"A fourth Admiral? Captain Marco, are you serious?"
Standing at the back of the crowd, Teach, eating cherry pie, smiled nonchalantly.
"Could it be that the Marine Headquarters staged this whole thing to defeat Admiral Akainu?"
"How strong can an eighteen-year-old kid be?"
As the biggest actor in the Whitebeard Pirates, Blackbeard sees everything outside as chaotic.
As long as he doesn't get implicated, it's enough for him to slack off in the Whitebeard Pirates and search for the Dark-Dark Fruit.
" Teach is right, he's just an eighteen-year-old kid, what can he do?"
"This kind of thing could very well be something the Marine Headquarters orchestrated themselves to put us pirates in a bad light."
"I'm telling you, this little trick won't work unless that brat hides at Marine Headquarters the whole time. Once he goes out to sea and encounters a real powerhouse, the so-called fourth Admiral, he'll definitely be exposed and bring shame to Marine Headquarters. I wonder what kind of expressions those guys will have then."
"..."
The scene immediately erupted in excitement.
Every member who dared to set foot on the Whitebeard Pirates' flagship Moby Dick, was a veteran of the high seas.
It's fair to say that no one present, not even Marco, the junior Whitebeard valued most, could confidently claim they could defeat the Three Admirals.
It's already quite impressive that they were able to hold off Three Admirals in a head-on attack.
Now, a mere eighteen-year-old boy suddenly appears at the Marine Headquarters, claiming to have defeated the renowned Admiral Akainu by a mere half-move.
Not many people are willing to believe such a thing.
"No, the newspapers say that this new naval recruit is not only Great Swordmaster, but also possesses Three Types of Haki and what appears to be Logia Devil Fruit ability."
Marco said with a solemn expression.
"If what the newspapers said is true, even if he didn't defeat Admiral Akainu, he probably still possesses considerable strength."
Logia Devil Fruit?
Those present gasped in shock.
The reason why the Three Admirals can be called the strongest in history is because the majority of them are Logia Devil Fruit users.
If someone truly possesses Logia Devil Fruit, their position as Admiral would likely be half-secured.
"Captain Marco, I heard that kid comes from the East Blue. I'm really curious what kind of Logia Devil Fruit could grow in such a barren place!"
Teach grabbed the cherry pie and started eating it.
"It's likely Logia Dark-Dark Fruit!"
Marco said with a grave expression.
Pfft~
Teach spat out all the cherry pie he was eating.
He snatched the newspaper away, and his pupils contracted sharply as he looked at the report.
At that moment, Blackbeard felt as if the sky had fallen.
He infiltrated the Whitebeard Pirates for so long because Whitebeard was the head of the Four Emperors, giving him a greater chance to obtain the Dark-Dark Fruit.
He is currently the Marine Fourth Admiral and is suspected of having obtained the Logia Dark-Dark Fruit.
That Blackbeard had been lying low for so many years.
Wasn't it just a lonely lurking in the shadows?
" Teach, what's wrong?"
Marco frowned; he still cared a lot about this older man from the same generation.
"No, nothing. I just really want to know if the Marine Fourth Admiral is really that strong..." Teach forced a stiff smile.
The cherry pie in his hand was crushed to pieces.
Faced with the loss of the Dark-Dark Fruit, he now only had one solution left in his mind!
However, achieving this is clearly very difficult.
However, just as these thoughts surfaced in his mind, an absurd idea flashed through Teach's mind, and he hurriedly spoke up.
" Pops, a young man named Fire Fist Ace has recently appeared in the Grand Line. I heard he's also Logia Devil Fruit Devil Fruit User. From the rumors I heard a few days ago, his bounty will soon exceed 100 million."
" The Marine Headquarters is now boasting that they'll make an eighteen-year-old brat the fourth Admiral."
"Why don't we recruit this pirate Supernovas into the Whitebeard Pirates and use this opportunity to put the Navy in its place?"
"If it really works, a Logia Devil Fruit User would be a huge boost to Pops's power."
A barrage of words, like a machine gun, echoed across the deck.
Marco and the others were also momentarily stunned.
The solution that Teach suddenly offered was clearly unexpected.
" Fire Fist Ace?" Whitebeard frowned.
Teach, who was standing nearby, quickly took out the newspapers he had collected earlier and handed them over.
Teach was very concerned about the appearance of Logia Devil Fruit User, and even collected Ace's newspaper.
His sole purpose in offering this suggestion is to cultivate a new pirate Supernovas.
Originally, the navy and pirates were sworn enemies.
Once a pirate emerges who can rival the Navy's Supernovas.
For the sake of honor, a battle is absolutely unavoidable.
Once that point is reached, Teach will have the opportunity to pick up the body.
Of course, if he knew about Bai Yu's relationship with Ace...
I would definitely slap myself across the face.
Looking at the somewhat familiar face in the newspaper, the Whitebeard pondered for a moment before speaking.
"This kid managed to raise the bounty to 100 million Beli in just one month; he seems to have some skill."
" Logia Flame-Flame Fruit? That's certainly interesting."
"The newspaper also reported that his greatest wish was to challenge me; it seems this is fate."
"However, whether or not we can get him to join the Whitebeard Pirates, we'll have to put him through a test."
" Marco, I'm entrusting this matter entirely to you. I hope you won't let me down."
"Don't worry, Pops, I'll take care of this." Marco showed a hint of surprise, but still readily agreed.
The Whitebeard Pirates haven't recruited any core crew members for a long time.
The position of Second Division Captain has also remained vacant.
Ace's appearance this time undoubtedly gave Marco a glimpse of what might be a viable opportunity.
Of course, this is all predicated on the premise that this Fire Fist Ace can demonstrate a level of credibility comparable to Kozuki Oden.
Otherwise, it's all nonsense.
As the series of orders were issued, a cruel smile appeared on Teach's face.
If I can't have it, I'll destroy it.
As long as Bai Yu, who possesses the Dark-Dark Fruit, dies.
The ocean's treasures will reappear in every corner of the sea.
This method, which is like finding a Dark-Dark Fruit fall into someone else's hands.
Of course, if Bai Yu knew that Teach's painstakingly devised plan was to use his little brother to deal with him, that would be a mistake.
I will definitely reply.
idiot!