The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

"No, no, no, the artificial Devil Fruits I created are completely different from the failed products with huge flaws that Caesar made."

Vegapunk shook his head vigorously, like a rattle-drum.

"Those warriors who ate the so-called artificial Devil Fruit SMILE but failed to gain its power, becoming only capable of laughing, were stripped of all expressions except laughter~~~"

"That would be an absolute and utter failure!!"

Vegapunk spoke very frankly, without any sarcasm or disdain, evaluating the matter entirely from his own perspective.

Well, he was a bit too direct. If Caesar heard that, he would definitely be furious.

His proud works and research findings are utterly insignificant to Vegapunk, and Caesar would surely come up and fight Vegapunk to the death.

However~~~

Vegapunk's assessment is certainly based on reason.

because……

"Actually, even this artificial Devil Fruit I created isn't a successful piece of work."

Vegapunk murmured to himself, somewhat dejectedly:

"Even though I extracted Kaido's bloodline factor, invested a huge amount of research and development funds, and spent twenty years completing this artificial Devil Fruit that imitates Kaido's abilities, I still can't make a fruit with the same composition!!"

His focus is on the "ingredients," not the "abilities."

"You've been to Wano Country and even defeated Kaido, so you must have already witnessed Kaido's Azure Dragon form, right?"

"Ah, that's right!!"

Luffy nodded, then tilted his head: "So, in what way did your so-called failed artificial Devil Fruit fail?"

"Could it be that the taste is different from the original Devil Fruit?"

As he said this, a little drool spilled from the corner of his mouth again.

"How could it be about the taste..."

Jinbe glanced at his captain, somewhat speechless. "Perhaps he's lacking in ability?"

"For example, is it the kind of breath that breathes fire but can't burn a mountain like Kaido's heat breath?"

"No~"

Vegapunk shook his head.

"So it means that powerful tornadoes and bad winds can't be blown out to cut the earth?"

"Hmm, that's something I can manage."

Vegapunk hesitated for a moment before denying it again.

"Then it must be a fiery cloud that can't be created, one that can float and move in the sky?"

"It's not this one either..."

Vegapunk sighed again.

"So it can't be that you can't transform into Kaido's dragon form or his human-beast form, right?"

Even Jinbe was a little curious.

Being able to achieve the powerful abilities of those Mythical Zoan types already makes it a formidable Devil Fruit.

In that case, even if there are problems with the transformation, it shouldn't have a big impact, right?

"Uh……"

Vegapunk hesitated, "Actually, if I transform, I can also complete the normal three-stage transformation of the Zoan type."

Jinbe: "...???"

So what exactly is the reason for this?!

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"What color is Kaido, the one you see, when he transforms into a blue dragon?"

"Azure Dragon, Azure Dragon, of course it's azure blue!!"

Chopper, who already knew the correct answer, blurted out the answer from the side.

"Look~"

Vegapunk shrugged, looking dejected, and said:

"That's why I said my Devil Fruit is a failure!!!"

"It could even be described as a complete failure!!"

Vegapunk was extremely concerned about this flaw!

"Based on my calculations, there's a very high probability that the dragon that transforms from the artificial Devil Fruit I created after being eaten will be either pink or purple!!"

He spoke with such agitation, as if he wanted to bang his head against the ground:

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"It's completely different from the original cyan-blue color; this is a total failure!!"

Vegapunk was there, pounding his chest in frustration, almost regretting this flaw for the rest of his life:

"I've spent almost ten years improving this color, but I still can't recreate the original. It's infuriating!!"

Vegapunk, a perfectionist, was there wailing.

other people:"……"

So, the so-called "failure" was in this aspect?! Just the color?!

Jinbe was at a loss for words.

He looked at Vegapunk, who was there clutching his head and wailing, and said he couldn't understand the thought process of these scientists at all.

It's clear that its abilities, transformations, and the special abilities and powerful physical strength of Zoan-type Mythical Beasts are exactly the same as the original.

The fact that it was deemed a failure simply because of its different color is really...

Isn't that asking for way too much and being a bit too demanding?!

If all else fails, then give it to us!

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[Thank you so much to the generous donor 'Once Upon a Time There Was a Eunuch' for the yet another generous donation last night!! I'm truly grateful!!]

