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Chapter 31:Dog-Dog Fruit - Nine-Tailed Fox Form
"This is…!"
"A Devil Fruit!"
Just as everyone was immersed in the joy of treasure hunting, Annie's excited cry shattered the peaceful atmosphere.
Hearing Annie's shout, Vilin immediately turned his gaze toward her.
She stood there in her white spaghetti-strap dress, holding up a strange-looking fruit.
When Vilin saw the Devil Fruit in Annie's hands, excitement flashed across his face.
Annie noticed Vilin looking over and instantly threw herself into his arms.
Vilin took the fruit from her and examined it closely.
The moment he saw the yellow fruit with tail-like peel patterns, his eyes widened in surprise.
"This couldn't be…?"
"Zoan-type – Dog-Dog Fruit, Mythical Zoan Model: Nine-Tailed Fox!"
Vilin's heart raced with wild joy at the sight of this ultra-rare Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.
He quickly stored it inside his Tree Dimension.
Overjoyed, Vilin grabbed Annie's small face and peppered it with kisses.
Annie ended up covered in saliva.
Seeing how excited Vilin was, she barely held back the urge to punch him.
Rouge watched the heartwarming scene between them and smiled softly, lips curved in quiet happiness.
Soon the Aitrias Pirates finished carrying all the loot onto the Flying Bird's deck.
Vilin gave the piles of treasure only a casual glance before losing interest.
According to Aurora's detailed accounting, the total value of the spoils taken from the Rocky Pirates came to roughly 200 million Berries.
"Distribute all the treasure to the crew members who participated in the battle!"
At Vilin's command, Aurora began dividing the loot fairly among everyone who fought.
After each participant received approximately 8 million Berries, excitement erupted among the crew.
They couldn't wait to reach the next island and buy beautiful clothes and accessories.
Seeing how happy everyone was, Vilin decided to let them relax.
"Tonight—we feast!"
"No one goes to bed sober!"
The moment they heard "feast," the entire crew exploded with joy.
"Long live the Captain!"
"Long live the Aitrias Pirates!"
In no time the deck was filled with cheerful laughter and celebration.
Everyone threw themselves wholeheartedly into the party.
Watching his crew devour delicious food and dance to songs from their homelands, Vilin relaxed and joined them in drinking fine wine.
Perhaps because he had held back for too long, Vilin's body soon began to react.
Rouge, sitting in his lap, gave him a playful glare.
Actually, a few days earlier, Rouge had already wanted to find someone on the ship to "serve" Vilin.
But Vilin had refused.
He decided to wait.
It wouldn't feel right to seek other women right after Rouge became pregnant.
After all, pregnancy could make women moody and sensitive—they needed companionship and care.
Rouge was deeply touched by Vilin's thoughtfulness.
The banquet lasted well into the night.
Everyone drank until they were pleasantly drunk.
Even Vilin was plied with plenty of alcohol by the giggling girls.
Eventually, Rouge helped the tipsy Vilin back to their room.
In his hazy state, Vilin suddenly felt an incredible wave of pleasure from below.
The unprecedented sensation snapped his eyes wide open.
He looked down to see Rouge gazing up at him with a gentle smile.
Her snow-white hand softly massaged him.
With the activation of the Smooth-Smooth Fruit, a rush of blissful feeling spread through his entire body.
Seeing Rouge working so hard to relieve his tension, Vilin gently stroked her beautiful cheek, eyes filled with tenderness.
He sighed inwardly:
What a truly gentle woman…
After a long while, a wave of overwhelming pleasure coursed through him.
Smiling contentedly, Vilin pulled the flushed Rouge into his arms.
The two embraced each other tightly and fell into a deep, peaceful sleep.
Prehistoric Island — also known as Little Garden — was one of the islands on the Grand Line.
The island was home to the blue ogre Dorry and the red ogre Brogy, warriors from Elbaf's warrior village in the New World.
They had been locked in a century-long duel over honor and pride as true warriors.
Because of the extreme navigational difficulties across the Grand Line, there was almost no communication between islands.
Each island developed its own unique civilization and remained unchanged for centuries.
Due to the chaotic climate of the Grand Line making all sorts of strange phenomena possible, this island still looked like it belonged to the age of dinosaurs.
Dinosaurs and giant beasts roamed freely here, everything was enormous—like a garden built for giants.
Great Route – first half, Prehistoric Island (Little Garden).
After more than ten days of sailing, the Flying Bird finally arrived at this island covered in dense primeval forest.
The crew—who had been drifting at sea for nearly a month—burst into joyful smiles.
Soon Aelria skillfully guided the Flying Bird toward a sheltered cove on the outskirts.
After securing the ship, the Aitrias Pirates happily jumped ashore.
They found an open clearing and began setting up tents.
Sophia took out her Log Pose and started recharging its magnetic force.
Vilin looked at the thick, untouched jungle.
He immediately connected with all the plants across the island.
In moments, countless vines and flowers sprouted from beneath his feet, rapidly spreading across the entire island.
An hour later, Vilin opened his eyes.
He had used the island's plants to thoroughly scout every corner.
In doing so, he located the positions of the blue ogre Dorry and the red ogre Brogy.
Even more surprising— he discovered four Devil Fruits on the island.
From his observations, all four appeared to be Zoan-types… and very possibly Ancient Zoans.
After warning the crew not to enter the jungle, Vilin merged into the plants and swiftly moved toward the locations of the four Devil Fruits.
In a shadowy part of the jungle, a deep purple-black Devil Fruit hung quietly on a green branch, waiting for its fated person.
A tender shoot quickly grew from the branch.
In seconds the shoot transformed into Vilin's form.
Seeing this unique Devil Fruit, Vilin revealed a delighted smile.
He immediately stored it inside himself.
Then he continued toward the next one.
Half an hour later, Vilin had collected all four Devil Fruits.
Now he had eight Devil Fruits stored within his body.
If anyone else knew about this, they would be utterly shocked.