Gulp...
Staring at the apocalyptic water dragon before them, Carina and the other three girls were dazed for a long time before they came back to themselves.
Then, in perfect unison, the four girls swallowed hard.
Carina asked in a trembling voice, "Nami, can the Golden Lion do something to this extent?"
"The Golden Lion's strongest technique is about the same, but it needs a vast amount of land to support it—not like Master, who needs only a bit of seawater," Nami answered blankly.
Phew...
Hearing that, Carina let out a breath and sighed, "The Paramecia More-More Fruit is truly terrifying!"
She wasn't marveling at the Paramecia Float-Float Fruit—the Devil Fruit worthy of competing with the Paramecia Quake-Quake Fruit for the top Paramecia—but at the
More-More Fruit's might.
"Mm."
Nami and the other two, Robin included, nodded in agreement.
If there were only the Paramecia More-More Fruit, even developed to an extremely high realm, its destructive display would at most reach the level of the Paramecia Float-Float Fruit and the Paramecia Quake-Quake Fruit.
But once the multi-fruit user Yami ate the More-More Fruit, he raised it to a new tier.
Whether it's Black Hole with the Logia Dark-Dark Fruit, plus Gravity Cataclysm; or, with the Paramecia Float-Float Fruit, flight speed and the world-ending Water Dragon... all make the More-More Fruit's strategic deterrence shoot through the sky.
Compared to its combo with the Dark-Dark Fruit, the Float-Float + More-More combo is even more terrifying and complete.
Because the Dark-Dark Fruit's darkness consumes stamina.
The stronger the darkness, the greater the drain.
Add amplification on top, and the consumption doubles.
So even with Yami's monstrous physique, he can't yet use super gigantification and a super Black Hole together.
By contrast, with the Float-Float Fruit, once he touches a nonliving object, it gains a permanent levitation state under his control.
As long as Yami isn't actively moving the floating object, it costs him no further stamina.
What does that mean?
It means Yami can imbue countless weapons with Float-Float, let them hang until needed, then send them flying and amplify them with the More-More Fruit.
All nonliving matter can become Yami's weapon.
As long as the armory is stocked, Yami need only spend More-More stamina, without the double drain of the Dark-Dark combo.
The power doesn't drop, and the endurance grows.
That was why Yami laughed.
The Dark-Dark + More-More combo was a flash of inspiration Yami had in the Kingdom of Alabasta—an unexpected delight.
In Yami's design, the Float-Float Fruit was always one of the Devil Fruits that best fit the More-More Fruit.
In the original, Byrnndi World's strongest move enlarged a giant cannon shell a hundredfold; if it exploded, it could destroy a small island.
But for that shot, he needed a super-sized gun platform.
Yami needs no such contraption.
He only needs to make a super shell, park it in high air with the Float-Float Fruit, then release the float and use amplification to boost its size and fall speed, detonating like a nuclear blast.
One shot, one island—the phrase used for ancient weapons fits perfectly for the Float-Float + More-More combo.
As said, by obtaining his fourth strategic-level Devil Fruit, Yami underwent a new evolution.
Not only did he patch the flaw of lacking flight; he became a humanoid ancient weapon.
From now on, if a superpower crosses him, Yami has the right to flip the table without playing nice.
And so, in high spirits, Yami dispelled the doomsday water dragon and smiled at Carina and the other three. "Let's go. It's time to head to the New World and see the scenery of the strongest sea."
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With that, Yami sent the Pegasus soaring and boosted its flight with the More-More Fruit.
In only about half an hour, the Pegasus flew over the Red Line and reached the New World in the second half of the Grand Line.
"Master, shall I proceed with normal navigation to a designated island?"
On the grass deck, Nami opened two boxes filled with glass spheres.
She removed the Log Pose for the first half of the Grand Line, fitted the New World Log Pose, and looked at Yami as she asked.
Yami pondered for a few seconds and said slowly, "First find a bustling island, buy a map of the New World, and see if there's an island called Slumber Town."
"Slumber Town?"
Carina asked on reflex, "Master, is there a Devil Fruit you want on that island?"
Yami blinked, then gave a wry smile. "More or less. Not just a Devil Fruit—I want that Devil Fruit."
Hearing this, Carina's eyes sparkled. "So the Mythical Zoan Vampire Fruit is in Slumber Town?"
"Mm." Yami nodded.
"By the way... Master, besides the Mythical Zoan Vampire Fruit, do you have other powerful Fruits to recommend?"
Carina sat beside Yami, hugging his arm as she asked, then sighed, "If only I had a Devil Fruit encyclopedia."
"Don't you want the Mythical Zoan Vampire Fruit?" Yami looked at Carina curiously.
Nami and the others also looked toward Carina.
"It's not that I don't want it..."
Carina said, torn, "If that Fruit makes one eternally youthful, I'm afraid that decades from now everyone else will grow old while I'm still this young, and then I might become someone none of you recognize."
"If I can't share lifespan with others, I think it's better not to eat such a Fruit. I know I couldn't resist the lure of eternal youth; better to grow old together."
"Carina..."
Nami and the other two stared at Carina, deeply moved.
Yami looked softly at the girl, realizing he had underestimated her character.
With such spirit, her Haki awakening was certain!
Given proper training, she would at least reach a silver-tier candidate for admiral one day.
And so Yami's lips curved. "In that case, let's find a Devil Fruit encyclopedia and let you take your time choosing."
After speaking, Yami took a familiar Eternal Pose from one of Nami's boxes.
On its base was a line of letters in English, which translated precisely as...
The Kingdom of Dressrosa!
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