Chapter 79: The Greatest Sincerity

Sabaody Archipelago, Island No. 1.

Slave Auction House.

Outside the auction house, iron cages still held various slaves; Seven walked straight inside without pausing.

Same private room as last time.

Umit, the Maritime King, was tidying his mustache; seeing the familiar figure, he immediately stood up, his smile warmer than before.

“Captain Barzab.”

From Umit’s perspective, half a year ago, Barzab was at best a rising pirate star; his earlier enthusiasm was merely to avoid disrupting business.

In just half a year—

He kidnapped a Celestial Dragon, stormed a Marine World Elimination Order, reportedly fought Admiral Garp, and recently captured the legendary pirate Golden Lion.

He has firmly secured the title of Emperor of the Sea.

Umit naturally had to show respect and enthusiasm toward the Emperor of the Sea—these were all connections.

Before Seven could speak, Umit opened five chests one by one and introduced them.

“Captain Barzab.”

“These five Devil Fruits are: Spider Spider Fruit—Black Spider Form, Logia—Ship Ship Fruit, Cat Cat Fruit—Lion Form, Ox Ox Fruit—Rhinoceros Form, Snake Snake Fruit—Anaconda Form.”

Seeing Seven raise an eyebrow, Umit quickly added:

“Emperor Whitebeard, Kaido, BIGMOM… every major pirate crew on the sea is scrambling to collect Devil Fruits.”

“I truly did my best to find these.”

Umit feared Barzab would fly into a rage and added: “These Devil Fruits… I’ll give you a discount. Just three hundred million Berries.”

Seven took the Ship Ship Fruit from the chest and tossed it in his hand.

“You think these trash can fool me, Umit? You really believe I won’t kill you?”

Umit felt his mouth go dry and quickly pulled out dozens of photos from his pocket.

“Captain Barzab, I truly gave it my all—look, I’ve posted reward notices for Devil Fruits on every ship under my command.”

“I’m just a freighter.”

“My resources are truly limited!”

After saying this, Umit lowered his voice.

“Captain Barzab.”

“The top-tier Devil Fruits are all in the hands of the World Government and Celestial Dragons—hard to circulate outside. If you need them, you could do as you did last time…”

Seven waved his hand, and all five Devil Fruits vanished into his system space.

“Not a bad suggestion. I’ll consider it.”

“Keep collecting Devil Fruits—I’ll take any you find. If you hear of any top-tier ones, inform me immediately.”

Lately, he’d been too busy recruiting crew members to focus on earning points, and the fastest way to earn points was by consigning Devil Fruits.

Umit bowed deeply.

“Rest assured, absolutely.”

When he looked up, Barzab was already gone; Umit let out a long breath.

“Phew—almost scared the life out of me.”

“It’s never been this hard to acquire them before. Those big pirates are acting like madmen, willing to pay more just for powerful Devil Fruits. What ends up with me is almost all trash.”

Umit understood.

The meteoric rise of Barzab and the Morning Star Pirates had put immense pressure on other great pirates, leading to this situation.

The reason all pirate crews were frantically fighting over Devil Fruits was fear that the rising Morning Star Pirates would invade their territories.

This behavior was akin to an arms race, driven by the threat of impending crisis.

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

Seven checked out the bar, saw it was closed, didn’t linger, and shot skyward toward Jiayadao.

Mid-flight, Seven was deeply troubled.

Of these five Devil Fruits, the Ship Ship Fruit was clearly the worst—what good was becoming a ship if you couldn’t move it on the sea?

One of the most awkward Devil Fruits ever.

Even with his internet-saturated mind, Seven had no idea how to develop this Ship Ship Fruit.

Emergency scenario: turn into a ship to float on the sea and avoid falling into the deep ocean?

The Spider Spider Fruit—Black Spider Form was like Spider-Man with three forms and venom; if well-developed, it was actually quite strong.

Of course, it depended on the world.

In a world without supernatural power, this fruit would be extremely powerful.

The Cat Cat Fruit—Lion Form was equivalent to a stronger version of Hunter’s Killua; switching between three forms would far exceed Killua’s strength.

The Ox Ox Fruit—Rhinoceros Form should be stronger than Rhino from the Super Spider-Man universe.

The Snake Snake Fruit—Anaconda Form, as the name suggests, grants the ability to transform into an anaconda, with human, beast, and hybrid forms.

Three hundred million Berries for these? A guaranteed profit.

The key was trading a few Devil Fruits for the Imperial Tool: Water Dragon Possession.

After brief thought, Seven posted a purchase request on the trading platform.

【Wanted: Imperial Tool Water Dragon Possession, from the Black Hunter World. Trade method: barter. Items offered: Spider Spider Fruit—Black Spider Form, Ox Ox Fruit—Rhinoceros Form, Snake Snake Fruit—Anaconda Form.】

Three Animal-type Devil Fruits were Seven’s greatest sincerity; if the seller still refused, then let’s see who was more desperate.

Or add the Lion Form.

Even if all five Devil Fruits were listed for bartering the Imperial Tool, it wouldn’t be a problem.

But Seven worried this might make the seller grow arrogant—he’d dared to price it at 100,000 points, clearly a heartless merchant.

Using just one fruit seemed insufficient in appeal or sincerity; three Devil Fruits were just right.

As for the Lion Form and Ship Ship Fruit—

Seven planned to keep them. The Lion Form, just from the name, was at least comparable to the Animal-type Cat Cat Fruit—Leopard Form consumed by King.

Why not keep the Black Spider and Anaconda Forms?

Because Seven disliked ugly things.

Lions were at least furry—could even serve as a pillow. Black spiders and anacondas? Just imagining them made him uncomfortable.

The most useless Logia, the Ship Ship Fruit, he’d keep to annoy others—during battle with a powerful enemy, shove the Ship Ship Fruit into their mouth—

If the enemy isn’t a Devil Fruit user, congratulations—you’ve become the most pathetic ability user in history.

If the enemy is already an ability user, then swallowing two Devil Fruits? You know what happens.

Maximize the utility of trash.

…

Sky Island, Biaka.

Gan Full, the current Sky Island Administrative Director, received a message from the Thunder Cloud Guard and hurried to Biaka on his mount, Pierre, who had eaten the Horse Horse Fruit.

The boy with enormous earlobes that Emperor Lei Shen had mentioned multiple times had finally been found.

Before the dilapidated thatched hut, Gan Full studied the boy before him: bare-chested, with earlobes hanging down to his chest.

“Child, you are Ainuro?”