Chapter 308: Mythical Beast Type: Nine-Tailed Fox Form

In the inner bay of Gaya Island, a terrifying three-masted ship.

As the headquarters of the Moria Pirate Crew,

the three-masted ship had been turned by Moria into a fortress, with zombie generals and zombie soldiers patrolling everywhere.

At the headquarters, Moria opened a wooden crate.

"Cat Fushe brothers, quickly bring me the Devil Fruit encyclopedia from the bookshelf."

Moria never imagined that the tiny Shark Pirate Crew could obtain three Devil Fruits.

Aside from the Snake-Snake Fruit, Mythical Beast Type, Yamata no Orochi Form, taken by Zephyr, two more Devil Fruits were sitting in the captain's cabin.

Even more laughably absurd was—

neither the Shichibukai Hanafuza nor the former Marine Admiral Zephyr had thought to search the ship.

Only Brook Brothers had foresight; no wonder he's a living fossil of pirates.

Thinking of the Shark Pirate Crew members slaughtered by Hanafuza, and the three Devil Fruits the Shark Crew had acquired, Moria sighed.

"Probably suffered a backlash of fortune."

Fortune is mysterious beyond comprehension; only those with iron luck can withstand it, and if you ask who on the sea has the toughest luck, it's none other than Captain Saint Saint Saiwen.

The tiny Shark Crew simply couldn't bear such fortune.

"Captain, the encyclopedia."

Moria sat comfortably on the floor so that Brook and Cat Fushe could lean against him and compare the Devil Fruits one by one against the encyclopedia.

After a moment, Brook let out a cry of shock.

"Holy cow,

another Mythical Beast type besides Yamata no Orochi Form—the Dog-Dog Fruit, Mythical Beast Type, Nine-Tailed Fox Form..."

"The Shark Pirate Crew... didn't deserve to die."

A pirate crew with a bounty of 130 million Berries simultaneously obtaining two Mythical Beast-type Devil Fruits—who else but them would die?

"We've done a great deed, Captain."

Moria grinned: "Find the other one fast—I'll go straight to the Captain to claim credit."

The three alternated between staring at the Devil Fruit encyclopedia and examining the fruits inside the crate.

"It's..." Cat Fushe's face darkened with sorrow: "Lady Shi's Logia Time Fruit."

Moria patted Cat Fushe's shoulder: "Brother, pick one of these two Devil Fruits; I'll hand the other to the Captain."

"What?!" Cat Fushe shook his head.

"Captain, I don't want to become a landlubber. And if I become a Devil Fruit user too, who'll dive in and pull you two out if you fall overboard?"

Cat Fushe was stunned by Moria's generosity—men of the Kozuki family truly were different.

The longer he stayed with Moria, the more Cat Fushe felt that Lord Mitsuyoshi seemed somewhat unfit.

If Moria had been the general's heir, trash like Blackie Serpent would've been cut down in one slash long ago—how could he have stolen Kozuki Country?

If things had been that way...

Lord Mitsuyoshi, Lady Shi, Young Master Momosuke, Young Lady Hiyori, and the brothers of the Crimson Octopus Nine Heroes would all still be alive.

"Then..." Moria thought.

"Hand them all over to Captain Saint Saint Saiwen? And trade them for something better from him?"

"That works," Cat Fushe was tempted: "Brother Brook and I still don't have flight cloaks."

Flight cloaks are standard issue for Starlight Crew officers,

Moria isn't an officer, but he operates independently—so he's an exception; Cat Fushe and Brook haven't earned that rank yet.

"Fine." Moria pulled out a Den Den Mushi: "I'll contact the Captain right away—tell him to bring plenty of good stuff."

After a few beeps.

"Captain, it's Moria—I've got something to tell you... Aba Aba Aba..."

"Wait a moment—I'm on my way."

In the Giant King's Palace, Elbaf.

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Saint Saint Saiwen looked at the Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Mythical Beast Type, Nidhogg Form, handed to him by Harald, and said dryly:

"Why again?"

"Keep it safe for now," Harald explained. "Loki isn't ready yet."

Loki is forty-four years old now, roughly equivalent to a fifteen-year-old human—right in the middle of his rebellious adolescence.

Harald urged Loki to consume the Nidhogg Form, but Loki refused outright—he's in the phase where if you tell him to go east, he'll go west.

Saint Saint Saiwen waved his hand and stored it in his system space: "If it gets stolen someday, I won't be responsible."

"Let's go, Old Har."

"Don't forget to deliver the next batch of Adam wood to Raimei as soon as possible."

Harald had no money to repay his debt, so he used the Adam Tree wood stored for years in Elbaf to offset the interest.

After all, Saint Saint Saiwen's money wasn't blown in by the wind—he was entitled to charge interest.

"I won't see you off—safe travels."

"See you."

Through the opened space gate, Saint Saint Saiwen returned to the Donghai Dihuang, waving goodbye to Jaba, Lipli, and the Kolong family.

"Uncle, keep in touch anytime."

The Donghai Dihuang hoisted sail again, heading toward Raimei, while Saint Saint Saiwen opened another space gate to Moria's headquarters.

"Captain." x3

Saint Saint Saiwen gave Moria a thumbs-up.

Any ship you board could yield two Devil Fruits, and had Zeff not taken one, all three Devil Fruits would almost certainly have fallen into Moria's hands.

Yamata no Orochi, Nine-Tailed Fox, Time Fruit,

Just these three Devil Fruits alone could directly launch a Marine Admiral-level pirate crew.

Though Zeff seized Yamata no Orochi, it was most likely intended for Enel's consumption—overall, it still counts as internal consumption by the Morning Star Crew.

Zeff's debt to them had grown even larger, large enough to perhaps shake Enel's loyalty.

The Nine-Tailed Fox's alternative use... those who know, know—it's truly the Pirate World's Mystique.

If you let your girlfriend consume the Nine-Tailed Fox form, you unlock every possible woman's appearance in the world—one per day, for a hundred years without repetition.

As for the Time Fruit.

Since the Time Fruit's user can only send others to the future, not return to the past, it's somewhat redundant for Saint Saint Saiwen, who possesses Pure Gold and the System.

"Hm?" Saint Saint Saiwen suddenly had a good idea.

If he used the Year-Year Fruit to mimic the Time Fruit's ability and send Im to twenty years in the future...

The idea was splendid, but when Saint Saint Saiwen realized Haki could nullify Devil Fruit powers, he had to temporarily abandon it.

"Hey, one flight cloak each."

After unlocking and manifesting the third Devil Fruit, Saint Saint Saiwen's remaining points were nearly depleted—he could only wait for the second Pure Gold Ring to sell.

After stowing the two Devil Fruits in the System's storage, Saint Saint Saiwen took out the second-generation Ghost Cutter and handed it to Moria.

"The first-generation Ghost Cutter is broken. This one, forged by the master swordsmith Tengu-san Kuto, is the strongest in the Ghost Cutter series."

Moria joyfully accepted the second-generation Ghost Cutter and resolved to pick up his swordsmanship again, not to waste such a great blade.

"Thank you, Captain."

"Do well—your future is ahead of you."

Saint Saint Saiwen seemed distracted, for he was pondering who should consume the Mythical Beast Nine-Tailed Fox form.

The only non-Devil Fruit users in the Morning Star Crew are Mihawk, the Red Count, and Lachi Lu... but they're all men.

They could never fully unleash its power.