XX-level Hokage

“In exchange, I can give you a drop of my blood,” Shinji said with a light laugh. Upon hearing this, Vegapunk didn't hesitate and immediately said, “Deal!”

Clearly, in Vegapunk's eyes, the secret of his true self is more important than a York.

Decades ago, Mashiro gave Stussy a drop of her blood. Although Stussy didn't share it with Vegapunk, it was revealed by Stussy...

Even from some of the information, Vegapunk was still able to glean many surprising insights.

Unfortunately, Stussy's abilities were insufficient to explore and preserve all the secrets within Mashiro's drop of blood. Vegapunk, on the other hand, possessed the most brilliant mind in the world and had the information to decipher all the secrets within Mashiro's blood.

So when Mashiro first stepped into the Whole Cake Island area today, he was prepared to use his technology to exchange for a drop of Mashiro's blood, but he didn't expect Mashiro to bring it up herself.

York, as Vegapunk's sixth incarnation representing "desire," originally possessed the least amount of knowledge about Vegapunk, since she was initially only...

It is used to provide rest and food for the other five clones and Vegapunk himself.

For Vegapunk, exchanging such a clone for a single drop of Shiro's blood was entirely worthwhile.

After Vegapunk agreed, Mashiro walked lightly to York and looked at the terrified York. She said softly, "You should have heard everything. Your only chance to live is to obey me. Otherwise, I will have Vegapunk format you and take you away."

Seeing the threatening look in Mashiro's eyes, York hurriedly nodded.

Mashiro reached out and gently patted York on the back, implanting the cursed seal before releasing the ninjutsu from York. "Stand with Shirley and don't speak," Mashiro whispered.

York could feel the special power implanted in his body by Mashiro, and he stood obediently beside Shirley, head down, without saying a word.

Then Mashiro walked up to Vegapunk, used her thumbnail to forcefully cut her index finger, and a drop of blood fell. Then, under the effect of the No Limits Technique, she floated in the air, and then the wound on Mashiro's index finger disappeared instantly.

Seeing the blood floating in the air, Vegapunk quickly found a test tube nearby and carefully stored the blood inside. "By the way, when will the Devil Fruit modification be complete?" Mashiro asked softly.

"Through my continuous research on Devil Fruits, I finally discovered their true nature. Devil Fruits are actually what people pursue as the possibility of human evolution. However, this unnaturalness is rejected by Mother Ocean, so Devil Fruit users cannot swim."

The reason why artificial Devil Fruits are no longer rejected by seawater is that I added human bloodline factors to them.

Lineage factors are a unique code within the human body. By altering these lineage factors, a person's defensive and offensive capabilities can be significantly enhanced.

They can increase their abilities and even possess special powers from other races.

With the help of lineage factors, the unnatural evolution of humans caused by Devil Fruits becomes natural, and thus they are no longer rejected by Tenkai. The difficulty of modifying Devil Fruits with lineage factors varies depending on the type of Devil Fruit.

It takes one hour to modify a Zoan-type Devil Fruit, two hours for a Paramecia-type, and three hours for a Logia-type. Of course, if it is an Ancient Zoan or Mythical Zoan, the modification will also take two to three hours.

"The Devil Fruit you gave me is a Paramecia type, so it should take about two hours to modify it," Vegapunk explained as he operated the machine in his hands.

Fortunately, it was a modified Devil Fruit rather than an artificial one. If it were an artificial Devil Fruit, it would require collecting bloodline factors from the user, creating green blood from those factors, and then using cloning technology to convert the green blood into a Devil Fruit. This process would take at least half a month.

Two hours passed quickly.

For two hours, Vegapunk was focused on operating different machines, Mashiro was drawing lots and adapting to new abilities, and Shirley was stealing...

Stealing glances at York beside him, who was silently pondering what Shiro meant, York stared at the ground with a deathly pale face.

Alright, then we'll be leaving. Mashiro put the Devil Fruit that Vegapunk handed her into her personal storage space, and then led Shirley and York out of the laboratory.

Vegapunk then presented Mashiro with the gift.

“By the way, are there any spare ships on Egghead Island right now?” Mashiro asked, seemingly remembering something. “There’s still a prototype ship docked at the port, the one we used when researching Seastone warships,” Vegapunk replied. “Thank you.” Mashiro nodded slightly, then flew towards the port with Shirley and York.

After Mashiro and the other two left, Vegapunk's remaining five clones approached. "Main body, what's the situation with York?" Lilith asked.

"She has betrayed us," Vegapunk said calmly.

