Marvel: I Trade Devil Fruits for Power

"Ahem… Qin, which fruit do you think suits Pepper the best?"

Tony still seemed to be thinking about the power of the Love-Love Fruit.

He asked Qin Xiao somewhat awkwardly.

At the same time, he kept signaling something with his eyes.

Qin Xiao pretended not to notice.

"Among all the fruits, the one that best matches your requirements is obviously the Flutter-Flutter Fruit.

You use the finest alloys to make your armors. In the future, Pepper could help process those materials with this ability.

Because she can soften materials.

She could even sew clothing out of the same metals used in your armor.

And when danger appears, those clothes can instantly revert back into metal.

At that point, she'd basically have armor equivalent to yours.

Her combat ability might not be impressive, but her defense would absolutely be top-tier."

This fruit ranked first in system compatibility.

Naturally, Qin Xiao recommended it.

Besides, he himself wanted this fruit's ability as well.

With this power, the Destroyer battle suit Odin planned to make for him would finally become truly useful!

Soft when needed, hard when needed.

Far more comfortable than wearing a giant metal shell all the time.

The moment Tony heard Qin Xiao's recommendation, his expression immediately brightened.

"Exactly! I think this fruit is perfect too. Pepper, eat this one."

Tony directly took the Flutter-Flutter Fruit from Qin Xiao's hand.

Then personally handed it to Pepper.

Pepper herself was still completely stunned.

What exactly was going on with this Qin Xiao?

What happened to his body just now?

Ripples spread across him, and then a bunch of so-called Devil Fruits emerged from inside him.

And every fruit had strange names.

Flutter-Flutter Fruit, Snip-Snip Fruit, Love-Love Fruit…

Most importantly, these fruits supposedly granted all kinds of powers.

Had she gone crazy?

Or had Tony gone battle-crazy?

Was this some new mutant awakening method?

Was she a mutant?

No, that didn't make sense.

If she were a mutant, shouldn't she only have one ability?

After all, most mutants only possessed a single genetic mutation.

So what exactly were these Devil Fruits?

Frank!

That's right!

Frank had been mistaken for a mutant before, but he once mentioned being a "Fruit Ability User."

Did he mean this?

So this was how Fruit Ability Users were created?

Just by eating one fruit?

It suddenly felt like the entire world knew what was going on except her!

And another thing—This fruit cost Tony 5% of Stark Industries shares!!

Qin Xiao had already taken 5% from Tony before. Was that how he got it?

One fruit for 5% shares?!

Was this robbery?

Even robbery wasn't this easy!

Now that he'd scammed Tony, he was trying to scam her too!

What a joke.

She was now the one running Stark Industries.

How could she let him trick Tony out of his company?

Even if she never became a Fruit Ability User, she absolutely wouldn't let Stark Industries stock get stolen like this.

"You scammer! You tricked Tony, and now you're trying to trick me too?

You already took 5% of the company, and that still isn't enough?

So that's how you got 11% of Stark Industries stock.

You relied on scams like this!

I'm telling you right now—today, you're not fooling Tony again.

I'd rather never become a Fruit Ability User than eat this so-called Flutter-Flutter Fruit!"

Pepper suddenly exploded.

Everyone present was stunned speechless.

Why was she suddenly saying things no one understood?

"Pepper, I think you misunderstood something. These are Devil Fruits—they can save your life!

Didn't you understand anything from the explanation just now?

The 5% shares were something I willingly gave him. It wasn't a scam.

If you don't believe me, just eat the fruit and you'll understand."

Tony carefully tried to explain.

When women got angry, it was terrifying.

Especially powerful women like Pepper.

When she exploded, even Tony had to back off.

But this time, she had clearly misunderstood the situation.

And Qin Xiao was definitely not someone she could vent at freely.

So Tony had to calm her down immediately.

"You really weren't tricked?"

"I absolutely wasn't tricked!"

"This thing really works?"

"It absolutely works!"

"If I eat it, I'll become a Fruit Ability User?"

"You definitely will!"

"Then what's your Fruit Ability? I've never seen you use any special powers before! You've definitely been scammed!"

Pepper finally asked the key question.

What exactly was Tony's Devil Fruit ability?

He had never displayed it before!

"My fruit is the Revive-Revive Fruit. It allows me to come back to life once after death.

The Arc Reactor in my chest originally used palladium. That stuff was poisoning me.

At the time, Qin gave me the Revive-Revive Fruit so I could live a second life after dying."

For once, Tony didn't hide the truth.

"So when you told me before that if you died, Qin should handle your affairs…

you actually meant he would bring you back to life?"

Pepper instantly connected everything together.

Now it all made sense.

Tony's 5% shares.

The 6% shares Qin Xiao later bought.

Tony saying he had personally informed Qin Xiao about it.

So it was because Tony had been on the verge of death.

But after dying, Qin Xiao could let him live again.

That ability was simply too terrifying.

