Chapter 188

A Devil Fruit could allow Tashigi to quickly increase her strength, and she was somewhat eager for it.

She just didn't know what kind of Devil Fruit Lin Yu intended to feed her.

Hearing that Lin Yu was about to feed someone a Devil Fruit, Kikyo, Marguerite, and Long Dan, who had just chosen their rooms and reached the deck, instantly perked up and watched Lin Yu with rapt attention.

Lin Yu sat up from his chair and took a Paramecia Devil Fruit out of his personal space.

This Devil Fruit was none other than the Chop-Chop Fruit, belonging to the original owner of Conqueror's Haki and one of the Four Emperors, Buggy the Clown.

The Chop-Chop Fruit could grant immunity to slashing attacks.

It was precisely because of this trait that the clown did not fear Mihawk during the Summit War.

Feeding the Chop-Chop Fruit, which granted immunity to slashes, to Tashigi, who aspired to be a master swordsman, was an idea Lin Yu had long since conceived.

Imagine this scenario.

When you are dueling a master swordsman, they finally find an opening and use a skill to slash you in half, but you seize the recovery time after their skill and strike them down.

Then, you say to them nonchalantly: "Sorry, I'm immune to slashes."

Lin Yu figured the opponent would be angered to the point of death.

Just thinking about this fighting style made Lin Yu feel it was incredibly devious.

It was because of this idea that Lin Yu wanted to feed Tashigi the Chop-Chop Fruit, letting her fight master swordsmen and become their bane.

And for the naive Tashigi to use such a devious method to win—just thinking about the contrast made Lin Yu find it very interesting.

Lin Yu sat in his chair, peeled the Chop-Chop Fruit, cut off a small piece, placed it in his hand, and looked at Tashigi with a smile:

"Come, eat this."

Tashigi pursed her lips, came to Lin Yu's feet, knelt there, and then, blushing, ate the Devil Fruit from Lin Yu's hand.

"Ugh, blech!!!"

"This is way too disgusting..."

Tashigi covered her mouth, feeling a wave of nausea.

"Devil Fruits are always this disgusting. If you want to gain power, you must endure this," Charlos explained from behind Lin Yu.

Anna licked her lips; she felt Devil Fruits were actually okay.

Lin Yu looked at Tashigi's pained expression, smiled, cut off another small piece, and said, "This fruit will make you immune to slashes. You should cherish it."

Seeing the Devil Fruit offered again, Tashigi closed her eyes and took it into her mouth once more.

Then came another wave of nausea.

However, she eventually forced herself to swallow it.

Once she thought about Lin Yu saying this fruit would make her immune to slashes.

Tashigi proactively took the Devil Fruit from Lin Yu's hand and swallowed it.

She had to become stronger! Only then could she carry out the justice in her heart.

Repeating this to herself, Tashigi was fed by Lin Yu, felt nauseated, and then forced herself to swallow it again.

On the *Slave of God*, seeing Tashigi being fed the Devil Fruit piece by piece like she was undergoing torture, the warrior commander Kikyo asked in shock:

"Does this Lin Yu have some strange hobby?"

If Lin Yu's feeding method wasn't intentional, Kikyo simply wouldn't believe it.

"What do you mean?" Marguerite and Long Dan asked simultaneously.

Being naive, they didn't understand what Kikyo was saying at all; they were just envious of Tashigi being fed the Devil Fruit.

Because they also hoped to become strong like Eferlandra.

"Uh..."

Kikyo's expression stiffened, and she waved her hand. "Nothing."

Before long, Lin Yu had fed the entire Devil Fruit to Tashigi.

Then, he patted Tashigi’s pale, pretty face and smiled:

"You should adapt to your ability first, then continue trying to use Armament Haki... Hmm, I'll send someone to teach you."

"O-okay... *hurl*." Tashigi slumped at Lin Yu's feet, still feeling nauseated.

Lin Yu turned to Kikyo on the *Slave of God* and said:

"Kikyo, from now on, you will guide Tashigi in practicing Armament Haki."

Kikyo was the captain of the Amazon Lily warrior guards and also a recruit instructor; with Reiju away, she was naturally the best candidate to teach Tashigi Armament Haki.

"Very well."

Kikyo jumped off the *Slave of God* and walked in front of Tashigi. "Follow me to the side to practice."

Then, Kikyo glanced at Marguerite and Long Dan and said, "You two come with me as well!"

Teaching one was the same as teaching two, so Kikyo decided to take Marguerite and Long Dan along.

"Oh." Marguerite and Long Dan responded and followed behind Tashigi.

Watching Kikyo and the others leave, Charlos massaged Lin Yu's shoulders and asked, "Young Master, are we not leaving?"

Lin Yu enjoyed Charlos's service and said:

"Sandersonia is preparing a banquet to thank me, and I intend to attend."

He planned to bring Amazon Lily under his command in the future, so Lin Yu intended to use this banquet as an opportunity to get closer to the three Boa sisters.

Then, Lin Yu asked, "By the way, are Nami and Robin still asleep?"

Anna pounded Lin Yu's legs and replied, "No."

"Haaah~"

Lin Yu yawned. "Then I'll sleep for a bit, too. Wake me up when Nami and Robin wake up."

Today, he had used the power of wind to sail the *Slave of God* through the Calm Belt for most of the day, and then he had been busy with Tina and Nami for several hours, which left Lin Yu somewhat exhausted.

As Lin Yu drifted off to sleep, time quickly reached the evening.

However, Lin Yu did not receive an invitation to Sandersonia's banquet; instead, he received a plea for help.

Lin Yu sat up from his lounge chair, looked at Sandersonia before him with a strange expression, and confirmed very seriously:

"You say your sister fell ill after I treated her?"

"Yes, so I would like to ask you to go and take another look," Sandersonia said, kneeling before Lin Yu, looking anxious.

Hearing this, Lin Yu asked with a weird expression:

"Can you tell me the symptoms of Hancock's illness?"

Sandersonia replied truthfully: "Her whole body is burning, she's weak, and she's accompanied by fainting and dizziness..."

Hearing this, Lin Yu's expression became even more bizarre.

Lin Yu naturally knew immediately that Boa Hancock was suffering from lovesickness...

This girl Hancock, if you say she's hard to approach, she really is hard to approach; however, once you open her heart, she will be incredibly good to you and will become infatuated with you.

A woman with this attribute? What was it called again?

Thinking about these messy things in his heart, Lin Yu stood up and said righteously to Sandersonia:

"Since your sister Boa Hancock is ill because of me, I naturally have an unshirkable duty."

"Let's go, we'll go find your sister now and help her... alleviate her illness."

Having said that, Lin Yu grabbed Sandersonia and turned into a bolt of lightning, rushing toward the palace in the city.