From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

He was wearing a well-fitting black suit and a small top hat. The most important thing was that he somehow got a pigeon on the road and kept it by his side. The pigeon was actually very human-like, standing on his shoulder and reading the newspaper with him.

When Diarmait and Tina approached the side, Diarmait saw a suitcase placed next to Lucci.

At the same time as his gaze fell, Lucci seemed to sense something and instinctively looked in the direction of Diarmait and Tina, with a look of vigilance and alertness in his eyes.

There is no doubt that this guy looks relaxed and reading the newspaper leisurely, but in fact, he is very alert.

But after seeing Diarmait's smiling face, the wariness in Lucci's eyes quickly dissipated, and his originally cold expression became happy.

He stood up, put down the newspaper in his hand, and prepared to salute.

However, Diarmait waved his hand and said before him: "Okay, okay, don't reveal our identities, I'm here for a trip." Lucci smiled, then scratched his head and said: "Yes, General." "Let's go, go upstairs and talk in the house." Diarmait waved his hand again.

Soon, the three of them returned to Diarmait's house.

Tina poured tea for them all naturally, and Diarmait and Lucci also sat on the sofa, talking face to face.

"When I sent you out, you were just a kid. In the blink of an eye, you've grown into such a handsome young man." Diarmuid said with some emotion. Lucci smiled and said, "Really handsome?"

"Why? No one has ever said that to you?" Diarmait asked with a smile.

It seems that although Lucci appears to be very cold on the surface, he actually seems to be quite cheerful. After pretending to think for a while, Lucci nodded seriously and said, "A lot of people say I'm handsome." "But compared to me, he's still a little bit behind," Diarmait said narcissistically.

Then both of them started laughing.

After laughing, Diarmait asked again: "How is it? How are you feeling? Lately?"

Lucci was silent for a moment after hearing this, then said, "It feels a bit strange. To be honest, the atmosphere in the Whitebeard Pirates is very good, and I've integrated into it. I get along well with everyone there. Suddenly, something like this happened. Even though I was mentally prepared, I still feel a little ashamed..."

Lucci spoke these things very frankly, and Diarmait was listening very attentively.

After a long pause, Diarmait said, "Perhaps it's inappropriate for me to say this. After all, I've never been an undercover agent, so it seems a bit presumptuous. But Lucci, I still hope you can understand that this is just a mission. You are a marine. Of course, everyone has feelings, so I don't intend to ask you to do anything. I think it's time for you to take a vacation. You can travel anywhere and relax wherever you want..."

Hearing this, Lu Qi smiled and nodded, "I thought so too. I was originally planning to ask for leave, but now it seems I don't need to ask for it anymore."

"Hahaha, I approved it directly." Diarmait laughed.

Then Diarmait said, "Now, when your leave is over, what are you going to do?"

"What should I do?" Luffy asked with some confusion.

"Which department are you planning to join? I want to hear your own thoughts about your future plans in the navy." Diarmuid said seriously.

Lucci went through life and death for so many years, found the Dark-Dark Fruit for him, and successfully brought it back.

Diarmait would naturally not treat him unfairly, so he attached great importance to Lucci's own wishes.

Lu Qi was silent for a long time, then said, "Is there any less busy position? I don't think I can adjust in such a short time..."

"Is that so?" Diarmait touched his chin and murmured.

Diarmuid then continued, "Well, my original plan was to send you to the military academy after you returned to adjust your posture. What do you think? The military academy is supposed to be a relatively leisurely position, and you have a good relationship with Mr. Zefa, and he often talks about you to me."

"Teacher Zefa? I haven't seen him for so many years. I really miss him." Lucci said with a smile.

After thinking about it, Lu Qi nodded and said, "Okay, then let's go to the military academy first?"

"Well, I'll arrange an instructor position for you, and you'll be a teacher in the military academy for a while." Diarmuid said with a smile.

"Okay, General." Lucci said with satisfaction.

"Then, I hope you can regain your form in the military academy, Lucci... No, Rob. Lieutenant General Lucci." Diarmait looked at Lucci seriously and said.

After hearing these words, Lucci was stunned for a moment, and his expression was a little complicated, with emotion, relief, and all kinds of other expressions.

But in the end, he turned his smile into a smile, and looked at Diarmait seriously and said, "Yes, thank you, General."

Afterwards, Diarmait chatted with Lucci about many things, which were nothing more than family matters, as well as some interesting things about the New World and even the Whitebeard Pirates.

He didn't ask for any intelligence or anything like that.

At this moment, Diarmait just wanted Lucci to relax. Even though the Dark-Dark Fruit was right in front of him, Diarmait never mentioned it once.

In Diarmait's opinion, since others have been busy for so long, he should not be too utilitarian, otherwise it would seem too inhumane.

After both of them were thirsty from the conversation and drank two cups of tea, Diarmait's eyes finally fell on the suitcase next to Lucci.

Lu Qi suddenly smiled and said, "General, have you finally lost your patience?"

"Hahahaha, you've already seen it?" Diarmait laughed.

"After all, you have been waiting for it for more than ten years." Lucci said with some emotion.

Diarmait nodded, then asked, "Did I seem a little hypocritical just now?"

Lucci shook his head seriously and said, "Absolutely not. It is precisely because I know how long you, General, have been waiting for it that I can better understand the care and love you showed me when we chatted before." Diarmait smiled and shook his head. "This makes me feel a little ashamed."

Lucci didn't respond. He raised his hand to pick up the suitcase, placed it on the coffee table, then entered the password and quickly opened the suitcase.

There was indeed a devil fruit inside, it was light purple in color, and it was impossible to tell what kind of fruit it was, with strange patterns on it.

