Detective: I'm Sato Miwako's Informant

His left arm and the buffalo's back were both slashed several times.

Because of the fruit's power, his skin also became exceptionally hard, like that of a water buffalo.

Although the cuts weren't very deep, the pain continued to send signals to Kedar's brain.

"You guys are ganging up on me! Can't you see I'm all alone? Let your leader come out and fight me one-on-one!" Kadal roared at the dozens of pirates who surrounded him like thugs and kept attacking him.

He thought he already possessed the power of a Devil Fruit, and that dealing with these ugly creatures wouldn't take long at all.

Only then did they abandon their companions and, well ahead of them, sense the approaching invaders reported by the Nine Red Scabbards.

Unexpectedly, these guys were indeed so arrogant and unreasonable; originally, there were only five people blocking his way.

He had almost knocked down the five men when suddenly more than a dozen more rushed over and surrounded him.

The arrival of these few people only made him slightly more tired, but they still posed no threat to him.

But seeing that Hydar was still so relaxed, the pirates rushed out again, a full twenty of them.

Kedar gradually began to lose his grip, and several blades naturally fell upon him.

Although my skin is tough and these things don't cause me any real harm, it's still painful to feel when they cut me.

Chapter 0716: Side Effects

"Bah! What kind of trash are you to dare to challenge our captain? A one-on-one fight with him? Someone like you isn't even worthy of carrying our captain's shoes. I really don't know how you dare to say such a thing!"

One of them suddenly berated and cursed at Kedar. Shiraishi Shu and Olvia were both amused and exasperated by this sudden action, never expecting that he would have such a talented person under his command.

He inwardly praised the young pirate, but his expression remained unmoved as he looked at Keidar without saying a word.

Kedar's gaze also turned towards Shiraishi Xiu, but when Shiraishi Xiu met his eyes...

Kedar could clearly feel the disdain in Shiraishi Xiu's eyes; he looked at him like he was trash.

Enraged by Shiraishi Shu's gaze, Kedar began to change.

His already dark skin began to darken even more as his emotions changed.

The hair on his skin also began to stand up one by one, becoming incredibly hard.

Shiraishi Osamu smiled at Keidar's sudden change without saying a word. The others, seeing this change in Keidar, were also at a loss for words.

How did this guy suddenly turn into this state? And judging from his heart-wrenching roar, it seems that he is also enduring some unbearable pain.

They didn't know what to do about this situation.

For a moment, he could only stand there dumbfounded, staring at Kedar, who was covering his head and roaring incessantly.

"You bastard! How dare you look down on me!"

Kedar's screams echoed through the sky, making the pirate who had mocked him feel a chill run down his spine.

He heard the second half of Kedar's sentence very clearly.

Looking at the current frenzied Kedar, if he were to target me, I'm afraid I would be targeted by this madman, and who knows what outrageous things he might do then.

But what he didn't know was that Kedar was actually referring to Shiraishi Osamu. The way Shiraishi looked at him earlier made him feel that he had been clearly looked down upon by Shiraishi Osamu.

It was Shiraishi Osamu's contempt that drove him to such madness, causing him to gradually lose control of the power within his body.

What's wrong with him?

Olvia, reluctant to part with him, asked Shiraishi Osamu for his opinion.

o0Requesting flowersooo?0

But Shiraishi Xiu was indeed deliberately being mysterious; at this moment, he was like a charlatan, shaking his head and saying to Olvia:

"There is an inexplicable power eroding this boy's mind. If no one helps him suppress this power, he may lose his mind!"

Occasionally, I would listen to Shiraishi's words, but I only half understood them and had no idea what he meant. So, I kicked Shiraishi Xiu's leg and continued:

0 ....

"Weren't you curious about this guy's strange appearance and artificial Devil Fruit? This guy became like this because he ate an artificially created Devil Fruit!"

"But that person was clearly not fully researched and was only half-finished. That's why he turned into this half-human, half-beast state after eating it!"

Before Shiraishi Osamu could finish speaking, Olvia asked eagerly again:

"Then why did he become like this!"

"Wait, I haven't finished speaking yet, and you've interrupted me!"

"Because this artificial Devil Fruit is a semi-finished product, there are many unstable factors, which is why he was controlled by the fruit and his mind was controlled by it!"

Shiraishi Osamu continued to use the towel.

Chapter 0717: Half-finished product

Olvia rested her hand on her chin, seemingly deep in thought, as she processed everything that Shiraishi Osamu had just said.

If, as he said, these guys' artificial fruits are only half-finished products, then they might have a way to break this deadlock today.

"Is there any other useful information?"

Olvia kicked Shiraishi Xiu in the leg again.

"Can you stop hitting people without even touching '220'? You're a woman, and if you keep going like this, no man will ever want you!"

