It was hard to deny that this was a powerful passive ability.
The standard of the hundred-million-level prize pool meant this ability had an extremely high ceiling.
If he'd had this ability back on Jaya Island, then the moment Kuzan launched his attack, Ron would have been able to counterattack as well.
Even if it might not have actually worked, it was still far better than being completely helpless—unable to even react at all.
And with this ability, being instantly killed was almost impossible.
The reason it was almost was because Devil Fruit abilities still had to be taken into account.
As for the description of the other ability, it was also quite interesting.
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[Death Premonition]
[Origin: Edge of Tomorrow]
[Type: Talent]
[Effect: An artificial talent extracted from Bill Cage. Although it cannot rewind time or create save points, the talent holder can become aware—1 second in advance—of the process of an attack that would kill them, presenting the replay of death in the form of a premonition.
This talent has a cooldown of 1/24h and cannot be activated consecutively.]
[Cost: Stamina]
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"A very subtle talent. It can only give a one-second premonition of an attack that would kill me, but it's becoming aware of the process of the killing attack.
That means I can know, in advance, the process of a single attack that could kill me.
In an evenly matched fight, that's practically seeing through the enemy's trump card instantly—and being able to counter it.
Some Devil Fruit abilities are bizarre enough that even knowing the plot doesn't guarantee you won't run into the unexpected.
The drawback, though, is that it can only activate once every twenty-four hours…"
After weighing things over, Ron made his decision and directly used the Talent Fusion Scroll.
Sixth Sense, Intuition, Killing Intent Perception, Death Premonition, and Spider-Sense—five talents fused into one.
What remained was a brand-new talent.
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[Premonition Perception]
[Origin: ???]
[Type: Talent]
[Effect: Fused from multiple talents.
In its normal state, it is Passive · Premonition Perception.
Perception serves as the activation condition. In passive mode, it maintains passive awareness within a 100-kilometer radius centered on the user, allowing them to perceive omens of upcoming good or bad events.The standard for "good" or "bad" is subjectively defined by the talent holder. When judging events, intuition will bias toward outcomes favorable to the user or aligned with what the user wishes to see.
After actively activating this talent, it enters Active · Premonition Perception.
The user can observe units within their perception range. They can roughly sense a designated unit's emotions, such as hostility, goodwill, or hesitation. They can even roughly determine whether the other party is lying, but cannot identify "partially truthful statements."
When locking onto a single target, Premonition Perception enters a hyper-active state.
In this state, the user can foresee the target's actions, gaining at least 0.5–2 seconds of advance knowledge of attack trajectories, movement directions, and attack ranges. A corresponding sense of danger is generated in advance—the stronger the danger, the longer the advance foresight.
Additionally, due to fusion with Spider-Sense, this talent has not fully released its potential. Under repeated crisis stimulation, it has the possibility of self-upgrading. It also links and resonates with the user's Observation Haki, but has not yet generated a corresponding trait.]
[Cost: None]
[Remark: In a sense, you're quite close to a certain guy named Touma.]
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Seems… not bad?
Ron stroked his chin and closed his eyes, carefully experiencing the newly fused talent.
Before him was pitch black—not the darkness of closed eyes, but like standing atop a jet-black mirror of water.
Suddenly—
Ripples spread across the surface of that black mirror.
Ron snapped his eyes open, his expression uncertain as he looked toward the ceiling. His clairvoyant vision swept across the sky outside.
Something was falling from the sky?
And it was… a good thing?
What was going on?
Ron rose to his feet, stamped down, and his whole body turned into light as he left the residence, standing atop the roof and gazing into the distance.
A 100-kilometer perception range was enormous, and he sensed something aligned with a "good direction" falling straight down from the sky.
But—
This was ten thousand meters in the air!
A fall from ten thousand meters… don't tell me it's a meteor?
But a meteor couldn't possibly be a good thing—at least, that's what he thought.
Wait!
"Kuma?"
Ron thought of a possibility, immediately unfolding his six-winged angel form. His sheath-wings vibrated as he flew out.
Very quickly,
He arrived at the valley where the Ark had previously been built.
After the Ark was moved away by the Weatheria scholars, this place had been turned into a storage point, its interior layered with island clouds.
The coordinates Ron had given Kuma were right here.
At this moment, a piercing sound rang out from the sky.
Passive · Premonition Perception captured a "good," and Observation Haki also locked onto a moving object.
Is it here?
Ron closed his eyes and reached out, clenching his hand. Accompanied by the sound of something shattering, a heavy object appeared in his palm.
Opening his eyes, he saw a pink fruit resting in his hand.
As expected.
Ron looked at the familiar fruit with a complicated expression. There was no mistake—it was the artificial Devil Fruit from Punk Hazard.
And one created by Vegapunk himself—the one almost indistinguishable from the original aside from its color.
In other words,
Artificial Devil Fruit — Zoan — Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Type: Pink Dragon Form.
