Chapter 27: A Pleasant Surprise and a Hidden Legacy
[Human (Monarch) Gene: A special gene containing the potential of human intelligence and the ferocity of ancient beasts. However, it harbors a minor defect—it appears to be weak against seawater?]
"Defect?"
Staring at the gene's description on the panel, Mio's eyes lit up with a gleam of interest before surprise quickly followed.
He hadn't expected this. After killing a Devil Fruit user, he'd actually obtained this kind of gene. Though it carried the same weakness as typical Devil Fruit users, it seemed... exceptionally useful.
After all, Mio's golden finger—the Gene Fusion System—still had a powerful function: gene fusion. This feature allowed him to combine different genes and harness the strengths of each one, merging them into a single entity that embodied multiple powerful abilities.
"If I kill a few more Devil Fruit users and collect this same type of gene," Mio mused to himself, "then fuse them together... I could use it to cultivate a creature."
Even if the resulting creature shared the seawater weakness, it could still become a multi-fruit ability user, like Blackbeard.
"Tsk. What a pleasant surprise." Mio smirked, closed the panel, and turned away.
"Let's go," he said to Erica, ready to leave.
The only part of the tavern that remained intact after the earlier battle was the bar itself.
Mio stepped over to the counter, looked at the old barkeep, and scratched the back of his head. "Is the wine ready?"