People are pirates, this navy is not very fair!

Angel Island, hilltop villa.

"Master, I really want a big sharp knife with twenty-one skills..."

Sephiroth looked at Hiyori Kozuki, who was holding his arm and acting coquettishly. The corners of his mouth raised slightly, and a slight smile appeared on his face. He murmured in his heart for a while:

This girl's tea art cultivation level is still a little behind after all!

You asked him for something so directly, couldn't you wait until you were in bed to give him some extra pillow air?

Could it be that she was confused because she saw Kozuki Oden's Sky Feather Slash...?

No! Put yourself in another person’s shoes, in the eyes of Hiyori Kozuki, she is just a woman named Xiaozi, who hides the identity of the Kozuki family from us.

So, in her opinion, it is only natural for me to give someone else an expensive gift, regardless of whether she likes it or not, and to compete for her favor by asking for an equally expensive gift!

After all, Sephiroth has always paid more attention to the emotions of girls. He tried his best to appear even-keeled, so that he would not appear to be too partial to a certain girl, thereby making other girls sad...

On this point, Kozuki Hiwa was very precise.

Snapped!

Thinking of this, Sephiroth immediately raised his right hand and slapped Guangyue Rihe's pert buttocks gently, causing her to cry out.

"How far have you mastered your swordsmanship now...?

You just want me to give you a big sharp knife with twenty-one skills?"

Kozuki Hihe put her hands around Sephiroth's waist, raised her head, pretended to be angry, and pouted:

"Master, I really want it!

I want to become stronger so that I can help you solve your problems in the future..."

"Oh, really……?

Then you are really thoughtful..."

Sephiroth was noncommittal, his tone seemed a bit frivolous.

Looking back at the beginning, the reason why he accepted Mitsuki Hiyori, no matter how hard he said it, was just because he was coveting her beauty!

He has no hope that the girl can be of any help to him in the future...

After all, in the original plot, Hiyori Kozuki held the title of "the most beautiful woman in Wano Country", so he was still very much looking forward to the girl growing up in the future and transforming into a peerless beauty.

This kind of woman, even if she only makes a vase for viewing, is very pleasing to the eye, isn't she...?

however……

So many years have passed, and now Sephiroth has become accustomed to Kozuki Hiyori's face, and he doesn't even know whether she is a peerless beauty!

However, even if he doesn't have much expectations for Kozuki Hiyori now, it's not like he can't agree to the latter's request...

After all, this is his girl after all, so it doesn’t hurt to pamper her a little!

Sephiroth may feel guilty about his philandering, so when he treats his girls, it is always difficult for him to refuse their requests, and he will even try his best to satisfy them.

In addition, Sephiroth has always been very supportive of girls striving to improve themselves, so he never suppresses girls' ambition.

In fact, it is nothing to Sephiroth to hand over the En Demon Sword, which ranks among the twenty-first skills of the Great Knife, to Hiyori Kozuki...

After all, if he wanted to, he could forge a weapon of the quality of a sharp sword, regardless of the cost!

however……

Kozuki Hiyori's intention to act coquettishly towards Sephiroth was not really to make progress, but mainly because he wanted to get back Kozuki Oden's Enma Sword from his hand.

Getting stronger or something is just an excuse!

Kozuki Hiyori wants this knife, Sephiroth can give it to him, but not for free...

"Master, just promise me!

Moreover... I have recently learned a few difficult new moves, and I want to study them with my master! "

Kozuki Hiwa stood on tiptoes, leaned into his ear and whispered softly.

Hearing this, little Sephiroth suddenly became energetic and contradicted Kouzuki Hiyori hard.

"this......."

Hearing this, Sephiroth couldn't help but hesitate, and the determination that had just been firm for a moment began to waver again.

"Are you okay? Master..."

"I do have a big sharp knife with twenty-one functions, called Eye Mask. It doesn't hurt to give it to you!

However, this sword is a demon sword, which will release the user's domineering power without authorization, and can even drain the user to death.

You are not strong enough now and cannot control it at all!

