One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 459 About to Master the Power of the 4th Devil Fruit

That guy, Syl...

After meeting with Roman and leaving, Akainu's heart was not at peace.

To be fair, he also acknowledged the Black Dragon's abilities.

Even as an opponent, he is worthy of respect.

The contributions that Black Dragon Roman has made to the Navy over the long term are indelible.

Akainu wasn't that narrow-minded; he saw it clearly.

Compared to the lazy and hesitant Aokiji, Kurokiri is more decisive, forward-thinking, and has a better overall perspective.

Even though he didn't spend much time with Black Dragon Roman due to their faction affiliation, Akainu still considered her an excellent Marine.

So, from the bottom of his heart, Akainu truly admires Roman.

Akainu always knew that Acnologia was a monster just like them.

Perhaps she is more resilient than I am.

He chose the Devil Fruit over the sword, abandoning his comrades.

Although in hindsight, it was the right choice.

However, even Akainu occasionally reminisces about the past.

But Roman is different.

Even after eating a Devil Fruit, she did not give up her sword.

Instead, it continues to move forward along a path of "two-pronged approach".

And incredibly, she did a great job.

This is something even Akainu couldn't do.

However, Akainu felt that even if he were to go back in time and witness Roman's success, he would not make the same choice as Roman.

Human energy is limited.

Akainu knew that people ultimately have their own limits.

Roman's success is a path that cannot be replicated.

What he wants is the power to destroy all pirates in the world.

The Magma-Magma Fruit clearly possesses greater power.

So if given the chance again, he would still make the same choice as before.

He cannot gamble here in order to achieve his goal.

But this seemed utterly insignificant to Roman.

She never seems to get bothered by things like that.

For her, the difficulty has always been whether she wants to or not.

And she did indeed do it.

In some ways, she did indeed create a miracle.

Perhaps she will go further than them in the future.

And how exactly did she manage to achieve that level?

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It seems that Admiral Akainu must be very surprised.

Roman recalled Akainu's expression and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

For a serious and rigid person like Akainu, whose face is either expressionless and serious or angry and ferocious, it's hard to imagine that he would also be very shocked.

But that's to be expected.

If you were in Akainu's shoes, you would probably be just as surprised.

Who would have thought that lava couldn't destroy plants?

Of the three admirals' Devil Fruit abilities, Aokiji's leans towards control, Kizaru's towards agility, and Akainu's towards sheer force.

In terms of Devil Fruit attack power alone, Akainu is undoubtedly the number one among the three admirals.

The heat and energy emitted by magmaberries are simply beyond the capacity of ordinary people to withstand.

Therefore, under Akainu's attacks, death or serious injury is almost a routine occurrence.

Earthquakes, typhoons, and volcanic eruptions are the three major natural disasters designated by the original author.

Perhaps due to considerations of balancing power, only Akainu in the Navy possesses the abilities of the three Calamities.

Akainu's attack power, based on this ability, is naturally extraordinary.

However, such attacks were ineffective against Roman's vines.

This is truly hard to imagine.

Moreover, Roman even had his plants consume the lava right in front of Akainu.

Therefore, even Akainu's expression became stiff and surprised.

He clearly didn't understand why this was the case either.

And all of this may be thanks to Adam the Tree.

It is indeed a magical plant.

The plant that absorbed Adam's precious tree also acquired its immortality.

After absorbing the power of Aokiji and Kizaru, Roman actually wanted to target Akainu.

The materialization of energy—the Logia-type Devil Fruit abilities are the most difficult Devil Fruits to replicate in science.

However, for Roman, the energy of Logia-type Devil Fruits is the easiest for him to obtain.

Conversely, she cannot steal the powers of Paramecia and Zoan-type Devil Fruits.

Because they cannot manifest energy in a tangible form.

Because those two types of fruit incorporate more change into their very being.

However, although Akainu's Magma-Magma Fruit is also a Logia-type, his magma is not something his plants can withstand.

It is absolute damage.

Absorbing it hastily might even harm you.

So Roman put the idea on hold for the time being.

But today, it seems his injuries are no longer a threat.

Their unyielding resilience has enabled them to absorb Akainu's magma.

Moreover, as energy is absorbed, new flowers begin to bloom.

They are as hot as flames, bursting forth from the vines.

Akainu's power has been obtained.

It seems that the time when I master the power of the fourth Devil Fruit won't be too far off.