And once again, thank you to the generous donor '13993..' for the extra 588 points! Thank you, boss! Special thanks!

823 We won't hold back!! Mysterious giant robot!! Power!

"Take it if you want it~"

Vegapunk said rather listlessly,

"I originally intended to keep it in the old Punk Hazard laboratory as a warning of failures, to constantly remind myself of them."

"Anyway, the World Government doesn't know much about this matter. If you take it, it will save me a lot of trouble."

"Is that so?"

Jinbe nodded decisively, "Then we won't stand on ceremony!!"

He simply stuffed the artificial Devil Fruit into his pocket.

Yes, the only difference is the color, but the other abilities and transformations are exactly the same as Kaido's [Fish-Fish Fruit Mythical Zoan Type: Azure Dragon Form].

They wouldn't mind having as many of these so-called "failures" as they wanted, even if it meant 830.

Moreover, this is not a disadvantage for them at all.

Just as Jinbe and Vegapunk reached their deal, Luffy, standing nearby, once again climbed onto the head of the giant rubble soldier.

"Vegapunk, since your technology is so advanced, you should be able to make it move, right?"

He raised his arms high, looking somewhat excited.

However, in this junkyard filled with almost every rare and precious item, there is one thing that is not a work of genius.

It doesn't even belong to this era!

"I didn't make this."

Vegapunk slowly said, "This guy was the legendary Iron Giant who attacked the Holy Land of Mary Geoise about two hundred years ago."

"Moreover, it was manufactured nine hundred years ago."

He stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the dust-covered, weathered armor, and sighed:

"In that earth-shattering turmoil, this mysterious giant climbed onto the Red Earth Continent and directly entered the [Realm of the Gods]."

"No one knows where it came from, nor does anyone know its purpose, but it ultimately did not cause any casualties due to insufficient energy."

"I imagine the scientists at the time were all shocked by something like this, right?"

"That kind of scientific power that is out of step with the times will be absolutely amazing if you see it for the first time."

Vegapunk seemed to have a deep understanding of that feeling: "Nobody knows what it really wants to do."

"Although the World Government ordered it to be completely abandoned."

"But how could scientists' curiosity be satisfied?"

Vegapunk's tone was full of nonchalance:

"We are now continuing our research here, and even the World Government is unaware of its existence!!"

Well, even someone as intelligent as Vegapunk, who is working for the World Government, clearly knows what the consequences would be of secretly conducting research like this.

However, he still chose to do so without hesitation.

This stems from his insatiable curiosity and thirst for knowledge as a scientist and researcher!

That yearning for the unknown!

And this is a secret that could shake the world, slowly and casually revealed by Vegapunk.

It was as if they were completely unaware of the seriousness of the matter, or even if they knew, they were fearless.

In order to hide the robot from the outside world, he set up a layer of visual camouflage on the outside.

On the surface, it may look like just an ordinary wall, but if it's used by an idiot, even the most ingenious design is useless.

"I just stumbled in through the cave by accident."

Luffy stood there with his hands on his hips, scratching his head, feeling like the idiot was talking about him.

"We got lost and ended up here without even realizing it."

Even Chopper did the same thing; he also felt that being an idiot included him.

"That's really..."

Vegapunk sighed softly as he looked at the two of them.

Meanwhile, in the monitoring room upstairs.

In front of the large screen, [Shakya] was leading the Straw Hat Pirates, simultaneously monitoring various information from the junkyard.

Naturally, they also overheard the entire conversation between Luffy and his crew and Vegapunk.

Most importantly, ancient robots appeared two hundred years ago, which was also the time when [fish-man discrimination] occurred...

Having studied history extensively, Robin put the two together in his mind, pondering the connection between them, and fell into deep thought.

"Vegapunk created 'Vegapunk Army 1' based on the Ancient Titans."

[Shakya] slowly explained, "However, even with such genius skills, there are still some parts that cannot be reproduced at all."

"Incredibly, it was a machine soldier created nine hundred years ago."

Even the usually composed Shakyamuni Buddha showed a hint of emotion at this moment.

"What even you cannot reproduce is..."

Franky, who was also pondering the machine, asked instinctively.

"It's motivation!"