Thinking this, "Apophis" spoke up. "Actually, Teacher, you don't need to blame him either. Didn't you say that true peace is about to arrive? After that, he might not even have the chance to do this again!"
Wyper glanced gratefully at "Apophis," who had spoken in his defense, then said solemnly, "My strength is inferior to Enel and the others. This is the only thing I can do for you, Divine Envoy!"
"I gave you those potions in the hope that, when you encountered an enemy you couldn't defeat, they would increase your chances of escaping. But I never expected you to..." Longinus shook his head with a sigh. "It's precisely because the dawn of the end has already appeared that I don't want you to fall before sunrise!"
Seeing Wyper's expression of "firmly admitting his mistake but refusing to repent," Longinus had no choice but to say:
"Forget it. Go back and recuperate immediately!"
"Yes!"
After presenting the fruit in his arms, Wyper turned and left.
"Is this the legendary Tremor-Tremor Fruit, the world's strongest Paramecia?" Kuina asked in mild surprise as she examined the fruit in Longinus's hand.
"It only deserves the title of the world's strongest when it's in Whitebeard's hands!" Longinus said in a deep voice.
Kuina's attention wasn't held by the fruit for long. After all, even Whitebeard had been defeated by her teacher, so there was even less reason to pay attention to a single Tremor-Tremor Fruit!
"So, what we have to do now is give this fruit to Tesoro and have him hold an auction to lure Blackbeard over?"
"Exactly. I don't have time to keep waiting. Since he's unwilling to dig up the treasure, I'll give him a push!"
"But will Blackbeard take the bait?" Kuina asked worriedly. "That man is an