If he were not wary of the Thunder God Pirates' strength, he would have made his move long ago and stolen that fine wine.
As for joining the Thunder Emperor—
That was only a backup option. If he won the fight, he would be able to taste the fine wine and keep living freely and happily. Why wouldn't he?
At certain moments, Vasco Shot, who in the original story had been imprisoned on the deepest level of Impel Down, was still very shrewd.
"Gao! A Mythical Zoan. Boss Roy must want me to understand that whether it's an Ancient Zoan or a Mythical Zoan, as long as it's developed to the absolute limit in the most perfect way, it can make someone the strongest!"
"That's right, that's what we think too, because Leis is too strong!"
While Pekoms and the other three were quietly discussing it, in another corner, a tall, fat figure was staring fixedly at several figures sitting in the corner of the fighting arena to hold the field.
"Jack, Queen! So you really did join the Thunder God Pirates?! Good! Very good! Once I get that Mythical Zoan fruit and train powerful subordinates of my own, I'll definitely avenge all the companions you killed before!"
Moria made no effort to hide the hatred in his eyes. He touched his neck, which was still wrapped in bandages. The piercing pain made him remember this hatred that had been carved into his bones at every moment.
Elsewhere stood Chinjao of the Happo Navy.
"Father, why did we have to come all this way to the New World just to fight over a Devil Fruit?"
Huajiao, son of Chinjao the Drill, the twelfth leader of the Happo Navy, scratched his head and looked at his old man in confusion.
"Idiot! This is a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit. If we obtain it, it will definitely greatly strengthen the Happo Navy and allow us to become the absolute overlords of the West Blue!
"And if its powerful special ability can make the cone on my head grow back, then I'll be able to get revenge on that bastard Garp! I'll also be able to open the Jewel Ice Sheet again and retrieve our treasure!"
Chinjao directly hammered his son on the forehead with his fist.
Right now, he was not yet the elderly man he would be fifteen years later. His temper was still rather explosive.
"Oh, oh, I understand, Father!"
…
"Jujuju~"
At this moment, in the arena, Tamago twirled the cane in his hand several times, then took the treasure box from a female attendant and raised it high with both hands.
He shouted loudly, "Everyone, as you can see, this is the Mythical Zoan fruit brought out by our captain, His Highness the Thunder Emperor!"
"Then what animal type is that fruit?! What model is it?! What special power does it come with?!"
In the VIP room, before Perospero could stop him, the reckless fool Snag directly jumped out and shouted impatiently.
As Perospero covered his face with one hand, everyone fell silent upon hearing Snag's question. They all stared straight at Baron Tamago.
That was right!
Although this was a Mythical Zoan fruit, what type was it? What special ability did it have?
Everyone's curiosity was clawing at them from the inside.
Fortunately, Tamago did not let them suffer for too long.
He coughed lightly twice, then continued:
"Anything produced by the Thunder God Pirates is guaranteed to be top quality. This fruit is the Snake-Snake Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Model: Yamata no Orochi. After eating it, not only will one gain an extremely powerful physical enhancement, one will also gain the special ability to transform into a gigantic eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent form.
"In other words, after eating this Mythical Zoan fruit, Model: Yamata no Orochi, it would be equivalent to instantly gaining eight powerful clones! Just imagine it. While fighting an enemy, you suddenly turn into eight people and surround them. What kind of scene would that be?!"
Baron Tamago was speaking with spittle flying everywhere as he fooled the crowd.
He only knew the fruit's name. He was not actually very clear on its specific abilities. In any case, he just had to exaggerate it as much as he wanted.
What? Lying?
How could this be lying? It was clearly just that you had not developed the fruit to the level I described. That was your problem. It had nothing to do with me.
Baron Tamago's expression did not change, but the thoughts in his mind were spinning rapidly.
"Yamata no Orochi? Eight clones. Just thinking about it sounds powerful."
"As expected of the Thunder Emperor. He can even bring out such a powerful Mythical Zoan fruit!"
"I really want to eat it!"
Besides the heated discussions in the audience seats, in the VIP room, Morgans was writing furiously, while Perospero grabbed Snag, whose eyes still carried a hint of envy and who still seemed to want to say something, and dragged him back.
In the competitors' waiting room, Moria was counting on his fingers.
"Yamata no Orochi. Eight clones. In other words, getting this fruit is the same as having eight powerful subordinates! Kishishishishi, what an incredibly worthwhile deal!"
On the other side, Chinjao and Huajiao, who were counting on their fingers just like Moria, were also discussing it.
"Eight, is it? Hmph. If one blunt nail can't open the Jewel Ice Sheet, then eight certainly can! I must obtain this fruit! Once I open the ice sheet and take out the treasure, Garp, your time of death will arrive! I really refuse to believe that if one Chinjao can't beat you, eight Chinjaos still can't beat you!"
Uh, even eight Chinjaos really still would not be able to beat Garp.
As for the others—
Vasco Shot: "Eight clones? Does that mean I can drink eight kinds of wine?"
Pekoms: "Gao~ A snake, huh? Other than Father's viper title, I hate all snakes."
Catarina Devon: "Yamata no Orochi, huh? Murufufufu. Compared to my nine-tailed fox, eight is one less than nine, so mine is still stronger!"
…Damn it, you illiterate. Is that how you count?!
After introducing the fruit's ability and pushing the atmosphere at the venue to its peak, Tamago waved his hand. Once the female attendants carried the fruit away, he announced at just the right time:
"Then, ladies and gentlemen, now that the introduction of this Mythical Zoan fruit is complete, the long-awaited tournament is about to begin!"
"Ohhh!"
The venue erupted into thunderous cheers.
"Then allow me to introduce the relevant rules for this competition…"
(End of Chapter)
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