The seaside town of Tonmachi Island was surrounded by pleasant scenery.
Sunlight poured from the sky, bathing the whole island in the warmth of early spring.
The town looked peaceful and calm.
Creed and Ain had just stepped off their ship, planning to find a restaurant, when Creed's eyes suddenly sharpened—he had spotted something completely unexpected.
Or rather… not someone, but something.
In the marketplace was a small white polar bear dressed in human clothing.
It was carrying a large bag of groceries, moving along slowly.
Bepo…
Wasn't that Bepo?
The white bear from the Mink Tribe who had accidentally ended up in the North Blue.
"S-Sorry!"
The overloaded Bepo, unable to see the road clearly, bumped into Creed and quickly apologized.
"It's fine. Here, let me help you."
Creed smiled and took some of the load.
"T-Thank you so much!"
"You're welcome. Let's go."
At this time, Bepo was still just a little bear, about the height of a child, and extremely cute.
He was also incredibly kind, trusting a stranger so easily—perhaps an instinct of his animal nature.
Bepo led Creed toward his home.
They walked out of town into the countryside.
Soon, a house came into view, with a large field in front and tools scattered around nearby.
In the field was a boy of eleven or twelve, watering the crops.
He wore a spotted hat, with pale skin.
Seeing him, Creed smiled.
As expected—if Bepo was here, then there was no reason Law wouldn't be.
"Law, I'm back!"
Bepo called to him.
Law nodded, then froze slightly when he saw Creed and Ain.
"This is the kind person who helped me carry things," Bepo explained.
Law nodded again. "Thanks."
"No problem."
While speaking, Creed secretly used his system to check Law's abilities.
[Name]: Trafalgar D. Water Law
[Abilities]: C-rank Ope Ope no Mi (conditions met, extractable), C-rank Swordsmanship (extractable), C-rank Physical Skills (extractable)…
[Overall Strength]: C-rank
The Ope Ope no Mi…
In his mind, Creed ordered, "Use Devil Fruit Ability Extraction Card."
Ding! Card used successfully. Extracting Ope Ope no Mi…
Ding! Congratulations, host has obtained Ope Ope no Mi…
The pleasant voice rang in his head.
Creed smiled—this Eternal Pose had led him to the North Blue and brought him an unexpected bonus.
The [Devil Fruit Ability Extraction Card] had finally come in handy.
The Ope Ope no Mi—an undeniably powerful fruit, known as the "Ultimate" fruit, valued at 5 billion Berries if sold.
It was an offense-and-defense powerhouse. Inside its ROOM, one could cut apart bodies without harming the person, swap the positions of objects at will, and manipulate space itself.
And being a Paramecia, it could awaken—just how terrifying would it be then?
…
After extracting the Ope Ope no Mi, the two didn't linger and returned to town.
They feasted in a restaurant—after half a month at sea, training his Haoshoku Haki every day and knocking out countless fish, Creed was sick of seafood.
After dinner, they strolled through town for a while.
As dusk fell, they returned to the port, planning to rest on the ship for the night and depart in the morning.
That night, in the cabin…
Creed's eyes gleamed with excitement—just as he had suspected.
In his hand was a gem—the treasure of the sea, seastone.
And yet… his body felt no discomfort, none of the weakness that plagued other Devil Fruit users.
It was exactly as he had guessed—abilities extracted with the [Devil Fruit Ability Extraction Card] came with no side effects!
He feared neither seawater nor seastone.
This was… invincible!
…
(End of Chapter)
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