Chapter 1333 - 44: He Really Dares

Chapter 1333: Chapter 44: He Really Dares

The Vinsmoke Family once dominated the North Sea by force; even though they’ve declined now, they remain a force to be reckoned with.

As for why Doflamingo and Big Mom’s deal would involve the Vinsmoke Family, it is entirely Doflamingo’s deliberate scheme against the Vinsmoke Family.

Doflamingo is willing to hand over the method to manufacture artificial fruits, but that means nothing to Big Mom. Even if she possesses the method, she wouldn’t be able to produce artificial Devil Fruits, unless she kidnaps Caesar Clown.

If Big Mom does kidnap Caesar Clown, it would undoubtedly reignite war, and at that time, the main force of the war wouldn’t be the Donquixote Family, but Kaido.

Therefore, acquiring the method to produce artificial Devil Fruits is useless to Big Mom, yet Doflamingo presents her with a promising opportunity.

In a document Doflamingo previously handed over, there was a secret intelligence recorded, revealing that the head of the Vinsmoke Family, Vinsmoke Judge, once served with Vega Punk in an illicit research team, where they discovered the ’Lineage Factor,’ a research result obtained through deep analysis of Devil Fruits.

It was precisely by leveraging the ’Lineage Factor’ that Vega Punk developed the artificial Devil Fruits, and Caesar Clown is merely a latecomer.

Vinsmoke Judge, who researched the ’Bloodline Factor’ alongside Vega Punk, is certainly not an average character. His research into the Bloodline Factor is even more profound, to the extent of creating homunculi and offspring with innate partial Devil Fruit abilities.

Even Caesar Clown, this half-baked researcher, managed to create artificial Devil Fruits; how could Vinsmoke Judge, proficient in the Bloodline Factor, not develop artificial fruits?

No, Vinsmoke Judge has already commenced developing ’Innate Artificial Devil Fruit Ability Users,’ who are essentially his offspring.

The second son of the Vinsmoke Family, Vinsmoke Ichiji, can use electric shock to attack enemies, and that is without wearing a battle suit.

What’s more, the eldest daughter of the Vinsmoke Family is nearly immune to toxins, able to absorb various types of toxins into her body, which is not something their family’s battle suit can achieve. No matter how you look at it, these are Devil Fruit abilities.

Although their abilities aren’t as straightforward as fruit abilities, considering Vinsmoke Judge’s research into the Bloodline Factor, this all carries an unusual flavor.

At least from the evidence Doflamingo provided, Big Mom feels this matter is rather reliable; even if it’s not reliable, she can settle accounts later, as long as this unknown force is dealt with, which would enable her to fully confront the Donquixote Family.

Doflamingo doesn’t care at all about the survival of the Vinsmoke Family, and the Vinsmoke Family is unaware that disaster is about to strike as they will soon be targeted by the Big Mom Pirates.

Directly attacking the Vinsmoke Family is unwise; Big Mom needs the knowledge in Vinsmoke Judge’s mind, as for his offspring, killing one or two to make an example is a decent choice.

In her style, Big Mom is highly likely to send someone to ’accidentally’ make friends with the Vinsmoke Family, and after a period of collaboration, propose marriage alliances or the like.

Regardless of how Big Mom deals with the Vinsmoke Family, at present, the negotiation between the Donquixote Family and the Big Mom Pirates seems to be mostly settled.

Doflamingo has provided the method to manufacture artificial Devil Fruits, and as for Kaido’s stance, Doflamingo couldn’t care less.

Kaido’s absence from today’s negotiation explains everything, yet Kaido did send support to the Donquixote Family, so Doflamingo can’t directly fall out with Kaido.

What he does now is to offend neither side, for there are no eternal enemies among pirates, only eternal interests. The matter of the two offspring of Big Mom being killed is insignificant, as long as the benefits gained later are sufficient, Big Mom will selectively forget this affair.

Big Mom doesn’t actually care for the survival of most of her offspring; she even personally killed some of her own. Dying on the battlefield is merely considered a sacrifice for the pirate group.

