"It looks like it's done."
"He's obtained the final Devil Fruit."
After years of laying his plans, Hades had finally reached this point.
The Kronos Kingdom received word of the disaster that had befallen the Orochi Pirates immediately.
Ever since the Black Emperor Pirates arrived in the New World, the Kronos Kingdom had secretly devoted some of its attention to them.
Support through public opinion, support through intelligence networks.
There was also some cooperation in the underworld to help the Black Emperor Pirates grow.
Hades remained calm. He had anticipated this long ago, and it could hardly stir much emotion in him.
He had only drawn up a simple plan. All along, he had let Lubbock and Teach develop on their own without interfering too much.
He trusted Teach's abilities, because Teach had been raised and trained by the Kronos Kingdom in the first place.
Hades would only have been surprised if something had gone wrong.
How much stronger would the Yamata no Orochi Fruit make Teach?
Only now could Teach truly be said to have nothing holding him back.
With a few more years of growth, even Shiki might be no match for him.
As for the threat Teach posed, Hades was not worried.
No matter how powerful someone became, there would always be a limit.
Even if they ultimately could not keep him in check, what did it matter if he ruled the seas for a hundred years?
A hundred years later, the seas would still be under the Kronos Kingdom's control.
Or they could steer his attention toward outer space and let him stir up trouble in more distant realms.
There were always more solutions than problems.
Besides, Hades understood Teach. He had watched Teach grow up.
He was like an unnamed father, shaping Teach's character through