"How about the Rumble-Rumble Fruit? After eating it, even if you have no potential at all, in the end, you can still become an A-rank powerhouse. Oh, that is, a powerhouse second only to an admiral, similar in strength to Neptune," Sora suddenly said.
"Ah? No way!", Otohime shook her head sharply. Upon hearing how powerful the Rumble-Rumble Fruit was, she became even more determined not to accept it.
A fruit that could cultivate a super powerhouse, giving it to her would be too much of a waste.
"What I want to ask is...", Otohime hadn't even opened her mouth again before being interrupted by Sora.
"This is His Highness's intention, you know," Sora affectionately took Otohime's hand, her voice soft and gentle, "Whether it's my fruit, or Gion's fruit, they're all gifts from His Highness."
"So that's how it is..."
How could Otohime not understand? Her face instantly flushed red.
The three of them, by status, were already wives of Rosse in name.
Normally speaking, her full name now should be Jaygarcia Otohime.
Just like Sora, whose full name was Jaygarcia Sora. Because of Saint Saturn, she had already been registered as a Celestial Dragon.
In this world, there wasn't really a tradition of changing surnames after marriage. Only a few allied nations retained that tradition, but Otohime knew that the Rosse family had always done it that way.
And the fruit Sora mentioned was most likely the benefit she received after becoming Rosse's third wife.
Clearly, she hadn't given anything in return yet.
Thinking of this, Otohime suddenly had a kind of impulse.
Even though she wasn't yet thirty, actually, it wasn't impossible.
She had heard from Nia that even before thirty, female mermaids could bear children with human men, and the experience would be better for the human male.
'Perhaps, I should take the initiative a bit more.'
But that was something to think about in a few days. Right now, at this critical moment for Fish-Man Island, she didn't have the energy for such thoughts and only wanted to do the current job well.
Besides, Rosse wasn't even on Fish-Man Island at the moment, he had already left for Marine Headquarters.
The ones protecting them on Fish-Man Island now were Zephyr and Gion.
"I can't take the Rumble-Rumble Fruit," Otohime still shook her head firmly. She could understand Rosse and Sora's feelings, but this fruit was just too precious.
"Then let's go with the Yamauba Fruit, this Mythical Beast-type. Gion is also a Mythical Beast-type. My Brain-Brain Fruit isn't inferior to the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. This fruit, don't reject it," Sora said with a smile.
"What ability does this Yamauba Fruit have?", Otohime was a little puzzled.
Though she had read the Devil Fruit encyclopedia, she had only looked at the basic version.
Information like Mythical Beast-types never appeared in the basic version, only exclusive editions held by major powers like the World Government had records of them.
The Devil Fruit compendium itself was a symbol of a great power's heritage.
The various versions circulating across the seas were mostly different, and even each allied nation had different editions.
"The Yamauba Fruit, also called the Mountain God Fruit. After eating the fruit, the user will have the ability to listen to inner voices," Sora explained.
"Eh? The ability to listen to inner voices?", Otohime looked surprised, and instantly understood why this fruit had been recommended to her.
"That's right. It can stack with your special ability and greatly enhance your Observation Haki. Perhaps even against an A-rank powerhouse who is on guard, you can still hear their inner voice," Sora nodded in agreement.
As for why A-rank. Of course, it's because every S-rank was a monster.
A-rank might have imbalances, some might be weaker in Observation Haki.
But once you reach S-rank physique, quantitative changes cause qualitative changes. Even if their Observation Haki was a bit weak, it couldn't be heard by those of a lower tier.
Unless it's someone like Big Mom with an oversized heart, who goes around completely unguarded and can be easily read.
But then again, for such strong people, even hearing their inner voice is useless. Their expressions are written all over their faces. They're inherently moody and temperamental.
"This ability is really nice," Otohime was already tempted. Just enhancing her special ability would be a huge help.
Currently, with her Observation Haki, even a slightly guarded Sora was completely unreadable to her.
But according to Sora, inner voices were essentially externalized thoughts from the brain. Since Sora had the Brain-Brain Fruit and could control her thinking 100%, she was almost a perfect counter to Otohime's ability.
She just didn't know, after eating this fruit, could she hear Sora's thoughts?
"There are other abilities too," Sora smiled. How could a Mythical Beast-type ability be so singular, "The Yamauba Fruit, being called the Mountain God Fruit, naturally also gives you the power to control rock and earth. In mountain terrain, it's like a fish in water, you can even teleport between mountains."
Though it had environmental restrictions and couldn't create terrain like the Sand-Sand Fruit, in terms of ability, the Yamauba Fruit was still pretty decent.
After all, Mythical Beast-types always came with a baseline physical enhancement.
For the physically weak Otohime, the physical boost was especially valuable.
At the very least, it would prevent something like slapping someone and ending up with her own arm fractured.
Sora told Otohime about all these benefits.
"Then I'll go with this fruit," Otohime nodded lightly and agreed, remembering this kindness in her heart.
She knew her own body was far too weak. Given her current condition, she simply couldn't handle high-intensity work.
Ultimately, there had to be trade-offs.
"But... although the location of the Mermaid Kingdom has been chosen as Punk Hazard, fish-men and mermaids still prefer being underwater. We definitely need to build an underwater city, and I'll have to go into the water as well," The only troublesome part Otohime could think of was that in the future, she would definitely need to go underwater often. Rosse couldn't always be by her side. This would be a major inconvenience for her.
"His Highness has already prepared it for you."
Sora smiled and added, "Previously, after killing the 3rd division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, he left behind a Bubble Fruit. With this fruit, not only will it help with constructing underwater buildings, but it will also let you move freely in the sea. It just depends on which of your attendants eats it."
As she spoke, Sora looked at the three sisters, Nia, Iya, and Sanya, standing nearby.
Since she came here, of course, the three sisters were also gathered.
"I'll do it!"
The three girls almost raised their hands at the same time. To be able to help Otohime, they were willing to do anything. Losing the ability to swim was a small price.
"Let me do it. I don't like swimming anyway," After a bit of debate, Sanya ended up getting the spot.
She was the quietest of the three sisters and was also willing to stay by Otohime's side all the time.
'Thank you all... and thank you, Saint Rosse...', Otohime felt warm inside.
Fish-Man Island looked like it was on the verge of ruin, yet she felt endless hope.
'The future, it will definitely be better.'
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