So what would be the effect if Shiryu ate 20 more fruits?
Teach could literally take away all of Shiryu's abilities with the Dark Fruit
And the Earthquake Fruit could destroy the world
He cannot eat 20 fruits, nobody can.
However, he could potentially obtain 3, as much as Blackbeard.
Since Blackbeard is supposed to be the ultimate DF merchant, Shiryu stealing that title would be quite a surprise.
You have to touch the DF user in order to take away his abilities with Dark Fruit.
If Shiryu's Awakening of Suke no Mi is Nothingness, you cannot touch him. See the issue?
Earthquake can destroy the world, yes but it cannot destroy a human of 2-3 meters in size right in front of Blackbeard...
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Absalom isn't vet level. He's below that. Zoro would come in that same category if he struggles against Janitor
And also we can make a case for Zoro getting weaker ever since Wano due to the Grim Reaper fiasco. The reaper sapped away most of his strength which is why Zoro's now so much weaker
I am fine with below-vet-level Zoro as long as he is the strongest in the world and beats everyone in 1vs1.
We can call him even super-fodder level for all I care. Factually, Zoro is stronger than ever, the handful of strongest.
While some people downplay Zoro due to encounter with Lucci, it is actually Zoro's biggest flex in the show.
Not blocking the unblockable combo of 2 Emperors, not leaving a scar on Kaido with COA alone nor the absolute damage against Lunarian. Disrespecting Lucci and one-shotting him with a mediocre Santoryu move is the best feat in the verse.
The Reaper just reserves a fight against the strongest since no other can kill his boredom.