Klein curiously clicked it open—
Then his face darkened.
"Is this supposed to be a normal human skill?"
It was that gag move the Straw Hat Pirates pulled off back on Thriller Bark, the one where Franky, Chopper, Usopp, Robin, Zoro, and Sanji fused together into a giant warrior...
A technique straight out of a comedy genre!
'Do I look like the abstract type?!'
I, Klein, a paragon of both looks and strength, would never be lumped in with these bizarre moves!
A combination of Whitebeard, Garp, Sengoku, Kaido, Zephyr, and Klein?
...Maybe even... Tsuru?
That actually doesn't sound too bad!
This includes Devil Fruit fusion transformations too?
We've got a golden giant Buddha, a blue dragon?
Brothers, it's time—!
WHAT IS A MAN'S ROMANCE? SAY IT WITH ME—
Well, okay, there were other "styles" too—like maids, succubi, teachers, nurses, older-sister-in-law types, queens, bunny girls, mecha girls, catgirls…
How did we get so off track all of a sudden?
Anyway, back to the point.
Fishman Karate? Move aside!
Aside from Jinbe, the rest of 'em were barely watchable!
Supreme Ocean Conquest!
That terrifying move had left a deep impression on Klein—it turned someone into a literal mummy in one shot!
A combo move unleashed by the combined might of the Four Emperors Kaido and BIG·MOM, its destructive power could reduce everything in a radius of hundreds of kilometers to ashes.
Of course, when Dorry and Brogy used it, the effect was... quite a bit weaker.
"Well, combination techniques usually require two people... But thankfully—"
"I'm the kind of guy who cheats the system. I can do it solo!"
Klein thought of the Paramecia-type Shadow-Shadow Fruit—with it, he could summon his own shadow.
And wouldn't that count as two people?
Of course, using Clay-Clay, Wax-Wax, or even some Logia fruits—like his brother-in-law Kizaru's Glint-Glint Fruit—to create clones was also an option.
As for how powerful those combinations would be... that needed testing.
"This could be a solid finishing move!" Klein was thrilled.
The more you pay, the stronger you become!
And this was just the beginning—he was already getting this much stronger! He was overjoyed!
His heart pounded. "This wave—I'm going straight to Admiral-level! No less!"
"Otherwise, I just don't feel safe!"
Rubbing his hands together with excitement, he declared, "Let's open the Devil Fruit Treasure Chest first! This thing's the perfect game-changer!"
Currently, he was equipped with the Chop-Chop Fruit and the Dark-Dark Fruit.
Against swordsmen, the Chop-Chop Fruit was super effective!
Even if you slash me—
The one thing that made Klein uneasy was:
"If someone attacks with Conqueror's Haki, would the Chop-Chop Fruit still work?"
The issue was, they kept adding patches to Conqueror's Haki later on—like that rope storing Joy Boy's Haki nonsense.
So strong it could split the sky, cancel Saint Saturn's teleportation magic circle, and even force the Five Elders back into their human forms, returning them all to Mary Geoise.
What level of Conqueror's Haki would that even be?
Klein opened his inventory and chose the all-important Devil Fruit Treasure Chest to unlock.
[Obtained Fruit: Paramecia-Type – Bomb-Bomb Fruit!]
"Art is an explosion, huh?" That meme instantly popped into his head.
Straight from another Shonen series—but hey, those three were all "Big Three" for a reason.
It also reminded him of Zoro slicing a booger—yes, because the Bomb-Bomb Fruit let you blow up any part of your body—even your boogers! Even the air you exhaled could explode!
But MR.5 had turned it into a total joke fruit!
And yet the Bomb-Bomb Fruit user isn't harmed by explosions. Even Deidara could self-detonate and come out fine. What's there to fear?
Problem was, MR.5's level was too low. His explosion power...
Not even worth looking at.
He turned himself into a walking cannonball—how lame was that?
But if you mastered martial arts, combined with "explosive punches" and a brute-force style, pairing it with the Chop-Chop Fruit could actually work!
There were even artistic variations—turning your hair or blood into bombs. Mix that with vampiric powers or teleportation fruits?
Or better yet—awaken the fruit and turn everything into a bomb?
Endless possibilities!
[Obtained Fruit: Paramecia – Copy-Copy Fruit]
[Obtained Fruit: Paramecia – Spring-Spring Fruit]
[Obtained Fruit: Zoan – Wolf Form]
[Obtained Fruit: Zoan – Cobra Form]
[Obtained Fruit: Paramecia – String-String Fruit]
[Obtained Fruit: Logia – Snow-Snow Fruit]
[Obtained Fruit: Ancient Zoan – Mammoth Form]
[Obtained Fruit: Paramecia – Whip-Whip Fruit] ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝙣𝙚𝙩
[Obtained Fruit: Logia – Magma-Magma Fruit]
[Obtained Fruit: Zoan – Bison Form]
[Obtained Fruit: Mythical Zoan – Phoenix Form]
[Obtained Fruit: Paramecia – Scissor-Scissor Fruit]
[Obtained Fruit: Paramecia – Hormone Fruit]
[Obtained Fruit: Zoan – Turtle-Turtle Fruit]
Then, Klein opened his Battle Pass reward chests—the Paramecia Devil Fruit Chest and Zoan Devil Fruit Chest.
[Obtained: Paramecia – Flower-Flower Fruit!]
[Obtained: Zoan – Mole Fruit]
[Obtained: Zoan – Human-Human Fruit (Commoner Form)]
[Obtained: Zoan – Giraffe Form]
[Obtained: Paramecia – Roll-Roll Fruit]
"You're telling me I got Robin's Flower-Flower Fruit?" Klein beamed.
Sounds like it should be a Plant-Type, right?
But it's actually a Paramecia—and Robin had developed it in such a… strange direction. Turning it into a limbs-on-demand fruit?
Maybe it had something to do with her childhood. As a kid, she had to do chores, so she developed the fruit into something that would make even factory workers cry and capitalists rejoice.
What made Klein so happy was this:
The Flower-Flower Fruit had incredible synergy potential—it could combo with so many others!
Flower-Flower + Dark-Dark Fruit = ultimate anti-Devil Fruit user loadout!
Klein's grin stretched wide. He was ecstatic.
"Top-tier fighters who don't rely on Devil Fruits are rare. Most of them do. Which means... the advantage is mine!"
The Five Elders, the Marines' current and former Admirals, three out of the four Emperors...
Even Luffy was a Devil Fruit user!
With Flower-Flower Fruit + Dark-Dark Fruit, he was practically a hard counter to all of them.
As for the other fruits—only the Phoenix was a Mythical Zoan, with built-in healing. Not bad.
But the Magma-Magma Fruit... made Klein pause.
"That's basically a direct upgrade from the Flame-Flame Fruit..."
Meteor Volcano, Great Eruption—the destructive potential was insane, especially during the Marineford War.
Sakazuki was the MVP of that war, no question.
Now that Klein had racked up so many fruits, he was left pondering:
Which Devil Fruit should he use as his main visible power?
The Logia – Magma-Magma Fruit?
The Mythical Zoan – Phoenix Fruit?
Or maybe even the Logia – Rumble-Rumble Fruit?