One Piece: The Cryo Doctor on the Straw Hat Ship

"Cooperate with what... what exactly do you want to do to me!?"

“I told you, I’m very interested in your Devil Fruit ability.” V crouched down to be at Buggy’s eye level.

"The Chop-Chop Fruit—it can split the body into countless pieces, make one immune to slashing attacks, and freely recombine... What an amazing fruit ability."

"But you are precisely the one who is stifling the potential of this ability."

V's voice suddenly took on a seductive quality:

"Imagine replacing a part of your body with a more powerful weapon, like this..."

Swish!

A cold glint suddenly flashed on V's arm, revealing a sharp mantis blade.

"A fist that can release electricity, a retractable sharp blade, or even a small cannon..."

"If such a prosthetic body could be implanted into you, combined with the power of the Split-Split Fruit..."

"I'm afraid even in the New World, there aren't many people who could be your match, are there?"

V lightly sliced ​​the canvas wrapped around Bucky with the mantis blade, producing a faint tearing sound.

"You will no longer be a split-person who can only dodge slashes, but a 'split-god person' who can launch attacks from dozens of directions at the same time."

Bucky's pupils contracted with fear and a hint of greed.

Looking back, he admitted that Shanks was more suitable than himself to inherit the captain's legacy, but Shanks' "retreat" led him to become degenerate...

Now, he has an opportunity in front of him that could allow him to surpass Shanks.

"You...you can do it?" Bucky's voice was hoarse, filled with doubt and unease.

V smiled slightly, knowing that the matter was settled.

"Believe me, no one in this world understands division better than me!"

He reached out and placed his hand on Bucky's shoulder, his prosthetic eye glowing blue:

"It's time to declare war on this boring world, Buggy-senpai!!!"

Chapter 17 Who says cyberpunk doesn't have summoning elements?

Inside the control room, under the stark white operating lights, the cold light was like a knife, illuminating every inch of metal and flesh with exquisite detail.

V stood beside the operating table, his dark blue prosthetic eye flashing rapidly, a near-manic grin spreading across his lips.

"Welcome to the glorious evolution, Buggy-senpai."

As soon as V had a thought, several robotic arms moved like living things, and the laser cutting unit hissed as it sliced ​​through the canvas and skin.

The surgery will take longer than V anticipated.

Three full hours passed before the robotic arm's hum gradually subsided.

V took a step back, removed the gloves stained with electrolyte and tiny bloodstains, and his prosthetic eye gently swept blue light across the operating table.

Bucky was still under deep anesthesia, but his once comical yet frail arms were gone.

Instead, there was a pair of mechanical arms covered in matte black armor, with thick joints and huge fists.

"Finally done..."

V let out a soft sigh and brought up the system interface.

[Patient: Bucky (human)]

[Energy Level: Tier 2]

[Implants: Deep Diver-II Cortical Array (Level 2), Gorilla Arm Type II x2 (Level 2 components)]

[Neural synchronization rate: 1% (connection lost)]

[Note: This individual has a unique genetic condition; during prosthetic compatibility testing, no rejection reaction has been detected so far.]

He nodded in satisfaction, then a slight smile appeared on his lips, a strange curve that was a mixture of amusement and deep meaning.

“Now, it’s time to wake you up, Buggy-senpai.”

Countless streams of information flashed through V's eyes, rushing past like a waterfall.

At the same time, Bucky opened his eyes.

However, he is different from the loud and exaggerated Bucky the Clown of the past.

At this moment, his eyes were sharp and clear, like a mirror whose surface had been wiped clean of all dust.

Upon closer inspection, one can detect a hint of inhuman blankness in the eyes reflected by the cold white light of the operating lamp.

V's lips curled slightly, a hint of anticipation in his eyes as he gave the command:

"Activate your Devil Fruit power!"

Bucky's lips barely moved, and a steady, mechanical voice came from his throat:

"Yes, Master."

That's right.

From beginning to end, V never truly considered helping Bucky.

The so-called "win-win cooperation" and "surpassing Roger" are nothing but lies fabricated to make Bucky willingly cooperate with them.

Once Bucky was successfully brought into V's control, he was completely under V's control.

For V, who possesses top-tier hacking skills, a simple puppet program is all he needs to bring Bucky, who has already been implanted with a brain-computer interface, into a state of complete control.

In cyberspace, Bucky's will is nothing more than a stream of data that can be edited at will.

V is the puppeteer who holds the power to rewrite the script.

This method also has an extremely covert advantage:

The original consciousness of the person implanted with the puppet does not disappear; it is merely suppressed and isolated deep within the system.

It can even be converted at any time if needed in the future.

At V's command, Bucky's arms suddenly snapped off at the shoulders.

What's surprising is...

There was no blood at the break point; only neat mechanical joints and a shimmering crimson blood circuit.

Two gorilla arms hovered in the air, their fingers spread and clenched, the metal joints emitting a deep, powerful hum.

"Stable synchronization rate, no delay in neural signal transmission..."

V's eyes flashed.

"It's done!"

He knows it!

Since Queen of the Beasts Pirates can modify his animal-like body...

There's no reason why a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user who can change their clothes wouldn't be able to do this.

After all, the awakened form of the Paramecia type is to influence the surrounding environment.

"We already have three wards, and there will be even more in the future. Even if one of them is occupied, it won't have much of an impact."

V was calculating in his mind:

"Next, as long as I continue to modify and train Bucky, I will essentially have a combat-type cybernetic robot that I can call upon at any time—a 'summon' that can never escape my control."

Who says cyberpunk doesn't have summoner-based gameplay?

The key is……

V looked up and saw a bunch of arms soaking in medicine in the corner of the control room.

That was clearly the original product that had been replaced by Bucky.

"Come on, even Koby can give me such a big surprise..."

"As the great Buggy, you certainly won't let me down, right?"

With a thought, V handed Bucky's arms over to the black market and chose to exchange them for prosthetics.

[Materials detected: Human hands (Quality: Tier 4)]

[Transforming...]

"There's a Tier 4?!"

V sighed in delight.

The next moment, a brand new set of prosthetic arms suddenly appeared in front of him.

In the control room, the cold light of the shadowless lamps illuminated the freshly made prosthetic body.

V's gaze fell on the system interface, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

【Prosthetic Body Name: Split Wings】

[Level: 4]

[Type: Dual-arm prosthetic component]

[Structure: Composed of biomimetic muscle fibers and high-strength alloy skeleton, with an adaptive color-changing camouflage layer covering the skin surface to simulate human skin texture and temperature.]

[Core Capabilities: Reconnaissance UAV Hive, Combat UAV Module]

[Reconnaissance Drone Hive: A miniature launch bay is hidden under the skin of the arm, and a single arm can store up to 5 "Ghost Eye" reconnaissance drones.]

The drone is about the size of a hummingbird, features an optical camouflage coating, flies almost silently, has a maximum cruising radius of 10 kilometers, a flight time of 72 hours, and transmits 1080P high-definition images and thermal imaging data to the user's brain-computer interface in real time.

[Combat Drone Module: The fist can transform and unfold into a launch port to release an "Armor-Piercing Bee" combat drone.]

The drone, shaped like a falcon, is equipped with a high-strength alloy shell and a miniature explosive chamber, enabling it to launch high-speed ramming attacks or be remotely detonated.

This prosthetic body has been unlocked for purchase in the store. Price: 1 trade points

This prosthetic accessory is now available for purchase in the store.

[Reconnaissance Drone, Price: 300 Trading Points]