One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 7, Third Slot: Sliced ​​Clone!
The light screen that appeared in front of Roy at this moment silently proved a fact.

Yes—the young man in front of me, who was easily captured by the G-51 branch, is actually named 'Alan', and he is actually an ability user.

And
"This fruit's ability."

Roy realized it the moment he saw the description of the fruit's ability.

Alan's ability is extremely unique even among Devil Fruits.

"The difference between its upper and lower limits is very large."

"If it were eaten by an ordinary person, its strength would be even weaker than that of a typical Zoan-type Devil Fruit."

"But if this ability were to be acquired by some powerful users of Haki, the effect would be unbelievably strong!"

Imagine if the naval hero Garp or the world's greatest swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk, had eaten this fruit.

Therefore, each of their fragmented clones possesses almost all of their power.

"Seven Vice Admirals Garp. That's incredibly powerful. The Navy should just be renamed the Garp Army."

And the price for enhancing this fruit is clearly worth the strength it represents.

Its enhancement price is also the highest among all the Devil Fruits that Roy has seen so far.

"Want something to eat?"

So at this moment, while watching the analysis progress on the light screen, Roy smiled and looked at the young man in the cell in front of him: "My treat!"

"I won't eat your food!"

Alan clearly didn't understand the complex thoughts that had been swirling in Roy's mind—he just felt that the eccentric navy man in front of him was a bit scary.

And it was at this very moment that the sand in the hourglass ran out.

"alright."

So, Roy casually stood up and said, "Then I'll be going now."

He picked up the hourglass, put it in his pocket, and then turned and left.

However, when he reached the cabin door, he suddenly stopped.

"By the way, kid—you should know that even though most of the branch's navy personnel attended the banquet, it will be very difficult for you to rescue them, almost impossible, right?"

He turned his head slightly and asked softly.

"I told you, I don't understand what you're saying!"

This time, however, Alan let out a roar.

But it's hard to say whether his roar was driven more by anger or fear.

But one thing is certain.

That is, his words may contain fear or anger, but there is no wavering.

Roy smiled.

Brave people are always admirable.

"Sir?"

After Roy walked out of the cabin where the temporary prison was located, the marines on night duty on the deck also showed puzzled expressions.

“I’m a little tired, I’ll go back and rest first. Have someone come and relieve me—remember to prepare some food and water for the prisoner, and also give him a blanket.”

That's what Roy said.

"Yes!"

The marines quickly nodded in agreement.

After giving these instructions, Roy quietly returned to his room—a separate room with a skylight located at the rear of the deck.

As he entered the room, the system notifications continued to ring in his ears.

[The Paramecia-type Slice-Slice Fruit has been added to the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia; current level LV1]

[Current number of Devil Fruit types listed in the encyclopedia: 19 → 20 (Paramecia - 8, Zoan - 7, Logia - 4, Special Paramecia - 0, Mythical Zoan - 1)]

[The total number of recorded fruits has reached 20, and an additional 'fruit slot' has been obtained]

[Current number of fruit slots: 2 → 3]

[Currently available Devil Fruits: Ox-Ox Fruit - Rhinoceros Mode, Rabbit-Rabbit Fruit - Snow Rabbit Mode, Vacant]

Listening to the continuous sounds and watching the flashing prompts on the screen.

Roy's smile grew even wider.

"This trip was definitely worth it!"

He sighed sincerely.

That's right.

After obtaining the 'Sliced ​​Fruit', he finally reached the 20-type fruit count, allowing him to successfully unlock the third fruit slot.

For him, this promotion was quite significant.

Of course, more importantly
"The Slice-and-Cut Fruit, the power of this fruit is very important to me! Extremely important!"

This is what makes Roy happiest right now.

As mentioned before, his biggest headache right now is the issue of his identity.

He needs the identity and status of the Navy to protect himself, and he also needs the Navy's channels to accumulate power and resources.

However, at the same time, he needs a large amount of money, even an unlimited amount, to help him upgrade his Devil Fruit ability. These two things are almost mutually exclusive—especially the latter, as almost all ways to earn a large amount of money in a short period of time are fraught with danger.

but now.
"slice!"

