Yeah, but the difference is an in Manga character theorized that which wouldn't happen if it was just nonsense, not only did he theorize, but he had facts at his disposal, one of the first kings is named Imu, sounds pretty compelling.
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Depends on the translation, in the context it was more like neutralize than absorb.
The thing is, if that's so easy to do via the darkness fruit alone, why is he the only person in history that managed to posses multiple fruits?
Seems to me it's the biggest mystery due to it being a unique case.