The Dark-Dark Fruit Appears, Son of Rocks - Teach

In the Whitebeard Grand Fleet of the New World.

The pirates of the Second Division were plunged into anger and confusion after the arrest of their division commander, Fire Fist Ace.

Teach, a veteran member, remained as steady as a rock.

Eat when you're hungry, sleep when you're tired.

Anyway, more than 20 years ago, the former Second Division Commander, Kozuki Oden, was successfully recruited by the Pirate King Roger.

This resulted in the position of Second Division Commander remaining vacant for over twenty years.

During this period, Whitebeard and the other division commanders also had Teach take over the position of the Second Division Commander.

However, the unassuming Teach declined the captaincy, citing his lack of ability as the reason.

After all, he never intended to become a core member of the Whitebeard Pirates from the very beginning.

He joined the Whitebeard Pirates because they had the best chance of finding the Dark-Dark Fruit.

What if I never find the Dark-Dark Fruit in my entire life?

Then he can only live a mediocre life.

Despite being somewhat gluttonous, Teach, unaffected by Ace's arrest, went to the chef's quarters of the Fourth Division as usual, hoping to find some of his favorite cherry pie.

At that moment, Captain Thatch's chef squad returned from purchasing food.

"Captain Thatch, we took care of a bunch of clueless nameless pirates on the way. This is our spoils."

The pirates from the Chef's Squad happily showed off to their captain.

Although they were just cooks, as elite pirates of the New World, becoming one of the hundred members of the Fourth Division, defeating an unknown pirate crew was not an easy task for them.

The Whitebeard Pirates ' 16 divisions each had a standard size of around one hundred people.

The two main combat squads, the Third Combat Squad and the Fifth Swordsman Squad, have slightly more people, but no more than 130 members.

Whitebeard's main crew comprised 16 divisions with a total of over 1600 members!

"What spoils could pirates that you could defeat possibly have?"

Because Ace was arrested, Thatch wasn't in a good mood, but he could still crack a joke and interact with his trusted underlings.

Just as Teach arrived, Thatch managed to force open a locked treasure chest from among the loot he had collected.

A deep purple Devil Fruit suddenly appeared before Thatch and the group of chefs.

Teach saw the shape of the Devil Fruit, his pupils shrank and his three hearts trembled violently.

"Captain, it's Devil Fruit! Wow! We're so lucky!!"

The elite chefs shouted excitedly, cheering for this surprise.

Thatch paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered the deal he had made with Wang Shi.

If he encounters a Devil Fruit, he should trade it to Wang Shi for a high price.

Whether it's a regular Devil Fruit or an unknown Devil Fruit, Wang Shi buys them at high prices.

If it's Logia or Mythical Zoan, Wang Shi will pay an even higher price to purchase it.

"Bring me the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia!"

Thatch immediately ordered his underlings, and soon the underlings returned with a universal Devil Fruit Encyclopedia to compare.

The image of the Devil Fruit was not shown on the document.

"Is it an unknown Devil Fruit ability?"

Thatch was a little disappointed and considered whether to sell it to Wang Shi, the Emperor of Exile.

"By the way, I wonder if it's possible to get Wang Shi, the emperor of this Affiliated Nation, to find out more specific information about Ace."

Thatch thought for a moment, then closed the treasure chest, intending to give the Devil Fruit to Wang Shi and see if Wang Shi could become their 'intelligence agent'.

To offer a little help in saving Ace.

'Great! Thatch didn't recognize the Dark-Dark Fruit!'

Seeing Thatch close the treasure chest, Teach, who witnessed everything, felt a surge of intense killing intent.

He absolutely must obtain the Dark-Dark Fruit!

Only the most complete Devil Fruit Encyclopedia contains information about the Dark-Dark Fruit.

26 years ago, 12-year-old Teach successfully joined the Whitebeard Pirates by persistently begging and kneeling before Whitebeard.

At that time, the Whitebeard Pirates were the most powerful, with the most affiliated pirate crews.

Teach calculated that joining the Whitebeard Pirates would give him the greatest chance of obtaining the Devil Fruit he needed most.

Actually, he didn't have much hope at first.

After all, finding a specific Devil Fruit in such a vast ocean is extremely difficult.

He even considered spending his entire life with the Whitebeard Pirates if he couldn't find the Dark-Dark Fruit.

But now, he has finally obtained the Devil Fruit he has been dreaming of.

'My father, I have finally found this Devil Fruit!'

'To get it, I knelt before your former crew member, begging him to take me in!'

A dangerous glint flashed in Teach's eyes, and a large mouth revealed chipped white teeth.

' Whitebeard, my cheapskate Pops, you didn't expect this, did you!'

'I am the biological son of Rocks D. Xebec!'

'Back in God Valley, you and Ochoku betrayed your captain!'

"You all must die!"

Teach had been hiding his identity and strength, was screaming wildly in his heart.

His desire for the Dark-Dark Fruit and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit power belonging to Whitebeard reached its peak at this moment.

' Ace, it's a pity I can't fight you head-on!'

"Roger and Garp defeated my father back then. With the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit, I will definitely defeat you!"

Tiqi's inner cry immediately turned into a simple and honest look, and he walked towards Saqi.

"Thatch, I've come to get the cherry pie."

"You guys seem to be in a good mood, come on, let's have a drink..."

Teach grabbed Thatch and started talking about wanting to drink with Thatch, but his eyes were glued to the Devil Fruit treasure chest.

He would never allow the Dark-Dark Fruit to leave his sight, nor would he allow anyone else to eat this Devil Fruit he had longed for.

"Teach is here."

"Don't worry, Teach, we will definitely rescue Ace and bring your Second Division Captain out safely."

Thatch, seeing Teach, an old member and a kind-hearted man, immediately comforted him.

Thanks to his honest and simple demeanor, which he had maintained for over twenty years, Teach was very popular on the ship.

So Thatch had no suspicion of Teach at all.

And just like that, Teach dragged Thatch away to drink, not giving Thatch a chance to put the Devil Fruit treasure chest away.

The two ate and drank from noon until evening.

As night fell, Teach finally revealed his true colors to the half-drunk Thatch.

A small knife pierced Thatch's heart through his back. Teach immediately snatched the Devil Fruit treasure chest, quickly launched a landing craft, and escaped from Whitebeard's fleet.

When Thatch was found lying in a pool of blood, Teach had already vanished.

Thatch's death ignited the entire Whitebeard Pirates.

Following the capture of Second Division Commander Fire Fist Ace, Squad 4 Captain Thatch was tragically killed by his own men.

The atmosphere within the Whitebeard Pirates became even more oppressive.

When Whitebeard Newgate heard the devastating news, he was so angry that he staggered.

With reports from other chefs and the discovery of the missing Devil Fruit, the culprit was quickly identified as the kind-hearted Teach.

"He actually killed Thatch for an unknown Devil Fruit!!"

Marco the Phoenix and Jozu the Diamond displayed unprecedented anger, even more so than when Ace was betrayed by Squard.