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"From this moment on, your title can be given another prefix."
"A retainer of the Hilbert family."
Lafayette picked up the cane.
His movements were slow, clearly giving himself time to think.
Blake wasn't in a hurry; he just watched him.
After a long while, Lafayette stood up, placed his cane against his chest, and bowed again:
"Oh my, this honor is truly making my heart race!"
Blake was pleased with Lafayette's tact; he seemed to be a capable man.
Blake never even considered recruiting those who were unlikely to submit to him.
For example, Moriah.
But since he has already spoken up, it means he judges that this person is likely to be recruited.
At this point, there is no room for the other party to refuse.
Otherwise, Blake would feel offended.
This is the change that nearly twenty years of living as a Celestial Dragon has brought him.
Don't be fooled by Blake's usual nice attitude towards the young female slaves; that's because he's hypocritical. Try it with an unattractive one.
Blake turned to Stella and instructed her:
"Have someone retrieve a copy of the 'Domineering Manual' from the ship. Our sheriff also needs to improve his skills."
As he spoke, he took out a white Den Den Mushi from his pocket and tossed it to Lafayette:
"Someone will contact you through this Den Den Mushi, and you will have to follow their orders."
"Of course, if one day your strength surpasses his, you can also make him obey your orders."
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Chapter 59 You're Addicted to Kingship Too?
Although Aramaki had always appeared loyal, Blake never forgot to spur him on.
Blake kept reminding Aramaki not to forget to hone his Haki and physical skills, but reminders alone were not enough.
We need to find him a competitor so that Wilderness can take over!
Otherwise, they might go on a hunger strike one day.
Blake has always believed that neither the Mori-Mori Fruit nor the Ara-Mura itself were fully developed in the original work.
Because the second chapter of the divine canon mentions that "the god of the forest sent a demon to descend."
Of course, this forest god is probably not referring to the Forest-Forest Fruit user from eight hundred years ago.
After all, if that were the case, Im would become a "demon" under the command of the "Forest God".
Therefore, a more reasonable speculation is that Im is the so-called god of the forest, while the demons are Im's subordinates, such as the Five Elders.
In this way, it seems to have nothing to do with the Mori-Mori Fruit.
However, as a subordinate being strongly associated with the "Forest God," there's no reason for him to behave as badly as in the original story.
He was scared away by the red-haired man's domineering aura.
So Blake assigned Lafayette to Wild Shepherd to put some pressure on him.
After leaving the Moonlight Circus Kingdom, the Temple continued to wander aimlessly on the sea like a street urchin.
Blake did not deliberately travel to the island where Capone Becky was located.
What's so interesting about an island ruled by gangsters?
He planned to tell Aramaki Becky's location directly and let Aramaki make the arrangements himself.
To be honest, given Capone Becky's influence in the West Blue, there's no need to take him away like Hawkins did.
It would be good to just recruit them directly and then keep them in the West Sea as an intelligence agent.
On this day, Blake's card system revealed a very interesting ability card—
Zoan type, Dog-Dog Fruit, Hyena form.
That's right, it's the Devil Fruit that Gerald, the captain of the Hyena Pirates, ate.
However, this is not surprising.
The cards drawn by the system come from different eras.
However, the rate at which users of ordinary Zoan-type Devil Fruits are replaced is actually very fast.
The World Government and the Navy don't even bother to compile information on these ordinary ability users.
After the group of young female slaves defeated the Hyena Pirates, those three people were imprisoned in the cell at the bottom of the Temple.
Black originally planned to give them as slaves to other Celestial Dragons as gifts when he returned to Mary Geoise.
Or throw them into a slave arena for amusement.
But now...
Black went to the lowest cell alone, without anyone accompanying him, and looked at Gerald, who was already extremely weak.
In the damp lower deck of the ship, the only source of light was a flickering oil lamp on the wall.
Blake frowned as his boots stepped into a puddle in the cell.
Wearing white gloves, he unlocked Gerald's seastone chains.
Gerald's body slammed to the ground; he was too weak to stand up.
He spoke with difficulty:
“Lord Black Saint… I know I was wrong, I shouldn’t have attacked your ship.”
"I really didn't know that was your flagship."
"Please spare me!"
"I am willing to become your slave!"
Blake toyed with a scarlet card bearing a hyena image in his hand and chuckled:
“We’ll talk about this later.”
"do you know?"
"This card can turn an ordinary person into a Hyena Fruit user..."
"And you already are."
Gerald's pupils contracted to almost pinpoints:
"This is impossible!"
"The uniqueness of Devil Fruits is an ironclad rule."
"Yes, even you know this is an ironclad rule."
Blake crouched down and brought the card close to Gerald:
"So I'm curious, what happens when the same ability appears in one person twice?"
Gerald was horrified. He twisted and turned frantically, trying to get up, while begging Blake for mercy:
"Lord Black Saint, I am at your service!"
"I'm useful! My sense of smell can track any target!"
"Then what's the difference between you and a police dog?"
Blake gave a casual reply without pausing his work.
"me……"
"This will kill me! No one can eat two Devil Fruits!"
Gerald had already started spouting nonsense, and Black sneered, pressing the ability card onto his head:
"What I need is experimental data, not lackeys."
"Use the ability card."
As Blake finished speaking, the card emitted an eerie red light.
Gerald suddenly arched his body and let out a painful howl.
Blake took two steps back, carefully observing the other person's changes.
Black lines began to appear on Gerald's skin, and his muscles swelled unnaturally.
He uncontrollably transformed into a beast form, his canines growing wildly and black mucus seeping from his skin.
Before long, Gerald's screams gradually stopped, and his appearance degenerated into a human-beast form.
The black mist condensed into a swirling cloud of flames that enveloped Gerald, causing the cell temperature to plummet.
The bruises from his previous torture were fading at a visible rate, but the new skin was an eerie grayish-white.
Gerald's body swelled and grew taller, but his proportions became unusually harmonious.
The hyena features blend perfectly with the human form, eliminating the previous sense of incongruity between the human and animal forms.
Dark red markings appear on its body surface, and white steam is exhaled from its mouth and nose when it breathes.
"This is... awakening?"
Blake's tone was a mixture of seriousness, delight, and a hint of inquiry.
He pulled out the gold revolver from his pocket and fired a shot at Gerald's chest.
Gunshots echoed in the empty lower deck.
The bullet struck Gerald's body, creating a hole, but he recovered completely in a matter of moments.
It is the self-healing ability that Zoan-type Devil Fruit users gain after awakening.
Gerald's body also seemed to have regained its strength.
He got up from the ground and touched his body:
"The injuries...are completely healed?"
His hand pressed against the cell wall, and the wooden planks of the cabin grew patterns like hyena fur.
Gerald clenched his fists, a look of ecstasy on his face:
"Is this the newfound power?"
"Now, I can defeat even a Marine Admiral!"
Gerald turned around instantly, glaring fiercely at Black:
"Now, it's my turn to conduct the experiment!"
"I hope the high and mighty Celestial Dragon will grant me my pleasure!"
Does this mean that ordinary Zoan-type awakenings easily turn one into a "playboy"?
And have you ever seen a naval admiral? You beat him.
The navy currently has no admirals.
Ironwall is practically a CP0 agent in Mary Geoise.
Blake twirled the golden revolver in his fingers, speaking slowly and deliberately:
"Oh? What do you want to experiment with?"
Gerald lunged at Blake in an instant:
"Of course, it's to kidnap you, a Celestial Dragon, and escape from this damned ship!"
"With this power, I'm sure I can become the Pirate King!"