One Piece: The Devil Fruit Collector-Chapter 244: Wishes and the Creator!
Chapter 244: Wishes and the Creator!
The starlight dispelled the pitch-black darkness, and the Abyssal Magic Circle returned to calm.
Star Lord stood in place, his gaze focused on the brand new content displayed by the Fruit Encyclopedia.
It wasn’t his first time unlocking a new fruit slot — during the unlocking of the ’Fusion Fruit Slot’ last time, a new page had also been turned in the Fruit Encyclopedia.
But what was different this time was...
This time, his entire Fruit Encyclopedia interface was completely refreshed.
In his vision, the newly born fruit slot was located in the center of all previous fruit slots.
[Fruit Creation Slot]
[Can blend a sufficient amount of ’Source Energy of Lineage Factor’ with a sufficient amount of ’Power of Wishes’ to create anything, including Devil Fruits.]
[Source Energy of Lineage Factor can be obtained through analysis, and can also be exchanged for money.]
[Power of Wishes is the cognition and emotion of intelligent life in the world, obtainable through collection. The more people hold a deeper cognition of a certain matter, the stronger the effect of the obtained Power of Wishes, and the more Source Energy of Lineage Factor is consumed.]
[Fruits created through this slot will break free from the ’restraints of the world’. After consumption, the user will not fear seawater and will not conflict with other bound Devil Fruits. Their abilities can provide additional enhancement to the fruit abilities of other slots, making them stronger, and they too break free from the ’restraints of the world’.]
[Fruits and things created through this slot will exist permanently and can be gifted to others, but the Encyclopedia holder can also recall them at any time.]
[Currently holding Source Energy of Lineage Factor: 170 points / 1 point can be exchanged for every 1 Billion Berries]
[Currently holding Power of Wishes: None - The stronger an individual’s wish for a certain matter, the more wish power provided]
[Create a thing with a certain one-time effect or a regular thing - Requires consuming 0~50 points of Source Energy of Lineage Factor and corresponding Power of Wishes]
[Create an ordinary Devil Fruit - Requires consuming 50 Source Energy and corresponding wish power]
[Create a Logia Devil Fruit - Requires consuming 100 Source Energy and corresponding wish power]
[Create a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit - Requires consuming 150 Source Energy and corresponding wish power]
[Create a Legendary Devil Fruit - Requires consuming 200 Source Energy and corresponding wish power]
And besides that, within Roy’s Fruit Encyclopedia, every Devil Fruit now had an additional piece of information besides the original details.
For example:
[Nika Fruit - Wish · Freedom]
[Revive-Revive Fruit - Wish · Immortality]
[Soul-Soul Fruit - Wish · Soul]
It was very clear. The so-called wish was not about truly kneeling down and praying to a god.
The so-called ’Wishes of all living beings’ is essentially the biological cognition of the concepts of all things existing in this world.
Since ancient times, people have always feared natural disasters, believing that natural disasters cannot be harmed or completely eliminated — therefore, Logia fruits are naturally the strongest fruits.
Most people recognize dogs, cats, and tigers, and are even very familiar with them — therefore, the abilities of ordinary Zoan fruits also follow their traits.
And this also echoed the mural Roy had once seen in the Abyss.
People bowed to the Pillar of Creation, and then everything in the world was born from the tree.
Now it seemed...
"That tree likely contains infinite ’Source Energy of Lineage Factor’."
"Therefore, any expectations and prayers people have towards it, combined with the cognition in their hearts, will cause the corresponding things to be ’born’ accordingly."
"And the strong, shared cognition generated by enough people in the world towards a certain thing will birth a ’Devil Fruit’ symbolizing a miracle."
And regarding what the so-called restraint was, Roy now somewhat understood.
If everything in the world was born from that Pillar of Creation, then just as Roy could recall the Devil Fruits he created at any time, that tree would inevitably also exert influence on the Devil Fruits it created.
And Imu, as the ’Shadow of the World’, although bound within that tree, was inherently a part of it.
Then naturally — he was very likely able to exert influence on all Devil Fruits born from that tree.
