Darkness swept toward him. This time, Rogge did not dodge. It enveloped him, drawing him into a dark space.
In the darkness, a look of astonishment crossed Rogge's face.
He saw something entirely different.
"This is..." Rogge stared fixedly at Blackbeard.
"This is the real me. My body. This is why I can't sleep," Blackbeard said.
Blackbeard-no, to be precise, it was not just Blackbeard. Two other people stood beside him.
Both appeared in the darkness. They were two beautiful young women, each with a sweet smile.
"They are..." Rogge stared at the two women.
"My younger sisters," Blackbeard said.
"Their existence is why your body can hold multiple Devil Fruits, isn't it? What exactly happened?" Rogge was utterly bewildered.
"My mother caused all of this. She fused us into a single body. To be precise, my body swallowed my two sisters while we were still in our mother's womb. They survived by relying on my body," Blackbeard said.
"One body with three consciousnesses, even three hearts and three minds. No wonder you couldn't sleep," Rogge said.
"Zehahaha! That's right. Because of them, I couldn't sleep. But that was in the past. I've gotten used to it. Their existence actually helped me discover another secret," Blackbeard said with a loud laugh.
Rogge looked at him. "Multiple Devil Fruit powers, right?"
Blackbeard nodded. "That's right, multiple Devil Fruits. Everyone knows a person can only eat one Devil Fruit. Eating a second causes their powers to clash inside the body, and the person can't withstand the power of two Devil Fruits. Their body bursts, killing them."
He laughed. "But I have three hearts and three consciousnesses. I can hold three Devil Fruits at once. The Dark-Dark Fruit could help me achieve that goal and obtain the fruit power I wanted most. That's