At the same time, the system's notification appeared in his mind.
[Bound genius Golden Lion Shiki has died.]
[Final feedback activated.]
[Extracting accumulated attributes, combat experience, swordsmanship, Haki comprehension, Devil Fruit proficiency, physical foundation, life essence, and Devil Fruit power.]
Lakeman's smile froze.
'Devil Fruit power?'
Before he could think further, an immense current surged into his body.
It was not merely strength.
Not merely memory.
A complete rule entered him.
The Float-Float Fruit.
For a brief instant, Lakeman's pupils contracted.
'No.'
The ancient rule of the sea flashed through his mind.
A person could not eat two Devil Fruits.
Those who tried would die.
Their bodies would be torn apart by conflicting powers.
Lakeman already had the Steal-Steal Fruit.
Now, through the system's final feedback, the Float-Float Fruit had entered him as well.
For the first time in a long while, panic rose in his chest.
But nothing happened.
His body did not explode.
His blood did not rebel.
His soul did not crack.
The Float-Float Fruit's power settled inside him quietly, as if the system had already made room for it.
The Steal-Steal Fruit did not reject it.
The system gave no warning.
Lakeman stood still for a moment.
Then his eyes widened.
A breath later, wild laughter burst from his mouth.
"Hahaha."
The sound echoed through Eternal Hell.
Redfield and Bullet both stiffened.
The laughter was not madness.
It was joy.
Pure, uncontrolled joy.
'So that is how it is.'
'Final feedback can truly give me everything.'
Not just physical strength.
Not just Haki.
Not just combat memories.
Not just Devil Fruit proficiency from training.
The final feedback could transfer the Devil Fruit itself.
Complete power. A complete rule. A fully awakened fruit.
Lakeman looked at his hand.
The Float-Float Fruit power responded.
A loose stone near Shiki's cell trembled, then slowly rose from the floor.
It floated silently in the air.
Lakeman's laughter softened, but his smile widened.
'It really worked.'
He looked at the newly formed Fuwa Fuwa no Mi in his hand.
The fruit still existed.
That meant his Steal-Steal Fruit had captured the reincarnated vessel, while the system's final feedback had granted him Shiki's mastered power.
Whether this was duplication, rule extraction, or something only the system could accomplish, Lakeman did not know yet.
But he knew one thing.
He had gained the Float-Float Fruit.
And the physical fruit in his hand remained valuable.
Perhaps it could be stored.
Perhaps studied.
Perhaps given to his women or subbordinates later.
For now, he placed it into his private space.
Another idea entered his mind.
Lakeman opened the system interface and looked at the Devil Fruit proficiency he had stored over the years.
Previously, proficiency gained from bound geniuses had mostly been used to strengthen the Steal-Steal Fruit or stored for later.
Now, he fed a small portion into the Float-Float Fruit power inside him.
The response came instantly.
The Float-Float Fruit absorbed it.
Its mastery deepened slightly.
Lakeman's eyes lit up.
'It works.'
He tried again.
The Steal-Steal Fruit also accepted proficiency as usual.
The two powers did not conflict.
One body.
Two Devil Fruits.
Both could grow through stored proficiency.
Lakeman's smile became dangerous.
'This changes everything.'
Redfield and Bullet watched silently.
They did not know exactly what had happened, but they could sense that Lakeman had gained something enormous from Shiki's death.
Something that made even him laugh without restraint.
Lakeman lowered his hand.
His expression returned to calm, though the excitement in his eyes remained.
Then he remembered another completed binding.
Byrnndi World.
The World Destroyer.
Since Byrnndi had already been fully bound while Lakeman rested, his death could trigger complete final feedback as well.
And if Shiki's death had given him the Float-Float Fruit, then Byrnndi's death might give him the More-More Fruit.
A power that could multiply speed, size, and force.
For others, it was powerful.
For Lakeman, it might become another rule added to his foundation.
His pace quickened.
"Come."
Redfield and Bullet immediately followed.
They passed the unconscious prisoners and soon reached the massive block of ice where Byrnndi World remained frozen.
Inside the ice, the World Destroyer stood sealed, unaware that his binding had already finished.
Lakeman stopped before him.
