Medusa stared at the Devil Fruit in her hand—the Snake-Snake Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Model: Medusa—and her expression became difficult to maintain.
From everyone's explanation, she had already figured out what Devil Fruits were.
She also understood why this thing had appeared before her.
The problem was, she really didn't need it.
She was already Medusa. Why would she need a Devil Fruit that turned her into Medusa?
Was this some kind of joke?
Had this thing come here specifically to mess with her mentality?
For a moment, Medusa felt terrible all over. But in the end, she didn't throw the fruit away. She merely placed it back where it had been.
"I don't want this thing. Whoever wants it can have it."
Rowan looked around and saw everyone shaking their heads. Yamato, Smoothie, Robin, and the others had all eaten Devil Fruits already and had not yet received the injection, so they couldn't eat a second one.
Even if they could eat a second Devil Fruit, none of them would choose a Medusa Fruit.
Medea and Serie also shook their heads. They had no desire to eat a Devil Fruit.
As for King Hassan, Cu Chulainn, Hashirama, and the others, they were even less interested. They were men. What man would be interested in a Medusa-type Devil Fruit?
Were they really supposed to turn into a snake-haired gorgon? That would just be pure perversion.
Even Cosette didn't want it. She was a chef and had no interest in this kind of Mythical Zoan. If possible, she would rather eat a Devil Fruit that improved her cooking or helped with cuisine.
Something like the Cook-Cook Fruit or a Delicious Fruit.
Although Medusa herself disliked the Devil Fruit, for some reason, seeing everyone else dislike it even more than she did made her face darken.
Just then, Rowan suddenly remembered something and turned to Medusa.
"If I remember correctly, your Mystic Eyes can't be turned off, right?"
Medusa's Mystic Eyes of Petrification were passive Mystic Eyes. No matter who it was, as long as they met her gaze, they would be petrified.
And even Medusa herself had no way to control that petrification.
That was why she wore a blindfold when she moved around—to suppress her Mystic Eyes.
"Why are you asking that?" Medusa didn't admit it, but her sour expression already said everything.
Rowan said calmly, "Devil Fruits are activated through physical stamina. Is there a possibility that after eating this Devil Fruit, you might be able to freely control your Mystic Eyes?"
Medusa froze.
Was that possible? Freely controlling her Mystic Eyes?
If that were true, wouldn't she be able to take off her blindfold and look at this world? Look at Sakura's face?
"Are you sure?" At that moment, Medusa was tempted.
Rowan shook his head. "I'm not sure, but it's worth trying. It's just one Devil Fruit, after all."
Medusa hesitated again and again. In the end, she picked up the fruit she had just put back and took a bite.
Pfft—
In the next second, she spat out the flesh in her mouth.
"This thing has gone bad. It's rotten."
Rowan: "Uh…"
Robin said, "Is there a possibility that Devil Fruits simply taste like that?"
Yamato nodded in deep agreement. "When I ate my Devil Fruit, I thought it had gone bad too. But I was too hungry back then, so I didn't dare spit it out even if it was rotten."
Smoothie said calmly, "Devil Fruits really do taste indescribable. But you don't need to eat the whole thing. One bite is enough."
Medusa: "???"
For a moment, she even wondered if these people were messing with her.
But seeing the way they all looked deeply convinced, she realized Devil Fruits really were just that disgusting. In the end, she forced down the nausea, took a bite, and swallowed it.
Then she crushed the rest of the fruit in her hand into pulp without hesitation.
This thing was just too disgusting.
But in the next second, Medusa's hair transformed into venomous snakes, and scales and a snake tail grew from her body.
Her entire body shifted into a half-human, half-beast form.
More importantly, a ring of black smoke clouds coiled around Medusa's body.
???
Rowan was dumbfounded. If he remembered correctly, that ring of black smoke was the sign of an awakened Zoan Devil Fruit. Only successfully awakened Zoan users had that.
So Medusa had awakened the Snake-Snake Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Model: Medusa the instant she ate it.
Good grief. Was this the value of being the genuine Medusa?
Amazing!!!
Yamato, Smoothie, and the others also saw the black smoke clouds, and they all fell silent.
Especially Yamato. Back when she tried to awaken her fruit, she had gone through countless hardships. She had no idea how many times that bastard father of hers had broken her bones before she finally succeeded.
Yet Medusa awakened the fruit the moment she ate it.
Even if she was Medusa, wasn't this way too absurd?
"How does it feel?" Rowan asked curiously.
