"That's right, I was already preparing to head to the Grand Line. I must let him know."
Hancock's beautiful eyes lit up, and her incomparably perfect face showed a look of excitement as she muttered, "I must let him know that I'll be the first to enter the New World."
Without hesitation, she quickly took out her Den Den Mushi and dialed…
On the Chris, inside the training room.
"I just reported Chris's strength to the higher-ups."
Reiju leaned against a chair, crossed her legs, gently stroked her fair chin, and said with a charming smile, "My father and the others were all shocked."
"They never expected that Chris's strength had reached such a level."
Perona floated over in front of Reiju. She really liked this gentle and elegant big sister.
"Reiju-nee, why didn't you say anything earlier? I really wanted to hear how shocked they were."
"It must've been fun, really funny, hahaha…"
Sweetheart Queen rolled her eyes and scolded, "You little rascal, all you know is how to mess around. Do you think that's something you should be listening in on?"
"Someone's making a call. How can you just listen in like that?"
Betty glanced at Reiju and said plainly, "Chris trusts you a lot. You should understand what can be said and what cannot."
Baccarat waved her hand and smiled gracefully, "Come on now, how could Reiju, being so gentle and dignified, ever do anything to harm us?"
"Besides, it's not like this is classified information or anything. What's wrong with reporting it?"
Among these women, she undoubtedly knew the most.
If Chris had anything he wanted to keep secret, he definitely wouldn't let Reiju know much about it.
Anything Reiju was allowed to hear was something Chris had no problem with her knowing — nothing more.
Take someone like Gion (Momousagi), a confidential ally — that's a heavily guarded secret.
Besides Baccarat, no one else knows about her.
"Baccarat, bring me the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia."
At that moment, Chris stopped training and walked over.
Hearing that, the girls were all stunned and full of curiosity.
Chris had never shown much interest in these things — why was he suddenly asking for it?
"Chris, can I ask… did you discover something?"
Sweetheart Queen looked at Chris with wide eyes, her pretty face filled with curiosity.
Betty took a drag of her cigarette and said firmly, "No need to guess — there's definitely something unusual going on."
Baccarat took the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia out of the drawer, smiled sweetly, and handed it to Chris.
"Once someone eats a Devil Fruit, they can't eat a second one."
Chris opened the book and explained patiently, "Ever since I got the Repel-Repel Fruit, I've been researching one thing."
"How to use the power of the Repel Fruit to eat a second Devil Fruit — or even more."
"And now, I've figured it out. I can completely separate two Devil Fruits so they don't conflict with each other, allowing me to use them both."
Shock.
Everyone was utterly stunned by Chris's revelation.
A person being able to eat only one Devil Fruit — that was common knowledge.
It was an iron rule — unbreakable!!
But now, this man in front of them had found a way.
How could they not be utterly shaken?
"Chris, are you serious?"
Sweetheart Queen's eyes widened, her pretty face full of surprise. "I know you're not one to joke around, but this is just too unbelievable."
Even the always calm Betty couldn't stay composed. She asked seriously, "Chris, are you really sure it'll work?"
"This isn't a joke. If you eat two Devil Fruits and they clash inside your body, it could cause an explosion."
Betty looked at Chris solemnly and said, "So I suggest you don't try it. It's way too dangerous — there's no going back."
Perona nodded in agreement. "Something that scary is better left alone. If you really explode, that'd be terrifying."
"Chris, I know you're not reckless, but I really think you should reconsider."
Reiju looked at Chris with concern in her eyes and said softly, "After all, there's never been a case of someone eating two Devil Fruits in history."
"It's just way too risky."
Baccarat looked at Chris, a graceful smile on her elegant face, and said confidently:
"Don't worry, everyone. It'll be fine."
"My instincts tell me — Chris can pull it off."
The others turned to look at her in unison, completely stunned.
Who was Baccarat? The goddess of luck.
If she said that, then it confirmed one thing:
Chris really could eat two Devil Fruits!!
"If Baccarat said it, then it must be fine," Betty shrugged and said casually.
Sweetheart Queen nodded, her face still full of disbelief as she murmured, "How is this even possible? Someone can actually eat two Devil Fruits?"
"If the outside world finds out about this, won't it cause an uproar?"
Reiju rubbed her delicate chin and said firmly, "If this gets out, the whole sea will be in chaos."
"Don't worry. I won't report this — I'll act like I never heard anything."
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