I'm Not Interested in Devil Fruits

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In the night, the distant sea breeze blew... Well, this was the Calm Belt, and not a whisper of sea wind could be felt. 

Without the wind, her heart stirred nonetheless. 

"No wonder two places so far apart have so many similarities..." 

Through B.I.B.'s memory playback, Liam flipped through the cover pages of Chapter 877 and Chapter 879 of the One Piece manga. The log featured Old Sai returning to his hometown, Kano Country, after gaining a wife in the Dressrosa arc, intending to annul his engagement with his fiancée, Horisha, daughter of the Two Treasures Navy Pillar of State. 

The architectural style of Kano Country depicted in the background of the cover page matched exactly with that of the buildings in the Kuja women's country!

Liam removed the Stand mask, lost in thought.

Seeing Robin's puzzled expression, he casually placed the mask on her face. 

"You can see it now, right? Focus on using Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki)..." 

Robin was somewhat confused but complied. 

After all, she wasn't someone like Liam, who had both talent and the willingness to practice hard, nor was she like Hancock, who had innate abilities. She wasn't particularly skilled in battle or Haki. If it weren't for Liam assisting her with B.I.B., she probably wouldn't have been able to learn Haki at all. 

Using Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki) required Robin to concentrate, which meant her reading time was much longer than that of Liam and Hancock. 

As Kenbunshoku Haki gradually activated... Robin slowly saw a dark object covering her face. At that moment, she understood what Liam had just done to her face. 

It was his ghost mask. And now her line of sight was perfectly aligned with the elongated white eyes of Liam's ghost... See what it sees!

Fighting alongside the female warriors, spending day and night in the forests surrounding Kuja Island, interacting with ferocious beasts on Rusukaina Island... drifting through the Calm Belt sea while being pursued by people from the Pleasure District... conflicts with the Marines... Boin Archipelago, Heracles... the Okama of Momoiro Island... evading Marine Vice Admiral Borsalino's search on Karakuri Island, those research materials from Dr. Vegapunk, the laboratory that exploded... the entrance to the Grand Line at Reverse Mountain, the lighthouse warden Doctor Crocus, and Laboon, the whale who left the island alone...

In an instant, those past scenes rushed back, flowing upstream in the river of time. Robin realized, in a daze, that she and Liam had unknowingly experienced so much together and seen so many sights...

The flashes of memories came quickly; in just a few breaths, B.I.B. had already turned to the content that the original needed to reveal.

Through the eyes of the mask, the first thing Robin saw was a tombstone. 

A photo of a woman laughing brightly was affixed to the stone, with her name inscribed— Lily. 

"Hello," The owner of the perspective said as they picked up two plain white wildflowers from the side and placed them at the tombstone's front. Then, the owner of the perspective sat down and waved the object in their hand—a letter—toward the woman's photo on the tombstone. "So, I'll open and read it, okay?"

Robin immediately understood. This was Liam's memory. It was the letter he had read at his mother's grave.

"…" Robin turned to look at Liam. 

Liam nodded, "You didn't read this letter back then, right? Take a look." 

Robin continued reading. 

B.I.B. paused the memory scene when Robin turned her gaze toward the original. It was only then that Robin refocused her attention, and the playback continued.

… 

"Mom is from Kano Country." 

… 

"I actually didn't want to hide it from others... but they kept asking! Even though the old customs of naming things after flowers aren't very popular in Kano Country anymore, I still wasn't happy... So, hum, I won't tell them." 

… 

"Let me tell you a story about Kano Country~" 

"Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, there was a princess named Lily in Kano Country— yes, just like your mother! Isn't that nice? Princess Lily was the treasure of Kano Country, but she bravely went out to sea in search of Kano Country's national treasure. Well, that's the end of the story!"

"Mom has admired this princess who shares her name since she was little, so she foolishly slipped out to sea too... It's really troublesome; I didn't expect you, Liam, to run out as well. Mom should have just stayed in Kano Country!" 

… 

"If you see this letter, please go back to check on Mom, okay?" 

… 

The memory of reading the letter stopped at the last line, where the handwriting became disorganized. 

Robin blinked, holding back tears. She knew what happened next: that Demon Sheriff named Laffitte suddenly attacked… 

"Snake Princess mentioned earlier, right? The name of the first Emperor of this Kuja women's country... was Lily."

Liam lay on top of the city wall, gazing up at the starry sky. 

"Most of the women in Kuja are named after flowers..." Robin murmured, as the mask on her face quietly flew off and landed back on B.I.B.'s head beside her.

Liam replied, "I don't think there can be that many coincidences! So it's likely the same person. The Lily who founded this Kuja women's country is the former princess of Kano Country, Lily." 

Robin pursed her lips. "So... the princess of Kano Country, and the national treasure your mother was looking for, is actually the Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi)." 

"Kano Country, Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi)." Liam said lightly, "Thinking about it, it makes sense, doesn't it?"

Treating a Devil Fruit as a national treasure isn't an unimaginable thing, as long as one possesses the technique to inherit that specific Devil Fruit.

In the distant ancient sand kingdom of Alabasta, they had two Guardian Gods: the Eagle and the Jackal, who just happened to have the "Bird-Bird Fruit, Falcon Form" and the "Dog-Dog Fruit, Jackal Form," respectively…

This isn't a coincidence. Alabasta holds the technology to inherit Devil Fruits.

With a wealth of Dr. Vegapunk's data, Liam connected various plot points from the manga and immediately identified some clues…

The "Great Water" that appeared in the Alabasta arc.

A highly toxic water that grants immense power upon consumption, but with the side effect of death in a short time.

When combining these elements, it's hard not to draw parallels with the SAD solution that appeared on Punk Hazard Island!

This is exactly the basic material that Caesar used to create SMILE Devil Fruits.

There is no solid evidence that the candies eaten by the giant children contain SAD solution, but the repeated appearance of some familiar elements makes it difficult not to speculate.

For example, the elements of "a specific inherited Devil Fruit" + "a poisonous drug that grants immense power but causes death" have also appeared on Fish-Man Island.

The Target-Target Fruit. Energy Steroid.

By analyzing the combinations and finding patterns, one can derive such clues... 

First, a type of material with extreme toxicity; second, consuming it grants temporary immense power; third, it relates to Devil Fruits. 

In the Alabasta arc, 1-2 appeared, hiding 3; in Fish-Man Island, 1-2 appeared, hiding 3; in Punk Hazard Island, 1 and 3 appeared, hiding 2.

If Kano Country also has a similar "poisonous drug"... 

Liam thought this over, feeling a bit puzzled. Since Kano Country treats the Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi) as a national treasure, it's highly likely they possess the technique to pass down the Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi) through generations.

So why would they let the Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi) fall into the outside world?

Robin looked up at the stars and said softly, "If only we had known this back then... I could have told your mother that you had already found the national treasure she was searching for." 

"Yeah," Liam replied. "What a pity." 

"Mm." 

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**PS:** I forgot to mention yesterday, Robin is actually a flower name too. 

Robin, also known as Rubinia, is a succulent plant belonging to the Crassulaceae family, bred from Romeo, with leaf colors even redder than Romeo's. 

There is also a flower called Robinia, which is a type of Lily, so it can also be called Robinia Lily~ what a subtle name!

(End Of The Chapter)