One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

This way, there's still room for reconciliation regarding Blackbeard's capture...

"Where are the rest of the Blackbeard Pirates?" Sengoku ignored Aokiji and Garp, who were standing beside him, looking equally bewildered, and pressed Rorschach for answers.

"Grandpa, I know what you're worried about. Don't worry, everything will be alright!"

A confident smile spread across Luo Xia's face.

The Warring States period breathed a sigh of relief.

"fine……"

"They're all dead, I electrocuted them to a crisp. No one will leak the news of Fire Fist Ace's capture! The two people who knew the last thing are here, so the secrecy afterwards is our Navy's job."

Rorschach's words silenced Sengoku, Garp, and Aokiji.

Sengoku trembled all over, then suddenly let out a strange cry and raised his fist to punch Luo Xia.

"You brat! Is that what I'm worried about? Are you trying to drive me crazy?"

Garp was awakened by his shout, and a smile finally appeared on his sad old face.

He quickly stepped forward and hugged Sengoku, loudly urging, "Don't be angry, don't be angry, Sengoku. Rorschach did nothing wrong. Now the news is completely blocked, and all our preparations can be carried out quietly without attracting anyone's attention."

"You did the right thing?!"

Sengoku roared, spitting all over Garp's face: "That brat captured Blackbeard, whom I had just reported and who had just been approved by the Five Elders to be appointed as a new Shichibukai! He even killed all of Blackbeard's men! Now there's no room for reconciliation. How the hell am I supposed to explain this to the Five Elders?"

"Hmm, I think it's possible. You could tell them, old man, that Blackbeard's dream is to become the next Rocks, and that's why he even named his wrecked ship after the Sword of Gybeck. Oh, by the way, this guy is a Dark-Dark Fruit user."

Rorschach pointed to Blackbeard, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog.

"Rocks? The Dark-Dark Fruit ability?"

The laboratory suddenly fell silent; Sengoku's roar instantly ceased, and Garp released him.

Both of them focused their attention on the black-bearded man who was rolling his eyes.

Garp stepped forward and kicked Blackbeard in the stomach.

With a loud bang, the unconscious Blackbeard was kicked more than ten meters away, crashing heavily against the wall of the room before falling to the ground.

"So it's the Dark-Dark Fruit. No wonder it could defeat Ace."

He turned to look at Luo Xia, a grateful smile appearing on his aged face.

"Rorschach, thank you. You finally brought this bastard back, which gave me some satisfaction. A treacherous person, whether from the Navy or a pirate, is intolerable. Sengoku..."

He then looked at Sengoku and said, "Rorschach did the right thing. This kind of person is not suitable to be a Shichibukai. He was able to betray Whitebeard, and maybe next time he can use his Shichibukai status to cause trouble for our Navy."

The Warring States period remained silent, clearly still angry.

Seeing this, Luo Xia quickly added a few words in a low voice.

"Oh, by the way, I interrogated Blackbeard a bit, and he confessed his purpose for wanting to become a Shichibukai."

"Oh? What's the purpose?"

Luo Xia's words made the three Sengoku members in the lab all turn to look at him.

Rorschach glanced at the tense black beard and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"The reason he took such a risk and sent his capable subordinates to Marineford to volunteer was that he wanted to obtain the title of Shichibukai, and then use that title to enter and leave Impel Down, release the criminals in Infinite Hell, and recruit them as his subordinates."

"what?"

Sengoku was shocked and looked at Rorschach in disbelief. "Are you serious?"

“It’s absolutely true, he said it himself.”

Rorschach pointed to the black-bearded man lying dead on the ground.

Blackbeard's body, which was lying in the corner, trembled slightly.

"Damn it! See what I just said? How could someone who betrayed even the white-bearded man who had protected him for decades possibly have any good intentions? He actually wants to release those criminals from Infinite Hell, that's just incredibly audacious!"

Garp rolled up his sleeves and clenched his fists so tightly they cracked.

“And…” Rorschach continued.

"besides?"

Sengoku and Garp, still in shock, stared at Rorschach in astonishment.

Blackbeard, lying dead on the ground, held his breath.

Ace sat quietly against the wall, staring at Rorschach with a look of astonishment.

If he remembered correctly, Rorschach didn't seem to have done anything to torture Blackbeard on Tassan Island...

Rorschach nodded, saying with certainty, "Yes, besides wanting to take a group of powerful prisoners from Impel Down, Blackbeard also wants to take advantage of our Navy's upcoming operations to participate in the war as a Shichibukai, and during the war, he wants to target Whitebeard and steal his Tremor-Tremor Fruit power..."

"Take away Whitebeard's power? Rorschach, what do you mean by that?"

Sengoku interrupted Luo Xia, frowning as he asked.

"It means exactly what it says."

Rorschach pointed at Blackbeard with a puzzled expression and asked, "What's wrong?"

