A few months could be waited, but a few years was too much time wasted.
"If we can't get it now, perhaps in the future, we can use the Dark-Dark Fruit to extract the Rumble-Rumble Fruit from Eneru's body." This was a last resort.
"What if the Rumble-Rumble Fruit is in this forest?"
Kevin comforted everyone.
"Even if we don't get the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, the journey to Sky Island was still worthwhile."
The group entered the forest.
On the ground, there were green fruits the size of fists everywhere.
It was a unique product of the Sky Island, adding to the difficulty of finding the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
Everyone kept picking up fruits, full of hope, only to say, "It's not this one."
"This one isn't it either."
Days passed.
Most of the forest had been scoured, and tens of thousands of fruits were screened and compared one by one by everyone.
None of them were it.
Just as Kevin was about to give up.
"I found it!"
Makino excitedly picked up a peculiar fruit.
It was entirely blue, with lightning patterns on it.
"Whoosh!"
In an instant, everyone appeared before Makino.
"It's the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!"
Compared to the picture seen in the Devil Fruit encyclopedia, this fruit was indeed the Logia Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
"Makino, you truly are my lucky charm."
Makino blushed deeply.
"It actually exists." Shaki's mouth was slightly agape, and her cigarette fell from her lips.
She had participated in many such treasure hunts before, but most of them were fruitless.
The sea was filled with rumors of various secret treasures, but nine out of ten were false.
She had initially thought this time would be the same, believing it was just false information Kevin had heard from somewhere, leading them on a long journey to search.
Having not held much hope for it, she never expected that the Logia Rumble-Rumble Fruit truly existed.
"Captain, eat it quickly."
Makino held the Logia Rumble-Rumble Fruit to Kevin with both hands.
The ability hailed as the strongest was right before their eyes.
Even a child could instantly possess great combat power upon eating it.
Everyone gazed at Kevin with burning eyes, more excited and happy than Kevin himself.
Kevin picked up the Logia Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
Once again, under everyone's astonished gazes, he handed the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to… Stussy!
"Me?"
Stussy's reaction was exactly the same as Belo Betty's before she received the Ope-Ope no Mi.
It should have been even more shocked, even more unbelievable.
Many Pirates had not even heard of the Ope-Ope no Mi's fame, but the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, even if it hadn't appeared in the sea for many years, had always been recognized by everyone as a top-tier ability.
It was widely rumored.
"Kevin, why me?" Stussy bit her lip, trying to steady her emotions.
Kevin didn't eat Devil Fruits himself but gave them to his crew members.
She had guessed that much, but she had never thought the Rumble-Rumble Fruit would be given to her.
Stussy had always felt somewhat inferior, the reason for her inferiority stemming from her former identity as a World Government agency CP0 member.
The biggest enemy of the Sun and Moon Pirates.
Putting herself in his shoes, Stussy felt she was not worthy of Kevin's complete trust.
"Because you are the most suitable."
Kevin smiled as he looked at Stussy.
Currently, most of the members on the ship were ability users.
The non-ability users were only Shaki, Stussy, Makino, Koala, Kuina, and a few others.
Shaki needed the Mythical Zoan Vampire form, not the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
Makino was a weak woman, she was not suitable.
Koala and Kuina were still young, and Kuina's dream was to become a swordswoman, not a powerful Devil Fruit user.
Kevin had no intention of becoming an ability user for now.
Give it to the crew to increase their combat power, and Kevin will also increase, a double increase.
Unless all future crew members have suitable abilities and he also encounters satisfactory abilities, only then will Kevin consider whether to become an ability user.
This is outside of Kevin not eating the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
Stussy is the most suitable person.
There is no one else.
Stussy's own combat power is very strong; on the pirate ship, she is only weaker than Gion.
She is even slightly stronger than the current Hancock.
Stussy obtaining the Rumble-Rumble Fruit can immediately realize its powerful combat potential.
"Stussy, your Observation Haki is very strong, and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit provides a great boost to Observation Haki, so it's suitable for you. Take it." Kevin domineeringly shoved the Rumble-Rumble Fruit into Stussy's hand.
Stussy's lips moved.
She was deeply moved.
"But Captain, my identity..."
"You have no other identity; you only have one identity, and that is a person on my ship."
Queen Stussy bowed her head slightly.
After composing herself.
She looked up.
Smiling radiantly.
At this moment, her past identity and experiences completely vanished from her heart. Seven.
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