Chapter 113 – [113] : Human-Human Fruit Awakened! Rowen the Ultimate Human!

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Splash!

Rowen dived into the sea, feeling the familiar embrace of the ocean’s energy. Crimson-black light flashed intensely in his eyes, a look of profound contentment on his face.

Though Skypiea also contained sea energy particles—the ‘Seastone particles’ carried skyward by air currents, forming the Sky Islands—compared to the true ocean, that energy was incredibly dilute.

After acquiring the Born of the Sea (Apex Gold) Trait, Rowen had truly become the sea’s favored child.

Enveloped by the ocean’s energy, it felt like being in the most comfortable cradle imaginable—filling him with boundless confidence and power.

While Rowen’s adaptability allowed him to function comfortably even in Skypiea’s environment, being immersed in the energy-rich ocean was still the most pleasant.

And that wasn’t all!

“The recovery speed of my spiritual power… has increased.”

The deep crimson-black light in Rowen’s eyes pulsed.

The Born of the Sea Trait—allowing him to become the sea’s favorite, directly harnessing its energy to continuously strengthen his spiritual power and, consequently, his Haki—had evolved further after his Conqueror’s Haki reached the Apex Gold tier and he fully mastered its use.

It now drastically accelerated the recovery rate of his spiritual power during combat!

By drawing upon the ubiquitous sea energy particles in the atmosphere, he could regenerate his spiritual power, and thus, his Haki reserves.

Conqueror’s Haki, as the most violent and tyrannical power on these seas, naturally possessed absolute top-tier destructive force. A full-power Haōshoku Coating strike could instantly defeat Yonko Commander level fighters, who often couldn’t even withstand a single blow.

But correspondingly, its consumption of both spiritual power and physical stamina was immense.

Rowen’s Conqueror’s Haki, having only just reached the Apex Gold tier, lacked the sheer depth and resilience of veteran Emperors like Kaido or Shanks.

For short bursts, relying on his Awakened Rumble-Rumble Fruit and full-power Haōshoku Coating, Rowen was confident he could fight on equal footing with anyone.

But once his Conqueror’s Haki was depleted, he would face a situation similar to Nika Luffy on Egghead in the original story.

While he wouldn’t become as shriveled and exhausted as Nika Luffy, losing the power of Haōshoku Coating would still leave him vulnerable against the absolute strongest opponents.

Haki was the manifestation of spiritual power. Recovering spiritual power and Haki required complete stillness, deep sleep.

In the original story, when Luffy exhausted his Haki, he had to rely on Zoro to buy him time to recover, leaving him completely defenseless.

Rowen disliked leaving his fate to chance—and currently, Zoro and Luffy were far from strong enough to hold off peak-tier opponents for him.

But now, this problem was significantly mitigated.

During combat, the Born of the Sea Trait could also utilize atmospheric sea energy particles to recover spiritual power and Haki—After his Conqueror’s Haki reached Apex Gold, this Trait had become even more potent.

Stamina-wise: his Awakened Rumble-Rumble Fruit enhanced his combat stamina recovery.

Spiritual power-wise: Born of the Sea enhanced his combat spiritual power and Haki recovery.

Rowen’s endurance and sustained combat capability had massively improved.

This gave Rowen even greater confidence for his upcoming confrontation with Aokiji.

A fierce crimson-black light flashed in Rowen’s eyes.

This battle—Rowen would, of course, give it his all.

He had now officially obtained his ticket to the ‘championship round’, becoming one of the true peak powerhouses on these seas. With such strength, he naturally needed a whetstone to further hone his combat skills.

Aokiji—WAS THE PERFECT OPPONENT.

Aokiji was undeniably incredibly strong, one of the sea’s pinnacle fighters.

But his strength was still a notch below the absolute top tier like Akainu, Shanks, or Kaido… This made him an ideal opponent for Rowen’s current level.

Furthermore, Aokiji was one of the primary sources of Robin’s deepest psychological trauma.

Though Robin’s fears had lessened considerably thanks to Rowen’s strength and the knowledge he imparted—without witnessing firsthand Rowen confronting Aokiji, that shadow would always remain a significant hidden vulnerability.

(On Skypiea, Rowen had also tried to help Robin awaken Haki, but without success. The existence of that psychological trauma was a major inhibiting factor.)

Rowen was determined to help Robin completely shatter that psychological barrier!

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WHOOSH!

Rowen finished his daily ocean swim and training, bursting out from the sea.

