"BOOM..."
However, Doflamingo's 16 Holy Bullets (God Thread) only managed to briefly stalemate with the divine dragon.
Because this technique rivaled even Red-Haired Shanks' Divine Departure.
It was simply beyond what Doflamingo's attack could withstand.
The next instant, Doflamingo's God Thread was utterly obliterated.
Finally, the dragon struck Doflamingo's body with devastating force.
"GUSH..."
A mouthful of blood sprayed out as his body went limp, collapsing to his knees.
Thus, the entire combat strength of the Donquixote Family had fallen at Lancelot's hands.
Only Trebol and Sugar remained.
But what threat did these two pose to Lancelot?
...
A day later, Lancelot gazed smilingly at the Devil Fruits arranged on the table.
Paramecia: Sticky-Sticky Fruit (Beta Beta no Mi), Paramecia: String-String Fruit (Ito Ito no Mi), Paramecia: Stone-Stone Fruit (Ishi Ishi no Mi), Paramecia: Hobby-Hobby Fruit (Hobi Hobi no Mi), Paramecia: Art-Art Fruit (Ato Ato no Mi), Paramecia: Ton-Ton Fruit (Ton Ton no Mi), Paramecia: Swim-Swim Fruit (Sui Sui no Mi), Paramecia: Pop-Pop Fruit (Pamu Pamu no Mi).
Every Ability User power from the Donquixote Family was now in his possession.
A full eight Devil Fruits!
Yet this wasn't all. From Doflamingo, he had also acquired eight billion Berries...
"Kekekekeke..."
Lancelot laughed in exhilaration.
Truly, Doflamingo lived up to his titles as Shichibukai and Underground Emperor.
This was just the Berries—there were still numerous treasures... and even two famous swords.
The Great Grade Sword, Shujumaru Tsunetsugu, one of the twenty-one Great Grade Swords, and the Skillful Grade Sword, Kogitsunemaru Atsunaga.
And then there were the Devil Fruits this guy had collected—quite a few, a full five of them...
Truly worthy of being the only person in the entire world who deals in Devil Fruits!
Three Zoan types: Zoan - Ancient Zoan: Kong, Zoan - Ancient Zoan: Mammoth Form, and Zoan - Ancient Zoan: Emperor Crocodile Form.
One Paramecia type: Paramecia: Strong-Strong Fruit.
One Logia type: Logia: Dust-Dust Fruit.
Damn...
These Devil Fruits are truly worthy of being collected by Doflamingo!
Too damn impressive.
Really!
Even the lowest among them are Zoan - Ancient Species.
The Paramecia Strong-Strong Fruit (Riki Riki no Mi) should be the same Devil Fruit that Jesus Burgess of the Blackbeard Pirates ate two years later in the original story.
If this Devil Fruit were given to Garp and he were sent to attack Hachinosu Island... he could definitely sink the entire island.
As for the Logia Dust-Dust Fruit, although it doesn't sound impressive...
But how bad can a Logia type really be?
Plus, considering all the abilities of the entire Donquixote Family, twelve in total... this trip yielded so many at once.
"Kekekekeke..."
'With these Devil Fruits, I'll soon be able to gather a group of powerful fighters under my command. Just thinking about it gets me excited!'
'Of course, I can't use them all at once.'
'Otherwise, it would be easy for others to notice something suspicious, but... picking one or two, plus the five I've collected... should be enough for now.'
The only thing missing is suitable candidates to use them.
It seems I need to find a way to recruit some people. With that, his gaze fell upon Rebecca, Viola, and Caesar Clown before him.
Among these three, Viola and Caesar Clown are already Ability Users.
So, only Rebecca is a non-Ability User.
Moreover, Viola fulfilled her promise to Lancelot.
Not only did she submit to him, but she also persuaded Rebecca... and it's already been decided that Viola will remain here, while Rebecca will go with him.
In that case... I could equip Rebecca with a Devil Fruit.
His eyes rested on the three Zoan types and that one Paramecia type. After all, Rebecca and Lina are very similar.
Both have considerable talent in swordsmanship, but their physical bodies can't keep up.
Therefore, these three would be very suitable for her.
But... the Logia Dust-Dust Fruit might not be bad either... and then there's the Dragon-Serpent Fruit and Snow-Snow Fruit I obtained earlier...
Let's exclude the Dragon-Serpent Fruit for now—it already has a candidate.
Finally, his gaze settled on the Zoan - Ancient Species: Kong Form Fruit.
So, he handed it to Rebecca: "This is the Zoan - Ancient Species: Kong Form. After eating it, your lack of physical strength will be compensated. From then on, your biggest obstacle in swordsmanship will be eliminated."
Upon hearing this, Rebecca was overjoyed.
She looked at Lancelot with gratitude, her eyes filled with affection.
At the same time, her face showed a hint of shyness.
Because her aunt, father, and grandfather had already decided to arrange a marriage alliance between her and this great hero who saved the entire kingdom.
Just thinking about it is thrilling!
Viola was also happy for her.
The fact that Lancelot could offer such a precious Devil Fruit to Rebecca meant... he wouldn't treat Rebecca poorly.
This was something she was pleased to see.
Lancelot then took out four Devil Fruits and handed them to Violet.
"These four Devil Fruits are the Sticky-Sticky Fruit, Pop-Pop Fruit, Strong-Strong Fruit, and the Zoan - Ancient Species: Emperor Crocodile Form."
"This Ancient Emperor Crocodile Fruit is my gift to my father-in-law. Since he lost a leg, his strength has diminished considerably..."
In the New World, strength is essential.
"So, having it will make your father-in-law a few times stronger."
"The other three are for you to recruit powerful individuals to join the kingdom, thereby enhancing the kingdom's overall strength. Only then can your kingdom truly establish itself in this New World."
"Of course, these Devil Fruits aren't given to you for free."
"Within six months, you must take over Doflamingo's underground forces. Whether it's business or intelligence..."
Violet, having worked under Doflamingo, has seen much of the world.
But when Lancelot took out so many Devil Fruits for her at once, she was momentarily stunned.
Then she exclaimed in amazement, "What a grand gesture!"
At this moment, the way she looked at Lancelot had also changed.
Clearly, she could tell that Lancelot had given her a great deal of autonomy.
If it weren't for the fact that her relationship with Lancelot wasn't public, she would have thrown herself into his arms right then to properly express her gratitude.
That's right.
Although she had submitted to Lancelot, to avoid opposition from her father and brother-in-law, she could only carry on a "secret affair" with him. However, the sneaking around seemed even more thrilling!
As she spoke, she glanced at Rebecca, who was standing to the side, still excited.
Rebecca didn't know about the relationship between her and him either.
But yesterday, he insisted on secretly... doing it once by her side.
Ah!
Just thinking about that scene now made her so stimulated she could barely stand steady.
It was as if she had eaten the Water-Water Fruit, making her wet!
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