Pirate: This Marine has two Rinnegan.

"Why don't we spread this news and publicize how powerful the fruit Teach obtained is? I think he would be very interested."

Shanks wanted to use Chiga to get rid of Blackbeard.

Because although this guy is also a member of the D clan, he is an outlier among them.

The reason Shanks was so wary of Blackbeard was because Blackbeard reminded him of someone.

And that person was Rocks, who died in God Valley!

Chapter 189 Target: The Dark-Dark Fruit!

Marine Headquarters, Marineford

Chiga was sitting idly in her office, flipping through the documents on her desk.

There was a knock on the door, and Kalifa came in with a newspaper.

She placed the newspaper in front of Qianhe and said...

"Boss, the Whitebeard Pirates are in trouble!"

"Ok?"

Chiga picked up the newspaper and started reading. The first thing she noticed was the prominent words at the top of the newspaper.

Shocking news! Internal strife within the Whitebeard Pirates!

Upon seeing these words, Chiga raised an eyebrow, and the image of Blackbeard immediately came to mind.

Following the title, the content unfolded exactly as he had predicted; the protagonist was indeed Blackbeard.

The newspaper mainly reported that Marshall D. Teach, a former member of the Whitebeard Pirates' second division, killed all the members of the fourth division because of a Devil Fruit. He has since defected and formed his own pirate crew, calling himself Blackbeard.

Aside from all that, the newspaper also devoted a large section to praising the Devil Fruit Blackbeard acquired, even claiming that Blackbeard could now challenge the Four Emperors after obtaining the fruit.

However, the newspapers didn't explain the Devil Fruit's abilities in any detail.

Upon seeing this news, Chiga smiled. In his opinion, this Devil Fruit should be the Dark-Dark Fruit, otherwise Blackbeard wouldn't have defected from the Whitebeard Pirates for a Devil Fruit.

Although the timing was brought forward a little, the result remained the same: Blackbeard finally obtained the Devil Fruit he had longed for.

This time he's really ruthless. In the anime, he only killed Sachi by sneak attack, but now he's wiped out the entire Fourth Division. It seems that something subtle has happened.

Seeing Chiga smiling silently while looking at the newspaper, Kalifa couldn't help but ask,

"Boss, don't you think there's something strange about the newspaper?"

Chiga looked up at Kalifa, slowly put down the newspaper, and asked,

"Oh? What's strange about it?"

"Isn't this newspaper's description of that Devil Fruit a bit excessive?"

Kalifa's question is not without merit. As we all know, no matter how powerful or valuable a Devil Fruit is, it becomes meaningless once it is eaten.

Even if the user of the Devil Fruit is killed, it will only reappear somewhere in the world, and finding it again is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

As far as Kalifa knows, only Chiga has the ability to kill a Devil Fruit user and obtain their power.

Therefore, she always felt that this newspaper seemed to be specifically designed to seduce Chiga.

Chiga also saw through the scheme, but he didn't care whether it was a conspiracy against him or not, because all his fear stemmed from insufficient firepower.

With his current strength, aside from that unknown Im, he really didn't think he could fail.

Furthermore, Chiga wanted to thank the person who wrote this newspaper. If it weren't for him, how would Chiga have known that Blackbeard had obtained the Dark-Dark Fruit?

You should know that the Dark-Dark Fruit was already on Chiga's list of Devil Fruits, so how could he let go of such a top-tier fruit?

Thinking of this, Qianhe said with a smile,

"Heh, no matter what the purpose of the person who leaked this information is, I want this Devil Fruit!"

After saying that, Chika stood up from her chair and said to Kalifa,

"Kalifa, you can handle my official duties for now. I'm going to meet this Blackbeard."

Kalifa pushed up her glasses helplessly, thinking to herself, "Even if you didn't say anything, boss, I still have to do these jobs!"

Kalifa mentally grumbled for a moment before immediately getting into character. She nodded and said,

"Boss, you go ahead, I'll handle these things."

Looking at his capable little secretary, Qianhe smiled, reached out and pulled Kalifa into his arms, gave her a gentle kiss, and then disappeared in a flash.

In a small country in the Western Sea,

On the dilapidated street, a group of soldiers were surrounding a tall, thin man wearing a black top hat.

Although surrounded by a group of people, the man showed no sign of panic. On the contrary, the soldiers were all sweating profusely and dared not step forward.

After a brief stalemate, one of the soldiers couldn't help but shout,

"Lafitte! Your abuse of violence has caused widespread discontent. The King has ordered us to expel you from the country!"

The man surrounded by soldiers was Laffitte, one of the earliest members to join the Blackbeard Pirates, known as "Detective Dee".