Diarmuid had read the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia many times, so he was able to confirm at a glance that this was indeed the Dark-Dark Fruit.

“Thank you for your hard work.” Diarmait said suddenly.

"Nothing." Lucci shook his head.

Then, Diarmait raised his hand and reached for the Dark-Dark Fruit. Just as he was about to touch the Dark-Dark Fruit, his brows furrowed slightly. Lucci looked at Diarmait with some confusion and asked, "General? What's wrong?" Diarmait shook his head and said softly, "Nothing."

As he spoke, he took the Dark-Dark Fruit in his hand. At this time, Tina, who was not far away, looked at Diarmait strangely.

Perhaps because Lucci hadn't been in contact with Diarmait for a long time, he couldn't see any changes or doubts.

But as Diarmait's personal housekeeper, Tina was able to clearly notice that there was something slightly wrong with Diarmait's condition.

It's a smell of greed.

The moment General Diarmait reached out to touch the Dark-Dark Fruit, Tina could feel greed in her general's eyes, and this greed seemed to make him a little uncomfortable?

Suddenly, Tina seemed to remember the occasional communication between Diarmait and Kuzan.

It seems that the side effect of the admiral's ability is that he has a certain greed for devil fruits? A hunger?

What's happening here?

At the same time, Diarmait was also carefully examining the Dark-Dark Fruit in his hand.

He did feel that something was wrong with him. He had been hiding some secrets all along, such as his ability to actively activate his iron will. With the blessing of this will, he could be immune to pain.

For example, there is a mysterious little black thing in his body, and he has never figured out what it is over the years.

I can just vaguely feel that under the influence of this little thing, my physical fitness and every aspect have benefited, right?

For example, he obviously hasn't taken good care of himself, and his appearance can even be said to be very rough, but his appearance has always remained youthful.

He was clearly already heading towards forty, but he looked only about twenty-five or twenty-six years old.

For example, no matter how severe his injuries were, he would eventually recover. Every time he went for a physical checkup, he didn't have any sequelae at all, which was very strange.

In short, up to now, the unknown little black thing in his body has brought him benefits, so Diarmuid was too lazy to study it after he couldn't figure it out.

Only a few times, when he handled the devil fruit, he would feel a greedy breath and a hungry feeling.

At first, he thought it was a side effect of his ability, so he even discussed it with Kuzan and other people with special abilities in the Marine Headquarters.

(Wang Qianhao)

However, the answers obtained are varied, and the side effects of each ability user are different. For example, Kuzan's body temperature is very low, which can basically be described as a "hibernation state". Therefore, he is not very motivated to do anything, seems a little lazy, and often dozes off.

So in the end, we couldn't determine what the situation was.

But the few times he had used devil fruits before, even the natural-type Flame-Flame Fruit, the unknown greed and hunger that came from his body would soon dissipate.

Diarmuid felt that this was not what he was looking for.

This time, Diarmait also had that feeling when he was about to touch the Dark-Dark Fruit. He didn't take it seriously at first, but after he actually picked up the Dark-Dark Fruit, he found something different.

The previous few times, the feeling of hunger and greed would quickly dissipate.

But this time, the longer he was in contact with the Dark-Dark Fruit, the more intense the feeling of greed and hunger became.

The little black thing in his body that had not moved for many years seemed to be stirring.

"What on earth is going on?" Diarmait murmured, then slowly put the Dark Fruit in his hand back into the suitcase.

After the Dark-Dark Fruit was released from his hand, the feeling in his body gradually dissipated.

"General?" Lucci called out softly.

Diarmait finally came back to his senses, smiled and said, "Nothing, I just feel a little emotional because I finally got the fruit."

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Chapter 359 Doflamingo: Teach, I'll take you to meet an important person!

Tina, holding a juice in her hand, pushed open Diarmait's door, and then saw Diarmait sitting on the sofa, holding the Dark-Dark Fruit in his hand, without saying a word.

"Are you studying this devil fruit again?" Tina put the juice on the table and asked.

These past few days, Diarmait played with the Dark-Dark Fruit from time to time, as if he was trying to understand something.

"Hmm." Diarmait nodded first, then continued: "This fruit seems very special to me. I feel like I am...how should I put it, that inexplicable feeling, as if, I am..."

"Assimilation?" Tina said suddenly.

Diarmuid raised his head and smiled. “Yes, it feels a bit like that. It’s like a gunslinger’s feeling towards his gun, or a swordsman’s feeling towards his sword. I feel like I’m slowly assimilating this devil fruit…”

"How strange! How is this possible? Could it be that you will become the world's number one 'fruit tycoon'?" Tina said with some amusement.

"I just feel it's impossible, but this feeling is not wrong. That greedy hunger is slowly dissipating." Diarmait said with a bit of amusement.

Although the world of pirates is full of strange things, this time he really felt that it was a bit mysterious.

"It doesn't affect you at all, does it?" Tina asked again with some concern.

She was really afraid that something might happen to Diarmait.

What if this guy suddenly goes crazy and eats the Dark-Dark Fruit in one bite? Wouldn't he be blown into pieces?

"Don't worry, there's nothing wrong..." Diarmait nodded. After a slight pause, he added unconsciously, "Should?"

"What do you mean by should? If I were you, you should just stop making trouble." Tina complained.

“I’m so itchy…” Diarmait smacked his lips.

Seeing this, Tina didn't say anything else and changed the subject, "By the way, Hancock has also arrived in Alabasta. She just contacted me and said she knew you were here. Would you like to come over and say hello? Come to think of it, you haven't seen each other for many years, right?"

"Just let her do her own thing and don't think about anything messy. There's no need to come and say hello. You never know, we might meet again later." Diarmait waved his hand and said casually.