Anime Heroine Who Travels Through the Blackened Way

Even Robin, who is as knowledgeable as she is, feels a little confused at this moment. After all, she is not a person who specializes in Devil Fruit research, but the answer to this question is obviously not a way to answer it.

"I can't say for sure...that is, I can't deny the possibility."

Frowning, Robin obviously understood what might have happened from Nami's words, and her answer was obviously what Nami wanted.

"It cannot be denied, which means it is possible. Thank you, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Nami knew what answer she got. Yes, questioning Robin only used the other person's knowledge of the world to further confirm her understanding of the original material. It has been confirmed that the ability of Devil Fruit can only be used by one true esper at the same time, but it is not impossible that it can be used by other carriers. The most striking example in the original work is the World Government, or the PX Pacifist series invented by Bega Bunker.

With its powerful mechanical body and the laser power of Admiral Kizaru, the PX series became famous in the pirate world, and even almost determined the outcome of the war on the top.

Before this, the reason why Nami had habitually excluded PX from the examples was because the PX series were, after all, man-made robots. It seemed that there was nothing wrong with imitating Kizaru's laser with a mechanical body, and laser cannons and the like were not necessary. It's not beyond Nami's knowledge. But now, she suddenly recalled a very important point, that is, the one thing these PX series have in common with humans is that they also have the same bright red blood as humans. On the Shampoo Islands in the original work, Red Flag Drake, one of the supernovas, once injured a PX series, and his words at the time were also very interesting: [I didn’t expect you to bleed the same blood as humans. 】

If it were a pure robot, there would be no need to simulate human blood. According to Begabunk's technological means, the blood could be replaced with more effective tissue fluid. But since the PX series has the same blood system as humans, it means that this design is necessary for them. Otherwise, they would not be able to move or achieve that kind of combat capability.

In addition to the hard steel appearance and physical strength far beyond ordinary people, the greatest combat ability of the PX series is undoubtedly their powerful laser cannon. It is this ability that they fundamentally rely on to eliminate large numbers of pirates. If their configuration needs to maximize the normal performance of one function, there is no doubt that it is the laser cannon ability obtained from Kizaru.

Moreover, it seems now that if we just use a mechanical device to simulate Kizaru's laser cannon, then there is no need to call it 'Kizaru's laser', but 'Simulate Kizaru's laser'. Judging from this, Begabunk should have relied on some unknown means to share Kizaru's abilities with these humanoid weapons code-named PX series. What achieves this is probably the biggest factor that distinguishes them from ordinary robots: their blood that simulates humans, or is no different from humans.

What these tedious information and inferences fed back to Nami is the fact that Devil Fruit abilities can indeed be shared with other individuals. Although judging from the performance of the PX series, this sharing ability must have its limitations, but the ability can It has been confirmed that it has been shared.

In the past, when transforming other people, Nami did not need to consume her own blood. She only needed to use the blood of the person being transformed. Only when healing Keya, because the other person was already extremely weak, Nami used it. Pour your own blood to help the other person heal quickly.

If the ability of Devil Fruit can really be transmitted through blood, then Keya has undoubtedly gained part of the authority to use the ability through Nami's blood, or in other words, her body has been transformed by the part of Nami's blood. A container in which abilities can be unleashed. After all, the Blood Fruit is different from other fruits. Its ability lies in flesh and blood. If the blood of other Devil Fruit users must be matched with the original eater's body to exert their abilities, then it is very likely that the Blood Fruit Blood has the inertia to subconsciously transform the body in which it exists into the body of the eater.

And this kind of behavior can obviously be described by many nouns, such as 'assimilation', 'infection', etc. After all, it is all because of the blood of the blood fruit ability user, and because of the specialization of the ability, the level is higher. Because of the blood of other organisms, this leads to the phenomenon of high-level blood vessels assimilating and covering up low-level blood vessels.

Therefore, Nami can assimilate other people's blood, and even control different bloods for unilateral or bilateral fusion. Even though she has had this ability for so long, she finally understands it now that she fully understands it. The hidden terror of this ability.

"It seems...this ability is not simply 'power', but something more terrifying..."

