MTLNOVEL Chapter 124: Devil Fruit inheritance?
On the way from Rainbase to Alubarna, aboard the flying Exiled Emperor, Van Augur, on the mast, shouted down to Emperor Kael on the deck.
"Your Majesty, another giant bird is chasing us! It seems to be a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user, and there's a person on its back!"
"Ahaha, could it be like Lafitte, someone else coming to pledge allegiance to us?"
Aramaki immediately ran to the ship's railing, looking at the black dot of a figure in the distance.
"It wouldn't be Crocodile's subordinate, would it?"
Capone Bege didn't quite believe someone else would come to pledge allegiance, but he wasn't overly worried either. Whether it was an enemy or someone coming to pledge allegiance, the strong individuals on this ship could easily handle them.
"Very fast."
Lafitte watched the rapidly approaching falcon; it was several times faster than his own flight speed. What kind of ability was this?
"It's Alabasta's guardian deity, Pell the Falcon."
"This is one of the two Zoan-type Devil Fruit users passed down through generations in Alabasta."
Reiju spoke calmly, holding a telescope; she had seen this fellow at the World Conference.
"Passed down through generations? Is that true?"
Emperor Kael looked at the bird and person flying towards them, recognizing Pell the Falcon and Princess Nefertari Vivi. But the idea of Alabasta passing down these two Devil Fruits through generations was indeed a bit incredible and absurd. Did these two Devil Fruit abilities somehow deviate from the random reincarnation pattern of Devil Fruits?
"Thousands of years ago, Alabasta already had giant statues of these two Devil Fruit users."
"These two abilities seem to always reincarnate in Alabasta, then are obtained by the royal family, and then a new guardian deity is cultivated."
Reiju wasn't entirely clear on how Alabasta managed to pass down these two abilities. But these two abilities had indeed always been controlled by Alabasta. If one knew the secret of this Devil Fruit reincarnation, they would strike it rich.
"Always reincarnating in Alabasta?"
"Guardian deity!"
Emperor Kael frowned. Did Alabasta truly possess some treasure, or was there some special circumstance? Inherited Devil Fruit abilities? Emperor Kael suddenly recalled that the Vander Decken family of Fish-Man Island was also rumored to have possessed the Mark-Mark Fruit ability for generations. The Mythical Zoan, Ooguchi no Makami, was the guardian deity of Wano Country, and this fruit also seemed to only reincarnate in Wano Country.
'Guardian deity! Reincarnating on specific islands?'
Emperor Kael seemed to have found a pattern. Could it be related to human desires and beliefs? No, it seemed there was another condition. Each Devil Fruit ability, and the fruit it parasitized, had always been the same type of fruit throughout history. That's why Devil Fruit encyclopedias existed. If Devil Fruit abilities reincarnated into different fruits each time, then Devil Fruit encyclopedias would have no meaning whatsoever.
"Bring the Devil Fruit encyclopedia?"
Emperor Kael took the Devil Fruit encyclopedia handed to him by Nojiko and quickly looked up the appearance of the falcon-form and jackal-form Devil Fruits. As the appearances of these two Devil Fruits appeared before Emperor Kael's eyes, he immediately looked up the unique fruits of Alabasta. He seemed to have discovered a secret!
Desire and belief! Generational guardian deities! Reincarnating on specific islands! Island-specific fruits! Could it really be like this? Could it be that simple? This was as 'mindless' as the Seastone inlay technology. Had no one discovered it for so many years? Emperor Kael seemed to have overestimated the intelligence of this world.
He also checked the unique fruits of Wano Country and Fish-Man Island, as well as the appearances of the Ooguchi no Makami Fruit and the Mark-Mark Fruit. He wanted to explore the secrets within and verify this underlying mystery.
The more common, ordinary, and widely distributed the fruit into which a Devil Fruit reincarnated (like bananas, apples, pineapples...), the more it truly conformed to the 'random reincarnation' pattern. The more special and rare the reincarnated fruit, the more it seemed like it reincarnated in specific sea areas or specific islands.
