"Captain!" Burgess exclaimed. "I heard the Marines has developed somcething called 'Second Devil Fruit,' a miraculous product that allows devil fruit users to gain a second ability!"
"What?! What did you say?!" Blackbeard was clearly unaware of this news.
He was shocked as his face a was full of disbelief.
"I said, the Marines has developed a Second Devil Fruit."
"Impossible! How could such a miraculous product exist?!" Blackbeard's eyes widened, unwilling to believe it.
"But captain, it's true! And Admiral Akainu gained the Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability through the Second Devil Fruit and he directly crushed Kaido! even Kaido was powerless to fight back!"
"What?!" Blackbeard was both shocked and angry.
"How is that possible?! Whitebeard's Tremors ability was obtained by Akainu?!"
His disbelief quickly turned to boundless rage.
He had been following his plan step-by-step, and the final goal was to obtain the Tremor-Tremor Fruit!
Now, someone was telling him the Marines had it?!
While this didn't completely ruin his plans, he felt like a dream he had worked all his life was easily obtained by someone else.
He had lurked on Whitebeard's ship for years to get the Dark-Dark Fruit—the most dangerous Devil Fruit in the world—for its incredible ability to steal other Devil Fruits.
He had endured so long to become the ruler of the seas and having dual fruit abilities would be his trump card.
Now, that trump card was no longer exclusive to him.
How could this not make him angry?!
Burgess nodded helplessly, exchanging glances with the other crew members, who remained silent, not understanding their captain's fury.
"Hmph, Dr Leon!" Blackbeard gritted his teeth. "Don't let me catch you, or I'll tear you to pieces!"
This Leon, with his terrifying technology, had ruined Blackbeard's not yet gained trump card for domination.
"Captain?" his crew asked.
"It's fine! We'll proceed according to the plan..." Blackbeard took a deep breath, suppressing his anger.
"Lets go find that Straw Hat kid, cut off his head, and hand it over to the World Government..."
Before Blackbeard could finish, a mocking laugh cut through the air.
"Hahahaha"
"Teach... I've finally found you."
"Huh?" Blackbeard looked up.
Crouched on the roof of a wooden house was a man with flames igniting around him.
Portgas D Ace!
"Yo, Commander Ace! Long time no see!" Blackbeard's eyes lit up.
He smiled and greeted him politely.
"Hmph, dont call me commander!" Ace's eyes were filled with killing intent.
"Hey, Ace, don't be like that. We had a good relationship on the ship, didn't we?" Blackbeard grinned.
"You've heard the latest news too, right?"
"Fine, I heard. So what?" Ace said coldly.
"Sigh, the Marine's strength has been increasing lately. Whether it's the Seraphim or the Second Devil Fruit, they're all extremely terrifying..." Blackbeard continued.
"Commander, have you seen a Seraphim?"
Ace sneered. "When i met it, we fought for several hours and I barely won after exhausting the Seraphim's energy... I have to admit, the Seraphim is indeed terrifying, but i doubt it was stronger than you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Van Augur of the Blackbeard Pirates fired a bullet that went through Ace's body.
Ace's body quickly recovered and he looked at everyone coldly.
"Hehe, Augur, don't shoot, he is not someone you can mess with!" Blackbeard said with a smile, waving his hand.
"Ace, I admire your strength. Why don't you join me?"
Ace's face suddenly darkened.
He stood up and threw a punch, blasting out a huge, scorching flame.
"Fire Fist!!"
"AHHHH!!" Blackbeard was instantly thrown backward.
"You gave me no choice, Ace!"
"Dark Vortex!!" Ace was instantly sucked into Blackbeard's hand.
"What?!"
"Liberation!"
Ace was instantly sent flying.
"Zehahaha... Ace, this is my power!" Blackbeard laughed.
"Die in darkness!"
Endless darkness rolled out, condensing into a huge black sphere.
"Great Flame Commandment - Flame Emperor!!" Ace was not to be outdone.
Waves of flames spread out, condensing into a scorching fireball like a small sun.
With their roars, the terrifying darkness collided with the huge fireball.
Fierce winds arose, scattering trees and rocks.
"Puh!" Ace spat out a mouthful of blood, falling to the ground as he was covered in blood.
"Hmph... Ace! Your strength is not even as good as the Seraphim! Looks like I overestimated you!" Blackbeard panted, sneering at Ace on the ground.
"Seeing how weak you are, it would be more effective to buy a Seraphim than to have you as my partner! Zehahaha..."
"That scientist Leon is really terrifying, to be able to invent such a weapon..." Blackbeard sneered, turning to Laffitte.
"Laffitte! Quickly contact the Marines. Tell them we've captured the Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, Fire Fist Ace!"
"I want to use Ace to exchange for the currently vacant position of the Shichibukai, as well as the humanoid weapon, the Seraphim!"
"Yes, Captain!" Laffitte nodded with a smile.
"Hehehe, lets try to negotiate. If we can exchange Ace for an Anywhere door or even a 'Second Devil Fruit,' that would be even better..." Blackbeard laughed darkly, his eyes flickering with greed and ambition.
*****
At the Marine Headquarters, in Leon's laboratory, Sengoku, Garp, Tsuru, and the three Admirals were all gathered.
"Leon, wait a moment, the Five Elders are coming too!" Sengoku reminded him.
"Eh, Isn't this about eating the second Devil Fruit?" Leon said.
Sengoku wanted to explain, but suddenly, an anywhere door appeared out of thin air.
"Elders!"
"Everyone, Dr. Leon, are we late?" The Five Elders looked at Leon with a smile.
"No," Sengoku nodded.
They weren't late; Sengoku and the others had just arrived a bit earlier.
"Well then, who's going to eat the second devil fruit today?" The Five Elders looked at the two Admirals, Aokiji and Kizaru.
"It's Admiral Aokiji," Leon said, glancing at Kizaru.
Since his brother was so laid-back, he could let Aokiji have the honor.
"Good, then let's begin!"
Leon nodded, turning to a strange machine.
At this, everyone watched intently, about to witness the birth of a second Devil Fruit.
"Bzzzzzz"
With a strange sound, the machine flashed with golden light!
------------------------------
War of the best is currently ongoing in patreon!
Read 30 chapters ahead and support me on patreon.
patreon (.)com/Newbietranslator