"Newgate applied to have Teach transferred under his command?"
Im's expression turned strange as he received Saint Nusjuro's report in the study.
Normally, such a trivial matter would never reach him.
But Saint Nusjuro had considered that it was Lord Im who had originally ordered Marshall D. Teach to be given three Devil Fruits and transferred into the Construction Department.
So, after receiving the news from Kong, he had decided to ask just to be safe.
And it turned out to be exactly the right question.
Im did care a little about "Blackbeard."
That was why he had specifically targeted the man back then, crippling him in what seemed like a prank.
But looking back at his past self from his current perspective, he felt that he had gone too far.
It had been too petty.
He had taken in Whitebeard and Golden Lion alike. What difference would one Blackbeard make?
All he could say was that, back then, he had indulged in a small whim born of power against Teach.
Who would have thought that the man would refuse to accept his fate, seize the opportunity presented by the superior Devil Fruits attacking Loulan, and earn himself the right to enter the military?
And now Edward Newgate had personally submitted an application for him.
Without Im's interference, the military would most likely have accepted Teach.
After all, Teach had already demonstrated his talent for battle.
Not to mention his gift for eating three Devil Fruits.
Both Kong and Raymond could see the potential within him.
In fact, people within the military had brought up Teach's situation before.
But nothing had come of it in the end, because the Five Elders above had paid it no heed.
This time was no different, really.
If Im did not approve, he could