Angel investor in the One Piece world

"Oh! Oh! I see! How come I never thought of that! Amazing, truly amazing!"

In a high-tech laboratory, an elderly man in a neat white lab coat looked excited.

On the experimental table in front of him lay a short robot, its head and body now disassembled, revealing its complex internal wiring and components.

"It's done! Now we can definitely build the robot we envisioned!"

As he said this, despite being an elderly man in his eighties or nineties, he burst forth with astonishing energy, almost running wildly all the way to another laboratory.

Several equally small robots were placed in the laboratory. The old man carefully picked one up, quickly disassembled it using tools, and began further modifications.

Damien followed closely behind the old man, Dr. Tsukimi, the purpose of their trip.

At this point in time, has this doctor not yet created a robot with human emotions?

It seems I arrived at a rather coincidental time.

Damian thought to himself, looking at the purple seed on the doctor's head, who had his back to him.

Even though he only appeared briefly in the title page of the original work and had almost no role to speak of, this doctor was still purple, the same purple as Judge who sought to revive the Vinsmoke family.

The only possibility is that the intelligent robots he created played a significant role in a future unknown to Damian—most likely alongside Enel.

Dr. Tsukimi was busy for several hours, and Damian just watched quietly from behind him the whole time.

"Isn't it over yet?"

Bartolomeo and Sanji walked in through the door, both with expressions of amazement. "This place is huge! Brother, who would have thought there was such a spacious underground area?"

Because they were bored, the two went to visit the doctor's residence.

"Does that mean the other houses are the same?"

Sanji guessed, "Do the people of this country put their main buildings underground?"

"It's probably because the ground is too cold."

Damian thought.

Although the island is technologically advanced, the surrounding sea is frozen year-round due to weather conditions, making the transportation of supplies inconvenient and resulting in a shortage of resources.

"but,"

Barto looked at Dr. Tsukimi's busy back with some suspicion. "This old geezer really doesn't respect us at all!"

It's not just that they didn't care; from beginning to end, their eyes were only on that one robot they brought back from the Sky Island.

After taking the robot from Sanji, he rushed straight to the laboratory without saying a word, completely ignoring Damian and the other two.

"They have absolutely no sense of risk."

Sanji nodded in agreement. "Is the security in this country really that good?"

They've thoroughly explored the doctor's house, visiting it three times over.

"Perhaps it's just because..."

Damian said, "The dream is within reach, so nothing else matters."

"It's a success!"

Dr. Tsukimi cheered excitedly.

Seeing his excited appearance, Damian was really worried that he would faint from being too excited.

On the experimental table in front of the doctor, the robot that had been motionless slowly opened its eyes and sat up.

"..."

Dr. Tsukimi looked at the little robot with anticipation.

Who are you?

The little robot tilted its head, its voice filled with curiosity and surprise.

"Hey! What's this?!"

Sanji's expression suddenly changed.

Is this still a robot?

Would the robot be curious? Would it be surprised?

"I am your father."

Dr. Tsukimi's excited expression calmed down at this moment, and he transformed back into a kind-faced old man. He gently rubbed the robot's hard head and said, "You are the one who brought you into this world."

"Father?"

The robot didn't understand what his father meant. He tilted his head and looked behind the doctor. "And who are they?"

"Huh?"

The doctor paused for a moment, then subconsciously turned around and met the eyes of Damian and the others.

"Eh!!"

The old man's eyes looked like they were about to pop out of their sockets. "Who are you?!"

Damian's lips twitched slightly.

"You old geezer, are you kidding us?"

Barto was furious. Could it be that this old geezer took their robot, completed his research, and now wanted to deny it?

"Um!!"

Upon seeing Barto, the old doctor was startled again, "The rooster with the green comb spoke!"

"Want a beating, you old bastard!"

Barto flew into a rage.

"Alright, Barto,"

Damian couldn't help but chuckle. "The doctor might have some dementia."

"Big brother! He did it on purpose! He definitely did it on purpose!"

