Kaka lowered her head for a closer look, surprise flashing across her bright face.
Nearly six million viewers in chat froze too when they saw what had just appeared in front of her.
"Guys, this is…"
Kaka stared blankly, both hands lifting a blue fruit about the size of a small durian.
Its skin was deep blue with little droplet-like swirls all over it, and a green stem curled from the top.
"Guys… did I just pull a Devil Fruit?!"
Even she sounded unconvinced. The stream erupted.
[Wha— Kaka what kind of luck is that?!]
[No way. First chest in the whole game and it's a Devil Fruit?]
[I've never seen one in person, but by the look and the swirls—that's gotta be it!]
Kaka, unsure how to handle the prize, didn't eat it right away.
Instead she left her cabin and headed for the deck.
The Red-Haired Pirates are either throwing a party or getting ready to throw one;
and it just so happened to be dinner time. Everyone was already gathered outdoors.
"Shanks, I got a fruit. Can you check it for me?"
She played it coy—of course she knew it was a Devil Fruit, but she wanted Shanks to name it and maybe pry some extra info from him. If anyone knew these things, it would be a Yonko.
Shanks turned lazily—and then blinked, taken aback by the "fruit" in her hands.
"A Devil Fruit? Where did you get that?"
He frowned in puzzlement; he certainly didn't remember any such fruit aboard the Red Force.
Benn Beckman and the others wandered over, studying the fruit with furrowed brows.
"This one doesn't look like any we're storing," Beckman said.
As a Yonko crew, they did have a few fruits tucked away—mostly ordinary Zoans or Paramecias kept as curiosities.
But the one in Kaka's hands…
"I've gone through a lot of fruit catalogs," Beckman added, "and I don't recall a blue one like this.
Then again, there are plenty that haven't been recorded."
"Where'd you pick it up, Kaka?" Lucky Roux grinned, already egging her on. "If you're unsure, try it! Maybe it's a good one."
Yasopp raised a hand to caution her.
"Kaka, think it through. Once you eat a Devil Fruit, you're a hammer—a landlubber. You'll sink like a rock. And Seastone will sap your strength…"
Shanks lifted a hand, expression turning serious.
"Kaka's our crewmate. Let her decide for herself.
"Here's what we can tell you: eating a fruit can give you incredible powers and a higher starting point in strength.
But you'll be unable to swim and weak to Seastone.
And depending on the ability, it can also shape—or limit—your future growth.
"That said, some powers are absolutely worth it."
Kaka wasn't in a rush now. She glanced back up.
"Shanks, are Devil Fruits categorized?"
He nodded.
"Three big types: Logia (Natural), Paramecia (Special Abilities), and Zoan (Animal).
"Zoans are the most common—turn you into an animal or hybrid. Like that wolf you saw, Hild."
"Paramecia gives special abilities," he continued. "Like vibrations, or stretching your limbs like rubber."
That's Luffy, Kaka thought. From bits and pieces she'd heard, the straw hat had once been Shanks's—and came from the Pirate King's legacy.
"What about Logia?" Kaka asked.
"Rarest of the three," Shanks said, tone turning weighty.
"Some can level islands—like the Marines' three Admirals: Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru. All Logia.
"But don't worship Logia blindly. Some Zoans have Ancient or even rarer Mythical models—those can be scarcer than Logia."
"Scarcer than Logia?!" Kaka's eyes lit up. She held up her fruit, hopeful.
"Shanks… does this look like a Mythical Zoan to you?"
Shanks, Beckman, and Roux all leaned in, inspected—
and then, in perfect unison, gave her a long, eloquent side-eye.
Not a word spoken, but the meaning was loud and clear: keep dreaming.
"Tch, fine. A no is a no."
Kaka puffed her cheeks, lifted the fruit, and bit down.
Instantly a flavor beyond description detonated across her tongue.
She couldn't even name it—only that it was heinous.
Her face twisted. One tiny bite and she felt like retching up her soul.
She doubled over like a shrimp, gagging so hard she thought her intestines might climb out of her throat.
Only after a long moment did the nausea ebb.
The chat was already at a rolling boil.
[Kaka, is it really that nasty?!]
[Her face is not acting. That's real.]
[Can a game really simulate a taste like that?]
[Shanks said Devil Fruits taste worse than crap. Guess he wasn't kidding.]
[Forget the flavor—I wanna know what ability she got!]
[Yeah, is it Zoan, Paramecia, or Logia?!]
[Tell us tell us tell us!]
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