As Vegapunk's clones, the five were naturally incredibly intelligent and instantly understood Vegapunk's meaning. "I expected this," Shakyamuni said calmly.

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Come with me to study that drop of blood." With that, Vegapunk excitedly flew into the laboratory. On the warship, York, who was in charge of steering, was standing on the deck, being steered by the rudder.

At that moment, Mashiro walked lightly to York's side. "M-Master," York bowed and addressed him.

As the embodiment of "desire," Yorke knew all too well that circumstances were beyond his control.

"Do you know why I traded my own blood for you?" Mashiro gently put her arm around York's waist and asked softly. York was stunned for a moment, then said, "I don't know."

“Because I’m very interested in York’s body, it’s very tempting, isn’t it?” Mashiro said, her hands continuing to wander.

York was dressed very little, and under Shiro's caresses, her sensitive spots were easily touched. York's body was incredibly voluptuous and sensual, making it extremely alluring to touch.

Unlike Mashiro's other women, Mashiro's purpose in acquiring York was solely for her body—a body that could be freely explored and exploited without worrying about whether she could handle it.

“Yes, sir,” York said.

Although she felt deeply humiliated, she was far more afraid of death than anything else.

“Come to my room tonight,” Mashiro whispered in York’s ear. “Yes, sir.”

That night, York entered Mashiro's room as promised. "Is it... okay?" Mashiro asked softly.

York bit her lower lip lightly, then her hand gently reached down... one, two, four buttons were undone one by one, the orange coat fell down, and then the bra slid gently down her chest to the ground.

Chapter 120: The Shrinking Mermaid Princess (Part 1)

Upon reaching the deck, Shirley was sitting at the round table drinking coffee.

The warship was very soundproof, so Shirley didn't hear anything like Perona did. However, given Shirley's intelligence, she had already vaguely guessed what Mashiro had done.

Good morning, Shirley.

Mashiro sat down on the other side of the small round table and said softly.

"Good morning," Shirley nodded, her eyes filled with a strange and complicated look.

Mashiro touched the button under the round table, pressed it, and a teacup appeared out of thin air on the table, then filled with a whole cup of coffee.

Mashiro picked up the cup, took a small sip, then put it down and praised, "I can only say that Vegapunk is truly amazing. Not only does he have so many incredible techniques, but even the coffee he brews is so delicious."

She had never really liked coffee, and only drank it occasionally to please Quan. But the coffee on this ship brought her a...

A unique feeling, coffee, actually, is quite delicious.

Vegapunk loved coffee so much that he specially developed a coffee that combined all the advantages of coffee and could be made at will—Vega Coffee.

Bergabank calls it "humanity's dream," as it can instantly brew a hot cup of coffee with just one drop of water.

Therefore, when researching the Seastone warships, Vegapunk specifically added this function to the prototype warships. Of course, besides Vegapunk coffee, Vegapunk also specifically added many other "Vegapunk-style functions" to the warships. For example...

Automated changing room: A room where users can choose their own clothes and the system automatically helps them change. Holographic projection: A 3D projection created directly using light and shadow without the need for a projection Den Den Mushi (snail phone).

Unmanned cooking machine: A machine that can automatically prepare dishes. As long as the ingredients are available, it can make 500 different dishes within one minute.

However, it is clear that Vegapunk's approach made the cost of the Seastone warships ridiculously high, and in the eyes of the World Government and the Navy's top brass, so many functions would undoubtedly dampen the fighting spirit of ordinary naval forces, thus directly rejecting the first generation of Seastone warships.

Now, this warship, which boasts a variety of amazing functions, has become a bargain for Mashiro.

Mashiro already plans to repaint the warship after returning to Ohara. Although she wasn't initially interested in building her own ship, she has suddenly become interested now that she has this warship with so many amazing functions.

“That’s right, I’ve never tasted this coffee before. It’s more delicious than any coffee in my coffee shop. It not only skips the incredibly tedious brewing process, but it also doesn’t have the sour taste that most coffees have. It only has a rich coffee aroma and a silky smooth texture…” Shirley said excitedly.

Shirley herself loves coffee, otherwise she wouldn't have opened a mermaid café in the ocean.

It's important to know that coffee is something completely foreign to most fish and mermaids. Shirley initially opened the mermaid café purely to satisfy her own needs, but unexpectedly it became very popular.

As she was talking, Shirley seemed to realize that she had said too much, so she quickly stopped talking and picked up the cup in front of her.

