"Yes, this one is the Zoan: Ape Fruit, Ancient Model — Great Ape."
"This one is the Zoan: Dragon Fruit, Ancient Model — Fengshen Pterosaur."
"This one is the Zoan: Insect-Insect Fruit — Bullet Ant Model."
"This is the Paramecia: Muscle Fruit."
"And this is the Paramecia: Paper-Paper Fruit."
After Lafayette returned with the Devil Fruit encyclopedia, he handed it to Robin. Robin quickly began flipping through the pages, carefully comparing the fruits they had found with the illustrations and descriptions in the book.
Within a short time, she confirmed the identities of all five Devil Fruits.
"The Eight Treasures Navy truly deserves its reputation as a pirate force that has existed for hundreds of years," Law said with a sigh after hearing Robin's explanations.
"Every one of the five Devil Fruits they collected can be considered excellent."
"Indeed."
Several others immediately echoed his sentiment.
"Just those two Ancient Zoan fruits alone are already incredible. Ancient Zoans are extremely rare," Sandy said while staring intensely at the two fruits.
His eyes burned with longing.
At the same time, he couldn't help feeling a bit regretful.
The regret came from the fact that he was already a Devil Fruit user.
Otherwise, he might have had the chance to become an Ancient Zoan user himself.
Law nodded slightly and pointed toward the other three fruits.
"It's not just the two Ancient Zoans. The other three fruits are also quite good."
"For example, the Bullet Ant Zoan."
"Ants are among the strongest creatures in nature relative to their size. If someone eats this fruit, their strength will increase dramatically."
"Bullet ants also possess extremely powerful venom, making this ability even more formidable."
Robin continued the explanation.
"The two Paramecia fruits are also extremely powerful."
"According to the Devil Fruit encyclopedia, the Muscle Fruit allows the user to control all of the muscles in their body."
"The most obvious result is that it allows the user to unleash explosive bursts of strength far beyond normal human limits."
She then looked toward the final fruit.
"And the Paper-Paper Fruit."
"This fruit is categorized in the encyclopedia as a Special Paramecia."
"It combines the traits of both body transformation and material generation."
As Robin and the others discussed the abilities, the atmosphere quickly grew lively.
Everyone agreed on one point.
Each of the five Devil Fruits was excellent.
Kaito Arisawa quietly observed the fruits for a moment.
Then he turned toward Mangu and Lafayette.
"Well?" he said with a faint smile.
"Do either of you like one?"
Although these five fruits were impressive, none of them met Kaito's personal standards.
Therefore, he decided to allow Mangu and Lafayette to choose first.
"I like this one."
Mangu answered first.
Without hesitation, he pointed directly at the Muscle Fruit.
Shortly afterward, Lafayette chuckled lightly when he noticed Mangu's choice.
"Fortunately, our tastes do not conflict."
"Captain, I would like this one."
He pointed toward the Paper-Paper Fruit.
Sandy blinked in disbelief.
"Huh?"
"Why did you both choose Paramecia fruits?"
"Wouldn't it make more sense to choose one of the Ancient Zoans?"
As a Zoan user himself, Sandy instinctively believed Zoan fruits were the strongest.
Therefore, he could not understand their choices.
"Calm down," Law said calmly.
"I don't think their choices are wrong at all."
"Both the Muscle Fruit and the Paper-Paper Fruit are abilities that can easily rival the Ancient Zoans."
Robin nodded as well.
"That's right."
"Take the Muscle Fruit for example."
"Given Mangu's natural strength, this fruit suits him perfectly."
Meanwhile, Neferpitou remained silent as usual.
She stood quietly beside Kaito, observing everything.
"Alright," Kaito said.
"If you've made your decisions, then go ahead and eat them."
He had no objections to their choices.
In fact, he believed their decisions were excellent.
As Robin had mentioned earlier, the Muscle Fruit was capable of dramatically enhancing physical strength.
For someone like Mangu, who already possessed monstrous natural power, this fruit was extremely suitable.
As for Lafayette—
The Paper-Paper Fruit was a rare Special Paramecia with enormous potential.
Given Lafayette's intelligence and creativity, Kaito trusted that he had his own reasons for choosing it.
With Kaito's approval, Mangu and Lafayette each picked up their chosen Devil Fruits.
Then they began eating.
The taste of Devil Fruits was notoriously awful.
However, both men possessed strong wills.
Although they frowned slightly, neither hesitated.
Within moments, they finished the fruits completely.
"Well?" Kaito asked after giving them a moment to recover.
"The abilities feel fine?"
Everyone else also watched curiously.
Although Robin and the others were Devil Fruit users themselves, they had never witnessed someone else gaining powers firsthand.
"Everything feels fine."
Lafayette closed his eyes briefly, sensing the changes within his body.
Then he nodded toward Kaito.
While speaking, he raised his right hand.
A sheet of white paper suddenly emerged from his palm.
The paper rapidly expanded and extended outward.
Within seconds, it formed a paper sword identical to Lafayette's real blade.
Whoosh!
Holding the paper sword, Lafayette swung it forward.
The blade sliced through the air with a sharp whistle.
Finally, he unleashed a slash wave, sending the attack crashing into a nearby iceberg.
Although the glacier's unique structure prevented the attack from leaving any marks, the demonstration clearly proved something.
The paper sword possessed the same sharpness and strength as a real weapon.
"Robin," Lafayette said with a polite smile.
"Would you mind if I imitated one of your techniques?"
Robin blinked slightly, surprised by the request.
Then she smiled with interest.
"I don't mind."
"I'm actually curious to see which move you intend to imitate."
"Then please excuse me."
Lafayette chuckled softly.
Suddenly, countless sheets of paper emerged from his back.
The paper rapidly folded and layered together.
Within seconds, they formed a pair of pure white wings.
The wings flapped powerfully, stirring the air.
Lafayette's feet slowly lifted off the ground.
He began rising into the sky.
"Isn't that Robin's Phantom Wing technique?!"
Law and Sandy stared upward in amazement.
"Incredible… the Paper-Paper Fruit can actually grant flight!"
Robin looked up at the airborne Lafayette with surprise.
"I see now…"
"With the abilities of the Paper-Paper Fruit, it really is possible to replicate my Phantom Wing."
"And perhaps even some of my other techniques as well."
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