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If everything went according to Teach's plan…
Even if he failed, he could still try to invoke the Whitebeard Pirates' rules to protect himself.
But what he could never have predicted—
Whitebeard, his own father…
Was taking the assassination of the Vice-Captain very seriously!
How long had Shen Yuan been with the Whitebeard Pirates?
Did Whitebeard intend to ignore the loyalty of this veteran crew member?
"Vice-Captain! Spare me! Please spare me! I'm one of the Whitebeard Pirates too!"
Teach still tried to struggle, begging pitifully, hoping to awaken a shred of sympathy in Shen Yuan!
Sympathy?
Tch.
That was something Shen Yuan had no use for.
At this moment, his sheer presence overwhelmed even the division commanders aboard the Moby Dick.
Simultaneously—
The noise drew a crowd.
Marco, Vista, and several others stood outside the doorway, watching the scene unfold.
"What's going on in there?" Vista asked curiously.
"Teach and Izou plotted to assassinate Shen-ge. But he saw through it," Marco answered grimly.
Vista's jaw dropped in disbelief.
"Assassinate Brother Shen? Are they insane? Do they even know who they're dealing with?"
As the realization settled in, the air turned cold.
They had all read the headlines. Over the last few months, Shen Yuan's name had echoed across the seas—"Shinigami", the God of Death!
The crew turned their gaze back toward Teach and Izou.
No one said a word.
No one dared show them sympathy.
They had spent over six months serving under Shen Yuan—each of them knew how ruthless their Vice-Captain could be when betrayed.
Once he marked someone for death… no one could stop him.
"T-Teach… How could you…? How could you try to kill Brother Shen?!"
Thatch stood frozen outside the room, disbelieving.
Jozu noticed the desperation in Thatch's eyes and almost stepped forward to speak—
But Marco stopped him with a hand on his shoulder.
"Marco?"
Marco's gaze was serious as he crossed his arms. "Assassins have motives. Can't you see what Teach was after?"
"Huh?"
Thatch and Jozu blinked in confusion.
Marco's voice dropped. "It wasn't for a blade. Teach doesn't even use swords. So what else could it be... but the Yami Yami no Mi?"
The others gasped in realization.
"The Dark-Dark Fruit… the most evil of all Devil Fruits," Marco added with a grim smile. "Who wouldn't want it?"
Understanding dawned across their faces.
Shen Yuan had found the fruit.
If it had been Thatch, Marco, or even Jozu who obtained it—would Teach have killed them just the same?
The silence spoke volumes.
Vista let out a long breath. "That explains it… Thatch, you should be grateful it wasn't you who found the Dark Fruit."
Cold sweat trickled down Thatch's face, his heart pounding.
Inside the room—
Shen Yuan stared at the groveling Teach with disdain, then suddenly sealed his mouth shut with gravity.
"Oh? Can't wait to get your hands on my Devil Fruit?"
He summoned a dagger forged from condensed darkness.
Without hesitation, he plunged it deep into Teach's thigh.
"AAAAARGH!"
The room filled with Blackbeard's screams.
"You want the Dark-Dark Fruit so badly? Why not come and kill me for it?"
Shen Yuan drove the blade into his abdomen.
Blood gushed out, soaking into the wooden floor.
"You murdered your crewmates for power. You're filth that doesn't deserve to live."
Dark energy welled up around Shen Yuan, surging from his awakening system.
[Darkness Skill Tree Unlocked: "Judgment of the Abyss"]
A wave of gravitational force erupted, crushing Teach's body.
The blood and fragments disappeared—swallowed whole by a swirling micro-black hole.
It was as though Marshall D. Teach had never existed.
Then, Shen Yuan turned toward Izou in the corner.
"Kozuki retainer, Izou… Is that why you joined Whitebeard? To leverage his name and revive the Kozuki clan?"
Izou's eyes widened—but he couldn't speak.
His jaw trembled. He couldn't open his mouth. His throat was locked by an invisible force.
"Trying to kill for Lord Oden? Really?"
Shen Yuan gave a mocking smirk.
"I dug up his grave. What? Want to bite me now?"
Izou's face contorted in fury. Veins bulged on his forehead.
"Oh? You're speechless? Furious?"
Shen Yuan's smile widened.
"I've already killed two of the Red Scabbards. You're next. You came here to stop me, didn't you?"
"You little sissy. What now? You going to avenge your lord?"
Izou's body trembled with barely contained rage.
"Tsk tsk… You Kozuki retainers are so loyal. All I did was mock your precious heir and you came crawling to die."
Shen Yuan's words sent ripples through the onlookers.
Killed Red Scabbards?
Mocked Oden's legacy?
This man… was truly insane.
"Brother Shen… you've got a seriously bad temper…" Marco whispered.
Then—
SHLUNK!
A jagged dark spike suddenly pierced through Izou's chest!
Shen Yuan's grin vanished.
His expression twisted into wrath.
"You dare bare your fangs at me? Then you'd better be prepared to die."
Silence fell.
No one made a sound. No one moved.
A black aura flooded the room.
The suffocating pressure of killing intent—formed from countless deaths—swept through the ship.
SHLUNK! SHLUNK! SHLUNK!
Dozens of spikes surged forward, skewering Izou from every angle.
His body pinned to the wall—eyes wide open.
[Plot Characters Marshall D. Teach and Izou eliminated. Skill Points +6 awarded.]
The darkness around Shen Yuan pulsed, drawing in blood, flesh, and bone, cleaning the room until no trace remained.
"Go on. Get lost. Or do you want to be next?"
The captains scrambled away in terror.
Heir of Wano?
Kozuki Family?
Nine Red Scabbards?
Go. To. Hell.
Shen Yuan's fury was unlike anything he'd ever felt.
Just mentioning Oden's name had made them come for his life?
Ridiculous.
The room was quiet again.
Only the blackened holes in the walls remained as evidence of the violence.
From outside, Whitebeard's voice called out:
"Little brat… don't lose yourself to rage."
Shen Yuan chuckled darkly.
"Heh… I've been lost, old man. I never found the way out."
Whitebeard: "…"
"Captain… what's next?"
Qiong frowned. She had spent days gathering intel, but had no opportunity to strike.
Shen Yuan sat heavily in his chair, still seething.
Truthfully—
He wanted to unleash all his forces now. Hunt down the Kozuki heirs. Dismantle the entire clan. Offer rewards for their heads.
But no.
That would only cut the branches—not the roots.
So…
Step by step.
Bite by bite.
"The next phase—I'll handle myself."
He waved his hand lazily.
"You all have ten days off. Do whatever you want. But if you make a mess, clean it up yourselves. I have no use for incompetents."
The commanders nodded quickly, grateful.
"I'll return to Skypiea," Enel said, clenching his fists. Memories of past humiliation burned in his eyes.
"No harming civilians. That's still my bottom line," Shen Yuan added coldly.
"Understood!"
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