With Some Confusion

After wiping out Gild Tesoro, Moke's confidence swelled even further. Then, together with Enel, he returned to the others and handed the precious Zoan—Ancient Zoan—Bloodthirsty Kong Fruit to Edward Weevil.

Weevil tilted his head strangely, sniffed, and wore a puzzled expression. However, Moke did not explain much and simply said, "This is tasty. Hurry up and eat it."

"Tasty? Is it fruit?" A delighted smile immediately appeared on Weevil's face. Without hesitation, he took the fruit and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

Yet the instant Weevil swallowed the fruit, he suddenly fell into a dazed state. Moke knew very well that this was because Weevil was struggling to understand the ability that had suddenly appeared.

After all, Weevil's mind was relatively simple, and fully adapting to such a change might take some time. Moke shook his head helplessly, then turned to explain to the Baboon King, Burns, "The Devil Fruit he ate is the Zoan—Ancient Zoan—Bloodthirsty Kong Form, while yours is Kong Form... You can tell from the names alone that they belong to the same category."

So teach him. Moke looked seriously at the man before him, then added, "Be patient. He might learn rather slowly."

The Baboon King, Burns, nodded confidently and replied, "Don't worry, Captain. I'll teach him properly."

Ever since leaving Champion Island, Burns had spent quite a bit of time with Weevil. Naturally, he understood Weevil's special circumstances better than anyone.

Moke's gaze slowly swept over his companions before finally settling on Jack the Drought, who lay on the ground.

"I reckon Gild Tesoro has already passed on the news that we captured Jack alive to Kaido of the Beast Pirates," Moke said thoughtfully.

He paused before continuing, "If we keep staying here, we probably won't be able to avoid an attack from the