As long as one ate this Artificial Devil Fruit, one could obtain the ability of a Zoan Devil Fruit.
It could be considered quite successful.
Unfortunately, Caesar Clown still could not produce an Artificial Mythical Zoan Fruit!
As for the Beasts Pirates' side... There was no need to go through so much trouble. What they had now was already sufficient.
Holding the artificial Devil Fruit, Ian also returned home, where Robin, Ain, Aria, and Aikes had already packed up and were waiting inside.
"Is everything taken care of already?"
Seeing him enter the house, Robin closed her book and looked at Ian with a smile, her tone carrying a hint of helplessness. "The two kids have been waiting for you this whole time!"
"Sorry, there were quite a few things I had to deal with."
Ian glanced at Aria, who was still seriously reading after he came in but was secretly peeking over here with her eyes, and at Aikes, who was sitting properly to the side like a little adult. He then put his hands on his hips, took a deep breath, and said: "Is everyone ready?"
Today was the time to spend with the family. Therefore, after the discussion last night, everyone unanimously decided to go to the sky island to relax.
He, Robin, and Ain had all been to the sky island before, oh, not exactly. Back when Aria had just been born, she had also been taken to the Skypiea by Robin, but she probably didn't remember it.
So, after hearing that they were going to the Skypiea, the two children were extremely happy and had been looking forward to it since yesterday.
Hearing his words, Aikes, who had already been unable to hold back, immediately failed to maintain his sitting posture. With a grin, he stood up and slung his small backpack over his shoulders.
Aria, on the other hand, looked at her younger brother, who was acting like a little child, with a headache. But after shaking her small head, she still closed her book, put on her own small backpack, and stood there expectantly.
This scene made the corner of Ian's mouth lift into a smile, and a warm feeling of home surged in his heart.
Sure enough, family is what matters most!
Then he waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"
As his words fell, smiles immediately appeared on Aikes and Aria's faces.
The two children hopped and skipped as they followed behind Ian, making Robin behind them smile unconsciously.
Especially when she saw her daughter's small face filled with joy, something seemed to surface in her mind, but it quickly passed.
Walking along with a smile, she said: "Slow down and Aria, hold Aikes' hand!"
However, when the family stepped out of the house with anticipation, they saw Kuma and his daughter, Zephyr, and... Law, whom they hadn't seen in a long time, along with his small crew, as well as Wolf, who had just been at the research institute, all standing at the door without anyone knowing when they arrived.
Ian looked at the crowd in front of him, speechless. He knew why Kuma and his daughter were here; after all, they were planning to take the Kuma express plane, and Kuma also intended to take this opportunity to bring his daughter to the Skypiea for a visit.
But the others…
Ian raised an eyebrow. "Why are you all here too?"
"I haven't been to the Skypiea."
Law said calmly. "I'm planning to go take a look."
"Same for us!"
Penguin and the others beside him, along with Bepo, all looked at Ian with anticipation. "Is it okay, boss Ian?"
"... It's fine!"
Facing those pairs of expectant eyes, what else could he do?
Ian could only nod helplessly, then turn his head to look at Zephyr beside him, who was smiling happily. "What about you? Haven't you already been to the Skypiea several times?"
"I need to rest too, and how could that be the same?"
Zephyr complained dissatisfiedly in response to Ian's words. "You're taking your whole family on vacation and leaving this poor old man here alone, what kind of thing is that? If Aria hadn't told me, I wouldn't even have known!"
As he spoke, he put his hands on his hips and looked at Ian. "So what, I'm not allowed to go?"
"Go, go. Just treat it as team building."
Ian nodded and said irritably. "It's just that I'll have to trouble you, Kuma."
"It's no trouble."
Hearing Ian's words, the good-natured Kuma shook his head, pushed his glasses up, and said with an honest smile. "More people make it livelier!"
Ian: "..."
With even the driver agreeing, what else could he say? Ian swept his gaze over the crowd in front of him, waved his hand decisively, and said: "Then let's set off!"
…
"So this is the Skypiea? There's so much gold! We can dig it all up..." Thud!
"What are you doing, Nami!"
"Shut up, you idiot, don't mess around!"
Nami raised her fist while glaring angrily at Luffy in front of her. "Didn't you hear what those guys said when we came in? If you dig around recklessly, you'll be punished!"
As she spoke, she clenched her fists with gritted teeth. "Damn it, before, I could dig freely when
I came here, but that guy actually took over this entire place!"
"Nami, you've been here before?"
Luffy covered his head and looked at Nami in surprise. "Could it be that you've already entered the Grand Line?"
"I've been here. Back then, I was brought here by an awful guy."
As if recalling something, Nami sighed gloomily and looked at the shandora that had already changed beyond recognition in front of her. "There used to be a city here that was completely made of gold. I didn't expect that in just a few years, this place would be almost empty." Still gritting her teeth, she continued. "Damn it, that guy moved so much of it, yet he wasn't even willing to give me a single gold brick!"
"A city completely made of gold?"
Beside her, Princess Vivi, who had long sky-blue hair tied into a high ponytail and was dressed like a delinquent girl, could not help but exclaim in admiration.
"I didn't expect that Mont Blanc Noland's story was actually true. Going out to sea on an adventure really was the right choice. It's really too interesting. It's just that..."