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Chapter 123 - Chapter 123 The Abnormal Mori Mori Fruit! Sanji Awakens Superpowers!

After calling Nojiko, Luffy bestowed upon her the Gifted Comprehension.

At the same time, Aramaki's life was completely ended.

On the calm sea, a Government ship slowly sailed.

Suddenly, huge bubbles began to gurgle up from the sea surface to the right front.

It was as if something was about to erupt.

"What is that?"

Vivi was the first to notice the anomaly there and asked in confusion.

Nami looked at the phenomenon, which seemed like the sea was boiling, and also felt puzzled, saying with some uncertainty.

"That movement looks like a precursor to an underwater volcanic eruption."

"But we are so far from the seabed here, how could such a strange phenomenon occur?"

As Nami spoke, she herself became unsure.

The Grand Line had made her experience too many things that defied common sense.

"Perhaps it's some kind of anomaly similar to an underwater volcanic eruption!"

"But this level doesn't seem dangerous, let's just keep going straight and continue forward!"

Nami didn't sense any danger from that phenomenon, so everyone continued to advance in their original direction and speed.

However, as the ship passed by the cluster of bubbles,

A sudden "boom" echoed.

The patch of sea, which looked like it was boiling, truly erupted like a volcano, spewing out an extremely tall current of water.

The ship carrying Luffy and the others immediately swayed violently.

"W-wah-ah-ah-ah..."

"Wha...what happened?"

"Didn't you say there was no danger, Nami?!"

Waves of panic came from the ship.

At the same time, the spouted current of water began to fall back, directly hitting the ship.

Most of the people on board were drenched like drowned rats.

The truth was just as Nami had said; there really wasn't much danger.

The power of the erupting current of water wasn't particularly strong.

But at this moment, Luffy, who had instantly dodged and leaped to the top of the ship's cabin, suddenly froze.

He was pleasantly surprised to find a prompt in his mind.

"Your comprehension is heaven-defying! Through comprehension transmission, your transmitter's talent is extraordinary, and the Mori Mori Fruit has been attracted!"

As the prompt appeared in his mind, Luffy also saw that among the current of water that had just landed on the ship, there was a Devil Fruit, heading straight for Nojiko's head.

Nojiko had just awakened from her meditation but immediately reacted to something falling towards her.

When she looked up, she saw a fruit with a surface like wood grain, vibrant green.

She subconsciously reached out and caught the fruit.

It was as if there was an innate sense of closeness.

The moment she touched it, an inexplicable pull made her want to eat the fruit immediately.

However, she still glanced at Luffy first, seemingly asking him if this was the fruit.

Luffy came to Nojiko's side, looked at her with a slight smile, nodded, and said,

"Eat it! This is the Mori Mori Fruit!"

Upon hearing Luffy's words, Nojiko was immediately overjoyed.

Without hesitation, she brought it to her mouth and took a bite.

"Mmm..."

Nojiko didn't immediately want to spit it out like others.

But her face was still grim, and her expression was extremely pained.

She endured it, swallowed the bite she had taken, and then carefully felt the changes within herself.

Meanwhile, Luffy continued to bestow his heaven-defying comprehension upon her, helping her better familiarize herself with and master the abilities of the Mori Mori Fruit.

After a brief period of digestion, Nojiko's small face lit up with joy, and her eyes were filled with excitement.

Seeing this, Nami couldn't contain her excitement and quickly asked,

"How is it, Nojiko?"

"What are the abilities of this Mori Mori Fruit?"

Upon hearing Nami's question, everyone else also looked at Nojiko with curiosity.

They were also extremely curious about the fruit's abilities.

Nojiko excitedly explained,

"This Mori Mori Fruit is a special Logia-type Devil Fruit."

"Ordinary Logia-types allow the user to elementalize and achieve a non-corporeal state."

"However, the Mori Mori Fruit allows the user to still be attacked even after transforming into wood elements."

Upon hearing Nojiko's words, Usopp couldn't help but interject,

"Then isn't this Logia-type very weak?"

"Other Logia-types can enter an invincible state, but this one can still be attacked by everyone."

"Doesn't that directly lose the biggest advantage of a Logia-type?"

The others nodded in agreement with Usopp's words.

One of the great strengths of a Logia-type is its invincible state, except against Haki.

If elementalization could still be attacked, wouldn't it be useless?

Everyone held this thought.

However, Nojiko, far from thinking her fruit was weak, said with great excitement,

"Although the Mori Mori Fruit cannot enter an invincible state,"

"Its vitality is extremely tenacious."

"As long as there is soil, I can elementalize and take root to any place."

