The top deck of the City of Calamity.
Monsters were gathered here.
They had come to witness a certain event.
"I'm really going to eat it now!"
Bonney held the pink Devil Fruit in her hand, looking quite eager.
"Hey, Roa,"
Katakuri, standing next to Roa, asked nervously, "Are you sure it's okay?"
He wasn't the only one; Kuma behind him also looked anxious.
A person can only eat one Devil Fruit. Even if this one was a failure and didn't grant any ability, Bonney wouldn't be able to eat a second Devil Fruit.
Should they give up?
Kuma wanted to say this.
"My good friend, even you don't trust me?"
Roa spread his hands. "Germa and the others have tested it dozens of times. There are absolutely no problems."
"Heh heh, then I won't hold back, old woman!"
Bonney giggled, shoving the fruit, which was smaller than her fist, directly into her mouth.
Then.
"Ugh!"
The woman, who had completely inherited her Aunt Linlin's beautiful features in her youth, showed a visible expression of disgust, nearly vomiting.
"It tastes super awful! How can there be something so disgusting in the world! Sickening, too sickening! Since it's a replica, couldn't they have made it taste a little better!"
"Mama Mama! Stupid girl! Are you treating the Devil Fruit like a dessert!"
Charlotte Linlin looked at her near-vomiting daughter, her tone brimming with undisguised schadenfreude.
Well, even though everyone was now in the same boat, the family issues of the Charlotte family remained as sharp as ever.
But speaking of which.
Roa subtly turned his head, glancing at the laughing old woman.
Aunt Linlin didn't seem to have eaten a Devil Fruit, right?
She ate people directly.
Yuck~ It's not always a good thing for children to be too unpicky about food.
By the way, if one eats the entire ability user, can they also gain the ability?
"How is it, Bonney?"
Katakuri's voice carried a hint of urgency. "Did you get the ability?"
Roa rolled his eyes slightly.
In the end, you still don't trust your good brother? Katakuri, you sister-complex fanatic!
"Huh?"
Bonney frowned, seemingly sensing the changes in her body intently.
Then, in that instant.
Thump, thump.
She suddenly felt something surge up from the depths of her body.
"Oh, oh, oh, oh! It's coming, it's coming, it's coming!!"
The beautiful woman suddenly exclaimed, "This feeling! I'm changing!!"
Shiki, who was puffing on a cigar, couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
That's enough already. Getting so worked up over a simple transformation.
But regardless, in the next moment, Bonney indeed began to change.
Pink scales began to appear on the surface of her body. The nails on her hands started growing wildly, becoming sharp and curved, and her hands twisted into claws.
Her already large body began to further increase in size and lengthen.
In the blink of an eye, a behemoth several hundred meters long had appeared before everyone's eyes.
"Ang!"
Covered in pink scales, with a pair of golden sharp horns on her head, and pink mane flowing behind her neck, the Divine Dragon roared towards the sky.
The roar alone stirred up wave after wave of strong winds, blowing the hair of the onlookers everywhere.
"Tsk."
Kaido spat out, looking extremely annoyed.
She really did get the same ability as him!
Damn Vegapunk!
"Roa! You finally did something good!"
Katakuri's voice was full of joy.
It really succeeded!
Bonney really did gain the same ability as Kaido!
This was the Devil Fruit ability most suited for this child, one that could utilize her physical advantages to the fullest!
Undoubtedly, this child would surpass him and his mother in the future, becoming the true masterpiece of the Charlotte Family!
"Alas, you know I never do good deeds. I've broken my rule now, but we are brothers, aren't we?"
Roa sighed. "How about this, Katakuri, I'll count it as you owing me a favor for now. How many is that, counting the ones from childhood?"
"You bastard!"
Katakuri rolled his eyes wildly.
"Eh?"
However, just then, Bonney's voice rang out with surprise, "What's going on?"
She tried to breathe fire forward, but only air came out.
"Can't breathe fire?"
Then she raised a claw and swiped at the air, only catching emptiness. "I can't summon Flame Clouds either!"
Since she was going to eat this fruit, she had naturally already researched all the abilities she would gain upon transforming into a dragon.
But none of them worked!
"Roa! What's happening?"
The experienced Katakuri couldn't help but panic a little now.
"Could it be just a simple transformation without the accompanying abilities?"
While gaining a huge boost just by being able to transform into a dragon body was significant, if it lacked the various attached abilities, could it still be considered a Mythical Zoan?
"Uoohohoho!"
Kaido couldn't help but laugh when he saw the situation. "You messed up, Roa."
He sounded extremely gleeful.
"Messed up?"
Roa chuckled.
"Messed up."
Kaido glared at him.
"I feel like it's just getting started, though?"
Roa tilted his head slightly. "Yamato, go help Bonney adjust to her new ability."
