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"It's not that I want to betray the Empire, but that Yhwach wants to betray the Empire."
Beltz calmly said, "The Empire is the Quincy's Empire, not Yhwach's alone."
"Yhwach wants to kill us, so should I still obediently offer my life?"
Although... the Empire's education truly was like that.
For the Empire, for Emperor Yhwach, they would not hesitate to sacrifice their lives.
But this kind of education was only for the common folk at the bottom.
When it came to the Sternritter class, who didn't have their own little schemes?
The stronger the power, the more rebellious.
Of course, there were also Sternritter who were loyal to Yhwach.
But that definitely did not include Liltotto.
"No wonder you agreed to be my subordinate; you were planning to turn me from the start, weren't you?"
Liltotto had already digested the previous news and then looked at Beltz with a somewhat amused expression, saying:
"Aren't you afraid I'll eat you whole?"
"I originally planned to find you after I became strong," Beltz said a little awkwardly.
"I just didn't expect that Lady Liltotto's nose would be so sensitive, smelling the Devil Fruit on me right away."
"Devil Fruit?"
"Yes, Devil Fruit is one of the power systems in this world, somewhat similar to a Schrift. After eating it, you can gain miraculous abilities."
Beltz explained, "After I transmigrated, by a stroke of luck, I ate an animal-type Mythical Zoan Type, the Azure Dragon Fruit. I can now transform into an azure dragon."
"Azure Dragon?" Liltotto was startled. "Can you transform now?"
Beltz nodded, and the next moment, he entered his beast form.
A huge azure dragon coiled in the sky, making Liltotto's eyes widen in shock!
Then, she said with some excitement, "I haven't eaten azure dragon meat yet! Let me try some quickly!"
"…" Beltz quickly transformed back into human form, landed in front of Liltotto, and hastily said, "There are many delicacies in this world; there's no need to insist on just me."
"Did you learn to cook in this world?"
"I actually knew a little already, but it's not wrong to say so; there are many excellent chefs in this world."
Liltotto slowly calmed down upon hearing this. After recalling what Beltz had said, she suddenly asked again:
"This Devil Fruit... do you have any more?"
"Yes."
"Is every Devil Fruit ability different?"
"Yes, and the ability is fixed, which is somewhat different from a Schrift."
A Schrift awakens different abilities based on each person's unique soul characteristics.
However, a Devil Fruit has a fixed ability; it's the same no matter who eats it.
"What abilities do the Devil Fruits you have possess?"
Liltotto was a little curious.
She wasn't really that interested in the abilities, but she was very curious about the taste.
In her opinion, food containing a Schrift must be very delicious.
Beltz felt like laughing. He really wanted to see how Liltotto would react after swallowing a Devil Fruit whole.
He then said, "I still have seven Devil Fruits left, but generally, a person can only eat one Devil Fruit at most."
"So, one must be careful when choosing an ability."
"Can you give me one?" Liltotto was truly tempted; she really wanted to taste a fruit from another world.
"I can, but Devil Fruits are very precious..."
"Hey, hey, hey, I'm your superior."
"This isn't the Empire; talking about superiors and subordinates is too hurtful to our feelings," Beltz chuckled, then added:
"Just kidding. Of course, Lady Liltotto can have one if you want to eat it."
"But what ability does Lady Liltotto want?"
Liltotto fell into deep thought upon hearing this.
Although she mainly wanted to taste it, if it concerned an ability, she really couldn't be careless.
Actually, her own Schrift ability was quite strong; on the surface, it just looked like eating, but in reality, she could use the abilities of whatever she ate while she was digesting it.
For example, if she ate Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto, she could use Ryujin Jakka.
But it was limited to use during digestion.
If she completely digested the person in her stomach, she would no longer be able to use their abilities.
This ability wasn't very useful in impromptu battles, but if it was a planned battle, she could find an opportunity to first devour an ability that countered her opponent, and then fight them while she was digesting it.
Theoretically, there were generally three choices for a second ability.
The first direction was to strengthen her original ability, for example, by getting another devouring-type ability to make her Gluttony stronger.
The second direction was to find an ability that compensated for her weaknesses.
But as for weaknesses... what weaknesses did she have?
In terms of combat ability, she was one of the most formidable among the Sternritter. At least among The Bambies, without using their abilities, whether using Blut or bare-handed, she was much stronger than the others.
So, she wasn't really lacking in basic combat ability.
As for the third direction, that was to consider the team!
A team's support role is often indispensable!
"Ugh... I can't decide!" Liltotto wailed, "What abilities do you have? Can you help me choose?"
"Well..."
Beltz said, "I have two abilities that are more suitable for you."
"Two?"
"Yes, one is the Logia-type Wind-Wind Fruit. After eating it, you can gain the ability to control wind."
Beltz said, "Logia types are quite strong in this world because after eating a Logia-type fruit, your body will turn into that natural phenomenon, and without Haki, you can't even be harmed."
"But it wouldn't work as well in our world because almost everyone in our world has spiritual power."
"However, this ability can compensate for your lack of area-of-effect output."
"Area-of-effect output...?" Liltotto shook her head upon hearing this.
What would she do with area-of-effect output?
Large-scale AoE output was often just for show.
The larger the area of effect, the more spread out the damage would be. It was great for clearing minor enemies, but what use was it in a one-on-one fight?
Truly critical battles were not against minor enemies, but face-to-face 1v1s against powerful foes.
So she shook her head.
"What's the second ability?"
"The Mirror-Mirror Fruit," Beltz immediately said.
"After eating this ability, it can turn you into a mirror human!"
That's right, among the nine Devil Fruits at God Valley, there was the Mirror-Mirror Fruit, which Charlotte Brulee of the future Big Mom Pirates ate!
It must have been taken back by Big Mom.
Big Mom tried to steal the Paw Paw Fruit, but Kuma ate it. She tried to steal the Azure Dragon Fruit, but Kaido ambushed her and took it with a single club strike. However, she must have found three more Devil Fruits later.
Those were the Mirror-Mirror Fruit, the Book-Book Fruit, and the Memo-Memo Fruit!
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