Chapter 80: Nami's Infatuation, Assigning the Devil Fruit
Lister hung up the phone and was about to get out of bed when he suddenly noticed that Vivi had woken up at some point and was staring at him.
"You're awake!" Lister said with a faint smile.
"I was woken up by your call with Nami~!" Vivi said.
"Just now on the phone with Nami, you said you were going to give all of Crocodile's real estate to me?"
"That's right! Do you want it?" Lister asked with a smile.
"Yes, I do!" Vivi nodded quickly.
"Alright, it's yours!" Lister said nonchalantly.
"Thank you, Lister!"
Vivi happily hugged Lister and gave him a big kiss on the cheek.
Crocodile's properties might be worth five Berries to others, but in Vivi's eyes, they were worth billions.
As long as they were managed well, an annual income of a billion would be no problem.
This amount of money was not a small sum for Vivi, or even the entire royal family.
The two of them were affectionate for a while longer before they both got up.
After washing up, they walked towards the dining room.
At this time, Cobra had been waiting in the dining room for a long time.
Seeing the two of them together, he silently looked at Lister with a resentful gaze.
If looks could kill, Lister would have been killed by Cobra countless times by now.
Indeed, the little cabbage he had painstakingly raised for sixteen years had been taken by a rude pirate.
Anyone would be angry enough to want to kill someone.
However, Lister acted as if he hadn't seen anything.
He and Vivi ordered a breakfast with local specialties and ate on their own.
"Father, later, have someone who is good at management go to Rainbase to take over Crocodile's properties!" Vivi said.
"No problem, I'll arrange it right away!" Cobra immediately said upon hearing this.
This could increase the royal family's income.
There was no reason for Cobra not to be proactive.
"Lister, you'd better treat my Vivi well, otherwise, even if I can't beat you, I'll still teach you a lesson, you brat!" Cobra glared at Lister angrily.
"Relax! I know what to do," Lister laughed.
After breakfast, Cobra continued to be busy.
Lister, on the other hand, took Vivi back to where the pirate ship was.
Just as he arrived, Nami and Robin also returned from Rainbase with a group of people.
From the things they were carrying, they should have returned with a full load.
"Lister!"
Nami saw Lister from a distance and immediately ran towards him happily, throwing herself into his arms.
"It's only been a day, do you miss me that much?" Lister held Nami's slender waist with one hand and teased her.
"Of course! Isn't there a saying that a day's absence is like three autumns? You weren't here last night, and I didn't sleep well. I suspect that if you suddenly disappeared one day, I might get lovesick and then slowly die from longing," Nami said, looking at Lister with a look of infatuation.
"That's too exaggerated!" Lister smiled, but Nami's words made him happy.
Didn't it just prove his charm and Nami's infatuation with him!
Lister gave Nami a big kiss on the forehead.
Looking at the constantly gathering crowd, he smiled faintly, "Let's go, let's go back to the Money號 first!"
On the deck of the Money號, a long table was set up.
Lister sat at the head of the table.
Yolan and Shizuka stood behind him.
Below, the men and women sat on opposite sides.
On the men's side, Zoro sat at the head, followed by Johnson, Rocky, Jango, and Gin.
On the women's side, Nami sat at the head, followed by Robin, Nojiko, Vivi, Akame, and Sheele.
Besides these, there were dozens of other officers of various ranks gathered around.
Lister looked at all the core members of the Money Pirates gathered together, and for a moment, an infinite sense of emotion welled up in his heart.
Just two months ago, when he had just transmigrated, he was just a slave, unable to even control his own destiny.
Now, not only did he have a bevy of beauties under his command, but he also had a strong and powerful army.
After taking over Baroque Works, his power would expand once again.
At this moment, Lister felt as if he had reached the pinnacle of his life, reached the climax.
However, he quickly erased this thought.
In the world of pirates, his life had just begun. He was still far from the pinnacle.
He could not be arrogant, he could not be complacent!
Cough cough!
"This meeting has two main topics!"
"First!"
"I found five Devil Fruits at Crocodile's Rain Dinners! Today, I plan to distribute them," Lister said.
As soon as his voice fell, there was an uproar below.
Everyone's eyes became fervent, especially Johnson and Rocky.
The two of them had followed Lister the longest, but their strength was ranked outside the top ten in the Money Pirates.
Although they had been training very hard during this period, their talent was indeed average.
As more and more strong people joined the Money Pirates, they gradually fell behind and even began to become withdrawn.
Now, hearing Lister's words, they were both very much looking forward to getting a Devil Fruit.
"Of the five Devil Fruits, two are Paramecia and three are Zoan. I plan to leave one Paramecia Devil Fruit for the girls, and the other Paramecia and three Zoan Devil Fruits will be distributed to the four captains!" Lister said.
