One Piece: Starting with the Immortal Rocks Pirates

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“At least she looks like a woman.” Lox nodded.

"What does it look like?"

"You still say you're not interested?"

Lox grinned and described Im's appearance based on the image in his memory.

Unfortunately, this guy was also illiterate like Kaido. After hearing his description, Dimon still didn't know what Im looked like.

"Never mind, I'll go there myself later and see for myself."

"That woman is very strong, you have to be careful."

"You can rest assured, the only one who can defeat me is myself."

Dimon didn't seem to care, and changed the subject, asking, "Why is she called Saint Im? Among the Celestial Dragons, Saint is a title for men, right? Does your David clan have any records of this?"

"If you had asked me before, I could have helped you find historical records, but now..."

Lox remained silent.

The Valley of the Gods was the hiding place of the David clan, and that place has been reduced to ruins.

His entire clan has also died.

Now, only David and his son Teach remain of the David family.

I wonder how Alice is doing. His wife might be dead too...

The mere thought of this incident made Rocks unable to suppress his anger towards the Celestial Dragons.

At this moment, Harald lifted the chainmail on his shoulder, revealing the mark.

"Dimmon, can you help me remove this?"

“It is possible, but are you sure?” Dimon countered. “This mark may have tracking or other functions, and if it is destroyed, Im will know immediately.”

Upon hearing this, Harald was stunned for a moment, and immediately covered up the mark.

If it's removed, Im might descend, and he can't guarantee what will happen to Elbaf then.

Now, he has been turned into a member of Dimon's retinue and is on the pirate ship.

"You don't need to worry about that."

Dimon smiled and said, "Didn't the Five Elders agree to let your Elbaf join the World Government? You can go ahead and make your son a Shichibukai."

"Is that alright?" Harald was stunned. "You need me, isn't it because you value my combat power, as a force to destroy the World Government?"

“I have no interest in interfering with your actions as family members. In fact, Roger is one of them, along with the two of you.”

"Do whatever you like. I will summon you when I need you."

With that, he patted his bottom, got up, and stepped into the magic circle on the table.

"Rocks, you look for the Gum-Gum Fruit here first. As for the other one, I'll figure something out."

Leaving behind a single sentence, Dimon was engulfed by the black smoke beneath his feet and vanished in the blink of an eye.

Rocks chug down a glass of wine, squinted his eyes, and said:

"I went easy on you just now, but if we fight again, I won't hold back this time!"

"I don't want to fight with a madman like you. I need to go back to the palace to take care of some things. Ida, please entertain him for me."

Harald got up and left. As he walked out of the tavern, he turned around and saw a few kids squatting under the window eavesdropping.

"Haylding, and the rest of you, come back to the palace with me."

Harald returned to Auersto Castle with his eldest son and his three friends.

He ordered his soldiers to find Loki and bring him to the palace to see him.

Shortly after, in the study.

Harald cut to the chase: "Loki, you already know about the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and I hope..."

“No problem, but on one condition.” Loki immediately agreed, “I want that Devil Fruit that was passed down from Elbaf.”

"What?" Harald exclaimed in surprise. "Where did you hear that? That's taboo!"

"I saw it in an old book. I'm going to use it to exchange for the elixir of immortality. It would be best to prepare an extra one. If there are two cups, you can have one too, Dad."

"No! Only that fruit won't do..."

Harald firmly refused, for although he loved his son dearly, the forbidden fruit could not be traded.

After a moment's hesitation, he continued:

“I want to rebuild the Giant Warrior Pirates, no, it should be called the New Giant Warrior Pirates. Loki and Hajrudin, you two will be the captains.”

“Rhodes, Goldbagh, and Gertz, the three of you are skilled in navigation, cooking, and medicine, respectively. I entrust my two sons to your care.”

"As for Loki, you can get the Devil Fruit you want after you become a Shichibukai."

"I grant you permission to go to sea!"

As soon as Dimon returned to the general's mansion, Abel came to report immediately.

"Lord Dimon, good news from the Oni Island Research Institute! The research has yielded results!"

"Which aspect?"

Dimon's eyes lit up.

"It's about artificial Devil Fruits. The first artificial fruit has been completed."

"Artificial fruit... well, I guess. I'll go take a look."

Dimon nodded and immediately headed to Ghost Island.

Upon arriving at the research institute, after dealing with the enthusiastic Stussy, Dimon finally met Caesar in a laboratory.

"Hehehe... Mr. Dimon, behold my masterpiece!"

Kaido couldn't wait to show him his research results.

In a petri dish, a Devil Fruit rests quietly on the table, its appearance slightly different from that of a real Devil Fruit.

The main difference is the pattern; the pattern on artificial Devil Fruits is a circle, not a spiral line.

"Are there any side effects from eating this?"

"Uh...how did you know?"

Caesar broke out in a cold sweat and quickly explained, "There was indeed a serious problem before. If the person who ate it didn't gain the ability, they would become a stupid fool who only knows how to laugh..."

It really is a SMILE fruit.

Deep down, Damon thought to himself that Kaido's Beasts Pirates in the original story were really screwed over by this thing.

"Ahem... But through my diligent research, I have corrected this flaw!" Caesar coughed lightly. "It is now a perfect artificial fruit. Even if you don't gain any abilities after eating it, you won't experience any strange side effects."

Stussy quipped from the side, "It was Vegapunk who helped."

"Shut up! Vegapunk did provide a tiny bit of help, but the biggest contributor is still me!"

Caesar glared at Stussy, then looked at Dimon with a smirk.

"The success rate is not high. Theoretically, out of ten people who consume it, only one person will successfully gain the ability."

"Of course, for now it's limited to the Zoan type."

Finally, he added in a low voice.

"It doesn't matter. The artificial fruit I need is just for making wine."

Dimon chuckled and patted Caesar on the shoulder, reassuring the guy like an angel investor.

He then removed the first artificial Devil Fruit from the petri dish.

"What kind of animal series is this?"

“…A rabbit.” Caesar answered proudly, “It can be called the Artificial Zoan Type: Rabbit-Rabbit Fruit, Long-eared Rabbit Form!”