Chapter 195 He Has Mastered at Least Three Devil Fruit Abilities!

Alabasta,

Port city, rape flowers.

"It's Alabasta!" The long-nosed prisoner just stepped off the boat, took a look at the surrounding scenery, and immediately recognized the location.

"I hate the desert."

The only female captive looked at the city that lacked greenery in front of her, with an undisguised expression of disgust on her face.

"Yo yo eh~~, Kalifa, you have to learn to be patient. Only by enduring the difficult practice of living in the mountains for thousands of years, in the sea for thousands of years, eating in the wind and sleeping in the open, can you become an immortal existence like an immortal!" His hair was disheveled, and there was a little oil left on his face. The traces of makeup look like a downcast kabuki-like man wearing shackles and making extremely exaggerated poses.

Kalifa rolled her eyes.

Too lazy to deal with this lunatic.

"Damn it! Those women... actually rejected my pursuit. Damn it! If you dare to look down on Mr. Gabra, just wait and see!!!" A man with two long black beards squatted In the corner, a person was thinking casually, and the resentment on his body was so strong that it was almost visible to the naked eye.

Lu Qi was the last to disembark.

Unlike his companions, this man with extremely strong self-esteem always maintains an indifferent attitude, as stubborn as a stone man. In addition to practicing and exercising every day, he is practicing and exercising, and he is simply risking his life to hone himself.

A group of five people from CP9, Rob Lucci, Kaku, Gabra, Natsuri, Kalifa...the five prisoners were all brought to Alabasta.

When Fran and Iska got off the boat, they probably noticed the extremely eye-catching and dazzling red hair, and someone immediately came over.

"Is this Miss Fran?"

A middle-aged woman dressed like a palace lady asked.

"Prince Elus and Princess Vivi asked me to come and greet you."

"I'm sorry, there are a lot of people here, and I still need to bring a few prisoners with me." Fran pointed at the CP9 group of five people who got off the boat first and gathered together.

"Don't worry about this. Prince Eleus specially reminded us that we also brought the prison car this time."

Following the guidance of the female officer, both Fran and Iska saw three carriages parked not far away. The two in front were gorgeously decorated carriages, and in the back was a prison car made of fine steel. The carriage was not driven by horses, but by three huge turtles.

"Then we won't be polite."

Fran nodded in agreement.

First, the five prisoners were packed into the prison car. The prison car was quite spacious, and the five people did not have a particularly large size, so it was not crowded to sit in it.

After settling the prisoners, the ladies boarded the first carriage, while men such as Farug and Mr. 2 boarded the second carriage. As for the champion series of artificial beings, these tireless and lacking self-thinking The guys were wearing heavy armor and following on both sides of the frame as guards.

The main thing is to keep an eye on the five people in the prison car and prevent them from causing any trouble.

The driver whistled, and the giant turtle, which had been lying motionless, stood up, shook its head and took steps forward.

The speed of the turtles pulling the cart is a bit surprising. Turtles are the representative of slow and slow creatures in common sense. However, these three huge turtles running wildly in the desert have subverted this perception. They are not only running. It's fast, and it's also quite stable. You can hardly feel any vibration when sitting in the car.

"...Alabasta's water and land transfer turtle! It is truly a local specialty!"

Fran and the others sat in the car and marveled.

It's just that the five-person team in the prison van at the back had to suffer a bit. The prison van made of fine steel bars couldn't block the wind, rain, and sunlight. Especially since Alabasta has an extreme summer island climate, the feeling of being exposed to the sun in the desert is really unusual. torment.

Of course, agents who have received rigorous training since childhood are naturally much more resistant than ordinary people.

It may be difficult to turn a blind eye, but it won't make you complain so quickly. Besides, being a prisoner will definitely have to endure some hardships... I have this awareness, but as the only female member, Although Kalifa didn't speak, her extremely ugly expression proved that she was unhappy.

She would rather be locked in the cabin without seeing the sun than be exposed to the damn sun like this.

It's a pity that prisoners have no choice.

The time spent on the road flew by,

More than two days,

The group arrived at Albana, the capital of Alabasta. Instead of entering the city, the carriage circled half a circle around the city wall and headed towards the oasis outside the city.

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The water and land transfer turtle stopped in front of a castle in the oasis.

"Sister Fran."

Clarisse waited here for a long time.

"Your Highness asked me to pick you up."

"Clarisse! It's been a long time! I feel like you're much more stable than before!" Fran's eyes widened happily when she saw the little sisters who grew up together. She stepped forward, held hands, and muttered. In other words, as the personal maids around Elus, they were brought into the palace when they were very young. They ate together, studied together, grew up together... and had a close relationship.

Iska and others also got out of the car and looked at the castle in front of them, which was very characteristic of Alabasta.

"...This castle originally belonged to a nobleman from Alabasta. He was punished for breaking the law and the castle was auctioned. King Kobra originally wanted to give it to His Highness, but later His Highness decided to give it to him. I paid for it, not only the castle, but also the small lake in front..."

