"Diva Uta is the daughter of Red-Haired Shanks, one of the Four Emperors!"
The news spread like wildfire, reaching every corner of the world in just three days. Everyone, from ordinary citizens to the most hardened criminals, was stunned.
Uta, the world's most famous singer, whose influence was even greater than Red Hair's, suddenly had a powerful Emperor as her father. This was a huge shock to her fans.
And Red Hair, one of the Four Emperors, suddenly having a daughter caused an uproar in the underworld. It was similar to when Kaido's daughter was revealed to the world.
By coincidence, the daughters of both Emperors were now close to Black Hair. Newspapers even printed a fake marriage agreent between Kaido's daughter and Black Hair, which added fuel to the fire.
This was becoming very interesting.
"A Scandalous Love Triangle?!"
Gossip Weekly , never afraid of drama, imdiately published a story about the rumored scandal, capturing everyone's attention.
Even pirates loved a good story!
Honeycomb Island, at the port.
The Red Hair Pirates raised their sails, ready to set off.
Roya's warship was also preparing to leave.
The Red Hair Pirates waved goodbye from the deck.
"Uta, see you later!"
"Black Hair, if you ever make Uta sad, we'll never forgive you!"
"We'll et again!"
"Yeah!"
Uta waved back, smiling.
The misunderstanding had been cleared up in three days. The sadness in Uta's heart had disappeared, and her smile was now genuine.
Roya leaned against the ship's railing and asked, "Aren't you going with them?"
"? I hate pirates!"
Uta put her hands behind her back and stuck out her tongue playfully.
She would never change her dislike for pirates.
Besides, she had to focus on her singing career and bring happiness to people through her music. She couldn't stay on Shanks' ship.
However, she would always be the Red Hair Pirates' musician!
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Two hours later.
The warship had sailed away from Honeycomb Island. A dozen pirate ships approached from the front and sides, surrounding the warship.
The pirates had been watching the warship for a long ti. Whether they defeated Roya or kidnapped Uta, it would be a huge victory.
"Vice Admiral, enemies sighted!"
"Prepare for battle!"
Roya remained calm and looked at his crew on the deck.
Yamato held her Wolf Fang Club, her eyes shining with excitent, eager to fight. The other officers were also ready for action.
Defeating pirates ant earning rewards.
"Engage at will."
"Yes!"
Yamato imdiately jumped off the warship, transford into her beast form, and charged across the ice toward the pirate ships.
The other marines also took their positions.
Roya had no intention of getting involved. He pulled up a chair and sat down. He would let his subordinates handle these small problems; they needed the chance to prove themselves.
"Boom!"
Waves exploded near the warship!
"Bombardnt!"
"Quick, reload the cannons!"
"Behehehe, Barrier, activate!"
Barto was also on the warship. He refused to stay at the base and stubbornly followed Roya out to sea.
Unit Commander Peacock and a group of officers were also with them, bringing the total number of soldiers on the warship to about three hundred.
As the distance closed, the artillery fire beca more intense.
"Multiple Arrow Barrage!"
Speed quickly drew her bow and fired three arrows infused with Haki, destroying three incoming cannonballs.
Roya glanced at her.
This girl's archery is quite impressive, and her skills are solid.
He rembered that Speed had eaten an artificial Devil Fruit, turning her into a centaur. He considered getting another one for her from Caesar.
"Boom!!!"
Pirate ships exploded one after another, and ice crystals spread across the sea.
It was Yamato.
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anwhile, back on Honeycomb Island.
The Whitebeard Pirates were also under attack.
The concert had attracted many pirates, and so wanted to take Whitebeard's head and beco famous.
These kinds of attacks had beco more common, but this ti, they were happening all at once.
After a day of intense fighting, the battle finally ended.
"That troubleso guy is here again!"
"Ace?"
"Who else could it be?"
"Tsk, Pops beat him up again."
On the deck, the captains were counting their valuable loot.
Fourth Division Commander Thatch picked up a strange, purplish-black Devil Fruit from the pile.
The other captains looked at it with envy.
"It's a Devil Fruit!"
"Thatch, you hit the jackpot!"
"What amazing luck!"
In the black market, even the worst Devil Fruit could be sold for a hundred million Belly. Even though they didn't know what power Thatch's Devil Fruit had, it was still very valuable, whether he ate it or sold it.
That kid challenges Pops every month or two and gets beat up badly every ti, but he still enjoys it.
If Ace wasn't such a good person, and if he didn't always bring gifts and act politely, the captains would have thrown him into the sea a long ti ago.
Over ti, they had almost developed a soft spot for him.
Pops also liked Ace quite a bit.
Unfortunately, no one noticed Teach sitting outside, his eyes filled with shock, surprise, and ambition.
"The Dark-Dark Fruit!"
Teach trembled with excitent. He had joined the Whitebeard Pirates to get the Dark-Dark Fruit.
Twenty years had passed, and he had almost given up hope of finding it, planning to live out his life peacefully among the Whitebeard Pirates.
But unexpectedly, the Dark-Dark Fruit had appeared before his eyes. This was fate!
Fate was on his side!
Teach grinned, his eyes bloodshot.
According to the crew's rule, whoever finds the treasure owns it. If Thatch didn't want to give him the Dark-Dark Fruit, even Pops couldn't make him.
That was the pirate's iron rule!
Besides, even if Thatch gave him the Dark-Dark Fruit, he would still betray the Whitebeard Pirates and pursue his own dream.
He didn't want to play house anymore!
Deceit, slaughter, betrayal...
That was the real pirate!
"Zehahaha!!!"
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The next day, morning.
"Thatch!!!"
A terrified shout echoed across the deck.
After a mont of panic, the entire Whitebeard Pirates crew gathered on the deck, looking at Thatch lying in a pool of blood, filled with rage.
"Who did this!"
No one knew what had happened.
"He was stabbed in the heart from behind. It looks like Captain Thatch was completely caught off guard!"
"That ans the one who killed Captain Thatch was one of our own crew!"
"We just checked Captain Thatch's room. The Devil Fruit he found yesterday is gone!"
No matter how careful they were, they would never suspect their own crew. Thatch was clearly killed by soone he trusted, and the reason was obviously the Devil Fruit.
The captains clenched their fists in anger, refusing to believe it. Everyone on the ship was family; betrayal shouldn't have happened.
"Pops, the lifeboat is missing!"
The lifeboat was gone, aning soone had left during the night.
Whitebeard didn't say anything.
Marco roared angrily, "Check all the squads imdiately. That bastard killed Thatch and probably escaped from this ship."
Ten minutes later, the truth was revealed.
"Teach is gone. Teach is the killer!"
The captains stared in disbelief.
Teach was a long-ti mber of the Whitebeard Pirates. They had even wanted to make Teach the captain of the Second Division, but Teach had refused.
In their mories, Teach had always been a good-natured guy with no ambition, one of the least likely people to kill Thatch.
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Honeycomb Island Southwest Sea Area.
Lifeboat.
After confirming that it was safe, Teach eagerly picked up the Dark-Dark Fruit and swallowed it in one gulp. As the power of darkness surged through his body, a suppressed laugh that had been building for years echoed across the sea.
"Zehahaha! Zehahaha!!!"
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