One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 6 Heavenly Gold? Sliced ​​Fruit!

Without much effort, Roy quickly and smoothly arrived at the G-51 headquarters.

When he arrived at the office with the sign 'Branch Chief - Colonel Astor'.

The hearing ability granted by the Snow Rabbit Fruit allowed him to hear sounds inside the office.

"Colonel, I'm really sorry to trouble you this time!"

That's what the voice said.

Meanwhile, the other side of the voice laughed loudly, "General Manager Mantal, what are you saying? Our G-51 branch has always been taken care of by your country, so helping you solve your problems is only right and proper!"

“That’s different—His Majesty the King’s decision to take care of your branch is my own; I’m expressing my gratitude on behalf of myself, since this payment is part of the ‘Heavenly Gold’ to be offered to the World Government.”

"I heard that you sold a lot of good goods in Sabaody this time, and even obtained a precious Devil Fruit?"

"Yes—that's why you helped us capture that pirate, let us temporarily store our treasure at the branch, and will escort us on our journey in a few days. These are all immense favors, and you must accept them!"

"Oh dear, this won't do—I can't accept this!"

Roy: "."

What I'm saying is, could you please keep your voice down when accepting bribes?

In broad daylight... How shameless!
However, there was no doubt that the content of the conversation made Roy somewhat concerned.

"A portion of the Heavenly Gold, and... a Devil Fruit?"

Muttering to himself, Roy pushed open the office door.

Then, as expected, he saw a fat man, dressed in luxurious clothes, stuffing a gemstone ring that looked very expensive into the pocket of the navy man in front of him.

The burly, muscular naval man in front of him pushed and shoved him repeatedly, but it seemed that he would eventually be no match for the man's strength and be defeated.

But at that moment, Roy's opening of the door clearly interrupted this good show.

"Who are you!?"

Colonel Astor, the administrator of G-51 branch, immediately looked at Roy with suspicion.

"Captain Loy Amos of the Naval Headquarters Detention Unit is here to receive the criminal on orders from headquarters!"

Roy, without changing his expression, gave his name.

"Detention troops?"

Colonel Astor quickly became serious: "I am Astor, and this is the victim of the attack on the merchant ship, the Mantar supervisor of the Kingdom of Nismair!"

As he introduced the man, the fat man nodded and smiled at Roy.

"Captain Roy, I'm sure you already know—I'm hosting a banquet at the branch headquarters tonight, and perhaps you'd be willing to join me."

He said this, but Roy didn't even glance at the other man, instead ignoring him and looking directly at Colonel Astor: "Colonel, I'm here to transfer prisoners—I'm in a hurry, please lead the way."

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Colonel Astor and Supervisor Mantal both frowned at Roy's noticeably cold and hard attitude, clearly displeased.

After a moment, Colonel Astor nodded indifferently: "Since Captain Roy is in such a hurry, let's go."

He snorted coldly, then led Roy to the branch's prison.

Inside the prison, Roy did indeed manage to meet the 'pirate' who had threatened to attack the merchant ships of the Kingdom of Nismair.

It was a young man covered in blood.

He was probably under twenty years old, very thin, with bandages wrapped around his limbs and torso, looking extremely miserable, and clearly had been subjected to considerable torture.

But as Roy and Colonel Astor entered the prison, his eyes remained sharp, and he gritted his teeth, remaining silent.

"That's the guy."

Colonel Astor glanced at the other man and said casually.

"We've already investigated, but we couldn't find a bounty on him. He's probably a rookie pirate from some unknown island—but he's very stubborn and refuses to reveal his name."

"They are also very weak. I don't know where they got the courage to plunder merchant ships from member states of the World Government."

He spat and said disdainfully.

In this world, there is naturally no household registration system or ID card.

Apart from some large or prosperous countries, most ordinary people in ordinary countries or islands are essentially undocumented.

Therefore, investigating the identities of pirates has always been a major problem. Apart from some big pirates who have already made a name for themselves at sea, ordinary small pirates are usually not investigated about their backgrounds.

But clearly, Colonel Astor didn't care.

"The handover procedures have been completed—you can take him away at any time."

