Nika

"Does that mean I can't awaken my devil fruit?" Luffy started sulking on the ground as he muttered. He was crying with a sad expression.

"If I remember correctly, you told us that Luffy's fruit isn't rubber fruit. What was it again?" Nami narrowed her eyes and asked.

Hearing her words, everyone curiously looked at Liam. Most of them weren't even there when Liam told them about the real name of Luffy's devil fruit.

But, at the same time, even those who were there already forgot about the real name of his devil fruit.

Liam sighed and answered.

"It's Hito-Hito No Mi: Model Nika. It is also known as the Most Ridiculous Fruit in the world. But if we compare it to mine, I think my devil fruit can also challenge Luffy's devil fruit for its title of Most Ridiculous Fruit in the World."

Hearing his words, everyone gasped for a moment.

"But, isn't it normal rubber? Why is it a Mythical Zoan?" Robin tilted her head in confusion.

"Yeah, why is my devil fruit similar to that of Chopper?" Luffy asked.

"Animals aren't the only mythical creature. You should know about Sengoku, right? His devil fruit is Hito-Hito No Mi, Model: Daibutsu. Luffy's devil fruit is also a mythical zoan because Nika is not exactly a man or animal."

"Who is he?" When Liam took a long time to reveal the name, Nami impatiently asked.

"He is... a God." Liam answered.

For a moment, there was a deep silence in the room.

"What?"

Then, everyone roared at the same time. Everyone turned their heads at Luffy in shock.

"Are you a god?"

"Am I a god?" Luffy rubbed the back of his head in confusion and looked at Liam.

"Not exactly! Let me explain more about Nika first. Nika is a Sun god from eight hundred years ago. It is said that Nika would go around the world with a big grin on his face, laughing and spreading laughter, freeing the slaves and bringing freedom into the world."

"This legend has been passed down, especially in Fishman Island. They often pray for Sun God Nika. It is said that Joyboy ate the same devil fruit but for some reason, he lost against the World Government eight hundred years ago."

"From then on, this devil fruit has been escaping from the hands of the World Government for eight hundred years. Ten years ago, Shanks raided a World Government Ship and found this devil fruit."

"After that, when he was in Windmill Village, Luffy ate this fruit. For the entire world, this is just a normal rubber fruit. But, only a few people know the true identity of this fruit simply because there is no Rubber Fruit in the Devil Fruit encyclopedia."

Hearing his words, Robin suddenly interrupted.

"Liam, you said that this devil fruit has been escaping from World Government for eight hundred years, right? Then, why hasn't it been awakened yet?"

"Because only the freest Will can awaken this devil fruit." Liam replied.

Hearing his words, everyone suddenly looked at Luffy.

At this moment, they were still struggling to accept the fact that their captain ate the devil fruit of a god. But now, it started to make sense.

And, they also began to understand why Liam was working so hard to train them. Because when he said that their opponent would be World Government, he wasn't kidding.

"Is this fate?" Zoro murmured.

"Fate, maybe! Fate is something hard to describe. Roger started the Great Age of Pirates because he knew the time for prophecy was approaching. But, he didn't know whether the person who will inherit this devil fruit with Free Will appear."

"He made a bet and his bet worked. Luffy, in fact, Shanks also made a bet. For someone of his strength, losing an arm to that Sea King doesn't even make sense. He gave that arm to convince you to become a pirate."

Liam said.

"But, I clearly told him that I wanted to become a pirate even before that. So, why did he give up his arm?" Luffy asked in confusion.

"That's why I said Fate is hard to describe. Take Zoro for example. He does come from a family of swordsmen but if he hadn't been putting so much effort into his training to become World's Greatest Swordsman, would his lineage help him?"

"No matter what your starting point may be if you don't work hard, you can't achieve the results. And, sometimes this kind of work becomes extremely hard so much so that it is a lot easier to simply give up."

"Shanks has dealt with your grandfather and father. He knows your family members are all stubborn people. So, he wanted you to make up your mind to become Pirate King. Because once you do, you will definitely not give up until you achieve that dream."

"In fact, I highly suspect that he came to your village, not for you but for Ace.

Liam explained.

"Ace? Wait, if I remember correctly Shanks was the crew of Pirate King and Ace is Pirate King's son. So, it makes sense that he came there." Sanji spoke.

"But then, why didn't he meet Ace?" Luffy tilted his head in confusion and asked.

"Because you ate that Devil Fruit or I should say that devil fruit got eaten by you. In Shank's mind, you weren't supposed to eat it but Devil Fruit chose you so he gave up searching for Ace." Liam replied.

"Huh? What do you mean by that?" Luffy asked.

"Idiot! Didn't Liam tell you about your devil fruit before? It had been evading World Government for eight hundred years. How could it get eaten by a random kid out of nowhere?" Sanji spoke.

"So, is this why you said Fate is hard to describe? Because on one hand, it almost feels like Luffy is the perfect person to eat that devil fruit but on the other hand, it feels like Luffy randomly ate that devil fruit."

Robin spoke. For her captain, she had a certain level of understanding. He wasn't the kind of person who would think before eating.

So from one perspective, it was pure coincidence that Luffy ate it. But from another perspective, it feels like Luffy was meant to eat that devil fruit.

"Then, if it is a Mythical Zoan, what exactly are the powers of Luffy?" Nami asked.

"Toon Force!"

Liam smiled and answered.

"Huh?" Everyone looked at him in confusion.

"What is toon force?" Luffy asked.

"Toon Force is simply the power of Cartoons. In your awakened form, you will keep laughing most of the time. At least, that's how Nika was portrayed."

"As for your powers, it depends upon your Imagination and limits are also your imaginations. For example, if you want to turn into a Giant, you can simply become bigger without blowing air into your body."

"But, if you want to kill a person in front of you without even raising a finger, you can't do it. So, it is a power of imagination but its limits are also imagination."

"You can only do things that are consistent with your powers. Such as you can your surroundings and people into rubber. There is the possibility that you can hold the powers like flame and lightning."

"Your Gears are the progress of your imagination but with extreme limits. You want to increase your power but you have to follow a regular path. So, you pump your blood faster in order to increase your strength."

"It seems logical for your devil fruit but at the same time, your Red Hawk doesn't seem plausible just like Sanji's Diablo Jambe. He calls this flame his passion but it is the result of his Germa Bloodline."

"In Snakeman form, you want your fist to chase down your enemy and get faster in mid-air by changing direction. It sounds like your rubber body should be able to do it but in actuality, that is not possible for a normal rubber."

"So, you always have been guiding your own powers through your imagination. In your awakened form, you will be absolutely free."

"Since your devil fruit hasn't been awakened for eight hundred years, nobody knows how to awaken it. But, I have a theory."

Hearing his words, Luffy became extremely curious as he looked at Liam with those curious eyes.

Everyone also got curious. They were a bit dumbfounded by Luffy's devil fruit and got so engrossed in listening that they almost forgot about the reason why this topic even started.

Liam smiled and said.

"You have to develop your fruit abilities to the limits. For example; you have to develop all the forms of Gear Four and even try to develop it to its extreme limits."

"And, at the same time, you might have to learn Conqueror's Coating and also push your physical strength to higher limits. Only then you will have a chance of awakening your devil fruit."

"Because Devil Fruit changes fate, Haki creates strong. Without the strongest Haki, you can't freely play your abilities which means you can't push your powers to extreme limits where you can access awakening."

Hearing his words,

Luffy's eyes widened as he clapped his hands.

"So, I just have to learn Conqueror Coating."

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