Chapter 52: Box Box Fruit

Crack!

Obtain the key to the kingdom's treasure vault from Striley.

Xia Luliya swung her right hand, directly striking Striley and sending him flying to crash onto the floor, unconscious and lifeless.

"Now we wait for Lin Yu. If he doesn't come, we won't be able to take much with us."

On the throne, Reijiu glanced at the unconscious Striley, then examined her freshly repaired nails.

They had silently flown into the Goia Kingdom's palace using their combat suits, without alerting any of the capital's guards.

Thus, they easily knocked out all guards and servants within the palace, successfully seizing control of it.

"Alright."

Upon hearing this, Anna and Shalurya nodded, walked over to Reijiu's side, and began discussing how to best groom their nails.

Not long after, Lin Yu, clad in his combat suit, rode the wind into the palace, bringing along a wide-eyed Machino.

Only when her feet touched the ground did Machino, blushing, step down from Lin Yu.

It was her first time flying—both astonishing and terrifying—so she had clung to Lin Yu without letting go.

Of course, as she clung to him, Lin Yu held onto her just as tightly, leaving her deeply embarrassed.

"Lin Yu."

"Young Master."

Seeing Lin Yu arrive, Reijiu rose from the throne; Anna and Shalurya quickly stood at attention, and Lin Yu naturally took his seat.

"Go gather everything from the treasure vault. I'll join you shortly."

After learning the basic situation, Lin Yu gave Reijiu this instruction.

"Understood."

Reijiu cast a glance at Machino, then exited the palace gate with Anna and Shalurya—who were also staring intently at Machino—heading toward the kingdom's treasure vault.

Lin Yu pulled out a Devil Fruit and smiled at Machino:

"Come, Young Lady Machino."

"Even though you've already eaten, you need to consume this now."

Saying this, Lin Yu sliced off a piece of the Devil Fruit with his pocket knife and held it in his hand.

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Machino's face flushed red again as she stepped forward to him.

Since Lin Yu was seated, Machino knelt down, obediently tilting her chin upward to swallow the Devil Fruit piece he offered.

"Ugh... it's so disgusting."

Machino furrowed her delicate brows, her face twisted in discomfort, as if she wanted to vomit.

"This is a Devil Fruit. Disgusting taste is normal."

"But it will grant you a special ability, so you must finish eating it."

Lin Yu chuckled softly, sliced off another piece, and held it to Machino's lips after she had finally swallowed the last.

"Devil Fruit?" Machino gasped in surprise. Having encountered Shanks and others early on, she naturally knew what Devil Fruits were and understood their value.

She never imagined Lin Yu would give her something so precious.

"Machino, though my method of inviting you aboard was somewhat dishonorable, I am utterly serious about you."

"So you must strive to strengthen yourself and not disappoint my expectations."

As he shoved the remaining Devil Fruit piece into Machino's mouth, Lin Yu patted her head and grinned.

"I I know."

Machino clenched her lips, forced herself to swallow the Devil Fruit again, then covered her mouth, feeling nauseated.

Seeing this, Lin Yu smiled and cut off another small piece.

According to the Quanweidiao Sect knowledge he obtained from Shalurya.

Lin Yu's method of feeding Devil Fruits in this way increases Machino's and others' obedience toward him, so he had grown fond of this feeding style.

Machino gritted her teeth, forced down her nausea, stretched her neck, and swallowed the Devil Fruit piece in Lin Yu's hand.

After several bouts of nausea, her face pale, Machino finally finished eating the entire Devil Fruit Lin Yu had given her.

Eating the Devil Fruit bit by bit was excruciatingly torturous.

Lin Yu removed the scarf from Machino's head and wrapped it around her neck, praising, "Now that looks good."

Hearing Lin Yu's compliment, Machino couldn't help but blush again.

Perhaps because of the Devil Fruit, Machino felt Lin Yu seemed rather kind to her...

"How do you feel now?"

Lin Yu looked at Machino, curiously asking.

"I feel something strange and indescribable in my mind."

Machino spoke hesitantly, then pulled her right hand through the empty air beside her—a translucent emerald-green safe, two meters in length, width, and height, appeared beside her.

Next, she pressed her left hand against a nearby vase; the vase vanished and reappeared inside the safe, leaving Machino astonished.

"So it really is a storage ability."

Lin Yu smiled. This was an extremely practical power.

"Let's go. We'll check the treasure vault first, then you can continue experimenting."

"Mm."

Machino murmured "Mm," made the safe vanish, and followed behind Lin Yu toward the Goia Kingdom's treasure vault.

Inside the kingdom's treasure vault, Reijiu and the others had already gathered all the treasures and were waiting for Lin Yu's arrival.

"Young Master, look what I found!"

Shalurya rushed up to Lin Yu, holding out a Devil Fruit triumphantly.

"Very good!"

Lin Yu pinched Xia Luliyia's pretty face and offered a word of encouragement.

【Ding! Xia Luliyia's favorability has reached 100; the other party will be forever loyal to you, and experience feedback is doubled.】

Xia Luliya grinned, smoothly pulled Lin Yu's arm, then looked happily at Anna, whose expression was sour.

This Devil Fruit was actually discovered by Anna first, but she had snatched it before her.

"This should be a gift the new king of the Goa Kingdom was preparing to offer to the Celestial Dragons."

Reiju, standing nearby, said this, then glanced at Xia Luliyia.

Anna, standing to the side, did the same.

Only Makino stared for a long time at the special necklace around Xia Luliyia's neck, then finally remembered that the other party was apparently the Celestial Dragon Lin Yu had abducted.

Thinking of how the other party had just presented a treasure to Lin Yu and begged for praise, Makino could not help but look askance.

She did not understand what kind of charm Lin Yu possessed to have trained the other party into such complete submission.

Xia Luliyia simply ignored the gazes of Reiju and the others.

For her now, Lin Yu was the Celestial Dragon in her heart.

Hearing the system prompt, Lin Yu chuckled softly, cupped Xia Luliyia's pretty face, and kissed her, making the other party extremely excited.

"Makino, use your ability to store all of these things."

Lin Yu turned his head and gave the order to Makino behind him.

"Understood."