Big brother, I want to become the strongest pirate in the world!

"You're just an ordinary little girl."

"Oh, hehe."

"idiot."

Chapter 003 Devil Fruits

You have to call me brother.

Why should I call you brother?

"If you don't call me, I won't play with you anymore."

"...Are you a child?!"

"Yes."

"Hmph!...Brother..."

Kazan smiled as he watched Robin bite her lip and call him "brother" in embarrassment.

Hmph, she's clearly happy, but she's pretending to be unhappy.

Robin has been following Kazan for almost half a year, and the two are now very close.

Robin even spent less time visiting the Tree of Knowledge, which made the doctors at the Tree of Knowledge both happy and a little disappointed.

They were happy because they didn't want Robin to continue studying history with them anymore. As for the reason... everyone was mentally prepared.

They were disappointed because they felt Robin might have lost interest in knowledge.

Actually, no, Robin simply discovered new knowledge.

She learned a lot of interesting things from Kazan.

For example, Kazan's sword was originally white and called Moonbeam, and it also has a tragic love story behind it.

For example, in the Western Sea there is a place called the West Coast, where there is a Sky City that reaches the sky. From the top of the Sky City, you can see a huge whale soaring in the sky, called the Sky Veil Beast.

Robin heard many stories she had never heard in the Tree of Omniscience. At first, she thought Kazan was fooling her, but as Kazan talked more and more, she gradually began to believe him.

Robin also told Kazan many things, such as how some people who had suffered from incurable diseases were cured by the power of Devil Fruits.

Perhaps it's 'Kazan Syndrome'...

……

"Hmm, not bad at all! The sauce I brought today tastes great!"

"Of course, I've been studying it for several days!"

Robin sat next to Kazan as always, taking big bites of the meat in her hand with him.

"It looks like something is drifting over from the sea."

"Ah."

Robin placed her hands on Kazan's shoulders and stood on tiptoe to look at the drifting objects on the sea.

Kazan looked unwell; during his spare time while honing his skills, he had been trying to recall his original memories of One Piece.

It's started, huh?

Kazan just stared at Robin as she used the power of the Flower Flower Fruit to pull the big guy to the shore. If it weren't for his bloodshot eyes, Robin would have been able to see the complexity in his gaze.

"Brother! Look, it's a giant!"

"Yes, I see it. It's huge."

"Could he be a bad person?!"

"You only tell me now that you've already pulled him up? Don't worry, if he's a bad guy, I'll take care of him."

Kazan was just bragging because he knew the plot; this giant was originally a vice admiral in the navy, how could he possibly be able to deal with him?

Even if the limiter is removed... it's impossible.

After Robin used the Flower-Flower Fruit to pound the giant's chest, the giant slowly opened his eyes.

"I've been... saved."

The giant sat up in a daze, just like Kazan when he first arrived. He looked at the two little guys beside him.

Putting the little girl aside, let's talk about the little boy...

However, Saul wasn't one to care about such things. As a Lieutenant General, he had seen all sorts of strange races. This little boy was either a Devil Fruit user or some other race.

"You saved me, thank you! I am Haguval D. Sauro, you can just call me Sauro. If you need any help, just let me know!"

"It's nothing."

“Sauro, what brings you here?”

Compared to Robin's nonchalant attitude, Kazan seemed a bit more serious.

"I... was shipwrecked!"

"I see. Alright then, Saulo, this fell from your body. What kind of fruit is it?"

Kazan ignored Saul's words and instead held up a strangely shaped, silver-black cantaloupe.

Robin gave Kazan a strange look. She remembered showing him the Devil Fruit encyclopedia a few months ago, and she thought Kazan should know that this was a Devil Fruit, and might even know what kind of fruit it was.

However, Robin hadn't looked at the Devil Fruit encyclopedia in detail, so she didn't know what kind of Devil Fruit this was, only that it was a Paramecia type.

"Oh, this is called a Devil Fruit. Eating it will grant you amazing powers. If you want it, you can have it."

Saul scratched his head nonchalantly. It was just a Devil Fruit; he didn't care much, since he hadn't wanted to eat one in the first place.

This thing was useless to him; he had originally planned to hand it over to the navy, but...

"Then I won't be polite, thank you, Saul."

Kazan accepted the Devil Fruit without hesitation and then began to devour it.

The taste... reminded him of the rotten flesh inside the mouth of the Devourer on Arad's belly.

He forced himself to swallow the entire Devil Fruit, suppressing his nausea.

This Devil Fruit isn't the most suitable for him, but it's still quite good. Judging from the description of its extension ability in the Devil Fruit encyclopedia, it's very effective in assisting in combat.

Berserkers are not lacking in direct combat power; the more supportive or defensive the Devil Fruit, the better it can compensate for their weaknesses.

He'd heard that eating a few Devil Fruits would grant him powers, but in his past life he remembered reading an analysis on a forum.

If you don't eat all the Devil Fruits, the awakening process might be slower!

Better safe than sorry, Kazan decided to take the plunge!

After eating the Devil Fruit, Kazan lay on the ground, gagging repeatedly, his drool flowing directly onto the beach.

No way!

Kazan suddenly clutched his left arm and curled up on the beach.

Robin and Saul stared wide-eyed at Kazan, who was trembling on the ground.

They remember that eating a Devil Fruit didn't cause this reaction.

"Kid, have you eaten a Devil Fruit before?!"

Sauro suddenly spoke up, feeling guilty for not explaining things clearly beforehand.

"No, I haven't eaten it. Don't worry, Robin, you should leave here first."

"No! Kazan, what's wrong with you?"

Little Robin rushed to Kazan's side in a panic, knelt down, and pressed down on Kazan's arm.

Robin could feel something twisting wildly in her hand. She looked down and saw it was the veins on Kazan's hand.

Devil Fruits and the sword spirit Kazan have gone to war; they are vying for dominance.

I have to hold on!

This was Kazan's only thought at that moment.

He has already failed once against Kazan, and he will not fail again this time, no matter what.

If the Devil Fruit can suppress Kazan's sword soul... perhaps he still has a chance to rebuild his sword soul path!

Half an hour felt incredibly long to Kazan.

Half an hour later, Kazan calmed down and lay on the ground with a "big" character on his body, with little Robin, who was about to cry, lying on top of him.

Saul, standing nearby, extended a finger to help press down on Kazan's ghostly hand, as Kazan had instructed him to do earlier.

During that half hour, Robin hummed and mumbled a brief story to Saul about Kazan's ghostly hand.

"Alright, Saul, let go."

Ah, I failed. I was hoping to use the Devil Fruit to suppress the Demon Hand, but oh well, I didn't have much hope anyway.

However, it seems I'll truly have no chance with Sword Soul from now on...

[Personal Panel - Youth Version]

Name: Kazan

Class: Berserker

Level: Lv.20

Attributes: Strength Lv.3, Agility Lv.2, Stamina Lv.3, Intelligence Lv.?

Equipment: Limiter x2, Black Blade: Darkmoon

Passive Skills: Katana Mastery.Max, Basic Mastery.Max, Blood Awakening, Vigorous Blood, Dual Wielding Lv.1, Steel Fruit Lv.1

Active Skills: Earth Shatter Wave Slash, Enhanced Blade Soul Kazan, Cross Slash, Triple Slash, Mountain Crash, Blood Frenzy, Death Resistance

"As expected... the Steel Fruit... at higher levels, it can heat up one's own blood energy and even create various weapons to sell. There should be no shortage of interested organizations, right?"

Chapter 004 Departure