INIIDF-Chapter 250 Age Age Fruit 5

(Translator-Once Again, this is an Alternate Universe of One Piece, it will have different background stories for a lot of characters)

Chapter Title: South Blue Afternoon Tea No. 3 – Visitors

Portgas D. Rouge returned to her detached house, careful not to disturb the woman sleeping exhaustedly on the couch. She made her way to the kitchen to brew a cup of tea before heading up to the second-floor balcony. The wind fluttered the curtains, and she caught sight of a muscular man walking into the courtyard.

...

As the man's arm brushed through her chest, Bonney shivered uncontrollably. So, this is how he steals others' Devil Fruits? It was truly terrifying. For a moment, she had thought he had punched right through her! But when she felt no pain or blood, realization dawned on her.

Fear flickered in Bonney's eyes as she looked at Liam. This was too much. Normally, with her personality and abilities, she would never submit to anyone. But today, she had encountered a woman so stunningly beautiful that it could almost cloud one's mind. 

Hancock's Devil Fruit power was strange and unstoppable. Who would have thought that after being bitten by her snake-like hair, Bonney would become her obedient slave?

And then there was Liam. Bonney didn't fear much, but he was the one person she dreaded— someone who could steal her Age-Age Fruit! If he took her Age-Age Fruit…

As Liam's left arm slowly withdrew from Bonney's impressive chest, he held a triangular chip in his hand— the Age-Age Fruit chip, adorned with clockwork gears and spirals.

"Can change age, huh? I'm curious, just how tall will I grow in the future?" Liam mused, casually toying with the chip and laughing.

"For this?" Hancock, Sonia, Mari, and Robin exchanged bewildered glances, struggling to understand his thought process.

"It's important, okay!" Liam protested. "I don't want to grow to 4 or 5 meters tall. How could I live like that?"

He thought of King Neptune of Fish-Man Island and Queen Otohime— one a towering 12-meter giant mermaid, the other a petite 1.4-meter mermaid. Liam couldn't fathom how they managed to coexist! They even had four children, and the youngest, Princess Shirahoshi, was already bigger than Queen Otohime when she was a baby.

Though he was accustomed to the bizarre height differences in the pirate world, this was just too extreme!

Hancock pondered, "That makes sense…"

Robin nodded in agreement, "Indeed…"

'What makes sense?' The two younger sisters of the Boa family were left speechless.

Liam weighed the Age-Age Fruit chip in his hand and continued, "Besides, Hancock, all three of you are 15 years old, and Jolyne is only 14. None of you have finished developing or are just entering puberty... Aren't you curious about what you'll look like when you grow up?"

"Giorno, this is getting weird," Robin reminded him. "Girls and their issues..."

At that moment, Boa's younger sisters suddenly exclaimed, "I see…" Hancock squinted her eyes.

Liam heard heavy breathing and turned around to see Bonney, her pink hair disheveled, kneeling on the floor, seemingly exhausted, struggling to hold herself up as she gasped for air.

Her skin was beginning to sag, and her pink hair hung down, partially obscuring her significantly aged face. Her body appeared to have shrunk, hunching over like a small bundle. She gripped the carpet, biting her lip, and shot him a look filled with hatred.

"How old are you, exactly?"

Liam shook his head, extending his right hand backward. B.I.B. instinctively handed him his right arm.

Liam switched the Age-Age Fruit chip to his right hand and casually punched it into Bonney's slightly withered chest. Bonney was visibly startled, shocked that he would do such a thing.

She raised her head, her pink hair parting to reveal a face that, while much older, still held traces of her past charm, looking like she was in her late 60s or 70s.

Once the Age-Age Fruit chip returned to her body, she activated her Devil Fruit ability, and her form began to visibly expand. The wrinkles in her skin smoothed out as it tightened, regaining its youthful elasticity. Her body once again grew in curves and lines.

Rejuvenated, Bonney was covered in sweat, breathing rapidly, and looking quite disheveled.

"Even at your age, you still care about your looks!" Hancock's sharp tongue didn't hold back, mocking her mercilessly. "No wonder you made me old before—guess you couldn't accept aging yourself? How laughable…"

Bonney took a deep breath, wanting to wipe the sweat off her face, but when she moved, it felt as if she were wading through mud, struggling to control her limbs.

"No! That's not it…" Bonney's eyes welled with tears as she insisted, "I just... can't get old! I have things to do..."

Liam asked curiously, "Who exactly are you? What's your connection to 'Tyrant' Kuma?"

A beam of light shone through the ship's window, illuminating the carpet. At the sound of Liam's question, Bonney was momentarily dazed, memories flooding back from the past…

…

Nineteen years ago, in the Sobert Kingdom—

The 12-year-old, nearly 3-meter-tall prince walked through the palace, suddenly feeling extremely unwell. He bent over, gasping for air.

"Your Highness, are you alright?" The maids and guards panicked.

"I..." The bear prince gasped, looking up and startling the guards and maids.

He snapped out of it, stood tall, and said, "I'm fine now, probably just feeling a bit unwell lately…"

Inside the royal chambers, the King looked at the documents on the table, holding his forehead in pain and guilt...

…

"Father, you'll get better…" By the sickbed, the prince gently held the King's hand, softly comforting him. King, pale and weak, looked at his child but didn't speak...

A year later, King passed away.

The 13-year-old prince ascended to the throne.

On the day of his coronation, the streets of the royal city were packed with citizens eager to see their kind and gentle prince crowned.

Old playmates from Ice Cream Paradise were also among the crowd, standing out because of their height. Kuma, in the procession, clutched his chest, his makeup failing to hide his poor complexion. He spotted his friends in the crowd, waving at him...

The new king suddenly went wild, destroying the procession, like a humanoid brown bear, charging into the crowd. The 3-4-meter-tall children cried in confusion at the chaos, "How could the prince do this...?" Meanwhile, cries of terror filled the air...

Afterward, the new king, Kuma, locked himself in his chamber, clutching his head in pain, tears streaming down his face, "How could I… how could I have done that?"

The residents of the district heard screams. A girl, over 4 meters tall, was in a frenzied state, smashing everything she saw and attempting to bite anything she could.

News of the incident was contained, but the chaos spread. King Kuma, standing amid the ruined homes and confused faces, only stared in silence.

On the way back to the palace, King Kuma went wild again, destroying streets and buildings...

Around him, people whispered the name "Tyrant"...

(End Of The Chapter)

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