The next day, dawn broke.
Kyle was awakened by an indescribable excitement.
He, Kyle, an ordinary person who was unremarkable in his previous life, had actually stepped onto this land full of miracles and adventures!
"Damn it! I actually became a Devil Fruit ability user!" He pinched his thigh hard, and the clear pain made him grimace, but he laughed like a 300-pound child.
After the excitement, a more urgent thought occupied his mind—to go to sea!
To witness the legendary figures that only existed in his memories, to see with his own eyes those magnificent islands and oceans!
Luffy, Zoro… Just thinking of these made Kyle feel his blood boiling.
However, reality quickly poured a basin of cold water on him. He looked around and, apart from this crude cave and endless jungle and beach, couldn't even find a decent piece of wood, let alone build a ship.
"I can't possibly expect to build a ship myself, can I? What if the quality isn't up to par and it sinks into the sea? Wouldn't that be the end of it?" Kyle deflated, slumping back onto the bed made of dry leaves.
It seemed he could only wait for a ship to pass by this desolate island.
However, this waiting period couldn't be wasted.
"Devil Fruit…" Kyle looked at his hands with burning eyes.
What kind of power did that white Devil Fruit, which tasted like a biochemical weapon, bestow upon him?
There was no specific information about this fruit in his previous life's memories.
"I need to figure out how to use this fruit quickly!"
In the following days, Kyle completely immersed himself in researching the fruit's ability.
He tried to imitate the movements of some Devil Fruit users from his memory, but received no feedback.
"Is it the wrong way to activate it?" Kyle scratched his head, a bit frustrated.
For several days, he tried almost every method he could think of, even roaring at the sea—which only attracted scornful glances from a few seabirds.
Damn it, why do others get a beginner's package with three types of Haki, swordsmanship, and fruit instructions when they cross into Pirate King, but he gets nothing?
Today, Kyle was performing his usual strength training. He picked up a huge rock, ready to throw it as usual, but due to days of fruitless research, his mind was somewhat distracted. He stumbled, and the rock slipped from his hand, falling towards the ground.
Just as the rock was about to hit the ground, a strong sense of irritation inexplicably surged in Kyle's heart. He subconsciously pushed his hand vaguely towards the rock's direction.
"Buzz—"
An invisible ripple spread out from his palm!
When the huge rock came into contact with this ripple, it didn't hit the ground with a dull thud as expected, but instead… began to tremble violently from within, and then with a "poof," it turned into a pile of gravel!
Kyle stared at the scene before him, then at his palm, his heart pounding uncontrollably.
"Just… what was that just now…?"
He tried to recall the feeling from just now, extended his hand again, focused his mind on a large tree not far away, and tried to reproduce the state from earlier.
"Buzz!"
Another invisible ripple was emitted. The large tree, as thick as his waist, first shook violently a few times, then countless fine cracks appeared on its trunk, and then with a teeth-grinding "crack," it snapped, and the upper half of the crown crashed heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
"Awesome!" Kyle excitedly jumped three feet high on the spot, "This is my ability!"
It's not about causing physical vibration, but… controlling a more fundamental "wave"? Shockwave? Oscillation wave?
Kyle calmed down and began to analyze carefully.
Although he was just an ordinary person in his previous life, he was still a modern youth who had received nine years of compulsory education and higher education.
The definitions, types, and characteristics of waves from his physics textbooks now flooded his mind like a tide.
Transverse waves, longitudinal waves, mechanical waves, electromagnetic waves…
"If it were just a simple shockwave or oscillation wave, the effect should be more inclined towards overall destruction and knocking things away, rather than this strange phenomenon of internal disintegration." Kyle frowned, trying hard to recall that wonderful feeling.
It was a kind of… frequency? Resonance?
In the world of Pirate King, where almost everyone is illiterate, and knowing a few words makes you a cultured person, Kyle, with his knowledge of physics from his previous life, felt like an Einstein who had descended upon this era.
Those seemingly profound Devil Fruit abilities seemed to have some scientific clues in his eyes.
In his previous life, Kyle had often seen various experts on forums giving bizarre explanations and serious nonsense about "two-dimensional physics." At the time, he only found it amusing, never thinking that one day, this strange knowledge reserve might become his capital for survival.
