At this moment, in the inner sea of the Akoslan Kingdom.
The Extremely Evil Battleship had already set sail.
"I say... Captain, is this really okay?"
"Handing a country over to so-called pirates."
"Although we are also pirates, from what I understand about pirates, this doesn't look like the right choice at all."
Najeta asked with some doubt, looking at the Akoslan Kingdom that was continuously receding into the distance.
Although she had absolute loyalty to Lu Yu, her self-identity remained.
From the human instinct, such a thing might be wrong.
But due to her loyalty to Lu Yu, she did not object to this decision; she was merely a little confused.
"People... once you give them a limit, they will live within that circle."
"Pirates are also people!"
"Their current identity is that of the Akoslan Kingdom's representatives, and they are also a chess piece I left in the East Blue."
"Justice and evil in this world are merely relative to different standpoints."
Lu Yu said calmly.
Living in such a world, if he didn't even have this realization and only thought about being a saint, how could he lead the Dragon Hunting Pirates to their peak?
His interests were entirely centered on the Dragon Hunting Pirates.
That is, he would design the entire sea and his plans with himself as the center.
"Relative..."
"Indeed, standing in different countries, the justice upheld is different."
With just a simple sentence, Najeta understood.
After all, as for the interests of the Dragon Hunting Pirates, this was the best choice.
"Luo Erji, head to Loguetown."
"When you reach the outer sea of Loguetown, you will go directly to purchase supplies, and then we will depart for the Grand Line."
Lu Yu directly issued the order.
Lu Yu still had a bit of a headache with Luo Erji.
This guy still couldn't become a formal crew member; if he didn't give him something to do...
"Understood, Captain!"
"Oh, right!"
"Captain, when I was organizing tonight's fruits, I found this!"
Luo Erji said, pulling out a Devil Fruit.
Originally, he came to report this information.
While organizing the fruit basket, he suddenly discovered a Devil Fruit inside.
One must know that such a thing is extremely rare to come across in the entire sea.
But when he came to report, he happened to hear Lu Yu and the others talking about something amazing.
He got so engrossed that he forgot for a moment.
"A Devil Fruit?"
"This thing can be used for research... but it seems we don't have a genius in that area."
"I'll cook it!"
"This thing can't be cooked, right...?"
Aside from Lu Yu, the others gathered around with interest.
Especially Najeta and Akame, after witnessing the power of Devil Fruits, they were still somewhat expectant of this thing.
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be Valen's Paramecia Devil Fruit—the Adamantium-Adamantium Fruit—who was just killed by Akame."
"There's a legend in the sea that Devil Fruits never disappear; after the host dies, they will appear in any corner of the world."
"If there happens to be fruit nearby, there's a high chance it will be parasitized by a Devil Fruit."
Lu Yu said with a smile.
Such a thing is quite good for increasing strength.
"There's such a setting?"
"Interesting!"
"It doesn't seem like an Imperial Arm at all; this is clearly a living creature..."
"Mm-hmm!"
Najeta and Akame started discussing again.
"Luo Erji, this Devil Fruit is for you."
"You'll make good use of it, won't you!?"
Lu Yu directly handed the Devil Fruit in his hand to the flustered Luo Erji.
...
"Huh!?"
"No, no, no, no, no..."
"Captain, this is a Devil Fruit!"
"Although it's only a Paramecia type, the ability of this fruit can create a large number of warriors."
"It can even be developed in other directions; Devil Fruits contain endless potential."
"If it could... in short..."
"How could I, as a junior, possess a Devil Fruit before my seniors even have one!?"
Luo Erji said a lot of things nervously.
And when he looked up, he saw everyone looking at him with a half-smile.
For a moment, Luo Erji became even more nervous.
Did he say something strange just now?
"We are partners, aren't we?"
"If you think that as a partner, you always have to be protected by us and can't fight alongside us at all."
"If you think that's fine, you can refuse!"
Lu Yu said with a smile.
Hearing this, Luo Erji immediately knelt on the ground.
He originally thought that he had joined halfway, and that his previous Dragon Hunting Pirates would have a rift with Lu Yu and the others.
However, he, like this... was still so trusted by the great Captain...
"Captain!"
"I understand, I'll eat it..."
"Ugh... so unpalatable... Mmm, mmm, mmm..."
Luo Erji complained about how unpalatable it was; he couldn't describe the taste.
However, a strange power quickly appeared within Luo Erji's body.
"This... is the power of a Devil Fruit?"
Luo Erji raised his hand, and the long sword he was holding immediately began to deform.
Then, it actually turned into an iron disc.
"Does it have the ability to freely control metal?"
"There should be limitations, right?"
Lu Yu looked at the ability Luo Erji released before him.
Indeed, if he had such an ability, it would undoubtedly be like the Rust-Rust Fruit, a swordsman's nightmare.
After all, it would be impossible to perform contact slashes, except for those who have reached the realm of Grand Swordsman.
Everyone else would be suppressed by this Devil Fruit ability.
Of course, Armament Haki can also resist some of it...
"Luo Erji, go develop it yourself."
"Leave the navigation to others."
After Lu Yu finished speaking, he walked to the side.
Host: Lu Yu [21 years old]
Abilities: Advanced Swordsmanship, Advanced Assassination Technique, Intermediate Armament Haki, Beginner Observation Haki
Items: Ama no Murakumo, Extremely Evil Battleship [God-tier Dragon Hunting Pirates Aura Equipment], Nation-Destroying Gift Pack
Reputation Value: 28500
Crew Members:
First Division · Akame [From the Akame ga Kill! World...]
[Night Raid Group Activation Recruitment Conditions]
Special Crew Members: Kuina, Luo Erji
Title: Dragon Hunting Pirates Captain
Looking at the information on the panel, Lu Yu let out a long breath.
Indeed, after Luo Erji used the Devil Fruit just now, his strength also increased to the A-rank evaluated by the system.
Although his potential value was only A, it barely met the standard for a formal crew member.
Just now, Lu Yu clearly felt a surge of power integrating.
As the Captain, he received the most feedback.
As long as more and more formal crew members joined, coupled with his own cultivation.
Standing at the pinnacle of this world was only a matter of time.
"System, open the Nation-Destroying Gift Pack!"
This was the gift pack rewarded by the system after overthrowing the kingdom.
"Ding, congratulations to the Host for obtaining 10,000 reputation points, basic attributes +50."
As the system's prompt sounded, Lu Yu clearly felt the transmission of power.
One must know that the higher the basic attributes, the better the potential and future.
After reaching a certain value, every single point increase would bring a significant improvement in strength.
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