Chapter 79 - Raki and Conis

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After arriving at the White White Sea, Lepus then asked Pagaya to guide them to the Upper Yard.

After docking on the shore, everyone got off the ship, then Lepus hid the Jormungandr in the gap.

Then Lepus opened a tear gap for them all to head to the ruins of Shandora.

Arriving there, Lepus asked Pagaya to guide his crew and find a place to rest as well as explain to the people here that they did not come with bad intentions. Meanwhile, Lepus and Conis went to look for Raki.

Not long after, Lepus and Conis saw the figure of a woman with long black hair sitting on a rock with her back to them.

Lepus then slowly approached her then hugged her from behind and said softly.

".... Miss me?"

The woman, Raki, who had previously been a bit lost in thought, shuddered in surprise when someone hugged her from behind and whispered to her.

And after looking back and seeing the face of the person who was hugging her, Raki was very surprised!

But, then she smiled in relief and spoke.

"Why are you here?"

Lepus smiled at Raki and answered.

"Of course to meet and fetch you. Did you forget our promise?"

"No. I never forget."

Raki smiled slightly and shook her head.

Lepus then let go of Raki and sat next to her.

Conis smiled a little then walked over to the two of them and sat at the other side of Lepus.

Not long after, Lepus then spoke to the two of them.

"Did you know that Enel died?"

Hearing Lepus' statement, Raki and Conis were wide-eyed in astonishment.

"Dead?"

"Enel is dead?"

Lepus smiled and answered.

"Yeah. I found the Goro Goro no Mi that was supposed to be his. So I'm sure he's dead. You don't have to worry about him coming back and being a threat again."

Lepus lied a little by not saying that actually Enel was killed by him. He lied a little so they wouldn't too shocked.

"So now you guys can relax and come with me, right?"

Hearing Lepus' question, Raki and Conis fell silent and thought deeply to consider.

And before long, they both nodded.

"".... Um.""

Lepus smiled widely and hugged them both.

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After a while the three of them sat down and chat, Lepus remembered something and he asked.

"Raki, what is the power of the devil fruit I gave you back then?"

Hearing Lepus' question, Raki then stood up.

"Oh. I'll show you."

Then, the small white wings on Raki's back visibly turned black and enlarged.

Seeing this, Lepus was quite surprised and asked.

"Black wings? Zoan?"

Then Raki nodded and smiled a little in response to Lepus.

"Right. Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Raven."

Lepus nodded in understanding.

"Is that so.... Raven Zoan, huh.... So you can either fully transform or be a hybrid, right?"

"Yes I can. However, I practiced until I could only change parts of my body, like my wings."

"I see.... That's good. Not anyone can use partial transformation naturally like that."

Then Lepus thought for a while and finally decided on something.

Lepus took out the white devil fruit he found in the White Sea earlier.

Lepus then said to Conis.

"Conis, this fruit is for you."

Raki and Conis are surprised when Lepus takes out a devil fruit. Especially Conis because she knows devil fruit are rare and special things.

"I...."

Conis was a bit hesitant to accept.

And seeing Conis looking hesitant, Lepus then explained the reason for giving the fruit to her.

"Conis, you already decided to come with us down to the Blue Sea. Even though I can guarantee your safety and security, I will be worried if you can't take care of yourself too. Pagaya-san will also be worried if you leave without any certainty that you can take care of yourself.... That's why I gave this fruit to you. I don't know what kind of power this fruit will give. But, at least it can make sure you have some ability and could reduce our worry. So, please accept this fruit."

Raki then also joined to persuade Conis.

"That's true. It would be better if we able to take care of ourselves and not worry about the people who care about us, Conis. So, you shouldn't hesitate to accept this fruit."

"That's...."

Conis was still a bit hesitant.

Then she silent and thought for a moment.

After some time of thought and consideration, Conis finally nodded.

"Fine...."

Lepus and Raki nodded in relief at Conis' decision.

Lepus then handed the white devil fruit to Conis.

"Eat it. A little bite is enough. Because it tastes very, very bad and disgusting."

"U-Um...."

Conis received the devil fruit then nervously brought it close to her mouth. Then, Conis took a small bite of the fruit and forced herself to swallow it!

"Ugh!!!!"

Conis looked pale and nauseous.

Lepus and Raki who had tasted how bad the devil fruit tasted before couldn't help but smile wryly.

"Uhh.... Are you alright?"

Lepus asked a little worried.

Conis shook her head and tried to calm herself.

Lepus and Raki then silently waited for Conis until she feels better.

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