For example, the Sand-Sand Fruit, which looked like a cactus, probably usually reincarnated in desert regions. It probably wouldn't reincarnate on Winter Island or Fish-Man Island. No wonder Blackbeard had to remember the appearance of every Devil Fruit clearly. No wonder in Dressrosa, Burgess brought a bag of special fruits to hunt Straw Hat Luffy. Was this to increase the probability of random reincarnation?
During the few minutes of Emperor Kael's contemplation, Pell the Falcon, carrying the blue-haired Princess Nefertari Vivi, flew onto the Exiled Emperor. The crowd made no attempt to stop these two 'weaklings'. Reiju looked with interest at the sole princess of this 'superpower,' one of the descendants of the Twenty Kings.
The Nefertari family had a longer and more distinguished history than their Vinsmoke family. Alabasta was established over 4,000 years ago, making it very ancient and mysterious. Perhaps there truly was a secret to inheriting Devil Fruit abilities.
Pell returned to his human form, guarding Princess Vivi, and the gazes directed at him made him break out in a cold sweat, feeling incredibly nervous.
"Nefertari Vivi greets the esteemed Emperor Kael."
Princess Vivi suppressed her nervousness and walked gracefully and composedly toward Emperor Kael, performing a very standard noble bow. Normally, Vivi was indeed a bit wild and didn't care much about her attire or etiquette, but in this formal setting, her noble etiquette was impeccable.
Emperor Kael closed the Devil Fruit encyclopedia and looked at the fourteen or fifteen-year-old blue-haired girl.
"No need to be so polite, Princess Vivi."
Emperor Kael smiled faintly, unsure if he was smiling for Princess Vivi or for having discovered some secrets of the Devil Fruits.
"Emperor Kael, please help Alabasta suppress the Rebel Army and deal with Crocodile for us!"
"I am willing to represent Alabasta and the Goa Empire in a marriage alliance, and become Your Majesty's imperial consort!"
Seeing Emperor Kael's gentle demeanor, Princess Vivi's fear receded, and she immediately revealed her trump card. She had thought about it for a long time and realized that Alabasta had nothing that could move Emperor Kael.
She could only use herself as a bargaining chip! For her father, for the people of Alabasta, she was willing to sacrifice everything. Moreover, after seeing Emperor Kael's appearance, her inner resistance lessened. Powerful, young, handsome—it seemed acceptable, Vivi comforted herself in her heart.
"Princess!?"
Pell the Falcon's eyes widened instantly, his mind in a jumble. Was this the method Princess Vivi had spoken of?
Not just Emperor Kael, but everyone from the Goa Empire fell silent. This Alabasta princess had actually chased them all the way here, proactively offering a marriage alliance? Nami and Kaya pouted. This blue-haired princess seemed even a little younger than them; how could His Majesty be interested?
Reiju narrowed her eyes and smiled. She had joked earlier about Emperor Kael seeking a marriage alliance with Princess Vivi. As a result, the princess of this superpower, a descendant of the Twenty Kings, had delivered herself to them.
Emperor Kael probably wouldn't refuse meat delivered to his doorstep, would he? After all, even if he couldn't 'eat' it now, a few years of raising would suffice.
"Does your father know about this?"
Emperor Kael smiled as he looked at Princess Vivi.
"I can make my own decisions!"
Princess Vivi said hurriedly. At this moment, Crocodile might have already made a move against her father. She absolutely had to pull Emperor Kael, this powerful unstable factor, to her side to save her father. Otherwise, if Emperor Kael became an enemy of Alabasta and chose to take advantage of the chaos, everything would be too late.
"Grow up well first, my brave princess."
"Let's go to Alubarna and ask your father's opinion."
Emperor Kael walked over and smiled, stroking Vivi's head. Vivi felt Emperor Kael's kindness and warm hand, and immediately smiled. She had successfully handled this powerful Exiled Emperor!