Roy said softly to himself.

The next moment, the sliced ​​fruit was fitted into the newly appeared fruit slot, and then...
"Buzz!"

Roy's muscles and skin began to change—his body seemed to be tearing apart at that moment.

But Roy didn't feel any pain.

He felt that his body and consciousness seemed to undergo some indescribable changes at this moment.

The next second, a 'Loy Amos' who looked almost exactly like him appeared naked out of thin air in front of him.

At this moment, Roy's special feeling became even clearer.

He felt as if the body in front of him had become an extension of his own.

His consciousness seemed to be divided into two parts, but both parts were under his control.

This feeling was quite novel even for Roy, who had mastered many Devil Fruit abilities.

However, Roy quickly realized what was happening.

He first took one of his own everyday clothes and put it on his clone—although he was also well-endowed, he still felt strange looking at his naked body.

Then, he manipulated his sliced ​​clone, carefully sensing the changes in his body.

then
At that moment, the corners of both Roys' mouths turned up simultaneously.

"Just as I suspected."

He murmured quietly.

Then, he controlled the sliced ​​clone's body to throw a punch.

"boom!"

The immense force caused the air to whistle and even made a piercing sound. You could even see that the arms of the sliced ​​clones seemed to be covered with faint white down.

That's snow rabbit fur!
That's right.

"The ability of a sliced ​​fruit is a perfect 'copy'."

"It even includes the 'Devil Fruit power' itself!"

Roy had already guessed this while he was in prison.

Because Alan inside the prison was clearly a fragmented clone, but his Devil Fruit Encyclopedia could analyze the Devil Fruit abilities from the other party.

This is enough to show that the slice clones of the Slice Fruit are very likely copied along with the fruit's ability—it's just that the Slice Fruit's ability cannot be used again after being copied.

This characteristic is meaningless to most other people.

After all, even if we discover that the Slice Fruit can replicate Devil Fruits, so what?

Aside from that freak Blackbeard, normal people in this world can only eat one Devil Fruit.

But for Roy, the situation was clearly different.

For example, right now.
"This clone of mine also possesses the abilities of the 'Snow Rabbit Fruit' and the 'Giant Rhinoceros Fruit'!"

"The only drawback is that the Slice Fruit itself takes up one slot in the clone form and cannot be freely switched, which means the clone will have one less Devil Fruit ability than my original body, but that's enough!"

Roy understood just how significant this discovery was to him.

This means that the dilemma he has faced until now has finally been resolved.

From today onwards, he can continue to stay in the Navy and peacefully acquire his Devil Fruit powers.

The remaining clones can then seize the massive amount of Beli needed to enhance the Fruit Encyclopedia, without having to worry about the means!

For example, right now, he has a very bold idea.

"So, the first thing we need to do is hide our identities."

Roy muttered to himself, his gaze sweeping across the room.

Soon, he saw an object in the room.

It was a mask placed next to a storage cabinet in the corner of the room.

The mask looked like a rooster, and it looked very lifelike.

Of course, Roy remembered what that thing was.

That was a gift that Hans brought back to him after returning to his hometown in the South China Sea two years ago.

"This is a unique 'sea beast head' from the South China Sea, made from iron ore, a specialty of the South China Sea."

According to Hans's assertive statement, this thing is one of the most famous specialties of the South China Sea, and can be found everywhere in many kingdoms of the South China Sea and even in various kingdoms of the Grand Line. It is known for being sturdy, close-fitting, and not easily damaged.

Of course, Roy later learned from the unnamed Lord Far that the mask was indeed a specialty of the South China Sea, but Hans bought it as a souvenir mainly because it was cheap.

The next day, Lord Hans was ordered to work the night shift for half a month because his left foot stepped onto the deck first, and the mask was then casually tossed into a corner of the room by Roy.

but now
Roy picked up the mask and casually tossed it to his sliced ​​clone.

After the other person put on a mask and dressed in casual clothes, he checked repeatedly—he couldn't make out any facial or physical features at all.

Then he nodded in satisfaction.

"Then, let's begin!"

(End of this chapter)