"Hallorant, do you want to know the other ways to steal Devil Fruit abilities?"
Teach turned his head and smiled faintly, a teasing glint hidden in his eyes.
"Never mind, Captain. I'd rather not know."
Hallorant keenly noticed the teasing look in Teach's eyes. Rather than take the bait, he smiled and waved a hand.
He didn't want to know, but the others might.
The light was dim, and not everyone could pick up on it.
"Iron" Ryan, an officer of the Black Emperor Pirates, failed to notice anything unusual about Teach's smile.
"Tell us, Captain. What other ways are there?"
Ryan spoke up, and the other crew members joined in, urging Teach on.
"I don't think you'll want to know," Teach said slowly, narrowing his eyes.
"What's so taboo about it? Just tell us," Ryan said casually, completely ignoring the hint in Teach's words.
The more Teach spoke like that, the more he wanted to satisfy his curiosity.
"All right, then I'll tell you."
Teach smiled, sweeping his gaze over the crowd as though he could already see what would happen.
"It's simple. Just eat the Devil Fruit User. A Devil Fruit User is like a Devil Fruit. If you eat them, the ability that reincarnates after their death will reincarnate directly inside your body."
"Essentially, you skip the part where you eat a Devil Fruit and directly inherit the ability of the person you ate."
Teach's tone was perfectly calm, but his words made everyone feel utterly sick.
Just imagining that scene made Ryan uncomfortable.
He nearly threw up the dinner he had eaten that evening.
Hearing this information, Lafitte licked his lips, an excited look spreading across his face.
"Let's stop talking about that and watch the captain work."
Hallorant spoke up. As a normal person, he