If you want to use it reluctantly, you have to be at least a swordsman...

If one wants to perfectly control Yama, the user's own strength must reach the level of a great swordsman!

As he spoke, Sephiroth pushed Hiyori Kozuki away, took out the butcher knife from his waist, opened the carry-on space, and began to rummage for the Yama Knife that he used to press the bottom of the box to eat dust.

Soon, he found a purple sheathed sword and showed it to everyone.

"This demonic sword is a bit too cruel!

Sister Xiaozi, why don’t you stop using it...?

My grandfather is a famous knife forger, I can ask him to forge a long knife with the quality of a large knife for you..."

Guina first sensed the Yama Sword that was emitting bursts of cold air with her sense of sight, and then she began to admonish the girl she had just met named Xiao Zi.

Looking at the purple sheathed sword in Sephiroth's hand, Kozuki Hiyori's eyes couldn't help but become hazy.

Can't go wrong!

This sword is her father Kozuki Oden's Enma Sword, which he once said he would leave to her, but was lost when Oden Castle was attacked by the Beast Pirates!

"No! I want it...

I love this knife! "

Saying that, Hiyori Kozuki stretched out his right hand, trying to take the Yama Sword in Sephiroth's hand, but the latter moved it slightly away, causing her to miss it.

Facing Guangyue Rihe's doubtful eyes, he said in deep thought:

"Although this knife is dangerous, it cannot be denied that it is a very powerful weapon, almost as powerful as a huge knife.

As I said now, you simply cannot control it with your current strength.

If you use it forcefully, it may endanger your life. I don't want you to get hurt... Make a promise with me!

When you have the strength of a swordsman, I will hand over the Yama Sword to you. "

"Ah! This..."

Hearing this, Hiyori Kozuki couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. She didn't know how to refute.

She was the one who said she wanted to become stronger, and now Sephiroth wanted to make a deal with her for her sake.

As long as she can become a swordsman, Yan Mo Dao will naturally be given to her.

However......

The standard for a swordsman is that a swordsman must be able to cut steel and fly to be called a swordsman!

The difficulty of this agreement is not ordinary!

"Master~! Swordsman or something...

This is so difficult! "Guangyue Rihe said with a somewhat sad face.

"Then... how about you wait a little longer!

I will ask my men to collect other twenty-one tools of the sharp knife and give them to you..." Sephiroth said with a slight helplessness.

"Hmm~! I fell in love with this knife at first sight and just want it!"

Kozuki Hiyori was acting coquettishly while trying to snatch the Yama Sword from Sephiroth's hand, hoping to make him compromise or lower his standards.

"It is indeed very difficult for a woman to become a swordsman...!"

Guina nodded with emotion at first, then she seemed to remember something, and then she said with a look of realization:

"By the way! Sephiroth, didn't you say before that if I eat the Devil Fruit, I can easily become a great swordsman?

How about you give Sister Xiaozi a Devil Fruit to make it easier for her to become a swordsman...? "

Sephiroth: "..."

He was indeed right to say such things, but that was only for Kuina.

After all, Kuina is very talented in swordsmanship and practices hard. With a suitable Devil Fruit, she should have great hope of becoming a great swordsman in the future.

As for Kozuki and Hiwa...

Well! ? ...Thinking about it carefully, she seems to have good swordsmanship talent. After all, she is the daughter of Kozuki Oden, and she also inherited some of her bloodline talent.

However, she has no determination to become a strong person, and it is destined to be difficult for her to become a great swordsman in the future.

Currently, Sephiroth has the Lush Fruit, the Chain Fruit, the Tiny Fruit, the Rolling Fruit, the Jacket Fruit, the Shadow Fruit, and an unknown black Devil Fruit.

Among them, the Little Fruit, the Rolling Fruit, and the Jacket Fruit are devil fruits obtained by the Umbrella Company through underground trading channels.

however……

Among the above-mentioned Devil Fruits, the only one that can effectively enhance Kozuki Hiyori's strength is the Shadow Fruit!

but......

