"I've been deceived?"
Frank looked completely baffled.
He had no idea what kind of logic Toad was operating on.
He had just beaten Sabretooth—
and now he was being told he'd been tricked?
Did this guy think Qin Xiao's guidance was fake?
"That's right—you've been deceived!"
Toad spoke with absolute conviction.
"Your power is no different from a mutant's.
You are a mutant.
He just fooled you with this 'Devil Fruit user' nonsense.
In reality, this so-called devil's envoy is also a mutant.
His ability is to awaken the latent powers in other mutants.
And you—
you're just a mutant whose ability he activated!"
Toad laid out his entire theory.
For a mont—
even Qin Xiao was stunned.
But then…
he realized sothing.
That actually… sounds convincing.
Among mutants, all kinds of strange abilities existed.
An ability that could awaken others' powers?
Not impossible.
By that logic—
Frank could simply be a latent mutant whose X-gene had been activated.
Toad's theory even made Sabretooth hesitate.
Could it be… true?
The man he had just fought—
was actually just another mutant?
Frank, however, looked even more confused.
This guy's lost his mind.
Frank knew more than they did.
So he didn't buy it at all.
Because Qin Xiao had given Tony the Revive-Revive Fruit—
a power that granted a second life.
Was Tony's "mutant ability" supposed to be resurrection?
And there was sothing else Tony didn't even know—
but Frank did.
Devil Fruit users were rejected by the sea.
Qin Xiao had warned him before the rescue mission:
"Don't fall into the ocean. Devil Fruit users are abandoned by the sea."
As a forr Marine, Frank had tested it himself.
And the result—
he couldn't swim.
Or rather—
his strength was completely drained in seawater.
Did mutants have weaknesses like that?
Frank didn't believe it.
Still, he decided to play along a bit.
"Nice theory," Frank said casually.
"But it's still just a guess, right?
Got any proof?"
Toad sneered.
"Proof? Why would I need proof?
You hadn't awakened before—that's why he could fool you.
But people like us?
Already awakened.
His trick wouldn't work on us.
If he really is so 'devil's envoy'—
then prove it.
Let him use that so-called devil power on .
Give one of those fruits.
Let eat it and gain power."
Toad felt like he had figured everything out.
If Qin Xiao was telling the truth—
then he should be able to demonstrate it on the spot.
Frank rolled his eyes.
"I thought you'd co up with sothing smarter.
Turns out this is your big idea?
Not everyone in the world is a mutant.
So why assu everyone can beco a Devil Fruit user?
Being a mutant has nothing to do with whether you can use a Devil Fruit.
Or do you think every power in this world belongs to mutants?
Let tell you—
this world has all kinds of power systems.
See this place?"
He gestured around at the Mirror Dinsion.
"This is magic.
Sorcerers' magic.
So what—you think this is a mutant ability too?"
Toad was instantly shut down.
"…You—!"
He had no coback.
Because Frank's argunt actually made sense.
Qin Xiao watched the exchange, a faint smile forming.
This guy… just handed the perfect opening.
He had been thinking about how to get them to eat Devil Fruits.
And now—
Toad had practically volunteered.
Even better—
mutants with special abilities seed highly compatible with Devil Fruits.
Both Sabretooth and Toad qualified.
Now I'm even more interested in eting Magneto…
I'm pretty sure there's a fruit that would suit him perfectly.
Qin Xiao silently gave Toad a ntal thumbs-up.
Saved him a lot of effort.
Then he finally stepped forward.
"Toad, was it?"
"I can match both of you with Devil Fruits."
He paused deliberately.
"But I have one question."
His gaze sharpened.
"Why should I?"
"Why would I give you such power… just because you questioned ?"
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