God...
A familiar yet somewhat strange term.
After all, the most often heard is the Sun God.
But that's merely a beautiful vision from ancient times, and also of Mythical type.
Can that really be considered a god?
"Are there really gods on the sea?"
Lily questioned: "If that's the case, then former Navy Fleet Marshal Sengoku could be considered a god too."
That was a being with Buddha-like wisdom and spirit.
Vegapunk responded:
"Zoan-type has a stronger will than other Devil Fruits, and the willpower of Mythical types is top-tier. But different from 'gods', these Devil Fruits named after gods or legends may have been the recorded actual mythical beasts from ancient times, later elevated to legendary status, becoming the wishes humans longed for."
He thought for a moment and said: "Just like ordinary Zoan-type animals, which may not be very strong as animals. But once they become Devil Fruits, they transform into products of desire and are consumed by humans, the amplification humans get is completely beyond what ordinary animals achieve."
Animals like leopards or wolves are not uncommon in the sea, even if they grow larger, they aren't considered formidable animals. However, once humans consume the corresponding fruit, even without relying on Haki, the mere physical enhancement surpasses those animals by multiple times.
This is the amplification of wishes.
"I understand, it's like FGO, isn't it?"
Sage thought of something else, laughed and said: "The amplification of legendary status, once I die, if my name is mentioned across the sea, it might create a new fruit, possibly inheriting perfectly, or even surpassing my current mechanism ability. But what does this have to do with god?"
"When an object carrying human wishes reaches a certain level, it can undergo transformation. Like the Sun God Nika, often believed by humans to be the warrior of freedom bringing laughter and liberating slaves, when wishes accumulate to a certain level, they carry the essence... hope."
Vegapunk said: "At least that's what I think, boldly guessing, maybe the current Straw Hat Nika is like this. So once he awakens, he brings laughter, his actions continuously bring hope to people... If not for you, he might defeat Kaido and liberate the people of Wano Country from Kaido's tyrannical rule."
"This indeed is a power that brings hope to people, but it's still not enough. The birth of the Sun God was too short, wishes accumulated aren't sufficient for transformation. As for Tot Musica, being worshipped and believed in since ancient times, a 'god' elevated through wishes, what it possesses might be all totems about music, meaning rules."
"But regarding musical power, besides the Sing-Sing Fruit, other fruits also exist, like Apoo under your command, who has a music-type fruit too. Assuming..."
"Assuming Tot Musica is the negative manifestation of wishes, and the collective of all music, does it mean there can exist a gathering of all capabilities?"
His eyes sparkled with brilliance, "If there was a person who could concentrate all music-type fruits together, then defeat Tot Musica, would that mean he merged all musical capabilities, becoming the true ruler of music... a god!"
"There are hierarchies in Devil Fruits, since there are hierarchies, it means their essence is an attribute. If all these attributes are gathered together, doesn't that mean complete mastery?"
"In the past, humans could only consume one, as only one demon could reside within the body. Even strong individuals eating a second would expel the weaker demon. But with the emergence of beings like Blackbeard, being able to accommodate two abilities, doesn't that mean it's possible for someone with a special physique to accommodate even more abilities."
"If all similar abilities are seized, then find the negative 'demon king', would that person then become the ultimate representation of those abilities, namely..."
Vegapunk opened his hand, his expression showing a research fervor, "Kami!!"
Facing Vegapunk's fervor, Lily, usually skilled in interpretation, seemed a bit puzzled, not to say she didn't understand at all, but perhaps just baffled.
On the contrary, Sage, unusually silent.
After a while, he gestured Lily over, she came over understandingly, took out a lighter and lit the cigar Sage had pulled out.
"Hoo..."
Smoky haze spewed out, enveloping Sage's face, concealing his expression, plunging him into a mysterious haze, his carefree face seemed to carry a fearsome ferocity, vaguely visible in the smoke.
It also resembled a giant beast, capable of devouring everything, freely emitting desire within the smoke, causing chills down one's spine.
"How feasible is this, roughly how to proceed, give me a thought." Sage slowly spoke.
"First, let's talk about the source of the abilities. It's indeed desires, but desires have time limits too, and the world isn't static. In ancient times, people's wishes were merely to control natural disasters, so there was the emergence of Logia-type, those abilities are probably the oldest."
"Next is mythical beasts, I personally think they're mythical creatures, surely having prototypes, having evolved into Devil Fruits with ancient wish amplification. The oldest are Cyan Dragon, Phoenix, Buddha... Wano Country has another legendary creature called Nue, still under investigation, after all, Wano Country is gone now."