Shanks was no fool either. Everything happening now was Mu Chen's handiwork. If he showed himself too early, he would probably ruin Mu Chen's plans, and then he would never be able to save face again.
In the middle of the plaza, Teach listened to the increasingly close whispers around him. His fat face flushed red as he roared, "Nonsense! This is all nonsense! A person can only eat one Devil Fruit!"
"That's an iron law of the sea! Even if I could strip out a real fruit and eat it, I'd still explode and die! What use would there be in stealing it?"
"Mu Chen, you bastard! You're just trying to frame me!"
At that moment, Teach looked as though Mu Chen had struck right at his deepest secret. How did it feel like he had no secrets at all before Mu Chen? He refused to believe Mu Chen knew everything!
In a tavern on the Sabaody Archipelago, Trafalgar Law had just sat down and taken a sip of wine when he suddenly set down his cup. His fingertips lightly tapped against the table. "He's right. If the energies of Devil Fruits repel each other, no one could withstand the backlash of two fruits."
But the way Teach looked made it seem as though someone had hit him right where it hurt.
There was definitely something suspicious here.
Kid loosened his clenched fist, then suddenly clenched it tight again.
The pirates in the tavern began arguing as well. Some thought Teach's words made sense, while others believed Mu Chen would not lie.
They argued so fiercely that the tables were almost overturned.
Meanwhile, Mu Chen watched Teach's hysterical appearance and suddenly laughed, his laughter dripping with mockery.
He took half a step forward. The Rinnegan in his eyes slowly