He's a pirate, but also a Pokémon Master.

"Genius!"

Gengar did not hesitate and obeyed Guxin's words without question. It opened its big mouth and swallowed Absalom whole.

Then there was no further news...

Seeing Van Augur intently watching without saying a word, Gushin chuckled, "Aren't you curious about what I'm doing?"

Van Augur nodded slightly: "Curious."

"But I won't ask unless the captain brings it up himself."

Guxin continued, "First, let me introduce it to you. It's Gengar, and like Gardevoir and Snorlax, it's one of the Pokémon I created."

"It can create a space inside its body to hold all sorts of things. Do you know what that means?"

Van Augur pondered for a moment, then said with slight surprise, "This will make traveling much more convenient; it'll be like having a portable warehouse!"

This was the first time he had ever heard of such a capability, and it was incredibly convenient.

"That's not all," Gu Xin said meaningfully.

"You know, Absalom is a Devil Fruit user."

"When a Devil Fruit user dies, the Devil Fruit he ate will quickly parasitize ordinary fruit."

"Even if you knew it, it would be difficult to obtain a Devil Fruit using this technique because the randomness is too high."

"But what if there were a closed, special space?"

"A Devil Fruit user died here, and there's a whole bunch of fruit right next to him..."

Upon hearing this, Van Augur's pupils gradually dilated as he looked at Gushin in surprise, meeting a pair of burning and excited eyes.

Gushin wants to use Gengar to steal Devil Fruits!

If this experiment succeeds, it means he will have a fixed method for stealing Devil Fruits!

If you set your sights on a particular Devil Fruit, you can hunt down that user. As long as you're strong enough, you're guaranteed to succeed!

Once this gets out, it will definitely cause a huge uproar at sea, and he will instantly become the target of public criticism.

To be honest, Van Augur was very touched that Gusin was able to reveal such an important secret to him, and he was also convinced that he had not followed the wrong person.

In fact, using his superpower of mind reading, Gushin already knew that Van Augur was extremely loyal to him, which is why he was able to confidently reveal the secret.

"Of course, all of this is based on the success of the experiment," Guxin said slowly, as if every second was extremely slow.

"Gen Gui"

About ten seconds later, Gengar nodded and whispered, confirming that Absalom had died.

Nevertheless, Guxin did not rush to make Gengar spit out Absalom's corpse and fruit, but waited patiently for a while longer.

It takes time for a Devil Fruit to find a vessel to possess, so we can't let a little bit of time cause us to miss the bigger picture.

About a minute later, Guxin finally got Gengar to vomit everything up.

Among the corpse and a pile of fruit, one particular fruit stood out the most.

It was a fruit as clear as water.

The fruit is surrounded by a spiral pattern unique to the treasures of the sea.

"It really... worked!" Van Augur's voice trembled.

He never expected that such a shocking idea would actually succeed!

What appeared before them was the Paramecia-type Clear-Clear Fruit that Absalom had eaten!

Although this fruit may not be that powerful, it represents the success of plundering Devil Fruits, and the future looks promising.

"The Clear-Clear Fruit." Gushin picked up the Clear-Clear Fruit, paused, and then handed it to Van Augur. "Make a choice."

"A choice made by fate."

Van Augur slowly took the fruit, his mouth slightly open, but he didn't speak.

Guxin continued, "Absalom's use makes this fruit seem very useless, but I think the use of the fruit depends on the person."

"The same fruit can produce different results in different hands."

"You're a sniper, and with Gardevoir's help, you've already gained the ability to teleport. If you eat this fruit, you'll gain the ability to become invisible."

Top-tier sniper + teleportation + invisibility.

Just thinking about this combination makes Gu Xinguang feel incredibly sinister.

As for the fact that the Clear-Clear Fruit cannot mask sound and smell, and is easily detected by Observation Haki... Guxin believes that these shortcomings can be changed.

Paramecia-type Devil Fruits have the highest potential for development among the three categories.

The Paw Paw Fruit can achieve conceptual levels of fatigue and injury.

There's no reason why the Clear-Clear Fruit couldn't conceal one's presence, make things invisible over a large area, and prevent detection by Observation Haki...

As I said before, it depends on the ability of the person with the ability to develop it.

In the original story, Van Augur was noticed by that old guy Blackbeard, and two years after the Marineford War, he killed a cookie man with a single shot. He also ate the Teleportation Fruit, which allows him to teleport people in batches.

He had every reason to believe that Van Augur could develop the Clear-Clear Fruit to a new level, and at least wouldn't be as useless as Absalom.

More importantly, the ability to become invisible is crucial and doesn't overlap with the abilities Pokémon possess.

Gardevoir can teleport, read minds, and hypnotize... but it can't become invisible.

At most, only Ghost-type Pokémon like Gengar can hide themselves.

On the battlefield, having the ability to stealth on a large scale can completely catch the enemy off guard and gain the upper hand.

However, it depends on Van Auger's own decision. As he said, this is just an option, not an informal order.

It's okay if Van Augur doesn't want to eat it; there are other Devil Fruits to choose from later.

Now that it's confirmed that Gengar can steal Devil Fruits, they won't lack them in the future.

Van Augur silently gazed at the transparent fruit in his hand, and finally made his decision...

He took a bite of the fruit, leaving clear teeth marks, and then an unbearable taste spread through his mouth.

Van Augur's face turned green instantly, and he froze on the spot.

This was the first time in his life he had ever eaten something so awful!

Fortunately, you only need to eat one bite of a Devil Fruit; you don't have to eat the whole thing.

Van Augur struggled to swallow the fruit in his mouth, and in those few short breaths, it felt like an eternity.

Guxin casually remarked, "By the way, I heard that you can only gain full power if you eat the Devil Fruit whole."

Van Augur glanced at his captain in surprise, his lips twitching.

After two seconds of mental preparation, Van Auger, with a death-defying spirit, stuffed the rest of the fruit into his mouth.

Guxin flicked his finger, using his superpower to hand the water glass on the table to Van Augur, who quickly gulped it down, trying to wash away the lingering bad taste in his mouth.

"How does it taste?"

Van Augur shook his head: "This is absolutely the worst thing in the world."

"I almost thought I was going to die."

After a short pause, Van Augur activated his ability on his own, and 1.5 seconds later, his entire body, including his clothes, became transparent.

Although he can still sense it using Observation Haki, this is only because he just ate the Clear-Clear Fruit, which is already quite impressive.

"Very good, there's one thing you need to be careful about," Gu Xin said solemnly, "We cannot reveal this secret yet."

"So for at least the next six months, you can only practice your invisibility in secret and not be discovered by others."