“Why did you stop? I really enjoyed listening to Shirley talk about these things.” Mashiro rested her chin on her right hand, looked at Shirley, and said with a light laugh. “Um, how is Miss York?” Shirley ultimately didn’t continue the coffee topic and instead asked.

“She’s a little tired and is resting now. If you don’t mind, you can go see her,” Masashi said with a smile. “Um, no need,” Shirley said, a little nervously.

"Whatever you say, I'll go to the kitchen and make something to eat," Mashiro said softly, finishing her coffee in one gulp before turning and walking toward the kitchen.

After Mashiro left, Shirley hesitated for a moment, then quietly got up from her seat and walked lightly toward Mashiro's room. Although she said she didn't care, she was still a little curious.

Upon arriving at Mashiro's room, it was found that the door was unlocked and a crack in the door was easily visible.

After hesitating for a moment, Shirley gently pushed the door open, widening the gap, and then looked through the seal.

All I saw was... ooooo

Xia Li's face instantly turned bright red. She hurriedly closed the door ajar, then turned to leave quickly, only to bump into a soft body.

"Shirley, you really can't resist your curiosity. But don't worry, as long as you're obedient, Shirley, I'll be gentle with you." Mashiro said, gently stroking Shirley's waist.

Shirley looked at Mashiro, and then, remembering York in the room she had just seen, she swallowed hard, her legs starting to feel weak. She whispered, "Yes, yes, Mashiro-sama."

The next day at noon, Mashiro and her two companions arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago aboard their Seastone warship. York steered the ship, his eyes filled with fear and complex emotions as he looked at Mashiro not far away.

After these two days... York felt she had completely become Mashiro's... Now, whenever she was alone with Mashiro, her... became wet.

This is a special ability of the Tail of Desire, called Yin Mark.

Because Mashiro always respected the women around her, this was the first time she used her Yin Mark ability on York.

In the end, Mashiro did not choose to take the final step with Shirley. Now that she had York, she was prepared to take things slowly, especially since her first target was Shirahoshi.

Therefore, Mashiro planned to deal with Shirahoshi first before making a move against Shirley. Thinking this, Mashiro couldn't help but smile.

Because it was a warship, all the pirate ships at the First Port hurriedly left before it arrived. After the warship docked, Mashiro took Shirley and York to Rayleigh. After handing over the coated mermaid to Rayleigh, Mashiro took Shirley and York to go shopping in the commercial and tourist area.

When it came to shopping, Shiro was nonchalant, York put on a forced smile, but Shirley, with her calm exterior, concealed a great deal of malice. Although Shirley had a very high reputation on Fishman Island and was respectfully called "Mrs. Shirley," she was also incredibly knowledgeable.

However, the gap between the description in the book and what she saw in reality was undoubtedly huge. This was Shirley's first time truly coming to the human world. Before, she was either on Mashiro's Senbonzakura or on a ship, so she was extremely curious about everything in the Sabaody Archipelago.

After accompanying Shirley on a tour of the Sabaody Archipelago, the three of them boarded the coated warship in the afternoon and headed to Fishman Island.

This time, the accident didn't happen again, and the warship arrived at the port of Fishman Island without incident. Afterwards, Mashiro took Shirley and York to Ryugu Castle.

Chapter 121: The Shrinking Mermaid Princess (Part 2)

Upon arriving at Ryugu Castle, Neptune was already waiting in the banquet hall with his four sons and Minister Kaiba. "How did it go, Miss Mashiro?" Neptune asked warmly.

"Things went fairly smoothly, so may I meet Princess Shirahoshi first?" Mashiro said with a smile.

“Of course, Sharkstar. You will accompany Lord Makoto to the Hard Shell Tower,” Neptune said to Sharkstar. “Yes, Father!” Sharkstar nodded hurriedly.

"No need to trouble Prince Shark Star, I still remember the way," Masashi said with a smile, politely declining.

Upon hearing this, Shark Star turned to look at Neptune. Neptune hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

"Then I'll trouble you, Lord Mashiro." "Mm."

Mashiro nodded slightly, then said to Shirley and York, "You two wait here for me for a moment."

“Okay,” Shirley said. York nodded in a deep voice.

Then, Mashiro waved and left the banquet hall.

As York watched that departing figure, something suddenly occurred to him.

Fish-Man Island, the Mermaid Princess, artificial Devil Fruits, overcoming the repulsion of the ocean...

Although York wasn't considered particularly intelligent among Vegapunk's clones, that was only true among the "Vegapunks." So, based on these clues, she instantly connected them to a name—Aquaman.