(After his physique and Haki all reached Apex Gold, combined with Born of the Sea, Rowen could dive to extreme depths, using the immense water pressure to train his physique.)

“Rowen…” Seeing him step onto the deck, Vivi and Nami quickly offered him towels they had prepared.

Rowen took a towel, wiping the seawater from his body.

Though he could instantly vaporize the water by transforming into a Flame Human with his Flare-Flare Fruit ability… the towels, carrying the unique, delicate scents of the two women, clearly hand-washed by Vivi and Nami themselves—Rowen rather enjoyed this.

“We should be reaching the next island soon. I wonder if there will be a shipwright there,” Nami and Vivi commented, smiling as they watched Rowen use their towels.

“A shipwright… we’ll have to wait until the island after the next one for that,” Rowen replied with a smile, not bothering to be mysterious.

The next island after Skypiea was Long Ring Long Land—an island with unique geography and many bizarrely elongated creatures.

The main event there in the original story was the Davy Back Fight against the Foxy Pirates. A game where losers were stripped of comrades, pride, and even their Jolly Roger—losing everything precious to a pirate.

Rowen had no interest in such games.

Back in the East Blue, when he defeated Krieg, Rowen had already dismissed such childish games as a pathetic way to talk about ‘Losing everything’.

His Observation Haki, amplified by the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, spread out across the sea…

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In a shadowy cove nearby, a pirate ship—its Jolly Roger a skull with a conspicuous red nose—was scouting for its next ‘game’ target. The Foxy Pirates—specializing in using the Davy Back Fight to steal crewmates and flags from other pirate crews.

“Ugh! Captain! You’re not seriously thinking of targeting that ship, are you?! Did you even SEE their flag?!” Porche, the Foxy Pirates’ navigator and cheerleader, whined in her distinctively cloying voice, her eyes filled with fear.

“Fehfehfehfeh! The Straw Hat Pirates! Captain is Straw Hat Luffy, 300 million Beri bounty! They have over four members with bounties exceeding 100 million! More importantly—they have that man, hailed as the most vicious super great pirate on the seas today—Sky Sovereign Rowen, bounty 1,135,000,000 Beri! If we try to mess with a super great pirate like that, we’ll be wiped out instantly!”

Hamburg, a Foxy Pirates combatant, snickered nervously, habitually covering his mouth, though his forehead was drenched in cold sweat.

“Don’t be ridiculous! A super great pirate of that caliber—and you want to play games with him?!”

“Even if we’re shamed and have to quit being pirates, we’re not suicidal!”

“I’m abandoning ship! You can spread whatever rumors you want about us not following the rules of the sea!”

The pirates Foxy had ‘won’ through previous Davy Back Fights instantly erupted in panic.

What kind of sick joke was this?!

That was the most vicious, evil pirate on the seas—killer of a Warlord, bounty over 1.1 billion!

Some were even comparing him to the Four Emperors who ruled the New World!

Playing a Davy Back Fight with a monster like that?!

Angering him meant certain, unknowable death!

They had only joined Foxy’s crew because of the sea’s unspoken rule: losers of a Davy Back Fight who didn’t honor the agreement became absolute laughingstocks—an unacceptable fate for a pirate.

But compared to their lives, that hardly mattered!

If they died, everything was lost… Facing Sky Sovereign Rowen, the 1.1 billion Beri pirate, SCREW THE RULES OF THE SEA!

“BASTARDS! So what if his bounty is over 1.1 billion?! Everyone on these seas must abide by the rules of the Davy Back Fight! Otherwise, they’ll be the laughingstock of the entire ocean! If we—can get that super great pirate to join our crew—think about it, everyone! That legendary Great Treasure, ONE PIECE! We’ll have a chance to claim it! When it comes to understanding the Davy Back Fight, even that great pirate can’t compare to me!”

Foxy, captain of the Foxy Pirates and user of the Slow-Slow Fruit, declared, a mad glint in his eyes.

A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY!

If he could just acquire this 1.1 billion Beri pirate, he could use that super pirate’s strength to chase the ultimate treasure, ONE PIECE!

There wouldn’t be another chance like this! Foxy was confident no one knew the Davy Back Fight better than him; it was how he survived! He too had ambitions!

But the next moment—

VMM! BOOOOOOM!!!

Tyrannical crimson-black lightning erupted violently in the sky above the Foxy Pirates—The entire Foxy crew stared up in horror, then their eyes rolled white, and they collapsed unconscious.

Conqueror’s Haki!

FOXY PIRATES—ANNIHILATED!

