"Zehahaha... You're joking, Caesar. What secrets could I have? I don't even understand my own situation. This must be something innate. Maybe my body is just... sturdier?"
"Sturdier?"
Caesar raised an eyebrow, flexing his right arm and clenching his fist.
Crack crack.
The bulging muscles on his thick arm squirmed like rats, tendons rising like coiled pythons, distorting the very air with their terrifying power.
Caesar pressed his black horns against Blackbeard and said mockingly.
"Blackbeard, how about we wrestle? Let's see who's sturdier."
"Ahem... heh, I was just joking, Caesar. Don't take it seriously."
Blackbeard forced an awkward laugh, terrified that Caesar might punch him again like he did during the day.
His frail body couldn't handle Caesar's "gentle" fists.
Caesar relaxed his fist and pounded his chest heartily.
"I won't take your secret for nothing. How about this—I'll give you 30% of Buggy's territory. Fair enough?"
"Heh, really, I don't know why I can..." Blackbeard was about to explain when Caesar suddenly stood up, his massive frame bursting through the ceiling.
Caesar's face darkened with rage. "Fine! After all my hospitality, this is how you repay me? Linlin! Linlin! Call everyone over—Kaido, Ganzui, Katakuri, and yes, Shanks too!"
Outside the room, Linlin's voice rang out: "Oh, I'll contact them with the Den Den Mushi right away."
Blackbeard rolled his eyes.
The plaza is barely a few miles away.
Your shout could be heard across all of Whole Cake Island—who needs a Den Den Mushi
Blackbeard let out a bitter sigh and spoke up, "Calm down, calm down now. Hey, listen to me, Caesar. I genuinely don't know how I can possess two abilities. It might have something to do with my body's structure."
"You might not know this, but I've never slept a wink since the day I was born. I'm always full of energy, and I eat everything with gusto—my back's strong, my legs are sturdy, and my body's in top shape! Cough, cough, don't get mad now, put the knife down first."
"I reckon that the key to having multiple abilities lies in having a body strong enough to handle it. Tell you what, I can help you out for free this once. You provide me with a Devil Fruit user, and I'll extract their ability for you. Zehaha, it's the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit—you should know about that."
"Now, if you're not afraid of the risks, you could try merging a second ability. But let me give you a friendly warning—I've done some experiments. Even the weakest Devil Fruit ability, when placed on someone who already has one, either doesn't take effect and vanishes outright, or the person just... explodes, and the ability disappears with them."
Caesar stared coldly at Blackbeard for a long time, making him squirm internally, before shrinking his size and magically switching to a broad grin.
Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!
Caesar reached out with his massive hand and gave Blackbeard's shoulder several hearty slaps, making him grimace in pain as his shoulder burned and his chest wound throbbed.
"BORORORO! That's my good brother for you! Come on, let's head to Sweet Island right now and test out your method. If it works, we'll swear brotherhood—different fathers, different mothers, but brothers all the same! And if it doesn't work, well, we'll meet in the afterlife, and that'll be a joyous occasion too!"
Blackbeard's eyelids twitched violently.
He felt like coming to Totto Land was akin to a lamb walking into a slaughterhouse, a meat bun thrown at a dog!
"Caesar, what about my injuries...?"
Caesar slung an arm around Blackbeard's neck again, grinning.
"Ah, what's a little injury to you? Can't possibly trouble my little brother, can it? Have some drinks, eat some meat, and you'll be right as rain in no time!"
'Do you think i'm a monster like you?!' Blackbeard screamed internally, seething with resentment.
'Tsk... This bastard already has a second ability lined up? His standards are anything but ordinary. His first ability is an ultra-rare Mythical Zoan, the legendary infinite Life Force—a universal auxiliary reservoir. What kind of ability could he possibly be eyeing for his second one?'
Staggering as Caesar dragged him by the neck, Blackbeard was hauled out of the house again.
This time, Caesar headed straight for the side wall of the living room.
BOOM!
Covered in dust, Blackbeard smashed headfirst through a foot-thick wall.
The moment they stepped out, the house collapsed with a thunderous roar.
Caesar shot Linlin a meaningful glance before striding through the streets toward the port.
Along the way, the newly appointed construction minister of the Beast God Pirates, foreman Pica, silently passed by Caesar and the others, wearing a steel helmet on his head.
When Caesar returned to the large table, he found only Kaido and Doflamingo still drinking heavily.
He blinked in confusion and asked, "Where are the others? Gone to sleep?"
Doflamingo grinned and pointed under the table.
Caesar looked down to see a whole crowd sprawled beneath it.
Shanks was blowing enormous snot bubbles, one foot planted squarely on Rayleigh's face.
Van Augur was nibbling on Doc Q's toes with a blissful expression on his face.
Isaac and Sunbell were sprawled out on their backs, not even wearing pants, completely exposed.
Beckman, the refined gentleman, was tangled up with Crocodile in a rather undignified pose.
These guys were drunk beyond help—but what else could they do?
Just look at who they were drinking with!
Rayleigh—a notorious drunkard.
Kaido—a... drinking monster.
When these big shots offer you a drink, you don't refuse.
What, do you disrespect the right-hand man of the Pirate King, Silvers Rayleigh?
Huh? Is the title of "Strongest Creature" not intimidating enough?
Or has Kaido the Dragon lost his grip on his club?
Caesar shrugged, a wicked thought crossing his mind.
If he struck now, could he take out these top-tier fighters of the world?
Of course, it was just a passing thought. Maybe he could pull it off.
But it wouldn't be easy.
These guys were drunk, sure, but they weren't like ordinary people who completely let their guard down.
Even if he couldn't kill them, he could still have some fun!
"Queen! Queen!" Caesar bellowed.
"Coming, coming! Caesar-sama, you called? What's up?"
A rolling mountain of flesh wobbled over—Queen, his face slick with grease.
"You got a camera?" Caesar asked.
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