Chapter 205 Devil Fruit
“Hahahahahaha, damn old man, hand over that legendary secret treasure quickly!!”

In the village, a tall woman with a sturdy build, pockmarked face, and who looked to weigh at least 800 pounds, was holding a mace in her hand and shouting loudly at an old man kneeling in front of her.

The old man was so frightened by the roar of the fat woman that he trembled all over and begged bitterly:

"This pirate sir..."

"Don't call me a pirate!"

The freckled, fat, ugly female pirate raised her head with a proud look on her face:

"You should call me the most beautiful lady in the world, Alrita!"

"Uh……"

The old man was just old, not blind. He took one look at the meat mountain devil in front of him and opened his mouth. He really couldn't understand where this fat pig got such great confidence.

However, after seeing Alrita's unfriendly eyes and the iron rod in her hand that was eager to try, he still lowered his head wisely:
"Well... the most beautiful lady in the world, Alrita, we don't have any legendary secret treasures of the sea here..."

With a loud bang, the old man let out a shrill scream, and the black mace hit his hand that was supporting the ground, smashing it into a pile of bloody mud.

“My hand…my hand!!”

Looking at the old man rolling on the ground with his hands folded in front of him, Alrita showed a very ferocious smile on her face and said:
"If not, then go to hell!"

"Damn it... Village Chief, let's fight her!"

Behind the old man, there were dozens of villagers kneeling. Seeing Alrita being so cruel, some younger villagers could no longer bear it and stood up.

"Hahaha, you want to fight me to death? Haven't you realized the truth yet? I have already killed all the guards in your village. Do you still want to make trouble?"

Hearing this, the villagers couldn't help but reveal despair in their eyes. Alrita was not a big or small pirate, and she was also a famous pirate in the East China Sea. When she just landed on this island, she was recognized by the island's sheriff. Then there was a fight between the villagers' guards and this female pirate.

Needless to say, the result of the fight was obvious. Although Alrita's strength was not ranked at all on the sea, and even converted to the Grand Line, she was just the lowest of the lowest pirates, but she was not something that could be dealt with by a dozen village guards with spears.

The average strength of the East China Sea is the weakest among the four seas. This refers not only to the pirates in the East China Sea, but also to the countries and villages in the East China Sea. A pirate with a bounty of 500 million Beli is already considered a "big pirate" in the East China Sea who can destroy villages and small islands.

The young villager who had just stood up with full of enthusiasm was suddenly chilled to the bone by Alrita's words. He couldn't help but tremble, as if he remembered those guards who were smashed into bloody mud.

Seeing this cruel female pirate, the fierce light in her eyes became more and more fierce. At this moment, the village chief lying on the ground seemed to have taken a breath of relief from the pain, and spoke through gritted teeth:
"Wait, wait, wait, Lady Alrita, the most beautiful lady in the world! We do have a secret treasure of the sea here! I will give it to you right away!"

Hearing this, Alrita's face suddenly showed great joy, but the villagers behind the village chief widened their eyes:
"Village Chief... Is there really a secret treasure from the sea in our village?"

"Is it true? That kind of treasure will appear in our village? I thought it was just a rumor?"

The sweaty old village chief covered his wrist and spoke with gritted teeth:
"There is indeed such a treasure... About seven or eight days ago, a member of the guard team found the devil fruit on the beach and reported the news to me... Originally, I wanted to sell the devil fruit and share the money with everyone."

"But since I didn't know the types of devil fruits, I asked a friend to help me find a devil fruit illustrated guide. I didn't expect...it would attract pirates in the end."

Different types of devil fruits have completely different prices. The worst ordinary animal types and useless superhuman types can only be sold for 1 million Beli. But if you are lucky and get fantasy type, ancient type, natural type and other devil fruits, it is not impossible to sell them for billions of Beli!
In order to avoid the situation of not knowing the value of a fruit, the old village chief naturally wanted to collect the Devil Fruit Illustrated Book. However, in the end, he failed to collect any Devil Fruit Illustrated Book, but instead got into trouble with such a pirate.

In the dense forest next to the village, Uchiha Feiyu and Nami hid inside, watching the development of things quietly.

Just as Alrita smashed the old village chief's palm, Nami wanted to rush out, but Uchiha Feiyu pressed on the acupoint on her waist, and half of her body suddenly became numb.

When she came to her senses, the old village chief had already begun explaining the matter of the devil fruit. At this time, Nami could only glare at Uchiha Feiyu fiercely, and then continued to be silent.

After all - the devil fruit is worth at least 1 million berries!

Although Nami is kind-hearted, she is also a complete money-grubber. Now that she has heard the news about the devil fruit, even if she wants to stop Aritar and help these villagers, she has to wait until she gets the devil fruit.

"You old fool, you won't cry until you see the coffin! You have to force me to do it, now hand over the devil fruit to me!"

Aritar swung his mace and spoke triumphantly to the old village chief. The old and frail village chief smiled bitterly and sighed:

"The devil fruit is in the cemetery at the east entrance of the village. The devil fruit is buried under the third tombstone from the right."

After saying this, the old village chief sighed and remained silent. Aritar, on the other hand, could no longer hold back and ignored the villagers who were kneeling on the ground. She ran directly to the cemetery at the east entrance of the village.

In the woods on the other side, Nami, who heard the news, was also filled with joy:

"Devil Fruit, I never thought it would be this legendary treasure of the sea! Let's go, we must protect my devil fruit from that fat woman!"

Tsk, it hasn't even started yet, and the devil fruit has already become yours? Uchiha Feiyu curled his lips slightly, and without saying anything more, he followed Nami and set off.

However, although Nami wanted the devil fruit very much, she was not carried away by it. She never showed up, but followed Alital from a distance, ready to launch a sneak attack as soon as Alital dug out the devil fruit.

