History of Kendo in Tokyo

Chapter 15 Devil Fruit
During lunch break.

Carrying a bento drink, Jindaiyu dragged his two broken legs up to the rooftop with Asakusa Izumi.

Today, Cao Quan's mother made eel rice balls as the main dish. Jin Daiyu picked up a rice ball, the rice balls were full, and there was a piece of eel meat on it, filled with a rich purple-red soup.

"Kusuizumi, your mother's hands are so skillful." Kamidaiha praised him as usual, and then he ate rice balls to replenish his strength while moving his legs and stretching his muscles.

"It's so-so." Asakusa Izumi stuffed a rice ball, took out his mobile phone to browse the news, and then his whole body was shocked, his whole body was like a sculpture of pig essence, standing there motionless.

Jin Daiyu was not surprised, he ate the rice ball and stretched his body.

"Brother Yu." After half the payment, Asakusa Izumi finally spoke out, his tone was low and mournful, and he said, "The price of that devil fruit at the auction yesterday was 150 billion yen."

"It sounds like you're not very happy, what's the matter?" Kamitoha was puzzled, he already knew the inside story of the devil fruit auction from his friend, so he was not surprised by the transaction price, but his friend's reaction was a bit strange.

"Because, because..."

Asakusa Izumi cried out in grief and anger, "Because that devil fruit is a lion fruit of the animal family! How can it be repaired, this is the devil fruit I dreamed of, and it was eaten on the spot!!"

Lion fruit?

It is neither an ancient species nor a phantom beast species, it can only be said to be an ordinary animal-type devil fruit.

Kamidai Yu Versailles for a while, and immediately thought of Cao Quan's screen name.

The Lion King?
This is really... Jindaiyu shook his head, and then, based on his family experience, he made a suggestion to his friend: "Caoquan, you can go to find your godfather, and when that person dies, you can inherit his Shishi fruit. "

Asakusa Izumi was overjoyed: "Good idea!"

Immediately, he was furious, "Go to hell, bastard! He will return to the sea after the lion fruit is dead!"

Then, his sanity finally returned, and he roared: "I will never recognize such a rich bastard as a godfather! How can I fix it!!"

That's what he said, but the envy in Cao Quan's eyes couldn't be concealed.

Kamishiroha took over the phone and browsed the news, and found that the lion fruit was eventually photographed by a young man named Mitsui Jun and consumed on the spot.

Moreover, Mitsui Jun's name is in light blue with an underline under it, indicating that there is another 'mystery'.

Kamitoha clicked on the name, and sure enough, another interface popped up, it was Google Encyclopedia, and it was an introduction about Toshi Mitsui.

After a cursory glance, Jindaiyu found that Toshi Mitsui was actually a direct descendant of Ichiro Mitsui, the founder of the Mitsui Foundation, and one of the heirs of Gen Masako Komono...!

It's just that one of the heirs of the dignified Mitsui consortium actually eats a common animal devil fruit?

The layout is small.

Age of God-Versailles-Yu shook his head disdainfully.

"Brother Yu, you're gone!" After Asakusa Izumi knew what his friend was thinking, he groaned and despised his friend, and then immediately conducted a self-criticism. He believed that the mediocre animal lion fruit was really not worthy of his nobility No matter what kind of moral integrity you have, you have to have an ancient foundation!
Asakusa Izumi also swelled in Kamdai Hamae at Versailles.

There are three types of devil fruit animals: common species, ancient species, and phantom beast species.

Among them, ordinary species are existing animals, ancient species are animals from ancient times, and phantom beast species are animals or characters in myths and legends!
Among the three kinds of fruits, the ancient species and the phantom beast species are the most precious, and the latter is even rarer than the natural devil fruit. If it enters the market, it will immediately set off a bloody storm, and it is impossible to put it on the auction!

