Hachinosu.
Crack.
"Done. Hancock's situation doesn't sound good, but at least she's alive. Now we just have to wait for Blackbeard and the others to come back."
After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Lina slipped his hands into his pockets and turned to give everyone a serious look.
"We probably won't be able to avoid a fight when they get here. Be prepared."
"Definitely. He must hate you to the bone by now. He probably wants to tear you to pieces."
Sanji watched Lina, then lowered his head and lit a cigarette. As the smoke slowly rose, he said gravely:
"We already had a grudge with him. After this, even if we hand his subordinates back, Blackbeard won't let it go."
"Neither side can tolerate the other anymore. Since that's the case, we might as well settle things here and now."
Zoro followed up in a low voice, agreeing with Sanji for once.
Everyone fell silent, apparently accepting the three men's opinions. Their expressions grew grave.
They had just heard Lina describe Blackbeard's power: the unusual Logia, the Dark-Dark Fruit, which was especially effective against Devil Fruit users. It was an extremely troublesome ability for both Lina and Luffy.
What Lina hadn't mentioned was that Blackbeard might already have more than one ability.
He didn't know how many, or what they were. They would have to be careful not to get caught off guard.
But according to his guess, after losing the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Blackbeard would most likely seek out a fruit that leaned toward offense and focused on raw power.
After all, a major reason he had targeted the Tremor-Tremor Fruit in the first place was to make up for his lack of explosive force. So he would probably choose something simple and brutal.
That would be better.