One Piece Chapter 19, page 12-13: Devil's Fruit
- Page 12
Shanks takes a drink from a bottle and retorts, "YOUR FOLLOWER!? LIKE I WANT TO BE!! BECAUSE WE THINK SO DIFFERENTLY WE JUST NEED TO TRAVEL THE PATH THAT EACH THINKS BEST. THAT'S WHAT A PIRATE LIFE IS LIKE!! Buggy laughs, "HAHA-HAHA!! IT'S FUNNY TO HEAR THINGS ABOUT PIRATES FROM YOUR MOUTH... BUT IF THAT HAPPENS... THEN WHEN WE MEET EACH OTHER AT SEA AGAIN... WE'LL MEET AS ENEMIES!" Shanks smiles and replies, "YEP. THAT'S JUST ANOTHER PART OF A PIRATE'S LIFE." Buggy, changing the subject, asks, "....WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT...? HEY, DIDN'T YOU JUST SAY SOMETHING ABOUT SOME WEIRD TREASURE?" Shanks answers, "HMM... YES, WE'VE GOT THIS 'DEVIL'S FRUIT'."
- Page 13
Shanks explains the nature of the Devil's Fruit: "I ONCE HEARD THAT THE DEVIL'S FRUITS ARE ALL THE SEA-DEVIL'S INCARNATIONS. IF YOU EAT IT YOU'LL GAIN A SPECIAL ABILITY, BUT YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SWIM. Buggy laughs, "KUHAHAHAHA! DON'T WANNA EAT THAT SORTA THING AND END UP UNABLE TO SWIM FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE..." Shanks adds, "THE CAPTAIN SAID THAT WHOEVER WANTS TO EAT IT CAN HAVE IT......" Buggy thinks to himself, "HUEH... SCARY... ANYONE WHO EATS THAT SORT OF THINGS IS NO DOUBT A REAL IDIOT. IF THERE'S A TREASURE LYING ON THE SEABED AND YOU CAN'T SWIM, THEN YOU CAN'T GO AND GET IT!" Shanks then mentions, "BUT THAT ODD FRUIT... TURNS OUT IT SELLS FOR AROUND 100 MILLION BELI IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT." Buggy is completely shocked, screaming, "WHAT? IS THAT TRUE!!" Buggy's eyes turn to Beli signs as he realizes, "IF IT'S ONE HUNDRED MILLION BELI THEN IT'S MORE THAN THE SELLING PRICE OF 10 A-RANKED TREASURE BOXES!! THE TREASURE GODDESS MUST BE SMILING DOWN AT ME RIGHT NOW!!"