Asakusa Izumi didn't care about this, he excitedly searched for ancient lions on the Internet, and soon found the oldest primitive lion, also known as ancient lion, but he felt that this ancient lion looked a bit bitch, even his handsome head was one-tenth Not at all, but upon closer inspection, it still looks a bit like a leopard, which doesn't match his temperament at all.

So he searched for myths and legends related to lions. After searching for a long time, he only found a kind of giant lion that can bring disasters to the courtyard, also called the lion-headed god. It is said that when a plague breaks out, performing the lion dance with the lion's head can stop the plague. He is the real god of good luck. The Japanese all worship Him!

Asakusa Izumi read the legend, almost autistic!
What he wanted was a fierce and sassy, ​​cool and ferocious golden-haired lion with explosive combat power, not a lion head that would ward off disasters and diseases and bring good luck!
"The lion you want is not available in Japan, but in Huaguo." The knowledgeable Kamyoha mentioned the lion in the myths and legends of Huaguo to his friends.

For example, Manjusri Bodhisattva's mount is a green-haired lion, and His Excellency Taiyi saves suffering Tianzun's ride is a nine-headed lion.

Asakusa Izumi was full of surprises and praised: "As expected of an ancient country with a 5000-year-old culture, there are so many mythical lions!"

Then, he praised his friend for knowing so much that he even dabbled in the myths and legends of the Hua Kingdom!

Just as Shen Daiyu wanted to be modest, he suddenly remembered that these two kinds of lions came from "Journey to the West", and they were monsters invented by Wu Chengen in the Ming Dynasty, with a history of at most several hundred years.

Shen Daiyu didn't panic, and immediately mentioned Suan Ni.

Suan Ni is one of the nine sons of the dragon in the Chinese Han myths and legends.
The important thing is that this mythical creature looks like a lion, is very powerful, can eat tigers and leopards, and commands all kinds of beasts. It perfectly meets Caoquan's expectations!
I just don't know if there is a phantom beast devil fruit in the form of a succulent.

Kamito Yu looked at his friend, and found that he was salivating, and had fallen into a daydream, giggling like he was talking in his sleep.

"Okay, class is about to start, and it's time to wake up from the dream." Kamito Yu patted his friend to wake him up, and went downstairs after clearing the roof.

The first class in the afternoon was a theory class. Ino Nakata, the head teacher in an old suit, walked straight into the classroom. The morning light shone in from the window, and his forehead shone slightly.

Whoosh!
Whoosh!
The first thing he did when he entered the classroom was throwing chalk stubs, which woke up all the sleepy people in the class!
"Cheer up, don't underestimate my theory class!"

After the familiar opening remarks, Nakata Ino went directly to the topic, "Everyone should have heard that a Devil Fruit appeared at the Hibiscus Spring Auction yesterday, so today we will talk about Devil Fruit."

"Devil Fruit is a secret treasure of the sea. It grows in the deep sea area. However, humans have not yet mastered its growth and distribution rules. Therefore, the way for humans to obtain Devil Fruit is extremely passive, mostly relying on luck! Or natural disasters! For example, undersea earthquakes, volcanoes A tsunami formed by an explosion! Such tsunamis will bring Devil Fruits that grow in the deep sea to the surface! In recent years, some scientists have also proposed to explore Devil Fruits through undersea currents, but the existence of Neptune species has seriously affected their scientific research."

In this world, under the erosion of the power of the pirate world, all kinds of beasts are growing wildly, both on land and in the sea, and their wildness and aggression are increasing day by day!
Especially the giant beasts of the deep sea. They are already huge, and now they can grow to hundreds of thousands of meters in length. They can set off terrifying undercurrents and trigger tsunamis with just a slight turn, seriously affecting the safety of shipping in various countries and coastal cities!
These deep-sea behemoths are collectively referred to as 'sea kings' by scientists!
Next, Nakata Ino talked about the classification of devil fruits.

"Devil fruits are divided into natural, superhuman, and animal types. Each of the three has its own characteristics. The natural type is elemental, while the superhuman type has complicated and weird abilities. The animal type... has the most."

