One Piece: Marine Luffy, Garp regrets it

"That's right, that's right," the group chorused, each beginning to share their own perspectives on Devil Fruits.

Robin spoke up next, raising a crucial point that no one had considered yet—whether Devil Fruits consumed by objects could achieve awakening.

By this point, everyone present was well-versed in Devil Fruit knowledge. They all understood the concept of awakening—the ultimate evolution of a Devil Fruit's power. However, none of them, not even Luffy, had yet developed their abilities to that advanced level.

This wasn't from lack of interest. On the contrary, it was precisely because awakening was so difficult to achieve that it made the resulting power so formidable. Now everyone wondered: could a fruit "consumed" by an inanimate object ever reach that pinnacle?

If not, many felt that transferring fruits to objects would be largely pointless.

Luffy couldn't help but speculate about the Size-Size Fruit specifically.

"According to the description in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, the Size-Size Fruit can alter the size of objects besides the user," he explained. "And those objects return to their original state once the user's energy is depleted."

He leaned forward, eyes bright with curiosity. "But what if the Size-Size Fruit were awakened? Would it allow permanent changes to an object's size and properties?" He grinned at the possibilities. "Imagine turning a fist-sized gold nugget into the size of a house—permanently! We could all retire and just count our money."

No one could verify whether Luffy's theory was accurate. Since records of the Size-Size Fruit began, no user had ever developed it to the awakening stage.

Nevertheless, the discussion served as a sobering reminder to everyone that carelessly transferring Devil Fruit powers to objects could be wasteful. Perhaps this was why the World Government restricted Vegapunk from conducting such transfers on a large scale, preferring instead to give fruits directly to promising CP agents or Marines who could develop and master the abilities themselves.

Alpha was visibly deflated as her proposal was systematically dismantled. Seeing her sister slumped over the table in dejection, Kalifa gently rubbed her back.

"Don't be discouraged," she offered consolingly. "It's impressive that you even thought of this approach. You just need to consider all angles next time. Keep working hard, and I'm sure you'll come up with an even better idea."

"Seriously? What's with that tone? Do you think I'm a three-year-old?" Alpha retorted, sitting upright with an indignant snort.

Ignoring Kalifa's darkening expression and clenched fist, Alpha addressed the table again with undiminished enthusiasm.

"Hey, everyone! Listen up—I've got another brilliant idea!"

You come up with 'brilliant' ideas every five minutes. What are you, the self-proclaimed Idea King of the West Blue? Luffy complained inwardly, though he maintained a patient expression.

Yamato, however, had less restraint. She picked up a piece of squid from her plate with her chopsticks and flung it across the table, landing it squarely in Alpha's open mouth.

"Be quiet, you fool," she said bluntly. "With your intelligence level, how could you possibly have a genuinely good idea?"

Alpha nearly choked on the unexpected seafood projectile. After washing it down with a desperate gulp of juice, she slammed her palm on the table and leapt to her feet.

"Idiot Yamato! You're the absolute last person here with any right to criticize my intelligence!" she shouted, eyes blazing. "Besides, my new idea is absolutely perfect—it's so brilliant that a simpleton like you couldn't come up with it in a thousand years!"

The direct attack on her intellect prompted Yamato to rise to the challenge. She crossed her arms defiantly, regarding Alpha with narrowed eyes.

"Fine then, let's hear this supposedly amazing idea of yours," she said with a dismissive snort.

"Hmph! I guarantee you'll be so impressed you'll be on your knees begging me to explain my genius," Alpha declared. After delivering this final jab to Yamato, she turned to Luffy with a proud tilt of her chin.

"Luffy, since Dr. Vegapunk is so incredibly skilled, couldn't we ask him to develop a surgical procedure? One that could extract Devil Fruit abilities directly from a user's body?"

The table fell into stunned silence the moment she finished speaking. Everyone who had been eagerly listening now stared at her with expressions ranging from disbelief to secondhand embarrassment.

Misinterpreting their reaction as awe, Alpha rubbed her nose proudly and shot Yamato a triumphant look.

"What do you think? Pretty impressive, right? Everyone's speechless because my idea is so revolutionary."

Yamato glanced uncertainly at the others, momentarily thrown by their uniform silence. "What's wrong with everyone? Why aren't you saying anything? Is Alpha's idea actually that good?"

After about ten seconds of shocked silence, the group finally recovered from Alpha's outlandish suggestion. Kalifa was the first to react, her face flushing red with mortification.

She stood up and delivered a swift chop to her sister's head. "Are you completely out of your mind? Such a thing is absolutely impossible! Even Vegapunk has limitations!"

Seeing Kalifa's reaction, Yamato finally relaxed and burst into laughter. "Hahaha! So this is your 'perfect' idea? It's more absurd than the funniest joke I've ever heard!"

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