If that's the case, the other things from Punk Hazard should be arriving too—most likely machines and documents.
As Ron's thoughts turned, Passive · Premonition Perception captured something again.
Also a "good"—and a whole bunch of "goods" at that!
But—
The location wasn't here. It was somewhere else.
It seemed Kuma's ability had deviated.
Ron had no choice but to follow the sensed direction. Fortunately, his sheath-wings were powerful enough to pull him there quickly.
However, when an enormous shadow blotted out the sky overhead—
Ron immediately felt that something was wrong.
He looked up.
What met his eyes was a massive shadow eclipsing the sunlight, covering half of Upper Yard.
???
Wait—what did Kuma throw over here?
Ron instinctively focused his mind, activating Active · Premonition Perception.
Then—
He abruptly saw a gigantic island falling from the sky, smashing straight into him before he could escape.
"Holy shit—he threw an island!?"
Ron turned and fled, his sheath-wings pushed to full speed as he became a streak of light.
Moments later,
The massive Punk Hazard Island fell from the sky, crashing into the sea of clouds beside Upper Yard with a thunderous roar.
A disaster like a sea quake erupted. Clouds surged upward thousands of meters, a white expanse like a tidal wave instantly engulfing Upper Yard.
The surrounding cloud sea churned into tsunami-like upheaval, as if a huge boulder had been dropped into a pond—
Except the ripples were hundreds of meters high.
Fortunately,
They were light matter, nothing compared to a real tsunami.
Even so, the commotion was enormous.
"…"
Ron stared at the scene, dumbfounded.
He had said those words earlier—
He meant for Kuma to just throw the items over.
But he genuinely hadn't expected Kuma to throw the entire Punk Hazard over!
Boom—!
Thunder roared through the clouds as Nami arrived at Ron's side at once.
Her eyes widened as she looked at the island floating in the cloud sea, shrouded in strange mist.
Unable to help herself, she asked, "Jaya Island? Did another Knock Up Stream erupt down below?"
"No. It's Punk Hazard."
"What's that?"
"An island in the New World. It's still part of the plan for now."
After thinking for a moment, Ron instructed, "Go notify everyone else. If there's nothing major, I'll go take a look."
As he spoke,
The six-winged angel flew toward Punk Hazard Island.
At that moment,
Numerous paw-shaped bubbles suddenly surfaced on the island. As they burst, a gale rose up, sweeping the poisonous gas into the sky.
Only a single paw bubble remained floating in place, as if waiting for something.
Passive · Premonition Perception identified it as "good."
Ron flashed over and popped the bubble. Kuma's voice followed.
"Sorry. I originally planned to carry the island over the entire way.
But it seems my activities attracted the attention of the World Government, and I was recalled to carry out a mission.
I've bound Caesar with Seastone. He seems to have imagined something on his own and thinks you're with the World Government.
As for the other objectives—
I sent the children to the Revolutionary Army.
The artificial Devil Fruit production line and the related data are all on this island.
I was worried about omissions, and also about traces leaking out, so I simply moved the entire island over.
Rest assured, I've entrusted the Revolutionary Army to release information—this incident will be pinned on the long-missing Golden Lion.
That said, Golden Lion is indeed alive.
Back when I traveled the world, I encountered him. He seemed to be plotting something.
That's all—Kuma."
The Paw-Paw Fruit's ability really was incredible—even voices could be preserved.
But in the original records there were also instances of memories being backed up, so this didn't exceed Ron's understanding.
His gaze turned subtle as he looked deeper into the island. A "good" surfaced within Passive · Premonition Perception.
Soon,
Ron found the underground research facility, following the traces until he reached a factory.
Caesar was wriggling like a caterpillar—not only weak, but so hungry he barely had any strength left.
Hearing footsteps, he laboriously turned his head. Upon seeing someone, he immediately put on a tearful, half-laughing expression of grievance.
"You finally came! Are they trying to starve me to death up there or what?"
Caesar shouted in complaint, his face full of resentment. "This is ridiculous! That bastard Kuma wouldn't even show his face.
If they wanted to give me a warning, why not do it some other way!?"
"…"
Ron didn't answer, calmly walking over.
After examining him carefully, that punchable face was indeed Caesar's.
"Say something! If nothing else, hurry up and untie me—this chain mixed with Seastone is unbearable!"
Caesar urged impatiently, seemingly not noticing anything amiss.
But—
That was actually normal.
An ordinary person—no, even a brilliant scientist—
Would never imagine that Kuma, who had always acted as the World Government's hound, would actually carry out orders for a pirate.
Much less refer to that pirate as the person he respected most.
Passive · Premonition Perception continued operating.
When the thought forming in Ron's mind was judged to be "good,"
He suddenly released Caesar's restraints, then slipped both hands into his pockets, his expression cold and indifferent.
"Allow me to introduce myself. I'm a member of CP0. I have no name—only the codename Puppeteer.
Caesar Clown, you're under my responsibility now."
(End of Chapter)