(Nb: This chapter is an introduction to the names of the fruits; feel free to skip it if you are not interested, it will not affect your reading.)
After the Three Enclosures, the celestial system expanded into the twenty-eight mansions spanning the four directions: east, south, west, and north.
The eastern sector, governed by the Azure Dragon, consisted of seven mansions: Jiao, Kang, Di, Fang, Xin, Wei, and Ji. Together, they formed a structured network of forty-eight primary and auxiliary stars.
The southern sector, under the Vermilion Bird, included the seven mansions Jing, Gui, Liu, Xing, Zhang, Yi, and Zhen, contributing a total of forty-seven stars.
To the west, the White Tiger oversaw the mansions Kui, Lou, Wei, Mao, Bi, Zi, and Shen, forming the largest grouping with fifty-six stars.
Finally, the northern sector, ruled by the Black Tortoise, encompassed the mansions Dou, Niu, Nü, Xu, Shi, Wei, and Bi, accounting for seventy-two stars.
Altogether, the twenty-eight mansions formed a grand system of 223 stars.
With the addition of Ash and Robin, the full count of the 365 Star Lords of the Heavenly Cycle was finally complete.
However, during the initial distribution of Devil Fruits, even the sixty-seven Star Lord Fruits belonging to the Ziwei Enclosure in the Central Enclosure had not been fully assigned.
Ash raised his hand and calmly selected seven more reserve candidates.
Below, on Skypiea, over a hundred reserve candidates immediately clashed in a chaotic free-for-all. The battle was intense, with no room for hesitation, as each fighter pushed forward in hopes of claiming one of the final seven positions.
Only those who remained standing at the end earned the right to receive a Star Lord Fruit.
Nearby, Conis let out an exasperated sigh and rolled her eyes before moving in to treat the wounded.
"Seriously, who would have thought watching a show would turn into this kind of work?"