Pirates: Going out to sea? Cultivate to the Mahayana stage first

Even though they know that there is a 99% chance that it is false, most people will still choose to take a gamble.

After all, what if this opportunity came true?

In real life, many people are willing to give their all and risk their entire fortune on a gamble with fate for that tiny glimmer of hope.

This behavior is actually no different from making a deal with the devil.

Gion shrugged helplessly, sighed deeply and said, "Where do you think Doflamingo, who has such a huge fortune, gets his money from? Is it really earned by doing business honestly? Don't be naive, the so-called honesty and trustworthiness is just a cover."

Annuo, who was standing aside and listening quietly, couldn't help but nodded in agreement.

Indeed, in this world where the strong prey on the weak, it seems that only the poor are not deceived by people like Doflamingo.

Because they have nothing, there is nothing for the other party to covet.

However, even so, the desire for dreams in people's hearts has never been extinguished.

We should always have dreams, maybe one day they will come true.

Of course, there is another crucial factor that needs to be noted here - the final right of interpretation is always firmly in the hands of the Don Quixote family.

Once the transaction is completed, no regrets or returns or exchanges of goods are allowed.

Moreover, looking at the entire pirate world, it seems that few people can successfully seek justice from the Don Quixote family and return the goods smoothly.

Unless someone is as powerful and terrifying as the Four Emperors Kaido, he would be able to return the goods at will. If he is not satisfied with the goods, he might even dare to give Doflamingo a heavy blow in return, putting him in a panic.

Since Gion has expressed it so affirmatively, then this devil fruit in front of us that is shining with mysterious light and as bright as a star can be confirmed without a doubt to be the legendary natural star fruit!

At this moment, Annuo carefully picked up this extremely precious devil fruit and slowly handed it to everyone.

With a faint smile on his face, he asked softly, "Ladies, who among you would like to try to eat this magical devil fruit? You know, once you eat it, you can instantly gain extremely powerful combat power."

Hearing this, Madam Makino shook her head without hesitation and said decisively: "I don't need it."

Obviously, Madam Makino did not show much enthusiasm and desire for acquiring powerful combat capabilities.

Gion on the side also showed a lack of interest. Although this star fruit can be regarded as the best among the natural devil fruits, the philosophy deep in her heart is exactly the same as those of the older generation of navy - she always believes that the strength improved by continuous practice is far more reliable and solid than relying on devil fruits.

Therefore, she has never been keen on eating devil fruits, and can be said to be firmly standing in the camp of not eating devil fruits.

The situation on Hina's side was similar. She had already eaten the devil fruit, so when faced with this tempting star fruit, she naturally would not have too many thoughts.

After all, according to common sense, each person can only enjoy one devil fruit in his lifetime, unless he has a rare alien physique like Blackbeard, he may break the rules and swallow multiple devil fruits to gain multiple abilities.

As a result, among the people present, apart from Anno himself, the only two people who had not taken the devil fruit and showed a strong interest in it were Kerla and Nojiko.

Kerla and Nojigo stood together, looking into each other's eyes, and the atmosphere was slightly tense.

After all, what is in front of them is not an ordinary thing, but a top-notch natural devil fruit!

However, what is unexpected is that they chose to decide its ownership through such a childish method as rock-paper-scissors.

Kerla took a deep breath and stared at the other person intently, while Nojigo pursed his lips slightly, as if he was also silently praying for good luck.

As the two attacked at the same time, the result was quickly revealed - Kerla lost!

"Oh my, why did my luck turn bad at such a critical moment?"

Kerla couldn't help but stamp her feet in annoyance, with a trace of sadness on her face.

In contrast, the winner, Nojigo, was so excited that he danced with joy: "Haha, I always lost in the rock-paper-scissors games before, but this time is different. As long as I can win this most important game, it's fine!"

As she said this, she proudly took the extremely precious devil fruit from An Nuo beside her.