Many people had said that Devil Fruit, an unreasonable thing, was a waste on those brutes who didn't understand physics and fought purely by instinct.
For example, a certain kindergarten principal, who clearly possessed light speed, could only do straightforward kicks and laser emissions, practically shaming photons. If it were a physicist, they might be able to pull off fancy moves like gravitational lensing, energy conversion, or even time dilation.
However, Kyle held a neutral stance on this statement, as fighting and scientific research were two different things, but it was undeniable that a deep understanding of the scientific explanation of Devil Fruit abilities would definitely help in the in-depth development and creative application of the abilities.
"I wonder if it's a Logia or a Paramecia?" Kyle's heart was burning.
If it's Logia… transforming his body into a vibration wave, immune to physical attacks, and able to manipulate various waves, this is simply the level of a top-tier Logia!
"Try elementalization!" Kyle took a deep breath, focused his mind, and imagined his body decomposing into countless vibration waves.
At first, there was no reaction. But he didn't get discouraged and tried again and again.
Finally, in one highly concentrated attempt, he felt his body becoming light, as if it had lost its physical form.
He looked down, and his arm had indeed become somewhat transparent, like shimmering air, with faint ripple-like patterns at the edges!
He picked up a small stone and threw it at his arm.
"Swish!"
The stone passed through his arm without any obstruction, as if nothing was there!
"Logia! It's really Logia!" Kyle was so excited he almost cried.
In the following days, Kyle devoted himself entirely to the development of his Devil Fruit ability.
The first thing he practiced was "elementalization." At first, he could only barely transform a part of his body into a wave form, and it was extremely unstable, like the annoying pixelation in an adult film.
But with continuous practice, he gradually became able to transform his entire body into an invisible vibration wave. Although he couldn't yet control its form at will, being immune to physical attacks was enough to ensure his early development.
Then came "directional impact." He learned to compress the vibration wave and then release it suddenly, creating an effect similar to an "air cannon."
Kyle continuously adjusted the compression level and release method, and the power steadily increased. From breaking trees, to shattering rocks, to being able to blast a several-meter-high wave on the sea surface.
The development of "high-frequency oscillation" also went quite smoothly. He found that he could impart a specific vibration frequency to objects, causing their internal structure to resonate and disintegrate. At first, he could only turn small pebbles into powder, but later he could make a giant rock, taller than a person, disintegrate into fragments within a few seconds.
"This is simply a divine skill against those tin-can-like Marine warships, or the weapons of ability users!" Kyle imagined a scene where with a wave of his hand, the enemy's swords, armor, and helmets all shattered, and the corners of his mouth gradually couldn't be suppressed.
Time quietly passed as Kyle trained hard and developed his abilities day after day. He was like a sponge, frantically absorbing knowledge from his previous life and practical experience from this life, gradually unearthing the fruit's abilities. And he initially named the fruit—the Logia Boba Fruit.
Today, Kyle was training as usual on a cliff at the highest point of the island.
He was shirtless, his bronze skin gleaming in the sun, and his smooth muscle lines were full of explosive power.
He first performed a series of elementalization evasion trainings, simulating enemies attacking from all directions, his body rapidly switching between physical and vibration wave forms, creating bursts of air currents.
Then, he took a deep breath and pushed his palms forward.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Three solid shockwaves were fired consecutively, accurately hitting three floating wooden stakes he had pre-set on the sea surface dozens of meters away, blasting them into pieces, with wood chips flying everywhere.
"The power is still not concentrated enough, it's still far from a 'Star Shattering Cannon,'" Kyle muttered, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Just as he was about to continue practicing "high-frequency oscillation" and try to disintegrate a strange metal ore he had picked up, the corner of his eye suddenly caught sight of a small black dot appearing on the distant sea horizon.
Kyle's heart stirred, and he immediately focused his mind, pushing his vibration perception ability to its limit.
A moment later, his pupils suddenly contracted!
It was the outline of a ship! The flag hanging from the bow fluttered in the sea breeze—it was a ferocious skull with two crossed scimitars below it!
A Pirate Ship!
Kyle's heart pounded, and an uncontrollable excitement surged within him.
Hehehe, the three-year period is up, welcome the Dragon King to the sea!