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Chapter 22 The Flame-Flame Fruit!

Should we eat a Devil Fruit?

Guan Yi has struggled with this issue.

Devil Fruits are the most unique concept in One Piece. A peculiar fruit grants peculiar abilities, leading to wildly imaginative battles.

It has many drawbacks, such as being cursed by the sea after eating the fruit, being restrained by sea stone, and possibly not being able to reach Laugh Tale.

But aside from these drawbacks, it has one major advantage: eating a Devil Fruit generally leads to a significant increase in strength, especially the rare Logia-type and Mythical Zoan-type abilities, which are both cool and powerful!

So Guan Yi quickly figured it out.

Three of the Four Emperors are Devil Fruit users, so why aren't they afraid? As for not being able to go to Laugh Tale? Thinking about that is too far ahead. Guan Yi's current goal is simply to become stronger, to be able to protect himself in the Grand Line, to see the world, and to improve himself.

To find the One Piece in Laugh Tale and thoroughly conquer the secret realm, one needs at least the level of a Yonko (Emperor of the Sea) before even considering it. Time is tight and the mission is heavy; the explorer has less than eight years in the pirate world!

It's been less than seven years now.

Eat! The fruit's power and your own physique are enhanced in tandem, doubling your speed of becoming stronger!
Then you have to choose a Devil Fruit.

Thunder is the first choice, but Guan Yi is uncertain whether there are any restrictions on the ability of a Devil Fruit user to reappear on nearby fruits after death, and secondly, without the Gum-Gum Fruit, he can't beat Enel!
Therefore, Guan Yi's first choice is the Flame-Flame Fruit, a powerful Devil Fruit of the Logia type, whose acquisition method is known!
Guan Yi had read Ace's Spade Pirates spin-off, but his memory of that spin-off was too vague. He only knew that Ace was swept to a small island by the ocean currents shortly after setting sail, and obtained the Flame-Flame Fruit from the belly of a giant bird on the island.

However, Guan Yi did not know which island it was, nor did he know the exact time Ace set sail. He only knew that it was four years earlier than Luffy's, in the year 1516 of the Sea Calendar.

So he could only use a clumsy method. At the beginning of this year, he went to Windmill Village and spent all his time training in the mountains of Windmill Village. He hardly had any contact with the villagers of Windmill Village, let alone Ace and Luffy.

Luckily, I only had to wait two months.

Walking on air, floating on clouds, Guan Yi followed Ace's small boat from afar.

He used the 'Sparrow Form - Moon Walk', a naval 6-style skill that allows one to walk on air and in the sky, which Guan Yi had mastered long ago.

After being fused with the bird form, his agility was enhanced, making him walk more lightly on the air and requiring less physical exertion.

Watching Ace's sampan wobble in the ocean currents in the distance, letting the currents carry his boat in any direction, completely ignorant of navigation skills.

"It shouldn't take long, right?"

A few hours later, Guan Yi jumped into the sea, splashed water with both hands, and swam alongside Ace's boat.

"After eating the Devil Fruit, I won't have the chance to swim anymore, so let's swim to our hearts' content while we can."

On the ship in the distance, Ace turned his head with some confusion: Why do I always feel like someone is watching me?
Oh, that's probably Luffy's expectant gaze!

……

Five days later.

A strong current capsized Ace and his sampan, pushing them to the vicinity of a small island. Ace, groaning, climbed out of the sea, lifted his boat with one hand, and slowly made his way to the shore.

Even earlier, there was already a shipwrecked man on this island. His name was Deus, a man aspiring to be an adventure novelist.

Because of the unique currents around the island, there were no fish to catch on the shore and no animals on the island. He had been starving for many days, and the sound of Ace coming to the island caught his attention.

On the other side, Guan Yi looked like a water ghost emerging from the sea, utterly disheveled.

"puff--"

He spat out a mouthful of seawater onto the beach and shook his hair: "I've swum all the time I've ever swum in my life."

Heaven knows what kind of life he's been living these past few days. When he gets tired in the sky, he goes to the sea. When he's really tired, he has to kill a big fish, lie on its belly and drift with the current for a while. When he's hungry or thirsty, he has to kill a big fish and eat sashimi. He can't relax and doesn't even dare to sleep for fear of getting lost.

If it weren't for the year's training that gave him a superhuman physique, he would have ended up in the Dead Sea.

If Ace doesn't 'die' soon, he'll have to pretend to be a victim and get saved by Ace!

Oh well, good things come to those who wait.

I quickly took care of my personal hygiene, took off my soaking wet shirt, wrung it out, and hung it on my shoulder.

