Whenever the topic of the treasure map came up, Captain John looked as though he had been injected with stimulants, his expression becoming intensely focused.
"I've already studied the treasure map. It records the location of a Devil Fruit and a large amount of treasure, but the exact location indicated by the map still can't be confirmed. I need to gather more sea charts to determine where it is."
There were countless islands of all sizes scattered across this sea, as numerous as the stars.
And...
There was no such thing as a world map, which meant that many islands and sea regions remained unknown and had never even been visited.
To determine the treasure map's location, they first had to identify the sea where its island was situated—whether it was the New World, the first half of the Grand Line, one of the Four Seas, or perhaps the Calm Belt.
"A Devil Fruit?" Rocks' eyes lit up, and he became intensely interested. "Find the treasure map's location as soon as possible and retrieve the Devil Fruit. I want to see exactly what kind of Devil Fruit it is."
There was a faint sense of urgency in his voice. He wanted to obtain a "unique" Devil Fruit ability.
Rocks turned his head toward the window, his expression growing somewhat gloomy. "That woman Linlin hid such a powerful Devil Fruit right under my nose. If Ares hadn't obtained it, she probably would have kept it hidden forever."
Sensing the change in Rocks, Captain John's hair stood on end. He felt a darkness and terror that seemed to come straight from his soul.
"Captain Rocks, I'll locate the treasure map as soon as possible and retrieve the Devil Fruit. Then I'll compare it against the Devil Fruit encyclopedia to see what ability