Won?

"Zehahahahaha! It looks like the world is about to change too. I wonder who won!"

Compared to Whitebeard, Blackbeard's feelings at this moment were somewhat complicated as well.

More than anything, he truly did not know who had won this war and who had lost.

Still, Blackbeard hoped Bai Ye would win.

After all, Blackbeard and Whitebeard had already formed a blood feud.

Having killed a crewmate, there was no way he could survive. What he had done was a sin the Whitebeard Pirates could never forgive.

How could Whitebeard possibly let him live now?!

But regardless, Blackbeard still hoped Bai Ye would win.

The main reason was that Im had killed his father. Back at God Valley, after personally witnessing how Im had demonized his father—

Blackbeard had secretly sworn that he would avenge Rocks.

Of course, to avenge Rocks, he had to do one thing: find the corresponding Devil Fruit.

Having read the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, Blackbeard naturally understood that if he rashly sought revenge, he would probably end up just like Rocks.

So, from then on, Blackbeard had set his sights on the Dark-Dark Fruit.

Of the legendary three great fruits, only those three Devil Fruits could deal with Im.

After much consideration, Blackbeard eventually realized that if he could obtain the Dark-Dark Fruit, he could put his subsequent plans into action.

That was why, later on, even when Bai Ye and the others were about to fight the World Government in a decisive battle—

He had faced a choice: do nothing. Even if he obtained the Dark-Dark Fruit, perhaps he would still be unable to accomplish what he wanted.

But the Dark-Dark Fruit was right in front of him.

If he did not take it, then what had he waited all those years for?!

Had he