Eating the Shadow Fruit directly is not a whim of Maude.

Before that, he had seriously considered and recognized the potential ceiling that the Shadow Fruit had.

And the root cause of his decision was the great wave a year later.

Hunting is not the only way to improve overall strength in the short term.

Battles between life and death, or even Devil Fruits, can do the same.

In order to gain a foothold on that battlefield full of strong men, eating the Devil Fruit is one of Maude's relatively high-priority options at this stage.

Strictly speaking, there wasn't much time left for Maude.

And the Shadow Fruit is almost the fastest Devil Fruit that Maude can get with a good ceiling.

If the situation allows, what Maude wants more is actually Whitebeard's shock fruit.

However, that kind of thing is very unrealistic.

Maud frowned, struggling to swallow the flesh that had tumbled twice in her mouth.

It's a taste that is hard to describe.

As soon as he took his mouth, he felt the urge to vomit.

On the side, Luo and Lafayette, who were also capable people, looked at Maude's rare bitter gourd face, and lowered their eyes quite tacitly, hiding the meaning of teasing.

Maud didn't notice the reaction of the two of them, and looked down in silence at the shadow fruit he had bitten in his hand.

Devil fruits are such things that can be obtained by taking one bite.

It's just that......

In my vague memories of the past, I vaguely remember that there were always people chattering about something.

That is, you have to eat the whole Devil Fruit in order to gain 100% strength.

This kind of thing, Maude laughed at first.

Can ...... now

Maude hesitated for a moment, opened his mouth and took another big bite of the pulp, endured the nausea, and swallowed the flesh directly.

Lafayette and Law watched Maude's actions in amazement, looking like they wanted to say something.

Maude ate the light shadow fruit in two bites, and her frowning brow soothed slightly.

After eating a few more bites, it's actually fine.

Maud thought to herself.

Then, he noticed the strange stares of Lafayette and Law.

"I don't want to waste something so precious."

Maudes understood the reason for the strange gaze, and explained casually.

Law expressed his suspicions, and in his eyes, Maud was already a Devil Fruit Theory Master that he could look up to.

There must be a reason why you deliberately ate the whole Devil Fruit, right?

So, what is the motivation?

Once Luo's thoughts diverged, he couldn't get them back.

Lafayette raised his hand and pressed the brim of his hat, found a step for Maude, and said with a smile: "Ho, precious things really can't be wasted, since the fruit has been eaten, let's get down to business." ”

"Business?"

Luo came back to his senses and raised his eyebrows slightly.

Maude smiled, unlike Luo's ignorance, he knew very well what the so-called [business] was.

"Okay, you have a camera with you, right?"

Maud turned her head to look at Moria's corpse, a hint of indifference flashing in her eyes.

"Of course." Lafayette pulled a camera out of his pocket.

"Let's get started."

Maude's eyes closed, and her mind was in a state of calm and tranquility, and then, with this mental state, she carefully felt the changes in her body after eating the shadow fruit.

Throb?

No, it's more like a faint heartbeat in the body that is a little familiar and a little unfamiliar.

The presence of that heartbeat is very weak, and if you don't pay attention, it seems that it will disappear without a trace in the next second.

It seems to be a movement simulated by the spiritual level.

Maud tried to make contact with the simulated heartbeat.

The spirit was intertwined with the heartbeat like tentacles, and some indescribable, but innate, things came to mind.

...... in genes Certain instincts.

There is no need for others to teach, and there is no need for external factors to intervene.

Maude slowly opened his eyes, and as soon as his thoughts moved, the shadow covering the floor behind him stirred upwards like a liquid, gradually transforming into a three-dimensional humanoid shadow with a facial outline that was five or six points similar to his own.

"Heh......"

Looking at the shadow clone that was no different from his own hands and feet, Maude hooked the corners of his mouth and manipulated the shadow clone to come to Moria's corpse.

Under Maud's control, the shadow clone stood up Moria's corpse directly.

However, all the tangible substances that exist objectively will basically produce shadows under the premise of being illuminated by a light source.

Corpses are no exception.

The light in the room shone on Moria's body, pulling a shadow behind him that reflected on the floor.

Maud's eyes narrowed slightly, allowing the shadow clone to melt into the shadow reflected in Moria's corpse.

Unable to support her clone, Moria's body fell backwards and slammed to the floor with a thud.

Maud consciously controls the shadow, wanting to use his shadow to manipulate Moria's corpse.

However, Moria's body lay motionless on the ground.

The instructions sent by Maude were like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no response at all.

"It's theoretically possible."

Maud did not give up and continued to try to control the operation of Moria's corpse through shadows.

After all, if you just eat the shadow fruit, your proficiency is not high, and it is normal for you to fail.

Lafayette and Rowe watched silently, not speaking out to affect Maude.

Under Maud's attempt, a few minutes passed, and Moria's corpse moved slightly, and finally gave a feedback.

Then, with Maud constantly transmitting instructions, Moria's corpse slowly straightened up, and then stood up very awkwardly.

At the beginning, it was a lot, and after that, it was much simpler.

"It worked."

Maud smiled slightly, like a child who had just gotten a new toy, and did not end the attempt, but further manipulated Moria's facial features through shadows.

Under his control, Moria's stiff face gradually revealed a hideous expression.

The only drawback is that the eyes are blank.

Maud realized something, and the hideous expression on Moria's face gradually turned into a daze, and it looked a little unbelievable.

After doing this, Maud pulled out the autumn water and motioned with her eyes that Lafayette could take pictures.

Lafayette understood, held up his camera, and focused the camera on Moria's body.

Maud then stabbed Moria in the heart.

"Click!"

Lafayette pressed the shutter at the right time and took a picture of Maude stabbing Moria's corpse.

Maud retracted the autumn water, shook off the blood stains on the knife, and slowly returned to the sheath.

When the photos are washed out, Maud will send them directly to the dear turkey Dada.

With his help, building momentum would be much easier.

When the news spreads, the world government should not be able to sit still.

It's one thing to find a new candidate for the Seven Martial Seas as soon as possible, and it's even more to smooth your face.

And at that time, the person who killed the Seven Martial Seas will take the place of the Seven Martial Seas, which is undoubtedly something that the world government likes to see.

Law is not stupid either, and after watching Maud and Lafayette's operations, he immediately understood their motives.

"The Seat of the Seven Martial Seas......"

Luo whispered to himself in his heart.

Now, he can be said to have pressed most of the possibilities on Maude.

Will it win, or will it lose?

He wasn't sure.

Maude is bound to take the position of the Seven Martial Seas.

However, he was not in a hurry at all until the results came out.

At the moment, there was one thing that made him more concerned.

Maud calmly looked at Moria's corpse, which had an extra bloody hole in his chest.

From the moment he ate the Devil Fruit, it meant that he didn't care at all about the weakness of being afraid of the sea and the sea tower.

It's just that he has to verify one thing.

A person who has lost his shadow will be wiped out once he is exposed to the sun.

Will this feature also be aimed at the capable person himself?

If it does, it will affect the diversity of the Shadow Fruit.