Above the sea.
A fleet is sailing towards Egg Peak Island in the New World.
This fleet is composed of Admiral Kizaru and Vice Admiral Akihara Kagura, along with Bartholomew Kuma from the Seven Warlords of the Sea, making it a magnificently equipped fleet.
However, it's justified no matter how luxurious this fleet is equipped, because they are escorting the world's greatest genius, Vegapunk. The fleet carries Vegapunk and all his research equipment from the Bank Forbidden Area Research Institute to Egg Peak Island in the New World.
The World Government orders the Navy to assist Vegapunk in establishing a new research base in the Egg Peak Island area. Akihara Kagura, who came to strengthen himself using technology and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit power, also became part of the escort.
"A Rumble-Rumble Fruit user?"
Upon learning that Akihara Kagura is a Rumble-Rumble Fruit user, Vegapunk immediately showed interest and even planned to conduct an experiment on the ship: "What a suitable experiment subject…"
"Experiment subject?"
Akihara Kagura raised his eyebrow.
Vegapunk's words…
Sound kind of familiar?
"Let's draw some blood first."
Vegapunk was eager to conduct the experiment, gesturing to Akihara Kagura to follow him: "I'll first extract the Bloodline Factor from your body, it might be very useful. The Rumble-Rumble Fruit might be more useful than Borsalino's Glint-Glint Fruit ability…"
"..."
Akihara Kagura glanced at Kizaru.
"Don't worry."
"Mr. Vegapunk is someone you can trust..."
Kizaru laughed languidly, looked at Vegapunk, then at Bartholomew Kuma and Sentomaru by Kuma's side: "Kuma, Sentomaru, isn't that right?"
"..."
Tyrant Kuma held a Bible in his hand and slowly nodded. This Seven Warlords of the Sea member seemed somewhat taciturn, remaining silent throughout the voyage.
"Vegapunk is really amazing!"
Sentomaru, standing beside Kuma with an axe in hand, responded loudly, with expressions of seriousness and respect evident on his face, showing his admiration for Vegapunk.
"I'm not particularly worried for myself…"
Akihara Kagura stepped forth to follow Vegapunk until he reached the door of the ship's enclosed cabin.
Akihara Kagura raised a finger, and a spark of lightning shot out, instantly forming an elliptical arc net around the fleet, severing all fleet communications.
"I'm just worried…"
Akihara Kagura leisurely walked into the cabin, his voice echoing on the deck: "That I'll frighten him, that's all..."
Inside the cabin.
The equipment was complete.
Vegapunk eagerly invited Akihara Kagura to sit down, planning to take a vial of blood from him. But to his surprise, Akihara Kagura seemed to know the laboratory's equipment well, took two small glass slides, dropped a blood droplet between them, and even helped Vegapunk adjust the microscope.
"Are you also a scientific researcher?"
Vegapunk curiously crossed his arms and watched Akihara Kagura's actions: "You don't look like someone totally unfamiliar with science…"
"I learned a bit in the past…"
Akihara Kagura smiled at Vegapunk, watching the scientist sit down to analyze the blood, continuing with a smile: "A brilliant scientist once took me away as a human experiment subject, so I have some understanding of these…"
"Human experiment, huh…"
Vegapunk nodded nonchalantly.
This is the fate of scientific researchers on the sea; compared to fundamental science, the powers of Devil Fruit users and the remarkable bodies on the sea offer endless possibilities to science.
"Let me take a look…"
Vegapunk bent over the microscope to observe Akihara Kagura's blood closely, his large head suddenly paused, as if he couldn't believe his eyes.
"Wait…"
"Did I see wrong?"
The scientist lowered his head again to examine Akihara Kagura's blood, his body beginning to tremble, returning to the microscope for the third time!
"Did I really see wrong?"
"Why does it feel like…"
Vegapunk's body trembled, unable to trust his eyes, even questioning if the lab equipment might be faulty!
"No matter what you saw, it's not mistaken."
Akihara Kagura stood by Vegapunk, calmly reassuring the scientist.
The next moment…
The blood droplet under the microscope suddenly expanded!
In an instant…
The energy within the droplet surged, seemingly about to explode!
"The energy in this blood droplet is about to explode…"
Vegapunk instinctively stepped back, a flash of fear in his eyes, fully aware of the potential destructive power of that droplet, able to easily destroy the entire vessel!
"No worries…"
Akihara Kagura reached out, causing the expanding blood droplet to dissipate into nothing.
"Wait!"
Vegapunk hurriedly tried to stop Akihara Kagura, still shaken by his discovery, yet unable to react: "That droplet contained such immense power, hiding numerous secrets! If I could unlock the secrets of that droplet…"
Even the blood contains the Bloodline Factor of Kizaru's Glint-Glint Fruit, as well as other Devil Fruit Bloodline Factors, suggesting the presence of more than one Devil Fruit power in the blood, shattering the maritime knowledge of Devil Fruits!