After saying that, he glanced at Roy again, then turned and left.

Before leaving, Roy's hearing seemed to allow him to faintly hear Colonel Astor's complaints such as "ungrateful," "stubborn guy," "just a captain," and "detention force."

However, Roy had no extra attention to pay attention to Colonel Astor's complaints.

At that moment, he stared intently at the young criminal in the cell, a strong sense of surprise flashing in his eyes. But then, he forcibly suppressed his joy and turned to the navy officer at the cell door, saying, "Hand over immediately."

Not long after, Roy brought the young pirate, who refused to reveal his name, back to his warship.

"Hans, Far - notify headquarters that we have picked up the criminal and are returning. As usual, I will personally take the first shift on this guy."

After giving Hans and Far this instruction, Roy led the criminals alone into the temporary prison on the warship.

After settling down on the familiar sofa, Roy casually took out an hourglass and placed it on the table.

His gaze remained fixed on the young man in the prison cell, without uttering a word.

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That look made the young man's heart tremble.

"What are you looking at?"

So he hissed, like a wounded beast.

However, to his surprise, Roy did not beat him up like the other marines had done before, but instead smiled.

What is your relationship with the slaves on the merchant ship?

The first words Roy uttered sent a shiver down the young man's spine.

"What are you saying? I don't understand!"

After a moment, he came to his senses and said this.

Roy clearly didn't care about the young man's answer, and just continued talking to himself: "Let me sort this out."

"Writing a notice in advance to inform them that you will be raiding them is meant to frighten them and make them willingly dock at the G-51 branch?"

"Then you went to their door and they caught you, so they naturally lowered their guard—and in fact they did, as evidenced by tonight's banquet."

"The treasure of the merchant ships has already been transferred to the branch, so no one will suspect that your real purpose is the worthless slaves who were sold off on the merchant ships."

As Roy finished speaking, he saw the young man begin to tremble.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

He continued to deny what Roy had said, but his voice was already hoarse.

At this moment, however, the shock he felt was unprecedented.

He doesn't understand.

He couldn't understand how this navy man could reveal his entire plan, or where he had given himself away.

"I'm locked up here by you, how could I possibly rescue any slaves? Navy, kill me or torture me as you please, don't spout nonsense I don't understand!"

His voice was almost stuttering.

But upon hearing this, Roy's smile grew even wider.

"Yes, you're right—you were here, right here, and were put on my warship in full view of everyone. No one will doubt you."

"This is the most exciting and useful part."

That's what Roy said.

His gaze remained fixed on the young pirate.

But in his eyes...

That illusory light screen silently revealed the truth of everything.

[The Devil Fruit user 'Alan (sliced ​​clone)' has been discovered]

[The Devil Fruit has been confirmed as the 'Paramecia-type Slice-Slice Fruit', and is currently being analyzed and stored in the 'Devil Fruit Encyclopedia'.]

[Fruit ability - Can create 'sliced ​​clones' that are exactly the same as the user's current state, but the clones cannot be sliced ​​again]

[Note: The sliced ​​clone shares consciousness and memories with the original body. Once the clone dies, it cannot be restored, and the original body will suffer some degree of damage.]

The main body can reclaim its clones or refresh their status by touching them.

[When the main body dies, all clones will disappear simultaneously.]

[Effects at Each Level]

[LV1: Gain a minor fruit effect, and can create a sliced ​​clone]

[LV2: Gain some fruit effects, can create three sliced ​​clones, requires 5 million Berries to unlock]

[LV3: Gain all fruit effects, can create seven slice clones, requires 30 billion Berries to unlock]

[LV4: Deep Fruit Development, capable of creating twelve slice clones. The main body can swap positions with any slice clone at any time. Slice clones can be retrieved and resummoned regardless of distance. Requires 60 billion Berries to unlock]

[LV5: Fruit Awakening - Endless Slices. In addition to the twelve basic clones, you can create an unlimited number of weakened slice clones. However, each slice clone only possesses a small portion of the original's power. It requires 120 billion Berries to unlock.]

[Analysis progress: 21%]

(End of this chapter)