"An ally?"
After hearing Roy's words through the Den Den Mushi.
Blackbeard was stunned for a moment, then immediately became intensely interested.
"Zehahahaha, interesting. Black Emperor, tell me more. Who exactly is this guy? He actually dared to set his sights on Impel Down just like me. He must be one hell of a bastard!"
The first person Blackbeard thought of upon hearing the word "ally" was the Flying Pirate Group.
But on second thought, Blackbeard felt that if the Flying Pirate Group was also interested in Impel Down, they would not need to beat around the bush like this. They could simply propose working with him directly.
After all, Golden Lion's Float-Float Fruit ability was practically a cheat in the Calm Belt. If he joined forces with Golden Lion to take down Impel Down, Blackbeard was eighty percent confident they could conquer it by force.
Hearing that Blackbeard was interested, Roy thought for a while before speaking into the Den Den Mushi in his hand. "You're right. He really is an extraordinary guy. I've already given him your contact information, so you can talk it over yourselves when the time comes. But his identity is a little special. Whether you get along peacefully or fight to the death the moment you meet will depend on how you handle things."
Roy did not intend to reveal Luffy's identity, since this was one of his own little twisted amusements.
At the same time, because Roy had influenced Ace's capture, unlike in the original story, the World Government did not credit Blackbeard for capturing Ace, just as it had not credited Garp for capturing the Pirate King back then.
In order to promote its own image, the World Government pinned the credit for Ace's capture on a vice admiral in the Marines.