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Noir stared at the Devil Fruit in his hand. It was unmistakable!
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Why had the Flaming Devil Fruit appeared on his ship after the death of the high priest?
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In the original story, something like this had happened before: when a Devil Fruit user died, a nearby fruit had a chance to become a new Devil Fruit.
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But that was too random!
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Noir looked strangely at the Flame Fruit in his hand.
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Ace curiously looked over and asked, "Strange, this fruit looks really strange, doesn''t it?"
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Noir threw the Flame-Flame Fruit to Ace and said, "This is a Devil Fruit. It should be a Logia-type Flame-Flame Fruit. That high priest had that power."
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Ace clumsily grabbed the fruit and said, "A Devil Fruit, like the weird one Luffy ate when he was a kid?"
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The spiral patterns on the skin were as fascinating as black holes.
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Ace''s eyes were glued to the fruit. "So if I eat this, I can turn into fire like that high priest?"
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Noir nodded. "You just won''t be able to swim anymore."
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Then Noir added, "This power suits you well. Go ahead and eat it."
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"Me? You don''t want it?" Ace was stunned.
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Noir held out his hand, and a puff of black flame rose. Ace understood immediately.
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So Noir had eaten a devil fruit as well...
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Wait a minute!
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Then why was he able to swim with me before?
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Ace couldn''t figure out the mechanics of the system, no matter how much he thought about it.
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Looking into the encouraging eyes of his crewmates, Ace finally nodded and said, "All right, I''ll give it a try."
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With that, Ace grabbed the Flame-Flame Fruit and took a big bite, revealing the orange flesh underneath the skin.
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It looked quite good. Noir asked curiously, "How does it taste?"
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Ace''s expression slowly stiffened.
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Then his features twisted together, his eyelids twitched, and his eyes rolled back.
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Just looking at his expression, Noir and the others felt their teeth ache.
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Ace struggled to swallow the meat and said, sticking out his tongue, "Ugh! It''s horrible!"
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"It tastes like burnt poop!"
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Noir couldn''t help but laugh at the bizarre comparison.
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Ace opened his palm, and a wisp of orange-red flame danced on his fingertips.
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Ace exclaimed in amazement, "I really turned into fire! It doesn''t burn at all!"
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"Let me try!"
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With a sudden leap, Ace''s body instantly transformed into roaring flames.
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Ace absorbed and compressed the flames into his right arm, then formed a massive golden-red flaming fist, which he swung toward the sea!
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A huge, powerful blast of high-temperature flames in the shape of a fist shot deep into the sea.
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Its power penetrated hundreds of meters underwater and continued!
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Deuce and the others were stunned. "So... so powerful!"
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Ace landed back on the deck and played with the flames on his fingertips. "This power is so interesting! I''ll call this move Fire Fist!"
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Noir watched Ace with admiration. With the Flame Fruit, Ace was now truly the "Fire Fist" Ace from the original story.
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He had not expected to witness the birth of "Fire Fist" with his own eyes.
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Young and vigorous, Ace had a monstrous physique, far superior in power to the aging High Priest.
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That single Fire Fist move was far more powerful than the High Priest''s ultimate attack!
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Noir used the system to scan Ace and found that he had indeed gained two new talents: Devil''s Host: Flame-Flame and Sea''s Rejection.
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The quality of the Flame-Fruit talent was red!
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Quietly approaching the excited Ace, Noir pulled out a red copy card and slammed it down, causing Ace to stumble.
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Red-quality Flame-Flame Fruit ability acquired!
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With this move, Noir finally replaced the Genzo Combat Technique from his youth!
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Zoan-type Bear Fruit and Logia-type Flame-Flame Fruit! Noir was now a true Dual Fruit user!
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In the future, when he copied a Gold-Level fruit from all three types, who could stop him?
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"System Reminder: Host, the Devil''s Host ability, is subject to world rules. The same ability can only exist once, unless the host eliminates the original talent owner."
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Noir snapped out of his joy and asked nervously, "What does that mean?"
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The system''s cold voice continued:
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"Although the system copies the ''Devil''s Host'' talent exactly, the training speed is only 50% and the upper limit of the ability is reduced. Killing the original owner allows the host to fully acquire the talent."
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Now he understood. Noir''s face was filled with disbelief.
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Although he now had the ability of the Flaming Fruit, his training efficiency would be much lower than Ace''s,
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No wonder his training with the Bear Fruit had gone smoothly; he''d already killed the original owner, Kembraa.
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To fully master the ability of the Flame Fruit, he''d have to kill Ace...
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Noir quickly dismissed the thought. Not only had they formed a bond, but Garp would kill him if he ever found out.
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No matter, he''d just find someone else to kill in the future.
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Noir quickly adjusted his attitude as Ace and the others continued their celebration, finally feeling tired.
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"Noir, I''m so hungry! Isn''t there any food left on the ship?" Ace cried, bored and lying on the ground.
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Noir looked at him from his deck chair and said, "No, can''t you cook for yourself? We still have ingredients."
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Ace replied dejectedly, "I can''t cook. My pirate crew doesn''t have a cook yet."
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"Deuce and the others'' cooking is terrible."
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The three crew members glared at him simultaneously. If our cooking is so bad, why do you eat it?
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Your cooking would probably taste like devil fruit.
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Noir comforted them, "Just hold on a little longer. Once we get out of this fog, the route will return to normal and we''ll soon reach my destination.
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Ace asked curiously, "Where are you going?"
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Noir smiled and said, "The restaurant Baratie."
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"Baratie?" Skull exclaimed in surprise. "I''ve heard so much about Baratie. I didn''t expect to eat there."
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Ace looked at Noir expectantly and asked, "Is the food there good?"
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"It''s better than what you make."
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Noir said, feeling excited inside.
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Besides tasting delicious food, he had another goal in Baratie.
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The curly-browed cook, Sanji!
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He''d met Zoro and gotten Flying Swordsmanship, then met Ace and got Amaterasu Flame. What would he get from meeting Sanji?
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It should be something to do with cooking or recipes, right?