Chapter 59

South Sea, the ship named Emperor of the East Sea.

Inside the multipurpose conference room.

The entire Morning Star Pirate Crew sat around a round table, on which lay a fruit with spiral patterns.

"Jin Ni, this is the Logia-type Door-Door Fruit. If you don't mind becoming a user, and if you're interested in the Door-Door Fruit…"

Before Saint Saint Saiwen finished speaking, Jin Ni was already rubbing her hands and grinning.

"Thank you, Captain."

"Captain, my combat talent is average, so I'll just provide support. In the future, whenever anyone wants to go somewhere, just find me and Big Bear."

Jin Ni knew about the Door-Door Fruit.

Though it couldn't compare to the top few among the Nine Devil Fruits of God Valley, it was still an exceptionally powerful Logia-type.

How could she possibly refuse such a powerful Devil Fruit?

As for the future, if the ship acquires even stronger Devil Fruits, let the later companions eat them—people must know contentment and gratitude.

"Mm," Saint Saint Saiwen emphasized: "Remember to eat the entire Door-Door Fruit."

"Nani?" Jin Ni's face twisted in horror.

Anyone who's eaten a Devil Fruit knows: the taste is so awful you swallow it without a sound. Leaving aside everything else, just the flavor alone is worthy of the name "Devil."

"I just heard it somewhere, mentioned it offhand."

Saint Saint Saiwen played with the electric arc at his fingertip: "Only by eating the entire Devil Fruit can you awaken more easily."

On the internet of his past life, such rumors were everywhere, presented with convincing logic, but their truth was impossible to verify.

But what if?

What if it's true? Compared to the temptation of awakening, the Devil Fruit's inhuman taste seemed trivial.

In this sea where strength reigns supreme, whether or not a fruit awakens isn't a small difference—it's a world apart.

Can the Gomu Gomu Fruit compare to Nika's state?

Saint Saint Saiwen added another remark.

"I even swallowed the stem."

Hearing this, Master Tenghu, Big Bear, and Robin all exhaled simultaneously in relief.

"I was hungry back then, so I ate it all."

"I finished mine too."

"Me too."

Whether true or false didn't matter—the psychological suggestion alone had given them enough confidence to awaken.

"Alright." Jin Ni picked up the Door-Door Fruit, took a deep breath, forced herself to endure the nauseating smell, and began gnawing noisily.

For the sake of fruit awakening, I'll push through!!!

Saint Saint Saiwen projected the marked map onto the screen behind him via a Den Den Mushi.

"The Four Seas are the core territories of the World Government and the Marines—we must avoid full-scale war for now. Our immediate goal is our future base: Hive Island."

"Our base is currently occupied by that trash Wang Zhi—we must retake Hive Island."

Master Tenghu's eyelid twitched slightly.

Clearly, he hadn't been a pirate long enough to fully adapt to pirate logic.

He could feel the captain's anger as he spoke—as if Hive Island had truly been stolen by Wang Zhi. No wonder Sakazuki called the captain a naturally evil pirate brat.

In some ways, it was quite accurate.

Saint Saint Saiwen continued.

"That trash Wang Zhi betrayed trust, sold out his elder brother, turned against his own, framed others, and committed every evil under the sun—he's the perfect model pirate."

"If it weren't for the fact that Lox's wife and child were saved by Big Bear, Wang Zhi would've tried to take care of his sister-in-law too."

"After all these years at sea, I've never met such a shameless scoundrel. When dealing with a scum like this, don't feel any guilt."

The gold mine on Hive Island once allowed the Lox Pirates to grow rapidly; even after Blackbeard seized it, they still mined gold—perfect for masking the gold of the Golden Land.

And the wealth plundered over the years by the great pirate Wang Zhi is worth the Morning Star Pirates' personal visit.

"Before we retake Hive Island, let's first head to the East Sea to recruit some intern crew members—it'll free up everyone's time."

The East Sea is full of talent: it produced the Pirate King Luo Jie, the Marine Hero Garp... and even Saint Saint Saiwen himself hails from the East Sea.

With someone handling chores, the main crew can greatly increase their training time.

Cultivation: if you don't advance, you fall back.

Slow progress is still falling back.

Most importantly, Saint Saint Saiwen must visit Garp's hometown, Windmill Village, and dig up Luo Jie's sword, Ace, from Garp's courtyard.

"Of course, if any of you know friends who want to join this lucrative profession, feel free to refer them."

With that, Saint Saint Saiwen looked at Mihawk.

"Mihawk, do you have anything to add?"

Mihawk said coolly: "If none of those things are urgent, find an island as soon as possible."

"No problem."

Saint Saint Saiwen understood the subtext—Mihawk was itching to spar with someone on land.

But who?

Ask anyone: across the entire sea, which pirate crew has three Great Swordsmen, each wielding a Supreme Grade Blade?

Because Master Tenghu blinded himself for life, and Mihawk has his own pride—he wouldn't choose Master Tenghu as an opponent. Only Saint Saint Saiwen is worthy.

This is precisely their bond!!!

Jin Ni finished devouring the Door-Door Fruit, wiped her mouth: "Captain, you just said Lox's wife and child were saved by Big Bear?"

"Do you know what happened in the Valley of the Gods?"

"Mm." Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen shrugged off the question without hesitation: "I heard it all from Captain Luo Jie."

After all, he's the Pirate King Luo Jie—knowing these secrets is only natural, and no one can verify whether what Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen says is true or false.

Whoever has the ability, go verify it themselves.

Xiong Xiong interlaced his fingers, seemingly recalling whether any of the five hundred plus people he rescued from the Valley of the Gods had been Loxs's wife or children.

Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen stood up and said: "Everyone, disperse and move freely—I'll take the helm tonight."

Since the pirate crew has not yet recruited a dedicated helmsman, Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen and Mihawk must take turns steering.

By the helm, facing the salty sea wind.

While steering with one hand, Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen pondered whether he had overlooked any information—for instance, the famed sword Shusui, stolen by the tomb raider Moria.

And the whereabouts of certain Devil Fruits.

Before his transmigration, besides rumors that eating all Devil Fruits made awakening easier, Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen had also read: Devil Fruits actively choose their users.

If this theory holds true,

then the Bat Fruit—Mythical Beast Type—Vampire Form, the legendary Devil Fruit of Elbaf, would be useless even if he went there.

But not going left him restless.

I've already crossed over—what do I care about plot or not? Every powerful Devil Fruit on this ocean is mine… as points.

The Xiong Xiong Fruit sold for sixty thousand points, shattering Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen's understanding of the trading platform—rich guys truly don't treat points as points.

Then, pricing the Mythical Beast Type Vampire Form at one hundred thousand points—wouldn't that be perfectly reasonable?

A form of indirect immortality is worth one hundred thousand points.

Very worth it.

In short,

All he needed was to find the Mythical Beast Type Vampire Form, sell it, and buy Conqueror's Haki Defense.

The overwhelming power of Conqueror's Haki Defense lies in this: if an opponent's Conqueror's Haki does not exceed the user's own Haki, they cannot inflict any damage.

Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen wields the sword Mengxiang Yixin, which boosts Haki by one hundred percent—once he masters Conqueror's Haki Defense, he will be the hardest man in the pirate world.

Harder than Loxs.