Chapter 99

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"This is two hundred million Belly."

Karāsu shook his great cloak, from which a massive amount of banknotes began to fall.

Dak had no idea where such a large amount of money could have been hidden, perhaps Karāsu's Devil Fruit had some capabilities not revealed in the original story.

"Two hundred million?"

"A hundred million Belly's worth of eggs, plus a Pokédex."

"It seems you came well-prepared."

Dak nodded his head.

It appeared that the Revolutionary Army had figured out the pricing of the Pokémon eggs and the function of the VIP Pokédex and had brought just the right amount of Belly, not more, not less. 

As for how these people came by this information, it was very likely the Navy, or within the Whitebeard group, had members from the Revolutionary Army. The Whitebeard group, always mired in the New World, had no need to engage in surveillance. 

"Who will take this Pokémon egg?"

"I will."

"Alright."

Dak nodded again, saying no more.

He had bought an egg for 5,000 Mystery Coins at the Magical Marketplace, then retrieved a black Pokémon Pokédex and handed it over together with the egg.

The Pokémon egg was black, and it was uncertain what type of Pokémon would hatch from it; typically, eggs of this color were either Ghost or Dark type.

"By the way, Mr. Dak, I heard you were looking for this."

Karāsu took the Pokémon egg and the Pokédex into his cloak, then extended his gaunt hand.

In his pale hand, he held a gourd-shaped fruit, grayish-white in color.

"A Devil Fruit."

Dak muttered softly.

It seemed that the Donquixote family's recent activities in the underworld were quite noticeable, even the Kaku Army was aware of this news.

"Yes, the Door-Door Fruit. It seems the Donquixote family intends to make a deal with you using this. I wonder if we might also have that possibility."

Karāsu's gaze was eerily somber.

Dak, however, did not sense any malicious intent from the other with his psychic powers; such a gaze might just be Karāsu's natural look, similar to dead fish eyes.

"Hmm."

Dak furrowed his brow, holding his chin in thought.

The Door-Door Fruit was indeed something Dak desperately wanted, his desire for this particular Devil Fruit even surpassing his psychic abilities.

"Although I'm not sure what the Donquixote family wants from you, we're not very interested in that. According to our intelligence, the Navy has a magical token that allows direct access to the main store of the Breeding House, and makes trading processes very convenient."

Seeing Dak hesitate, Karāsu spoke directly of their purpose.

The Pocket Token.

For the Revolutionary Army, doing business at the Breeding House's branch in Water 7 was too difficult, with too many eyes watching.

Even Karāsu had to be cautious, not to mention his other subordinates.

This would make it difficult for them to engage in various large-scale transactions with the Mystery Hatchery House in the future, whether it was transporting a large number of Pokémon eggs to Baltigo or moving a lot of Belly to Water 7, it was too conspicuous.

With a Token, these risks would disappear.

"Oh, this? Here you go."

Dak realized what was going on and immediately took out a jade token to give to the other party.

The Pocket Token was intended for use by these organizational forces, as their transactions would be substantial. The existence of the Pocket Token was to simplify the trading process.

It was not something precious; the system freely distributed them to Dak to give to guests, and Dak always gave them to other guests for free.

However, it seemed that the Kaku Army had not collected this information.

"Thank you."

Karāsu nodded, accepting the jade token, then handed the Door-Door Fruit to Dak.

"It's nothing, it's free."

Dak had no intention of being a greedy merchant, knowing that sooner or later the Revolutionary Army would find out.

Cheating them now would only make them more cautious in future dealings with the Breeding House.

But the Door-Door Fruit was still a must-have.

Karāsu's hand involuntarily tightened around the Door-Door Fruit.

Too bad, it was too late.

Dak had already used telekinesis to move the Door-Door Fruit to his own hand.

Karāsu initially felt a loss, but was quickly distracted by the scene before him.

"Thank you for the generous gift from the Revolutionary Army."

Dak raised his hand, holding the Door-Door Fruit, but he didn't rush to eat it.

He wasn't sure if it was really a Door-Door Fruit. After returning, he would have Robin check it, as Ohara, being the former scholarly holy land, surely had a Devil Fruit encyclopedia, and Robin might recognize what fruit it was.

Karāsu watched as the Door-Door Fruit left his sight, then gave a reminder, "You can't eat two Devil Fruits at the same time, it cause your body to explode."

