One Piece: Nobody has more Devil Fruits than me.

Russell looked up.

A small pirate ship was approaching from not far away, decorated with swan heads and hearts.

A woman with a good figure and pretty looks stood at the bow of the ship, but the huge iron rod she was holding seemed out of place.

Alvida.

A famous female pirate in the East Blue, with a bounty of 500 million Berries.

Alvida also saw the magnificent ship, especially the World Government flag on board.

"Damn, does this mean my luck has finally turned around?"

"First the Smooth-Smooth Fruit, and now we've run into a big fat sheep's ship. Ho ho ho ho, just you wait, Straw Hat! I will definitely find you and get my revenge!"

"You just mentioned the Smooth-Smooth Fruit, right?"

Russell appeared on the deck at some point, looking at Alvida with great interest.

He flew over first.

His feet stomped in the air, making a clattering sound.

Moonwalk!

The so-called Six Styles, these moves that transcend human limits, are actually used in a similar way.

Leaping into the air is not a difficult thing for a strong person.

but,

"Who are you?!"

Seeing Russell fly over, Alvida frowned, sensing that things were not so simple.

I've hardly ever seen anyone who can fly in the East China Sea!

"Just ask and you answer, why all this nonsense?"

"Hmph, arrogant!"

After eating the Devil Fruit, Alvida's confidence soared. "I'm the Smooth-Smooth Fruit user! My beauty is now comparable to that of the Pirate Empress. You'd better kneel down before me!"

The spiked club came swinging down fiercely.

"That's incredibly arrogant."

Russell reached out and braced himself against the spiked club, but the force was weak, leading him to suspect that the other person hadn't eaten.

The pirates in the East Blue are too weak.

No wonder the bounty is only five million.

Garp, you've committed countless evil deeds.

As for the woman's identity, he remembered her: she was the first pirate boss Wang Lufei encountered on his voyage.

I was lucky enough to eat the Smooth-Smooth Fruit.

With such ability in front of him, Russell would naturally not let it pass.

"Where did you get such strength?"

Alvida's monstrous strength, which she was so proud of, failed her once again.

"Damn it, Slippery Slam!"

Russell frowned, and the spiked club in his hand actually slashed open.

"An interesting ability—can everything just slide away?"

Russell felt that this ability was much more effective in combat than the Form-Form Fruit.

It's like giving yourself an evasion buff, essentially a unique form of nature-based elementalization, making you practically invincible in a small place like the East Sea.

"But then you won't be able to slide properly."

Russell dodged the attack in a flash, and at the same time, he swiftly reached out and grabbed Alvida by the neck.

The Smooth-Smooth Fruit allows the user to slide freely, but when the body is confined to a fixed area, it cannot slide anywhere.

"Impressive ability, I'll accept it."

Devil Fruits aren't commonplace, especially in a place like the East Blue where you can just take one if you encounter a Devil Fruit user.

Who can ever have too much ability?

What do you mean?

Alvida struggled desperately, but then felt some kind of power draining from her body.

don't want......

With the power of the Smooth-Smooth Fruit gone, that rugged feeling returned.

Is it going to turn back into the same old thing again?!

If Alvida hadn't experienced the feeling of becoming beautiful, she could still tolerate it, but... the bad thing is that she's already eaten chaff!

When Ella and the others boarded the ship, Alvida, who had returned to her original form, was found unconscious on the deck.

"Is she the only pirate on the entire ship?" Ella asked curiously.

It's rare to see a pirate crew.

"They must have been scattered. Let's sweep them up and see how much usable stuff is left on this ship," Russell said with a smile.

The pirate crew was scattered by a certain straw hat.

How loyal can a captain with five million berries expect his crew to be?

However, on the other hand, Russell doesn't have a bounty on his head yet, and I'm kind of looking forward to the Navy giving him his first bounty.

There wasn't much on Alvida's ship, but everything useful had been taken. That's how it is with pirates, the winner takes all!

On the ship, we also found a nautical chart of the East China Sea, which gave us a general idea of ​​where we were.

Someone saw Alvida's bounty: five million Berries, which is no small sum. If she went to the Navy to exchange it for the bounty, she could make a decent living.

"Forget about that tank, just leave it there,"

Russell never intended to become a bounty hunter who captures pirates and exchanges them for bounties with the Navy.

Why not just go and rob it?!

Since they've become pirates, of course, the bigger the man, the bigger the money. They can just take a stroll through those naval branches and make a fortune in no time.

Generally, naval branches have money stored for exchanging bounties.

Of course, normal pirates would not want to provoke the Navy, let alone directly attack a Navy branch.

Russell didn't have as many concerns.

He had no interest in the poor's money; he had been exploited by the Celestial Dragons' "heavenly gold" to the point that he couldn't even afford to eat.

If you're going to rob someone, rob the nobles and the navy!

The bigger the commotion, the more powerful figures will hunt him down, and the more power Russell will be able to seize.

As he contemplated the future, he felt Ella's gaze lingering on him.

"Is there something on my face?" Russell asked.

Ella looked away somewhat embarrassed and said, "No, I just feel that you've suddenly changed."

"What changes?"

"She looks...much better now."

Russell paused for a moment, then had someone bring out a mirror to look at himself.

"Hmm, it must be the power of the Smooth-Smooth Fruit, just like the passive ability."

Alvida, after eating the Smooth-Smooth Fruit, felt that her beauty could rival that of the Pirate Empress. Russell was not bad-looking to begin with, but after living a savage life on a deserted island for many years, he looked like a savage who had come from somewhere.

Now that's great! After eating the Smooth Fruit, my skin is incredibly smooth all over, and I can enjoy the silky smoothness.

Having an appearance that conforms to popular aesthetics is generally pleasing to the eye; nobody wants to have a grumpy face.

Russell was in high spirits. "Ella, let's continue."

Ella: "......."

Her mood suddenly soured.

Chapter 8 What happens after your abilities are stolen?

"Russell, I can't do it anymore, I really can't."

"How can a woman say she can't do it? You are a member of the Lunaria clan. It is your duty to restore Lunaria's glory!"

The sea is cruel; only the strong are qualified to occupy a place there.

This is a lesson Russell learned on a desert island.

Train until you drop dead!