"Guys, I know this might sound totally insane to you—but this fruit right here is the real deal, a priceless treasure!"
Yuuto Kagami wasn't the least bit surprised by the barrage of skeptical comments flooding his livestream. In fact, he thought it was completely reasonable.
After all…
No normal person would believe that a single fruit could be considered a priceless treasure.
But Yuuto Kagami wasn't worried.
Once he showcased the power of the Frozen-Fruit, all those who doubted him would have no choice but to believe.
With that in mind, Yuuto Kagami began explaining the powers of this Logia-type Frozen-Fruit as he prepared to take a bite.
"Alright, folks! Lemme break this down for you!"
"This fruit in my hand is called a Devil Fruit!"
"It doesn't come from Blue Star. It comes from a world called One Piece!"
"Anyone who eats a Devil Fruit gains supernatural abilities!"
"The one I've got here belongs to the Logia-type—specifically, the Frozen-Fruit!"
"In other words, once I eat this Frozen-Fruit, I'll gain the power to freeze anything and everything!"
: Pffft—BAHAHAHAHA!!
: Oh my god, I can't take this! I'm dying!
: Broooo! I'm laughing so hard my stomach hurts!
: Hahaha! A Devil Fruit? From One Piece? This streamer's imagination is wild!
: Quality content! Absolutely premium nonsense! Deserves a reward!
: Watching him spout complete nonsense with such a serious face… I'm convinced! There's definitely something wrong with his head!
: "Something"? It's a whole lot of something!
: I get it now—he's not some treasure-hunting streamer. He's a full-blown comedy act! Subscribed!
: +1! I'm following too!
Seeing Yuuto Kagami explain so seriously about his so-called Devil Fruit, the viewers in the chat were absolutely losing it with laughter.
At the same time, they started sharing his livestream around.
In no time, his viewer count jumped from double digits to triple digits!
"Guys, I know you don't believe a word I just said—but once I show you the power of the Frozen-Fruit, you'll believe it!"
Seeing the viewer count rise, Yuuto Kagami didn't waste any more time. He took a bite of the Frozen-Fruit and swallowed it.
"?!"
The moment he bit into it, Yuuto Kagami's face contorted dramatically.
"Holy crap! This tastes disgusting!"
He'd expected it to taste bad—after all, Devil Fruits were notorious for being awful—but he didn't think it'd be this revolting!
"No wonder they're called Devil Fruits!"
Fighting off the urge to vomit, Yuuto Kagami forced himself to swallow the piece he'd bitten off.
: Whoa! What is the streamer even eating?? Why does it look like he's chewing on garbage??
: Damn! Is that fruit spoiled or something? His face looks horrifying!
: Dude! If that thing's not edible, just spit it out! Don't die for the meme!
: +1! You don't have to put your life on the line to make us laugh!
Despite the chaos in the chat, Yuuto Kagami swallowed the bite of the Frozen-Fruit.
The rest of it, he stuffed back into the fruit bag.
"Thank god you only need one bite to gain the power… if I had to finish the whole thing…"
He didn't even want to imagine the pain of that. It was simply way too damn nasty.
But just as Yuuto Kagami was thinking that…
A surge of indescribable power suddenly erupted from deep within his body!
"This…"
Looking down at his hands, Yuuto Kagami's eyes widened in shock. "This is the power of the Frozen-Fruit?!"
He could feel his body undergoing a transformation. His heart began to pound wildly.
"Everyone in the stream! I've already obtained the power of the Frozen-Fruit!"
Staring into the camera with excitement, Yuuto Kagami declared, "Let me show you what this thing can do!"
: Huh???
: Bro. I—what the hell did I just hear?!
: Is this dude okay??
: A second ago he was wincing in agony, now he's hyped as hell? Oscar-level acting right here!
: For real, bro. I'm begging you—go get checked out. Your stomach and your brain. Both. Urgently.
: Yeah! Forget showing off your frozen-whatever powers, go get a doctor first—wait. WAIT. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!!!
: Am I tripping?!
: Is the streamer's right hand… freezing over?!
Just as the chat was mocking him again, a visible blue mist began emanating from Yuuto Kagami's right hand.
Then—crack crack!
In the very next second…
An icy longsword materialized in his hand, formed entirely from condensed frost!
"Guys, see this?"
Yuuto Kagami spun the sword in his grip and looked back at the camera. "This is one of the basic abilities of the Frozen-Fruit! It lets you forge special weapons from ice using the fruit's power!"
: HOLY SHT HOLY SHT HOLY SH*T!!!
: I'm too dumb for this—I can only scream HOLY SH*T at this point!!
: Streamer! Are you sure this isn't CGI or something?!
: CGI +1! Has to be fake!
: Fake your ass! Who's ever seen livestream CGI? Even if it was CGI, it'd look fake as hell!
: So you're telling me… that ice sword is real?! And the Devil Fruit is real too?!
: WTF WTF WTF WTF! I refuse to believe this!
Eyes glued to the screen, the viewers were utterly dumbfounded, staring at the icy longsword in Yuuto Kagami's hand.
"This isn't some visual effect," Yuuto Kagami said with a smile, unfazed by the chat's disbelief. "And really—do you think special effects could do this?"
As he spoke, Yuuto Kagami suddenly flicked his left hand.
In an instant—
Five sharp icicles shot out from his palm!
CRACK!
They slammed into a nearby tree—
And in the blink of an eye, the entire tree froze solid!
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