Chapter 67: Mythical Zoan · Nekomata Form

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"I'll give you three days to think it over..."

Having said most of what needed to be said, Ichi left Boris—whose expression was uncertain, his mind in a fierce internal struggle—and directly led Ohm, Cavendish, and the others out of the underground prison.

Former Flying Pirates Fifth Division Commander, "Violent Tiger" Saunwol Boris, his strength was indeed considerable. Germa currently needed such high-end combat power.

"Your Highness, someone like 'Violent Tiger' Boris, will he agree to join Germa?"

After a slight hesitation, Ohm walked to Ichi's side and added with some doubt: "I mean, will he pretend to join us, then secretly plot, and stab Germa in the back at a critical moment..."

"No need to worry, he wouldn't dare!"

"A scheming person like the Golden Lion might do such a thing, but he is not the Golden Lion... Everyone has their own principles and beliefs. Loyalty, righteousness—these may seem laughable to pirates, but they are indeed what most pirates uphold..."

"And, of course, it's impossible to trust him so easily..."

"Your Highness!"

Just as they returned to the main hall of the castle, Ohm and Gin walked over.

"How is 'Lion Ghost's' situation?"

Calling him Hakuba or Golden Lion, after "inheriting" Golden Lion Shiki's body and abilities, felt a bit strange. So, Ichi directly referred to him by the codename "Lion Ghost."

"His injuries are quite severe; he'll need some more time to recover..."

Pointing behind him, Gin said directly: "Law still needs to recover his stamina before he can treat his legs and remove the ship's rudder stuck in his head!"

"That fellow has been clamoring non-stop, somewhat restless..."

Bellemere, who had no good feelings towards "Lion Ghost," frowned and said worriedly: "Your Highness, I'm worried he's too unruly and difficult to control!"

"It's just giving him a chance, not that we can't do anything without him. If he's too restless, then we'll just settle for second best and choose a true 'one of our own'..."

Ichi sneered, not finding it surprising. The Golden Lion's heart was with him; "Lion Ghost" fundamentally couldn't escape his grasp. If he became too unruly, Ichi wouldn't mind directly swapping him for an obedient "Lion Ghost."

If not for the fact that guy's swordsmanship talent was truly astonishing, and Germa currently lacked any outstanding swordsmen, he fundamentally wouldn't have chosen him.

"Speaking of which, this time's harvest has given us a big surprise..."

He directly opened the long black box, revealing six Devil Fruits of various colors and strange patterns: two banana-shaped, one mango-shaped, two cantaloupe-shaped, and one pineapple-shaped... A total of six, with four of them already labeled with the Devil Fruit's type and name.

Gin, Ohm, Cavendish, and the others, including Ideo, Reiju, and the Vinsmoke and Drea sisters standing quietly behind Ichi, were all involuntarily drawn to them, extremely curious.

Especially Cavendish, his eyes were somewhat fervent, tinged with a bit of desire.

Because he had lost Hakuba, he knew his strength had dropped by at least half. If he could obtain a powerful Devil Fruit, he could definitely turn the tables and crush that black-eyed bastard (referring to Law)!

"The two unknown fruits: the green cantaloupe-shaped one should be a Paramecia, and the cyan pineapple-shaped one should be an unknown Logia..."

The former Flying Admiral was truly astonishing, actually possessing so many powerful Devil Fruits.

Perhaps the current Four Emperors of the New World, if they spared no expense and mobilized their resources and connections, could find even more Devil Fruits in the shortest possible time.

But even if given ten years, it would be highly unlikely for them to find Devil Fruits of the same quality as, or even just slightly inferior to, the Golden Lion's "collection"!

Playing with that mango-shaped Devil Fruit, which was somewhat different from ordinary Zoans, entirely black with strange spiral patterns, Ichi couldn't help but smile: "But before the abilities of those two Devil Fruits are truly revealed, this Mythical Zoan is currently the one that surprises me the most!"

He directly ignored the fervor in Cavendish's eyes, because this guy's current strength and performance were fundamentally not worth him wasting a decent Devil Fruit on!

"Rumored to be even rarer than Logias, the Mythical Zoan, Neko Neko no Mi, Model: Nekomata. I really wonder what kind of strange abilities it has..."

Even Ohm couldn't help but be somewhat amazed, while also admiring Ichi's decisiveness. Only by taking such a huge risk against Golden Lion Shiki could they have such a great harvest.

"'Similar to Mythical Zoan, Model: Phoenix's blue flames that can continuously regenerate, perhaps it's related to myths and legends!'"

After a moment of contemplation, Ichi had some guesses.

If he couldn't find that Vampire-form Mythical Zoan Fruit in a short time, then this Nekomata-form Mythical Zoan would very likely become his second choice!

Moreover, if the abilities of the Mythical Zoan, Model: Nekomata were truly as depicted in myths and legends, it could perfectly complement the abilities of his Yami Yami no Mi, making up for the Yami Yami no Mi's deficiencies in direct combat.

Although the Yami Yami no Mi was known as the most evil fruit in history, and its abilities were indeed powerful, with currently unparalleled development potential, it was definitely not some invincible ability; Ichi was very clear on this point.

In terms of later-stage development potential, the potential of many top-tier Logia Devil Fruits was quite strong, such as the Goro Goro no Mi, Pika Pika no Mi...

The title of "Most Evil" was likely mostly reflected in that powerful darkness gravity's ability to accurately draw in Devil Fruit users, and through touch, absorb the "Devil's" power, causing the opponent's Devil Fruit abilities to become ineffective.

This point could be seen from his battle with the Golden Lion.

The Yami Yami no Mi could make the Golden Lion feel wary, but absolutely not fearful or desperate.

If his opponent were switched to Marine Admiral "Kizaru" Borsalino, who possessed the Logia Pika Pika no Mi, with the Pika Pika no Mi's exaggerated speed and outstanding attack power, it would be truly hard to say who would suppress whom.

Of course, a large part of this was due to Ichi's current lack of strength and his abilities not yet being deeply developed.

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[PS: Speaking of which, Blackbeard only knew the Yami Yami no Mi was most suitable for him through the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia. The World Government definitely possesses a Devil Fruit Encyclopedia; knowing of the Yami Yami no Mi's existence is certain. After all, the Yami Yami no Mi's title as "Most Evil" definitely caused considerable shock in some era. Even if they don't know exactly what the Yami Yami no Mi looks like, the World Government has no reason not to be clear about its abilities. Combined with the Five Elders' conversation, it can basically be inferred that the Yami Yami no Mi alone cannot allow a user to possess a second Devil Fruit.]