Bartolomeo was furious. "How dare he insult my hairstyle! No one has ever dared to insult my hairstyle before!"

"Oh, it's a person."

Dr. Tsukimi finally confirmed Bartolomeo's true form and breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm so sorry, young man, my eyesight isn't very good these days."

He paused, then asked hesitantly, "Are you really not one of Vegapunk's cyborgs?"

"He did it on purpose!!"

Bartolomeo almost went berserk.

Sanji tried to suppress his laughter as he stopped him.

This doctor is so old and frail that he might choke to death while eating; he certainly couldn't withstand Bartolomeo's punches and kicks.

The old doctor naturally noticed him and was surprised again. "Is it fashionable for young people these days to wear seashells as decorations on their foreheads?"

Sanji's forehead vein throbbed. "Cockscomb haircut, kick him!"

It wasn't until Damian explained it to the Doctor with a smile that the Doctor, who seemed to be suffering from dementia, finally realized what was happening.

"So, the robot left behind by that ancient kingdom was brought to me by you?"

The old doctor grasped Damian's hand with gratitude. "Thank you, thank you so much! Without it, I might never have finished my research!"

Just then.

[Ding! You have received a rebate: Mechanical Engineering - Bica Robotics Specialization (redeemable)!]

Oh? The PhD student also received a rebate.

Is it another discipline, like meteorology?

Bica Robotics Specialization?

interesting.

Damian didn't rush to extract it, but gently said to the doctor, "No need to thank me, Doctor. That was a gift prepared for you anyway, because we came to ask for your help."

"Help? Sure, sure."

The elderly doctor seemed very helpful; no wonder passersby said he often received requests for assistance. "What kind of help? Is there some machine that's broken and needs my repair?"

"That's not it."

Damian said earnestly, "I heard that you, Doctor, have mastered the technology to make inanimate objects eat Devil Fruits, so I would like you to make two Devil Fruit gadgets for me."

"A technology to make inanimate objects eat Devil Fruits?"

The doctor paused, then asked Damian in surprise, "Did I?"

Damian was stunned. "No?"

Will I have made a wasted trip?

But the next second, the old doctor nodded repeatedly as if he had just realized something, "Oh! Yes, yes! Through the lineage factor technology he learned from Vegapunk..."

Damian's lips twitched slightly.

He really does have some dementia.

"In that case, I'll leave it to you, Doctor."

Damian snapped his fingers.

Bartolomeo understood and handed over the two boxes he was holding. After opening the lids, two fruits were revealed inside.

Natural Cloud Fruit.

Zoan-type Snake Fruit - Cobra Form.

The old scientist glanced at the two fruits, slightly surprised. "These are Logia-type Cloud-Cloud Fruits, aren't they?"

He seemed to have seen the Devil Fruit encyclopedia. "Logia and Paramecia types can't be used to create Devil Fruit items. Without the will to control the ability, it can't be activated!"

"It's alright."

Damian simply smiled and said, "I have a special way, Doctor, just do it."

"Is that so?"

The old doctor nodded. "Alright then! What do you plan to feed these two Devil Fruits to? Just like ability users, the same item cannot possess two abilities at the same time; they will conflict with each other."

"As for the Cloud Fruit,"

Damian drew his beloved sword, Storm Cutter. "I'll use this."

"As for the Cobra Fruit,"

Damian turned around. "Barto, here you go. Choose one item you can carry with you."

Sanji and Zoro have new equipment, and their old buddies can't be left behind.

Barto pondered for a moment, then casually loosened his belt. "This will do!"

"good,"

Dr. Tsukimi nodded seriously. "Please wait a little longer—huh?"

"How many hours will it take?"

Are you asking us?

Barto gritted his teeth. "Dude! Is this old geezer really reliable?"

It should be reliable, right?

Damian thought.

In short, he will soon have a Zanpakuto.

Before that, let's take a look at what this so-called mechanical engineering major of Bica Robotics includes.

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