"Nika? That ’Warrior of Liberation’?"

Dragon froze for a moment, then frowned. "He just a legend. We shouldn’t place our hopes on such a vague and elusive existence."

Oh, right, he knows Kuma.

Sherwin slapped his forehead he had actually overlooked this point.

"Nika is not just a legend. To be precise, the Zoan, Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Model: Nika, is not a legend." Sherwin wagged his finger.

"It just that, like the ’Void Century,’ the existence of ’Nika’ has been suppressed as a taboo by the World Government. Furthermore, since there aren’t many indestructible stone monuments left behind like the Poneglyphs, even fewer people know about the legend of Nika today."

"But didn’t you say it a Devil Fruit? The rebirth of Devil Fruits follows no rules at all. Why haven’t we ever heard of such a fruit after all these years... Could it have fallen into the hands of the World Government long ago?"

Dragon instantly found the key point.

"No, the World Government has never truly obtained that Devil Fruit in these eight hundred years... Well, to be precise, they should have briefly obtained it a few times, but they quickly lost it each time.

It is said that this fruit is very special, as if it possesses its own consciousness, capable of evading the World Government search.

The most recent time should have been around ten years ago. A certain CP agent named Who-Who was intercepted by Shanks while transporting the Nika Fruit.

Afterward, to save his life, he broke out of prison and fled to serve under Kaido, becoming one of the ’Tobi Roppo’."

"Ten years ago... ’Red Hair’ Shanks?"

Dragon heart stirred, and something seemed to flash through his mind, but he failed to catch it.

However, Sherwin did not give him time to mull it over and continued, "In addition, the ability of this fruit itself is also very special.

Before the fruit awakens, its performance looks just like an ordinary Paramecia-type fruit. Only after it awakens will it reveal Nika true form.

Therefore, in order to cover up its existence, the World Government specially changed its name, making the world believe that it was just an ordinary Paramecia-type fruit..."

Speaking of this, Sherwin showed a playful smile and asked, "Since you have heard of the legend of Nika, do you still remember what form he took in the legends?"

"...Kuma has mentioned more than once that Nika is the legendary Warrior of Liberation, fighting with a... rubber-like, flexible body that can stretch and contract at will..."

Dragon let out a long breath of turbid air, and the unpredictable expression on his face gradually returned to calm, but the look in his eyes was still complex and difficult to understand, "Is it... Luffy?"

Sherwin nodded and explained, "The reason why the World Government, or rather Imu, is so wary of the Nika Fruit is because eight hundred years ago, their enemy named Joy Boy was a Nika Fruit user.

It just that for the past eight hundred years, no one besides Joy Boy has ever managed to awaken the Nika Fruit... Don’t you want to look forward to whether Luffy can do it?"

"There is no need to consider this method."

At this time, Dragon also finally understood why Sherwin had such a strange expression when he mentioned the "last method," but he rejected it without even thinking about it,

"Although I am an incompetent father, I will not force my own will onto Luffy head. He has his own life and choices. Regardless of whether Luffy can awaken the Nika Fruit, the matter of dealing with the World Government and Imu must be his own decision to make."

Just call it free-range parenting if it free-range parenting, making it sound so righteous...

Sherwin curled his lips.

Of course, he didn’t actually think so it was just a habitual desire to complain.

To be fair, Dragon might have neglected Luffy, but his approach of respecting his child choices and not transferring pressure onto the next generation was already much better than that of Kaido or Judge.

Furthermore, given his status as the leader of the Revolutionary Army, it was indeed not suitable for him to be close to Luffy. On the contrary, the farther away he stayed, the safer it was for Luffy.

"Suit yourself." Sherwin shrugged.

"Just let me know when you’ve made a decision. I’m actually quite interested in overthrowing the World Government myself, but I’m not good at managing an organization, so at most I can help with the fighting... Oh, right, I can also provide you with some technical support. We managed to get a lot of good stuff from Vegapunk."

Since he had already decided to cooperate with the Revolutionary Army, and they were the ones on the front lines, Sherwin naturally wouldn’t be overly calculating.

Besides, more than half of the technology in his hands had been obtained for free, so it wouldn’t hurt to give it away.

Moreover, among Vegapunk series of inventions and creations, there was actually agricultural technology.

It was just that the World Government simply did not care about the lives of ordinary people and never had any intention of sharing these technologies.

Or to be a bit more conspiratorial... they needed most countries to remain in poverty, as it made them easier to control.

"You are too modest."

A smile appeared on Dragon face once again. Especially after hearing that there was technology related to agriculture, he smiled so broadly that his mouth could hardly close.

Leaving aside the strength of Sherwin and the Felyne Expedition, just that previous "guiding ideology" alone was enough for him to maintain respect.

Now knowing that Sherwin could also provide advanced technology from Vegapunk and some top-secret intelligence unknown to most people, Dragon raised Sherwin level of importance to a degree above all Revolutionary Army members, including himself.

It can be said that in the two or three years since receiving Sherwin guidance, the Revolutionary Army development had been faster than the previous dozen or so years combined, and with the help Sherwin was providing now, their growth rate would step up to yet another level.

Of course, concretely speaking, it definitely couldn’t be calculated that way. The development of an organization naturally varied by period, and the early stage of accumulating strength was bound to be relatively slow. But even so, Sherwin was absolutely indispensable to the Revolutionary Army.

After finishing their discussion, the two of them, who had enjoyed a very pleasant conversation, walked back together while chatting casually.

And then...

From afar, Sherwin saw a certain big-faced okama, who still had a cat paw print stamped on his face, surrounded by a few little cats and Bonney, and they were whispering about something.

...

"In other words, the essence of your fruit ability is to regulate various hormones in the body through force, meow? What a convenient ability. No wonder you gained the title of the ’Miracle Person’, meow."

ε=(ο｀=)

Haibara Meow looked at Ivankov big face with great envy, then immediately let out another sigh. "It a pity that Paramecia Devil Fruits can’t be replicated into Artificial Devil Fruits, otherwise I would really want your fruit ability, meow..."

Green Blood technology could indeed replicate Paramecia abilities, but that replicated ability could only be used on artificial lifeforms.

Bestowing it upon other people wasn’t entirely impossible, provided that all the blood in their body was replaced with Green Blood, and their own Lineage Factor had to be adjusted as well...

Haibara Meow had absolutely no interest in this kind of thing. She was very satisfied with her current genes and did not want to make any changes to them.

However, although she couldn’t get the Horm-Horm Fruit ability herself, she could replicate a cat-made assistant who possessed this ability!

Therefore, the kitten eyes quickly lit up again as she asked, "Can you give me a few vials of your blood, meow? I can trade a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit for it, meow!"

(=ω=)

"You can draw as much blood as you want! Haibara baby~ And I don’t need your Mythical Zoan Fruit~ Hee-haw!"

Ivankov extended an arm without the slightest hesitation.

However, before Haibara Meow could draw the blood, Klee Meow suddenly poked her head over from the side and asked with great interest, "Uncle Iva, can you turn Klee into a boy? It feels like it would be so much fun, meow!"

(=`=)

"Of course there no problem!"

Ivankov opened a palm, the fingertips extending into sharp nails, and was about to poke them toward Klee Meow body.

"What the hell do you think you’re doing to my cat, you bastard?!"

Hunter Art: Blast Dash + Backfist...

Monster Hunter Style: Hokuto Friendship Face-Breaking Fist!