The Crew stared at the ridiculous tower-like mountain which was entirely made out of ice. It was surrounded by a lush green jungle, and birds could be seen in the sky, circling it.
There was even a large river that entered the island, and the Black Pearl sailed into it.
The sounds of life all around them made them smile, but they grew even more excited when they saw a Tiger jump from one side of the river to another.
It was huge!
Surprisingly, the river went all the way up to the Ice Tower Mountain, and they were surprised to see that the Sea Water was completely surrounding it. And yet, the ice did not seem to be melting away.
They circled the Mountain, and out of curiosity, Yamato immediately used Geppo and approached it before swinging her twin Kanabo at it.
She was dismayed when she failed to even land a crack on it, and struck it again, this time by using Internal Destruction, and finally leaving cracks on it.
Her mouth dropped open in shock at seeing the damage she had caused heal on its own, and then she returned to the ship, wearing a frown on her face.
"Gad. Go down and check how deep this tower goes."
"Aye, Captain!" The Hammerhead Fishman immediately jumped into the water, and everyone patiently waited for him to return.
Sin frowned when he sensed Gad reaching thousands of metres deep, and he only stopped when he touched the seabed.
"It's it goes into the seabed. Almost like a spike that had erupted from the Vearth's crust. It seemed to have split this Island apart." The Fishman came up and reported, and he was visibly confused, having never seen something like this before.
"Anything interesting about the seabed around it?" Robin curiously asked.
Gad frowned and shook his head.
"The Island is split into four, almost equal parts, and there are four rivers."
At his words, Nami flew high up into the sky and took a look around the Island before she returned.
"It's a beautiful place!" She excitedly said. "There's a large lake on the island to our right."
"Gad, check how deep the river on the right is and if we can anchor the ship there." Sin ordered the Fishman, who quickly jumped back into the river.
A while later, as the Black Pearl sailed into the second River, he returned on board and shook his head.
"The water is too deep. Goes all the way to the seabed."
"Alright then. We will Anchor with the ground."
Sin, Bart, Bonney, Vigaro, and Augur soon got to work, bringing out large Metal Stakes, which they pierced into the ground and tied the Ship with Chains that were thrown out of the gunports to both sides of the River.
With their ship anchored, they all disembarked it, ready to explore the place, and Bonney also dragged Bepo out, despite his protests.
Soon, however, the Bear Mink gasped when he saw the Ice Tower in the distance, and then followed everyone on the land.
It was indeed an extremely beautiful place, and all four Islands were tropical islands with a variety of flora and fauna.
Bepo soon started smiling again, especially after Vivi sat down on his shoulders and asked him to show her around.
There seemed to be no civilisation here, so they were all very careful about the food and the insects, which could be dangerous.
Thankfully, with Robin around, who was knowledgeable about even fruits and mushrooms they had never seen before, they managed to collect and enjoy a lot of natural delicacies.
They explored one of the four sections of the Island the entire day, and in the evening, they had a feast on the sea channel, which Robin Froze so that they could set up their tables on it.
It was a beautiful sight when Hit created hundreds of small orbs of light all around them that floated in the air, making it all appear magical.
"Kanpai!"
Bepo welcomed Wolff to the crew as both the Minks gulped down mouthfuls of honey mead, and then laughed as they tore into the roasted meat.
Needless, as he had been since yesterday, was very quiet. He was even quieter than Augur.
"Hey, hey, what kind of Devil Fruit would you like to have?" Nami tried to talk to him, and when everyone turned to look at him, waiting for an answer, he felt a little awkward.
"Something that gives me immense strength, durability, and speed. I heard that Zoans amplify your strength, and the stronger your body grows, the stronger your Devil Fruit Powers grow. So, a Zoan."
"Awesome! Anything specific in mind?" She excitedly asked, glad to hear him speak.
"No. It's hard to come across Devil Fruits, so I will be happy to get my hands on any of them."
"Hehehe..." she playfully giggled.
"Well, I do have a very powerful Zoan Devil Fruit. Bart refused it, finding it not to his liking, so, it's yours if you want it." Sin lightly said as he drank the blossom wine.
"Which Fruit, Captain?" Needless surprisedly asked.
"Wani Wani no Mi, Model: Deinosuchus," Robin answered, and Ain's eyes instantly widened at her words.
"Isn't that the Devil Fruit of Raka The Cannibal?"
"He's dead, and it returned to the cycle." Bonney shrugged. "We have it now."
"Honestly, I would never eat a Zoan Devil Fruit if it does not come with wings, but that is an Ancient Zoan, and very powerful," Lily spoke as she bit into her roasted meat.
"You can not eat it anyway. Unless you wish you die a gruesome death. Your body will rupture, and the way not even remains are left when it happens." Robin sweetly smiled, and the Giantess nervously swallowed her food.
"That's not what I meant..."
They all laughed but soon turned their attention to Needless, who was still shocked that he was being offered such a powerful Devil Fruit.
