"Is this a Logia type?" Nami said.
"That's right." Meiser nodded. "It's a Logia ability that allows for Elemental Transformation."
"After eating it..."
Before Meiser could finish, Nami cut in, "Doesn't that mean it can be sold for even more money!!!"
Meiser: ???
Seriously, sis, is there anything else on your mind besides money?!
"A Logia type can indeed fetch a sky-high price," Rayleigh said with a chuckle. "At least a billion Berries!"
A billion Berries was considered a low price for an extremely rare Devil Fruit like a Logia type.
"That's even better!" Nami said excitedly.
"Hey, hey, hey, this is a Logia type," Perona said, dumbfounded.
How could they even think of selling something like this for money?
What on earth was Nami thinking?
"So what?" Nami said, her eyes gleaming with the light of money. "Isn't it better to turn it into cash!"
Perona: ...
Perona opened her mouth, but for a moment, she didn't know what to say.
Meiser shook his head helplessly, then noticed Luffy's grim expression.
"What's wrong with you now?"
"I was just remembering the taste of that thing," Luffy said, his face scrunched up.
Hearing this, Nami looked curious. "What did it taste like?"
"Like shit..."
Meiser: ???
Nami: —.
What kind of description was that?
Meiser stared at Luffy in shock, his expression seeming to say: You've even eaten that?
"Devil Fruits do taste awful," Shakky said, tapping the ash from her cigarette. "But compared to what you gain, it's nothing."
The bad taste is only temporary, but the ability you get lasts a lifetime!
"That's true."
Meiser nodded, then turned to Nami. "Nami, don't think about selling this for money. We're not short on cash right now."
Nami: ???
Nami looked at Meiser in confusion. "What do you mean... we're not short on cash right now?"
They did have a fair amount of money stored with Merry, but she wouldn't say they weren't short on cash.
"Have you forgotten where I got this Devil Fruit?" Meiser said with a smirk.
At his words, Nami froze.
Then, with a look of both anticipation and shock, she looked at Meiser and said, "D-Don't tell me you..."
"That's right, I plundered a lot of treasure from Mary Geoise!" Meiser grinned. "The Straw Hat Pirates don't need to worry about money anymore!!"
"Gulp—"
Nami subconsciously swallowed, then asked cautiously, "How... how much?"
Meiser thought for a moment, then said, "In Berries... we have about thirty billion right now."
As soon as he said that, the room fell silent.
Then, Perona said in utter shock, "H-How much?!"
"Thirty billion."
"Thir..."
Perona subconsciously swallowed, too shocked to speak.
She had never even heard of such a large sum of money, let alone dared to imagine it!
And yet... yet this guy Meiser had gotten his hands on that much?!
"How much meat is that!" Luffy said, staring at Meiser in shock.
Meiser thought for a moment, then said, "It should be enough for you to eat for... a hundred years?"
"No... it should be more than you can eat in a hundred years."
"Th-That's great!"
At the thought of having an endless supply of meat to eat from now on, Luffy burst into excited laughter.
Meiser smiled at the sight, then looked at Nami, who had lowered her head for some reason. "So, Nami, you..."
Before Meiser could finish, he found Nami had rushed right in front of him in an instant.
Then, Nami threw her arms around Meiser, hugging him tightly while shouting excitedly, "Meiser, I love you to death!!"
"Eh?"
Held in Nami's embrace, Meiser was stunned for a moment. Where did this sudden face-full of softness come from?
But... hasn't Nami's growth been a bit too exaggerated?
Feeling the sensation against his face, Meiser fell into deep thought.
"Thirty billion... thirty billion!" Nami shouted excitedly. "This is thirty billion!!!"
From now on, the Straw Hat Pirates would be a rich Pirate Crew!
At this thought, Nami hugged Meiser even more tightly.
Meiser: —
"Cough... Nami, I can't breathe," Meiser said, patting Nami.
"Ah, sorry, sorry."
Nami let go of Meiser and reached out to help him catch his breath. "I just got a little excited..."
"Phew."
After taking a deep breath, Meiser shook his head. "It's fine."
He could understand Nami, after all, her childhood was...
Thinking of this, Meiser sighed silently.
Meanwhile, Nami was trying hard to control her breathing, clearly wanting to calm herself down.
But the thought of Meiser obtaining so much money made it impossible for her to remain calm.
"Calm down," Meiser said. "Maybe there'll be even more in the future, who knows."
