Inside the tavern.
The others looked at Capone Bege's group in surprise.
These people actually knew a major figure like Cyrus, and judging by the way things looked, their relationship seemed rather good.
Some of the pirates who had previously been targeted by Capone Bege and were thinking of countering him later now had their expressions change drastically.
He actually knew the chairman of the Hunter Guild!
The chairman of the Hunter Guild had only recently defeated Big Mom and Whitebeard of the New World.
According to legend, there was even a legendary pirate like Golden Lion among those he had beaten.
Although every one of those pirates wanted to leave immediately, after seeing Cyrus, their feet refused to move no matter what.
"Indeed, the New World is dangerous for us, but our strength isn't weak either." Capone Bege spoke.
Although others might guess that he had a good relationship with Cyrus, he himself knew very clearly that their relationship was limited to a single transaction.
He did not even feel that he would ever have a chance to use Cyrus's promise.
"That's true. The situation in the New World has changed greatly. Going there now really is easier than before if you want to make a name for yourself."
Cyrus nodded and waved a hand.
"A glass of juice, thank you."
When the tavern owner heard that, he immediately became busy.
'The chairman of the hunter guild actually said thank you to me!'
The man's face flushed with excitement, as though he might faint at any moment.
As for the others, none of them felt there was anything wrong with Cyrus drinking juice.
If it were someone else who made a living on the sea, not drinking alcohol might draw attention, but Cyrus was different.
Some people even wanted to order a glass of juice themselves.
However, the current atmosphere inside the tavern made them afraid to speak casually.
"I have something here. Originally, I planned to hand it over to the Guild, but since you're here, giving it to you is the same."
Capone Bege looked at Cyrus, who was slowly drinking his juice and did not seem ready to speak, then thought for a moment and said this.
Afterward, a small door opened on his chest. Someone walked out from inside and handed over a small box.
After the box was taken out, it quickly enlarged.
'Space-type abilities really were convenient in many ways.'
Cyrus thought to himself.
He had previously considered searching for a space-type Devil Fruit, but the odds were too low.
At the very least, among the dozens of Devil Fruits the Guild had collected so far, none had spatial abilities.
Not even secondary spatial effects.
'However, this kind of box…'
Cyrus raised his eyes and looked at the small box Capone Bege had placed on the table, somewhat surprised.
"A Devil Fruit?"
"Yes. A Devil Fruit. I obtained it by accident, but it doesn't seem to be recorded in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia."
Capone Bege nodded and explained how he had acquired the fruit.
There was nothing particularly dramatic about it.
His ship had simply been thrown off course during a storm in Paradise and arrived at an island by accident.
"It was a strange little island. Every creature on the island showed symptoms of madness. This fruit was found on a hill in the middle of the island. It seemed as though someone had deliberately placed it there."
Cyrus listened without any change in expression.
He raised his hand and opened the box, revealing a strange fruit inside.
"This fruit…"
Cyrus's eyes widened slightly.
This time, he was truly surprised.
It was a deep purple color, so dark that it was almost black. Its shape resembled a pineapple, and twisted spiral patterns like snail shells covered its surface.
"The Dark-Dark Fruit?"
Cyrus reached out, took the fruit, and carefully examined it.
'The Dark-Dark Fruit?'
Capone Bege froze, and the companions around him also looked blank.
The surrounding pirates stared greedily at the fruit.
If the person holding that fruit had not been Cyrus, these pirates might already have rushed forward to snatch it.
This was one of the secret treasures of the sea.
If they ate it themselves, their strength would rise dramatically. If they sold it, it would fetch an astronomical price.
According to rumors, the World Government had already raised the listed price of a single Devil Fruit to one billion berries.
"I've been searching for this thing, but I never expected it to fall into my hands like this."
Cyrus withdrew his gaze from the fruit and looked toward Capone Bege.
"Say it. What do you want?" Cyrus asked directly.
"I don't need anything. I originally intended to hand this fruit over to the Guild anyway. But what kind of ability does the Dark-Dark Fruit have?"
Capone Bege was somewhat curious.
