Chapter 8

"Ooh~ that's scary~ has another Devil Fruit user been born?"

Listening to the voice coming from behind, Karl suddenly felt a chill on his back. He turned his head in shock and saw a tall, thin man with black curly hair, wearing sunglasses.

He was wearing a yellow and white striped suit, a purple tie, a dark green shirt, white leather shoes, his thin lips pouted high, one hand supporting his chin, with a thoughtful expression.

It's you! Uncle PPAP! No, it's Admiral Kizaru!

When did he arrive? He didn't even notice it at all?

"Admiral Kizaru!"

Karl stood up restrainedly and saluted Kizaru, his expression appearing a bit excited. This is very consistent with the attitude of an ordinary marine meeting an Admiral.

Kizaru scanned Karl through his sunglasses, thinking, is the recruitment of Master Zephyr's training camp so unreliable now? Are minors being pulled out to work?

"Borsalino! What are you doing here?"

Originally, Zephyr didn't get along well with Kizaru. During Kizaru's student days, he was the student Zephyr liked the least—lazy, arrogant, and most importantly, biased.

But these are all old things, Zephyr didn't want to mention them anymore, but seeing Kizaru still couldn't help but make his blood pressure soar.

Especially seeing him talking to his recruits made him even more anxious, fearing that Karl would be bewitched by Kizaru and embark on a path of no return.

Wait, he doesn't seem to be a Devil Fruit user...

Kizaru raised his eyebrows, hurriedly waved his hands at Zephyr, and said in a yin-yang tone: "So scary~ Master Zephyr, don't be so excited! Your old arms and legs have to be careful."

Zephyr said with a dark face in a deep voice: "I don't need your concern, but you, a Navy Admiral, how do you have time to wander around here?"

"Master Zephyr, didn't I hear that your Marine Training Camp has started again, so I came here to help you see if there are any excellent talents! Hmm, this one is not bad. Hey, little brother, what was your ability again?"

After speaking, Kizaru sat on the bench, crossed his legs, and slumped on the backrest, not caring about Zephyr's gaze at all.

"Humph~ then you are wrong, this kid is not a Devil Fruit user, your vision is not very good!"

"Oh? Is that so? Then what is this?"

Kizaru flashed, picked up the uneaten Holy Light Fruit that Karl had thrown on the ground, then sat back in his seat, showing the uneaten fruit flesh in his hand to Zephyr.

It took less than 1 second to go back and forth, which shows how fast Kizaru is.

The rookie Karl could only see a flash of golden light, and then his uneaten Holy Light Fruit was in Kizaru's hand, and he couldn't see anything else.

Looking at the fruit in Kizaru's hand, the familiar patterns, Zephyr's eyes focused, he turned his head to look at Karl, and asked seriously: "Did you just eat this?"

Karl swallowed a mouthful of saliva and nodded: "Uh, yes, but it was too disgusting, I only took one bite."

Zephyr frowned and snatched the Holy Light Fruit from Kizaru's hand. He was a person who had read the Devil Fruit illustrated book, but after searching his memory, he still couldn't judge what ability this Devil Fruit was.

"Pfft~"

The Holy Light Fruit in his hand was crushed into minced meat by Zephyr, and he roared at Karl in a tone full of anger: "Idiot! Is a Devil Fruit something you can eat randomly? Do you know that once you eat a Devil Fruit, you will be cursed by the sea and forever become a landlubber!"

Kizaru: Feel offended!

"Cough, cough!"

Zephyr turned his head to look at Kizaru, took a deep breath, calmed down, and continued to say to Karl: "Hoo~ show me your ability!"

Kizaru also turned his body with great interest, wanting to see what Karl's ability was.

No way, these two are big shots among big shots, Karl had no room to resist at all. If he had known, he would have been low-key and eaten it after returning to the dormitory.

But who could have thought that Kizaru, this old six, would suddenly appear?

Under Zephyr's gaze, Karl stretched out his right hand, and the pale golden light ball appeared in his palm again, and under Karl's control, it quickly merged into Zephyr's body.

Zephyr's eyes widened. He had had asthma for most of his life, and he had never felt his lungs and throat so refreshed. That golden light was like the sun dispelling the darkness...

"Cough, cough, cough~"

Not long after, Zephyr began to cough violently, as if he wanted to cough out his lungs, his face with an strange flush.

Kizaru frowned. Although he didn't know what Zephyr's situation was now, it must be related to Karl.

The next second, Kizaru pointed his fingertips at Karl, and a dazzling golden light emerged, slowly saying: "What did you do to Master Zephyr?"

"Don't!"

Zephyr reached out to stop Kizaru, then with a puff, spat out a large piece of black blood phlegm, a smile appeared on his face, and he grabbed Karl's shoulder and asked in surprise: "Your ability, has a healing effect?"

"Wait... my body...."

Before Karl could speak, Zephyr raised his hands in disbelief, his eyes full of shock. The golden light just now actually made his strength a little stronger.

It was like being a year younger. Although the bonus was not much, he had just become a Devil Fruit user!

"You, where did you find this Devil Fruit?"

Karl certainly couldn't say it was sent by the system, so after a little thought, he said: "Didn't I go to the infirmary just now? When I came back, I bought some fresh fruit to eat, and then... that's it."

Karl lied, but didn't lie completely.

When he came back from the infirmary just now, he did buy some fruit, just to relive the pleasure of others having military training while he was eating melons on the side. The melon peels and fruit scraps on the ground could prove this.

Zephyr quickly filled in the process of the matter. When Karl was eating the fruit he bought, one of them suddenly became a Devil Fruit, which happened to be eaten by Karl, and then discovered by Kizaru.

"God bless the Navy!!!"

Zephyr roared excitedly, tears streaming down his face. This old man who had almost dedicated his life to the Navy knew better than anyone how important the healing + strengthening ability was to the Navy!

Karl had just obtained the fruit ability and could have such an obvious effect on him. Once he grows up, his effect on the Navy is immeasurable!

First of all, Karl's ability can be released remotely, which also means he can conveniently apply strengthening effects to his companions. After training, he might be able to strengthen multiple marines at the same time, raising the overall combat power of the Navy by several levels.

Secondly, Karl's ability has healing capabilities, and the healing effect is very powerful. On the battlefield where swords have no eyes, with Karl there, the casualty rate of the Navy will be greatly reduced, and the Navy can fight back, thereby freeing up more combat power!

Finally, and most importantly, Karl is a ten-year veteran with unquestionable loyalty to the Navy, and his foundation is solid, and his success rate is very high. As long as he cultivates him well, in time, Karl will definitely become a leader of the new generation of marines!

Thinking of these, Zephyr looked at Karl with a bit more heat. Having you is the blessing of the Navy!

"Karl, you, come with me to Sengoku's office immediately! Go now!"