Chapter 81: Devil Fruit Encyclopedia

Gao Wen patted Sanji's shoulder:

"When our name spreads across the seas, they will know."

Sanji exhaled a puff of smoke, then turned his head and asked:

"Captain, that thing... can I recruit a batch of beautiful female chefs for the kitchen?"

In the midst of his words.

Sanji was so excited that he couldn't even hold the cigarette butt steady in his hand, his mind filled with fantasies.

The corner of Gao Wen's mouth twitched:

"I shouldn't have asked you!"

Raven Port.

Inside the Lord's Mansion.

Jasha held the newly acquired Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, flipping through it carefully.

The paper still carried the scent of ink, and the types of Devil Fruits recorded on it covered almost all known Devil Fruits.

From the basic Paramecia, Logia, and Zoan types, to more advanced special Paramecia, Ancient Zoan, Mythical Zoan, and so on.

The Devil Fruits held by any power user with a name on this great sea could all be found in its pages.

"This version of the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia is nearly the most complete record among all versions."

Jasmine stood beside Jasha, leaning her head closer.

For a moment.

All sorts of strange and bizarre Devil Fruits appeared before their eyes.

A few minutes later.

Jasmine let out an exclamation:

"Young Lady, this is the one you ate!"

Jasha spread the encyclopedia open on the table; the page displayed was precisely the Devil Fruit Jasha had eaten before.

Paramecia - Slip-Slip Fruit.

It can drastically alter a person's appearance while also causing any object touched to lose friction.

During this time, Jasha had gradually become familiar with using this ability, and even her own combat power had improved significantly.

At the very least, the guards in the port were no longer her match; she had barely gained some ability to defend herself.

"Devil Fruits are truly amazing; they can even change a person's appearance to such an extent."

Saying this.

Jasmine glanced secretly at Jasha and said:

"Young Lady, what do you think Gao Wen's reaction would be if he saw you like this?"

Jasha froze, a flush of red rising on her face, then she reacted, looking at Jasmine with embarrassment and annoyance:

"Oh, so now you dare to make fun of me? Then stay up late working with me tonight!"

"Ah?"

Jasmine felt like crying but had no tears, her whole body seeming to have lost its soul.

A faint smile played on Jasha's lips as she said:

"Alright, I won't bully you anymore. Our current mission is to find that fruit meant for Mr. Gao Wen."

"Mm-hmm~"

Jasmine nodded repeatedly, fearing that if she hesitated even a moment, Jasha would change her mind, then turned and took a box from the safe, placing it on the table.

After Jasha opened it.

A strange fruit, entirely orange-red, covered in thorns, with two curved horns on its stem, lay quietly on the table.

The two compared it page by page against the encyclopedia, and soon it was deep into the night.

The encyclopedia in Jasha's hand grew thinner and thinner, and the expressions on both their faces grew stranger and stranger; when the encyclopedia reached its last page, among the thousands of Devil Fruits recorded, not a single one matched the Devil Fruit in their hands.

"How can there be none?"

Jasha frowned, thinking she had missed something, and compared it again, yet still found nothing.

"Strange!"

Just as she was about to continue, she saw the sun had already risen outside the window; Jasmine had long since fallen asleep at the table, drool dripping from the corner of her mouth, soaking her sleeve and the table.

Seeing this, Jasha smiled affectionately, then took a blanket and draped it over Jasmine.

At the same time.

On an island somewhere within the Grand Line.

A tall, slender man wearing a mask sat quietly in a chair, listening to a subordinate's report.

"my lord Hanafuza, the Devil Fruit you were investigating has been confirmed to have entered East Blue's Raven Port."

"However, hasn't our target always been an Ancient Type?"

"That fruit does not possess an Ancient Type ability recorded in the encyclopedia; why would you spend such a great price..."

Hanafuza glanced at him, and when he thought of that fruit, a trace of longing appeared in his eyes:

"If I did not already possess a Devil Fruit ability, I would also desire to obtain it; after all, that fruit holds power comparable to that of my lord Kaido."

"The rarest and most scarce of all Devil Fruits..."

"Do not ask what you should not!"

The voice fell.

The subordinate who had just reported knelt down with a terrified expression, his body shaking like a sieve.

For the man standing before him was one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, hailed alongside the Marines and the Four Emperors as one of the three great powers of the seas.

The King of Lizards, Hanafza!

Should such a man fall into rage, the consequences would be beyond his capacity to bear.

Seeing this, Hanafza did not continue to press the matter; instead, he looked at the two subordinates beside him who resembled cats and said:

"That old man in the Marines who is dissatisfied with the Seven Warlords system is watching me closely; the moment I make a move, I will immediately be targeted."

"Fortunately, that fruit has only flowed into the weakest of the seas, the East Blue; with your strength, you are more than enough to sweep everything aside there."

"Labute! Lachete!"

"You are responsible for retrieving that fruit; do not disappoint me!"

One tall, one short; one thin, one fat,

the two men with human faces but dressed like cats stepped forward and respectfully said:

"Yes!"

"Hmph!"

Hanafza nodded.

Several hours later.

A small pirate ship set sail from the island's port, heading straight toward the East Blue.

On a warship stationed in the distance.

An old man with a head of short purple hair and a massive mechanical arm on his right hand raised the telescope in his hand, looked at that pirate ship, and frowned slightly:

"The direction of the East Blue?"

"I did hear that brat Smoker mention before that an extraordinary pirate has emerged there."

"However, is it only Hanafza's subordinates who went? Not a big fish, then."

The old man put down his glasses, feeling somewhat disappointed for a moment, and hesitated whether to pursue them.

Just then, he saw a young woman with long dark blue hair walk quickly onto the deck; the moment she saw the old man, her eyes filled with helplessness:

"Teacher Zephyr, the Crusher is still under testing; it is unstable and cannot withstand high-intensity combat."

"Moreover, Hanafza is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea recognized by the World Government; without a clear reason, the Marines cannot easily act against him!"

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Zephyr's mouth as he said calmly:

"Ain, did I not teach you this before?"

"By the time we can act against him, everything will already be beyond repair; besides, a man like him sending subordinates to the East Blue—!"

He stopped halfway.

Zephyr suddenly felt his breath tighten, unable to breathe at all; his entire body instantly tensed up, and he gasped for air in great heaves.

Seeing this, Ain hurriedly stepped forward to support Zephyr and cried out:

"Ship's doctor! Ship's doctor!"

"Teacher Zephyr's asthma has struck again!"

"The special medicine! Quickly!"

(End of this chapter)