Mock Town!
"Captain, what are you planning to do next?"
The speaker was Burgess, known as the Champion, a crew member Blackbeard had recently recruited.
Besides Burgess, Blackbeard's crew had more or less taken shape. There was Doc Q, the Death God; Lafitte, the Devil Sheriff; Van Augur, the Supersonic; and Marshall D. Teach himself, who possessed the powers of two Devil Fruits. The Blackbeard Pirates were a force no one could afford to underestimate.
"Where are we going? Zehahaha... I've had it planned out for ages. First, we'll head to Drum Island and get the research materials I want. Then, while we're at it, we'll take out Straw Hat Luffy, that rookie with a bounty over a hundred million!"
Blackbeard spoke as he strode toward the harbor, his massive frame swaying. Lafitte gave a sly chuckle, swung his cane, and hurried after him on tiptoe.
The way Lafitte ran was comical. His feet pointed outward even more than Doflamingo's, and he bounced along like a clown performing onstage.
But Lafitte was powerful. Like Brook, he concealed a sword inside his cane. His swordsmanship was impressive, and his hypnotic abilities were exceptional.
Doc Q looked half-dead, and so did the horse he rode. After only a few steps, it would hang out its tongue and pant heavily.
Burgess was a towering mass of muscle, as sturdy as a mountain. A single punch from him carried over ten thousand pounds of force. Van Augur's marksmanship was uncannily precise: he could hit a seabird from miles away with one shot. Like Usopp, he had a gift for sniping.
"Wahaha... Captain, we've been itching to get started," Burgess said with a grin. "Since you've got a plan, let's go raise hell together!"
Doc Q lifted his head weakly. "It's all fate's choosing. Captain