At this time, people around gathered around, and everyone's face was filled with curiosity and envy.

Nojigo felt everyone's eager gazes, and his heart beat faster involuntarily.

She carefully held the devil fruit in her palm, examining its unique appearance.

The fruit is as black as night, with twinkling stars on its surface, as if it contains endless mysterious power.

"I, I ate."

Finally, Nojiko made up his mind to try this legendary devil fruit.

She slowly raised the fruit to her lips, opened her mouth without hesitation and bit off a chunk of flesh that was as dark as the night.

In an instant, an indescribable strange taste filled her mouth.

As soon as Nojigoo bit into his mouth, the fruit flesh, which looked as crystal clear as stars, suddenly changed his expression.

Her originally beautiful face wrinkled in an instant, her facial features twisted and deformed in pain, and her mouth twitched uncontrollably.

"It's... so disgusting! What on earth does it taste like?!"

Nojigo couldn't help but let out a miserable groan. He felt a wave of nausea in his abdomen, as if his entire body was strongly resisting the invasion of this extremely disgusting smell.

In the vast and mysterious world of pirates, there has always been a very unique saying circulating.

When it is used to describe the love-hate Devil Fruit, it can be said to be the most appropriate - although the Devil Fruit can give the eater incredible power, the taste is so bad beyond imagination, even several times worse than shit!

Whenever he recalled the scene when he first ate the devil fruit, Anno couldn't help but admire himself at that time.

Damn, what a ruthless person.

There are probably only a few people who can eat all the devil fruits.

Chapter 193 Terrifying Power

You know, you only need to take a small bite of the devil fruit to obtain the magical powers contained in it. However, at that time, in order to avoid letting others know the secret that he had swallowed the devil fruit, he resolutely swallowed the whole devil fruit!

If other people knew about this, I'm afraid they would respectfully call An Nuo a "ruthless man" no matter what!

It was clear from Nojigo's reaction now. After just a small taste, she felt an unbearable nausea rising in her heart.

The intense feeling of discomfort did not simply come from the stimulation of the taste buds, but rather it was more like it came from the bloodline factors within life that were resisting the integration of the devil fruit.

It's as if life itself instinctively rejects any connection with devil fruits.

"Wuwuwu... This taste is just too horrible! I solemnly swear here that I will never touch another devil fruit again in this lifetime!"

Nojigoo pursed his lips tightly, with a look of great pain on his face, and even the tears in his eyes could not stop flowing out because of the extreme nausea.

An Nuo, who was standing nearby, rolled his eyes after hearing this and muttered to himself, "You only took a small bite. Back then, I swallowed the whole devil fruit with all my strength!"

Looking at Nojigo's appearance, Annuo smiled and while speaking, he reached out and took out a piece of exquisite dessert he made himself, handed it to Nojigo, and motioned for her to try it.

This situation is just like when I was a child and took medicine when I was sick, I always had to have something sweet with me to alleviate the bitter taste in my mouth.

"Ugh... I never want to experience that feeling again in my life!"

Nojigo’s face turned pale and he couldn’t help retching.

Her mind involuntarily recalled the scene of eating the devil fruit, and her stomach churned.

At this time, Kerla on the side stared curiously at the dark night fruit in Noqi's hand that had been bitten off a small piece, blinking her big eyes and asked: "Then do you still need to eat the rest of it?"

After saying that, she raised her head and looked at Anno, then turned her head to glance at Gion, as if she wanted to get an answer from them.

"Hmm... I seem to have heard that as long as you take a small bite of a devil fruit, you can gain the magical power contained in it. There is no need to eat it all."

Gion tilted his head and recalled.

However, Hinata then proposed a different opinion: "But there is also another saying that if you only take a small bite compared to swallowing the whole fruit, it may have a certain degree of impact on the strength of the ability you gain."