Thinking of a certain possibility, a line of cold sweat broke out on Nami's forehead. She took the scalpel on the dining table and slowly cut a wound on her right hand. If it was like this in the past, Zi's ​​wound could heal in an instant, but this time Nami deliberately suppressed the speed of healing, watching a drop of bright red blood slipping from the back of her hand, and then dripping on the glass dish in front of her.

Generally speaking, blood will coagulate within five to six minutes after flowing out of the human body. It will completely shrink after 24 hours, and then the serum will precipitate. The color of the blood clot will turn into dark red or reddish brown, and eventually become difficult to identify. of brown. After all, they are just a body fluid, and even if they contain a large number of red blood cells, they will not be changed in any way.

But the drop of her own blood in front of Nami has not changed at all with the passage of time. After the light at the top of the laboratory is reflected on the surface of the blood drop, it turns into a particularly dazzling and dangerous gem color. A full hour later, it still showed no sign of solidification, as if... it was some kind of living creature with independent life.

In fact, Nami could clearly feel the reaction of this drop of blood. After her finger gently rested on the drop of blood, the latter immediately flew up like iron filings attracted by a magnet, and then penetrated into her. The fingers returned to her body.

Silently taking a beaker filled with blood next to her, Nami cut her finger again, and as a drop of her blood fell into the beaker, a terrifying phenomenon finally appeared in front of her eyes.

The blood... did not merge like when she activated her ability before, but clearly displayed some kind of frightening sense of isolation. The drop of her body's blood was completely suspended in the blood in the beaker in the shape of an independent bead. Along with some kind of subtle ripples visible to the naked eye, the surrounding blood also began to clearly shrink, but that drop of Nami The blood beads on the main body began to gradually increase in size.

There can only be one explanation for such a scene, and that is: Nami's blood is spontaneously devouring the blood around it, and then assimilating it into a category consistent with itself, just like some independent creature preying on its surroundings. of nutrients, and then expand itself.

However, this volume substitution is obviously not equivalent. The difference between the increase in the drop of Nami's blood and the disappearance of the blood in the beaker was almost dozens of times. Nami, who watched coldly, only waited for less than half an hour before the devouring behavior in the beaker stopped. . The blood that originally had a capacity of 500 milliliters now has less than thirty milliliters left, but the remaining thirty milliliters are undoubtedly of almost the same specifications as Nami's own blood.

Nami, who had witnessed all this, raised her head slightly. She could feel her fingers trembling slightly, and a vague feeling of dizziness was also lingering in her mind. Even though she had known for a long time that people with devil fruit abilities were no longer 'human', it was only now that she truly understood the fact that her body was already a monster.

"Sure enough...my blood...no, the blood of a blood fruit user...is already some kind of living thing..."

"This fruit did not give me power, but gave me the blood in my body..."

"And the essence of its power is not to 'dominate' the blood at all, but... to give the blood, like living things, the ability to 'prey', 'grow', and 'evolve'... life!"

(PS1: The true meaning of the power of blood...is the cursed life...)

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Decide

"Hey~! I've given you the consultation fee, and we only have one request for you, and that is to keep your mouth shut and don't tell anything about what's going on here! Otherwise~!"

The dark-faced Sanji pinched his wrist grimly. The meaning behind Sanji's words was obviously quite clear, while the fat doctor with his right hand bandaged nodded hurriedly: "Of course, of course~ I will never tell anyone, so just Please spare me~"

There is no doubt that the diagnosis of Keya was a complete failure. After all, her pulse had disappeared. For conventional doctors, no matter how skilled they are, they may not be able to treat such a patient. Logically speaking, if it were ordinary pirates, Keya's identity and strange biting behavior were already top secrets that could not be exposed. The fat doctor's ending would have been to be chopped up with a knife and thrown into the sea to feed the fish. , Only in this way can the secret be avoided from leaking out, thus attracting the navy or something else.

But the Straw Hat Pirates are the disgrace of pirates after all, so the best they can do is to still pay for the consultation and then verbally threaten them.

"It's difficult to handle now. It seems like Nami did something to her."

Looking at the door of the cabin, Zoro on the deck also looked extremely serious: "If it is the change caused by the Devil Fruit's ability, except for Nami, I am afraid we have no other way."

"But we can't leave her alone. Since this is my sister's fault...then..."

