(Translator- Chapter 63 was Author notes about paid version and various things which are not related to this fanfic, so I am skipping it. So here to chapter 64)
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Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
Inside the Marine Detention Unit dormitory.
{Munch-Munch Fruit}
{Devil Fruit Ability: Allows the user to devour anything and store it within an internal space for digestion, transforming it into a part of their body or synthesizing new substances.}
{Effects by Level}
{LV1: Grants a weak Devil Fruit effect, enhancing bite force and digestive capabilities.}
{LV2: Grants partial Devil Fruit effects, allowing the digestion of most substances. After digestion, the user gains a portion of the substance's properties. Requires 300 million Beli for Eternal Unlock}
{LV3: Grants full Devil Fruit effects, allowing the user to devour and digest anything lacking Devil Fruit Lineage Factor. The body gains all the substance's properties and perfect control over them. The user can establish a 'Gluttony Factory' within their body, synthesizing new substances from multiple materials over time. Requires 4 billion Beli for Eternal Unlock}
{LV4: Deep Devil Fruit Development - Can devour non-physical elemental substances such as Cloud Mist, Wind, and Slash. However, after devouring, only the substance itself can be used, not its Elementalization properties. Requires 100 billion Beli for Eternal Unlock}
{Note: Can fuse living and non-living entities, granting the living entity the properties of the non-living one. However, only one non-living property can be possessed at a time.}
{LV5: Devil Fruit Awakening - Munch-Munch Domain - Creates a domain around the body that devours everything within range, absorbing both matter and its properties. Can devour entities with Lineage Factors, but the acquired abilities will be weakened to LV1. Requires 20 billion Beli for Eternal Unlock.}
{Analysis Progress: 0%}
"Feels good."
Roy murmured, sitting on the edge of his bed, feeling as refreshed as if he'd downed three ice-cold colas in a row.
That's right:
The Munch-Munch Fruit - Wapol's Devil Fruit.
In Roy's understanding of the world, it was also one of the absolute top-tier Devil Fruits.
Its ability to devour anything and assimilate it into oneself allowed for the fusion of living beings with inanimate objects, even enabling the consumption of elemental attacks and non-corporeal substances like slashes. In every aspect, it was exceptionally powerful.
Its only natural weakness might have been its incompetent owner.
According to the original story, this Devil Fruit was originally intended to be one of Blackbeard's chosen abilities. However, Wapol's escape from Drum Kingdom prevented Blackbeard from acquiring it.
This was evident from its price and capabilities. Its enhancement cost surpassed that of the Slice-Slice Fruit, making it the most expensive Devil Fruit Roy currently possessed.
In terms of abilities, after Awakening, this Devil Fruit could even devour other Devil Fruit users to acquire their powers. Though the acquired abilities were weakened versions, this unique trait made it unparalleled in the entire Pirate World!
Naturally, this ability held little significance for Roy, as he already possessed the 'Devil Fruit Encyclopedia.'
But the crucial point was this:
"With the Munch-Munch Fruit, we now have enough to forge Pluton Alloy."
In Roy's understanding, this Devil Fruit was the key that could replace the Mother Flame to complete the Pluton Alloy refinement process.
"Now, all I need is to gather sufficient materials and find a suitable buyer," Roy murmured to himself, already formulating preliminary plans for both.
Yet what truly excited Roy went beyond this.
What truly surprised him during his visit to Drum Kingdom Island was...
{Human-Human Fruit}
{Devil Fruit Ability: Transforms the user into a 'human' upon consumption.}
This Devil Fruit, the one Chopper ate, was what truly surprised Roy.
In truth, the Devil Fruit itself was naturally quite useless—its sole effect was to transform the user into a human, offering virtually no benefit to humans themselves.
Before Roy's transmigration, this Devil Fruit had long been mockingly nicknamed the "Human-Human Fruit: Commoner Form" by curious onlookers.
