Pirate: Eternal

Chapter 16 Dark Fruits

If Vlad knew what Ozma was thinking at this moment, he would definitely praise him for being very smart.

Take the top-level war plot that he is familiar with as an example. The "Big Vortex Spider" Scuyard was deceived by General Akainu's few words, and he actually ran to give Whitebeard a knife in front of him.

Vlad put himself in Scuyard's perspective. Not to mention that he couldn't believe what the enemy said. Even if he believed it, at most he would just leave.

Why would he go and assassinate his own coach?

From the analysis of Akainu's character, as long as he is labeled as a pirate, he wants to kill them all, no matter whether they are good or bad. How could he be so kind and risk going to a military court to inform the pirates?

Is it because you are so ugly?

It can be seen from this that Scuyard's mind is seriously unsound, and the other captains of the squad are also impulsive and irritable with the arrogance of being the strongest pirate group. Ozma is really good at reading people.

But this also helped Vlad. If it were the other three Yonko Pirates, he really wouldn't be able to do so with ease.

sunset dusk

"Ace, Vlad, come and see what I found!"

The setting sun illuminated the deck of the Moby Dick red like blood. The pirates waiting for their meal were crowded together, and they were also curious about what made Captain Sage so excited.

Hearing Sachi's cry, Vlad couldn't help but tremble, and he already had a guess in his heart.

"Brother Saqi, you have been out for so long this time. Is the journey going smoothly?"

Quickly arriving on the deck, Vlad ignored Thatch holding the coveted Devil Fruit in his hand and asked with concern to Thatch.

Thatch shook his head with a smile and said, "There were some hiccups along the way, but that's why I got this Devil Fruit!"

"Saqi, eat it quickly, maybe it's natural!" Ace popped up and encouraged Sachi to eat the fruit.

These words made Vlad, who was very close to the Devil Fruit, and Teach in the crowd tremble in their hearts, and began to think about the feasibility of taking away the Devil Fruit and leaving safely in front of everyone.

Vlad's nervous palms were sweating. Although Thatch did not eat this devil fruit in the plot, what if there were changes due to his arrival?

'Damn Ace, I'm so kind to you, but you cheated on me at the critical moment! '

Vlad cursed in his mind while showing off his acting skills in an attempt to turn things around.

"Brother Sachi..."

Vlad stared straight at the Devil Fruit, his eyes showing longing that could be seen by others, but the corners of his mouth were pursed, looking very embarrassed.

"Brother, I have a heartfelt request, can you give me this devil fruit..."

"Vlad, I will give you this Devil Fruit!"

Before Vlad could finish speaking, Thatch handed the Devil Fruit in his hand to Vlad's arms.

"I've always heard you say you wanted to become a Devil Fruit user. Ever since I got this Devil Fruit, I've wanted to give it to you."

After Vlad took the Devil Fruit, Thatch put his hands on his hips and smiled heartily.

These words made Vlad's hands holding the Devil Fruit shake. It turned out that the feeling of being cared for by others was so good.

At this moment, this scene couldn't help but make Vlad's thoughts surge, as if he had returned to the sapphire blue GTR that Blue Star Bai Fumei's wife gave him on his birthday.

"I can't thank you enough!"

With tears in his eyes, Vlad bowed deeply to Sage and thanked him.

He thought he would waste a lot of words and even promise many benefits, but he didn't expect...

Sage is a really good guy!

"Vlad, don't be stunned, eat it quickly and let us see what this fruit is capable of!"

"Yes, yes, if it is a natural type or a fantasy beast species like me, you will be in luck!"

"..."

Everyone, led by Ace and Marco, began to cheer, no matter whether the ability of this devil fruit was good or bad, it could bring them fun.

There is a rule on the Moby Dick that whoever finds the Devil Fruit can obtain ownership of it without having to hand it over, and eating Devil Fruit in public has become an entertainment project for everyone.

Eating an unknown Devil Fruit like opening a treasure chest will give you powerful abilities. If you gain weird abilities at the cost of becoming a landlubber, you will be laughed at by everyone for years.

After all, there is no such naive saying in this world as 'there is no strongest fruit, only the strongest ability user'.

Tikki, who was hiding in the crowd, clenched his fists, moved his eyes and began to observe the surrounding environment, ready to rush and snatch the Devil Fruit at any time.

Vlad saw Tikki's performance in his eyes, and first put the Devil Fruit to his mouth as if he was about to swallow it, and then hugged the Devil Fruit in his arms.

"Wait a minute, I'm going to take a bath to try to improve my luck."

Vlad smiled sheepishly at everyone, turned around and ran towards his room.

"Hey! Can eating Devil Fruit still benefit from metaphysics?"

"A real man should swallow it in one gulp and stop doing all these things!"

"..."

The appetites of all the pirates were whetted, and they were very dissatisfied with Vlad's sudden move.

Ace waved his hand and said, "Don't say that. Eating a Devil Fruit is like getting married. It only happens once in a lifetime. It's understandable to be more solemn. Just don't cause regrets."

Ace, who had eaten a Devil Fruit, understood Vlad's mood at the moment. He felt really entangled, and he was really afraid of eating a garbage fruit and regretting it for the rest of his life.

You can never be too cautious.

Seeing Vlad leaving the crowd on the deck and walking towards the cabin alone, Teach's mood was like a roller coaster, from determination to fight to the death to joy, and he followed him quietly.

Teach followed Vlad, but after walking a few steps, he saw him squatting down to tie his shoelaces, and then his cheeks twitched.

Just when Teach suddenly realized that it was Vlad who had eaten the Dark Fruit, he saw Vlad taking off the big chef hat on his head, folding it a few times on his chest and putting it into his inner bag.

Immediately, Vlad suddenly stood up straight and turned around, meeting Tikki's eyes and startling him.

"Yo? Brother Teach!"

Under the blood-red sunset, Vlad took off his hat, his shoulder-length black hair fluttering in the wind, his facial features deep and three-dimensional, his eyes melancholy, but with a warm smile.

Teach was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes were attracted by the lavender spiral devil fruit held in his left hand.

I was relieved in my heart. Fortunately, this coveted dark fruit was not eaten.

"Vlad, aren't you going to the cabin?"

This place is not very far from the crowd on the deck, Teach asked while resisting the urge to take action.

Vlad pouted and said with a funny expression: "I suddenly remembered that there is a person on our ship who has very special luck. I want to put the devil fruit with him for safekeeping first, and get some luck on the way."

As he spoke, Vlad took a step away from Teach and walked towards the slovenly strong man in the crowd who liked to borrow money without paying it back.