"Oh???"
Hades narrowed his eyes, seeming somewhat intrigued as he looked at the fat, dark-skinned man before him, full of ambition, confidence, and arrogance.
"But I've already eaten a Devil Fruit."
"That's fine. After all, I'm the only one in the world who knows the secret to perfectly accommodating two Devil Fruit abilities!!!"
"If you're willing to help me, Hades, I'm willing to help you successfully master a second Devil Fruit ability!!!"
"Zehahahahaha... Become my right-hand man, Hades!!!"
He stretched out his large hand, revealing a cruel smile full of ambition.
Teach had thought it through well. With Hades, a future Emperor's First Mate, joining them, the Blackbeard Pirates definitely would not fall short of those former kings in any regard.
A dual-king lineup—this was the kind of setup Rocks, Roger, Austin, and Shanks had all possessed.
In other words, the second-in-command would not be much weaker than the captain, someone capable of dominating an entire region even on his own.
"If you want me to serve you, defeat me first!!!"
The submission of the strong, aside from people like Rayleigh and Zoro who somehow found themselves like-minded, usually depended more on strength.
Hades demonstrated that perfectly.
To be honest, when he had first changed his appearance and appeared on the seas, he had merely been having some fun.
And when he heard Teach say those things, he had considered transforming back into his original form and giving Blackbeard a little "surprise."
But on second thought, this was Blackbeard, after all.
The most shameless, sinister, and cunning fellow in the entire story. Even if he switched back to his original form, it was not guaranteed that this man would tell the truth.
Perhaps Teach would immediately burst into tears, then pretend to be sincere and offer him another, watered-down version