At the same time that Thatch, Marco, and others were killed.
On the flagship of the Whitebeard Pirates.
The sixth division captain, Blamenco ( Devil Fruit User ), who was in charge of guarding the Vivre Card, had his second-in-command frantically pounding on the hatch.
Blamenco opened the hatch, still half-asleep.
" Chet, what's up?"
"Captain, something terrible has happened! The Vivre Card of Captain Thatch, Captain Marco, and the others have suddenly burned out!"
In an instant, Blamenco was wide awake. "What?! Say that again!"
"I mean, the Vivre Card of Captain Thatch, Captain Marco, and others have burned out!"
"How is this possible?" Blamenco's body trembled slightly, then he forced himself to calm down, quickly took out his Den Den Mushi, and dialed Marco's number.
I dialed more than ten times, but there was no response.
He wasn't giving up and dialed Thatch's number again, but there was still no response.
"Maybe they're resting... I'll give Teach a call!"
However, Teach's calls also went unanswered.
However, Chek, the second-in-command, said, "Captain, Teach's Vivre Card didn't burn; it's still intact."
"No combustion? No, I have to tell Pops."
Ignoring the fact that he was wearing pajamas, Blamenco quickly pulled Blamenco towards the captain's cabin.
The Whitebeard, who was resting, was instantly awakened by the urgent knocking at the door, and his brows furrowed.
During this time, unless there's an emergency, his sons shouldn't come to disturb his rest.
Whitebeard quickly got up and opened the hatch.
" Blamenco? It's so late, is something urgent?"
Blamenco cut to the chase. " Pops, something terrible has happened! Thatch, Marco, and the others' Vivre Card have suddenly burned out. Of the brothers who went to fight the Flying Pirates, only Teach's Vivre Card hasn't burned."
boom!
In an instant, a terrifying Conqueror's Haki soared into the sky, scattering the clouds that had enveloped the fleet in all directions.
What happened?
"That's Pops's Haki!"
Something's happened!
"Gather!"
Soon, all the division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates arrived outside the captain's cabin.
After hearing Blamenco's explanation, all the captains showed a hint of shock.
Diamond Jozu was the first to step forward. " Pops, we need to act immediately. We can't let the murderer get away."
Whitebeard, now calmed from his rage, looked at his eyes with a hint of sorrow. "My children, whoever harmed Marco and Thatch, I will make them pay! Set sail! To Asuka Island!"
"Yes, Pops!" Vista the Flower Sword replied immediately.
"I will absolutely not let the murderer get away with this!" Diamond Jozu clenched his fist.
The other team captains also expressed their opinions.
Immediately, the Whitebeard Pirates' main fleet set sail with full sails, heading towards Asuka Island at full speed.
Meanwhile, Blamenco, who was in charge of communications within the Whitebeard Pirates, also used Den Den Mushi to notify the Whitebeard Pirates ' affiliated pirate crews.
Including the Ice Witch Whitey Bay, 43 affiliated pirate crews also began to surround Asuka Island.
Clearly, this unexpected situation was an excruciating pain for Whitebeard, who loved his son dearly.
The legendary pirate, who had not yet fully aged, was now burning with the flames of rage within him.
The East Factory, one of the Distillery's branches.
One of the secret listening stations responsible for monitoring the entire New World seas had already received a large number of internal communication signals from the Whitebeard Pirates.
After secondary decoding, the contents of these phone calls were restored one by one.
After reviewing the contents of several phone records, the station chief immediately dialed the internal anti-eavesdropping hotline.
Soon, Iron Kuma, the head of the East Factory, received this call.
"Oh? Marco and Thatch are dead? Teach is missing?" Kuma's eyes flashed; he possessed a portion of Noah's memories.
Upon seeing the contents of this intelligence report, he immediately sensed a problem.
Kuma secretly wondered, "Could it be that the Dark-Dark Fruit has appeared? Teach kill Marco and Thatch to obtain this fruit? But those Whitebeard Pirates' captains are really useless; they didn't even have a shred of vigilance. They deserved to be killed by Teach."
He thought for a moment, then picked up the Den Den Mushi and issued a series of commands.
Soon the Distillery began to focus its attention entirely on the Whitebeard Pirates, Teach, and Asuka Island.
Faced with Distillery whose intelligence had infiltrated every corner of the world, the Whitebeard Pirates, who did not pay attention to internal secrecy, were like blatant arsonists.
Less than two hours.
A series of intelligence reports were laid out on Kuma's desk.
[Secret report from West Factory Infiltrator No. 3885...]
[Remote sensing real-time monitoring by the Satellite Bureau's Intelligence Section...]
[ Sky Empire Radar Bureau Monitoring Report...]
[ New World Naval Intelligence...]
[Information on the Shichibukai...]
[ Revolutionary Army Intelligence...]
Kuma picked up Teach's photo. "Heh, I see. It seems you've obtained the Dark-Dark Fruit and recruited Van Bordeaux, the captain of the Flying Pirates. You're currently flying towards the Dressrosa Kingdom."
On the Flying Dutchman
Teach suddenly sneezed, rubbing his nose. "Could it be that Pops has already found out that I killed Marco and Thatch?"
"Huff... Captain Teach, could we find a place to rest? I'm exhausted." Van Bordeaux looked utterly drained.
Teach glanced at the man; now penniless, he didn't want his only subordinate to die young, so he readily agreed.
There's a deserted island ahead; let's rest there for half a day.
"Okay." Van Bordeaux felt as if he had been granted a pardon.
Soon the spaceship came to rest in a narrow bay on the deserted island.
They unloaded a large amount of food and drinks from the cabin, and the two of them began to feast, though neither dared to drink too much.
On the one hand, neither of them trusted the other.
On the other hand, he was also worried that the Whitebeard Pirates would find this place. Although they had flown for more than five hours and were now about 390 kilometers away from Asuka Island, Teach was still not at ease.
After all, Teach knew Whitebeard's strength all too well.
This is also the fundamental reason why he decisively chose Marco's Phoenix Fruit instead of considering the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
Whitebeard is not as old as he will be eight years later. Although his body has aged considerably, he is still very strong. The hidden injuries he has sustained from drinking and fighting over the years are not yet fatal.
As for the other fruits, Teach naturally wanted to obtain them, but he was also very self-aware.
For example, Shiki's Float-Float Fruit, or the Logia Devil Fruit or Press-Press Fruit possessed by Marine Admiral, these fruits are indeed extremely powerful.
However, these people are all incredibly powerful. With Teach's current strength and influence, it would be difficult for him to guarantee that he could escape unscathed after obtaining the Devil Fruit from any of them.
That's why he chose the Phoenix Fruit, which is the easiest to obtain, and it's at least a Mythical Zoan.
The Phoenix has healing, flight, recovery, and stamina-enhancing effects, making it a barely acceptable choice for Teach.
Of course, Teach had other plans, because he could eat a third Devil Fruit.
He had already begun planning how to become Shichibukai, since currently only the World Government, the Sky Empire, and the Liberator Organization were the three major powers on the seas that could ignore the pressure from the Whitebeard Pirates.
Clearly, Teach wouldn't consider the Sky Empire or the Liberator Organization.
Therefore, becoming Shichibukai is the best option at present.