Seeing Blackbeard in such a miserable state, I couldn't help but feel a little satisfied.
"It was the Dog-Dog Fruit, Model: Stray Dog, if I'm not mistaken," I announced calmly.
"What?! You... you bastard! I'll kill you!" Blackbeard screamed, absolutely furious. His perfect plan had been ruined by me, and now he was stuck with a useless Zoan Fruit. It was a crushing blow to his ambitions. He swore to himself that everything was my fault.
"What's going on here?" Whitebeard asked, his voice serious.
"Then let me explain," I said with a smile. "Marshall D. Teach, your pirate flag has three skulls. If I'm right, it's because you believe you're three people in one, meaning you can eat three Devil Fruits, right?"
A collective gasp went through the crowd. The notion that someone could eat three Devil Fruits was unheard of. Blackbeard's face went pale. It was clear that I'd hit the nail on the head, and he looked at me with a mix of fear and fury.
I then turned to Buggy. "Buggy, when the Whitebeard Pirates fought the Roger Pirates, you noticed Blackbeard hadn't slept for three days and nights, right?"
Everyone's eyes immediately shifted to Buggy.
Buggy was startled but quickly puffed out his chest. "That's right! Back then, my crew and I noticed there was something wrong with him. He was awake for three days straight and still acted like a normal person. It was obvious he was up to no good!"
Hearing the testimony of a former crew member of the Pirate King, many people started to believe me.
"Let me guess. When you captured Fire Fist Ace, you had a brilliant idea. You knew that Ace was Roger's son, so if you gave him to the Marines, it would trigger a massive war between them and the Whitebeard Pirates.
You then took advantage of your new position as a Warlord to sneak into Impel Down, gather a powerful new crew, and then come back to reap the rewards after both sides had worn each other out. Your true goal was to steal Whitebeard's Shock-Shock Fruit, since your Dark-Dark Fruit allows you to steal the powers of the deceased!"
The crowd was stunned. What I'd just said made perfect sense.
Many people looked at Sengoku, who had a horrified expression on his face. The war that the Marines had started was all part of Blackbeard's plan.
Sengoku had thought it was a chance to eliminate an Emperor and intimidate the world, but both sides had walked right into Blackbeard's trap.
If his plan had succeeded, the Blackbeard Pirates would have become a new Emperor crew, one far more dangerous than the Whitebeard Pirates.
The Whitebeard Pirates glared at Blackbeard with murderous intent. They couldn't believe he had not only killed Thatch, but that he was also planning to kill their father. If Blackbeard managed to get his hands on the Shock-Shock Fruit, who would be able to stop a man with two of the most powerful Devil Fruits in the world?
"So you've been thinking about this the entire time," Whitebeard said, his face completely shadowed.
The Whitebeard Pirates were brimming with so much hatred for Blackbeard they could have killed him with their eyes alone.
"Let me guess which fruit you're going to get next. Is it Fleet Admiral Sengoku's Buddha Fruit? Or Marco's Phoenix Fruit? Or maybe Kaido's Azure Dragon Fruit? With the most powerful Logia, Paramecia, and Zoan Fruits, you'd be truly invincible!"
The crowd went cold. One Devil Fruit was powerful enough, but three? He would truly rule the seas. Everyone instantly agreed that Blackbeard had to be eliminated.
Sengoku, Garp, and the three Admirals stepped forward, their eyes filled with pure killing intent. The Whitebeard Pirates also moved to surround Blackbeard, refusing to let him escape.
Blackbeard hadn't interrupted my entire speech. He was astonished by how much I knew, and since he couldn't kill me to silence me, he decided there was no point in hiding it anymore.
The situation was dangerous, but he was confident he could handle it. After all, he now had two Devil Fruits. And even if the fruit I gave him was trash, it was still a Zoan Fruit, which had significantly increased his physical strength. Paired with the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit, he wasn't afraid of anyone. Plus, he still had a secret weapon.
"Die, Blackbeard!" Sengoku yelled, transforming into a giant golden Buddha. His massive palm slammed down, and he began to grind Blackbeard into the ground.
Blackbeard screamed, blood gushing from his nose and ears, but he stubbornly remained alive. After ten minutes of continuous assault from Sengoku, Garp, and the three Admirals, a battle that could have wiped out entire islands, Blackbeard was still standing.
He was a bloodied, mangled mess, but he refused to die. The fact that he seemed to be immortal terrified everyone even more.
Garp glared at me. "Are you sure you gave him the Dog-Dog Fruit, you little brat?! Are you sure you didn't accidentally give him some Mythical Zoan Fruit?"
"I recognized it from the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia," I said, rolling my eyes. "If it's wrong, then the encyclopedia is wrong!"
"Your fake encyclopedia must be wrong! This guy definitely didn't eat a useless Zoan Fruit! You're completely responsible for this, you brat!"
"This is not my fault! This is your fault, Marines, for being so strict with the original encyclopedia!"
"What?! You're a pirate, and you're not taking responsibility for this?! I'll show you my Iron Fist of Love! Now, what do we do about this immortal Blackbeard?!"
"You guys are so stupid! Since he's immortal, just feed him a few more Devil Fruits!"
"...You're right. That makes sense."
Garp nodded in agreement with my proposal. Since Blackbeard couldn't die from eating two Devil Fruits, it was worth testing his limits. What if he could eat a few more?
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