Chapter 258

"Back already?"

Kaguya Sigong was also somewhat curious about the power Sōsaka had obtained.

Especially after seeing Sōsaka's unusual way of using that power.

But Sōsaka Ai did not answer directly; instead, she quietly brought the piece of cloth in her hand to Young Lady Sigong's face.

"What's this?"

Seeing what Sōsaka handed her, Kaguya Sigong instinctively reached out and took it.

Then the cloth she picked up unfolded completely from its folded state.

Hmm, it was a pure white pair of underwear with a cute butterfly bow.

"…"

Kaguya Sigong's mind briefly froze, and her entire face turned visibly red.

At that moment, she unleashed her body's maximum potential, snatching the unfolded underwear back into her pocket at an unimaginable speed.

Although the people present didn't have superhuman visual acuity, they were all fairly normal, so they clearly caught sight of the 857 styles of underwear.

The only opposite-sex person present, Ren Amamiya, also clearly saw it, but to avoid embarrassment, he slightly turned his gaze away.

With her face still flushed, Kaguya Sigong glanced sideways with her peripheral vision toward Ren's direction, noticed he had deliberately averted his eyes, and quickly suppressed her embarrassment.

She then shot Sōsaka a furious glare.

What's wrong with you!? Aren't there other things you could use as evidence?

But Sōsaka Ai simply turned her head away from Young Lady Sigong's glare, acting as if nothing had happened at all.

That turn of her head nearly made Kaguya Sigong explode with rage.

But considering she had just lost face, she absolutely couldn't endure another embarrassing moment—otherwise she'd truly have no face left to show anyone.

"Sōsaka, explain your ability."

Kaguya Sigong, helpless, shifted the topic for now.

Sōsaka Ai slightly pouted, but she began describing her ability.

"The fruit I ate lets me open doors to another dimension at will."

"That other dimension, aside from slightly lighter colors making it look different from the real world, is nearly identical to it."

"In the dimensional world, I can also open doors to other places."

"After creating a door, the space bounded by that door becomes the same as the space the door leads to."

"I can enter the space the door leads to without passing through the door itself."

"In the dimensional world, I can hear sounds from the real world and see people's actions, but I'm unable to interfere."

"Similarly, the real world can't interfere with the dimensional world unless I open a door to it."

"It's not as combat-oriented as Young Lady Sigong's abilities, but it's extremely useful for relocation and intelligence gathering."

Indeed.

Just listening to Sōsaka Ai's explanation, everyone present understood the immense value of this ability.

Spatial ability.

And it allows for spatial traversal—directly returning from Tsukikage Island to Kaguya Sigong's main residence in Tokyo. This spatial power is terrifyingly strong.

Not to mention, this ability can also be used for intelligence gathering.

And because it's a dimensional space, almost no one can detect it.

"Aside from relocation and intelligence gathering, Sōsaka, you might also consider using your ability for confinement."

"Since you can transfer, you could also trap people inside the dimensional space for long-term imprisonment."

Sōsaka Ai's eyes flickered with sudden interest—this was indeed a viable application.

Relocation and intelligence gathering might not be the best use; if she could imprison targets, her ability would clearly become far more valuable.

"Ren, could this be done?"

"It should be possible."

"But to achieve it, you'd need prolonged practice, just like Young Lady Sigong."

Ren Amamiya paused briefly, then mentioned a crucial point for fruit users.

"Devil Fruit abilities can be developed further."

"Once you've pushed your Devil Fruit power to a certain point, it begins to undergo a qualitative transformation."

"This transformation is the fruit's awakening."

"Awakening unlocks higher-level applications of the fruit's power."

"But the stronger the fruit ability, the harder it is to awaken."

"You still need to prepare yourself mentally for this."

Sōsaka Ai found this entirely reasonable.

The stronger the fruit ability, the more difficult it should be to unlock higher-tier power.

Her own fruit ability wasn't easy to develop into higher-level applications either.

This depends on fate—if fate arrives, her ability might finally have a chance for greater growth.

But before fate comes, Sōsaka Ai felt she still needed to learn from Young Lady Sigong and train her ability more.

Then Ren Amamiya casually gave Kaguya a suggestion.

"Young Lady Sigong, Sōsaka now has the Door-Door Fruit."

"Before, you held back because you didn't want to be noticed; now, you could enter the space Sōsaka opens and train in the dimensional world without worrying about being seen."

That's right!

This suggestion made Kaguya Sigong's eyes light up.

The range of her Ice-Ice Fruit ability was simply too vast; every time she exercised it even slightly, before she had exerted herself, the home swimming pool was already frozen over, failing to meet the requirements for training.

If it were in another dimension, there would indeed be no need to worry about being noticed.

Indeed, in another dimension, she could unleash her power, which had never been able to be exerted, anywhere she wished.

"Yes, that is actually a good idea!"

Not only did Kaguya Sigong think this suggestion was excellent, but even Nagi Sanzenin felt this suggestion was truly too good.

"In another world, even if we cause a huge commotion, there is no need to worry."

"Since I obtained the God's Eye, I have not properly unleashed it; this is actually a good opportunity."

"Kaguya Sigong, let's find a time to go together after we return."

Saying this, Nagi Sanzenin looked at the others.

"How about the rest of us go together as well?"

"I feel that among us, there should be others who can obtain the Diary."

Regarding Nagi Sanzenin's suggestion, Kaguya Sigong also thought it was good.

She also felt that in the future, among these people of theirs, there should still be someone who could obtain the Diary.

Now, we just wait for what comes next.

PS: New book launched, requesting data.