The translation is not correct in this scan.
This is what Doffy meant to say
"Devil Fruit abilities have a whole other stage to them. It’s called "Awakening"! Very rarely, an ability will "awaken", and begin to affect things other than the user's own body!
This implies DF can be awakened but it's rare to awaken the df because it requires mastery over your own DF.
Is it linked to CoC? No indication but we have evidence which counters it.
Law hasn't shown CoC yet he has awakening
Prison guards in Impel down had no CoC yet they had awakening.
Ah that makes it better, I wasn't sure which one was the best translation. I hate trying to research these things, trying to make sure it's accurate and such lol.
Yeah, Law getting awakening without CoC killed my idea of CoC needed for awakening, it was an idea of mine for years until now.
And yeah you're right actually, those prison guads didn't have it either, so it was already disproven back then.
I swear Moria and especially Enel and Crocodile must have awakenings too, but its on Oda whether he will confirm that or not. We've had subtle evidence of it in the story imo, although Moria not so much I guess? He's more of a wishful think, but he seemed to have masted his DF too at least? Plus he was equal to Kaido back in the day or so...