However... Meiser's words, instead of calming Nami down, made her breathing even more rapid.
Thirty billion was already outrageous enough, and there could be more... how much money would that be?
At this thought, Nami's eyes turned into the shape of money.
Meiser looked on helplessly. It seemed it wouldn't be easy for this girl to calm down.
He then averted his gaze, deciding to wait for Nami to calm down before saying anything else.
After a while, Nami gradually calmed down, and her eyes returned to normal.
Seeing this, Meiser nodded and said, "Now you understand what I was saying earlier, right?"
"Mhm."
Meiser smiled at her response, then picked up the Logia type Cloud-Cloud Fruit and placed it in Nami's hands.
Then, Meiser looked into Nami's eyes and said, "So just eat this. There's no need to sell it for money."
Having calmed down, Nami looked at the Devil Fruit in her hand. "A Logia type Devil Fruit..."
She had indeed given up the idea of selling it for money, but when she thought about becoming unable to swim after eating a Devil Fruit, Nami became hesitant again.
"Eat it," Meiser said. "This is an ability I specifically chose for you."
Nami was taken aback, then asked in confusion, "Specifically chosen for me?"
"What kind of ability is it?"
Why would Meiser think this Devil Fruit was the most suitable for her?
"This Devil Fruit is called the Cloud-Cloud Fruit," Shakky said, taking out the copy of the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia she had made from Meiser's.
"It grants the ability to create and control clouds."
"You like to fight using the weather, so this ability is indeed very suitable for you."
With that, Shakky pushed the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia forward, gesturing for Nami to take a look.
"The Cloud-Cloud Fruit, huh..."
Nami squeezed in next to Meiser, looked down at the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia on the table, and carefully read the description of this Devil Fruit.
A moment later, she murmured, "This ability... is indeed very suitable for me."
At that moment, a feeling arose in Nami's heart.
That was... she was fated to have this Devil Fruit!
"After Nami eats this Devil Fruit, will she be able to create clouds like the ones on Sky Island?" Luffy asked curiously.
If that were the case, Nami could lift their Pirate Ship and fly through the air!
As if imagining that scene, Luffy's eyes gradually began to shine.
"Hmm..."
Rayleigh stroked his chin, then said, "It's possible."
Although the clouds on Sky Island were somewhat special, they were still clouds in the end.
"The clouds on Sky Island..." Nami thought for a moment, then said, "Speaking of which... could the clouds on Sky Island have been created by a user of this Devil Fruit?"
Otherwise, there was no way to explain why there were clouds in this world that could hold islands up in the sky!
"That's possible," Shakky nodded.
If a Logia type Devil Fruit Ability was developed to its Awakening, it was possible to permanently create certain terrains.
Then, Shakky looked at Nami and said, "Are you going to eat it?"
"This ability is really good for you."
If developed to be powerful enough, a scene of ten thousand lightning bolts striking the ground would not be impossible.
After hearing Shakky's words, Nami didn't answer immediately but lowered her head in serious thought.
A moment later, she looked up and said, "I need to draw nautical charts. If I can't swim..."
Nami didn't finish her sentence, but everyone understood what she meant.
If she became unable to swim, she wouldn't be able to go into the sea to draw charts anymore.
"That's an easy problem to solve," Meiser said. "First, we can use the Shark Submerge III from the Thousand Sunny to go underwater and check things out."
"Second... I've developed a new technique that can solve this problem."
Nami, who was thinking about the Shark Submerge III's capabilities, was taken aback. She looked at Meiser in confusion and asked, "What technique?"
What kind of technique could solve her problem of not being able to swim?
"I can use the unique resin here on the Sabaody Archipelago, combined with a Water Release Technique, to create a special membrane," Meiser explained. "This membrane can adhere to someone's body and block out the seawater."
"This way, it won't affect your ability to swim, and it will also allow you to breathe underwater!!!"
This was one of the techniques he had developed over the past two years on Kuja Island, and it was a very practical ability.
"There's a Ninjutsu like that?" Nami said, looking at Meiser in shock.
Does that mean... she could still go into the sea after eating a Devil Fruit?
"Hey, hey, hey, are you serious?"
Perona also looked at Meiser in shock, clearly not expecting him to be able to develop such a Ninjutsu.
Does that mean... she might have a chance to go swimming in the sea for fun in the future?
Rayleigh and Shakky exchanged a glance, then said with emotion, "What an astonishing kid."
