One Piece : Prince of Charlotte Family

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"This is...!"

"How is this possible?"

On the deck of the pirate ship, Shiryu of the Rain, Dr. Hawkins, the Smoothie Sisters, and the others stared in shock.

They couldn't believe their eyes as they watched someone who was supposed to be dead suddenly come back to life. The pirate, overwhelmed with joy, looked like he was dreaming.

Everyone turned to Wilhelm, who remained calm and didn't seem surprised at all.

Smoothie, unable to contain her curiosity, asked impatiently, "Wilhelm, what's going on here?"

She pointed at the pirate who had been begging for his life just moments ago and voiced what everyone was thinking: "Normally, when a Devil Fruit is taken away and transferred, the user should die completely. So why is he still alive?"

It was common knowledge that when a Devil Fruit user dies, their power leaves their body and a new Devil Fruit appears somewhere in the world.

Likewise, if a Devil Fruit ability is transferred, it means the original user is dead.

Even though the Healing-Heal Fruit is powerful, it shouldn't be able to bring someone back from the dead.

Wilhelm shrugged and explained, "He was dead, which is why I was able to transfer the power of the Alpaca-Alpaca Fruit that he had just eaten..."

"But before his soul could leave his body, I used the power of the Nether-Nether Fruit to trap it inside. Then, I immediately used the Healing-Heal Fruit to restore his life force."

"Normally, doing something like this would take a lot of energy and even shorten my own lifespan..."

"But instead, I transferred the cost by using the 'soul energy' I stole with the Soul-Soul Fruit as a substitute!"

This was something he had only recently discovered.

Activating the full power of the Healing-Heal Fruit normally drained a person's strength, and in extreme cases, even reduced their lifespan. But Wilhelm found a way around that—by using the stolen soul energy as payment instead.

After all, soul energy was essentially stolen life force.

In a way, it was like bending the rules of reality.

The cold energy of the Nether-Nether Fruit not only froze the body but could also freeze the soul itself.

By combining it with the Healing-Heal Fruit, Wilhelm could restore a body that had just died, bringing it back to life.

At first, it was only a theory—but now, he had proven it worked.

Shiryu of the Rain took a deep breath. "I can't believe this... Bringing someone back from the dead?"

Smoothie, Citron, Cinnamon, and the others were equally stunned.

However, Kool the Feathered Serpent frowned in confusion. "Master Wilhelm, what's the point of all this? Why go through so much trouble just to kill someone and then bring them back to life?"

Dr. Hawkins looked at the revived pirate, then at the Devil Fruit that Wilhelm had extracted.

A realization hit him, and he suddenly clapped his hand to his forehead. "No… This is actually an incredible ability!"

"This method doesn't truly bring people back to life, but it gives Devil Fruit users a way to return to being normal humans!"

"In other words, someone who lost their Devil Fruit power could eat another one without worrying about the rule that prevents people from having two Devil Fruits at the same time!"

The moment they heard this, Smoothie, Shiryu, Kool, and the others were completely stunned.

Some of them were speechless.

Wilhelm nodded and chuckled. "That's right. At first, this ability might not seem very useful..."

"After all, why would I bother reviving someone I just killed?"

"But its real value is that it allows Devil Fruit users to become normal humans again—giving them a second chance!"

"If you don't believe me, we can test it again later!"

Wilhelm spoke as he looked directly at the pirate, whose face turned pale with fear.

"N-No... please spare me! Please…!"

The pirate begged for mercy, but Wilhelm ignored him. Shiryu of the Rain, Smoothie, and the others watched closely as Wilhelm forced the pirate to eat another Zoan-type Devil Fruit—the Dog-Dog Fruit, Dachshund Model.

"By—"

"It worked!"

"There wasn't an explosion..."

"Tsk, tsk, unbelievable!"

Shiryu of the Rain and the others stared in amazement.

Even after eating the Dog-Dog Fruit, the pirate didn't show any signs of a Devil Fruit power clash. The "demon" inside him didn't conflict with the new ability.

Then, suddenly—

Whoosh!

The pirate transformed into a fierce-looking dachshund.

"Woof!"

He growled and lunged toward Wilhelm.

But in an instant, Cong Yunya's cold steel flashed, piercing straight through the pirate's chest.

"How foolish," Smoothie sneered, watching the scene unfold.

Then, as if realizing something, she turned to Wilhelm with a bright expression. "Wilhelm! This could be great news for our big brother Katakuri!"

Charlotte Katakuri, the second son of the Charlotte Family, was a true prodigy.

Not only did he possess the power of Conqueror's Haki, but he had also mastered Observation Haki to such an extreme level that he could briefly see into the future.

His Paramecia-type Mochi-Mochi Fruit was special—it had properties of both a creation-type and a superhuman-type ability, making it somewhat similar to a Logia power. However, compared to abilities like the Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit or the Paramecia-type Puff-Puff Fruit, it was still somewhat lacking.

If this "repentance" method worked, then maybe Katakuri could exchange his Devil Fruit for an even stronger one, pushing his power to the next level.

Wilhelm nodded, his sword gleaming with a faint blue light as he reclaimed the power of the Dog-Dog Fruit, Dachshund Model.

Katakuri had always taken good care of his siblings.

Among the Charlotte Family, he was one of the strongest—highly talented and incredibly powerful. He was also one of Wilhelm's key targets in this game.

If Katakuri was willing, Wilhelm wouldn't mind offering him this "repentance" method to trade his Devil Fruit for something better.

However, Katakuri had spent years developing his Mochi-Mochi Fruit, even pushing it to the advanced stage of Awakening.

As the strongest Sweet Commander of the Charlotte Family, would he really be willing to give up his ability?

"The experiment is over. It's about time we leave..."

Wilhelm then pointed at "Charlotte Linlin" and turned to Pato, the civet cat, who was playing around like a child.

"Pato, take her back."

"Beaver hee hee~, yes, Boss!"

Boom!

A thick cloud of smoke filled the air.

In an instant, the towering figure of "Charlotte Linlin" vanished.

A single, ordinary-looking green leaf floated back into Pato's hand.

The civet cat leaped onto Wilhelm's shoulder, looking proud of itself.

"Let's move on..." Wilhelm said, gently patting Pato's head.

A faint blue light flickered in his eyes as he transported himself and his companions—Shiryu of the Rain, Kuro the Feathered Serpent, and the Smoothie Sisters—back onto the ark.

"We've wasted enough time. It's time to return to Totto Land!"