"The strength of the three series of devil fruits varies from person to person. In the early days, the natural series was the most respected, followed by the superhuman series, and the animal series was at the bottom, until the two rare varieties of the animal series: ancient species and phantom beast species came out! "

"The power of phantom beast species and ancient species is unquestionable. For example, the animal-type-phantom-beast-phoenix fruit can directly compete with the natural-type fruit!"

"With the development of fruit abilities, superhuman ability users can also acquire terrifying powers like natural disasters! For example, the shaking fruit can easily cause strong earthquakes of magnitude five or higher!"

"After a person with Devil Fruit abilities dies, the Devil Fruit they consumed will grow again somewhere in the sea."

Listening to Nakata Ino's explanation, most of the students in the class showed yearning and longing, wishing to take those powerful devil fruits directly to destroy the world!

The devil fruit standing at the apex in the world of pirates kept flashing in Jindaiyu's mind.

Natural Thunder Fruit, Shining Fruit, Frozen Fruit, Burning Fruit...

Superman-type shaking fruit, thread fruit, gravity fruit, multiplication fruit...

Animals, phantom beasts, phoenix fruit, fish and fish fruit, dragon form...

Thinking about Kamashiroha, I feel like I have a difficulty in choosing: so many fruits, which one should I choose?
Kamito Yu felt himself floating.

On the podium, Nakata Ino looked at the expressions of the students and was a little displeased. He changed the subject and said, "Although devil fruits are powerful, they also have side effects. For example, they can't swim, and they are afraid of a kind of sea building stone." Deep sea ore, in order to deal with devil fruit ability users, various countries are actively developing naval armaments, digging sea stones in the sea!"

"I know that everyone is eager for devil fruit, but just like the final transaction price of the lion fruit in this auction, 150 billion yen! How many people in Japan can afford it? And this is just an ordinary animal devil fruit, both It's not an ancient species or a phantom beast species, it's worth 150 billion yen!"

Nakata Ino looked around the classroom and found that the students’ moods were getting low in an instant. He hurriedly changed his tone and said, “So for the vast majority of human beings, devil fruits are like mirages. Instead of pinning the hope of becoming stronger In terms of these illusory fruits, it is better to work hard to cultivate domineering! When domineering is cultivated to the peak, its strength will never be inferior to those with abilities! This is the path you have to take, understand?!"

"Understood!" Everyone was beaten weakly.

This is the worst class of students I have ever taken... Nakata Ino secretly shook his head, and then he mentioned "Devil Fruit Illustrated Book" to divert the students' attention.

"When the Devil Fruit first appeared, no one knew what the fruit's abilities were, so what abilities the first people who ate the Devil Fruit decades ago would get depended on luck!"

Nakata Ino said, "Later, various countries recorded the shapes and abilities of the fruits they swallowed, and compiled them into a book called "Devil Fruit Illustrated Book". I can compare the "Devil Fruit Illustrated Book" to know the ability of this devil fruit. However, due to international disputes, the "Devil Fruit Illustrated Book" of various countries is not interoperable. Some fruits are only recorded in the "Devil Fruit Illustrated Book" of China, and some fruits are only It is recorded in the "Devil Fruit Illustrated Book" in the United States, and there are also fruits that are only recorded in the "Devil Fruit Illustrated Book" in our country!"

"In addition to various countries, some large consortiums and pirate groups are also collecting and producing a crude version of the "Devil Fruit Illustrated Book", and even with a limited fruit illustration, they have derived appraisers who specialize in identifying devil fruits."

"But no matter whether it is these big consortiums or countries, they have not yet produced a complete illustrated book containing all devil fruits, and even the abilities of many devil fruits are mysteries to every country!"

On the podium, Nakata Ino was talking endlessly.

Below, Kamyoha sat there safely, his eyes glowing slowly.

(End of this chapter)