Whom do we follow?
In the blink of an eye, the three pirate ships had crashed into the sea. Falling from such a height into the sea, the hulls did not disintegrate, which shows how sturdy they were.
Leaving aside the Thousand Sunny, a ship built by the Treasure Tree Adam, Law's submarine must also be of high quality, otherwise it wouldn't be able to dive. But how come Kid's beast bone pirate ship was completely unharmed? Vic can only say that the Treasure Tree Adam is nothing special after all!
After the three pirate ships landed on the sea, they sailed in three different directions, which disrupted Vic's plans, hence Olvia's question.
This was Vic's first miscalculation without his prophetic advantage; he hadn't anticipated that the three pirate crews would sail separately, and Luffy and Law's alliance had come to an end!
Vic originally thought that after going through so much together, with Law's great revenge avenged, and having recognized Luffy's potential, Law should have taken the opportunity to join the Straw Hat Grand Fleet!
As for Kid? He's also an arrogant guy. Vic didn't expect him to join the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. After all, even Kaido, a Four Emperors, couldn't recruit (or subdue) him, so Luffy, a fellow Supernovas, would be even less likely to convince him. This was expected. However, Law's choice surprised Vic, and the plan changed!
Let's see who has the rubbings of the Road Poneglyph before deciding!
Helpless, Vic then released his Observation Haki to envelop the three pirate ships. He didn't try to read the memories of the three captains and Aokiji, but instead chose the weaker ones.
Then he discovered that the three pirate crews shared all the Road Poneglyph, meaning they all had copies of the Road Poneglyph and could all become Blackbeard's targets. So the problem returned to the starting point: it was still a choice between three!
If Blackbeard's intelligence wasn't accurate and detailed enough, then he should have been targeting the Straw Hat Pirates!
Now everyone knows that Nico Robin, the only surviving historian in the Straw Hat Pirates, is the only one in the entire sea who can read Ancient Script. So, the Straw Hat Pirates are definitely the ones who won't miss the Road Poneglyph. Keep an eye on them, you can't go wrong!
If Blackbeard really thinks that way, then congratulations to him! Vic thinks he doesn't even need to lift a finger; Luffy and Aokiji can take him down!
However, if Blackbeard's intelligence is very accurate and he knows that the three pirate crews shared the Road Poneglyph, then given Blackbeard's cautious nature, he should be most focused on the Kid Pirates!
Because in this Wano Country war, Kid was just a minor character and didn't show his strength at all.
Whether Blackbeard learned it from the newspaper or from the Beasts Pirates, Kid was the weakest captain. Given Blackbeard's cautious and reserved nature, he should have chosen to follow Kid and his crew to be on the safe side!
"We'll follow Kid's ship!"
Vic made a decision based on his analysis, but it was wrong! Because his foresight had vanished, his decision was flawed!
According to the information Ban gave him, Blackbeard had appeared near Wano Country, so Vic always thought that Blackbeard was still hiding in some nearby sea area, just waiting for the third captain to leave Wano Country before he began to follow the selected target. The selection of this target would depend on the specific analysis of the information obtained!
Alternatively, Blackbeard could simply determine the direction of the three pirate crews' advance and use Van Augur's teleportation ability to get ahead and intercept them!
But reality was not as Vic analyzed. Blackbeard did not choose either of those two methods. Vic never expected that Blackbeard would choose to gamble on luck. After arriving near Wano Country, he immediately went to one of the three islands behind Wano Country to wait!
Because Blackbeard understands pirates' thoughts better than Vic, it's impossible for the Straw Hat Boy and Law's three pirate crews to head to the same island together. So, they just need to go to one island in advance and wait for them to come to them. It all depends on luck who they will encounter!
In the original work, Blackbeard's intelligence-gathering ability is really strong. It seems like he knew what was happening in Wano Country, which was closed off from the world, without doing anything!
Knowing that Big Mom had arrived in Wano Country, while Aokiji and Van Augur were sent to Whole Cake Island to capture Pudding, Blackbeard immediately set about seizing the rubbings of the Road Poneglyph. His target wasn't the Straw Hat Pirates, who possessed the historian Nico Robin, but rather Law's Heart Pirates. This indicates that Blackbeard knew Law had rubbings of the Road Poneglyphs!
To put it another way, Blackbeard didn't know who would come to the island he was guarding. After all, there were only three islands to choose from after leaving Wano Country, and one of the three pirate crews would definitely come here. He just needed to wait and see. So how did he know that the pirate crew that came here had rubbings of the Road Poneglyph?
Unless he knows that all three pirate crews possess the rubbings, meaning he's not afraid of any of them, even the Straw Hat Pirates! This demonstrates the Blackbeard Pirates ' exceptional intelligence capabilities!
Based on the results in Vic Wano Country, it's clear that Kid's performance was the weakest. If Blackbeard truly possessed such strong intelligence capabilities, knowing that all three captains had copies of the manuscript, he would definitely have chosen to ambush Kid!
However, Blackbeard doesn't seem to have such strong intelligence capabilities anymore. The current Blackbeard is far from the Four Emperors of the original story, and his power and manpower are far inferior. Therefore, the current Blackbeard can only choose an island to wait quietly!
No matter who comes, he'll rush up and try to grab it. If he can't win, he'll just have Van Augur use his teleportation ability to escape. In any case, he'll be able to get away unscathed!
It's estimated that Blackbeard in the original story also planned this way, which is why he had Van Augur by his side. Then, he was lucky enough to encounter the easy target, Law, and snatched the rubbing from him!
With Vic's influence, the plot has changed. If Vic tries to analyze the current plot using the original characters' settings, some problems will definitely arise!
"That's the direction Shanks went, Kid is heading to Elbaf!"
Let's follow them and see what happens!
Vic followed for two days, during which he did not receive any information from Ban about Blackbeard, nor did he see anything unusual from Kid's side.
Vic would occasionally use his Observation Haki to eavesdrop on conversations on Kid's ship, and he knew that Kid had set his sights on the newly Four Emperors Buggy, thinking that he was an easy target to bully!
However, Buggy the Four Emperors is a long-term target. They will not rush into battle directly, but will collect Road Poneglyph while sailing, and will only attack Buggy when the time is right.
Kid's current goal is to go to Elbaf, the Elbaf, to find the Man Marked by Flames and inquire about the whereabouts of the last Road Poneglyph!
"Okay! I understand."
" Winner Island, is it!"
"That's settled then. Report back immediately if anything comes up."
The crew, who hadn't contacted Vic until this morning, informed Vic of the latest information on Blackbeard. The old bastard wasn't targeting Kid, nor was he following any pirate crew; instead, he had already gone to Winner Island!
That was the direction Law had left. Vic realized he had misjudged the situation, and Law's predicament was somewhat worrying. With Blackbeard's dual Devil Fruit abilities, plus two or three decades of accumulated Haki, even Law, whose Devil Fruit Awakening, was no match for him!
"What's wrong? Did Blackbeard go to Winner Island?"
"Yes, we followed the wrong target. Blackbeard wasn't following anyone; he went straight to Winner Island to lie in wait."
"That Blackbeard is really cunning!"
"Yeah! If they weren't cunning, they wouldn't have survived this long. Let's go, turn towards Winner Island, full speed ahead!"
After learning Blackbeard's whereabouts from Ban, Vic realized that he had been relying on precognition for a long time, and now that he no longer had precognition, his thinking was somewhat limited!
He didn't overlook Blackbeard's humanity, but he underestimated Blackbeard's human nature!