Hearing this, the four of them, Johnson and the others, were so excited that they quickly stood up and bowed to Lister, "Thank you, Captain, for your cultivation! We will go through fire and water for you without hesitation!"
"I have seen all your efforts!" Lister looked around at all the officers and smiled:
"This is just the beginning. In the future, I will obtain more Devil Fruits, and those Devil Fruits will also be distributed first to those with the highest merits. Everyone here is a partner I value. I hope you can all win your own Devil Fruits through your performance."
"Yes, Captain!"
Everyone responded excitedly.
"The captain really has us in his heart. He didn't give all the benefits to a group of little girls!"
"Four Devil Fruits, I won't distribute them one by one. Let's decide the ownership of these Devil Fruits by drawing lots!"
With that, Lister took out a bamboo tube with four bamboo sticks inside.
"On the four bamboo sticks are written the numbers one, two, three, and four. Whoever draws the number one stick will choose a Devil Fruit first. And so on, do you understand?"
"Yes, Captain, we understand!" The four captains answered at the same time.
"Let's begin!" Lister smiled faintly and threw the bamboo tube into the middle of the four.
The four of them looked at each other and scrambled to draw a stick from the bamboo tube!
"I'm number one!" Jango shouted excitedly after looking at the number on the bamboo stick.
"I'm number two!" Johnson said with some disappointment.
"I'm number three," Gin said with a blank expression.
"I'm number four!" Rocky was like a frost-bitten eggplant.
Well, he could only pick what was left over.
"Alright, Jango, you choose first," Lister said.
"Yes, Captain!" Jango's hypnosis was not a Devil Fruit ability, but an ability he accidentally obtained after eating a certain mushroom.
He also longed to obtain a Devil Fruit to enhance his strength.
After all, with Lister's expansion method, the internal competition within the Money Pirates would definitely be fierce in the future.
He didn't want to be a captain who was of no use all the time.
Jango, without any surprise, chose the Paramecia Devil Fruit.
After Lister nodded, he swallowed the entire Devil Fruit in front of everyone.
Although the Devil Fruit tasted bad, it could not stop his fiery heart.
However, Lister did not pay special attention to Jango and continued, "Next!"
Johnson walked up and looked at the remaining three Devil Fruits, but he couldn't see much difference.
So he casually chose one and, like Jango, ate it in front of everyone.
After that, Gin and Rocky also chose their Devil Fruits and ate them in front of everyone.
After a while, Lister looked at the four of them.
The Paramecia Devil Fruit that Jango ate did not show its ability, so for a moment, Lister could not see that he was a fruit user.
However, after Johnson, Rocky, and Gin ate the Zoan Devil Fruits, some animal characteristics quickly appeared on their bodies involuntarily.
Johnson ate a monkey-type Devil Fruit, the gorilla form.
After eating the Devil Fruit, his muscles became even more exaggerated.
Rocky ate the tiger fruit, and the tiger stripes on his body were the best evidence.
Gin seemed to have eaten the honey badger fruit, and he also had some features of a flat-headed brother.
"The Devil Fruits are not bad. I hope you can fully develop the advantages of the Zoan Devil Fruit's characteristics!" Lister was satisfied with the three's Devil Fruits.
Although no mythical Zoan appeared, there were no strange ones either.
Johnson, Rocky, and Gin were also quite satisfied with their Devil Fruits.
One Devil Fruit at least doubled their strength.
They hadn't even entered their Devil Fruit forms yet.
Otherwise, they would only be stronger.
"Jango, what's your Devil Fruit ability?" Lister asked.
After returning, Lister had not looked at the Devil Fruit encyclopedia, so he didn't know what the four Devil Fruits were.
Anyway, for Johnson and the others, it was good enough to have one to eat. Choosing?
Where did they get the courage?
"Reporting to the captain, my Devil Fruit seems to be the Illusion-Illusion Fruit! It can make others have illusions!"
Jango said to Lister.
"Oh?" Lister's eyes lit up.
"Come, cast an illusion on me and let me see!"
"Yes!" Jango was not afraid of hurting Lister. He directly manipulated the Devil Fruit power in his body and released it towards Lister.
In an instant, Lister saw countless tall buildings, heavy traffic, and people coming and going.
"Lister, what are you dawdling for? It's almost time for work, aren't you going in?"
At this moment, a person walked up and said to him.
This person was the guy who had made Lister drink too much and fall into the sewer.
"Zhang Wei?"
Lister instantly realized something was wrong.
He focused his mind and instantly struggled out of Jango's illusion.
"Captain, how do you feel?" Jango asked cautiously.
"Not bad. This Devil Fruit has good potential. I hope you won't let it down," Lister nodded seriously.
"Yes, Captain, I will definitely not let you down," Jango nodded.
"The Devil Fruit distribution is over. Let's talk about the second topic."
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