Gritting her teeth uneasily, Noqigao still did not say her next words, because she had already felt that Keya's condition was definitely not a simple abnormality. She could still move despite having no pulse, and that kind of abnormality to the human body Her desire to attack showed that she was no longer a normal person suitable for group life. Although Nokigao hopes that Nami can make up for this mistake, she is just a crew member now and is not qualified to make a decision on this matter.

"Then let's take her to find Nami. The destination is the same anyway."

Fortunately, Luffy, who was sitting on the bow of the Merry, would never make things difficult for his friends. The Straw Hat captain still had the same smile, and there was no pressure in his tone: "And we are going to the Grand Line, right? ~There must be great doctors there, so don’t worry at all~”

There is no doubt that Luffy's words made the crew members who were originally looking troubled look at each other involuntarily, and after confirming, they couldn't help but shake their heads and chuckle. Yes, the reason why you want to follow this young captain is because he will never let you down?

"Okay~ Now that the captain has given the order, there is no reason for us to say anything more. Hey, navigator, when do we set off?"

Habitually raising his hand to press the scabbard on his waist, Zoro also turned his gaze to Kebi aside. The pink-haired dwarf was obviously startled when he was asked. After confirming that he was asking himself, he tied the knot. Baba responded: "Well... the materials and reserves are still abundant... so I think..."

"Really? Well~ I also think the supplies are quite abundant~"

While nodding, Luffy neatly took out a ham from behind and stuffed it into his mouth. Luffy, whose whole head was stretched out like a ham, said vaguely: "Then... should we set off now?"

Silently watching Luffy chew the ham in his mouth, Sanji's face gradually turned green, and then turned from green to black. It was obvious that as a chef, she had realized something.

"I think you need to recheck whether the so-called supplies are still 'abundant'... Also, Luffy, put your head over here."

While saying something to Kebi beside him, Sanji also said hello to Luffy on the bow of the boat very kindly. Luffy, who didn't understand why, spat out the bones in his mouth, and then poked his head around excitedly. Come over: "What? Sanji~"

"Nothing, I just wanted to buy you something to eat...like! Chopped!"

With a heavy kick, Luffy's head was flattened. Sanji, who was furious, roared and said, "Didn't I tell you not to eat secretly? Bastard! How can we go to sea like this!"

"But I'm hungry~! When you're hungry, you have to eat food!"

"Shut up! That's just fodder for you!"

Watching the fight between Sanji and Luffy, Zoro, who was holding his forehead, couldn't help but shrugged, and then shook his head slightly with an attitude that it had nothing to do with him: "Okay, don't worry about those two idiots, I think we should still do it now It’s better to just go to the town to do some shopping. Hey, do you want to come together?”

"That's all we can do, otherwise we won't have any food to go to sea with... But... Swordsman-san... the direction you chose is towards the opposite direction from the food market..."

Initially, he was quite agreeable and planned to follow Zoro, but after seeing the direction Zoro was walking straight towards, Nozhiko, who was holding his forehead with his hand, decisively gave up the idea of ​​trusting him: "Forget it, I'll still follow you. Let's go together, otherwise it will take more time to look for you..."

Inside the cabin of the Meri, there were only Usopp and Keya at the moment. It was obvious that the Straw Hat Pirates' partners had thoughtfully taken care of this pair of childhood sweethearts who were not yet completely lovers, leaving space for them.

Listening to the fight between Sanji and Luffy on the outer deck of the ship, Usopp couldn't help but smile on his face, and then carefully helped Keya change the hot towel on her forehead, because Keya's body temperature was now gone. It had dropped to a terrifying level. Her pulse had disappeared and her heart rate was almost inaudible. All that was left was the freezing sting that seemed to come from deep within her bones, causing her body and mind to tremble little by little. Tilt the scale of pain. The hot towel on her forehead could only bring some warmth to her brain.

"Don't worry, Keya. The doctors in the East China Sea are terrible. You also heard Luffy's decision. We will go to the Grand Line. There must be a doctor there who can cure you."

Keeping his movements as gentle as possible, Usopp obviously had no complaints about taking care of Keya. Keya, who was lying pale on the bed, barely raised the corners of her mouth and squeezed out a smile. She took care of Usopp. As well as everyone in the Straw Hat Pirates not abandoning him, he is also full of gratitude and relief, and perhaps an indelible shame.