What is the biggest regret in scientific research?
The answer: Not being able to preserve more samples.
Reddy looked at the Devil Fruit abilities extracted on the gene-editing lab interface and felt regret.
In the end, he did not dispose of Baby 5.
Devil Fruit users were not uncommon in the Grand Line, but Reddy did not have much time to hunt down those whose abilities did not interest him.
Baby 5 was one of those users with obvious fatal flaws.
Not in the Devil Fruit ability itself, but in her personality.
The Weapon-Weapon Fruit ability was one of the targets on his hunting list, which was why he had lured Doflamingo into sending people to Water 7.
"I need to find a way to get Seastone handcuffs," Reddy thought, starting a new round of cloning.
The Weapon-Weapon Fruit was not weak.
Paramecia-type Devil Fruits relied more on the user's imagination.
Baby 5's development of the Weapon-Weapon Fruit was severely lacking, even to the point of being pathetic.
This was an excellent sample.
Using Baby 5's genes as a blueprint, Reddy thought for a moment before extracting gene fragments from Sea Kings for editing.
[Gene Rating: Lv12]
Baby 5's potential was not low, reaching Lv8. With the Weapon-Weapon Fruit's enhancement, her maximum potential could reach Lv11, equivalent to a Marine Rear Admiral.
Her only shortcoming was her physique, which could not support transforming into more powerful weapons.
Reddy fixed this flaw.
While the physique of Sea Kings could not compare to monsters like Golden Lion Shiki, it was undoubtedly among the top in this world.
The result was as he expected.
After embedding the Sea King gene fragments, the new gene sample's rating reached Lv12, equivalent to a Marine Vice Admiral.
Create clone!
Implant control chip!
Integrate Devil Fruit ability!
Maximum enhancement!
A brand-new clone was summoned by Reddy.
With the Weapon-Weapon Fruit ability, it was only natural to enhance swordsmanship to Lv10.
Then max out both types of Haki.
Baby 5's clone could undoubtedly be called a master swordsman.
As for a great swordsman, Reddy had no clear concept of that level of strength and was not sure if the clone could reach it.
Reddy stuffed his hands into his coat pockets, a smile on his face.
The hunt begins!
Blueno had chosen a location for his bar.
The shop was at the end of Center Street in Water 7, with convenient transportation. Even if they needed to evacuate, it would not attract much attention.
Buying a shop on Center Street in Water 7 was difficult for ordinary people, but for CP9, it was not a problem.
In just one day, Blueno secured the shop and began renovations.
It was late at night.
The workers had already left.
But Blueno continued working overnight to remodel the bar.
According to the mission, until the bar was fully renovated, CP9 members were not allowed to make contact to avoid exposing themselves and alerting Iceburg, Tom's apprentice.
Then, suddenly, there was a knock at the door.
Blueno, who had been working, set down the saw in his hand and turned to look at the bar's entrance.
The knocking continued.
Blueno remained silent for a moment before pushing open an air door with his hand and stepping into the alternate dimension created by the Door-Door Fruit.
"Hmm?"
Using the Door-Door Fruit ability, Blueno exited the shop and saw the person knocking. He froze.
As an intelligence agent, he had memorized the appearances of many targets.
Blueno stared at Baby 5 from the alternate dimension, puzzled. "Baby 5, one of Doflamingo's assassins... Why does she know I'm here?"
Doflamingo's identity was very special.
This Warlord of the Sea was originally from Mary Geoise and had once been a Celestial Dragon.
After Doflamingo's father renounced his status as a Celestial Dragon and took his family away from Mary Geoise, Doflamingo killed his father with his own hands and tried to reclaim his Celestial Dragon status, only to be ruthlessly rejected.
With the help of his subordinates, Doflamingo eventually obtained the title of Warlord.
Now, Doflamingo was the new king of Dressrosa.
Doflamingo's special status made Blueno wary.
"Why would one of Doflamingo's assassins come looking for me?"
Blueno was far more meticulous than he appeared, quickly considering the possible reasons for the assassin's visit.
"Is it also about that monster?"
Blueno soon thought of the monster that had recently appeared in Water 7 and became extremely conflicted.
Doflamingo's special status was one reason for his hesitation.
The CP organizations were intelligence agencies directly under the World Government.
The World Government was a puppet of the Celestial Dragons.
And Doflamingo, a former Celestial Dragon, seemed to have some leverage, earning the tacit approval of the Celestial Dragons.
Strictly speaking, CP9 and the Donquixote Pirates were on the same side.
If Doflamingo demanded the monster, should they comply?
Blueno thought to himself, glancing around.
It was late at night.
Water 7 was a bustling tourist destination, but it was also a paradise for pirates.
No sensible tourist would wander the streets at this hour.
A cold glint flashed in Blueno's eyes.
As long as no one saw, Doflamingo would never know who had killed his assassin.
"Sorry, little girl."
Blueno silently opened an air door, raised his right index finger, and aimed at the back of Baby 5's head.
A single Finger Gun was all it would take to erase this young assassin from the world.
Just as Blueno was about to strike, Baby 5 suddenly turned around, her right arm transforming into a blade that slashed across his chest.
Thud!
Blueno spat out a mist of blood, stepped back with his right foot, and instantly vanished.
When he reappeared, he was already more than ten meters away.
"Escape!"
That was the only thought left in Blueno's mind.
The Donquixote Pirates were really attacking CP9!
"Is it for that monster?"
Blueno pushed open an air door, preparing to flee into the alternate dimension and report this critical intel to his captain, Rob Lucci.
At that moment, a black figure suddenly appeared behind him, and a fist covered in Armament Haki smashed him into the ground.
Crack!
Blueno lay sprawled on the fractured pavement, eyes rolled back, completely unconscious.
Then Reddy walked over from the distance.
Collect sample!
Reddy stood up, recalled the two clones, stuffed his hands into his pockets, and silently left the scene.
A long time later.
Blueno slowly regained consciousness.
The moment he came to, he sat up abruptly, scanning his surroundings in confusion.
"I'm not dead?"
Blueno looked down at the wound on his chest. It had already stopped bleeding, with no other traces left. This only deepened his bewilderment.
"Whatever, I need to report this to the captain immediately."
Blueno got up from the ground, pushed open an air door, and entered the alternate dimension, heading straight for Rob Lucci.
Soon, he arrived at the inn where Lucci was staying.
"Doflamingo... Has he gone mad?" Lucci's face darkened.
Given the stakes of the Lineage Factor technology, it was no surprise that Doflamingo would make a move.
But he couldn't understand why Doflamingo would act against a competitor so soon.
It didn't make sense!
Lucci fell silent for a long time before speaking slowly. "Notify Kaku and the others. Tomorrow, we capture the Donquixote Pirates members... alive."