Although Nami is quite powerful now, she is still far behind Arital. This female pirate is a natural strong and thick-skinned person, much stronger than Nami. Uchiha Feiyu, who was following behind Nami, also touched his chin and began to think:
The devil fruit that Arital found should be that one, the slippery fruit known as the beauty fruit.

This superhuman devil fruit is a very precious type and is very similar to the Split Fruit. Once it is eaten, it can provide the holder with certain powerful properties and can directly make him immune to many impact-type damages.

And the potential is also very great. For this kind of regular devil fruit, if the developer has enough talent and imagination, it is not impossible to develop some abnormal functions.

Of course, the biggest impression that the slippery fruit gives people is obviously not its special ability, but its almost miraculous beauty ability!

Although Arital claims every day that she is the most beautiful woman in the world, it is obvious that compared with Hancock, the true most beautiful woman in the sea, she is not just a million miles away from her, but a world away.

In other words, unless she is among the trolls, Aritar has nothing to do with the word "beauty".

However, this strange female creature who was born a troll, had an ugly appearance, a bad temper, and a voice like thunder, turned into a charming and beautiful woman after eating the slippery fruit. Even her personality became charming and passionate. It can be said that this is the devil fruit that changes people the most in the entire One Piece world.

"But... Devil Fruits don't seem to be of any use to me. Unless I can remove the defects, I don't want to eat any Devil Fruits."

“But Aritar should be of some use to me… For example, I can use her to experiment with the person replacement method of the Painted Skin of the Inferno…”

The two followed Arital and quietly walked towards the cemetery in the east of the village. Uchiha Feiyu also saw the village guards who were killed by Arital, and he took a long knife from the body of a guard member.

On the sea, weapons can be considered as valuable items, so all the weapons on the merchant ship that was looted were taken away by the group of pirates. It was not until now that Uchiha Feiyu got a sword.

After waving it twice and finding the feel for it, Uchiha Feiyu curled his lips slightly.

The knife has an unstable center of gravity and uneven thickness. The iron material used to make it pursues excessive rigidity, so it has no toughness and has become a bit brittle - but considering that it is just a weapon for the village guards, it is impossible to expect too much.

After all, this weapon is much more lethal than his fists. The average person in the pirate world is a blood cow. Although Uchiha Feiyu feels that he is stronger than Arital, he doesn't want to try the feeling of knocking that fat pig down with his fists.

Hearing the sound of wind behind her, Nami looked back at Uchiha Feiyu who was wielding his weapon, and then didn't pay much attention to it.

Even in a peaceful sea like the East China Sea, those who can sail on the sea are not ordinary people. It is normal for Nami that Uchiha Feiyu has such skills.

"It seems that you are quite good at fighting. That's great. Listen to my instructions later. When I say to attack, you will attack with me!"

Nami gave a few casual instructions, and Uchiha Feiyu nodded perfunctorily, but unfortunately Nami was now focused on the devil fruit and didn't notice Uchiha Feiyu's expression at all.

Fortunately, this woman, Arital, was not very perceptive, and her huge body left clear traces, so Nami's tracking was not discovered.

"Found it, it's right here, the village cemetery...Hahahaha, after I eat the devil fruit, Straw Hat Boy, I will make you pay the price!"

After arriving at the cemetery, Aritar laughed twice, raised the mace in her hand high, and smashed it at the tombstone and the ground. Soon the tombstone was smashed to pieces, and a huge crack was also smashed into the ground.

What was exposed under the tomb was not a coffin, but a 30-centimeter square treasure chest. After seeing the treasure chest, the female pirate's eyes lit up, and she stretched out her hand and directly pulled the treasure chest out.

"I don't know what kind of devil fruit it is... but it must be a powerful and beautiful devil fruit to match such a beautiful me!"

The woman was going crazy and smashed the treasure chest with all her strength. How could this ordinary small treasure chest withstand Arital's extraordinary strength and it shattered with a snap.

A pink peach-like devil fruit appeared in the treasure chest. What made it different from a peach was not only the strange pattern, but also the smooth surface that was like a mirror.

"Hmm...what kind of devil fruit is this?"

At the moment when the devil fruit was revealed, Nami, who had also come here in hiding, shouted:
"Fei Yu, hurry up!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the cunning little thief took a step back instead of advancing, and looked at Uchiha Feiyu beside him with hope, hoping that his partner (cannon fodder) would rush out directly to attract the other party's attention, but he was surprised to find that Uchiha Feiyu had disappeared long ago.

"Go away!"

Just before Nami came to her senses, she suddenly felt a strong push from behind her, and then she rushed towards Arital involuntarily.

“Ahhhhhhh!! Feiyu you damn bastard!!”

She hunts geese every year, but she didn't expect to be pecked in the eye by a goose today. Nami really didn't expect this. She usually teased those pirates and pushed them out as cannon fodder, but this time she became the cannon fodder.

"Little girl, do you dare to compete with me for the secret treasure of the sea?!"

A ferocious expression appeared on Arital's fierce fat face covered with freckles. She opened her bloody mouth, raised the huge mace, and then, amid the whistling wind, the mace slammed towards Nami.

Nami, who had already rushed out, showed an expression as if she wanted to cry. Under the push of Uchiha Feiyu, she had no way to turn around at the moment, nor could she take advantage of her agility. She could only hold the wooden stick and fight against Aritar who was holding the mace.

With a crack, the wooden stick was smashed into two pieces. The remaining force of the mace hit Nami's face. Nami's pupils widened and she raised her arms to block the mace.

Then there was another teeth-grinding sound of broken bones, and the mace, with the broken arm, hit Nami's face and knocked her away.

(End of this chapter)