Clarisse took Fran's hand and introduced the origin of this castle to Fran and Iska.

Farug consciously did not get close to him, but he was also unwilling to deal with the transvestite Von Clay. His own orientation was very normal, and he did not discriminate against this kind of customization, but he also did not want to deal with him. I never want to become good brothers who are hooking up with each other.

As for the five CP9 people,

Someone else went to 'entertain' them.

"Bruno? You... Since you are here? So the Black Prince and the Revolutionary Army are really secretly colluding together. This is really... scary!" Sitting in the cage Kaku looked at Bruno who appeared outside the prison car and sighed helplessly.

Bruno's appearance completely made him see the truth clearly.

The Black Prince and the Revolutionary Army are definitely hooked up.

The fact that the blueprints of Pluto fell into the hands of the revolutionary army must be attributed to the Black Prince. If this information can be sent back to the Holy Land... Oh! Dreaming! Everything has fallen into the hands of the Black Prince, where is the chance to report the news!

"Hey, stupid cow, have you... defected to the Black Prince?"

Gabra doesn't think as much as Kaku, but he has a sharp eye.

When Kaku was in a state of confusion, thinking about all those messy things, he was the first to notice that Bruno didn't have any restraints on him.

Suspicions arose instinctively in their hearts. Teammates like Bruno's fruit abilities knew best. The reason why Bruno was chosen for the job of lurking in the Water City instead of the more flexible Gabra was because of the super power of the Gate Fruit. Useful ability!

To be fair, even if you encounter the Pirate Emperor, as long as you are not captured immediately, you can still hope to escape by using the power of the Gate Fruit.

However, Bruno is obviously not restrained at all now, but he has no intention of running away. He even said something that seemed to ask everyone to stay together... What else could it be if it wasn't to surrender to the Black Prince?

"Bruno, you..."

After hearing Gabra's words, Kaku, who came back to his senses, also realized something was wrong.

"I will make it clear when everything is settled..."

Bruno had mixed feelings.

His mind was spinning slowly, but he could also imagine that he must be suspected.

after all,

Whose prisoner is like him?

Without any restraints on his body, he could still walk out of the door openly and entertain the colleagues of CP9... To be honest, he himself couldn't figure out what kind of state he was in recently. He was said to be a prisoner, but he was not put in a prison to be tortured. He had his own room, and he could order three meals a day...

But the problem is that he really didn't surrender!

Bruno looked at the iron lock on the prison car, turned around and was about to ask for the key.

"Hey, take the keys. The big one is for the prison van! The prison van will be returned together with it later! These are not our things. The remaining few are the keys to the handcuffs and shackles. Give them the keys. Untie it."

Farug threw a bunch of keys over with a wave of his hand.

He was an insider and knew that His Highness seemed to want to tame these vicious dogs raised by the World Government. As an excellent subordinate, he naturally had to cooperate.

"······I see."

Bruno took the key and slurred his lips, wanting to say something, but in the end he only said, "I understand."

Several people in the prison car looked at Farug throwing the key to Bruno so casually, as if they were not worried at all about Bruno letting them out and escaping... They fell into silence for a while, looking at Bruno silently. Opening the prison van, the five of them walked out.

Then--

The miracle didn't happen.

What Bruno did was not a disguise.

He didn't use the power of the Gate Fruit to escape with them.

Instead, he waited until they all got out of the car and handed the key to the palace lady who greeted Fran and others at the port.

Entering along the castle gate, their group and Fran and others quickly parted ways. Fran and others drove straight in, obviously going to the center of the castle to meet the Black Prince, and the CP9 group of five arrived under the guidance of Bruno. In front of a big house.

Judging from the structural layout of the castle, this should be a place for entertaining guests.

Of course, it is obvious that this place is not used to entertain distinguished guests. The people arranged here are probably ordinary small nobles and officials... As the new owner of the castle, Elus does not know the nobles and nobles of Alabasta. Officials, of course, don’t have to deal with them.

therefore,

This has become the place where everyone from CP9 comes to stay.

"This is our residence for the time being. Everyone's room has been arranged. You can take a shower and change clothes first... By the way, here is your key."

Kalifa was the first to step forward, find the corresponding key, and open her handcuffs.

Gabra was the second, Kaku was the third, and then Natsutori... Luqi was the last one to get the key and open the sea tower stone handcuffs. The ability that had been suppressed for a long time clearly returned again. He moved his wrists and stared at Bruno for a few seconds. In the end, he did not do anything irrational and went upstairs with the others.

Bruno sat on the sofa in the hall, with a wooden face deep in thought.

About an hour passed,

Kaku and others came downstairs one after another, took a quick shower, removed the dirt on their bodies, and changed into a set of clothes that had been prepared long ago. Kalifa's clothes were a bit too small, and Bruno was obviously not sure. The size of your roommate.

Lu Qi was the last one to arrive. He also wanted to groom his beloved pet, the pigeon Hadoli, into messy feathers and put on clothes that matched his own style.

"Bruno, what exactly does the Black Prince want?"