Its price was remarkably low. Roy carefully examined it and found that even when enhanced to LV5, the Awakening level, this Devil Fruit cost only 100 million Beli.
{LV5: Devil Fruit Awakening · Human Body Limit}
{Gains the Devil Fruit's unique 'form change', granting the strength and mental capacity of an ordinary human at their peak, and the ability to maintain human form under any circumstances.}
And this was the crucial point.
Judging purely by combat power, this Devil Fruit was undoubtedly the worst of the worst. The only meaningful enhancement it offered Roy might be the boost to brainpower.
But...
"It can maintain human form under any circumstances."
This trait, unlocked after the Devil Fruit's Awakening, sparked a daring idea in Roy's mind.
"Should I... try it?"
Roy murmured to himself, then attempted to activate an ability he had long hesitated to use.
"Great Buddha Form—Transform!"
His body began to expand and an unprecedented golden radiance began to shimmer across his flesh.
He could feel the surging power within him at that moment.
Yes, though he had almost exclusively used the Great Buddha Fruit's shockwave ability, it was crucial to remember that this was a genuine Mythological Zoan Devil Fruit.
Its physical enhancement capabilities were no less potent than Ancient's Dragon-Dragon Devil Fruit, and might even surpass it.
"Buzz!"
Just as Roy was about to transform into a gigantic Great Buddha with a golden body...
{Human-Human Fruit has been enhanced: LV1 → LV5}
{Devil Fruit has been equipped: Muscle-Muscle Fruit LV3 → Human-Human Fruit LV5}
In an instant, the Devil Fruit swap was completed with a single thought from Roy.
And at that very moment, his body suddenly froze.
The flowing golden Buddhist light came to a halt, and Roy's body stopped expanding, rapidly deflating like a punctured balloon back to its original form.
And...
"As expected..."
Feeling the power surging within him, Roy's voice grew increasingly excited.
"My current power and physical strength still come from the Great Buddha Fruit's 'Beast Form,' which is the 'Golden Body Great Buddha' state."
"However, due to the Human-Human Fruit Awakening effect, my body remains in its normal humanoid form!"
After confirming this, he went on to test the effects of the Ancient Zoan and Logia Fruits.
In the end, he arrived at a conclusion.
When equipped with the Human-Human Fruit LV5, he could maintain his humanoid form while using both Zoan's Beast Form and Human-Beast Form and also gain the full benefits of Logia Fruit abilities.
In other words, even when his hand was heated to nearly the temperature of actual magma, its structure remained fundamentally human.
Of course, abilities that inherently required deviation from the human body structure, such as a winged dragon's wings or a Logia Fruit's elementalization, still couldn't be used while in humanoid form.
Still, this was more than enough to excite Roy.
This Devil Fruit's unique properties meant he could now unleash his powers with far greater abandon!
"Not bad, not bad. Time to go find Zephyr-sensei and spar a bit!"
But just as he opened the door to go look for Zephyr, he stopped.
"Boss!" ×2
He saw Hans and Fal waving at him from down below.
They both looked extremely excited at that moment.
"Boss, we were just about to call you! We've got good news!"
"Good news?" Roy glanced at them, puzzled.
"It's Hanafuda, the two Devil Fruits he owed us have already been delivered to Port Orris!"
As soon as he heard that, Roy raised an eyebrow.
"Oh?"
As previously mentioned, the 2 billion Beli Hanafuda had used to buy his life had already been disbursed to Roy by Headquarters upon his return.
Roy gave a portion of it to his comrades in the Marine Detention Unit, especially the two who had been injured earlier. He naturally kept the rest for himself—after all, enhancing the Great Buddha Fruit and Door-Door Fruit had severely depleted his savings.
Now, Hanafuda was actually delivering the promised two Devil Fruits so readily.
Roy was naturally quite surprised by this.
"Let's go! We're heading to the port to take a look!"
(End of Chapter)
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