Although Shiraishi Osamu said that, he still continued to answer Olvia's question:

"You've seen how this force drives them to their mental breakdowns, but during this time, their power also increases dramatically!"

"However, the surge in power also has side effects. This power can only last for about fifteen minutes before they start to weaken!"

"At that time, they were like frail old people, and even a small child wouldn't be a match for them!"

Olvia, now aware of the pros and cons of this unfinished Devil Fruit, shouted at the crowd standing before Keidar:

"Don't get entangled with him, try to buy time. This guy can't maintain this power for long!"

Upon hearing this, everyone abandoned their concerns and, as Olvia had suggested, continued to harass the already crazed Kedar.

They had personally felt the aura emanating from Kedar just now, and knew that Kedar's power had probably reached a level they could not reach.

But the navigator said that all we need to do is stall for time, and it seems that this guy's current state won't last much longer.

Once his power dissipates, dealing with him will be a piece of cake.

Everyone knows that after a tremendous power erupts, the owner of that power will inevitably fall into a state of weakness.

It's likely that the voyage was a way for them to buy time, specifically to take advantage of Kedar's weakened state.

While everyone was busy dealing with Kedar, his companions seemed to have arrived as well. Because of the sudden arrival of a group of Ren, everyone stopped what they were doing.

Looking at this group of uninvited guests, many of them, like Kadar, were in a half-human, half-beast state:

Some people have a horse's lower body and a human's upper body, while others have a human lower body and a crocodile's head upper body.

"What are these things? Is Wano Country some kind of zoo? How come there are so many disgusting monsters here!"

The pirate who had just mocked Keidar has now uttered something astonishing.

Shiraishi Xiu was speechless. How could this guy be so bold? Wasn't he afraid of these guys retaliating against him?

Even if they weren't true Devil Fruit users, they were still beyond his current capabilities.

Anything related to Devil Fruits cannot be dealt with using conventional methods. This guy truly doesn't shy away from surprises.

Every word spoken is like rubbing salt into someone's wounds; it's tantamount to suicide.

Fortunately, there are so many of them here today, so even if those guys who suddenly appeared are all artificial Devil Fruit users.

He wasn't particularly afraid of it.

But he didn't see the fierce glint in the eyes of those half-human, half-beast beings looking at him.

Chapter 0718: Women are such a hassle

"Shiraishi Shu, aren't you going to make a move? Can't you tell that these guys are all Devil Fruit users?"

Olvia was also somewhat bewildered by the sudden appearance of these monsters and asked Shiraishi Xiu for advice.

He had completely forgotten that he was also a user of the Op-Op Fruit, and these imposters were utterly no match for him.

Shiraishi Osamu was very helpless about this and could only mutter to himself.

"Women are just so troublesome. Didn't I explain it clearly enough just now?"

10 After thinking it over, Shiraishi Xiu shook his head, putting all his thoughts out of his mind. If Olvia knew that he was thinking this way, Shiraishi Xiu would probably suffer another beating.

Although Shiraishi Shu's strength is among the best in the world, he couldn't avoid Olvia's wickedness.

We can't treat Olvia the same way we treat other enemies.

If Shiraishi Xiu really did that, Olvia would probably be blasted into nothingness by Shiraishi Xiu immediately.

"Don't be afraid, these people are just all bark and no bite! It won't take us too long to deal with them!"

"I really don't know which guy created this artificial fruit, it has so many drawbacks!"

Without a second thought, Shiraishi knew that these artificial fruits were definitely developed independently by some obviously inexperienced scientist after obtaining Vegapunk's research theories.

However, Olvia was also very puzzled by what Shiraishi Xiu said. He didn't know what Shiraishi Xiu meant by saying that. Did this guy also know about artificial Devil Fruits?

Suddenly, as if remembering something, he looked at Shiraishi Xiu, about to speak, but then stopped. After several such pronouncements and pauses, Olvia finally asked the question that had been on her mind:

"Is that shifty-eyed guy on our island also researching this kind of perverted fruit?!"

Shiraishi Osamu nodded; he knew Olvia was asking about Caesar.

This was no secret among the higher-ups of the Shiraishi Osamu Pirates; it was no surprise that Ovia knew.

However, Olvia wasn't particularly surprised after receiving Shiraishi's affirmation.

He had actually heard about what the scientist named Caesar had done on the island.

He was only asking Shiraishi Xiu for confirmation, but he didn't expect that Shiraishi Xiu would actually want to research artificial Devil Fruits and put them into use on his ship.

But is Caesar really capable of creating a complete Devil Fruit?

Orvia thought to herself, "I'm not afraid that he'll create a bunch of guys like this."

However, he did not tell Shiraishi Xiu about 220, because he knew that Shiraishi Xiu was a person who also knew how to act with discretion.

He wouldn't use such a half-finished Devil Fruit on his own companions.