The power that this devil fruit can exert depends largely on the user's own hard power. The more shadows it absorbs, the stronger its own strength increases.

If, like Moria, he develops the Shadow Fruit into a legal ability, it would be putting the cart before the horse...

Let Sephiroth give the Shadow Fruit to Kouzuki Hiyori...?

Although he was not reluctant to give it, he always felt it was a bit wasteful!

As for giving other devil fruits...?

Those things, they are not compatible with swordsmanship at all!

So, now all that's left is the unknown black devil fruit...

Thinking of this, Sephiroth could only sigh. He rummaged through his pocket and took out a small black wooden box with gold rims. He opened it and placed it on the table, revealing A devil fruit with a black surface and spiral patterns on it.

This is the unknown devil fruit that Camel was looking for for him in Wano Country. The name is unknown and the effect is unknown... This is completely a blind box!

It is precisely because of this that Sephiroth has been unable to make up his mind as to who should give it to eat!

"Xiao Zi, I don't know what the ability of this devil fruit is, and I don't know if it can make you stronger...

However, once you eat it, I will acquiesce that you will fulfill your agreement. If you don't become a swordsman, you will not be able to obtain the Yama Sword... How about it?

do you want to eat? "

Hearing this, Hiyori Kozuki stared at the Devil Fruit in the box on the table for a long time.

Sephiroth has made it very clear that unless she can become a swordsman, the Yama Sword will not be given to her.

The road to becoming a female swordsman through her own efforts was too rough and bumpy, and she had no confidence that she could complete it.

Instead of doing this, she might as well take a gamble!

If you place your hopes on this devil fruit, you can either take a shortcut or cut off your hopes completely...

After Kozuki Hiyori weighed it in his mind, he nodded decisively and said:

"Yeah! I want to eat this devil fruit!"

After saying that, she picked up the black devil fruit in the small wooden box without hesitation, put it to her mouth and took a bite.

She endured the indescribable disgusting taste and swallowed the pulp into her stomach.

Then, she wanted to put the remaining black fruit on the table.

However......

"Eat all the remaining pulp!" Sephiroth warned.

"Oh~!"

Hearing this, Hiyori Kouzuki could only frown and swallowed the whole Devil Fruit with difficulty.

"How's it going? Sister Xiaozi, what abilities have you gained?" Iska asked curiously.

"this......"

Mitsuki Hiwa looked at her hands. She followed the wonderful feeling in her heart and stimulated the power in her body.

Immediately afterwards, under the surprised eyes of everyone, her body quickly began to expand and deform. The human female body was covered by animal fur, and the animal characteristics of the beast appeared.

The appearance of an ape, the body of a raccoon, the limbs of a tiger, and the tail of a snake...! ?

Iska's eyes widened and her mouth opened slightly into an O shape. Looking at the strange beast that appeared in the hall of the villa, her heart was filled with shock:

"Ah! What kind of animal is the animal that Sister Xiaozi turned into...!?"

"This is Nue! It can soar into the clouds, ride on the mist, and control thunder and lightning. It is a creature with extremely strong combat power!

It turns out...this fruit is actually a phantom beast species! "

Sephiroth stared at Kouzuki Hiwa's transformed appearance, his tone full of regret.

At this moment, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful...

If he had known that this devil fruit was a phantom beast species, he would probably have coaxed and tricked Kuina into eating the fruit!

Now, this Devil Fruit has been eaten by Hiyori Kozuki, and I don’t know if it will be wasted...

"Can I fly through the clouds?"

Kozuki Hihe turned her head. She first looked at her limbs and tail, and then she followed the wonderful feeling in her heart, causing black flame clouds to gradually appear under her feet, lifting her body up. stand up.

"Xiao Zi, practice hard!

Now that you have eaten this fruit, it will not be difficult for you to become a swordsman in the future, as long as you work hard enough..."

however……

Sephiroth's words changed suddenly, and he said in a firm tone:

"No! I have to supervise you to practice in the future!

I can’t let you waste this Phantom Beast Devil Fruit! "