Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 82 Bane's physical condition and Fubuki's visit.

Although he actually sold the house to buy a gun, if he hadn't spent so much money on the medicine, he wouldn't have been short of money to buy the gun, right?

In short, Bane was very unhappy after receiving the final answer from Dr. Genus.

"Alright, stop worrying about this junk. Your body is much more amazing and valuable. Although there hasn't been any real breakthrough yet, I've already drawn some conclusions from some research. You mentioned before that your body also possesses a special innate ability called 'physical strength,' right? It's this ability that has propelled your physical abilities to where they are today," Dr. Genus said with interest.

"That's right." Bane immediately became serious after hearing about his situation.

"I can tell you definitively now that the organization that did your tests was a third-rate, utterly incompetent organization. Your abilities are far more than that can be explained by simple facts!" Dr. Genos said with a slightly excited tone.

"Oh?" Bane asked curiously, "Then what exactly is this ability of mine?"

The test conducted in the Empire back then wasn't the one that Bane is currently attending. He only has some memories of the specifics. It was a common testing station in the Empire, similar to a community hospital. At the time, it was just a simple assessment, and the results were given.

In comparison, Bane naturally had more faith in Dr. Genus's technology.

"It's not about physical strength, but an ability with evolutionary properties. Right now, your increased physical strength, power, and other aspects are just a manifestation of this ability. It's completely integrated with your body structure, including the digestive system, and so on," Dr. Genus went on with a long description.

Bane started to misunderstand as he listened.

So he quickly interrupted Dr. Genus, saying, "Could you explain this to me in simple terms? I'm not well-educated; you're talking to me about cells and mitochondria—I don't understand any of it, Doctor!"

Clearly, Dr. Genus, who was speaking eloquently, was offended by this bumpkin, Bane.

After a long silence, Dr. Genos said with a hint of helplessness, "To put it simply, you're not fully developed yet; you're still in a growth phase. During this phase, your body needs plenty of nutritious food to grow. At the same time, it will adjust itself based on these foods. For example, if you frequently eat foods containing toxins, your body may gradually develop a certain resistance to various toxins. Do you understand?"

Hearing this, Bane became excited and exclaimed, "So, I have unlimited growth potential? Just by adjusting my diet, I can..."

"Of course not." Dr. Genus interrupted and refuted Bane's idea directly.

"There are limits to this kind of growth, it's just that you haven't reached those limits yet. The example I gave earlier is the same; even if you eat toxins every day, you can't really become completely immune to them, you can only have stronger resistance," Dr. Genos said.

"Can these limits be broken?" Bane asked quickly.

"Breaking the limits has always been my research and pursuit, but as things stand, it's not possible, and I can't do this technology," Dr. Genus said with great regret.

After a slight pause, he continued, "But that's not the point. It's enough that you know now. In the future, you can be more selective about what you eat. As long as you get enough nutrition, it will actually promote the growth of your strength and other physical attributes. So eating some poisonous but not fatal foods and accumulating them slowly will be more beneficial. What you should pay more attention to with your ability is adaptability, Bane!"

"Adaptability?" Bane repeated, somewhat puzzled.

At this moment, the doctor became even more excited, his tone almost maniacal, panting as he said, "That's right, adaptability. This is an essential condition for evolution. Your body can gradually adapt to external influences, which is extremely valuable. You've seen many of our House of Evolution's creations before, whether it's the Asura rhinoceros beetle or others. After incorporating and modifying the genes of other organisms, although they still retain certain human characteristics, they have irreversibly shifted towards being different. This is because they cannot adapt to this genetic change. But you have this potential. You can gain new power without significant mutation, maintaining human superiority while adapting to the new power!"

After rambling on and on, the professor excitedly invited, "So you should come to the House of Evolution again as soon as possible. I can make you even stronger; even mastering the power of the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle isn't out of the question."

Hearing that grotesque voice, Bane's face twitched slightly, then he said, "Wait, Doctor, if you want to perform these adjustments and modifications on me, can you completely guarantee that I won't have any problems?"

Dr. Genus instinctively wanted to make a boast, but considering that Bane, while good-natured, was not someone he could truly mess with, he hesitated for a moment before saying tactfully, "Ahem, science requires tolerance for error, you believers in power, don't you all understand that? How can you obtain new power without any risk?"

Bane didn't want to become one of those inhuman, ghostly creations from the House of Evolution. Besides, while the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle did indeed possess extremely powerful strength, Bane could have grown to that level even without taking such a risk. Why did he have to cooperate with the experiment?

Moreover, there are far more ways for him to become stronger than the doctor imagined, and there are still many worlds to explore.

The reason he had the doctor study him before was simply to understand his own situation better; what he truly valued about the House of Evolution was its science and technology.

Therefore, Bane ended the topic directly, saying, "Come talk to me about this again when you can achieve risk-free production. What I need you to do now is to mass-produce RC cells as much as possible."

"I already told you, that's useless. What do you need it for?" Dr. Genus said with some dissatisfaction.

"Just do it, and don't forget, I am now the supreme leader of the House of Evolution!" Bane said in a deep voice.

His tone carried a hint of pressure. The doctor on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment before replying, "Okay, I understand. You're the boss, you're in charge now."

Indeed, after the sudden death of the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle, Bane reached a consensus with the Doctor through sincere communication: he is now the head of the House of Evolution.

As for Bane's idea of ​​mass-producing RC cells, it's actually quite simple. In this bizarre world, RC cells are considered useless, but in the world of One Piece, they can't be considered useless. They have some value, and this value might even surpass that of artificial Devil Fruits.

Now that Dr. Genus has further confirmed that this thing has few side effects, Bane can use it to create an elite combat force for the new Navy in the pirate world.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Of course, the House of Evolution also has other, more powerful technologies, but they are too expensive and easy to lose control of. The things used to mass-produce elite troops cannot be too good or too powerful; they just need to be good enough and sufficient.

At least for Bane's current level of strength, that is the case.

It would be more appropriate to gradually unlock the technology of the House of Evolution when he grows to a higher level in the future.

Just as Bane and Dr. Genus were talking about this, there was another knock on Saitama's door, which puzzled Saitama, who was watching TV. Who could it be?

Bane had just finished talking with the doctor and casually instructed, "If you don't have enough funds, contact me anytime. Contact me again when there are any further developments or results."

"I have plenty of funds, and I don't need them for now, so let's leave it at that," the doctor replied.

Then, Bane hung up the phone and looked curiously toward the door. Saitama opened the door at the same time, and there were two men in black suits standing outside, flanking a woman with a delicate face and an almost perfect figure.

Fubuki! To be precise, the number one B-rank hero, Hell's Fubuki.

"Who are you looking for?" Saitama asked, still with a nonchalant expression.

"Rank B, number ten, Thunder Swordsman Roronoa Zoro, you live here, right?" Fubuki asked softly.

Her tone was somewhat arrogant, but her voice was indeed quite pleasant.

(End of this chapter)