Devil Fruit Powers In The Tower Of God

The next day, Punk and IO were interviewed about the incident that happened the day before.

"Can you tell us what exactly happened yesterday?" An interviewer asked them.

"The Workshop and the Archimedes was attacked by high ranking FUG members. They interfered with the Workshop Battle and managed to capture the two of us." Punk answered.

"They captured the two of you?" Another interviewer questioned in surprise.

"Yes, we were caught off guard. If we weren't taken by surprise, we would have been able to defend ourselves with our amazing creations." Although Death Lady captured them, they were confident that they would be able to defend themselves against her with their High-Rank items. Poken and Madoraco were a different story, and even with their items, they had no chance against them, but they weren't willing to admit that.

"If the two of you were captured, then who fought back FUG?" An interviewer asked. Punk and IO looked at each other before answering. They remembered that Gustang had specifically told them to announce that Lumen and his team had saved them.

"We were saved all thanks to Lights End and his team! Those Regulars valiantly stepped up and fought back FUG. With Lights End leading the way, they fought against FUG's Rankers! Their bravery was admirable. Despite the odds being stacked against them, they struggled till the end and never gave up! In the end, even the fearsome FUG Rankers were no match against them!" Punk declared.

"I'm sorry, but did you say Lights End? The one that died on the 10th Floor?" An interviewer asked in surprise. Lumen being alive would be a big deal and would make for a great story.

"Yes! That was nothing but a lie spread by FUG. And if it wasn't for him and his team, we wouldn't be doing this interview today! The Workshop is in Lights End debt!" IO stated. Gustang was the one that saved them in the end, but they had promised that they will give Lumen all the credit for that.

"So, what you are saying is that E-Rank Regulars had not only fought against FUG's Rankers, but they had actually won in the end?" An interviewer asked them in surprise.

It wasn't uncommon for exceptionally strong Regulars to be able to contend with Rankers, but they are usually at least B-Rank and above. Those Regulars would also hail from one of the 10 Great Families or would be a Princess of Zahard. Although Androssi was a Princess of Zahard, they were still only E-Rank Regulars.

"Can you tell us a bit more about their fight?" An interviewer asked.

"Certainly! Lights End fought against at least two Rankers on his own! He was astounding. All on his own, he fought Ranker after Ranker. While the rest of his team beat another Ranker!" IO answered.

"Lights End fought more than one on his own?" The two were asked by an interviewer.

At this point, the journalists were more interested in Lights End. The fact that he had survived after supposedly being assassinated by a FUG Slayer was a big deal.

However, not only had he survived, but he had also come back with a vengeance. His revenge against FUG would make for a great story.

"Yes! We personally viewed the footage of his fight, and we can guarantee that he fought at least two of them on his own." The Archimedes was one of the greatest Suspendsh.i.p.s in the entire Tower. Being able to record what's happening outside of it wasn't an issue for it.

"Who did he fight? Was it someone famous?"

"Can you describe the fight for us?"

Question after question was sent their way, and they were all about Lumen. The more Punk and IO answered those questions, the more it dwelled on them how absurd the situation was.

They were describing a grand fight. A fight that if no one knew the people, they would assume that all of them were Rankers. However, that wasn't the case. A Regular had participated in that fight, and he was the one that shone the most. An E-Rank Regular for god sake had bested two Rankers.

Once this information got released to the public, it caused a huge commotion. People were excited that Lights End is still alive and even stronger than before. However, some of them started asking questions.

"How did he survive after a FUG Slayer had confirmed his death?"

"How did he grow so much in strength in less than a decade?"

"Who is he, and where did he come?"

The more people asked those questions about him, the more they realized how little they knew about him. The only information they had on him was from the time that he caused big commotions. So some of them asked something else.

"Is Lights End an Irregular?"

No one knew who was the first person to ask this, but soon this question was the most searched topic on the Box. Theories and speculations filled the Box, but they all leaned towards him being an Irregular. What other being could possibly be this strong while being only on the 30th Floor?

Few speculated that he might be a bastard son of one of the 10 Great Families, but they were in the minority. Everyone else was sure that Lights End is an Irregular, but that brought a new set of questions.

"What changes will he bring to the Tower?"

"Will he become another symbol of fear like the rest of the Irregulars?"

"Is this the second coming of another person like Urek?"

No one knew the answer to those questions, but they were bound to find out in the near future.

After Punk and IO finished the interview, their Pockets lit on fire. They had countless messages sent to them by high ranking members of all the 10 Great Families.

All of them were asking how much it would cost for the footage of Lumen's fight. They didn't care about how much Points Punk and IO wanted, they were willing to give as much as they asked as long as they received the footage.

Punk and IO looked at each other after reading through the messages.

"Might as well make some free money," Punk said.

"I agree." IO nodded. "We have to reward Lights End and his team, and we can't just give them some Low-Rank Items. This way, we can get something in return."

As much as they wanted to give some cheap items to Lumen and his group, they couldn't. Gustang had made it a point that they should be rewarded properly, and the two didn't dare go against his words. He was one of the 10 Great Family heads after all.

"But what are we going to give them as a reward?" IO asked. They didn't want to give them their best items, but they also couldn't give them their cheapest ones as well.

"I have one more Blood Tamara, and you have that sword that was recently given to you," Punk replied.

"Uhg, I really don't want to give Donghae away. I still haven't researched it enough. And do we have to reward everyone?" IO asked.

Donghae was a B-Ranked Ignition Weapon that allowed the user to wield fire. Weapons that allow the user to control an element were extremely sought out in the Tower. Most people didn't have a quality that had something to do with an element, so they had to rely on items if they wanted to achieve that.

