Farewell, Ochoku!

As for Rocks, Bai Ye felt it was about time to put the matter to rest.

Whether Rocks had wanted to change his identity back then or had some other purpose...

In any case, whatever Rocks had done back then no longer seemed important to Bai Ye.

Even now, Bai Ye had yet to uncover the secret of the Op-Op Fruit.

After all, he was not an Op-Op Fruit user himself.

Moreover, judging by what had been revealed so far, the chain of events Rocks had set in motion...

Perhaps Rocks' refusal to leave back then had also been because of the Op-Op Fruit.

In short...

None of it had much to do with Bai Ye anymore.

If Rocks truly retained some form of consciousness and survived through that consciousness within Blackbeard...

Then it did not mean much either. For Bai Ye, it only meant he might have to deal with Rocks once.

After all, things were no longer as they had been.

Whatever Rocks wanted to do, Bai Ye would never allow it again.

"So you think Rocks used the Op-Op Fruit's power to pull the wool over everyone's eyes? And even if he's still alive now, he's probably inside Teach's body?!

"Thinking about what you said, Teach really did feel different to me back then. It was as though there was someone else inside his body.

"I never figured out what was going on with that strange physique of his. But after hearing you, I understand now.

"He used the Op-Op Fruit to alter Teach's body into something abnormal, which was why he could eat other Devil Fruits, just as you said before.

"If that's the case, then there really is a chance Rocks' consciousness exists within him.

"But if that's true, then your ability..."

Whitebeard suddenly seemed