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Chapter 979: I Can't “Fall” Down
Chapter 979: I Can’t “Fall” Down (Extra Chapter for Patron Knight Spirit)
“That’s truly amazing! No wonder you’re so fearless!”
Luo Wei grinned toothily. “Now everything makes sense. Before obtaining your ability, you quietly lurked in the East Blue, unknown to all. But after gaining it, you rose to prominence in the blink of an eye. As expected, it must’ve been that Devil Fruit. For you, only the Float-Float Fruit’s ability is perfect!”
Logia? Could a Logia-type Devil Fruit allow someone like Kuro to self-destruct with another person?
Zoan? That wouldn’t work either.
This power could sink multiple continents. That meant it could submerge Mariejois itself, along with the World Nobles inside. In an instant, if he willed it, he could reduce the World Government’s 800-year-old order to complete ruin!
This was Kuro’s unique ability. While it might not match other Devil Fruits in raw combat strength, strategically, it had no equal.
With this power, no wonder he’d risen so rapidly instead of lurking in obscurity.
“Float-Float Fruit?”
Kuro, stunned, nodded. “Yeah, the Float-Float Fruit fits me well. I mean, other fruits could’ve worked too, but they were already taken. I originally wanted the Thunder-Thunder Fruit, but someone devoured it first.”
Devil Fruits were Grand Line specialties—how could one resist tasting them?
Kuro had initially desired a Logia-type fruit, aiming for that innate 50-50 advantage. But powerful Devil Fruits were long gone. Unable to find alternatives, he seized the Float-Float Fruit when it presented itself. Why hesitate? It all worked out in the end.
“Hic!”
Kuro belched, grinning. “This ability lets me fly, you understand? So long as I can fly—”
He pointed downward. “—no one can make me fall. I’ll never plummet again.”
Not only would he never fall—he could churn the seas into roaring tides, something no one else could match.
Kuzan? All he could do was freeze—had he ever considered the sea’s feelings?
Sakazuki? He only melted things—did he care about the sea’s limits?
Gramps? Just shooting beams, completely disregarding the sea’s endurance.
Only Kuro understood the ocean’s depths. He could summon towering waves or let it lie still as a mirror.
How could he ever fall into the sea?
In a world dominated by seawater, a Devil Fruit user like him avoiding the ocean meant he’d consumed a fruit with no side effects.
Luo Wei nodded vigorously. “Exactly why I support you! Because you simply can’t fall!”
Right. No falling.
No chance of being exposed or defeated.
Consider all Kuro’s deeds—if Luo Wei hadn’t grown suspicious and investigated, cross-referencing clues from Kas and Wilbur, he’d never have discovered the truth. At most, he’d have seen Kuro as an ambitious Navy officer.
But Navy officers inherently wielded authority. Kuro’s close ties with the World Nobles made him the least suspicious candidate.
“You’re so stealthy! So many things I couldn’t even detect!” Luo Wei belched again, swaying drunkenly, his face flushed.
“That’s right! Back in the East Blue, I was a master of secrecy. Many never discovered my actions—hic!” Another burp. “Forget it, you get the idea.”
He’d eliminated countless pirates in the East Blue undetected. Even now, people only suspected rather than proved he’d caused the East Blue’s pirate disappearances.
“Of course I get it!” Luo Wei nodded emphatically.
This guy plotted rebellion at age three! Three years old!
Granted, Luo Wei himself had begun planning to overthrow the Luo Family at that age, but compared to Kuro, it paled.
Different methods, too.
Luo Wei had slaughtered his entire clan in the end, while Kuro persistently sought solutions. Eventually, he’d found a way to save the world.
Incredible!
Though he often disliked this man who’d “stolen” his sister, Kuro’s intellect and methods deeply impressed him.
If Luo Wei had possessed such wisdom, he might’ve avoided massacring his family to break the Luo Shen curse.
Of course, if he’d known Kuro could defeat Luo Shen, he’d never have taken such drastic action.
“What are you two doing?!”
The two leaned against each other, chatting drunkenly, when a small figure suddenly appeared before them.
“Oh! Lida!!”
“Oh! Rita!!”
They both exclaimed at once.
Kuro pounded Luo Wei’s shoulder heartily before reaching out to ruffle Lida’s hair. “Your brother and I were just having a drink—hic! So refreshing!”
Lida wrinkled her nose, sniffing Kuro’s sleeve suspiciously. “There’s a woman’s aura.”
“Woman? Oh, just some hostesses,” Luo Wei laughed. “Real hospitality!”
These hostesses were like those in Kabuki Town—pouring drinks, keeping company, but nothing more.
They might’ve wanted to do more, but recognizing Kuro, they’d kept their hands off.
Back when Kuro stationed at Pegasus Island, Lida had warned all local industries: no hostesses allowed near Kuro!
Though sometimes accidental encounters happened, Kuro rarely encountered hostesses.
The industry bosses respected Lida’s authority—they obeyed her.
Unlike Kuro, who drank here occasionally yet ignored everything else, Lida dined here daily. She knew everyone better than he did.
Klah technically managed the industries now.
Though they’d summoned hostesses today, they remembered Lida’s orders and kept their distance.
“Honestly.”
Lida swatted Kuro’s hand away, then placed her palms on both men’s chests.
“Energy Drain!”
“And now, sober up, you two idiots! Essence Feedback!”
With a surge of absorption and release, Lida’s palms pulsed, returning their drained physical strength. Kuro and Luo Wei jolted upright, the drunken flush fading from their faces.
“Haaah…”
Luo Wei’s head cleared slightly. He inhaled sharply, staring at Kuro.
“No other questions—just why did I have to call you father?”
“That…”
Kuro scratched his head, blinking at Luo Wei. “Fatherly instincts kicking in?”
“You wanna die, old man?” Luo Wei snapped angrily.
Kuro chuckled, waving a hand. “Don’t be so petty, Ah Wei. Just drunken rambling.”
“Still, it’s rare to get this drunk.”
Kuro rubbed his chin. “Drinking from noon till now—hard to get tipsy once in a while. You ruined the mood, Lida. For people like us, getting drunk’s tough work.”
Luo Wei nodded. True enough. They hadn’t even fully inebriated—complete drunkenness would’ve knocked them out earlier.
Only in this pleasantly tipsy state did they speak freely.
He hadn’t forgotten those words, nor missed Kuro’s true meaning.
If Kuro’s rise accelerated, Luo Wei must hasten his own plans—conquering the Flower Country couldn’t wait.
This chapter doesn’t count as a chapter. It’s an extra chapter for patrons supporting earlier chapters.
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