Sengoku sighed,
"Let's go now."
"Don't forget later, you old man."
Garp, somewhat indignant,
"Are you underestimating me, Sengoku!"
*Bang—*
Sengoku glared,
"Let's go now!"
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New World, Punk Hazard.
Since headquarters didn't have many instruments for measurement,
Enel brought along Barret and went directly to Vegapunk.
After explaining the situation, Vegapunk became interested,
"The fruit's amplification multiple far exceeds the actual multiple."
"This way."
They pushed open a door and walked for quite some time before arriving at a somewhat dilapidated laboratory.
Vegapunk pushed open the door,
"These are some old devices, not used much."
He led the two to a scale with a pile of weights.
Casually picking up a small weight, he handed it to Barret,
"Hmm... let's try amplifying it twofold first."
Barret nodded and took the weight.
*Hum—*
A halo covered the weight.
The weight's volume instantly tripled or quadrupled. Vegapunk nodded,
"It indeed exceeds the multiple."
He placed the weight on the scale, and the reading surged several times over.
Vegapunk had Barret retract his ability and then said again,
"This time, it's twofold."
Barret was a little confused but complied.
*Hum—*
The weight again surged several times. Vegapunk raised an eyebrow,
"Put it on the scale."
The hugely amplified weight seemed about to crush the scale.
The reading was still not right.
He had Barret retract his ability again and said,
"This time, it's onefold."
Barret complied, but when the weight was placed on the scale.
The reading was completely different from the first time. Although generally similar, when precise to the second decimal place, it was different.
Enel frowned, deep in thought.
Vegapunk smiled,
"Have you found the reason?"
Enel said uncertainly,
"Because of the fruit?"
Vegapunk nodded,
"Exactly."
"It's the fruit."
"Devil Fruits consume the ability user's stamina."
"Although the conversion basis is still a mystery, this is the key reason."
"For ordinary people, their limit is there, so a few times amplification is roughly the same."
"But for a body-combat expert like Barret,"
"He possesses a strong physique, which also expands the fruit's upper limit."
"Outputting power according to his physique, it's easy to overexpand."
Saying this, he took a cup and got some water.
He then found a thumb-sized lid and placed it on the table,
"Like this."
He carefully poured the water from the cup in his hand from a height.
When the water fell into the small lid, the excess water spilled out.
"It's like this."
"Humans cannot be as precise as machines."
"So when he outputs power, although it's amplified according to his will,"
"The stamina output is too much."
"This is uncontrollable."
"Unless he can pick up this item and instantly calculate its weight, volume, power, etc. in his mind."
"And then multiply it."
"But there's no need."
"As for the fruit, it's best to use it in your own way."
Barret pondered, control, huh...
Enel's Observation Haki instantly swept across the island and the entire room.
Finding nothing, Enel said,
"So that's how it is..."
"Then there's no need to change it, that item."
Vegapunk nodded,
"That's right, no need."
"There's an upper limit to outputting power."
"Given Barret's physique, if he were to lift Punk Hazard,"
"Even if he could multiply it five or ten times, he couldn't multiply it fifty or a hundred times."
"The stamina output wouldn't keep up; an island growing dozens of times larger could drain him instantly."
"With the power of that item at its maximum, a single strike could exhaust him."
"So there's no need to worry about uncontrollable power."
"However, we still need to come for regular tests and fine-tuning."
"Because Barret is in his prime, his strength and physique are growing quite rapidly."
Enel breathed a sigh of relief,
"Is that so..."
"That's good, I was afraid he'd hit the earth's core."
"Or blow up the entire planet."
Vegapunk shook his head and smiled,
"There's no weapon that strong."
"While the Pluton's main cannon can destroy islands and pierce the Red Line,"
"Don't forget, it pierces horizontally."
"The Red Line alone protrudes several kilometers above sea level."
"And it's ten kilometers thick underwater."
"If there were a weapon capable of piercing this ten-plus-kilometer thick Red Line vertically,"
"What level of technology would that require?"
"It might not be achievable even in ten thousand years."
"Born on this planet, we are truly insignificant to this planet and even the universe itself."
"This is also one of our confidences."
"The limit is there; strength is possible, but within bounds."
"I've made many hypotheses with Sakazuki and deduced many results, most of which are within reasonable limits."
"The most unsolvable scenario would be mutual destruction."
"The future is bound to be in our hands."
Enel took a deep breath,
"I understand."
The conversation suddenly turned heavy, making him feel a bit uneasy.
Enel shook his head,
"Let's leave it at that for now."
"I'll go with Big Brother Barret to research missiles."
Vegapunk nodded,
"Go ahead."
"There's nothing else going on anyway."
"Sakazuki mentioned he designed a new type of bomb."
Enel smiled,
"Ah, that's right."
"It's for dealing with pirates."
"Indiscriminate attack, quite cruel, Sakazuki Uncle called it a cluster bomb..."
The three walked out, their voices gradually fading...
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South Blue, Moguro Island.
A pirate ship was docked at the port.
The Foxy Pirates, Captain 'Silver Fox' Foxy, a user of the Slow-Slow Fruit.
Bounty: 13 million, Threat Level: Low.
Known for his penchant for Davy Back Fights with other pirate crews, currently on a 472-win streak.
He can emit a slowing beam (unknown particles) with specific gestures.
Anything hit by this beam, be it living beings, liquids, or gases, will lose a certain degree of speed while other energy remains unchanged.
Comparing the flag of the pirate ship,
Carole slowly put away the data,
"That's right."
*Swish—*
She vanished from her spot.