Mr. 5 was a high-ranking agent of Baroque Works.
He was also a Devil Fruit user.
His strength far exceeded theirs.
Yet even someone like him couldn't withstand a single punch.
There was no point in staying.
Doing so would only be courting death.
Some of the more cowardly people turned and ran, wishing they had a few extra legs.
In just a few breaths, the crowd surrounding Emiya was cut by more than half.
Within a dozen seconds, most of the nearby residents had fled.
Only Vivi and Igaram remained.
It wasn't that they hadn't tried to run.
Vivi had planned to escape with Igaram during the chaos.
But before she could act, Emiya caught her.
"Oh no," Emiya said with a smile. "You're not running."
Vivi looked at him in despair. "What do you want from us?"
"As I said earlier, we're here to defeat Crocodile," Emiya replied. "And we need your help."
Vivi still found it hard to believe, but at this point, there was no reason for them to lie.
"Do you have a grudge against Crocodile?" she asked.
"No," Emiya said calmly, glancing at Hiratsuka Shizuka. "My companion just has a strong sense of justice. She can't tolerate what Crocodile is doing to the Alabasta Kingdom. So she wants to defeat him and save your country."
"...Is that really true?" Vivi asked.
"Whether you believe it or not doesn't matter," Emiya said. "You can see it for yourself. With your current strength, even if you trained for ten more years, you still wouldn't be Crocodile's match. Isn't that right?"
Vivi's face turned pale.
She knew he was right.
With her current power, defeating Crocodile was impossible.
If these people were truly willing to save her homeland...
"I'm willing to help you," Vivi said after a brief hesitation.
Emiya wasn't surprised.
Though she had grown up as a sheltered princess, Vivi was far from weak-willed.
When the entire Alabasta Kingdom was deceived by Crocodile, she alone saw through the scheme.
She even abandoned her identity as a princess and infiltrated Baroque Works.
From a nameless subordinate to the agent Miss Wednesday.
That alone proved she wasn't some helpless damsel.
She was a resolute princess, one who could become a capable queen.
Making a decision like this was well within her ability.
Faced with her trust, Emiya smiled. "You won't regret it."
He then turned to Loki, who was examining the unconscious Mr. 5.
"So," Emiya asked, "do you have a plan?"
"Give me a fruit," Loki said with a grin.
Emiya casually created an orange and handed it over.
Loki grabbed Mr. 5's arm with one hand and held the orange in the other.
A few seconds later, Mr. 5 suddenly woke up.
"Ahhhhhhhh-!"
Agonized screams rang out.
At the same time, concentric spiral patterns began to appear on the orange in Loki's hand.
Vivi stared in disbelief.
As the princess of Alabasta, she knew Devil Fruits only reappeared after the user's death.
Yet now, Loki was forcibly extracting one from a living person.
It was unbelievable.
For the first time, Vivi felt real confidence.
If these people could defeat Crocodile-and even steal his Devil Fruit-their chances would skyrocket.
"So this is a Devil Fruit," Loki said lightly, handing it to Emiya. "Interesting."
Emiya took the fruit, peeled it, and took a bite.
His face twisted instantly.
Disgusting.
Now he finally understood what people meant when they compared it to eating shit.
As the fruit's power took hold, Emiya felt his body undergo a drastic change.
He was now a genuine Devil Fruit user.
Mr. 5's fruit was the Bomu Bomu no Mi.
A Paramecia-type.
It allowed the user to make any part of their body explode.
Even boogers.
Even exhaled air.
Now, Emiya had inherited that power.
He was a human bomb.
Naturally, he had no intention of using something as humiliating as the booger tactic.
He had a better idea.
He released a portion of his Psychic energy-
And detonated it.
BOOM.
A two-story building was instantly blown apart, reduced to rubble.
Yes.
After gaining the Bomu Bomu no Mi, Emiya could turn not only air into explosives, but Psychic energy as well.
And the power was absurd.
That explosion had consumed less than one percent of his total Psychic energy.
If he wanted to, he could level an entire street in an instant.
This was insane.
With this ability alone, Emiya's overall strength had multiplied several times over.
Psychic energy was invisible.
When used as a bomb, it couldn't be detected at all.
He could even compress it into a tiny sphere, send it into an enemy's brain through their ear-
And detonate it.
BOOM.
Instant death.
Aside from Logia users, neither Paramecia nor Zoan types could withstand that.
Even someone like Whitebeard wouldn't survive it.
Whitebeard's Haki was unmatched.
His Devil Fruit was terrifying.
In a direct fight, Emiya would die.
But with dirty tactics?
Emiya could kill him.
No matter how strong Whitebeard was, he couldn't coat his brain in Haki.
An internal explosion would end him.
With this move, not just Whitebeard-
Kaido.
Big Mom.
Shanks.
None of them would be safe.
That was how terrifying the Bomu Bomu no Mi was in Emiya's hands.
It could turn him into an unparalleled assassin.
"Loki," Emiya said, "get me some seawater."
Loki nodded.
With a wave of her hand, a sphere of seawater floated in front of Emiya.
Without hesitation, Emiya stepped inside.
The moment seawater touched him, his strength drained rapidly.
But it didn't disappear completely.
Normally, Devil Fruit users lost all ability to resist when submerged.
Emiya only felt weakened.
Not helpless.
"How does it feel?" Shizuka asked.
"It's fine," Emiya said, struggling out of the water sphere.
"That's weird," Shizuka said. "Aren't Devil Fruit users supposed to be unable to move in seawater?"
Emiya thought for a moment. "I once learned a passive skill from a Crusader-Abnormal State Resistance. It's probably preventing me from completely losing my strength."
Shizuka clicked her tongue in admiration. "So the Devil Fruit's weakness barely affects you."
"Not completely," Emiya said, shaking his head. "I still can't use the ability in seawater."
Shizuka showed a hint of regret.
Emiya created another orange and handed it to Loki. "Extract it for me."
Shizuka froze. "Are you sure?"
Without answering, Loki grabbed Emiya's hand and began extracting the Devil Fruit's power.
A tearing sensation ripped through his body.
Devil Fruits altered the body at the cellular level.
So when the power was removed, it felt like his cells were being split apart.
"Ahhhhh-!"
Now Emiya finally understood why Mr. 5 had screamed like that.
After a few seconds, the pain vanished.
Loki let go.
Emiya swayed, nearly collapsing.
Shizuka stepped forward instantly and caught him.
While leaning against her soft body, Emiya gasped. "Couldn't you be a little gentler? I thought I was going to die."
"Why did you even want it extracted?" Shizuka asked helplessly.
"You'll see," Emiya said with a smile.
After resting briefly, he reluctantly pulled away.
He stood upright, raised his right hand, and began forming a perfect Bomu Bomu no Mi.
Having already experienced its power, he understood it completely.
That meant he could recreate it.
First, remove the weakness to seawater.
Then remove the horrible taste.
Then remove the restriction of only being able to eat one.
Then create it.
A few seconds later, Emiya let out a wry smile.
It failed.
His Psychic energy wasn't enough.
He couldn't create a flawless Devil Fruit.
"Loki," Emiya said, "do you have any way to increase my Psychic energy? I need enough to create a perfect Devil Fruit."
Shizuka Hiratsuka stared at him, mouth agape.
She knew Emiya could create objects.
But creating a Devil Fruit?
A flawless one, at that?
That was madness.
If such a thing appeared in this world, every pirate would go insane.
Vivi watched in complete disbelief.
How could an ability like this even exist?
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