The Paramecia-type Memo-Memo Fruit. This ability allows the user to read, remove, replace, and alter a target's memories.
Without a doubt, this ability is the ultimate evolved form of the Giro Giro no Mi's Ganz, and the natural Observation Haki's mind-reading.
The Red Count's mind-reading can also read people's memories, but it's not as detailed as the Memo-Memo Fruit, nor does it have as many functions.
The Giro Giro no Mi's Ganz can read what's currently on someone's mind, or the images from their dreams.
Yami used this ability when assassinating people to confirm if they were asleep.
But Ganz has a major flaw: it can only read what's currently on the target's mind, it can't read other memories.
This is why, when Yami first obtained the Giro Giro no Mi, he had to stake out an uninhabited island, waiting for Lucci to start training before he could obtain the Six Powers and Life Return training methods from him.
Now, with the Memo-Memo Fruit, it won't be so troublesome for Yami to gather intelligence or steal others' techniques.
The Memo-Memo Fruit's reading and altering abilities allow Yami to appear openly in front of a target. Even if he doesn't kill them, he can make them forget after they wake up.
As for Yami's purpose in taking the Memo-Memo Fruit, it was, of course, to develop his faction, using a "hack" to raise the Black Hole Pirates' foundation to a level not inferior to, or even surpassing, the other Emperors.
"Nami, Nojiko, come out with me."
After returning to Amazon Lily, Yami immediately found the sisters Nami and Nojiko.
"Master, where are we going?"
Nami naturally linked her arm with Yami's, asking curiously.
Nojiko, adjusting the white headband on her head, also looked at Yami.
"Going to the North Blue for a robbery."
Yami smiled, then put one arm around each of their waists, teleporting continuously. They quickly went from the New World to the North Blue.
Floating in the air, Yami scanned the vast sea.
A moment later, he teleported again, appearing above an island-ship similar to Thriller Bark and Gran Tesoro.
But unlike Thriller Bark and Gran Tesoro, the island-ship below was a "country" formed by dozens of sailing ships pieced together.
That's right, this island-ship was also a country, one recognized by the World Government—the infamous Germa Kingdom in the North Blue.
Back when MADS, led by Vegapunk, was arrested and disbanded by the World Government, Vinsmoke Judge returned to the Germa Kingdom. He used Lineage Factors to create modified humans and clone soldiers, reviving Germa 66 and causing the "Slaughter of the Four Nations" incident in the North Blue, which shocked the world.
One of the Pirate Emperors, Charlotte Linlin, also coveted the Vinsmoke Family's modified human and clone soldier technology.
If she could obtain those two technologies, she could mass-produce modified humans and clone soldiers who feared no death and would never betray.
With enough money, she might even be able to create a military force larger than the Marines.
Right now, Yami lacked everything but money.
Therefore, Yami went to seize Charlotte Pudding's Memo-Memo Fruit to rob Germa 66 and take the modified human and clone soldier technology for himself.
Compared to living people, Yami felt that robots were more reliable and safer to use.
Not just Vinsmoke Judge... when Vegapunk researches the Pacifistas and Seraphim, Yami will go and take that technology too, mass-producing fighters at the Supernova and Shichibukai levels.
At that time, even the other Four Emperor crews combined won't be enough to fight the Black Hole Pirates.
Thus, Yami had Nami hang onto him. Overlooking the island-ship below, he raised his hand and activated his X-Ray Vision.
Quickly, Yami found Vinsmoke Judge's location with his X-Ray Vision.
"Nami, use your radio waves to jam the signals in this area."
Yami pointed to the western area of the island-ship and said.
"It's done, Master."
Nami quickly replied.
The next second, Yami, Nami, and Nojiko appeared from the air inside a base.
"Black... 'Black Hole' Yami, 'Super Railgun' Nami... why are you here?!"
The moment Yami's group appeared, Vinsmoke Judge, who was conducting research, discovered them.
Seeing the New World's Pirate Emperor, Vinsmoke Judge immediately broke out in a cold sweat, his expression wary as he said...
"Film-Film Flashback!"
Yami couldn't be bothered to talk to Judge. He directly raised his hand and released a large amount of 'film'.
Because Yami's move was too sudden, Vinsmoke Judge couldn't dodge in time and was pierced by the 'film'.
In an instant, the memories in Vinsmoke Judge's mind began to play uncontrollably, like a revolving lantern, and he entered a state of confusion.
Thud!
Yami flashed behind Vinsmoke Judge and knocked him out with a single karate chop.
Immediately, Yami's palm reached into Vinsmoke Judge's head and pulled out a roll of "film," which contained all of Judge's memories.
"Master, is this a fruit ability?"
Seeing this, Nami, of course, understood. Her Master must have secretly gone to steal another Devil Fruit.
"The Paramecia-type Memo-Memo Fruit ability."
Yami replied to Nami's question while searching for Judge's understanding of Lineage Factors, and his memories of creating modified humans and clone soldiers.
Before long, Yami found the memories he wanted and began to read them.
In fact, Yami could have just "taken out" that part of the memory, but if he did, Judge would lose it.
To avoid the World Government paying attention to Germa 66, discovering Yami was targeting Lineage Factors and modified human technology, and then interfering with Vegapunk's research, causing changes to the birth time of the Pacifistas and Seraphim, Yami chose to rob Germa 66 by stealth.
Otherwise, Yami could have just forcibly occupied Germa 66.
After reading Judge's memories, understanding what Lineage Factors were, knowing how to create modified humans and clone soldiers, and the use and function of the machines in the base, Yami had Nojiko shrink all those machines and store them in her castle.
After looting Judge's base, Yami used the Memo-Memo Fruit's editing ability to erase the memory of him being seen, then teleported continuously with Nami and Nojiko back to Amazon Lily.
When Vinsmoke Judge wakes up and sees his base is gone, with his memory stuck on the moment before he fainted, he will definitely be completely baffled..
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