He weirdly looked at Bart, wondering why he would refuse it, and the tall and hulking man smirked at him.
"I don't want a Zoan."
"Why?"
"Not fun. I want a Paramecia." He grinned and downed a barrel of honey mead.
"Bart! We did not know you were so fun!" Shachi laughed, and Penguin nodded his head. "Paramecia are the most fun Devil Fruits!"
"Agreed!" Lily and Bonney nodded their heads, and Hit chimed in as well.
"The most boring?"
"Logia!"
Robin covered her mouth and giggled at how everyone answered in unison.
"And still I would never trade my powers for any other in the world." Sin grinned, and Bonney rolled her eyes at his words.
She could copy all other Devil Fruit Powers by using distortion, just not the Logia, and this bugged her a lot.
"So, Needless, do you want it?" Sin asked their newest crewmate, who visibly gulped down the air. "You can always refuse and wait until we have something to your liking. It's not an issue for us."
"No, not, Captain... I want it." He resolutely said, and the Blackstar smiled before he teleported away.
He returned ten minutes later, and Needless caught the Pineapple Devil Fruit that was quite big with his trembling hands.
"If you eat all of it, I will you 5,000,000 Berries." Bonney mischievously said, and the young man got straight to work.
Only a bite later, all the colour from his face drained, and he even found it hard to swallow the next bite.
However, the next moment, his head turned monstrous, and he swallowed the remaining Fruit in one go.
Everyone laughed when he fell from his icy stool and nearly vomited, but then a dangerous roar escaped his mouth.
"Behave." Nami coldly said, and her warning surprised everyone.
Yamato smirked at Needless, whose predatory instincts were trying to intimidate them.
The young man quickly managed to get a grip on the raw power and excitement coursing through his veins and stood up to bow to all of them in apology.
"Thank you, Captain."
"I hope I will never have to remind you of the vow you took."
"I will always honour my that vow, Captain."
"Good." He smiled and laughed as he saw the sulking expressions of Shachi and Penguin. "You will only get your Devil Fruits when you fulfil your promise to me."
"We are focusing on learning Rokushiki now..."
"I did not tell you to do that. Your decision." He shrugged. "You will only get your Devil Fruits once you are proficient in using both Observation and Armament Haki."
They both nodded their heads and sighed.
"Have you decided which ones you want?"
"Storage Storage Fruit." Penguin grinned. "Armour Armour Fruit for me." And Shachi excitedly said.
"Why Armour Fruit?" Vivi curiously asked.
"Captain told me that with that Fruit I can create any type of Armour. Even Armours that can help me fly and swim in the sea..."
"What?!"
Almost half of them exclaimed in shock, and Sin laughed at their reaction.
"What?"
"That's such a useful Devil Fruit!!!"
"Only in the hands of someone who is intelligent and has a very vivid imagination." He smiled. "The true potential of most Paramecia can only be realised if you are very creative and intelligent. This category of Devil Fruits requires the most brain."
Everyone laughed when they caught Pascia instinctively looking at Bart after those words, and the massive man, who felt very embarrassed.
"Hey, hey, Bart is smart too." Sin chuckled, and the man did not feel better in the least when all of them started agreeing and recounting his moments of wisdom...
"Yes... yes..."
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"He is battle smart. So, a Paramecia geared towards fighting with be a perfect match for him. Something like the Moa Moa no Mi." Robin finally said, and Sin nodded his head to those words.
No one else could deny that either, and Bart, sensing their sincerity, finally felt better.
"What does Moa Moa no Mi do?"
"Allows you to amplify your strength and speed up to 100 times, and also allows you to amplify the size and speed of things you touch, again, up to a hundred times. Only Non-Living Things. By increasing the size of things, you also make them stronger. The Fruit has no records of Awakening, so, we don't know exactly what it would let the User do if someone managed to awaken it."
"It works like Size Size Fruit?" Vivi surprisedly asked.
"No. Lily can easily make something more than a hundred times bigger, and also smaller." Robin smiled. "She can turn as small as an Ant. Given her original size, how many times do you think she can decrease her size or the size of other things?"
The Princess' eyes widened in shock and her mouth cutely dropped open.
"Thousands...."
"Yup." Lily laughed. "The strength of the things I increase in size does increase, but I can not amplify my strength or speed up to a hundred times. That's a very destructive Devil Fruit. It amplifies the User's base strength and speed, so, the stronger and faster you get, the stronger the amplification."
"Also amplifies their voice. So, if you scream in someone's ear a hundred times louder than you can..." Robin darkly said, and they all instinctively winced.
Bart, however, was sold as soon as he heard what Moa Moa no Mi was capable of doing.
"Who has it?" He asked, and the Younger Black smiled.
"Byrnndi World. The Captain of the World Pirates. He's locked up in Impel Down right now."
However, hearing where the man was, he sighed.