Two lifetimes in exchange for 5% shares wasn't expensive at all.

This was also Tony's fault for hiding everything too well.

If she had known earlier, she would've eaten the Devil Fruit without hesitation.

"That's right. Originally I didn't want these things affecting you.

But what happened today was too dangerous.

You need the ability to protect yourself.

Even though I plan to build armor for you like mine, the technology still isn't perfected.

If you become a Fruit Ability User, I'll feel much more at ease.

So hurry and eat it."

After explaining everything, Tony visibly relaxed.

Keeping so many secrets had been exhausting.

Now that it was out in the open, he no longer had to worry about future misunderstandings.

"Alright… I understand now."

Pepper hesitated briefly before biting into the fruit.

Crunch—

"Urgh—!"

"Don't spit it out! It's fruit meant for demons. The taste is different from human food. Just swallow it."

Gulp—

"Ugh…"

Pepper was utterly defeated by the horrible taste of the Devil Fruit.

After swallowing it, she looked completely drained.

Tony quickly supported her.

"Pepper, how do you feel? It'll pass soon."

Pepper weakly leaned against Tony's armor.

"If I'd known this thing tasted this awful, I never would've eaten it."

But right at that moment—the armor she was leaning on visibly softened before everyone's eyes.

The Flutter-Flutter Fruit!

Its power had activated!

"How is this possible?!"

Tony stared in shock as his once-solid armor transformed into something as soft as ordinary fabric under Pepper's touch.

At that instant, he suddenly felt danger.

A deep sense of crisis rose in his heart.

He had a feeling life was going to become troublesome in the future.

As a Fruit Ability User himself, Logan wasn't particularly surprised by the transaction.

So he simply watched everything unfold quietly.

But inwardly, he was shocked by how powerful Devil Fruits truly were.

Any one of these fruits seemed capable of creating an extremely powerful ability user.

This Devil Envoy from the East really had brought an astonishing power system with him.

Meanwhile, Natasha looked absolutely miserable.

Another 5%!

Yet another 5%!

Five percent of Stark Industries was worth billions.

How was SHIELD supposed to compete in the future?

Now that Qin Xiao owned more than ten percent of Stark Industries, he'd care even less about money.

Would SHIELD need to offer even more outrageous conditions later just to obtain Devil Fruits?

The price was becoming absurdly high.

And she still didn't even know what fruits she herself was compatible with.

Did she really have to trade her beauty?

A thought she had rejected countless times before suddenly resurfaced.

Qin Xiao didn't bother paying attention to Tony's fabric-like armor.

Instead, he focused on the rewards he had just obtained.

"Ding! Compatible user has consumed the Flutter-Flutter Fruit. Host has acquired the fruit ability."

Devil Fruit Trade System

Consumed Fruits and Users

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9. Flutter-Flutter Fruit: Pepper Potts

Acquired Abilities

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9. Flutter-Flutter Fruit

Fruit Ability Amplification: 5%

After obtaining the ability, Qin Xiao nodded slightly.

Once Thor delivered his custom outfit later, he could test whether even Mjolnir could be turned into a fluttering state.

If that worked…

the implications would be terrifying.

And not only that.

Qin Xiao immediately thought of another incredible material.

Even if he personally might not need it, others certainly could.

Adamantium.

Vibranium.

Vibranium was mostly concentrated in Wakanda.

If he had time, he could eventually visit there.

Though getting into Wakanda would be troublesome since it remained hidden from the world.

But Adamantium?

He could definitely obtain plenty of it.

The underground laboratory where Wolverine was modified!

That place conducted countless mutant experiments.

And beneath it was a giant pool of constantly heated molten Adamantium.

The properties of the metal meant that once melted and reshaped, it became virtually indestructible.

Like Wolverine's skeleton.

That's why once melted, it had to remain constantly heated to stay liquid.

Once solidified, it became an indestructible lump of metal.

But now that Qin Xiao possessed the Flutter-Flutter Fruit—he could reshape it freely.

Anything he wanted.

Thin armor.

Daggers.

Long blades.

Even alloy wine flasks.

Or alloy safes.

Anything he needed could be crafted from it.

After all, he could endlessly reshape and restore the material.

Tony himself could even make an entire Adamantium armor suit.

And whenever upgrades were needed, he could simply reshape it again.

No need to worry about outdated armor becoming obsolete.

Its defensive power would become truly monstrous.

At first glance, the Flutter-Flutter Fruit seemed somewhat useless.

But in this world, it could produce unbelievable results.

Especially once combined with Tony's intellect and Pepper's ability.

Together, they might create something truly terrifying.

"Pepper, hurry and change it back! JARVIS just found Ivan's location!"

Tony's nervous voice suddenly rang out.

Pepper quickly restored Tony's armor to its original form.

"I'm heading out first!"

BOOM—Qin Xiao raised an eyebrow.

Why did Tony look like he was fleeing for his life?