What kind of ability did this fruit, one not recorded in the encyclopedia, possess?
"Logia." Cyrus said directly.
There was no need to say more. That one word was enough to explain everything.
In an instant, the entire tavern stirred.
"A Logia like yours?"
Capone Bege was also startled and asked subconsciously.
Cyrus's ability was no longer a secret now.
The Flame-Flame Fruit, a Logia.
The rumor spreading across the sea was that Cyrus had developed his Devil Fruit ability to its absolute limit, which was why he possessed such terrifying strength.
"It is indeed a Logia like mine. However, this fruit is somewhat special. It cannot perform elemental transformation."
As a powerful feature of Logia abilities, elemental transformation took up a considerable portion of their strength.
A Logia fruit that could not transform into its element?
That really was special.
"However, the previous user of this fruit was an overlord of the sea, a great pirate who dominated the ocean before Roger."
When Capone Bege heard that, his expression did not change much, nor did any greed appear on his face.
But he was very curious about Cyrus's words.
An overlord of the sea before Roger?
"Looks like this fruit's ability is very powerful." Capone Bege spoke, inquiry in his eyes.
Cyrus was indeed in a very good mood now.
Originally, he had kept Blackbeard around because he intended to use the possibility that Devil Fruits had wills of their own, increasing his odds of obtaining this fruit.
He had not expected it to appear before him like this.
He did not know how it would have drifted into the New World in the future, only to eventually be obtained by the Whitebeard Pirates.
"It's indeed not weak."
Cyrus nodded.
There was nothing to hide about that.
Every Logia Devil Fruit had powerful abilities. It all depended on whether the user knew how to use them.
That said, even someone who did not know how to use one properly could still be elevated from an ordinary person to the level of an elite pirate.
The Dark-Dark Fruit, however, was an exception.
"Contact Crocodile afterward. This fruit will be worth double contribution points."
After placing the fruit back into the box, Cyrus spoke.
Then he picked up the box and stood to leave.
"Godfather!"
Only after Cyrus left did Capone Bege's group breathe out heavily.
Only then did they realize that their clothes had been soaked through.
"Although I was surprised that it's a Logia, this thing isn't very useful to us."
After saying this, Capone Bege stood directly and left with his people.
The others in the tavern exchanged looks.
The fact that Cyrus had not attacked them was truly fortunate.
It seemed that on Hunter Guild territory, as long as one obeyed the rules, nothing would happen.
Even the Guild's chairman would not break such rules.
That was an unexpected gain.
…
Cyrus no longer had any interest in walking around the other islands.
After returning to Guild Headquarters, Cyrus opened the box again.
The Dark-Dark Fruit.
The fruit eaten by Rocks had been suspected to be the Dark-Dark Fruit.
Of course, Cyrus did not really care that much about the increase in strength.
At his current level, the improvement from eating a single fruit would actually be rather limited.
But this fruit had one flaw.
It could not transform into its element.
As for the Flame-Flame Fruit, elemental transformation was one of the things it was best at.
Based on that ability, Cyrus himself had created several fairly powerful techniques.
What he now needed to consider was whether eating the Dark-Dark Fruit would cause him to lose the ability to transform into an element.
Even the Flame-Flame Fruit's elemental transformation might become unusable.
Even if the Dark-Dark Fruit possessed the ability to plunder other Devil Fruit powers, for Cyrus, the drawbacks would outweigh the benefits.
"Choose someone and have him eat it?" Cyrus muttered to himself.
In truth, he really did have a candidate here.
Blackbeard.
In the future, this fruit would be eaten by that guy.
However, Blackbeard's mind was impure.
Back at Impel Down, Cyrus had already sensed that the man had other thoughts.
Originally, Cyrus had planned to finish the matters at hand first, then go back and question him about it.
That guy had ambition.
If he obtained a Devil Fruit, perhaps he would betray Cyrus on the spot.
Killing Blackbeard would be simple, but if the fruit were reborn somewhere else afterward, finding it again would certainly become incredibly difficult.
At that time, there definitely would not be another Capone Bege or someone else to deliver the fruit right into his hands again.
So eating it himself was the safest option.
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