Lakeman looked at the frozen man calmly.
Byrnndi was no longer merely a prisoner.
He was a complete resource.
A fruit waiting to be harvested.
Lakeman raised his hand.
"Your value in being alive is over."
Golden pressure condensed again.
The ice cracked.
Not from heat.
Not from impact.
From the will pressing through it.
Byrnndi's consciousness did not even have time to awaken before Lakeman's Conqueror's Haki pierced him.
The block of ice split with a sharp sound.
Byrnndi World's life ended inside it.
At the same moment, Lakeman prepared another ordinary fruit and activated the Steal-Steal Fruit.
A strange power was drawn from Byrnndi's corpse.
The fruit in his hand trembled. Its surface twisted, darkened, and formed unnatural spiral patterns.
A few seconds later, the transformation ended.
The Moa Moa no Mi. The More-More Fruit.
It had been captured.
Then the system notification followed.
[Bound genius Byrnndi World has died.]
[Final feedback activated.]
[Extracting accumulated attributes, combat experience, physical foundation, Haki comprehension, Devil Fruit proficiency, life essence, and Devil Fruit power.]
A second Devil Fruit rule flowed into Lakeman's body.
This time, he did not panic.
After Shiki, he already knew the system could transfer Devil Fruit powers through final feedback without causing rejection.
The More-More Fruit settled quietly beside the Steal-Steal Fruit and the Float-Float Fruit.
Steal.
Float.
Multiply.
Three powers rested inside him without conflict.
Lakeman closed his eyes briefly.
The Steal-Steal Fruit remained the core.
The Float-Float Fruit gave him awakened control over floating objects, aerial combat, and large-scale manipulation.
The More-More Fruit brought amplification.
Speed.
Size.
Force.
Output.
With enough mastery, it could turn even a simple attack into something terrifying.
Lakeman fed a small amount of stored Devil Fruit proficiency into the More-More Fruit.
It worked.
His smile deepened.
'So long as the genius is fully bound, final feedback can truly give me everything.'
He stored the newly formed More-More Fruit inside his private space.
Redfield and Bullet remained silent behind him.
Both understood one thing clearly.
Shiki had died.
Byrnndi World had died.
And Lakeman had grown stronger from both.
To them, it no longer looked like simple killing.
It looked like devouring.
Lakeman turned away from Byrnndi's shattered ice.
"Let us go."
Redfield bowed his head.
"Yes, Saint Lakeman."
Bullet followed silently.
Behind them, Byrnndi World's frozen remains stayed motionless, stripped of power and value.
As they walked back toward the elevator, Lakeman glanced across Eternal Hell one last time.
Many prisoners remained.
Some had already been bound.
Some would become useful later.
Some were only waiting for their value to ripen.
But today's harvest was already enough.
Redfield had submitted.
Bullet had submitted.
Shiki had died.
Byrnndi World had died.
The Float-Float Fruit had entered his body.
The More-More Fruit had followed.
And the system had revealed a deeper secret.
Final feedback could transfer everything.
Lakeman stepped into the elevator.
Redfield and Bullet stood behind him.
The doors closed.
Eternal Hell disappeared from sight.
Lakeman's blood-red eyes reflected faint golden light.
'The world thinks one body can only hold one Devil Fruit.'
His smile deepened.
'How narrow.'
The elevator rose.
Far below, Eternal Hell returned to silence.
But the old era had lost another legend.
And Lakeman had gained two new rules.
The elevator rose from Eternal Hell.
Lakeman stood at the front, calm and satisfied.
Behind him, Redfield and Bullet followed in silence.
Both had once stood near the summit of the sea. Redfield had walked alone through the old era, refusing every crew and every invitation. Bullet had chased strength beyond Roger, trusting nothing but power.
Now, both walked behind Saint Lakeman.
One had received the Vampire Fruit.
The other had regained his youth and strength.
And both had just witnessed something that would haunt even monsters like them.
Lakeman had killed Golden Lion Shiki.
He had harvested the Float-Float Fruit.
Then he had killed Byrnndi World and taken the More-More Fruit as well.
Not merely the physical fruits.
The powers themselves had entered him.
That was what truly silenced them.
The world believed Devil Fruits followed rules no one could break.
