Super Card System-Chapter 720: The Substitute
Hearing Ian’s question seemed to stir up some unpleasant memories for Bonney. She said irritably, “Do I really have to say it?”
“Go ahead,” Ian said with a smile. “Since you’re not afraid of me at all and you’re so casual with me, it shows that, subconsciously, you trust me.”
“Tch!” Bonney realized she couldn’t refute Ian’s words at all. He was right; subconsciously, she treated Ian as one of her own because she knew how close Ian and her cousin Ace were. With just one sentence, Ian broke down her psychological defenses. She sighed and said, “Alright, I don’t mind telling you.”
“After the World Government captured me, they used my abilities to help the Marine scientist Dr. Vegapunk complete his experiments!”
Bonney’s first sentence left everyone on the ship stunned. How was Vegapunk involved!?
“What’s going on?” Ian asked with a frown. “How could you help with Vegapunk’s experiments?”
“The Pacifista Project!” Bonney spread her hands. “Did you think those clones of Bartholomew Kuma were all made the same size from the beginning? When Vegapunk first started, the clones he created didn’t have the corresponding maturation technology, meaning they couldn’t make the clones grow. If they were left to grow naturally, it would take decades for them to become like Bartholomew Kuma!”
“So, at the beginning, those clones were matured using my Devil Fruit abilities!” Bonney continued. “Of course, actually, in the early stages of the Pacifista Project, they didn’t use Bartholomew’s body but other people’s. However, those people’s bodies weren’t strong enough and couldn’t withstand the completion of the human modifications. It wasn’t until the Shichibukai Bartholomew Kuma agreed to cooperate with Vegapunk that the Pacifista’s image was finalized. Otherwise, the Pacifistas you see today might look like someone else…”
Ian suddenly understood but then frowned again because he remembered that Judge and the Germa Group also had a cloning project, and the clones produced by the Germa Group were basically in adult form without using any special means!
After raising this question, Bonney nodded and said, “That’s true. How should I put it? Vegapunk later mastered this maturation technology as well, so afterward, my abilities were no longer needed.”
The Germa Group specializes in clone warfare, but Vegapunk is different; he has many other research projects that occupy his energy. So it’s understandable that he mastered the maturation technology later than Germa.
Ian also vaguely sensed that just using her Devil Fruit abilities to assist Vegapunk’s experiments wouldn’t be enough for the World Government to value Bonney so highly. Even after she entered the New World, they persistently sent Marine Vice Admirals to hunt her down. Look at the other Supernovas; which one of them is being hunted like this?
In other words, Bonney probably knows or participated in even bigger secrets!
Sure enough, Bonney continued, “After Vegapunk mastered the maturation technology, my Devil Fruit abilities were no longer much use to him. I thought the World Government might release me, but unexpectedly, they sent people to take me away again. This time, they took me to the Holy Land, Mariejois…”
“They wouldn’t have you use your Devil Fruit abilities to let the Five Elders maintain eternal youth, would they?” Whitebeard suddenly interjected.
Seeing everyone look over because of his words, Whitebeard explained, “In fact, the Five Elders is just a title, appointed by the World Nobles, the Celestial Dragons, as the highest rulers of the World Government. But strangely, at least in all the years I’ve lived, I’ve never heard of any personnel changes among the current Five Elders…”
“Do you mean, Pops, that the current Five Elders are looking for a way to live longer?” Marco asked.
Whitebeard didn’t answer but looked at Bonney. Whether that’s the case would be clear from Bonney’s answer.
However, Bonney shook her head and said, “Unfortunately, when they took me away, they didn’t have me use my abilities on the Five Elders!”
Ian and the others were stunned and were about to ask when Bonney suddenly made a twist and said, “They had me use my abilities on the Celestial Dragons!”
Everyone almost twisted their backs at Bonney’s sudden turn and couldn’t help but roll their eyes. Could you not just say it all at once!?
However, Ian still asked, “They had you use your abilities on the Celestial Dragons? What was the result?”
“What else could it be?” Bonney spread her hands and said indignantly, “They had me use my Devil Fruit abilities on an old, decrepit Celestial Dragon who looked like he could die at any moment. Even thinking about it now makes me sick. Despite looking like he could drop dead any second, he was still surrounded by a group of young, beautiful women when he appeared! When that old geezer showed up, the people escorting me even forced me to kneel before him. I resisted at the time but ended up getting a good beating…”
“…” Ian didn’t know what to say about Bonney’s experience. When ordinary civilians face the Celestial Dragons, any bit of resistance can lead to death. If it weren’t for her abilities, she might have been killed on the spot…
“Later…” Bonney let out a long sigh, as if venting her frustration, and said, “I had no choice but to change the age of that old Celestial Dragon, restoring him to a youthful appearance… Actually, I really wanted to turn him into a child because only children and the elderly at death’s door have no combat power. Then I could have kicked that bastard to death! But I also knew that if I dared to do that, I probably wouldn’t survive…”
“Not just wouldn’t survive; if you dared to do that, your end might be worse than death!” Ian said to her.
“Yes, thinking back now, I’m quite grateful!” Bonney said. “After turning that old geezer into a young man, I was taken away and locked up, treated well with good food and drink. In the following period, every day, there was an old Celestial Dragon who had me use my Devil Fruit abilities on them!”
At this point, Bonney suddenly burst into laughter, clutching her belly, and said, “But you guys will never guess what happened next!”
“What happened?” Ian cooperatively asked.
“Those old geezers all died in the end!” Bonney laughed heartily. “Especially the first one I used my Devil Fruit abilities on. I heard the guards whispering that he died on a woman’s belly!”
“What’s going on?” Everyone was puzzled.
“It’s simple!” Bonney said. “Although I changed their appearance to that of young men, it was only an external change. It didn’t mean they actually regained the vitality of their youth. My Devil Fruit ability hasn’t reached the point of truly manipulating time. So those old Celestial Dragons, although they looked young on the outside, their lifespan hadn’t changed, and the diseases in their bodies weren’t healed or cured because of it. So in the end, they still died! That first old Celestial Dragon could have lived a few more years, but he thought that since he looked younger, he indulged himself, exhausting the last bit of his energy in a short time. How could he not die!”
“Hmph! Serves them right!” Marco and the others couldn’t help but spit on the ground, feeling very satisfied upon hearing this. ƒгeewёbnovel.com
There are countless people in this world who have no goodwill towards the Celestial Dragons…
Bonney also felt delighted recounting this experience. She put her hands on her hips and laughed, “Those old Celestial Dragons died one after another. The World Government people were in chaos at the time. They even specially interrogated me once. When I told them about my abilities, their expressions were priceless! However… there’s one thing that concerns me!”
“What is it?”
“When those World Government officials who interrogated me were leaving, they seemed very disappointed and said something like ‘still not as good as the Perennial Youth Surgery’!” Bonney said. “After that, I never restored the ages of those old Celestial Dragons again. Although they didn’t kill me, they kept me locked up. Later, as the guards became more lax, I took the opportunity to turn into a child and escaped from Mariejois…”
When Bonney mentioned the words ‘Perennial Youth Surgery,’ Ian’s mind buzzed, and he finally understood what was going on!
The World Government captured Bonney in search of a substitute for the Perennial Youth Surgery!
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