Hearing this, Nojigo, who already had a bitter face, instantly became even more miserable. She looked at An Nuo pitifully and said sadly, "Do you really want me to eat it all?"

Facing Noqigao's hopeful gaze, An Nuo helplessly spread his hands and replied: "As for this question, I can't give a definite conclusion."

"After all, there are no two identical devil fruits in the world to compare in such an experiment."

"Brother-in-law, when you ate the devil fruit, did you only take a small bite?" Nami blinked her big eyes and came close to Anno and asked curiously.

An Nuo gently touched his chin and answered in a low voice: "According to common sense, I only need to eat one bite, but in order to ensure that everything is safe and I can fully obtain the power of the devil fruit, I swallowed the whole devil fruit!"

At this moment, Hinata on the side seemed to suddenly recall some unpleasant experiences, her face turned a little pale, and she slowly said: "Back then, my devil fruit was relatively small, so I closed my eyes, made up my mind, and swallowed it directly in one gulp!"

Nojiko looked at Anno and Hina on his left, then looked at Nami on his right, thinking to himself:

Looking at everyone like this, it seems like they all ate the devil fruit whole.

What if I only take a small bite, will this extremely precious top-level natural devil fruit be unable to display its most powerful power due to incomplete absorption?

Thinking of this, Nojigo couldn't help feeling conflicted.

"Sister, as the saying goes, 'Only those who endure the most hardships can become the best'! In my opinion, you should stop hesitating and just eat this fruit whole like my brother-in-law and the others did."

"It's not that big anyway, so it's just a matter of a few bites!"

Nami clenched her fists, pretended to cheer someone up, and proposed to Nojiko enthusiastically.

After hearing what his sister said, Nojigo's throat slid up and down unconsciously a few times, and then he stared firmly at the devil fruit in his hand that was emitting a mysterious light.

Finally, she gritted her teeth, took a deep breath, opened her mouth without hesitation, stuffed the entire devil fruit into her mouth, and swallowed it hard.

Nuo Qigao devoured all the food in one go, but just as she swallowed the last bite, she suddenly felt a strong discomfort, as if something was about to rush out of her throat.

She couldn't help but dry-heaving with a sound of "Ouch!", but she quickly raised her hands and covered her mouth tightly, for fear that she would really vomit and be laughed at by everyone.

She closed her eyes tightly, trying hard to suppress the urge to vomit on the spot, while taking deep breaths in and out. After repeating this several times, the overwhelming feeling finally subsided.

At this moment, Nojigo was like an eggplant hit by frost, his whole body drooping limply, without any strength at all.

She leaned over and hung on An Nuo like an octopus, saying coquettishly, "Oh, I'm in so much pain, please give me some comfort!"

Nami, who was standing by, saw this scene and couldn't help but feel a little jealous.

She clenched her teeth and thought to herself, "Huh, is it only after eating the devil fruit that I can be so intimate with my brother-in-law? Otherwise... I'll give it a try. Maybe after eating it, I can experience the wonderful feeling of hanging on him and acting like a spoiled child again!"

As she thought about it, a blush appeared unconsciously on Nami's face.

Ten seconds later, An Nuo gently patted Nuo Qigao's shoulder and asked softly, "How is it? Are you feeling better now?"

Hearing this, everyone's eyes instantly turned to her. Their eyes widened and they stared at Nojigo with curiosity, as if they couldn't wait to know if she had any special feelings.

At this moment, Nojigo was being stared at by their blazing gazes. He suddenly felt uncomfortable all over, and his already slightly red cheeks became as rosy as ripe apples.

Although she felt a little embarrassed, she still tried to calm herself down and carefully feel the changes in herself.

After a while, Nojigo frowned thoughtfully and muttered to himself, "Strange, after eating this devil fruit, my body does feel something strange."

It seemed as if there was suddenly a lot of information in my mind, pouring in like a swarm of bees, but it made me confused.

Looking at the appearance again, there seems to be no obvious change.