Chapter 83

"Hey! That last one was clearly something you couldn't think of a reason for and made up on the spot!"

Kuro Usagi clutched her head, looking at Lin Que with teary eyes: "If you can't think of a reason, don't force it! You hit so hard, it really hurts!"

"Ahem, this can't be blamed on me; it's mainly because your head, Kuro Usagi, is just too convenient to knock on, and I couldn't stop for a moment."

"Doesn't that just mean it's your fault!"

Kuro Usagi grabbed Lin Que's collar and shook him: "Are you really going to blame it on a reason that sounds as ridiculous as 'your head is too convenient to knock on'? No matter how you think about it, that's too much!"

"By the way, Mitsuri, come over here."

Lin Que waved at Kanroji Mitsuri, who was to the side: "I have something good for you."

"Hey! Don't just forcibly ignore me because you don't know how to respond!"

"This is a Devil Fruit; it can change a person's constitution while allowing the consumer to awaken new power."

Lin Que handed the Taotie Fruit to Kanroji Mitsuri: "Your foundation is too thin right now; eat this first to strengthen yourself, so it will be easier when you're cleaning up the ruins."

"Honestly, Lin Que, you are really too much."

Seeing that Lin Que was determined to ignore her, the rabbit ears on Kuro Usagi's head drooped down, and she looked at Kanroji Mitsuri listlessly.

"Speaking of Devil Fruits, is it really okay to give this to Kanroji?"

If she remembered correctly, when Lin Que introduced Devil Fruits last time, he mentioned the side effects of this thing.

Compared to the improvement for an ordinary person, a side effect like fearing seawater can be big or small.

As long as one doesn't fight in the ocean or encounter those who can control water, it basically has no impact.

But regardless, adding a flaw out of thin air is not a good thing.

If she encounters someone with ill intentions, it's very easy to be targeted.

"Don't worry, I've already removed the side effect of fearing seawater."

Lin Que comforted her: "Except for the taste being a bit bad and the fact that one person can only eat one, this Devil Fruit has no flaws."

"Bad taste?"

Kanroji Mitsuri tilted her head, a confident expression appearing on her face.

"Don't worry, I've suffered a lot since I was a child!"

"I've eaten plenty of bad-tasting food; it won't be a problem!"

Lin Que silently pulled out a recording crystal: "Then please begin your performance."

"I'm really not lying."

Seeing that Lin Que didn't seem to believe her, Kanroji Mitsuri lifted the Taotie Fruit and took a bite directly.

"This kind of thing I..."

"Kanroji?"

Seeing Kanroji Mitsuri's body suddenly freeze in place, Kuro Usagi asked with some concern.

"What's wrong? Is it really that bad?"

"No... no problem."

Her body trembling uncontrollably, Kanroji Mitsuri forced a smile onto her face.

Looking at the Devil Fruit in her hand with a missing chunk, she took a deep breath, a look of resignation appearing on her face.

"Although the taste is indeed a bit unexpected, I can barely accept it."

"Actually, you don't have to eat the whole thing."

Seeing that Kanroji Mitsuri was prepared to continue eating, Lin Que, who had already finished recording the scene and didn't want his pet to suffer, reminded her.

"You only need to take one bite of a Devil Fruit."

"Even if you eat the rest, there won't be any changes."

"Is... is that so?"

Kanroji Mitsuri breathed a sigh of relief: "That's great."

If she really had to eat the whole thing, she was afraid she wouldn't have the appetite to eat anything else for the next few days.

"Leave the rest to me; it might be useful in the future."

Lin Que put away the partially eaten Devil Fruit, then looked at Kanroji Mitsuri again.

"How do you feel?"

"My strength seems to have increased quite a bit."

Kanroji Mitsuri sensed it carefully: "Besides that, my appetite seems to have increased as well."

"Normal."

Lin Que replied: "This is the basic effect of the Taotie Fruit."

The Taotie Fruit has two effects in total.

One is that it allows the consumer to eat unconventional things like steel or even lightning, converting them into energy stored within the body.

The other is to actively activate the power stored in the body to heal injuries or burst out with more strength, raising the body's power to another level in a short period of time.

Leaving the latter aside for now, in order to fully utilize the effect of the former, the consumer's appetite must be guaranteed.

In fact, this is also the reason why Lin Que gave the Taotie Fruit to Kanroji Mitsuri.

In addition to eating those unconventional things, the consumer of the Taotie Fruit can also eat food to accumulate energy.

Kanroji Mitsuri's appetite is so large that it fits perfectly with the effect of this fruit.

"Eh?"

Just at this moment, Kanroji Mitsuri suddenly let out an exclamation.

"Lin Que, I don't know why, but the power in my body has started to grow again."

ECHO is turned off. ===== CHAPTER 85 =====