I'm Not Interested in Devil Fruits

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Hancock stopped in her tracks.

She bent down and stared at the little girl with green wavy hair in front of her, incredulously saying, "You are… Sonia?!"

The "little girl" responded, "It's me, elder sister."

Hancock felt dizzy.

Her fifteen-year-old younger sister, who had just been six feet tall, how had she suddenly shrunk to the size of a child?!

"What just happened?"

Hancock's beautiful eyes immediately sharpened, and her Conqueror's Haki instinctively surged out!

Her Haki wasn't directed at Sonia but rather swept across the surroundings.

Sonia's body had suddenly shrunk, and such a strange occurrence had to be related to a Devil Fruit! This meant there was an enemy nearby.

Sonia said, "I'm not sure either… I ran into an old grandma nearby, and she touched me. When I came to, I had turned into this…"

"Old grandma?"

Hancock furrowed her brows. Sonia's words confirmed her suspicions. That person must have been a Devil Fruit user who used their power to make Sonia look like a child.

At that moment, Hancock's Observation Haki caught a fleeting shadow.

"Over there!"

Hancock's expression darkened, and without hesitation, she chased after it.

Her pink hair swished as a beautiful figure flashed in front of the gate. Before Hancock could catch up, the figure hurriedly exited the palace.

Far behind, Sonia's voice called out, "Elder sister…"

Hancock stopped in surprise and looked back.

Her capable younger sister was lagging far behind, struggling to catch up, looking exhausted.

"Huff… huff…" Sonia panted, wiping sweat from her forehead. Realizing her stamina issue, she, like Hancock, was shocked, staring at her small, tender hands, "How… how did this happen?"

Touching her face, squeezing her body, Sonia Sonia couldn't believe that in the blink of an eye, her whole body had returned to her childhood state.

Not only her appearance but her stamina had also reverted to that of a child.

Sonia Sonia apologized, "Sorry, elder sister… I've become a burden to you!"

"..."

Hancock was silent.

This was an island where pirates were present. Hancock couldn't just leave her now-childlike younger sister and go after the one who had escaped alone.

But Hancock wasn't angry.

She was used to being indifferent.

However, this "indifference" usually applied to people she didn't care about, and fortunately, there weren't many of those.

Her actual loved ones, like her younger sister, were few.

Without explaining, she rested a hand on her hip and asked, "How's the Devil Fruit?"

"Right, my Mythical Zoan!" Sonia Sonia, reminded by Hancock, thought for a moment, and green scales appeared on her cheek, while a pair of thin wings sprouted from her back. Though the wings were smaller due to her body shrinking, at least her Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit was still intact, which relieved her. "It's still here…"

If her Devil Fruit had disappeared because of her body's strange change, it would have been devastating.

Hancock nodded, saying calmly, "In that case, even if we can't find the old lady who made you smaller and have her turn you back, the worst-case scenario is starting over. You can grow up again at this age. It's not a big deal."

Sonia felt touched. Her big sister didn't often say comforting words like that.

She mumbled, "Mari will probably laugh at me… I'll be the smallest now, right?"

Imagining the scene where her younger sister would tease her by lifting her up, Sonia Sonia quickly shook her head and spread her wings, taking flight within the palace. 

With her smaller body, she could now fully unfold her wings indoors, though it was uncertain whether that was a good thing or bad. However, with her current stamina, it was unrealistic to chase after the fleeing person using her wings.

Even if she did catch up, she'd likely be defeated.

Hancock reached out, catching her younger sister midair, lifting her by the collar, and then dashed out of the palace, standing atop a high point, looking down at the desolate, crumbling royal city.

"Don't worry, she won't escape."

There weren't many people in this world who had the ability to fly. Hancock didn't think the person who had such a strange power to shrink people also had the ability to fly.

In that case, as long as they were on this island, Hancock wouldn't let her go!

Carrying Sonia, Hancock leaped down from the palace.

...

In the dilapidated royal city, a woman with pink hair turned around and looked back toward the palace, startled.

She saw a tall, graceful figure holding a small girl, jumping directly down, clearly chasing after her… Bonney muttered, "She's so beautiful… Ugh, bastard! This is troublesome, is she still chasing me? In that case…"

She adjusted her hat and quietly slipped out of the city.

...

In the overgrown outskirts,

The 28-year-old Old Boss didn't seem to believe Liam and Robin were pirates.

Earlier, he had attacked them suddenly, but despite their overwhelming power advantage, they stopped short, not doing anything excessive, which made him believe they weren't bad people.

"Boom!"

Hearing this, Liam directly punched the Old Boss in the head, blowing on his smoking fist, "How about now?"

"Ouch…" The Old Boss fell to the ground, a big bump forming on his head, tears streaming down his face.

Robin looked at Liam, "Do we really need to prove we're pirates?"

Liam said, "Yeah, but I just felt like this guy needed a beating, so I gave him one."

The Old Boss rubbed his head and complained, "This is too careless! This is outrageous… Anyway, I understand you're not here to harm this country."

"Although your evaluation of me is annoying, I can't really refute it," Liam nodded. "So what now? What do you want?"

The Old Boss showed a determined expression. "I'm going to drive all the pirates out of this country!"

He looked in another direction.

Robin recognized it. It was the direction they were heading towards—the location of the pirate group on the glacier, which they had sensed through Liam's Kenbunshoku Haki.

"Don't. You'll get killed."

Liam casually advised.

The Old Boss lowered his head, clenched his fists, and said solemnly, "I have something to protect… this country, and people worth waiting for…"

He rambled on emotionally for a while, but there was no response from the surrounding area.

When the Old Boss looked up, he saw that the young man and beautiful woman had already walked off, chatting as they went, heading in the direction he was determined to protect.

"Hey! Don't ignore me!"

The Old Boss jumped up and hurried to catch up with them.

As he caught up to Liam and Robin, slightly panting, he suddenly said, "Young man, how about I tell you a story?"

"You're 28, and you're calling me young man?" Liam complained.

Robin thought, 'you're only sixteen yourself.'

"A long, long time ago, on this island, there was a young prince, born noble, but from a young age, he practiced hard and cared for the lives of the citizens…" The Old Boss ignored Liam's complaints and began telling his story.

(End Of The Chapter)