Misu wasn’t the type to put a knife to someone’s throat and say “if you don’t believe in my religion, then die.” It was simply something she couldn’t bring herself to do.
However, when faced with stubborn people who insisted on speaking disrespectfully, they wouldn’t even get the chance to work in the mines.
She was a nun, but this nun wasn’t only kind and compassionate. Even a fool could see that something was off with the situation. Though she hadn’t figured out exactly what happened, the member of the Revolutionary Army chose the former option and offered a sincere apology.
This outcome was barely acceptable to the knights, but they refrained from escalating the conflict. Then, they resumed their missionary work. After this small friction, the Revolutionary Army members were ordered to keep quiet. Even if they didn’t understand, they didn’t say anything in their presence.
Meanwhile, Tiger and Koala talked for a while, sharing their experiences over this period.
Hearing Koala’s dreams, Tiger showed a smile of relief. At least this proved that his efforts hadn’t been in vain; there were still good people among humans, people who were willing to believe in Fish-Men and work toward change.
After confirming that Tiger was indeed the legendary Tiger, the Revolutionary Army members were filled with admiration for his actions. Tiger, the liberator of Mariejois, had a significant influence on the Revolutionary Army.
They even used this opportunity for some strategic promotion, which helped the Revolutionary Army members understand a little more about the Arceus Cult.
Misu and the others didn’t stay on the island for long. They left before the Revolutionary Army and set sail for the next island.
“Commander Betty, recently everyone’s been talking about the Arceus Cult…”
“I know. There’s no need to worry about it. I heard Morley mention it before. He’s encountered this kind of situation too. Overall, they’re a group of good people, just a bit extreme in some areas.”
Morley was another commander of the Revolutionary Army, with a peculiar personality. You could say he is a Giant okama.
As commanders of the Revolutionary Army, they were somewhat aware of Dragon’s plans. They knew that the Revolutionary Army’s goal was to take down the Celestial Dragons, so they approved of the Arceus Cult members who called the Celestial Dragons fake gods and despised them.
Although these Revolutionary Army members had gathered together due to their ideals, they lacked a clear understanding of the power of faith and hadn’t realized its influence.
Time passed, and Misu and Tiger’s ship sailed across the seas, contributing to the spread of the Arceus Cult, as time steadily ticked away.
A year passed in the blink of an eye, and those young, inexperienced children had become elite warriors.
Over the past year, Robin’s explorations continued. In Alabasta, she found numerous crumbling ruins, and the information from them gave her a deeper understanding of the past.
Vivi and Igaram successfully infiltrated Baroque Works and were assigned their own codenames.
In East Blue, at Foosha Village, Luffy trained his fists daily, preparing for his voyage a year later.
Baratie had become a renowned floating restaurant, but it also came with the rumor of a sea monster. It was said that anyone causing trouble there might end up as the sea monster’s meal.
However, life in Cocoyasi Village wasn’t faring as well as expected. Initially, the discovery of the gold mine did improve their quality of life. However, as the gold began to be sold, the enormous profits attracted the attention of the Branch Captain Nezumi, who started scheming for the gold buried in the mountains.
The Spade Pirates, after a friendly exchange with the Red-Haired Pirates, were eventually defeated by Whitebeard. After countless lessons, Ace obtained what he needed from Whitebeard and became a member of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Crocodile continued his search for the location of Pluton, while Moria was still living in his own world, fantasizing about the invincible zombie army.
The other Shichibukai led relatively peaceful lives, though Boa Hancock felt uneasy as usual. Whenever her mood soured, the sea nearby would gain several more stone statues of pirates.
Caesar, after a series of efforts, managed to create his artificial Devil Fruits. A portion of the samples was delivered to Onigashima by Doflamingo.
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“What do you need this useless thing for?”
Seeing the artificial Devil Fruit in Kaido’s hand, Arceus was quite puzzled. He still remembered its effects—referred to as SMILE. Although it was called an artificial Devil Fruit, its success rate was dismally low.
There was a high probability that the person would lose all emotions and only be able to laugh, no matter what happened.
Even if they gained abilities, it was far from a complete Devil Fruit. The user might acquire some abilities, but not all of them.
Uncontrollable transformation and bizarre body parts transformation—Arceus couldn’t understand why Kaido would want something like this.
“You don’t know about its side effects?”
“I do. Joker already told me, and he wouldn’t dare lie to me about this.”
Before delivering the goods, Doflamingo had thoroughly inspected their effects and informed Kaido of all possible side effects without hiding anything. Since if anything went wrong, Doflamingo couldn’t afford the consequences.
“You knew, and you still want them?”
“You don’t understand. Back on the battlefield, if I captured roasted meat from the enemy, I’d eat it. But I wouldn’t throw away their hard-to-eat dry food. Instead, I’d bring them back to share with others or save for later.”
Kaido used himself as an example to illustrate his point.
“Your abilities are incredibly powerful, and the strength of those Mythical Zoan far surpasses these things. But those who are worthy of your power must first prove themselves. This stuff is much more convenient.”
Some people will never be able to obtain your powers in their lifetime, but even low-ranking members have their own value. This stuff is perfect for them. Having some abilities is better than having nothing at all.”
“You really want to buy this stuff?”
“Let’s just say it has its uses. Worst case, I can let Queen use them as ammunition.”
“Do as you like. But… cut the price by 90%.”
“Why?”
“Because the success rate is only one in ten! Do you really want to feed these garbage failed goods to your own people?”
Arceus glanced over the samples and had already reached a conclusion. In his eyes, Caesar’s creations were incomplete products. Nine out of ten weren’t worth eating, and even the one successful piece required additional refinement.
For Arceus, that wasn’t difficult. Not everything Caesar made was successful. Out of about ten, only one was a finished product.
Arceus wasn’t planning to modify these fruits into Pokémon abilities. Instead, he intended to refine them slightly to ensure that consuming them would be no different from eating an ordinary Zoan-type Devil Fruit.
As Kaido said, this was a power meant for the low-ranking members. Giving ordinary abilities to those without any hope of becoming officers was enough.
This refinement wasn’t about eliminating the side effects—he had no intention of going through the meticulous process again like taking out the seeds of a dragon fruit. It’s merely about filling in the gaps, turning it into an ordinary devil fruit. For Arceus, this was like cutting an apple in half, hardly a challenging task.
“Worororo, I knew you could handle this. I’ll leave it to you then. It seems there’s been some news about your plate, so I’ll head over there to check it out.”
Saying that, Kaido flew straight out of Onigashima, leaving the matter of how to handle the subsequent arrangements to Queen.
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