And just like that, Luna immediately gave all her instructions and arrangements for what needed to be done after she left, and reminded them of everything they needed to remember.
Kuina, who was specifically mentioned, had a face full of confidence and a mischievous smile. After receiving the inheritance of Shadow Assassin Qi, coupled with her current strength, she would kill any agents or assassins sent by the World Government, whether they came in secretly or infiltrated, one by one, or two by two.
At the same time, after Luna finished speaking, The Girls all expressed that they would definitely carry out everything Luna had instructed.
"Oh, right, Shiro, Ina, why don't you two use these later?" Luna patted her head, finally remembering that she still had a Golden Horned Giant Beast bloodline and a Grudge-Grudge Fruit that she hadn't given to them. So, she immediately took these two items out of the system space and placed them on the table.
The Girls all saw it: a dark purple Devil Fruit with special patterns and a shape similar to an orange.
And a drop of dark golden liquid contained in a special glass container.
The Girls' gazes all turned curious, especially Kuina and Shiro. Luna immediately explained the details of the two items.
After listening, The Girls were all shocked. They hadn't expected Luna to have such good things. Just a single drop of bloodline was so powerful; how strong would an entire Golden Horned Giant Beast be? For a moment, The Girls thought with a mix of curiosity and fear.
At the same time, they hadn't expected such a powerful Devil Fruit like the Grudge-Grudge Fruit to exist in this world.
"Thanks, Luna, I won't let you down." Shiro happily accepted the Golden Horned Giant Beast bloodline, intending to use it later to enhance her strength.
She also believed that as long as she consumed this drop of bloodline, her strength would truly be able to reach the half-step Emperor level.
As for the final half-step, hehe, she believed she could complete it in the time training house.
However, something that puzzled her, the other girls, and Luna herself occurred: Kuina looked at the Devil Fruit in front of her, seemingly hesitant.
It seemed she didn't want this power, yet her eyes still revealed a longing, as if a swaying scale had appeared in her heart.
"Ina, what are you thinking?" Luna saw her indecision and asked curiously, also voicing the thoughts of all the other girls, including the three newcomers.
"Luna, everyone, you all know my dream is to become the world's number one female Great Swordsman and to compete with Zoro for that title."
"But the inheritance of Shadow Assassin Qi is like a master's teaching to me; I can accept it, even the miraculous Demon Blade Thousand Blades, which has a Thousand-Year Evil Spirit residing in it, as well as special footwork and the ability of Red Eyes."
"I come from the Shimotsuki Clan of Wano Country, inherently possessing demonic aura. The power of demonic aura originally came from the demon race, and now I possess the bloodline power of the demon race, which I can also accept, including the Three Types of Haki."
"Many of these fall into the category of dark power. My heart now has some pursuit and obsession with dark power, but if I also eat this Devil Fruit, can I still be considered a true swordsman?"
There was nothing to gain by hiding from her companions, so Kuina quickly expressed the conflict in her heart. After listening, everyone suddenly realized, 'Yes, if she ate this Devil Fruit, could Kuina still be considered a pure swordsman?'
However, this time Luna didn't need to comfort her. One person could give Kuina and The Girls an answer, and that was Umeumi Keiko. Even though she was also very surprised that this Young Lady, the second-in-command of the Pink Hat Pirates and her superior, actually came from Wano Country and was from the Shimotsuki Clan.
But she immediately said with a smile.
"Miss Kuina, you are overthinking. The strength of a swordsman is not judged solely by pure swordsmanship. The strength of one's heart, the strength of one's weapon, and mastering various powers are also very important, especially if you can apply all of them to your blade. So, even if you eat such a Devil Fruit, as long as you can completely pour the power of Grudge into your blade, you are still a pure swordsman. This has been an unchanging rule in the swordsman world for so many years: those with ability and strength are revered."
With this comfort from Umeumi Keiko, and knowing that she was a former senior from Wano Country, even if an unknown reclusive expert, Kuina's eyes immediately lit up. 'Yes, she's right,' Kuina thought. After thanking her, and then thanking Luna, she also immediately accepted the Grudge-Grudge Fruit.
"This is great, now I'm not the only non-Devil Fruit User in the entire Pirate Crew!" Kuina said happily, holding the Devil Fruit. At the same time, this was also the reason she had previously longed for a Devil Fruit, because it seemed she was the only one among The Girls in the Pirate Crew who wasn't a Devil Fruit User.
Upon hearing this, the local companions applauded and celebrated for her, but the companions from other worlds, including Luna, found it a bit amusing. She and Dia smiled somewhat awkwardly, as only they knew that they truly hadn't eaten any Space Fruit or Mythical Zoan, Void Demon God Greeza Form.
Moreover, Luna knew that despite having so many Devil Fruit Users in their team, and many in the anime, Devil Fruit were ultimately a scarce commodity in the One Piece World, which had at least tens of billions of people.
Furthermore, with the addition of new members, weren't Umeumi Keiko, the Be Group of seven, and Diancie also not Devil Fruit Users?
And Luna believed that many people in the Grand Line still disliked Devil Fruit. The most famous ones were her grandfather Rocks, that old coot Garp, that big sucker Roger, and Red-Haired Shanks, the peace ambassador.
Moreover, Devil Fruit also had drawbacks. She still hadn't obtained an item that could eliminate the two weaknesses of Devil Fruit Users: fear of seawater and Sea Stone.
Without that item, she wasn't interested in Devil Fruit, even though she had entertained similar thoughts to Kuina.
"Alright, since everything is arranged, Dia, send Perona and me over." Seeing that everything was settled, Luna was ready to go now.
After all, time waits for no one, and she was afraid that if she didn't hurry, Whitebeard and Shanks would have already finished their discussion.
"Okay, no problem." Dia heard this, and Perona had already walked next to Luna. She was about to use the power of the Space Stone.
"Caw caw caw... Whoosh whoosh..." But suddenly, with several bird calls and the sound of flapping wings, a Newspaper Seagull flew in and landed on the table.
The Girls were stunned at this, and Luna couldn't help but stare wide-eyed, almost forgetting about this matter.
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