One Piece: Starting with the Immortal Rocks Pirates

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"Let's just take it and experiment with it."

Thinking of this, Dimon called Abel over.

"Lord Dimon, you wanted to see me?"

"Here's an Ancient Zoan fruit for you. Remember to return it if you don't want to eat it." Dimon tossed him the Pteranodon Fruit. "Now go find a prisoner, the one named Kin'emon from Kozuki Oden's retainers."

Abel caught the fruit, and the sudden surprise left him a little stunned.

Kin'emon and the other prisoners had already been transferred from Kuri to the prison in Hanato. In just over ten minutes, Abel escorted them back.

"Those hateful pirates!"

Kin'emon was kicked by Abel and immediately knelt down, his eyes filled with hatred.

Dimon didn't take it seriously, picked up a glass of immortality wine, and forced it down his throat.

"Cough cough! You bastard, what did you feed me..." Kin'emon choked and suddenly froze.

Delicious, great wine!

Was he to be given a cup of fine wine before his execution?

“The real excitement is yet to come.” Dimon smiled. “You’re a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user, right? You seem to think it’s some kind of sorcery?”

"what you up to?!"

"Don't be nervous, relax, take a deep breath, it'll be quick."

Dimon picked up the Human-Human Fruit and forcefully shoved it into Kin'emon's mouth, explaining as he did so, "There's a saying that's been circulating in the Outer Sea: a person can only eat one Devil Fruit in their lifetime, and eating a second one will cause them to explode and die. I'm using you as a test subject, you don't mind, do you?"

I mind! I mind so much! That damn bastard, what does he want to do to me!?

Kin'emon whimpered, unable to speak, and before he knew it, he had swallowed the entire Devil Fruit.

Then, he froze.

Dimon stepped back a few paces and quietly observed the subjects' feedback.

Will it explode and kill it?

Will I gain a second Devil Fruit ability?

Chapter 43 [Free Skill Reset]

Dimon observed silently, while Kin'emon remained unchanged. The two stared at each other, and the scene fell silent for a moment.

"Disgusting! Absolutely disgusting!"

Kin'emon suddenly stuck out his tongue and gagged at the floor.

Devil Fruits are hard to eat. Although Dimon has never eaten one, everyone who has said so.

"No explosion? Have you acquired a second type of sorcery?" Dimon began to look forward to it.

"Hmph, why should I answer your question! Kill me if you want!" Kin'emon raised his head and snorted defiantly.

Dimon couldn't help but laugh: "Loyalty is a rare quality, and to be honest, I don't dislike you."

Among the Nine Red Scabbards, Kin'emon was extremely loyal to Kozuki Oden, and after his lord's death, he continued to protect Kozuki Momonosuke. His contribution to the Kozuki family's successful restoration of their kingdom was significant.

Despite their differing stances, Dimon doesn't dislike such a loyal subject.

“However, that’s not a reason for you to provoke me,” Dimon said with a smile, changing the subject. “You have some accomplices in the prison, don’t you?”

Upon hearing this, Kin'emon's expression changed: "Don't attack them! Come at me!"

"Then answer the questions honestly."

Kin'emon raised his arms, his hands shackled with sea stone, which restricted his abilities.

“Abel, unlock his shackles.”

"Lord Dimon, the key is not on me, it's at the magistrate's office."

The so-called "magistrate's office" is, in other words, a police station. Abel's position is the chief of the Flower Capital Police Station.

"Go get it."

While Abel went to get the keys, Dimon sat down and chatted with Kin'emon for a bit.

"Your lord, Kozuki Oden, has been dead for five years. If you retainers wish to gain your freedom, you may pledge your allegiance to me. What do you say?"

"Who would pledge allegiance to pirates, you idiot!"

"Hehehe... What if I told you I could revive Kozuki Oden?"

"what?!"

Kin'emon immediately lost his composure, his face filled with shock.

He wouldn't believe it if anyone else said it; how could it be possible to resurrect the dead?

"Really...really?" Kin'emon's expression was conflicted. If it was true, pledging allegiance to the thief was not something he couldn't bear, all for Lord Oden.

"I lied to you."

Dimon laughed: "You really are loyal, aren't you? You're actually swayed by a vague idea of ​​resurrection."

Those despicable pirates!

Kin'emon's face turned bright red; this guy's personality was just too awful!

"The wine I just gave you can grant you the power of immortality," Dimon said with a smile.

Immortal and immortal! ?

Kin'emon was deeply shocked.

"You believed it again?" Dimon raised an eyebrow.

"You...!" Kin'emon's lips twitched, and he snorted, ignoring him completely.

"This time it's for real."

Dimon's lips curled into a smile: "So, you will be stuck in prison for all eternity, unable to die even if you want to."