If this incident had happened aboard Whitebeard’s ship, things would get lively. Given Whitebeard’s care for family, unless he wipes out the backbone of the Donquixote Family, this matter would never be let go. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

But for Big Mom, losing one or two offspring is not a matter of life and death; Big Mom has a total of 85 children, and to date, less than 40 are alive. Where did the rest go?

"Doflamingo, I temporarily believe in the intelligence you’ve provided, but you still need to compensate with military weapons worth fifty billion Belli."

"Alright."

Doflamingo almost instantly agrees as he knows that the fifty billion in military weapons don’t truly need to be compensated to Big Mom; it’s merely for her to save face. He just needs to dispatch a dozen ships filled with empty wooden boxes to Big Mom’s territory, and as long as Big Mom’s subordinates are aware enough, they won’t open those boxes.

This negotiation is utterly finalized, and judging by the outcome, both parties are satisfied. If Big Mom operates well, she has a fair chance to obtain artificial Devil Fruits, while Doflamingo faces no substantial loss.

Su Xiao doesn’t want this war to end, but given the current circumstances, this is the best possible outcome. If the Donquixote camp that he belongs to were annihilated, his promotion/main task would fail, leading to a more severe loss, and all his previous efforts would be wasted.

After the negotiation, both sides naturally wouldn’t hold a banquet to celebrate. Even now, they still wish to obliterate each other, forcing reconciliation due to circumstances.

"Charlotte Lingling."

Su Xiao suddenly speaks, and Big Mom, who had already stood up, shows a displeased expression on her face. She had intended to use this negotiation to eliminate Su Xiao, but he didn’t give her the chance.

As Su Xiao speaks, Doflamingo stomps the ground and leaps onto his ship, clearly signaling that he has nothing to do with what happens next, this guy... actually slipped away.

It’s undeniable; Doflamingo is extremely shrewd, sensing that something was off before the negotiation.

Seeing Doflamingo’s ’hurried retreat,’ Red Hair also realizes something’s amiss.

"Since both parties have come to terms, this negotiation should conclude..."

Before Red Hair finishes speaking, Su Xiao takes out a Devil Fruit.

"This is..."

Katakuri is momentarily stunned before fury fills his face; the Devil Fruit in Su Xiao’s hand is something he has seen before, having witnessed his dear kin consume it. Subsequently, numerous family members celebrated in a tea party, where the kid who ate the Devil Fruit demonstrated its ability and handed Katakuri a biscuit.

"Katakuri Brother, have a taste."

Katakuri still remembers that the biscuit was hard and not very tasty, and the little kid who cried incessantly while wanting to run away from home when receiving injections.

"You, bastard!"

Red gleams in Katakuri’s eyes; not even outsiders, nor Charlotte Lingling has seen such an enraged Katakuri.

"Charlotte Lingling, let’s discuss something more significant than trading."

Su Xiao holds the Biscuit-Biscuit Fruit in one hand and an Apollo in the other, an extremely unstable Apollo, activated and halted repetitively by Su Xiao over ten times, ultimately requiring a refrigeration device for a maximum of ten hours to preserve.

In its current state, the Apollo can’t be remotely activated; if Su Xiao crushes it, it will immediately explode.

Although using Red Hair’s deterrence to restrain Charlotte Lingling is a feasible strategy in negotiation, he and Red Hair aren’t allies.

Su Xiao cannot be sure that Red Hair will surely assist him; some matters require self-reliance, and this is one of them.

Red Hair gazes at the Apollo in Su Xiao’s hand, sensing its terrifying fluctuation, he concludes that if it goes off, his beloved Redd Force will be history.

"Hmm?"

Big Mom coldly looks at Su Xiao, stepping towards him. She doesn’t believe Su Xiao would dare detonate a bomb on Red Hair’s ship.

A hand grabs Big Mom’s arm; it is Katakuri whose face beads with cold sweat, foreseeing that Su Xiao actually dares.