Despite Karāsu's grim appearance and somber speech, he was a character of integrity.

He was very steady, good at controlling his negative emotions, despised those who bullied the weak, and liked to participate in various volunteer activities to help others. Karāsu thought Dak's psychic powers were a kind of Devil Fruit ability.

"Alright, I understand."

Dak nodded, with no intention of explaining.

"Do you have anything else to say?"

"?"

A question mark appeared above Dak's head.

Wasn't it you who came to me? Shouldn't I be the one to say that?

Dak frowned for a moment, then sensed the other's emotions with his psychic powers.

He understood.

Karāsu felt that losing the Door-Door Fruit was a bad deal and wanted to get something more in return, which was quite normal.

A Paramecia-type Devil Fruit worth several billion Belly just for a free token—who could stand that?

"Have you got this?"

Dak thought for a moment, then took out several tickets.

Those were tickets to a Pokémon performance match; he figured the Kaku Army probably wouldn't be able to openly queue up at the store to buy tickets one by one.

"No."

Karāsu glanced at them and recognized what they were, "We might not have the time."

"If you don't come, you'll definitely regret it."

Dak seemed to have anticipated what Karāsu was thinking, so he spoke up in advance, "On account of the Door-Door Fruit, I'll tell you something else that others don't yet know. This so-called Pokémon Island is actually a world controlled by our Mystery Hatchery House."

".?"

'?' doesn't disappear, it just shifts.

Karāsu frowned at Dak, his mind racing with countless thoughts in an instant.

"The power of Pokémon is boundless, even capable of creating worlds. This Pokémon Island was created by one of the Pokémon from our Breeding House."

"At the performance match, several of our strongest Pokémon will also make a brief appearance to show you the strength and potential of Pokémon."

"The Navy and the Whitebeard Pirates will also be there, as well as Mihawk, Doflamingo, and Morgans. I will also announce some news and future development plans for Pokémon Island."

"If you don't attend, you're not just missing a Pokémon performance match, but falling a whole era behind."

Dak felt this information was enough to exchange for the Door-Door Fruit.

Because this information was priceless, as Dak said, missing this match meant the Revolutionary Army would always be a step behind other forces.

Other forces would get the first-hand news from Dak, make the first preparations, and reap the first benefits.

While the Revolutionary Army would have to rely on their own strength to gather what other forces had done and then belatedly realize there was another way.

It's like the difference between a closed beta and an open beta.

"I understand."

Karāsu, not fully digesting the information yet but recognizing its importance, seriously accepted the tickets from Dak's hand, "Thank you."

"At that time, you can directly enter Pokémon Island through the Pocket Token from the main store; Water 7 is too conspicuous for you."

"Thanks for understanding."

"So, farewell, and welcome back anytime."

Dak nodded, then waved his hand at Karāsu.

Karāsu, without any delay, nodded, transformed into a cloud of ash, and slowly flew out of the branch store towards the distance.

Dak watched as Karāsu completely disappeared and didn't hesitate for a moment to return to the main Breeding House.

"Robin, quick, help me check, what kind of Devil Fruit is this?"

Dak ran to Robin, excitedly handing her the Devil Fruit.

Robin took it and tilted her head in recollection.

"A Paramecia-type, the Door-Door Fruit, I remember. Where did it come from?"

"From the Revolutionary Army, great, I've been looking for this fruit!"

Dak got a definite answer from Robin, and his excitement quickly turned into exhilaration.

"Dak, are you going to eat this Devil Fruit?"

Robin widened her eyes, seemingly surprised.

She thought Dak wouldn't eat any Devil Fruit, as Devil Fruit users became weak and powerless when touched by a certain factor in seawater, unable to use their fruit powers.

This was a significant drawback.

"Yes!"

Dak nodded.

Robin's puzzlement was sensed by his psychic powers, and he guessed what she was thinking.

The power of Pokémon is tremendously vast.

Directly resolving the drawbacks of a Devil Fruit and changing its nature might not be possible, but circumventing these drawbacks through other means was quite simple.

However, Dak didn't immediately explain to Robin but first bit into a piece of the Door-Door Fruit.

The moment the flesh entered his mouth, a strong sourness hit him, along with a strange taste that seeped out through his nostrils.

Dak didn't dare to savor it, swallowing the fruit flesh like a wild boar.

(End of Chapter)