Chapter 55 : The Fourth General? Restrictions On Transferring Fruits

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"Clatter..."

Before long, the pirate ship was ready to set sail.

Under the watchful gazes of the two titans, Blue Ogre and Red Ogre, the ship slowly left Prehistoric Island and sailed into the vast blue sea.

"Our next destination is the famous shipbuilding island in the first half of the Grand Line—Water 7," Wilhelm said with a smile, sitting at the bow of the ship and addressing the three Smoothie sisters. "We'll search for renowned craftsmen to build two flying arks there."

Wilhelm had prepared an Eternal Pose to Water 7 back when they were at the Sabaody Archipelago. Initially, the plan wasn't about building ships—it was to find an opportunity to seize the blueprints of the Ancient Weapon, Pluton, during their journey.

However, after gaining Smoothie's Thunder Fruit ability and her incredibly powerful Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki), Wilhelm had conceived a new idea. Perhaps, before leaving the first half of the Grand Line, they could achieve something even greater.

"A flying ark?"

"That sounds amazing! I can't wait to see it!"

Simon and Strong's eyes sparkled with excitement. Neither of them had ever seen a real flying ship, not even their mother Charlotte Linlin's famous ship, the Queen Mama Chanter.

Smoothie, standing beside Wilhelm, smiled as she looked at him. "Wilhelm, according to Katakuri-nii, you're going to become the fourth Sweet Commander soon."

She added playfully, "We want to join your fleet—you can't say no!"

When they returned to Totto Land this time, Wilhelm was expected to be named the fourth Sweet Commander of the Big Mom Pirates, joining Katakuri, Perospero, and Cracker.

The position of Sweet Commander was decided by Charlotte Linlin herself. So far, every Sweet Commander held a bounty of over 500 million berries.

Wilhelm, with a current bounty of 550 million berries, had already surpassed the requirements, both in terms of his bounty and his achievements.

In Totto Land, while each dessert island had its own minister, only Sweet Commanders were allowed to form their own fleets and operate independently outside of Totto Land's waters.

Although the Smoothie sisters had left Totto Land without permission this time, their success on this journey meant they wouldn't face any punishment.

Smoothie and her sisters were eager to join Wilhelm's soon-to-be-formed fleet.

"Sure, if that's what you want," Wilhelm said with a casual shrug. "But Smoothie, with your strength, if you keep training diligently, it won't take more than a year for you to become a Sweet Commander yourself!"

Stretching and relaxing on a nearby lounge chair, Smoothie smirked. Her tall, graceful figure exuded confidence as she replied lazily, "I'm not interested in being a Sweet Commander. I'd rather just stay under your command, Wilhelm."

"That's not an option," Wilhelm countered with a grin as he pulled up a chair and sat in front of her. He gently cupped Smoothie's face, his golden eyes meeting hers. "If you truly want to support me, you need to become a Sweet Commander. And not just that—you'll have to form your own fleet someday too."

In Wilhelm's grand plan, Smoothie becoming a Sweet Commander was crucial. Without the title and authority, no matter how strong she was, she wouldn't gain the necessary respect within the Charlotte family.

His ultimate goal was to "seize power" within the Big Mom Pirates. For that, he needed several Sweet Commanders to stand with him.

If Smoothie and others became Sweet Commanders and rallied most of the fleet to Wilhelm's side, he could easily overpower any dissenters within the family. With this foundation, he could firmly control the Big Mom Pirates in the future.

"Just wait," Wilhelm thought to himself, a glint of ambition in his golden eyes.

Wilhelm's true intentions were undeniable.

Smoothie was a bit surprised and had some guesses in her mind, causing her to shudder slightly.

With a serious expression, she nodded firmly and said, "As long as it helps you, that's all that matters!"

Although Wilhelm hadn't said it directly, she could sense his ambition, which was just as strong as anyone else's.