“Plunder.”

WHOOSH!

Foxy’s Slow-Slow Fruit ability manifested as a stream of purple light, merging into Rowen’s body.

The Paramecia Slow-Slow Fruit, while decent, had many weaknesses. It could only be fired as a light beam via a specific hand gesture and was useless against anything that emitted light—

—Meaning ineffective against the Glint-Glint or Rumble-Rumble Fruits…

Strong Haki users could also shatter its effects. The unawakened Slow-Slow Fruit was of little use to Rowen. Its contained physique energy was also negligible for Rowen now.

But for a clown like Foxy, who constantly stole others’ comrades through games and delusionally thought he could use Rowen to plunder One Piece—Rowen would let him taste what it felt like to have everything stolen.

THIS—was true plundering!

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“Rowen, did you just use Haki?” Luffy asked curiously.

“It’s nothing. Just some insignificant, delusional small-timer,” Rowen replied calmly.

“Rowen! That line had such a Super great pirate vibe! So cool!” Chopper exclaimed, his eyes sparkling with admiration.

“Before me, ‘Captain Usopp’, you are but a small fry! Gyehehehe!” Usopp mimicked Rowen, though his attempt lacked Rowen’s powerful aura, looking rather comical.

“YOU’RE NOT DOING IT RIGHT AT ALL, USOPP! WATCH ME!” Luffy, inspired, joined Usopp and Chopper in their antics.

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“What a convenient ability—the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s amplification of Observation Haki…” Zoro and Sanji commented admiringly.

They hadn’t sensed Foxy’s presence at all.

Such long-range takedowns were indeed impressive.

“Alright, let’s go check out this island,” Rowen stated with a calm smile. Aokiji wasn’t on this island. That man was waiting for them on an uninhabited island just before Water 7.

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Trait Acquired: Route (Location of Aokiji).

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The route had already appeared in Rowen’s mind; they didn’t even need to wait for Long Ring Long Land’s Log Pose to set.

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Rowen and the crew stepped onto Long Ring Long Land.

The animals here were indeed bizarre—every creature’s body was unnaturally elongated.

Chopper, however, was delighted. Having always felt self-conscious about his blue nose, seeing these equally ‘different’ animals made him incredibly happy.

“Having fun, Chopper?” Rowen asked, placing Chopper on his shoulder, smiling as he gently petted Chopper’s smooth fur. Chopper was too adorable.

“Mm~ Rowen! THE SEA REALLY IS SO VAST!” Chopper purred, nuzzling against Rowen, his eyes closing into happy crescents.

Sailing with Rowen and the others was the best!

On this vast sea, he wasn’t an outcast. More importantly—he had Rowen and the others, his precious comrades.

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—[Human-Human Fruit equipping complete!]—

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On Skypiea, that grand feast, the joining of the dancing wolves and the Master of the Sky, had brought the Human-Human Fruit’s equipping process to its final stages.

Now, at this moment—it completed.

“Chopper… I’ve obtained your power too,” Rowen murmured, a keen light flashing in his eyes.

“EH?! Rowen, you got the Human-Human Fruit’s power?!” The others instantly looked at Rowen, their eyes shining with curiosity.

This power, which Rowen called the ‘Ultimate Human’—they were incredibly intrigued.

“Ahh. This Devil Fruit’s power… is truly remarkable,” Rowen commented, a spark of profound wisdom glinting in his eyes.

And—

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—[Physique meets Awakening conditions! Desire meets Awakening conditions!]—

—[Human-Human Fruit—AWAKENED!]—

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The Human-Human Fruit contained the desire to ‘be human’. Rowen, having transmigrated from Earth, could be said to have lived two lives as a human.

That desire was already more than fulfilled.

Under the effect of the Strongest Trait System—the Human-Human Fruit—AWAKENED!

VMM!

Rowen tore off his upper shirt.

Under the stunned gazes of the crew—Rowen’s body began to expand!

In an instant, he transformed into a GIANT—even larger than Dorry and Brogy!

And behind him—coiled the distinctive ‘Flame clouds’ unique to Awakened Zoan Devil Fruit users!

Rowen clenched his fists, feeling the surging new power within him, his eyes blazing with keen light!

Strength, skin durability, jumping power, endurance… all aspects of human physical capability—massively enhanced!

His physique energy, having acquired this Awakened Devil Fruit, also received a massive boost!

More importantly, Humanity’s most crucial attribute, intelligence—was also vastly enhanced!

Rowen had become the Ultimate Human!

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