"Imu is the ’Abyss’; his birth created the sea — therefore, consumers of Devil Fruits naturally fear the sea. This is the so-called ’Curse of the Sea’."
"The reason why a second Devil Fruit cannot be consumed is also because the same individual cannot bear two different ’concepts’?"
"The tree is now very likely under Imu’s control, so as long as he is unwilling, no new Devil Fruits will be produced in the world."
"Of course, there are exceptions among them... such as the Nika Fruit representing ’Freedom’."
Roy looked at the Nika Fruit among the listed fruits. "Perhaps the concept of freedom naturally cannot be bound?"
He felt he had finally touched upon the underlying logic of the power in this world.
Except for fruits with extremely special concepts like the Nika Fruit, almost all Devil Fruits and everything in the world were within Imu’s restraints.
Therefore, that King of the World was almost invincible.
Thinking of this, Roy gently raised his hand.
He began to imagine that in his hand there was a cup of...
"Cola."
The word fell.
In his hand, a cup of cola was born from nothingness, appearing out of thin air.
Following closely, Roy saw the ’Source Energy of Lineage Factor’ displayed within his Fruit Encyclopedia decrease by 0.001.
Then...
Gulp.
He picked up the cup of cola and took a sip.
The taste was fitting, almost perfect — it was his favorite version.
He could feel the cola entering his body, and he could even feel a sense of fullness.
It truly existed.
Roy could also vaguely sense that if he wanted to, he could create many other things. Such as cola burning fiercely like fire, or cola in the form of air, or even a truly existing race of ’Cola Men’ — though that would require consuming far more Source Energy of Lineage Factor, and he would need to accumulate more Power of Wishes besides. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
"Creator..."
But undoubtedly, this power was enough for Roy to vaguely understand Imu’s words from moments ago.
Creator — this was indeed the simplest description for this power.
"No wonder Imu’s hostility towards me is so immense..."
Roy also understood now why Imu’s hostility towards him surpassed even that felt towards Davy Jones and Joy Boy.
Because the essence of the latter two were still his creations, merely choosing to resist him for their own reasons.
But Star Lord, in his eyes, was truly of his own kind — a new God possessing the threat to dethrone him.
But at the same time, Roy also felt somewhat fortunate.
Fortunately, judging from the current situation, Imu seemed to still be in a state of restraint — his power could clearly only exert a minuscule portion.
Otherwise...
"I merely took away that tiny portion of power he descended with, and directly unlocked the Fruit Creation Slot, even with a surplus of 170 points of Source Energy of Lineage Factor."
Roy found it hard to imagine what kind of power a fully freed Imu, completely controlling the ’Pillar of Creation’, would possess.
"But this way, the mystery of the Abyssal Sea Contract is also solved."
At the same time, Roy naturally understood another matter — the ’Abyssal Sea Contract’.
Because the holders of the Abyssal Sea Contract bore a portion of Imu’s essence on their bodies, even the Nika Fruit and Conqueror’s Infusion shouldn’t be able to kill them.
But...
"If it’s a brand new fruit created by me, outside those restraints... naturally, it won’t be subject to that constraint."
Roy confirmed what he needed to do next.
However, speaking of which...
"How did Davy Jones and Joy Boy originally plan to deal with Imu?"
Roy murmured to himself.
Both he and the Fruit Encyclopedia were clearly ’accidents’ in this world. But Joy Boy and Davy Jones clearly had an original plan — Roy was truly curious what method they had to turn the tables in an environment where the entire world was restrained.
But clearly, now wasn’t the time to think about this...
"Hm?"
Because while Roy was pondering, he noticed that after the page representing the ’Fruit Creation Slot’ was turned, new content had emerged in the Encyclopedia once again.
But the difference was, the content this time was only two simple lines of text.
[Collect all types of Power of Wishes in the world]
[Collection Progress - 0%]
"..."
All wishes?
Roy frowned, finding it somewhat absurd.
According to what he currently knew, the ’Power of Wishes’ within the Fruit Encyclopedia was essentially the biological cognition of all concepts existing in this world. Collecting all types of Power of Wishes meant that he needed to collect everything in this world.
This was almost an impossible task.
"No... not necessarily entirely impossible..."
