Note: I will Try to update everyday so I hope you support the story on Patreon.com/flokixy
After entering Roan's room, Kaya was visibly a little flustered.
Roan looked at Kaya, smiled, and gently left the room door ajar, not closing it completely.
This action significantly relaxed Kaya's taut body.
"So, Kaya, what can I do for you?"
Roan sat opposite Kaya, smiling gently.
"Um, Roan, aren't you going to eat?"
Kaya, though less nervous, still used the topic of food to ease her inner fluster.
"Eat, of course."
Roan couldn't help but smile wryly.
Although Roan wasn't hungry at the moment, he couldn't disappoint Kaya's kind intentions. With his Superhuman Constitution (Deep Purple), eating an extra meal wasn't a big problem. At most, he'd just take a bit longer to digest.
Watching Roan eat the food she brought, Kaya's eyes narrowed into a smile.
"Thank you for the meal."
After eating all the food, Roan exhaled.
Although Superhuman Constitution (Deep Purple) had astonishing digestive abilities, digestion still took time.
Especially counting Usopp's treat today, Roan had eaten three consecutive meals. For the last meal in particular, Roan had already eaten enough food for Superhuman Constitution (Deep Purple) to digest and absorb throughout the night.
Roan's stomach capacity was limited. After finishing this late-night snack, Roan felt he had eaten a bit too much.
"Roan, you'll be leaving here tomorrow, won't you?"
Kaya had managed to adjust her emotions by then. Seeing Roan finish eating, she asked.
"Yes, we're continuing our journey towards the Grand Line."
Roan chuckled.
"The Grand Line, huh? What's it like there?"
Kaya's face was filled with longing.
She had been sickly since childhood. Let alone going out to sea, even normal walking was extremely difficult for her.
"Over there, the geomagnetism, weather, currents, and airflow are all chaotic. It's even difficult to confirm your position.
There are islands perpetually covered in ice and snow, and islands perpetually under thunderstorms.
Above the sky, there are even sky islands..."
Roan looked at the longing on Kaya's face, smiled faintly, and slowly described everything about the Grand Line.
In the East Blue, few people understood the Grand Line better than Roan, who knew the plot.
Of course, Roan hadn't personally experienced any of these yet, and he was greatly looking forward to the upcoming journey on the Grand Line.
Hearing Roan's vivid descriptions, Kaya occasionally let out gasps of amazement.
Unlike Usopp's obvious bragging, Kaya could feel that what Roan said was true. This was a girl's intuition.
"Truly incredible. The ocean is so vast."
Kaya looked out the window. Although it was getting late, she could still vaguely see the distant ocean waves, her pretty face filled with longing.
"Unfortunately, I can't go to the ocean."
Kaya's pretty face was filled with regret.
The frail Kaya's pretty face carried a delicate pallor, and combined with her regretful expression, she looked even more pitiable.
"It's not impossible."
Roan said softly, looking at Kaya's appearance.
"Eh?!"
Kaya looked at Roan, her eyes widening.
"But, let alone going to sea, I even find it difficult to walk a long distance."
Kaya looked at her frail body, pursing her red lips.
"The secret treasure of the sea, Devil Fruits, do you know about them, Kaya?"
Roan slowly spoke.
"Devil Fruits? Aren't those just legends?"
Kaya blinked.
"Luffy ate a Devil Fruit. As long as you eat a Zoan-type Devil Fruit, your body will recover its health."
Roan chuckled.
Kaya's situation was essentially a congenital physical weakness, leading to her being sickly. This situation was different from Trafalgar Law's condition, who ate the Op-Op Fruit to cure his Amber Lead Syndrome.
Kaya only needed a Zoan-type Devil Fruit that could strengthen her body to regain her health.
Although even Zoan-type Devil Fruits were rarely seen in the East Blue, in the Grand Line, Zoan-type Devil Fruits were virtually worthless.
And for Roan, obtaining a Zoan-type Devil Fruit was even simpler.
Roan, with the strongest Ability System, could convert Devil Fruits into abilities and then plunder them. And Devil Fruit abilities could be given to others.
Just like Blackbeard, who could form a crew of Devil Fruit users by hunting them down.
Roan, possessing the strongest Ability System, could naturally do the same.
However, because others didn't have the Ability System, once Roan gave plundered Devil Fruit abilities to others, they would also become Devil Fruit users.
While gaining abilities, they would also have to bear the side effects of Devil Fruits, being rejected by the sea and becoming unable to swim.
There were pros and cons; such were Devil Fruits.
Unlike Roan, who possessed the strongest Ability System, he could use Devil Fruit abilities without bearing their side effects.
"A legendary treasure like a Devil Fruit, even if it really exists, I wouldn't have a chance to eat it."
After hearing Roan's words, Kaya's eyes suddenly lit up, then dimmed again.
"When we meet again, I'll give you a Devil Fruit. How about it?"
Roan chuckled.
"!!!"
Kaya's eyes widened, looking at Roan, who was smiling gently at her, in disbelief.
"Roan, how can that be? Such a precious thing."
Kaya didn't even know what to say at this moment.
"Devil Fruits are nothing to me. And, haven't you already paid me back?
A girl's heart is far more precious to me than a Devil Fruit."
Roan looked at the dining cart beside him and smiled.
"..."
Kaya bit her red lips, staring blankly at Roan.
How could these foods compare to the legendary secret treasure of the sea, Devil Fruits?
She had been sickly since childhood. In her boring days in her room, she would read interesting books.
And as a blooming young girl, Kaya naturally loved reading books about love. Kaya longed for the love stories in those books.
Especially some stories where the girl's true love descended from the heavens to save her.
For Kaya, who couldn't even leave her room or take a leisurely stroll outside, such stories were incredibly appealing.
But Kaya also knew that such things were almost impossible to happen.
But it happened just like that. Roan truly descended from the heavens, just like in the books, defeating Kuro and saving her and everyone here.
When she first met Roan, because Roan said Klahadore was a pirate, she didn't believe him at first and even yelled at Roan.
But Roan not only didn't get angry, but smiled gently at her, and then saved her and everyone here.
That warm smile filled Kaya's mind with Roan's image when she rested.
Kaya, who had never been in love, didn't know if this feeling was what the books called love.
But this feeling was completely different from how Kaya felt when listening to Usopp brag.
Usopp, they were good friends, so Kaya knew how she felt about friends.
But her feelings for Roan, even though it was their first meeting, were completely different from how she felt about friends.
She wanted to know everything about Roan, wanted to chat more with Roan, wanted to bring more food to Roan, who seemed to never get full at the dining table.
Even just watching Roan eat, Kaya would unconsciously smile.
This feeling, and the love she saw in books, were truly alike.
Kaya had also read a sentence in a book: the moment a person meets another, it's already decided whether they will become lovers or remain just friends.
This feeling made Kaya, who knew Roan was leaving tomorrow, want to talk more with Roan tonight.
Coupled with Roan's exaggerated food intake and short eating intervals today, Kaya was also worried if Roan would be hungry, so she came tonight.
"We... have a promise."
Roan looked at Kaya, extended his pinky, and smiled gently.
"Mm..."
Seeing Roan's gentle smile, Kaya's pretty face flushed slightly.
Then she gently hooked her pinky with Roan's. The strange sensation from their fingertips made Kaya's heart tremble, and she shyly lowered her head.
At this moment, Kaya knew for sure.
This was love.
🚨 Note : Consider to Support this Story on Patreon.com/Flokixy to access +200 advance Chapters and To Support The Daily Update