"This guy admits that his body structure is abnormal, and he can accommodate two or even three Devil Fruit abilities in one person."

His Dark-Dark Fruit ability should have the effect of stripping the abilities of the dead.

He wanted to use this ability to help himself and his future subordinates to seize powerful Devil Fruit abilities from all over the world.

If his plan succeeds, he will become the world's strongest pirate, possessing both the Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit and the Paramecia-type Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

And that's not all; he might even be able to acquire a third ability, possibly targeting a Zoan-type Devil Fruit.

He pointed to himself and said, "It could be the Kirin Fruit on my body, or the Azure Dragon Fruit on Kaido's body, or some other hidden, exceptionally powerful Mythical Zoan-type ability."

After Luo Xia finished speaking, the laboratory fell into a deathly silence.

After a long while, the rattling sound of chains suddenly echoed in the room.

Ace, who was leaning against the corner of the wall, suddenly turned bloodshot and roared. He suddenly pounced on Blackbeard beside him, grabbed Blackbeard's neck, and used the sea stone handcuffs in his hand to smash Blackbeard's face with all his might.

"Teach!! You beast! So that's what you were after! You beast! Your father has protected you for decades, and it wasn't enough that you killed Thatch and stole a Devil Fruit, you actually... you even tried to murder your father! You beast! I'll kill you!"

Blackbeard was completely bewildered.

He could understand everything Rorschach said.

But the question is, when was I ever interrogated by that guy?

Moreover, when did I ever reveal my deepest, most secret to Lieutenant General Lan Lin?

Even Lafitte and Van Auger didn't know about these secrets of his!

How did Rorschach know?

What exactly happened during the time I was unconscious?

His chaotic thoughts prevented him from resisting even as Ace relentlessly beat him.

"Stop him!" Sengoku finally realized what was happening and was about to step forward to pull the enraged Ace away.

"let me!"

Garp rushed forward first and kicked Blackbeard in the face, sending him spinning five or six times in the air before he flew to another corner of the room, letting out a painful howl.

Ace, on the other hand, was pinned to the ground by Garp, who held his shoulders firmly down.

"Grandpa! Let me go! Let me go! Let me kill him! Let me kill this disloyal, unfilial, and unjust beast!"

Ace roared hoarsely, his eyes red.

Upon hearing the word "grandfather" from Ace, Garp, who was holding Ace's shoulder, trembled, and his eyes instantly reddened.

He reached out and placed his hand on Ace's head, patting it hard, just like he had done many years ago.

"Ace... I'm sorry, it's Grandpa's fault for not protecting you..."

Ace's struggling body stopped, and he slowly raised his head, looking at Garp's weathered old face full of wrinkles and tear stains. Tears instantly welled up in his eyes.

He raised his hand to cover his face, tears falling through his fingers.

"No, Grandpa, it's my fault, I don't blame you. I've let you down..."

Rorschach stepped forward, grabbed Blackbeard, and walked out of the room. He gestured to Sengoku and Aokiji, saying, "Let's go outside and talk. Let the grandfather and grandson have a chat."

Sengoku sighed softly, glanced at Garp's hunched back, shook his head, and turned to walk out.

Aokiji walked over to Rorschach, patted him on the shoulder, and said softly, "Thank you, Rorschach. This might make Vice Admiral Garp feel a little better."

Luo Xia shook his head slightly and chuckled softly.

"You're welcome, Uncle Kuzan. You know I hate the Shichibukai system."

Sengoku, who was walking ahead, paused and whispered without turning around, "Enough is enough, kid. Blackbeard is already giving me a headache. You absolutely cannot touch Tesoro. He still has the title of King of a constituent country, and he is very popular with many Celestial Dragons in the Holy Land."

"Don't worry, he's not a pirate, he's just a ruthless businessman. Why would I bother with him?"

Chapter 621 War Preparations

Inside the prison at the bottom of the Fortress of Justice.

Rorschach had several high-purity seastone handcuffs brought over and tightly handcuffed Blackbeard's hands and feet.

When they handcuffed him, the guy didn't move at all, like a wooden doll, letting Rorschach do as he pleased.

Rorschach, too lazy to look at Blackbeard's utterly hopeless and suicidal face, walked straight out of the cell, locked the door, and looked at Sengoku standing in the corridor outside.

"What's wrong with this guy? Grandpa, don't tell me you don't even know why his body has such an abnormal talent? If everyone could eat two or three Devil Fruits, the world would be in chaos."

"You've asked this question ten times along the way, and I've already told you I don't know! If you want to know why, go ask Vegapunk. Don't you have Lilith's Den Den Mushi?"

The Warring States period replied irritably.

Then he turned and walked outside.

Luo Xia gave chase.

"What about the Dark-Dark Fruit? Was Rocks the previous owner of this power?"

"Rocks has been dead for over thirty years, what's the point of asking this? I don't know!"