In the original story, when Momonosuke traveled twenty years in time and directly transformed into an adult, many of his abilities also didn't work initially.
They were forced out in a series of crises.
It's likely because, as a replica, the integration of the Lineage Factor wasn't entirely smooth.
But it's not a major issue.
"Okay."
Roa's good sister didn't hesitate for a moment. With a leap, she lightly landed in front of Bonney.
"Come on."
The white-haired woman raised her kanabō and pointed it directly at Bonney.
"Hey! Perfect timing!"
Bonney lowered her head, her extraordinarily large eyes fixed intently on Yamato, who was now as tiny as a mouse in front of her.
"Watch me flatten you, you bitch!"
The pink Divine Dragon, several hundred meters long, lumbered forward somewhat unsteadily, its long body swaying crookedly, nearly stumbling and falling several times.
"She hasn't fully gotten used to this new body yet!"
Katakuri lamented.
Zoan ability users inevitably have difficulty adjusting when they first transform into their beast form.
But with Bonney's body control, she shouldn't be this unsteady.
The replica Devil Fruit is indeed different from the original.
The staggering Bonney naturally couldn't even touch Yamato. Yamato simply took two leisurely steps to the side, easily avoiding Bonney's 'Dragon Cart,' and then gracefully tripped Bonney's front left claw with her slender right leg.
"Waaah!"
The giant Divine Dragon immediately turned into a rolling gourd, tumbling and rolling on the ground for quite a while.
"You can't flatten me like this, you know."
Yamato said calmly.
"Don't get cocky! You bitch!"
Bonney snapped her head back, instantly flipped over, and lunged at Yamato again.
"Hmm?"
Shiki raised an eyebrow slightly. "She's gotten more flexible."
Everyone gathered here was an expert, and they could all instantly tell that Bonney's movements were noticeably more flexible than before as she struggled to her feet again.
Of course, just being noticeably more flexible was far from enough; she still couldn't touch Yamato.
The white-haired beauty leaped lightly, landing perfectly on Bonney's nose, and then stomped down hard.
"Waaah!"
The massive, mountain-like dragon head smashed heavily onto the ground. Bonney immediately let out a painful cry.
Of course, it was limited to just a painful cry.
Bonney had inherited Charlotte Linlin's adamantite body, and now, with the addition of the incredibly hard dragon scales, her defense was completely superior to her mother's.
She didn't suffer any injuries and instantly struggled up again, attacking Yamato.
And this time, naturally, she was even more flexible than the last.
As the skirmish with Yamato continued—well, it couldn't really be called a battle yet, just a playful fight—Bonney was visibly becoming more agile.
She was quickly gaining complete mastery over her huge Divine Dragon body.
And then, finally.
"Hahahaha! Now you're finished, you bitch!"
The huge, mountain-like head was wreathed in bicolor Haki and charged toward Yamato like a meteor.
A light flashed in Yamato's eyes. She no longer held back, suddenly thrusting with her legs. A momentary flash saw her appear to the Divine Dragon's right, and in the next instant, she lunged straight for Bonney's flank.
"You wish!"
But in that moment, Bonney's long body flowed like the wind, and her massive tail whipped out toward Yamato like a steel cable.
"Hmm, not bad."
Roa nodded in satisfaction.
Bonney's control over her new body was already quite perfect and completely sufficient for battle.
But Yamato was no pushover. Her body instantly soared into the air, avoiding Bonney's attack. At the same time, her iron club drew back, and Haki lightning suddenly erupted. "Adamant Club!"
The iron club sliced through the air. An incredibly sharp shockwave, like a spear, slammed heavily into the side of Bonney's face.
"Waaah!"
The massive dragon head was slammed heavily onto the ground again, causing another slight tremor.
"That hurt so much, you bastard!"
No matter how resilient her body was, a move simultaneously infused with Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki was enough to cause Bonney injury.
In the midst of the searing pain, the massive dragon head suddenly lifted. Driven by Bonney's fury, a flash of fire suddenly appeared in her monstrous maw.
Boom!
A huge pillar of fire immediately erupted from Bonney's mouth, rushing straight at Yamato.
"Beautiful! Bonney!"
Katakuri shouted in surprise.
She used it!
"Non-Aggression-Ice Fang!"
Yamato didn't hesitate, instantly transforming into a beautiful white wolf and exhaling a plume of white mist from her mouth.
Ice and fire, the two energies collided, resulting in an immediate massive explosion. A strong wind immediately rushed toward them.
"Incredible!"
Shiki praised sincerely. "The level of technology is truly exaggerated."
"Hmph!"
Kaido snorted coldly from the side.
He was thoroughly displeased.
Roa smiled and comforted him. "Don't worry about it, Brother Kaido. Haven't you also gotten stronger?"
