Looking at the tens of billions of Berries in his backpack, Leno felt numb. He was truly just looking at a pile of Berries, too lazy to even count them.
The important things were these eight small boxes. Opening them one by one, the first one placed before him was a Devil Fruit that looked like a light black muskmelon. He flipped through the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, checked it, and found it was the Paramecia-type Obsidian Devil Fruit.
'Hmm, a good start. This Devil Fruit is quite good.'
The second Devil Fruit was in the shape of a pear with white patterns: the Paramecia-type Silver-Silver Fruit. Another good fruit.
The third Devil Fruit was a light yellow apple-shape: the Zoan-type Ox-Ox Fruit, Model: Cattle. It was so-so.
The fourth Devil Fruit was also white, but with spiral patterns: the Logia-type Cloud-Cloud Fruit! What a surprise.
'Not bad, not bad. Having one Logia-type makes it all worth it.'
The fifth Devil Fruit was a cyan, peach-shaped fruit. It took him a long time to find it in the Paramecia section: the Shatter-Shatter Fruit! He'd struck gold. A lesser version of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, a god-tier fruit.
'Scored big, scored big time.'
The next one, the sixth Devil Fruit, was a Zoan-type, Model: Snow Rabbit. An ornamental fruit, probably intended for slaves. Those who know, know.
The seventh Devil Fruit was also a Zoan-type, Model: Fire Fox. An ordinary Zoan fruit.
The eighth Devil Fruit was also a white fruit, with surface patterns resembling feathers. It was actually a rare Mythical Zoan-type, Model: Angel.
All in all, the harvest from these eight Devil Fruits could be described as enormous. Not to mention the Shatter-Shatter Fruit, the Logia fruit, plus a Mythical Zoan. This trip was truly worth it!
Leno rubbed his hands together and opened two rectangular boxes. One sword had a pink hilt and a guard shaped like a five-petaled flower. The scabbard also had a pink floral pattern. When drawn, the blade itself was also pink. This was the most beautiful sword Leno had ever seen.
One of the 21 Great Grade Swords, Sakura Veil. The name was truly fitting, like strands of cherry blossoms.
The other sword had an exceptionally long blade, reminding him of Law's long nodachi. This sword had a dark cyan scabbard, and the blade was a bluish-cyan. It was also a fantastic longsword.
One of the 21 Great Grade Swords, Wind Rift. Leno decided, 'I'll use this sword from now on; it's cooler.'
After organizing his haul, Leno packed up the jewelry and the gifts he'd bought and headed for Nami's house.
"Leno, you're back?" Nami ran over and hugged Leno.
"Yes. Here, I brought gifts for you all. See if you like them?" Leno entered the house and opened the bundle.
"Where are Belle-Mère and Nojiko?" Leno turned and asked Nami.
"They're in the orange grove. I came home to get lunch ready," Nami replied to Leno while popping a snack into her mouth.
The peaceful days passed quickly. During this time, Leno was constantly getting used to Wind Rift, while also training in Ryuo according to Rayleigh's method.
After half a year, he had finally adapted to Wind Rift, and his Ryuo training was successful, achieving the effect of Internal Destruction.
And over the past six months, Leno also began to train Nami and Nojiko, having asked Belle-Mère about the training methods for Rokushiki.
Belle-Mère knew the training methods but had never mastered them. So, Leno trained the two girls according to this method. The result was that neither of them mastered it, but their physical fitness did improve.
"I plan to go to Shimotsuki Village soon to formally study swordsmanship," Leno said to Nami and Nojiko.
"How long will you be gone?" Both girls knew that Leno was constantly preparing to set sail, continuously getting stronger.
So they didn't interfere with his plans and decisions. They themselves were also planning to get stronger.
"Half a year to a year, maybe. But it's very close to here, so I'll come back every so often," Leno said reassuringly.
"But, you two are not allowed to go out to sea on your own. You're still too young," Leno warned. Although the East Blue was known as the weakest sea, it was still ravaged by pirates.
"Mm-hmm, we know. You're so naggy, stupid Leno."
"How about this? I have Devil Fruits here. Do you want to eat them?" Leno took out two Devil Fruits.
One was the Logia-type Cloud-Cloud Fruit, and the other was a Mythical Zoan-type that he had gotten a few months ago in Shuigu Town - the Bat-Bat Fruit, Model: Vampire.
"The secret treasure of the sea! A single one is worth a hundred million Berries!" Nami exclaimed excitedly.
"You little money-grubber. These two can't be bought for a mere hundred million Berries," he said, tapping Nami's little head.
"Alright, Nami, you eat this white one, and Nojiko, you eat this purplish-black one," Leno said, handing them the Devil Fruits.
"Okay, we'll listen to you," the two of them nodded in response.
"Oh right, you have to eat the whole thing," Leno reminded them.
"Blegh~"
"Blegh~"
'This is too disgusting,' the two of them thought as they forced themselves to swallow the rest.
"Wow! Leno, look! I've turned into clouds! I'm flying!" Nami shouted.
Nojiko, on the other hand, transformed directly into a cool and glamorous beauty. Two small fangs paired with fiery red lips added a touch of allure. One moment she would disperse into a swarm of small bats, the next she would reform her body.
The two of them had a blast playing, and after a while, they were both out of breath.
"Alright, let me explain the situation with Devil Fruits. Once you eat one, you become a landlubber... The moment you touch seawater, your whole body will become weak."
"Another thing is Seastone. As the name implies, it's a solid form of the sea," Leno said, pulling two pairs of low-purity Seastone handcuffs from his backpack.
"Each of you take one of these Seastone handcuffs and try it."
"Aah!" The moment they touched the Seastone, both girls collapsed to the ground.
"Your resistance to seawater and Seastone will increase as your physical body gets stronger, and your adaptability will improve. From now on, what you need to do is wear these Seastone handcuffs in your daily life."
"Huh?"x2
"No 'huhs', hurry up and put them on," Leno urged.
"Do you still want to draw a map of the whole world? Do you still want to sail around the world? Quick, quick, quick, get moving!" Leno was just like a P.E. coach, constantly urging his students to move.
A few more days passed like this, and the two girls finally got used to their daily activities while wearing the Seastone.
"From now on, you'll train like this. When it stops being effective, I'll switch you to higher purity Seastone."
"Huh?"
"Wha-? Stupid Leno, you're bullying us!" Nami protested.
"Haha... This is a necessary process. You'll thank me for it later," Leno said smugly with his hands on his hips, ignoring the girls' resentful glares, which made them roll their eyes in frustration.
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