However, Roy quickly fell into thought.
But clearly, now wasn’t the time to ponder this deeply.
"..."
His gaze drifted towards the Corrida Colosseum in the distance.
Imu had retreated, and Doflamingo was already dead.
But he still had matters to confirm.
At the same time, outside the Corrida Colosseum.
"Hooray — Doflamingo, that monster, is dead! The Birdcage is lifted!"
"Saru! Saru! Saru!"
"Hey... just now I felt like the sky suddenly went dark for a moment, and I even saw starlight — was that an illusion?"
"Don’t worry about that, come celebrate!"
The cheers of the citizens resounded throughout Dressrosa.
They naturally didn’t know what had happened during that brief period. They only knew that the pirate they hated — the one who had destroyed everything they had — had fallen from the sky and had his head smashed by Saru. They only knew that the Birdcage surrounding the entire Corrida Colosseum had finally disappeared. They only knew that all the disasters that had occurred today had finally ended.
So, they laughed.
And at the same time, they also cried.
"Mr. Chef... Dad!"
Sania looked at her father, who was now on the verge of death, unable to hold back her tears.
"Doflamingo is dead. He has been avenged."
She watched the gradually extinguishing ’Undying Fire’ on his body, tears flowing uncontrollably.
"Haha... ha..."
And watching this scene, Marco, sitting not far away and breathing heavily, couldn’t help but sigh.
He had used his ability with all his might to save the citizens. But for those who had previously been turned into toys and were too heavily injured, even his ability was of little help — the Undying Fire could only maintain their final vitality.
Without having fought at all, his stamina was already reaching its limit. Regarding the tragedy about to unfold before him, he had no other solutions.
But exactly at this moment...
"Hm?"
Marco, still catching his breath, saw it.
A golden rain was falling from the sky.
And as the raindrops fell, Marco noticed that with every breath he took, the intense exhaustion weighing on him began to lift.
Not only that — right now, across the entirety of Dressrosa, whether severely injured or on the brink of death, the wounds on people’s bodies all began to rapidly heal.
"Father!?"
"Jello?"
Including Sania and her mother, who let out sounds of astonished joy.
Before them, the man whose body had been completely severed was actually beginning to heal rapidly. His brows furrowed slightly, as though feeling pain.
Then...
"Sania... Sarah?"
He let out a hoarse voice.
The mother and daughter immediately rushed to his side.
Muffled sobs rang out — but this time, without sorrow behind them.
It was a miracle.
"This is..."
Seeing this scene, Marco felt something stir in his memory.
He widened his eyes and looked towards the sky. This golden rain had been famous throughout the world since the Battle of Totto Land. For a doctor of his caliber, its existence was something he had heard of long ago.
[Dreamy Nectar · Rain of Life.]
And sure enough — the next moment, Marco saw the island appearing in the sky.
It was a massive island resembling a Qilin, sprinkling a curtain of golden rain as it drifted towards the distant horizon.
And right now, on the island, a young girl dressed in a maid outfit — the tear stains at the corners of her eyes not yet dry — was boarding the island with a smile, welcomed by the dream creatures and a young girl wearing a veil.
Baby 5 had returned to her new home.
And the entirety of Dressrosa welcomed a miracle.
"It’s Neverland!"
The citizens of Dressrosa let out an even more deafening cheer.
"It’s The Zodiac!"
"Thank you... sob... thank you!"
"I’m sorry, Jello, I completely forgot about you before."
"It’s okay, Sarah... it’s okay — as long as you are all safe."
And watching this scene, Marco raised an eyebrow.
Although there was no evidence, he felt that if his Pops could see this, he would be very happy.
However...
"Just now, on the island..."
The now-relaxed Marco was also somewhat puzzled.
His Observation Haki had clearly sensed an intense feeling of dissonance and danger emanating from all of Dressrosa — as if some indescribable, terrifying entity had descended upon the island, only to quickly vanish.
"What was it... hm?"
But just as Marco was muttering to himself, his expression suddenly stiffened.
Because at that moment, a voice that only he could hear reached his ear.
"Hey, pineapple head — bring that corpse to the King’s Plateau."
"My Boss wants to see you."
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