Chapter 1618: Reward 2 (1/2)

When Haru saw Jeanne's reward, he wasn't sure what to say for a moment. However, unlike him, Jeanne was quite curious about her reward since she didn't know very well about the power of ”Kage Kage no Mi.”

”Um, what kind of reward is this?” Jeanne asked.

”You should read it first,” Haru said since he didn't want to spoil Jeanne. Still, he had to admit that this reward was a bit unique, or rather, there was a trace of guilt in his heart since Jeanne was a symbol of holiness, but he had tainted her, so this reward was very suitable for Jeanne, who had been tainted by him.

Jeanne heard Haru's advice and started to read the details about her ability.

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Kage Kage no Mi.

The Kage Kage no Mi is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that gives the user the ability to manifest and control shadows of living creatures, including their own, as physical and tangible forms.

The user, becoming a Ruler of Shadows, can steal the shadows of other beings and insert them into different bodies, living or dead, which in the latter case enables the creation of zombies.

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”Interesting ability,” Jeanne said with a smile.

”....”

Haru looked at Jeanne and wasn't sure what to say for a moment.

Unlike Haru's complicated mood, Jeanne loved her reward very much, after all, she had never considered herself as a saint, and on her hands, there was a lot of blood from the enemies. Ironically, most of her power was related to her status as a saint, but with this reward, it would be different.

”Kage Kage no Mi... the power to manipulate shadow...” Jeanne murmured, then looked at Haru's shadow.

”What? Why are you looking at my shadow?” Haru was scared when he saw Jeanne was looking at her shadow.

”Haru, let me try my power,” Jeanne said with a smile.

”....”

”You know... you should be careful with your power since if you steal the shadow of someone or something, they won't be able to stand under the sun again,” Haru said. He had to admit that ”Kage Kage no Mi” was one of the strongest Devil Fruits in the world of One Piece, but Moria was too dumb to fully optimize the power of this Devil Fruit.

Haru knew that many things could be done by a shadow, especially when with a shadow, it was possible to create an army of shadows.

In the story of One Piece, what Moria had done was too troublesome since he needed to make the zombie's body before he put the shadow that he stole. Still, in truth, it was possible to create an army of shadows directly, with all of those shadows that he had stolen, especially when all of those shadows remembered all the knowledge and talent of the people whose shadow was stolen.

Haru also felt that it was suitable for Jeanne to stay in this world since, with all of the metaphysical in this world, it was possible to create an army of metaphysical shadows by using the power of Kage Kage no Mi.

Haru explained to Jeanne the possibility of her new power, and she had to admit that it was a very amazing ability. She could also use this ability to travel everywhere as long as there was a shadow, and if she had this ability before, she could stop the Ancient Dragon's movement by controlling its shadow.

”So, can you give me the Ancient Dragon? I want to make it into my shadow army,” Jeanne said.

”.....”

Haru was speechless and said, ”It's alright, you can have the Ancient Dragon if you want.” He thought for a bit and felt that it was better for Jeanne to own the Ancient Dragon by turning it into her shadow army. After all, he would leave her for a month or two, so it would be great if she could become stronger faster.

”Right, let me try my power first,” Jeanne said, and then she controlled her own shadow, shaping it into different kinds of shapes, including wings. She then tried to fly by using the wings of shadow several times since it was her first time to fly by using her own power.

When Jeanne landed, she grabbed Haru's shadow and tried to mold it into a different kind of shape, which made him helpless.

”Haru, lend me your knife,” Jeanne said.

”...Here.”

Haru reluctantly gave his knife to Jeanne.

Jeanne then sliced down Haru's shadow without hesitation, separating it from his body.

Haru raised his eyebrows but didn't say much. In truth, he was able to stop Jeanne from slicing his shadow, but he didn't do that since he knew that she was trying to experiment with her new power.

Jeanne looked at Haru's shadow for a bit then returned it to him.

”There you go.”