After petting the dog, Shano turned his gaze to the ground.
There's not much to say about Kizaru's severed arm; it must be very valuable. However, the one-year cooldown period hasn't ended, so it can only be stored and frozen for now.
His main focus was still on Enel.
"What a coincidence this is..."
As Shano muttered to himself, he casually took out a scroll from his backpack.
[One-time Devil Fruit Extraction Technique]
[Description: In a short time after the death of an ability user, the "Demon Core" can be extracted from their body, placed into any fruit, and transformed into a Devil Fruit with that ability.]
This was a tool acquired during the last refresh of the transaction market.
He had thought it might be some time before it could be put to use.
Unexpectedly, only a few days later, an opportunity worth using it appeared.
—Enel delivered himself to the doorstep.
This guy's Rumble-Rumble Fruit is arguably at the top tier of value and style among the Logia-type abilities.
Who wouldn't be tempted?
Anyway, Shano couldn't resist. He immediately unfolded the scroll and used the "Extraction Technique" on Enel, according to the description.
Buzz!
In an instant, dazzling lightning burst from the corpse, condensing in the air into a glowing blue core.
So this is the so-called Demon Core?
The origin of the Devil Fruits is still a mystery. Shano curiously observed it for a while, then took out a Sunflower Snake Fruit.
This is the most common fruit in Dressrosa, just snatched from Bonney's pocket.
Bringing the two close together.
The surface of the Sunflower Snake Fruit immediately began to turn golden yellow, with numerous lightning-shaped, spiky patterns emerging on the surface.
Within just a few seconds...
A brand-new Rumble-Rumble Fruit was born, held in Shano's hand.
"Perfect."
Shano nodded in satisfaction, weighing it casually in his hand.
This is his fourth Logia-type fruit, from Flame-Flame, Snow-Snow, Sand-Sand to now Rumble-Rumble, plus Smoker's Smoke...
The ship is soon to have five Logia-type ability users.
He could be considered a collector of Logia-types.
However... who should get the Rumble-Rumble?
Shano first glanced at Ah Yin, who immediately turned its head away. It already had the innate ability to control lightning and always scorned external items like Devil Fruits.
—Besides, if I become a sitting duck and you kick me into the sea, how am I supposed to swim back up?
"Not interested?"
Shano mused, rubbing his chin.
Among the remaining crew, there seemed to be no suitable candidate, and as for himself...
He had no interest either.
When he first entered the Grand Line, he thought one day he might eat a Mythical Zoan fruit that perfectly complemented his combat abilities to further enhance his strength.
But now...
His combat power has already reached the highest level in this world; he doesn't really need the assistance of a Devil Fruit.
The drawbacks are too significant.
Putting aside the Seastone for a moment, just turning into a sitting duck makes it unacceptable for him, wasting his seafaring abilities that even Jinbe would look up to.
Take today's battle results as an example.
If I hadn't taken advantage of the opponent's carelessness to drag him into the water, defeating Kizaru in a day would have been impossible, let alone causing such significant damage to him.
In naval battles, Shano considers himself the undisputed world champion.
So should he hold onto it and wait until his subordinates' forces expand further before deciding?
As Shano pondered this.
He didn't notice that behind him, the tachi "Masamune," which had followed him for many years, was lightly trembling in the direction of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, as if longing for something...
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The next day.
Navy Headquarters, Marinfanto.
At dawn, the high-ranking officials of Navy Headquarters had already gathered in the conference room.
After a day and night of rumor fermentation, nearly all of Marinfanto knew about the Navy's defeat in the New World.
Shame!
There was no doubt that this was an unacceptable defeat of disgrace.
As a result, the entire conference room seemed overshadowed by a dark cloud, shrouded in a palpable tension that almost dripped with heaviness.
Looking around.
More than half of the attendees were high-ranking officers, starting at Major General, cloaked in the Cloak of Justice, all biting their cigars and smoking away, their expressions grim, remaining silent.
In addition...
It was said that Holy Land over there seemed furious at the headquarters for launching the attack rashly.
Summoning both Marshal Sengoku and Admiral Kizaru, the commander of this battle, to Mary Geoise for a reprimanding.
"Everyone!"
The Headquarters' strategist, recently promoted to Major, Blanu, stood straight with hands behind his back, opening the meeting in a deep voice that captured everyone's attention in front of the whiteboard:
"Everyone who's supposed to be here is almost here, so let's skip the opening remarks and start the meeting directly!"
"As for the agenda, it's very clear! It's about the reward updates for the Endgame crew led by Shano!"
Blanu snapped his fingers, and his assistant promptly placed a projection Radio Snail on the table.
The Radio Snail lethargically looked forward, projecting a piece of video footage onto the whiteboard—
Garp descended from the sky, clashing fiercely with Shano, creating a hemispherical shockwave that destroyed the entire ice field.
As the turmoil settled, many elite Marines limped towards the battleship, supporting one another, some looking dejected, others gnashing their teeth in frustration, and many Marines kept glancing back, their faces filled with lingering fear.
The final shot froze on Kizaru, a lonely figure in tattered clothing, missing his right arm, standing alone at the end of view, looking skyward with an air of desolation, lost in thought.