Medusa did not answer. Instead, she turned her head, slowly removed the blindfold from her face, and looked at an ant crawling outside the door.
The ant was not petrified.
Medusa looked at it for a long time, then finally let out a long breath. She turned to Rowan, and a breathtaking smile appeared in her purple eyes.
"What you said was true. I really can control my Mystic Eyes now."
"Congratulations." Rowan said calmly.
Sakura immediately grabbed Medusa's hand and looked seriously into her eyes.
"So your eyes are this beautiful, Medusa."
Medusa gave a soft hum. "Your eyes are beautiful too, Sakura."
Rowan smiled as he watched the two of them act sweet for a while, then finally interrupted them.
"Alright, you can talk more later. There's plenty of time from now on. Let's get down to business first."
Medusa and Sakura exchanged a glance, then sat back down.
Rowan said, "Next, we're going to recruit Heracles. But this time, Heracles has descended as a Berserker, so he doesn't have much reason left."
"So before we recruit him, we have to restore his sanity."
"Do any of you have a good method?"
Medea said, "I can cast magecraft to suppress his Madness Enhancement and restore his reason. But I need time. If I have enough time, I can even reverse Heracles's class."
Serie said, "If it's magic to calm someone down, I do know several."
Rowan snapped his fingers. "As expected of Medea and Serie. Reliable as always. As for buying time, we'll leave that to Yamato, King Hassan, and Cu Chulainn."
Hearing this, Cu Chulainn revealed a wild smile. "No problem. Leave it to me."
Seeing that morale was high, Rowan decisively gave the order to move out.
The group returned to the Fate world. With Rowan's help, they easily bypassed the bounded fields surrounding the Einzbern castle on the outskirts of Fuyuki and entered the grounds.
Illya and the others, who were cleaning inside the castle, had no idea that a group of uninvited guests had appeared outside.
Until—
Bang!
The castle's front door was kicked open. Cu Chulainn strode in with a swaggering gait, his violent fighting spirit completely undisguised.
"Where's Heracles? Get out here!"
"I am Ireland's Child of Light, Cu Chulainn. I came here today specifically to challenge you!"
Not good. Someone had come attacking.
Illya's two maids, Sella and Leysritt, reacted immediately. They quickly put down their cleaning tools and went to find weapons.
Illya, who had been drinking black tea, was stunned.
"The bounded field… why didn't it react?"
To prevent exactly this kind of attack, they had deliberately set up bounded fields all around the castle, with no blind spots.
So why had the enemy already kicked open the castle door, yet the bounded fields hadn't responded at all?
Had they broken?
That shouldn't be possible. Illya could clearly feel that the bounded fields were still intact. That was exactly why she couldn't understand it.
Roar!!!
At that moment, a massive roar sounded from behind Illya.
It was Heracles.
The instant he sensed enemy invasion, the already-mad great hero reacted immediately. From absolute stillness, he turned into pure motion. Without needing Illya's command, he grabbed his enormous axe-sword and charged out.
He would not spare any enemy who threatened Illya.
"Wait, Berserker!"
Illya hurriedly called out, trying to stop Heracles, but Heracles was far too fast. In the blink of an eye, he had vanished from the dining hall.
Illya quickly stood up, lifted the hem of her dress, and chased after him. Even at a time like this, she still hadn't abandoned aristocratic grace.
But when she reached the hall, she saw Heracles locked in a violent fight with a blue Lancer.
Winds raged, shockwaves churned, and the continuous crashes of weapons colliding rang out without end.
The air currents they stirred up had already ruined the hall.
Not only the floor, but even the walls were covered in cracks.
That alone showed how fierce this battle was.
But in Illya's eyes, that wasn't the important part.
The important part was that the blue Lancer's side actually had several more Heroic Spirits.
One of them wore a skull mask and held a greatsword. Whether in height or build, he was not inferior to Heracles.
Just standing there, he looked terrifyingly strong.
Wait, was this right?
Illya was a little dazed. Why had so many people come to the Einzbern castle together?
Had they already formed an alliance and were now treating the Einzberns like a dungeon raid?
Wasn't this bullying a child?
"Illya, are you alright?"
At that moment, Sella and Leysritt finally rushed over with weapons, protecting Illya behind them while staring warily at the uninvited guests.
Rowan naturally noticed this, but said nothing. He had no interest in attacking little girls and women.
Their target this time was still Heracles, the great hero.
"I'll help," Medusa said when she saw Cu Chulainn and Heracles fighting evenly.
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