Chapter 148: Laskey and Hozumi

Without further hesitation, Kurusu opened the lid of the box.

Suddenly, a strange fruit appeared, shaped like a tomato but white in color, with light green spiral patterns on its surface.

"According to the Illustrated Book of Devil Fruits, this is the Sickle-Sickle Fruit. Its ability gives the user long, sharp nails that they can use to create cutting air blades, if developed enough these air blades can be release without using your nails."

"In addition, consuming a Paramecia type Devil Fruit greatly reduces the risk of genetic collapse than if you consumed a Zoan type. Added to the fact that this devil fruit is very suitable for you as a samurai." Ranold smiled slightly.

When Kurusu heard his introduction, his heart trembled, and his eyes showed excitement and anticipation.

He took the Devil Fruit with both hands and, under Ayame's nervous gaze, put it in his mouth.

"Ugh...oh!" He had barely tasted the fruit when his face instantly turned pale, showing signs of wanting to vomit. Kurusu finally swallowed the pulp before showing a forced smile, then looked at Ranold and asked bitterly. "You said before that you only need one bite, right?"

"Exactly!" Ranold looked at him in surprise, then smiled and said: "Since you are still safe and sound, congratulations, the worst possibility has not happened. Now you can feel your body and try your abilities."

"Ok!" Kurusu stood up directly, then closed his eyes for a few seconds. When he opened his eyes again, his face was full of shock and ecstasy.

At the same time, the nails on his hands began to grow, acquiring an elongated and sharp shape.

[Whoosh!]

The moment he waved his right hand, an almost invisible air current shot out, completely shattering the ground in front of him.

"Amazing..." Ayame looked at this scene in disbelief, but before she could show her surprised expression, she saw Kurusu's body tremble and take a few steps back. "What's the matter?"

"Cough, cough, cough... I suddenly feel very tired, and my arm hurts a little..." Kurusu clutched his right arm, sweat on his forehead.

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Moby Dick was currently very lively. The reason was that Whitebeard had decided to take his crew to his hometown and make them the first citizens of Whitebeard's Kingdom along with the people there.

At this time.

Edward Newgate and the sixteen captains were gathered on the fourth floor of the Moby Dick. This was Edward Newgate's own rest cabin.

In addition to them, there are three men dressed in black, one of which is Coulson.

Coulson, with his characteristic smile, held a Den-Den Mushi that projected a virtual screen in the air. He was explaining the situation in the World of Kabane, other worlds as well as the functioning of the Dimensional Gate.

When they saw the video of Linlin swimming in the sea of ​​the Kabane World, the doubts of everyone in the room were completely dispelled.

"Dimensional Gate ...Other World... So that's how it is!" Marco and others felt a mixture of surprise and understanding.

They finally understood why Big Mom, Kaido and the others suddenly switched sides, and the resistance they had towards being incorporated by the World Government was significantly reduced.

Because no one can help but be curious about the Other Worlds.

Furthermore, Coulson had already explained that if the World Government could travel to Other Worlds, it does not mean that no other civilization cannot achieve it.

If all the power of Starfish World is not gathered, one day they may encounter an alien civilization that is equally or stronger, and it is very possible that they will be invaded on a large scale by the other party.

So what would be the point of being king or dominating only the second half of the Grand Line?

Everyone in the room deeply understood this point.

Future battles would expand infinitely to the level of worlds against worlds. The so-called pirates would be like children playing.

Understanding this, even Edward Newgate had to admit it. The World Government's behavior of putting aside all previous conflicts and grievances and uniting these great pirate forces is indeed correct.

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The dense green forest spread out like an ocean, the sun's rays filtered through the leaves and fell on the ground covered with wildflowers, spreading a tempting aroma. The birds in the forest flew and sang.

"Mount Fuji..." Hozumi wears a pink Japanese skirt, with a short steam gun on her waist and a short sword on her back.

She was standing at the top of a large tree, surprised to see on the other side of the forest a tall mountain, covered with snow on the top.

Although she had never seen Mount Fuji from her original world, she had seen drawings of it everywhere and practically everyone knew about it.

But now that she has seen it in another world, it really seemed like a joke of fate.

Yes.

This is the New World in the second Dimensional Gate!

"Hozumi, what did you see?" At this moment, a cold and distant voice came from below.

Hozumi did not dare to delay and quickly returned to the ground.

"Captain Laskey, this is a very large forest, and I saw..." The little girl faced Laskey's sharp gaze and reported quickly with a nervous face.

Considering that the exploration team needed a front-line commander, Laskey was sent here to take care of Hozumi, who was only twelve years old.

"Two different worlds, but two identical mountains..." After listening to Hozumi's words, Laskey glanced at the surrounding forest environment thoughtfully, and then said: "Let's move on, see if you recognize anything else."

"Yes!"

With Hozumi's response, the duo began to move quickly.

When the sun was setting and the sky was beginning to darken, they finally emerged from the extremely large forest.

They continued walking down the mountain, this time they both slowed down, looking like a father and daughter pair.

Laskey wears a red samurai suit with ordinary material and a samurai sword on his waist.

This is a clothing adjustment based on the experience of the previous Kabane world.

"Huh?" Shortly after, Laskey and Hozumi saw fields of crops ahead.

This world also had human civilization!

"Hey!"

"How come you're taking your daughter through the woods at this hour, and it's already getting dark? Aren't you a very careless parent?"

At that moment, an old man with a hoe and covered in mud came out of his field and was surprised to see a man and a girl.

When they arrived in front of him, Laskey examined the old man's clothes and thought to himself: 'The clothes are correct, it seems that we encountered another world with a style similar to Wano Country.'

"I am a samurai. I just took my daughter to practice in the mountains!" Laskey declared without hesitation, maintaining the identity they had both agreed upon.

"Samurai?" The old man looked at Laskey and Hozumi's samurai swords in surprise and thought to himself: 'The sword ban has been in place for decades, how...?'

However, he forced a respectful smile and bowed slightly, hastily apologizing. "I'm sorry, the old man didn't expect to meet a samurai. Please forgive me!"

"Well, we need a place to stay tonight. Lead the way." Laskey, noticing the old man's attitude, assumed that samurai were to be respected in this world, so his tone took on an air of natural haughtiness.

"Okay, okay, please come this way!" Although the old man was not entirely pleased, since samurai were dangerous with their swords, he did not dare to refuse the request in this situation.

The three walked along a dirt path and soon arrived at a village with dozens of wooden houses.

"This place..." Seeing men and women dressed in kimonos moving on the street, Hozumi felt a familiar feeling, as if she had returned to her home world.

And their appearance also obviously aroused the curiosity of the neighbors. After all, there are few outsiders in such a small rural place, let alone two people with samurai swords.

Through the communication between the old man and others, Laskey also knew that he was the village chief here, named Yamano.

When they arrived at Yamano's house, they confirmed that it was larger than the other houses in the town, forming a small courtyard with three buildings.

"Samurai-sama, you and your daughter can stay in this room. It was originally my son's room, but ten days ago he went to collect herbs in the mountains with two friends and has not returned..."

Mentioning this, Yamano showed sadness.

"Okay, thank you very much." Laskey found no useful information in his words, so he diverted the topic and, after dismissing the old man, took Hozumi to the house.

When Yamano left, Hozumi took out a small Den-Den Mushi and immediately contacted the Dimensional Gate Base.

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