Although he was the last one to arrive, it was obvious that the others were accustomed to obeying Lu Qi's instructions. When Lu Qi sat down on the sofa, the conversation between the companions who had been separated for a long time officially began.

only,

The first question is not easy to answer.

"...The Black Prince should be trying to recruit us." Bruno said slowly: "But, I'm not sure he really means it, or he's just teasing us. After all...we His identity is special...”

"Recruiting us? How dare you think about it!"

Lu Qi narrowed his eyes.

He understood what Bruno meant.

As agents of CP9, the intelligence agency directly under the World Government, recruiting them means becoming enemies of the World Government. If the Black Prince really wants to recruit them, doesn't it mean that he will stand against the World Government? But if this is true, it's not surprising that the Black Prince would cooperate with the revolutionary army.

"What about you? Bruno, why don't you run away?"

Lu Qi asked this time what everyone wanted to know.

"...My ability...was taken away by the Black Prince."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bruno saw those eyes full of suspicion and anger. Apparently he thought he was talking nonsense and that his ability had been taken away? Are you kidding me? I have only heard that devil fruits will reappear in the sea after the person with the ability dies, but I have never heard that the ability was taken away while the person was alive.

Sure enough, Bruno was still stupid and couldn't even pull off any lies.

Who can be fooled by this?

Everyone's reaction was expected. If he hadn't experienced it personally, he would never believe such an unbelievable thing.

"I understand that this is hard to believe, but...that's the fact." Bruno took out a pair of seastone handcuffs from his pocket, put them on his hands without changing his expression, and then stood up and stepped lightly. Step on and use 'shave' to move behind Lu Qi.

This is the evidence Bruno prepared to win the trust of his companions.

The Sea Tower Stone not only suppresses the Devil Fruit's ability, but also causes the esper to lose physical strength. Of course, to be more precise, the Sea Tower Stone causes the esper to lose the physical strength to actively use the Devil Fruit's ability. The degree of the effect depends on the sea water. Coverage and purity of sea floor stone.

Lu Qi himself took off the sea-floor stone handcuffs just over an hour ago.

He knows best that with his physical strength suppressed by the sea-floor stone handcuffs, being able to walk normally has almost reached his limit. Gabra is not as good as him. If Kaku hadn't been there to help him, he would have been able to get off the prison car. After walking forty or fifty steps, I would fall to the ground with only the strength to breathe.

When it comes to Bruno's power alone, not only compared to Lu Qi, even Gabra is higher than him.

As an ability user, he can still use 'Shaving' while wearing sea-floor stone handcuffs. Does this mean that he has really lost his fruit ability?

Lu Qi turned around and reached out, touching the handcuffs Bruno was wearing.

It was just a light touch, and a feeling of powerlessness emerged. He quickly retracted his finger. As another ability user in the group, Gabra couldn't help but come over to try it out. The result was like being bitten by a gun. He jumped away with a yelp like a wild wolf that had buttocked.

Gabra's reaction confirmed that Bruno was really wearing seastone handcuffs.

After confirming this, the smart people here realized that Bruno was not lying.

"The ability to take away the Devil Fruit, is there really someone who can do this?"

Kaku looked shocked.

As agents of CP9, they know a lot of secrets. For example, the world government has been working on how to deprive devil fruits from the bodies of living ability users. You must know that there are so many ability users imprisoned in the underwater prison. Once the experiment is successful, , one can imagine how much gains the world government will gain...

only,

After hundreds of years, the experiment has made little progress. Even if Dr. Vegapunk took action, he only harvested a bunch of messed up corpses of ability users.

Unexpectedly, the Black Prince actually mastered such an ability.

"Not only that, the Black Prince...has mastered at least three abilities."

Bruno broke the news again.

"More than three abilities? Bruno, this kind of joke is not funny at all." Kalifa pushed up her glasses, her stern expression resembled that of a cold female teacher standing on the podium.

"Yo yo eh~~, Bruno, you will be punished by heaven for cheating the immortal!"

This guy Natsutori also expressed his opinion like a drama.

A person with abilities cannot take a second Devil Fruit. Once such a thing is done, there will be no second outcome except death. Of course, the world government that supports scientific research has also done relevant research. Dr. Vegapunk has also studied taking the second Devil Fruit. Possibility of two devil fruits.

Unfortunately, this experiment also failed, and Dr. Vegapunk failed to break the prohibition against taking the second Devil Fruit. Of course, this experiment was not without success. The esper could not eat the second Devil Fruit, but he was able to master it. A technique that allows dead creatures to eat Devil Fruit.

This is how Devil Fruit weapons appear.

"No kidding, what I said is true."

Bruno said seriously.

"What I have seen with my own eyes is that there are two abilities, the ability to control chains and... the ability of the Gate Fruit, plus the unknown phantom beast devil fruit..." He counted them in a circle with his fingers, and all three abilities were activated. "In addition to these, it seems that there is also the ability to create explosions, but I am not sure if it is the ability that comes with the Phantom Beast Devil Fruit."