Chapter 36: Speedy Fruit
The old lady grabbed the hands of the two men, looked at one and then the other, with a smile on her face and relief in her eyes.
"Vic, when I'm gone, Rebecca will be left to you to take care of. I'm relieved to leave her to you!" The old lady smiled with tears in her eyes.
Vic didn't say anything, but just nodded heavily with a sad face. The old lady was very kind to her and treated her like her own grandson. He would have done the same without the old lady saying anything.
"Rebecca, you should follow Vic from now on. You will be right to listen to him. Grandma can't take care of you anymore. You have to take care of yourself. Your parents will be happy to see your growth now..." After the old lady finished speaking to Rebecca, she turned her head and looked at the ceiling.
"I will, grandma, you will get better, and we will live together in the future, okay, grandma, you have to get better..." Rebecca cried, her face full of tears, and she held the old lady's hand tighter.
"Rebecca, I saw your parents. They are here to pick me up. You should live a good life with Vic in the future. I am leaving..." After the old lady said this, she shed two lines of tears with a smile on her face.
Vic sensed with his Observation Haki that the old lady was no longer making any sound. He sighed. This was a lovely and amiable old woman. Her life was not great. She had always worked silently for her husband, children, and granddaughter. This was the epitome of an ordinary old woman, a plain and real life. She might have regrets. What this world brought her...
Rebecca felt that the old lady's hands had lost their strength and knew that she was gone. She lay on the bed and burst into tears. Vic did not comfort her this time. It was easier to get over it by releasing the emotions, but life had to move on.
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The funeral was presided over by Andre. It was simple but grand. The townspeople were very grateful to the old man. The old man's grandchildren, who had protected the town for several years, came spontaneously to mourn. The scene was crowded with people. This might be the proudest thing in the old man's life, to have two good grandsons.
After the funeral, the town returned to peace, and with Vic's persuasion, Rebecca came out, and she set her sights on a higher and stronger place.
The two resumed their training. After more than a year, Rebecca still had not mastered the levels of Observation Haki and Iron-Cutting. She was too young to understand these mysterious things.
Victor is not in a hurry. Rebecca is not even 15 years old yet, and there is still a lot of room for improvement. Not everyone has the talent like Victor. Luffy was taught by his grandfather when he was a child, and then he grew up fighting with Ace and Sabo. After Sabo disappeared, he fought and practiced with Ace until he was 15, and then practiced alone for another two years.
After he went to sea, he was constantly tempered by battles, so he grew very fast and all his accumulation was released. After that, he was trained by Rayleigh for another year and a half, and his foundation was already very solid. Once he went to sea, he immediately began to release his potential and became one of the Four Emperors in one fell swoop.
So these are not things that can be achieved overnight, and accumulating strength for a breakthrough is not just talk. Therefore, Vic has always paid great attention to the consolidation of Rebecca's foundation. He has also been accumulating strength himself, and when he arrives in the navy, he will make a big splash.
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On this day, on the grass at the edge of the forest in the small town, Rebecca was practicing swordplay, and Vic was sitting on the ground, looking at the milky white devil fruit in his hand that looked like a pancake, and was a little hesitant about whether to eat it.
Vic felt that he hadn't encountered a devil fruit for such a long time, but he suddenly encountered one, and judging from the shape, it should be a parahuman devil fruit. He had a hunch that this fruit was destined for him.
The vague gaze he felt that day was familiar. He couldn't remember where he had seen it before, but he didn't sense any malice. After seeing the man take the fruit away and disappear, he felt as if the mission had been accomplished by delivering it to the recipient.
He is just a nobody now, who would harm him? He couldn't figure it out. It's just a devil fruit, not poison, so he thought the other party wouldn't be that boring.
Although he had a fruit in his heart that he wanted to get, he didn't want to give it up. He also had a vague guess in his heart...
The more Vic held the devil fruit, the more he felt the fruit's attraction to him.
"Ann, bless me!" Vic prayed in his heart.
After making up his mind, he endured the disgusting taste and ate it all without leaving any. He did not believe that he could gain all the abilities by just eating one bite.
Luffy ate all the devil fruits and became the Sun God (in the anime, Red Hair discovered Luffy when he was halfway through eating the devil fruit, but in the comics, no one noticed that he was eating the devil fruit and they were all watching, so he finished eating it all), Ace was shot in the chest when he was halfway through eating, and Vic would not just take a bite just because it was too unpalatable, because one bite is the same as eating the whole fruit anyway, and there is no point in eating it since he has already tasted it, and he doesn't want to take the risk of any accidents happening in the future.
After forcing himself to swallow all the fruit pulp, Vic shuddered and got goosebumps all over his body, but he remained calm.
"Vic, have you eaten the devil fruit that is said to be more disgusting than shit? Hehehe!" Rebecca laughed.
She had heard from Vic about the devil fruit, which tasted like shit and a fairy like her would never eat. She knew that Vic had brought back a strange fruit, and when she asked, she found out that it was the legendary devil fruit.
"Vic, what abilities did you get?" Although she didn't want to eat, Rebecca was still very curious.
Vic felt his body and he already knew what kind of fruit he had eaten. It was indeed a superhuman fruit. He didn't know what it was called, but it was a devil fruit related to speed that could increase speed. It could be called the Speed Fruit.
"This fruit is related to speed. I call it the Speed Fruit." After saying that, he began to use it. His speed of shaving, moon steps, and sword swinging was several times faster than before.
Victor knows that this is just the beginning of his devil fruit. As he develops it, the potential of this devil fruit will be limitless!
If it is developed well, the mobility in combat will be very strong. It can attack or retreat, and the safety is greatly enhanced. Vic smiled and felt that there was nothing wrong with it. It was a good ability.
Then, Vic took Rebecca to the beach.
"Rebecca, it is said that people who have eaten devil fruit cannot swim. I will jump into the sea later. If you don't see me get up for a long time, come down and rescue me." After saying this, Vic jumped into the sea without waiting for Rebecca to reply.
Rebecca was a little confused. She jumped into the sea even though she knew he couldn't swim. She was just having fun. Even though she complained in her heart, she would still go and fish for Vic if he couldn't swim.
Vic jumped into the sea and did not feel the legendary feeling of powerlessness. He could swim freely without affecting his movements.
"My guess was right. The soul of the original body is still there and has not disappeared. The devil fruit is indeed related to the soul. My guess about Blackbeard in my previous life was also correct. He does have more than one soul in his body. That means I can eat another devil fruit. Haha!" Vic was ecstatic. This trait is rare in this world.
However, the fact that he could go to sea might be a little different from what he thought...
Vic came ashore. Rebecca was a little confused. Could it be that the legend was wrong? She looked at Vic with wide eyes in confusion.
Vic saw her confusion and explained, "It's true that you can't go into the sea after eating the devil fruit, but my physique may be a little special, so I won't be affected. Rebecca, you have to keep the fact that I ate the devil fruit a secret for me. If the navy knew that I ate the devil fruit and was not afraid of sea water, they would catch me and slice me into pieces." Vic said solemnly to Rebecca.
Although he knew Rebecca would not betray him, he was afraid that she might not understand the situation and tell others unintentionally, so he had to take precautions in advance.
Victor decided to pretend that he had not eaten the devil fruit for the time being. Anyway, no one would know unless he showed it. You can't say that the fast speed is the ability of the devil fruit, right?
There are many talented people in this world, so it is reasonable to go a little faster.