"Even if I'm about to be defeated, as long as I quickly take root and move away, I can even regenerate from where my roots spread."

"Not only that, I can also directly absorb energy from food, plants, animals, and even other human bodies through my ability, to restore stamina or heal injuries, and even to enhance my own strength."

"And most importantly, as a Logia-type, the Mori Mori Fruit can attach Armament Haki to the elementalized body, which is something no other Logia-type can do."

"This fruit might be weaker in the sea or sky, or where there's no energy to absorb, relying solely on the user's own strength to perform."

"But once on land, or if there's biological energy present, this fruit will become extremely powerful."

"The more biological energy available for absorption, the stronger the user will become."

"In fact, as long as there's enough energy, I can maintain a peak state indefinitely and fight without end."

When Nojiko finished explaining her abilities, everyone was stunned.

No one thought it was a useless Logia-type anymore.

In fact, it was definitely a top-tier Logia-type.

Just imagine how terrifying it would be to have a super-powered individual who could maintain a peak state and fight endlessly on a densely populated battlefield?!

At this moment, everyone, including Luffy, was shocked by the fruit's powerful abilities.

Luffy couldn't help but think that when he fought Aramaki, there was only one Marine warship around him.

The only land was the Bridge of Hesitation, which had no energy whatsoever and was destroyed in an instant.

And Aramaki only absorbed the energy of a few hundred Marines.

That's why he was defeated by Luffy in one blow.

But if they were on land, Aramaki could probably directly elementalize into wood and use his ability to escape by burrowing underground.

Furthermore, if there were plenty of absorbable energy around, he might even have been able to withstand Luffy's attack.

Thinking of this, Luffy couldn't help but click his tongue in secret.

He could only say that Aramaki was unlucky not to encounter a battlefield where he could maximize his abilities.

But even if there was, Luffy wasn't afraid.

He hadn't even used Fifth Gear yet, and he hadn't opened the Eighth Gate either.

It just saved him a bit of effort; the outcome wouldn't change.

...

After resolving the matter of Nojiko's fruit,

Everyone had nothing else to do and went about their own business, just waiting to arrive at Water 7.

Just as Luffy was about to find a place to rest, he suddenly noticed Sanji standing alone somewhere, staring blankly at his hand.

Curious, Luffy walked over and asked,

"What's wrong?"

Hearing a sudden voice beside him,

Sanji snapped out of his daze, saw that it was Luffy, and then looked at his hand again, saying in confusion,

"I don't know what's going on either."

"But I just feel that after fighting that Marine Vice Admiral, my body seems to have changed somehow."

Luffy immediately realized something upon hearing this and promptly asked,

"Do you feel anything strange?"

Sanji thought for a moment and then said,

"When I was fighting that Vice Admiral, my strength was constantly increasing."

"Just as it reached a certain level, I suddenly felt my speed increase significantly."

"And I felt that my body at that moment also became much tougher and gained super self-healing abilities."

"Before, when that Vice Admiral attacked me with a sword, I would still get injured even with Armament Haki defense."

"But after that instantaneous change, when I was attacked by him again, I found that my body couldn't be harmed by him."

"My physical strength greatly enhanced both my defense and attack power, and the injuries I had sustained earlier began to recover at a visible rate."

"Moreover, in that state, I could move at super-high speeds, appearing almost invisible."

At this point, Sanji added,

"However, that state was something I unconsciously achieved at the time."

"After the battle ended, I tried to enter that state again but didn't succeed."

After listening to Sanji's words, Luffy suddenly understood.

It was just as he had initially thought; the lineage factor hidden within Sanji's body had begun to awaken.

However, at this moment, Luffy thought of a possibility.

He had already deactivated his heaven-defying comprehension after the battle ended.

It was possible that he could use his heaven-defying comprehension to help Sanji skillfully master this superpower.

Thinking of this possibility, Luffy said to Sanji,

"Now, carefully recall your feelings and memories from that time, and see if you can gain any new insights now."

Upon hearing Luffy's words, Sanji nodded, closed his eyes, and recalled the scene from that time.

Meanwhile, Luffy applied his heaven-defying comprehension to him, waiting quietly.

After about a few minutes, a prompt appeared in Luffy's mind.

"Your comprehension is heaven-defying! Through comprehension transmission, your transmitter has mastered the awakening superpower of the 'lineage factor'!"

As the prompt sounded in Luffy's mind, Sanji simultaneously opened his eyes with surprise and excitement.

He said excitedly,

"It worked!"

"I can already feel that state."