If her guess was right, Wilhelm would likely become a General Star in the future and hold a significant position within the BIG-MOM Pirates.

And if Wilhelm ever found himself in an irreconcilable conflict with their unpredictable, domineering, and violent mother, Big Mom...

Smoothie silently vowed to herself that, even if it meant offending Big Mom, she would support her brother Wilhelm without hesitation.

"By the way, Wilhelm, I just thought of something!"

She suddenly had an idea. Looking at Wilhelm with curiosity, she asked, "Since your Devil Fruit ability can transfer the 'demon' inside another Devil Fruit, couldn't you easily kill someone?"

"Even if you're not strong enough to beat them directly, you could just force one or two Devil Fruit abilities into them. If the demons inside the Devil Fruits clash, wouldn't the person die?"

With Wilhelm's transfer ability, all he needed to do was get close to an opponent and, without anyone noticing, transfer another Devil Fruit's power into them.

Once the two demons inside their bodies clashed, the result would be deadly, right?

Just imagining it made her feel uneasy.

For example, their mother Big Mom, who already has the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit and possesses an incredibly tough body, is practically invincible. The Charlotte family believes she is impossible to defeat.

Could Wilhelm actually kill her by using this method?

Smoothie snapped back to reality, surprised by the thought.

She quickly pushed the thought aside.

"What? Could that really happen?"

"Wilhelm, can your ability really do something like that?"

Stron and Snamon, who were on the other side, couldn't help but widen their eyes in disbelief.

If Smoothie's bold theory was true, wouldn't Wilhelm be nearly invincible with his teleportation-like ability?

"It's not that simple..."

Wilhelm looked at Smoothie in surprise, not expecting her to think of this.

But he wasn't proud of it. Instead, he shook his head and explained, "If you try to forcibly transfer the 'demon' from one Devil Fruit to a person who already has a Devil Fruit power, you'll just end up getting killed by the 'demon' inside them."

The 'demon' inside the target would reject the foreign power, causing the transfer to fail.

His Transfer-Transfer Fruit ability allows him to move a Devil Fruit's "demon" to another person, but it's not limitless.

For example, it's impossible to steal the power from a Devil Fruit user while they're still alive.

Technically, his ability doesn't have a real binding force over the "demons." There's no advantage to the "demon" he transfers—it just "follows" the trend, so to speak.

When a Devil Fruit user dies, their ability is released, and the Devil Fruit regenerates somewhere in the world.

When someone eats the fruit, the "demon" inside it possesses them and grants the corresponding power.

The reason Wilhelm can transfer the "demons" is because he takes advantage of this natural process to "guide" the "demon" to a new host.

However, if the "demon" inside the new target rejects it, the transfer fails.

For example, if the target is already a Devil Fruit user, Wilhelm can't force a second "demon" into their body. The demons would instinctively fight each other, and the transfer wouldn't succeed.

This is different from the situation where someone eats a second Devil Fruit and the demons inside fight to the death. If the demons don't clash successfully, no explosion will occur.

The transferred "demon" will just break free and escape.

That's why Wilhelm can't use his ability to kill powerful targets in this way.

The situation with "Pug" Duli was different.

Duli originally had the power of the Dog-Dog Fruit, Pug form. First, Wilhelm used his ability to cut off Duli's arm and transferred the Insect-Insect Fruit, Unicorn form, to him.

Then Wilhelm used his natural teeth power to graft the severed arm back to Duli's body, who now had two Devil Fruit powers.

This caused the two "demons" to clash violently and explode.

And as Wilhelm guessed, even characters like Kaido or Big Mom, who have immense physical strength, might survive eating multiple Devil Fruits.

Even if they could eat more Devil Fruits, it wouldn't guarantee their death because their strong bodies might withstand the explosion.

The "demon" that would've possessed the body could simply escape, leaving the Devil Fruit wasted without causing harm.

Of course, this is just Wilhelm's theory.

It still hasn't been tested.