Blackbeard's Body Structure

"Hahaha, Ace, you got beaten up pretty badly. And Yamato, your face is practically swollen into a pig's head."

On the deck of the Moby Dick, Yota, completely unscathed, looked at Yamato, who was tightly bound in Sea Stone, and Ace, who was covered in blood, and laughed at them without the slightest mercy.

Ace was better off. Whether Whitebeard truly favored him or the Sea Stone was not potent enough, he was only wearing a pair of cuffs.

Yamato, on the other hand, had worn Sea Stone cuffs ever since she was little, so her resistance to Sea Stone was absurdly high. Ordinary Sea Stone cuffs were basically meaningless to her, at most weakening some of her strength.

On top of that, Yamato was naturally stubborn and did not know how to fake weakness. Even with Sea Stone cuffs on, she still looked lively enough to fight another three hundred rounds.

That was why she had been tightly wrapped layer after layer in Sea Stone chains, looking like a rice dumpling.

When Ace saw Yota, he immediately asked, "Where are Deuce and the others? Didn't you escape?"

Yota answered carelessly, "Deuce originally came up with a plan to circle around and attack from behind, but unfortunately, we got knocked flat the moment we reached the shore. The plan went completely down the drain. Seeing that things looked bad and the enemy outnumbered us, I simply raised my hands and surrendered."

"Wow, Yota, aren't you way too spineless?" Yamato complained, bound up like a caterpillar. "You surrendered that easily?"

Yota replied with a grin, "I'm just the ship's doctor, after all. Isn't it a little too much to expect a doctor to be the main fighting force?"

"Oh, right. You're usually so strong that I subconsciously forgot you were a doctor." Only then did Yamato remember Yota's role.

At that moment, Yota turned his head toward Whitebeard, who was sitting on the deck. "Captain Whitebeard, could you remove my captain's cuffs? I need to treat him."

Although Yamato had been beaten until her face was bruised and swollen, her injuries were not serious. She had barely fought after Ace lost. Ace, however, had fought Whitebeard one-on-one for so long that his injuries were already severe.

The most terrifying aspect of Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit was that it ignored defenses. Once it injured someone, the damage was both internal and external. So even though Whitebeard had held back somewhat, Ace's internal organs had still been shattered. If he had not possessed such powerful vitality, an Earthling with injuries like that would have been sent straight to the ICU.

Whitebeard was drinking on the deck. After hearing Yota's request, the old man swallowed his mouthful of liquor and simply waved his hand.

Marco, standing beside Whitebeard, understood at once and tossed over a key from the ring of Sea Stone cuff keys at his waist. Yota caught it with one hand and said with a grin, "As expected of the Whitebeard Pirates. You really are generous."

He was not saying that to Whitebeard. With Whitebeard's confidence, such a thing was only natural. What truly surprised Yota was the faith the Whitebeard Pirates' division commanders had in Whitebeard.

Clearly, in their eyes, as long as Whitebeard was present, even if Ace and Yamato had their Sea Stone cuffs removed, they would never be able to stir up any trouble.

Yota first reached out and removed Ace's Sea Stone cuffs. Then he opened his mouth and swallowed Ace whole.

Even Whitebeard, with all his experience, was stunned by this. The Whitebeard Pirates stared blankly at Yota, unable to react at all.

Then Yota opened his mouth and spat Ace back out. Ace's injuries had completely healed by then. At most, he had yet to replenish the blood and stamina he had lost.

"What incredible healing ability!" Marco's eyes lit up. The self-healing ability of his Phoenix Fruit was already immensely powerful, but it could only work on himself. With an ability like Yota's, which could almost instantly heal anyone's injuries, he only needed to think about it to understand how terrifying it was and how important it would be to any force.

What was more... Marco seemed to think of something in an instant, and his gaze shifted to Whitebeard.

Yota, meanwhile, acted as though nothing had happened. He was undoing Yamato's Sea Stone chains, then used the same method to completely heal her injuries as well.

After Ace and Yamato had been healed, neither of them caused any more trouble. They were both straightforward people, and the Whitebeard Pirates had already treated them with utmost kindness. Naturally, the two of them would not immediately start making trouble again.

Afterward, Yota turned his gaze toward his true target—Blackbeard—and asked with a grin.

"How about it, brother over there? Want me to heal your injuries too?"

Blackbeard Teach's expression did not change as he smiled foolishly. "Forget it, no need..."

"Teach, you should give it a try!" Marco suddenly spoke. Whitebeard, seated on his throne, curled his lip slightly but said nothing.

"Huh?" Teach responded blankly. Marco continued with a smile, "What, are you scared?"

Teach's face flushed red when he heard that. "It's just a Devil Fruit ability. What do I have to be afraid of? Fine, let's do it."

Yota's eyes brightened as he said with a grin, "Then here I go!"

Then, without waiting for Teach to answer, he opened his huge mouth and swallowed Teach whole with a gulp. Because Teach was so large, Yota's body was stretched into a rather bizarre shape.

But only a moment later, he opened his mouth and forcefully spat Teach back out. Blackbeard Teach touched his back with a face full of amazement. "I'm completely healed! What an incredible Devil Fruit ability!"

Yota forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart. "It's not just a Devil Fruit ability. My medical skills played a major role too. By combining the Munch-Munch Fruit with medical skills, I can completely heal any internal or external injury."

Hearing this, Marco's eyes brightened even further, but he said nothing more.

Although the Spade Pirates had initially been enemies of the Whitebeard Pirates, the Whitebeard Pirates did not mistreat them after capturing them.

On the contrary, over the following period of time, Marco treated them with complete impartiality. As long as they did not cause trouble, they were treated as crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Whitebeard greatly admired Ace and wanted him to become his son, but he also understood the mindset of a youngster like Ace very well. He knew that people Ace's age were rebellious and cared deeply about their pride. Trying to force them or nagging at them endlessly would never win over someone with Ace's personality.

Therefore, he had always treated Ace and the Spade Pirates with great tolerance and generosity.