As Sanji spoke, he activated his ability, and his figure instantly vanished from beside Luffy.

And when Luffy turned to look, Sanji had already appeared on the far side of the ship.

This was one of his superpowers, super-high-speed movement.

Unlike Uta's Moonwalk, which was comparable to teleportation, Sanji's super-high-speed movement could be used continuously, achieving an almost invisible effect.

Uta's Moonwalk, however, would always have a brief moment of appearance and pause after each use.

However, both of their speeds were like instantaneous movements, making it difficult for the naked eye to detect their traces.

After mastering his new ability, Sanji excitedly went to practice and experience it.

Luffy, on the other hand, finally had some free time, found a random spot, and fell into a deep sleep.

...

Back in Water 7.

It was already the next day.

The tsunami had long stopped, but the entire Water 7 had suffered considerable damage.

When Luffy and his crew returned to the dock, they found that it too had been affected by the tsunami.

Enel's Ark Maxim had become shattered.

Fortunately, the merry go had been moved to a safe place beforehand and was not damaged.

With the help of Kashi and Oimo, the two giants, the restoration work at the dock was quickly completed.

The damage suffered by Water 7 was also rapidly recovering under the leadership of various shipwrights.

After half a day of repairs, Water 7 finally gradually returned to normal.

And after all the urgent matters were taken care of.

Next, of course, was the indispensable banquet!

Luffy, along with the Straw Hat, the Franky Family, the two giants, Kokoro and Chimney, and the shipwrights of Karera Company, all held an incredibly grand banquet together.

At the banquet.

Uta sang joyfully and unrestrainedly.

Surrounding her was a large group of fervent fans attracted by her singing.

Zoro and a foreman from Karera Company drank heartily, cup after cup.

Usopp, Chopper, and Karu were all now Franky's devoted fans.

They watched Franky strike one robot pose after another with starry eyes, cheering and applauding him.

Sanji was busy running back and forth, constantly grilling the local specialty, Water Water Meat, for everyone present.

Nami, Nojiko, and Vivi sat together, listening to Uta's beautiful singing, occasionally cheering for her, while eating the grilled meat prepared by Sanji, feeling very content.

And Luffy sat next to Sanji, as if he could never get enough to eat.

Of the ten skewers Sanji grilled, he could eat eight by himself.

Robin held a glass of wine in her hand, standing aside and watching this warm and harmonious scene, her lips curving upward, a happy expression on her face.

Her gaze fell on Luffy, who was eating non-stop, her eyes filled with gratitude and joy, and she silently said.

"Thank you, Luffy!"

"You allowed me to live the life I once longed for again."

"I..."

"Will never leave again!!!"

Just then, a muffled voice sounded.

"Hey! Robin! What are you doing over there by yourself?"

"Come quickly and celebrate with everyone!"

Robin looked at Luffy, who was waving at her, smiled happily and sweetly, and as she walked towards him, she said, "Coming!"

...

The grand banquet lasted from noon until night.

Countless people ate and drank their fill, then simply collapsed and slept.

The next morning, when Luffy woke up.

All the people who came to the banquet had already dispersed.

And not long after Luffy woke up, he heard some good news.

The adam treasure tree that Franky purchased had returned.

And he had already begun to build the dream ship together with Iceburg and several of the most skilled foremen.

However, Franky said he wanted to give them a surprise, so he temporarily forbade anyone from the Straw Hat to visit.

Even the merry go, which was halfway through its modification, was hidden by them.

They decided to reveal them together when the time came.

Regarding this, Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hat could only wait quietly with excited hearts.

During the days of waiting for the new ship.

Luffy and the Straw Hat indulged in extravagant spending in Water 7, customizing and purchasing all sorts of super luxurious furniture for the soon-to-be-built new ship.

The exaggerated extent of their lavish spending once made the citizens of Water 7 only able to describe it with exclamations.

Five trillion, they truly couldn't spend it all no matter how they tried.

So it was all kinds of unrestrained and arbitrary extravagance!

After customizing all the furniture, everyone ate, drank, and played on the streets of Water 7, enjoying a long-awaited leisurely life.

Such days continued for three days.

On the morning of the fourth day.

Luffy had just woken up when he learned of a major piece of news.

That was, this morning, when Nami went to buy the latest newspaper as usual, she found that the events concerning Enies Lobby had finally been published.

Regarding this, they had been wondering about it since the second day they returned to Water 7.

Logically, such a major event should have been reported immediately, but they waited for three days without any reports appearing.

It wasn't until this morning that the matter was finally published.

Although they didn't know the reason, when they saw the report, everyone was still shocked by its content.

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