Hachinosu Island.
Click.
"Done. It sounds like Hancock's situation isn't looking too good, but at least she's alive. Now we just need to wait for Blackbeard and the others to return."
After hanging up the Transponder Snail, Reiner slipped his hands into his pockets and turned to sweep a serious gaze over everyone.
"When that happens, a fight will probably be unavoidable. Prepare yourselves mentally."
"True. He must hate you to the bone by now, wishing he could tear you apart."
Sanji watched Reiner, then lowered his head to light a cigarette. As the smoke slowly rose, he spoke with a grave expression.
"We already had bad blood before this. Adding this incident on top of it, Blackbeard won't let the matter drop even if we return his subordinates."
"Neither side can tolerate the other anymore. If that's the case, we might as well settle this once and for all here."
Zoro added in a low voice, unusually agreeing with Sanji for once.
No one spoke, silently acknowledging the opinions of the three. Their expressions inevitably grew solemn.
They had just heard Reiner describe Blackbeard's ability. The special Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit was extremely effective against Devil Fruit users, making it an incredibly troublesome power for both Reiner and Luffy.
What Reiner had not said was that Blackbeard most likely possessed more than one ability now.
As for how many he had or what they were, even Reiner did not know. When the time came, they would have to guard against being caught off guard.
Still, based on his guess, with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit gone, Blackbeard would most likely seek out a fruit geared toward offense, one that focused on raw destructive power, to replace it.
After all, the reason he had targeted the Tremor-Tremor Fruit in the first place was