He could even develop a Ninjutsu like that... was there anything he couldn't do?
At this point, even if he pulled out a Ninjutsu that could resurrect the dead, the two of them wouldn't be surprised.
"Hey, Meiser, you have an ability like that?!" Luffy looked at Meiser excitedly. "Does that mean I can go swimming in the sea?!"
"Of course you can," Meiser said with a chuckle.
"That's great!"
Luffy shot up and grabbed Meiser's arm. "Quick, quick, let's go try it now!"
Ever since becoming a Devil Fruit Ability User, he hadn't been able to swim...
This time, he was definitely going to have some fun!
"What's your hurry?" Meiser said, rolling his eyes at Luffy. "Can't you wait until we set sail to play?"
Really, this guy was always so impatient.
"Oh, I see..."
Luffy scratched his head and nodded. "Alright then."
He would just have to wait until they set sail to have fun with this ability.
Meiser nodded, then looked at Nami. "Do you have any more concerns now?"
"How long can your technique last?" Nami asked.
"That depends on the amount of resin used," Meiser explained. "But under normal circumstances... lasting for half a day shouldn't be a problem."
He wasn't short on Chakra, but the resin couldn't be replenished as it wore off in the water, so the technique couldn't be used for a long time.
But half a day was more than enough time.
"Then I have no more problems," Nami nodded.
Half a day was completely sufficient for her to survey the underwater terrain!
With that thought, Nami decisively picked up the Devil Fruit in her hand and took a bite.
"Crunch!"
Nami: ...
The moment she bit down, Nami's face turned green.
Then, Nami wanted to spit out what was in her mouth.
Meiser quickly covered Nami's mouth and said, "Don't spit it out, this thing is worth over a billion!"
Nami: !!!
Hearing Meiser's words, Nami was once again reminded of the value of this Devil Fruit.
Then, she resolutely swallowed the piece of Devil Fruit in her mouth.
"That's more like it." Meiser let go of her and smiled. "This way, you can—"
Before Meiser could finish, he saw Nami pick up the Devil Fruit again and start eating it, crunch by crunch.
She was eating so fast, it was as if she was afraid someone would snatch it from her.
Meiser: ...
Didn't they say only the first bite of a Devil Fruit works? Why isn't Nami stopping?
Watching Nami completely devour the Devil Fruit, Meiser fell into deep thought.
"Huh?"
Luffy also looked at Nami in confusion. "Nami, why did you eat the whole thing?"
"Could it be... the Devil Fruit you ate was delicious?"
That couldn't be right. His instincts told him that Devil Fruits tasted as bad as shit.
"Delicious?"
Nami, enduring the discomfort in her body, picked up a napkin from the table to wipe her mouth, then said, "Delicious my ass!"
"This thing tastes as bad as shit!"
If this thing was delicious, then there would be no such thing as bad-tasting food in the world!
Meiser: ???
Wait, why that evaluation again?
Have you all tasted it before?
Or... is this an instinctive reaction after eating a Devil Fruit?
Thinking of this, Meiser once again fell into deep thought.
"If it didn't taste good, why did you eat it all?" Perona's mouth twitched.
As someone who had eaten a Devil Fruit, she knew all too well what that thing tasted like.
"Of course, it's because this thing is valuable!" Nami said.
This was a Devil Fruit worth over a billion!
So... no matter how bad it tasted, she had to eat it all!
Perona: ...
Looking at Nami's serious face, Perona was silent for a moment, then said with a look of admiration, "As expected of the woman who can resist my Negative Spirits with the sheer will of money."
This level of willpower driven by the love of money was truly unmatched by others.
Nami smiled, then began to lower her head to feel the changes in her body.
"Nami, do you feel anything?" Luffy leaned over curiously.
"My body seems to have changed."
Nami frowned and said, "But if I had to describe it, I can't really say what's happening."
Hearing Nami's words, Meiser was taken aback, then said in surprise, "Don't you instinctively gain basic information after eating a Devil Fruit?"
"No," Shakky shook her head. "The user has to figure that out for themselves."
After eating a Devil Fruit, one could indeed instinctively know how to release the ability, but what specific changes would occur could only be known after releasing the ability.
"So you don't get the basic information right away," Meiser said with some disdain. "That's quite troublesome."
Compared to this, my Mangekyō Sharingan is so much more advanced!
After all... the moment he awakened his ability, he knew the basic information about it.
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