Bringing up the subject, Kaido instinctively clenched his fist. A ferocious smile bloomed on his face. "The time is right. How about I go to the West Blue? To test out the power I just gained."
"No rush."
Roa said, "Wait a little longer."
"Wait a little longer?"
Shiki interjected, "Does that mean my subordinates died for nothing?"
"I also lost a Sky Battleship, several Calamity Knights, and quite a few Demon Giants."
Roa spread his hands. "No one wants this to happen, but precisely at times like this, we need to be calm."
Disastrous news had just arrived from the West Blue.
The fleet commanded by Musk, a top commander under Shiki, was ambushed by the God's Knights. They were completely wiped out by the God's Knights, who suddenly teleported in and swarmed them.
Even the Sky Battleship, which was supposed to be floating in the sky, was shot down by a personally deployed Figarland Sharmlock.
Fortunately, in the final moments, the dutiful Calamity Knights managed to relay the information back and activate the Sky Battleship's self-destruct system. Otherwise, the losses would likely have been even greater.
"Hahahaha! Try this!"
In the arena, Bonney was already more comfortable with the ability she had just gained.
She generated Flame Clouds on her four claws, grabbing onto the clouds and finally soaring into the sky.
Then, the huge Divine Dragon body spun, and continuous, massive Wind Slashes rained down on Yamato.
Yamato demonstrated extraordinary agility, calmly dodging all the Wind Slashes.
Watching the two battle, Roa said, "We temporarily can't confirm how many countries the God's Knights have left teleportation arrays in. Acting rashly will lead to heavy losses."
It must be said that the God's Knights' teleportation ability was simply too underhanded.
Roa had always felt that the three-pronged combat system he had established—sky, sea surface, and deep sea—was quite powerful, but it still fell short against the God's Knights' spatial teleportation.
The current situation was that the expansion momentum had abruptly stopped. The few fleets deployed in the West Blue and North Blue had begun to retreat under Roa's orders.
After all, no one knew if the next island they were supposed to land on had a God's Knight's teleportation array.
Not only was the expansion frustrated, but they also had to be vigilant against the God's Knights infiltrating already occupied territories to leave teleportation arrays. While the Sea Kings had blockaded the ocean, the World Government should have no shortage of flying ability users.
"Then what do we do now?"
Kaido frowned. "Just sit tight like this and wait for the World Government to retake lost territories?"
"I've already told Germa and the others to expedite research on equipment that can store Conqueror's Haki,"
Roa said. "Once that research is successful, the God's Knights will no longer be a threat."
"In addition, my intelligence system is already operating at full capacity and will find out which countries have God's Knight teleportation arrays in the shortest time possible."
"But that's not enough. Spatial abilities must be countered with spatial abilities. Fortunately, Germa's Devil Fruit replication technology has evolved again!"
"Spatial abilities?"
Katakuri, who was excitedly watching the battle between Bonney and Yamato, turned back. "Can Brulee's ability be useful?"
"It has use, but not much,"
Roa shook his head. "An ability that requires a mirror to activate is too limiting."
"Don't worry,"
He said. "My people are already searching. They should be in position soon."
"You still haven't answered my question,"
Kaido said irritably. "Do we just keep sitting tight until these things are done?"
"There's no other way, is there? We can't just send everyone to their deaths, can we? In any case, I've already deployed the Sea Kings."
Roa said calmly. "The number of Sea Kings working for us will only increase. They will now blockade the entire West Blue and North Blue. Let the people in those two seas experience fear first."
"We can't control those countries, and neither will the World Government."
Hmm, let the Black Aura grow first.
Saying this, Roa began to clap his hands. "Nice, Bonney!"
In the arena, the huge Divine Dragon had vanished, replaced by an incredibly tall, yet gracefully feminine, beautiful Dragon-Human form, completely different from Kaido's monstrous appearance.
"Hahahaha! I'm stronger now, right!"
Bonney laughed heartily in triumph, continuously swinging her greatsword at Yamato.
Yamato was fearless, wielding her iron club to counter the attacks.
However, Yamato was undeniably being pushed back continuously.
"What a frustrating feeling!"
Even the usually easygoing Yamato couldn't help but frown now.
Her frontal combat power was now inferior to Bonney's!
Roa smiled, looking at Katakuri. "How is it? Are you satisfied now?"
"It's brilliant!"
Katakuri beamed.
After eating this fruit, Bonney's strength was not far from his own. There was no doubt that once she fully mastered her ability, she would definitely possess the strength to be called an Emperor of the Sea!
"Hmph!"
Kaido let out a heavy snort.
Yamato's strength was now truly overshadowed by Linlin's daughter!
As another top expert was born, in the Entertainment District, on Velvet Island.
"Blueno?"
Stussy frowned, pondering. "Why look for a CP agent at a time like this? Is there really someone named Blueno in CP9?"
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