One body.
One fruit.
Death for anyone who tried otherwise.
Yet Lakeman had accepted new powers through the system without suffering the slightest backlash.
Redfield's eyes lowered.
'The more I see, the more terrifying he becomes.'
Bullet clenched his fists once, then released them.
'If I want to surpass Roger, following him is the only path.'
The elevator continued upward.
When the doors opened on the fifth floor, Freezing Hell's cold air rushed in.
A nearby surveillance Den Den Mushi blinked.
It captured the image immediately.
Lakeman walked out first.
Redfield followed him.
Then came Bullet.
The image was transmitted to the monitoring room above.
For several breaths, the guards stared at the screen without speaking.
Then the room erupted.
"Another prisoner."
"Douglas Bullet came out of Eternal Hell."
"Report to Warden Magellan."
"Call Chief Jailer Shiryu."
"Check the sixth-floor records."
The previous panic had not fully settled, and now a greater one arrived.
Redfield alone had already shaken Impel Down. Now Bullet had appeared as well.
Soon, the sixth-floor inspection report came through.
Golden Lion Shiki was dead.
Byrnndi World was dead.
Multiple high-level prisoners were unconscious.
The guards nearly collapsed from the pressure.
Magellan arrived with a dark face.
Shiryu followed beside him, silent as always, though his eyes were sharper than usual.
The recording played again.
Lakeman.
Redfield.
Bullet.
Then the death reports were placed before them.
Magellan closed his eyes for a moment.
His head hurt.
His stomach hurt.
Even his soul seemed to hurt.
Shiryu glanced at the report and said nothing.
Finally, Magellan asked, "Confirmed?"
A guard quickly lowered his head.
"Yes, Warden. Golden Lion Shiki and Byrnndi World are dead. Douglas Bullet left Eternal Hell with Saint Lakeman."
Another guard hesitated before asking, "Should this also be recorded as a transfer?"
The room fell silent.
No one wanted to answer.
Magellan opened his eyes and picked up the Den Den Mushi.
"As warden, I must report it."
His tone made it clear he wished he did not.
"Buru buru buru."
"Buru buru buru."
"Gacha."
At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku answered the call.
"This is Sengoku."
"Marshal Sengoku, this is Magellan."
Sengoku's eyebrow twitched.
Again.
A bad feeling rose in his chest.
"What happened now?"
Magellan's voice was heavy.
"Saint Lakeman has taken Douglas Bullet from Eternal Hell."
Sengoku went silent.
Before he could speak, Magellan continued.
"Golden Lion Shiki is dead. Byrnndi World is also dead."
The office became quiet.
Tsuru raised her eyes.
Garp, who had been sitting in the corner with a gloomy face, looked over as well.
Sengoku's hand tightened around the Den Den Mushi.
For a moment, he wanted to slam the table.
But anger was useless.
This was Saint Lakeman.
The same boy who had already shaken the world alongside Imu.
The same Celestial Dragon who now stood above the World Government in all but public title.
After several seconds, Sengoku forced himself to speak.
"Was it Saint Lakeman?"
"Yes."
"Did he give a reason?"
"No."
Sengoku rubbed his forehead.
Of course, he did not.
To the current Lakeman, Eternal Hell was not a prison filled with government assets.
It was a warehouse.
If he wanted someone, he took them.
If he wanted someone dead, they died.
Sengoku hated the thought.
But he could not deny it.
"Magellan."
"Yes, Marshal."
"Record Douglas Bullet as a classified asset under Saint Lakeman's custody."
Magellan's shoulders loosened slightly.
"As for Shiki and Byrnndi World, mark them deceased under direct authorization from the highest authority."
Magellan hesitated.
"Will Mariejois confirm this?"
Sengoku's mouth twitched.
"They will."
He did not even need to ask.
The Five Elders would never challenge Lakeman over two prisoners, no matter how legendary those prisoners had once been.
"Do not question Saint Lakeman. Do not interfere with him. Do not let the guards act foolishly."
"Understood."
Sengoku's voice lowered.
"And Magellan."
"Yes?"
"Pray that he leaves soon."
Magellan replied with rare sincerity.
"I understand."
"Gacha."
The call ended.
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