Seeing Searle look like a headless fly, Gertz finally couldn't help it, walked in front of Searle, grabbed his head and pressed it to about the height of the table.

"Oh, so Lily is here!" Serge's expression was the same.

What the? Why did Lily get so small!!

Searle opened his mouth and stared incredulously at the miniature Lily: "Lily, why are you so small?" ”

Obviously a giantess who is more than six meters tall, why did she become the size of a fingernail after not seeing her for two months?

Lily hesitated for a long time without answering.

Gertz stroked his forehead and said, "Lily ate the unknown fruit, and then it became like this. ”

Unknown fruit, getting smaller? Isn't that a Devil Fruit?

Serge stretched out his hand, held Lily in the palm of his hand, and looked at it with novelty: "The fruit you eat should be a devil fruit, it can make the body smaller, this ability should be superhuman!" Hey, try to see if you can get bigger, mobilize all your strength, and think more about what you used to be! ”

Lily blushed and tried to imagine her former body, and gradually, Lily grew larger at a speed that was visible to the naked eye.

Uh, has it stopped? Lily did get bigger, going from the size of a fingernail to the size of a palm.

The little girl tried hard a few times, but her body did not change again.

Searle nodded, and said in his heart: "The Devil Fruit ability needs to be developed step by step, and this may be the maximum development of Lily at present!" ”

Serge stopped Lily, who was still trying, and said, "That's fine, although it hasn't returned to its original appearance, it has changed, hasn't it?" In the future, take your time to explore on your own, and when you develop your abilities to a certain extent, you can change back! ”

The friends around looked at Ser adoringly: "Brother Ser is so reliable!" The problem of Lily's smallening, which the village chief's grandfather couldn't solve, was easily solved by Brother Serge! ”

Serge's face turned red: "It's not a problem, it's just a devil fruit." ”

"What is a Devil Fruit? Is that the weird fruit that Lily ates? Gertz asked curiously.

Serge nodded and replied, "The Devil Fruit is known as the secret treasure of the sea, and after eating it, you can obtain some kind of magical ability, and Lily's ability should be to make her body smaller." ”

Lily pouted: "What's the use of being smaller, it's still the same as it was, and I can't even hold the kitchenware after I get smaller!" ”

Searle smiled and said, "It's not necessarily, there are benefits to being smaller, you can know this by developing it yourself." It's going to be back in the future. The only trouble is that you can't swim in the future! ”

The crowd stared at Searle curiously.

"Legend has it that the Devil Fruit is a curse from the sea, and those who eat it will not be able to swim in the sea."

Lily didn't care much about this, she was going to be a chef in the first place, and there was no need to go to sea, let alone swim!

After explaining the Devil Fruit, Serge asked Lily, "Where did you find this strange fruit?" ”

Searle also wants to try his luck, maybe he can get a good ability, and if he develops it properly, he can make his strength stronger!

Lily recalled carefully and said, "It's an apple basket, I just got it from Aunt Jessica yesterday, and it was good when I brought it, but it became strange the next day!" ”

A cold sweat flowed from Serge's head: "Are you stupid?" Do you dare to eat such strange things? What if it's a poisonous fruit! ”

"I just took a bite and tasted it, but I didn't eat it all, and the fruit was so unpalatable that I almost threw it up!" Lily waved her hand in her defense.

It seems that the rumors are true, and the taste of the Devil Fruit is particularly unpleasant!

Searle had a vague guess in his mind, and then asked, "Just a bite?" And what about the rest? ”

Lily pouted, "After taking a bite, it becomes a normal apple!" ”

This Searle's conjecture is a little different, the Devil Fruit does not need to be eaten in its entirety, it only takes one bite to obtain the ability, and the Devil Fruit is not born, but some kind of magical power attaches to the ordinary fruit, causing the ordinary fruit to become a Devil Fruit. As long as this magical power is taken away, the fruit will naturally return to its original state.

