Teach seized the Munch-Munch Fruit ability and walked over to the fruit nearby.
The power of darkness once again formed a sealed space, trapping the fruit ability and the many fruits inside.
Then Teach released his grip.
The Munch-Munch Fruit's power darted about like an ant on a hot pan, but no matter what it did, it could not break through the outer barrier of darkness.
Eventually, it flew toward a piece of fruit on its own and merged into it.
Before Teach's eyes, the fruit visibly transformed. Its color and shape changed, and strange patterns appeared on its surface.
The Munch-Munch Fruit had been reborn!
Next, Teach repeated the process, killing the other prince, Mushuru, and recovering the Mushroom-Mushroom Fruit.
These two top-tier Paramecia Devil Fruits made Teach want to inspect the treasure vaults of those affiliated nations. Who knew what other precious Devil Fruits lay hidden there?
Unfortunately, this was the Grand Line, and Teach did not want to go to war with the Navy or the World Government so soon.
When the darkness vanished, the core members could see the two corpses lying on the ground and the two Devil Fruits in Teach's hands.
"Throw them into the sea. They're of no use anymore."
Aside from their fruit abilities, these two corpses had no value.
Meanwhile, back in the Drum Kingdom...
Chaos had already broken out inside the Royal Palace.
Early that morning, they discovered that Wapol had mysteriously vanished.
Shortly afterward, they discovered that Prince Mushuru, who had been confined to his quarters, had also disappeared.
Yet none of the guards stationed at the entrance had seen anyone leave.
The palace guards searched everywhere for traces of the two princes.
After scouring the Royal Palace, they searched the rest of the kingdom, even venturing into the