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"Sure enough, the Mangekyo Eye Technique is now connected to Devil Fruit abilities, the desires within one’s own heart, and the Chakra system!"

Yota looked at Charlotte Pudding, whose expression was caught somewhere between delight and frustration, and came to a conclusion.

Charlotte Pudding had indeed gained the Vampire Fruit’s ability to absorb vital essence, but it was somewhat different from what she had imagined.

The absorbed vital essence would automatically convert into Yang Release Chakra, even directly nourishing and restoring her eye power, but it did not grant eternal youth.

Of course, Yang Release Chakra itself had some youth-preserving effects. For example, members of the Senju Clan never seemed to age much. If Tsunade was an exception because of the Yin Seal, then the First and Second Hokage had both been in their fifties when they died, yet they still looked little different from men in their prime.

It was simply far inferior to the Vampire Fruit’s ability to keep the body youthful until the end of one’s lifespan.

It could only be said that it had succeeded, but not entirely. No wonder Charlotte Pudding was happy, yet not completely happy.

"All right, isn’t this result perfectly normal? Whether it’s Memory Deletion or Soul Extraction, although they’re related to the Memory Fruit and Hollow-Hollow Fruit, their manifestations are completely different. This should be a change that occurred after converting them into the Chakra system," Yota said, comforting Charlotte Pudding.

"Okay, I understand. This result isn’t too bad, actually." Charlotte Pudding forced herself to perk up. "And I feel that absorbing Yang Release Chakra is quite beneficial for training my body too."

"It just seems that there’s a limit to how much Chakra I can absorb. Once I exceed that limit, my body can’t withstand it and can only expel it automatically."

"That’s because your physical strength isn’t sufficient." Yota nodded, then suddenly said, "If my experiment succeeds, I’ll let you use the Vampire Fruit in the future."

"What!? Really?" Charlotte Pudding’s face showed both delight and hesitation. "But then, my Memory Fruit…"

Yota smiled. If my experiment can truly succeed, then perhaps the Memory Fruit can be fused with the Vampire Fruit.

After all, the Vampire Fruit possessed abilities such as hypnosis, mind reading, and even memory theft. It could completely merge with the Memory Fruit.

"If that’s the case, the Vampire Fruit could fuse with three Devil Fruits: an ordinary Bat Fruit, a Shadow Fruit, and a Memory Fruit."

"Wouldn’t that make it a Super Vampire Fruit? After such a fusion, its power would definitely surpass every Mythical Zoan!"

After Gecko Moria was beaten flat and stripped of his Shadow Fruit, the shadows flying everywhere returned to the living people they belonged to.

It had to be said that Gecko Moria’s Giant Ghost Ship was truly enormous. It was practically no different from an island, and quite a few people whose shadows had been taken lived on it.

The moment those people discovered that their shadows had returned, they knew that Gecko Moria had been defeated. Overjoyed, they rushed toward the terrifying castle at the center, seemingly all wanting to see their benefactor and Gecko Moria’s current state.

In the end, it all turned into a massive banquet.

The only unlucky ones were probably the imprisoned Moria and the others. Moria, battered black and blue; Perona, hanging her head in dejection; and the modified human who looked like he wanted to die, apparently named Absalom, were all locked in the dungeon.

That strangely dressed, chubby doctor named Hogback, however, was not imprisoned. He was considered a renowned doctor. Although the surgery he excelled in seemed hardly worth mentioning next to Yota’s Munch Munch Fruit ability and Medical Ninjutsu, he still had a few things Yota could learn from, so Yota had singled him out for an exchange.

What surprised Yota was that Charlotte Pudding actually met her sister here, a woman whose appearance was very much in the Pirate World’s anything-goes style.

Then he was proposed to…

Well, not just him. Kyros, and even Brook, who was nothing but a pile of bones, were all proposed to by Charlotte Lola.

At the time, Yota and the others had all been utterly dumbfounded before firmly rejecting her.

After being rejected, this fierce woman did not seem particularly sad. Only her subordinates shouted, "That makes 4,442 failed proposals…"

"She’s completely used to it. I’m not surprised at all."

"When will Boss finally find her beloved?"

The chaotic shouting made Lola rather angry, and left Charlotte Pudding looking utterly disheveled, as though her idol had been shattered.

It should be mentioned here that Charlotte Lola was Charlotte Pudding’s idol: a brave woman of the new era who had dared to defy her terrifying mother, Charlotte Linlin, and run away from an arranged marriage.

But now, it seemed that her big sister had not exactly been doing well out in the world. More than four thousand failed proposals? She might as well have listened to their mother and gone through with an arranged marriage!

However, Charlotte Lola did not care in the slightest. She had always believed that she would eventually find someone who accepted her!

Yota could only offer his blessings… There were plenty of face-blind people in the Pirate World. Yota vaguely remembered that Lola did seem to get her wish in the end and found herself a mafia boss.

The grand banquet finally came to an end. Although Moria’s Giant Ghost Ship looked like a graveyard, it actually lacked no supplies at all, so the feast had been quite lavish. Lola’s chocolate cake, in particular, was truly delicious.

The Charlotte Family was quite accomplished when it came to food. Pudding had exceptional skill at making coffee, while Miss Lola was also extraordinarily talented with chocolate.

The only ones truly unlucky were probably the Moria Pirates, since all the supplies used had belonged to their pirate crew.

Afterward, the many pirates went their separate ways. Only Yota and his group remained on the island, with no plans to leave anytime soon.

Yota did not know whether the World Government would immediately send forces to encircle and suppress him once news of him was exposed. He did not know that Imu could not travel too far from Mary Geoise.

Although Yota felt that if he truly fought Imu to the death, the outcome would be difficult to predict, the World Government’s strong figures were not limited to Imu alone.

Under normal circumstances, Yota could afford to disregard powerful figures like the Fleet Admiral, Naval Admirals, and Navy Hero. But if those people surrounded and attacked him while he was fighting Imu, then Yota might really end up GG.