"We can give those two items away, and depending on how well the footage sells, we could either give them low B-Rank items or high C-Rank ones," Punk said.

"That's still a lot," IO replied. Most Rankers have only C-Rank items and maybe a one or two B-Rank items. Giving something like that to E-Rank Regulars didn't sit well with them.

"I agree, but you remember what Gustang said, right?" Punk questioned him.

"Yeah, yeah. Let's see how well we could sell the footage and decide afterward." IO said.

They began negotiating with the members of the 10 Great Families that had contacted them. In the end, they were surprised by how much they managed to sell the footage of Lumen's fight. The lowest price they got was 5 billion Points and the highest 20 billion.

"Well, now. We could definitely give them B-Rank items. With the money we just made, we could buy even higher-ranked items from our seniors." Punk laughed out.

On the 59th Floor. A man wearing a butler suit reached a door that had the shape of a turtle's shell. Before he could knock on the door, the doors opened up for him.

Inside the room, there was a giant man that was over 10 meters tall. He had black hair and green eyes, and he looked a bit chubby. The man was sitting on a giant throne and had a table filled with all sorts of food in front of him. There were two beautiful women on both of his sides that would feed him from the food on the table. That was Hendo Lok Bloodmadder, the Hendo Lok Family head.

"Did you get it?" Bloodmadder questioned the man. The moment, he heard that Lumen was alive, and even fought with Rankers, he had immediately told his servants to get the footage for him.

"Yes, Sir." The butler replied.

"Give it to me and leave," Bloodmadder demanded. The butler left a Lighthouse with the footage in the room and left afterward.

"You two, leave me alone. I would call you later to my room." Bloodmadder told the two women, and they left the room as well.

"Damn it. Why are you an Irregular?" Bloodmadder cursed out after seeing the fight. Lumen being an Irregular wasn't part of his plan.

"What if Zahard decides to eliminate him after he wakes up from his slumber? What am I supposed to do?" Bloodmadder started throwing food in his mouth as he was thinking about how to trick Lumen into joining his family and how to safeguard him from Zahard.

On the 90th Floor. A black-haired woman entered a bedchamber where a man with long blue hair was playing around with three beautiful women. That was Khun Eduan, the Khun Family head.

"Hubby, I have something to show you. Look at this." The woman called out.

"Why don't you join us instead, Iris? I think that would be better than showing me something." Eduan said.

"I think you should at least check it out," Iris replied and showed him the footage of Lumen's fight.

"Uhg! He has good Shinsoo control, but why is he wielding his spear like that? He is just throwing it around with no skill behind! If he could wield the spear with a bit more skill, he would have easily handled those two! Why are you showing me this, Iris?" Eduan asked her. He recognized Chompaphosis, but he didn't care that much about it. Eduan wouldn't refuse the spear if it was offered to him, but he wouldn't go out of his way to get it.

"I figured that you would be interested, considering he is a Regular that's only on the 30th Floor," Iris replied.

"Oh? Now that's a bit interesting. Only on the 30th Floor, you say?" Eduan asked.

"Correct. It's believed that he is an Irregular as well." Iris answered.

"Well, then. He might be someone worth fighting when he reaches here. Notify me when that happens. Now, why don't you join us?" Eduan responed.

On the 69th Floor. A beautiful black-haired woman with pink-eyes was walking through a hall. She reached the end of the hall, where there was a grand entrance adorned with flaming birds. The woman knocked on the door and then said. "Godmother, I have something to show you."

"Come in, Mina." A voice came from the room, and the doors opened up. Inside, two women were drinking tea while having a discussion. One of them looked like an older version of Yeon Yihwa. That was Yeon Ilarde or also known as the Godmother of the Yeon Family. While the other woman, could only be described as a kingdom-toppling beauty. That was Yeon Hana, the Yeon Family head and the most beautiful woman in the Tower.

The members of the Yeon Family called Ilarde Godmother because all the members of the Yeon Family are her descendants. That's because Yeon Hana, the Yeon Family head, had made a contact with a Guardian to become a female that cannot feel love towards the opposite s.e.x.

"What is it, Mina?" Ilarde questioned.

"I have something to show you. I believe you would be interested in this." Mina replied and showed them the footage of Lumen's fight.

"Impossible!" Both Hana and Ilarde exclaimed when they saw Lumen in his Phoenix form.

"Mina, who is this? Why haven't I heard of a Ranker that could use black flames?" Ilarde questioned. She was also able to recognize Chompaphosis as that is a weapon that used to owned by someone who climbed the Tower with her.

"That's because he is not a Ranker, Godmother. He is a Regular that's on the 30th Floor. However, it's speculated that he is most likely an Irregular. I thought that he would be suitable to sleep with you." Mina answered her.

"I see, thank you for informing me, Mina, but you should leave us alone for now," Ilarde said as she noticed Hana was staring at Lumen's Pheonix form with trembling eyes.

"I understand. I will take my leave now, Godmother." Mina replied and left the room.

"Hana, what do you think?" Ilarde asked after Mina left.

"I... I don't know. I thought I was the only one in the Tower. I didn't think I would see someone like me again. I need some time alone." Hana replied with a trembling voice and teleported out of the room in a hurry.

Ilarde sighed at that. The two of them were relatives, but Ilarde only had a bit of Phoenix blood. Hana, on the other hand, was a true Phoenix and should have been the only one in the Tower. Now, another one had appeared. This was why it is said that members of the family are flame itself from the moment they are born.