I'm Not Interested in Devil Fruits

"SO?"

Liam spread his hands and settled onto the small sofa, taking in the sight of the six identical Robin clones standing before him. Each one was a youthful and beautiful girl who had hit a growth spurt at fourteen, standing at 1.7 meters tall with long, straight legs. They exuded an overwhelming sense of youthful energy.

Robin exchanged glances with her flower clones and sheepishly admitted, "I made a few too many..."

As she spoke, four of the five flower clones disintegrated into petals, leaving just one that perfectly mirrored the original in appearance, figure, and clothing.

Then, to Liam's surprise, Robin began to take off her clothes.

"Whoa, whoa, what's going on here?" Liam raised his hand slowly, his eyes widening.

Robin pulled her top up to her neck and blinked at him innocently. "What's wrong?"

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Liam blinked back from the sofa. "You've grown up, you know!"

"Don't you like watching?" Robin maintained her pose, continuing to blink at him.

Liam laughed, forming a circle with his hands like glasses and placing them in front of his eyes. "It's so beautiful; it'd be a waste not to watch~"

The flower clone smiled gracefully, and after the original Robin finished undressing— leaving on her undergarments, of course— it picked up one of the outfits Robin had taken out earlier and handed it to her.

This outfit was denim-like, featuring a long-sleeved top paired with a short skirt and long boots.

As she pulled the long sleeves over her head, Robin paused for a moment, waiting for her slightly flushed cheeks to cool down before finishing the change into the outfit.

"Ah, I get it..."

Liam, who had been officially recognized by Robin as a Devil Fruit genius, suddenly guessed the operation she was planning.

As he spoke, petals surged from the floor beside Robin, and another new flower clone began to form.

The first flower clone watched as the second one took shape beside it. At that moment, the second clone's clothes had already changed into the outfit the original Robin had just put on.

Robin examined her second flower clone, and as it opened its eyes, petals surged and withered on its face, subtly sculpting its features in an instant. The bridge of its nose became more pronounced, and its beautiful double-lidded eyes transformed into narrow yet expressive single-lidded ones.

At first glance, the second flower clone already looked quite different from the original— like "Jolyne Cujoh."

"Impressive, impressive!" Liam clapped in admiration. The Nico Robin from the original timeline had never developed the Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi) to this extent.

"Actually, I just applied your experience with Devil Fruits to the Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi)," Robin said with a soft smile.

Liam nodded in understanding. Many Devil Fruits have abilities that activate by covering the user's body. For example, the Shiro Shiro no Mi (Castle-Castle Fruit) shrinks objects as they enter the user's body, covering them within the ability's range. Logia types like the Gasu Gasu no Mi (Gas Gas Fruit) also cover the user's clothes when they elementalize, converting them into elements along with the body.

The Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi) works similarly. When using its ability, it covers the entire body, directly mapping everything the user is wearing or carrying at that moment. Even if there's a pair of sunglasses perched on the hair, as long as it's within the ability's range, it will be perfectly replicated on the flower clone.

Two completely different flower clones walked over, one on each side, helping her remove her current outfit and handing her another light, flowing dress.

Liam watched as Robin changed into one outfit after another, her youthful figure appearing and disappearing. Soon, three seemingly entirely different women stood beside Robin— one with long hair, another with short hair, one with single eyelids, another with double eyelids, one with high cheekbones, another with a baby face, and one even intentionally reduced in bust size.

"Because of the fine adjustments, you can only control three clones now?" Liam asked, recalling that Robin could previously control up to five flower clones simultaneously.

"Any more, and there would be flaws," Robin explained, sitting on a soft stool and lifting her long legs to quickly pull off her pants.

At that moment, the cabin door swung open, and Hancock walked in. She was about to speak when she took in the scene: three unfamiliar women dressed differently, with Jolyne's bare, beautiful long legs on display in the middle of changing clothes. Hancock raised an eyebrow, curious. "What's going on here?"

"Changing clothes," Robin replied, a flower clone handing her the last set of clothes. As she spoke, she changed into it, glancing back at Hancock.

"And what are you doing here?"

Liam remained seated on the sofa, watching as the young pink-haired queen dowager followed closely behind Hancock into the room.

"I don't want to take her ashore anymore, to avoid her running off and causing trouble," Hancock said, snapping her fingers as she walked in gracefully. As she passed Robin, she looked with interest at the three distinct flower clones before plopping down on the small sofa next to Liam. 

She tilted her head and asked, "If she stays on the ship, the other warriors might not be a match for her Age-Age Fruit... Do you have any good suggestions?"

"Is she really that ungrateful? Even after all this, she still hasn't accepted reality and is thinking of running away?" Liam said, a touch of exasperation in his voice. "And do you have a thing for disciplining others? Why always control her with your snake hair poison? If her brain gets damaged from long-term poisoning, that wouldn't be good, right?"

"If her brain gets damaged, so be it. Do I care?" Hancock replied indifferently, a strand of her black hair transforming into a snake that snuck a bite on Liam's neck.

The snake retracted immediately after biting, not injecting any poison. However, the glance she shot at Liam was full of warning.

Liam knew her too well and understood exactly what she was thinking: Don't expose Hancock's occasional little hobby in front of Bonney...

Robin and the three flower clones surrounded Bonney, who, under the control of the snake hair poison, had very little of her own consciousness left. Yet, one could still see the embarrassment in her eyes. Being paraded around by Hancock like a pet was utterly humiliating.

"Since you don't plan to take her with you, and leaving her on the ship isn't very reassuring..." Robin stroked her chin, pondering. "Why not just give her an order, like not allowing her to leave the room until you return?"

"That's an idea..." Hancock considered it. "No, there are too many loopholes in that command! Leaving her in the room, there's too much she could do."

Indeed. Liam also felt that if he put himself in Bonney's shoes, she could easily lure other warriors into her room and deal with them one by one using her Age-Age Fruit...

As the red Kuja ship approached Magnifi Island, many people at the port looked over, noticing the fluttering pirate flag and expressions of surprise appeared on many faces.

When Liam, Robin, the three distinct flower clones, the Hancock sisters, and others disembarked from the pirate ship, Bonney remained alone in the cabin of the Kuja pirate ship, obediently kneeling on the floor, her pink hair falling forward and obscuring her expression...

(End Of The Chapter)

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