Novel Full [587] : The Destruction Fruit?
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Shin held the mysterious Devil Fruit in his hands. Even Olvia and Robin couldn’t identify it, which meant this was a fruit that had never been documented before. He had no idea what its ability was, but his gut told him it was something special.
“Momousagi, interested in eating a Devil Fruit?” Shin asked her.
Momousagi, who had been preparing to grill some meat, froze for a moment.
“I have a good feeling about this fruit’s ability. And my intuition is usually spot-on. Want to give it a try?”
Hearing this, Momousagi’s face was filled with hesitation.
Should she eat it or not?
Devil Fruits could dramatically boost someone’s strength. Take Whitebeard, for example—the reason he could cause such massive destruction was largely thanks to the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
“Alright, I’ll eat it. I’ll bet on my luck.”
Momousagi nodded. Even if the fruit’s ability was terrible, it wouldn’t diminish her own strength. She felt it was a gamble worth taking.
Taking the Devil Fruit, she hesitated again.
“I heard Devil Fruits taste absolutely horrible. Is that true?”
Momousagi asked Hancock and the others. She’d always heard about how awful they tasted, but she didn’t know if it was actually that bad…
“Disgusting.” Hancock didn’t even want to think about the taste. It was truly unbearable.
“It’s definitely disgusting, but compared to the power you gain, it’s worth it.” Olvia said to Momousagi. Of course, if she had another chance, even knowing she could gain great power, she wouldn’t want to eat the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
“Momousagi, you’re not scared, are you? Trust me, it’s not that bad.” Shin said to her.
“You’ve never eaten one, so you don’t get an opinion,” Amatsuki Toki said, glancing at Shin dismissively. They’d all known for ages that he hadn’t eaten a Devil Fruit, which made his argument pretty unconvincing.
“Alright, Word is that Devil Fruits taste worse than shit. I really have no say.” Shin said with a smile.
After he finished, Hancock and the others all rolled their eyes at him, and even had the urge to beat him up. Wasn’t he basically saying they’d eaten something worse than shit? The thought of it made them angry.
“Now that you mention it, I’m not sure I want to eat it,” Momousagi said hesitantly.
“If you don’t want to eat it, I won’t force you. I’ll just find someone else to try it. Besides, we don’t even know what this fruit’s ability is.” Shin said to Momousagi.
Even though he could sense the fruit’s power was incredible, it was just a gut feeling. He had no idea what it actually did. Shin worried he might be completely wrong—that would be embarrassing.
“I’ll eat it.” Momousagi gritted her teeth and prepared to eat it.
But looking at the rock-hard Devil Fruit, she asked Hancock and the others, “Do I need to peel this thing?”
“I ate mine with the skin on, but I don’t think you can manage that with this one.”
Hancock tapped the Devil Fruit with the hilt of her sword, producing a solid thudding sound. If Momousagi didn’t mind the hardness, she could eat it with the peel.
“Forget it, I’ll peel it.”
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After peeling it, Momousagi stared at the dark flesh, her hesitation growing stronger. ‘This looks even worse than burnt food…’
But since she’d committed to eating it, she didn’t hesitate anymore. Otherwise, she’d lose face.
Taking a bite, her expression twisted in agony. She couldn’t tell if it was bitter, sour, or something entirely worse. Either way, she knew she’d never forget this taste.
“I thought it was just disgusting, but I never imagined it would be ‘That’ disgusting.”
Momousagi felt that “disgusting” couldn’t even begin to describe it. This taste made her want to die.
“One bite is enough. You don’t need to eat the whole thing.” Shin told Momousagi.
“Oh, thank god.” Momousagi immediately threw away the fruit in her hand. One bite of that horrific Devil Fruit was more than enough. She just wondered if other Devil Fruits tasted as awful as the one she’d just eaten.
“So, what’s the ability?” Robin asked Momousagi curiously.
Momousagi closed her eyes, and a black mist appeared in her hand. Then she touched a nearby stone, and the stone instantly shattered into dust.
“It seems it’s not simple. My intuition was right.” Shin said with a smile.
“The power of this Devil Fruit is destruction. Using the fruit’s ability, I can destroy everything the black mist touches.”
Momousagi took a deep breath and said to Shin and the others.
Then she experimented on a piece of steel. The moment she touched it, the steel was obliterated, shattering into several pieces. Even living creatures were the same. As long as she touched them, she could destroy and split them apart.
“Incredible…”
Shin’s face showed genuine surprise. It was even more powerful than he’d imagined… He felt that the ability of this Devil Fruit was definitely not weaker than the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and might even be stronger.
“Why don’t you try to see if you can destroy a Great Grade Sword?” Shin pointed at the sword in Momousagi’s hand.
Hearing this, Momousagi immediately became alert and firmly refused.
“Absolutely not. I’m not destroying my sword.”
Momousagi cherished the Konpira in her hand deeply. As a swordswoman, nothing was more precious to her than her blade.
“Alright, then try this sword.” Shin took out his Kusanagi Blade.
Even if the Kusanagi Blade got destroyed, he wouldn’t care, since he didn’t use it anymore anyway.
“No, this sword is even more valuable than my Konpira.” Momousagi refused again. Although the Kusanagi Blade belonged to Shin, she couldn’t bear to destroy this blade.
“Then this should work.” Shin used his Glint-Glint Fruit ability to create the Ama no Murakumo, a sword formed from golden light.
In fact, it was no less impressive than a Supreme Grade Sword. It would be interesting to see whether Momousagi’s Destruction Fruit ability could destroy this blade.
“This is fine.”
Momousagi nodded.
Since Shin could create this at will and make as many as he wanted, she didn’t mind testing it.
Momousagi placed her hand on the Ama no Murakumo, channeling the power of the Destruction Fruit. After using the ability, the sword remained completely unaffected.
“It doesn’t work. Maybe I haven’t developed the fruit’s power enough yet.” Momousagi shook her head at Shin.
After all, she’d only just eaten the Devil Fruit. It was impossible to master all of its power immediately. This kind of development took time and practice.
Since she hadn’t fully developed her abilities yet, she could only tap into a fraction of her potential power.
Shin nodded slightly upon hearing this. That made sense. As long as she continued developing it, her Devil Fruit would definitely rank among the most powerful ones on the seas.
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