After returning to the sleeping palace, Rosse dialed Saint Saturn's number.
Some things, there was no need to hide from the other party.
At least for a long period of time, he and Saint Saturn would not have any conflict, and the other party would still be his protective umbrella.
"Gacha!"
The Den Den Mushi connected, and transformed into Saint Saturn's aged face.
["What's the matter?"]
Just hearing Saint Saturn's serious voice, Rosse knew now wasn't the time to talk.
Usually only when the Five Elders gathered, would Saint Saturn act this ceremonious.
Because the Ohara matter was handled rather perfectly, privately Saint Saturn's tone with him had improved a lot.
"I'm at the family's ancestral land, I just went to the sacrificial hall to pay respects to the ancestors. Grandpa, I saw that your name wasn't carved on the altar, should we carve both your name and mine onto it?", Rosse didn't mention the fruit matter, but he knew Saint Saturn would understand what he meant.
Other than that fruit, there was nothing in the sacrificial land worth his plotting.
["My merits are not yet enough to be carved up there. If you want your name up there, then prove it to me,"] Saint Saturn said lightly.
After hearing this, Rosse's lips curled slightly.
All riddlers, but he still understood.
Saint Saturn's meaning was simple: Saint Saturn couldn't bear the power of that fruit, but eating it didn't mean certain death. As long as one had the strength, one could withstand the power of that fruit.
Moreover, if he could eat that fruit, then without a doubt he would be the next head of the Jaygarcia family, and in the future, very likely to inherit the position of Five Elder.
["Don't blame me for not reminding you,"] Saint Saturn suddenly added, ["Even if you now have someone carve your name at the sacrificial hall, if you're not qualified, it'll soon return to its original state."]
"Then I'll have to prove it to Grandpa," Rosse said with a smile, then hung up the Den Den Mushi.
Saint Saturn's last hint was extremely important to him, basically confirming his previous speculation.
As long as the user of the Watatsumi Fruit dies, the Watatsumi Fruit would reappear on the altar.
This was what they meant by, if one is not qualified, everything returns to its original state.
'Such a special fruit, just how enchanting will its effect be?'
———
[The Next Day]
Impatient, Rosse called over Zephyr who was staying aboard the ship, brought Stella, and from the labor slaves they previously brought, grabbed three, and together brought them to the sacrificial land.
"You're going to let them eat that fruit?", Zephyr looked at the blue Devil Fruit on the altar, his gaze toward Rosse held some strangeness.
'A Devil Fruit that appears in a Celestial Dragon family's sacrificial hall. No matter how you think about it, it isn't simple.'
'And you're giving it to slaves? Isn't that a waste?'
'If this fruit is really that strong, I can eat it instead.'
"Just a small experiment," Rosse smiled faintly, casually picked up the blue Devil Fruit, and threw it to the strong slave standing in front.
These slaves were all brought from the Holy Land to help push the ship. None of them had eaten Devil Fruits, but were D-class to even C-class powerhouses. It was considered making full use of resources.
"Eat it. If you survive, I'll grant you a great fortune," Rosse said calmly.
Upon hearing this, the strong slave showed joy on his face. Without the slightest hesitation, he grabbed the fruit and took a bite.
He was a slave anyway, and now he had the chance to eat a Devil Fruit, how could he be unwilling?
In just a few bites, the fruit was swallowed into his stomach. Though it tasted terrible, he actually seemed to enjoy it.
"Feel the ability," Rosse said flatly.
"Master, don't worry, I've seen others eat fruits, I can definitely hold on," The strong slave looked excited.
Rosse didn't comment. After eating this fruit, the person before him was already a dead man.
Whether he could endure, wasn't for him to decide.
Buzz!
A soft sound broke the silence around.
Next, a strange power began to spread across the strong slave's body.
Rosse saw large amounts of water suddenly shoot out from within the slave, like a fountain, instantly wrapping him up entirely, forming a water ball.
At the same time, the slave's body also began to change. His feet gradually lifted from the ground, his body slowly floated into the air, as if an invisible force was lifting him.
His originally not-too-long black hair instantly turned white, then grew wildly. The silver-white strands flowed like a waterfall, soon reaching his waist. And those eyes too, gradually turned silver-white, shining with a mystical glow.
During the transformation, the strong slave continuously emitted pressure.
Even ordinary people just standing in front of him would feel the urge to kneel.
Stella was still being held back by Zephyr, otherwise she might have already—
Splash!
"AH!!!"
The slave's face revealed pain.
Water kept converging around his body, even the mountain was trembling unnaturally.
The Den Den Mushi rang just in time, and after Rosse picked up, Zannie's voice came through, "Your Highness, water has risen outside Jaygarcia Island. About 10 meters."
"Got it, reassure the people. Just say we're testing island-protection technology. Report any situation to me at once," Rosse finished speaking and hung up the phone, his eyes looking at the strong slave with some disappointment.
He hadn't expected that the rising water was a passive effect of eating the fruit.
'But it only rose 10 meters. Is it because the slave is too weak, or is there an issue with the way the power was activated?'
To answer this question was actually very simple.
If one wants to seek the truth, there can never be too few experiments, nor too few people to sacrifice for science.
"Help...", The slave took the chance to gasp, and pleaded as he looked at Rosse. But before he could finish speaking, he choked and looked even worse.
"Zephyr, what's his current state?", Rosse narrowed his eyes.
The slave's situation was clearly abnormal. With his strength, even without the fruit, he shouldn't be trapped in the water.
"Typical case of a Devil Fruit user being restrained by seawater. I've seen this scene countless times. It can't be wrong. This suddenly appearing water, should be seawater," Zephyr looked at the slave wrapped in seawater, his expression thoughtful.
He was beginning to understand why Rosse had the slave eat the fruit. This was the first time he'd seen a Devil Fruit bring seawater along with it.
Seawater naturally made Devil Fruit users powerless. If serious, one could drown in it.
Only those extremely powerful could resist this powerless feeling to some extent.
But no matter how strong, in that powerless state, one couldn't use the fruit's abilities.
Those who fell into the sea and survived had prepared beforehand. Either releasing fruit abilities to protect themselves or relying on physique or teammates to save them.
"So it's seawater...", Rosse narrowed his eyes. A Devil Fruit that brought seawater. This kind of weird combination, it was his first time seeing.
Without much thought, Rosse's leg muscles tensed rapidly, then quickly kicked in the direction of the slave.
BUZZ!
The supersonic kick compressed the air, sweeping out a sharp slash, this was the Rokushiki, Tempest Kick.
This slash wasn't strong, but it still easily broke the seawater and sent the slave flying out.
"Saved?", Rosse looked at the slave landing on the ground, eyes squinting as he waited for the result.
He had a hunch, saving him wasn't that easy.
Otherwise, this fruit would never have been hidden away by the family.
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