Facing the excited soldiers, Lafayette maintained a mocking smile. He adjusted his top hat and said,

"Did His Majesty the King become dissatisfied with just a little bit of force? This is really a headache."

Lafitt's nonchalant attitude directly angered the soldiers present, and one of them shouted sternly,

"Was your attack a bit too heavy? You've destroyed an entire street! Do you know how many innocent people have died?!"

"I didn't want to either, but they were just too weak!"

Lafitte fiddled with his burgundy cane, ignoring the soldiers in front of him.

"You bastard! I'm going to take you back to jail and put you in there, you lawless scoundrel!"

Several soldiers could no longer contain themselves and charged toward Lafitte with their weapons raised.

Then, Lafitte moved as well. A flash of cold light appeared in the arena, and Lafitte returned to his original position.

The soldiers who had been charging at him suddenly stopped, as if their advance had been paused. Only when Lafitte slowly sheathed his staff and sword did these soldiers spurt blood and fall to the ground.

This sight terrified the remaining soldiers, and for a moment no one dared to approach Lafitte, let alone attack him.

Looking at the group of soldiers who were too terrified to move, Lafitte's eyes flashed with disdain, and he spoke in a strange tone,

"It seems this country can't accept me. I guess I'll just have to leave."

With that, Lafitte turned to leave, but the soldiers behind him dared not stop him; all they wanted now was for this scourge to disappear from the country as quickly as possible.

But someone didn't want Lafitte to leave just like that; a voice suddenly rang out.

"Hahaha! What an interesting person. Aren't you going to do something before you leave?"

Just as Lafitte was about to leave, he paused, turned his head to look at the end of the street, where several figures had appeared. The leader was a somewhat slovenly-looking, obese man.

This person is none other than Blackbeard Teach, who has been a defector from the Whitebeard Pirates for some time. He has now formed his own pirate crew and recruited members.

They are helmsman Gizzas Bages, sniper Van Oka, and ship's doctor Poison Q.

Chapter 190 Ding! The Dark-Dark Fruit trial card has expired.

Laffitte's expression finally changed when he saw the Blackbeard Pirates suddenly appear. He knew that this group was not on the same level as the soldiers.

Especially the leader, Blackbeard, from whom Lafitte sensed a strong sense of danger.

Blackbeard, clutching a cherry pie, swaggered toward Lafayette with a pigeon-toed gait.

Lafayette instinctively drew his staff-sword. Blackbeard noticed his movement and stuffed the rest of his cherry pie into his mouth, chewing as he spoke.

"Don't be nervous. I just think you're a very interesting person. Would you be interested in joining my pirate crew?"

"Let me join your pirate crew?"

Lafayette was stunned. So this guy was a pirate?

Among the group of soldiers behind him, someone recognized Blackbeard and cried out in terror,

"It's Blackbeard! That pirate who defected from the Whitebeard Pirates!"

"black beard?"

Lafayette was unfamiliar with the name. His reputation had been quite bad lately, and there were frequent criticisms of him in the newspapers, so he hadn't been reading the newspapers much these past few days. Therefore, he was unaware that Blackbeard had emerged on the high seas.

However, he still managed to glean the name of the Whitebeard Pirates from the soldier's words. After all, who on this vast ocean wouldn't know the Whitebeard Pirates' formidable reputation?

For ordinary pirates, joining the Whitebeard Pirates is something to brag about, but this guy named Blackbeard actually defected from there!?

Regardless, the fact that this guy was able to join the Whitebeard Pirates and even defect from there means that his strength is definitely beyond my ability to contend with.

Lafayette felt it best to appease Blackbeard first. He paused for a moment and said,

"Why would a man like you choose me?"

Blackbeard let out another burst of maniacal laughter, pointing to the dilapidated streets around him, and said...

"That's enough! That's exactly the kind of lawless bastard I want!"

The soldiers behind Lafayette were furious when they heard Blackbeard's words. In their eyes, these guys were the worst of the worst!

But when they thought about the opponent's strength, they felt a sense of powerlessness. What could ordinary people like them do in the face of such a monster?

One of the soldiers whispered to his comrade.

“Let’s go back and report to His Majesty the King that this enemy is beyond our capabilities.”

The others nodded in agreement and began to quietly retreat, heading towards the imperial city.

Blackbeard paid no heed to the departing soldiers. To him, as long as these soldiers remained in the country, they would never escape his grasp.

A sinister smile appeared on his face, and then, to Lafayette's puzzled look, he placed his hand on the ground.

A tidal wave of darkness surged from Blackbeard's palm and rapidly spread outwards, covering the entire country's ground.

Laot's expression changed, and he said,

"This...is this a devil fruit?"

Blackbeard remained motionless and said smugly,