When the top war, Blackbeard should have skipped the middle step and directly drained the magical power in Whitebeard's body. It just so happens that the Dark Fruit has a devouring effect, and it all makes sense!

Opportunistic ideas have gone down the drain!

A commotion reached Serge's ears.

"This is Aunt Melinda's voice, who did she quarrel with?" Serge muttered to himself.

Then he led his friends to the house through the back door.

Aunt Melinda angrily slammed her back against the door and scolded, "What qualifications do you bastard have to come to me?" Go back to your ocean, you're not welcome here! ”

An old but majestic voice came from outside the door.

"Melinda, the old man is just coming to see his grandson, open the door!" This is Eric's voice.

Melinda's eyes were clouded with a layer of mist, and she shouted loudly: "You bastard who has abandoned his wife, abandoned his family, and has no sense of responsibility at all, is not qualified to see Serre. ”

Serge walked up to Aunt Melinda and gently wiped away the tears from her cheeks with her hand: "It's Grandpa outside, right?" ”

Melinda gritted her teeth and said, "Have you really met?" Searle, you are not allowed to call him grandpa! He is not entitled to this title. ”

Outside the door, Eric didn't speak, as if he had left.

Searle was a little overwhelmed, and in this case, it was better not to speak.

Maybe because Hairding and Gertz were here, Melinda didn't continue to scold.

After a moment of silence, Melinda opened the door, and Serre's grandfather, Eric, sat cross-legged in front of the door, and when he heard the door open, the old man hurriedly stood up and looked into the house.

Searle motioned with his eyes to Helding Gelz and the others to leave quickly.

The partners rushed out and left this "land of right and wrong"!

The three of them just stood there, not saying a word, and Searle couldn't stand the atmosphere, so he went out and took Erekla into the house.

Melinda stopped talking, but in the end she didn't stop her.

After being silent for a while, Melinda asked angrily, "What is the purpose of your visit this time?" Don't tell me it's just to visit us, don't use that excuse! ”

As she said this, Melinda's eyes flashed with anticipation, hoping that Eric would be able to say the answer she wanted to hear.

Eric's face was filled with guilt, he was too a failure as a father.

A pair of daughters hate him to the core, and they have never called their father for so many years.

"I came back this time to garrison Elbaf, I heard from your grandfather that after the Locks Pirates failed to recruit Elbaf, they were already planning to do it, I am already old, I submitted a retirement application to the marshal before I came, and I will not leave again!" Eric smiled kindly and said slowly.

Melinda's expression softened, and the atmosphere was no longer as tense as before!

Searle poured two cups of tea and handed them to each of them.

Melinda took a sip of tea, hesitated for a long time and said, "After so many years, have you ever searched for Yali's whereabouts?" ”

Eric sat on a chair next to him with a teacup and replied, "She's still alive, taken away by that man!" ”

As they spoke, the two of them stole a glance at Serre next to them.

"Great, Yali is really alive, is it really okay to be around that man? He's but... Melinda was excited at first, but then she hesitated and didn't continue.

Although they haven't gotten along, they are their own mothers after all, and that man is likely to be their father, and Serge is looking forward to Melinda's next steps.

Just when Melinda was at a loss, her grandfather spoke: "I can't tell you the identity of that man for the time being, I'm sorry little Serl!" ”

"Why? Why didn't they tell me about my parents, what kind of people they were, and why did they hide it? Serge was furious, his face was ugly, and he yelled at the two of them.

Melinda wasn't silent, she didn't know what to say to Searle about it.

Eric stood up and walked up to Serre, and said in a calm tone, "Please forgive us for concealing it, I really can't tell you about this matter, if you want to blame it, blame the old man!" It's all a decaying idea! ”

Searle tried to calm the anger in his heart, after all, he was a human being in two lives, and his mind was much more mature than his peers, and since his family was unwilling to tell him, it meant that it was not time to know!

Searle secretly decided, "Since you don't want to tell me, let me find the answer myself!" ”