As Guan Yi recovered his strength, he observed the island's environment. Having drifted at sea for five days, Guan Yi couldn't remember any directions and could only roughly tell which area of ​​the sea he was in.

He vaguely remembered that on the map he had seen, there was an area here called the Ant Nest Hell or the Graveyard of the Sea, where special currents made it impossible for ships to return. This must be it!

Not far along the coast, Guan Yi saw many shipwrecks, and occasionally a few skeletons lay on top of them.

One of the ships was enormous. After Guan Yi boarded it, he discovered that everything on board was huge; a cup could even hold Guan Yi. Clearly, it was a ship belonging to the giant race!

There were many boxes on the ship, but most of them had been overturned and broken. However, many of the sparkling jewels were still intact, indicating that no one had moved them.

"An unexpected bonus. I took everything I could. Although it has been weathered by time and the sea, it should be worth at least tens of millions of Berries."

Guan Yi looked toward the center of the island, at that bare, rocky mountain, and then dashed toward it.

Searching through the caves on the mountain, Guan Yi quickly discovered traces of life through several huge feathers and crawled into one of the caves.

“Violent——!”

The cave's inhabitant was clearly displeased with his arrival, letting out a fierce cry. It was a strange bird with a wingspan of over eight meters and a huge body. After rising from its crouching position, its head was almost touching the cave, which was nearly four meters high, and it could not stretch out its body. Its two eyes were firmly locked on Guan Yi, this uninvited guest.

"excuse me."

Guan Yi apologized and extended his right arm.

Armament Haki Enhancement!
hum-

The pitch-black color tightly enveloped his right forearm and fist. Taking advantage of the giant bird's inability to stretch out its arms, Guan Yi went up and threw a punch.

Thump! A terrifying force erupted, and the giant bird's head was knocked off balance. It spun around and crashed into the wall deep inside the cave, dying instantly!
However, just two minutes later, Guan Yi walked out of the cave with a frown on his face.

"No? Why not?"

The sky was somewhat gloomy.

Guan Yi looked up, her eyes twitching.

Above them, dozens of creatures, just like the giant bird from before, were circling and soaring, their eyes fixed fiercely on Guan Yi.

"There were so many."

Guan Yi took a deep breath and said, "Let's do it."

Meanwhile, Ace and Deus also arrived at the wreckage of the giant's ship, but after searching, they found no food to eat.

Ace wasn't discouraged: "As long as we build a better ship, we can set sail!"

Diuss lacked confidence: "You make it sound so easy. It's just the two of us, hungry, on a boat..."

Halfway through his speech, he suddenly noticed Ace tilting his ear as if listening to something.

"……What's wrong?"

"Did you hear anything?"

"...No, what was that sound?"

Ace turned his head and looked at it curiously.

"It's strange. During these few days at sea, I always feel like someone is watching me, and I keep hearing strange noises."

Diuss paused for two seconds: "Hmm, a very good idea for an adventure novel. If I can leave, I'll write it down for you."

Rumbling--

In the distance, Guan Yi, having knocked away umpteen giant birds that were attacking him, crashing into the rock wall, caught a glimpse of the giant bird that had just crashed into the rock wall, which was vomiting out a sealed box.

"That's the one!"

Guan Yi's eyes lit up. He roared like a tiger, tearing apart the two giant birds blocking his way. With lightning speed, he instantly moved to the edge of the box.

Unboxing!
Then you see an orange-red fruit lying quietly inside, with a green stem and a swirling, flame-like outline around it.

That's it, the Flaming Fruit!

Without any hesitation or delay, Guan Yi took a bite.

A giant bird seized the opportunity to swoop down, smashing most of the remaining fruit in Guan Yi's hand as she turned to the side and snatching it away. But it didn't matter; the power of a Devil Fruit would only be acquired by the first person to eat it.

"It really tastes awful."

After swallowing the fruit in his mouth, Guan Yi murmured a sigh, and suddenly his hair burst into flames.

Immediately, it was the neck, upper body, and the whole body!
The flames did not harm Guan Yi; in fact, they quickly dried his clothes.

He looked at the flock of giant birds again and chuckled.

"Then... Fire Fist!!"

boom--

[Hit Value +170]

"There are people there! Look, it's on fire over there!" On the giant ship, Ace shouted, pointing at the distant rocky mountains.

Deus was dumbfounded. "I've been on the island for days, how come I didn't know anyone was there?!"

The two immediately ran towards the burning flames.

When they got closer, they saw charred giant bird carcasses scattered all over the ground, and among these giant birds, firemen wreathed in flames.

They stared in astonishment, their mouths agape.

Fireman noticed their arrival, turned around and waved: "Hey, you two, wanna eat yakitori?"

(End of this chapter)