The Thousand Sunny tore through the clouds as it sailed amid the mist. Tension crackled across the deck, but Trafalgar Law remained utterly unfazed as he spoke coldly.
"The bargaining chip I used to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea was five hundred hearts from pirates with bounties exceeding ten million Berries!"
"The other man competing with me for the position was the one who captured Fire Fist Ace. He was also a traitor to the Whitebeard Pirates..."
"F-Five hundred pirates' hearts?!"
"A traitor to the Whitebeard Pirates... To defect from one of the Four Emperors' crews—what a terrifying man."
Leaving aside the trembling Chopper and Usopp, Nico Robin sighed softly. After all, Whitebeard was known as the strongest man in the world.
"Hey, Tra-guy, who was it? Who captured Ace?!"
"Your intelligence network is truly worrying..."
Bang!
A sketch of Blackbeard was pinned up nearby. Luffy and the others crowded around to look, only to be shocked beyond words.
"Hey, isn't this the guy we ran into on Jaya Island?!"
"Ah, I remember now! The guy who said cherry pie was delicious! He's the one who captured Ace? Damn it!"
Faced with their astonishment, Trafalgar Law swept his gaze across them and spoke without mercy.
"With your current strength, not one of you is a match for Blackbeard. He's a Logia user as well, and he possesses a terrifying method that can nullify every Devil Fruit user's abilities."
"Besides, instead of worrying about the culprit, you should think about how to rescue him from Impel Down. Since its establishment, it's been a terrifying prison from which only one pirate has ever escaped safely."
At this point, Law paused, his expression utterly indifferent.
"Straw Hat, you don't have much time left. Once Ace is escorted to Marine