The thought of the dark and dreary prison chilled Kin'emon to the bone.

Being imprisoned forever is a form of invisible torture.

Soon, Abel returned with the key to the shackles, unlocking the sea stone shackles binding Kin'emon.

The moment the shackles slipped from his hands, Kin'emon wanted to seize the opportunity to escape, but then he thought of his companions in the prison, and how running away would definitely implicate them.

"Try it out, what kind of sorcery do you possess now?"

Upon hearing this, Kin'emon took a deep breath. "We need a leaf, or a stone."

“Your ability is really troublesome,” Abel muttered, then went outside and picked up a stone in the courtyard, handing it to him.

Kin'emon placed the stone on his head, assumed a hand seal, and shouted:

However, nothing happened.

Kin'emon was stunned, and, not believing it, tried it twice more.

"Transformation! Transformation! Huh? Why isn't my disguise ninjutsu working?"

The ability of the Fufu Fruit is to allow the user to disguise a designated person.

Dimon paused slightly, a guess forming in his mind.

After eating the second fruit, his abilities completely failed due to a conflict between the two demons within him.

That's not right either. Even when he was wearing Seastone, Kin'emon still appeared weak, so he was still a Devil Fruit user.

Thinking of this, Dimon immediately said:

"The fruit I gave you is called the Human-Human Fruit. Try its abilities..."

At this point, Dimon suddenly paused for a moment.

How can the power of the Human-Human Fruit be demonstrated?

In Chopper's hands, the Human-Human Fruit in its human form can perform many functions, such as gaining human-like intelligence, learning ability, the ability to walk on two legs, understanding human language, and multiple transformations.

But Kin'emon is human, so what changes would occur if he ate the Human-Human Fruit?

"I can not understand what you say!"

Kin'emon was engrossed in the disguise and was still experimenting.

"Never mind, I'll do it myself."

Dimon shook his head, pressed Kin'emon's head down, and silently chanted "devour".

In an instant, a terrifying devouring force enveloped Kin'emon, and a sense of panic arose in Kin'emon's heart.

"W-What are you going to do to me?"

"The power I bestowed upon you can, of course, also be taken back. Farewell, Kin'emon. After you go to the underworld, you will be able to see Lord Oden, whom you have been longing for."

With a gentle whisper, Kin'emon's body turned to dust and was sucked into Dimon's palm.

He vanished without a trace, leaving not even a hint of a trace.

Dimon silently watched Kin'emon's memories, including his experience after eating the Devil Fruit before his death.

"I see……"

After a long while, Dimon let out a soft sigh, having understood everything.

If an immortal eats a second fruit, they will neither explode and die, nor will they gain a second ability.

The truth is, the second ability will override the first ability!

Kin'emon lost the power of the Human-Human Fruit and became a user of the Human-Human Fruit.

However, there are no particularly noticeable changes after the Human-Human Fruit is eaten by a person.

"So the rumor that eating two fruits will cause an explosion is just that?"

Dimon thought to himself that he couldn't be so sure, after all, the undead had special characteristics.

The power of immortality is essentially the demonic power bestowed by the demon.

Ordinary people don't get this kind of treatment.

He shook his head, too lazy to delve into what would happen to ordinary people. He only needed to know that if an immortal ate a second fruit, it would overwrite the first one.

This made Dimon somewhat tempted.

He hasn't eaten a Devil Fruit yet because he's waiting for the right one.

But now it seems we don't need to think about all that. We can eat any kind of fruit, and if we're not satisfied, we can just change to another one.

It's like getting a free skill reset!

Dimon subconsciously glanced at the Paramecia-type Fragrance Fruit beside him... Well, this fruit is a little unsuitable.

The thought of fighting with scent reminds him of a weirdo with a face like Yoruichi's and a voice like Aizen's.

Chapter 44 The Eight Treasures Navy, led by "Green Pepper"

Putting aside the matter of eating Devil Fruits for now, the most urgent task is to solve the energy problem of the Pluton battleship.

Vegapunk and the others returned, and Dimon received them at the general's mansion.

"So, after several days of research, what results have you achieved?" Dimon asked bluntly.

Caesar exclaimed with excitement, "Whoosh... What a masterpiece! It's so perfect! It's hard to imagine how advanced ancient technology was!"

Judge and Queen exchanged a glance and answered one after the other:

"It's not just the main gun; there's a lot of incredible technology on it. If you want to know more, I can write a detailed inspection report."

"One thing is really impressive: that warship should be able to become invisible, optically invisible!"

Is this what I want to hear?

Dimon looked helplessly at Vegapunk.

Vegapunk scratched his head, unsure where to begin, and after a moment's hesitation, he said: