novelonline Chapter 2267 I am Blackbeard, not Mudbeard, and certainly not Graybeard!
Chapter 2267 I am Blackbeard, not Mudbeard, and certainly not Graybeard!
Chapter 2267 I am Blackbeard, not Mudbeard, and certainly not Graybeard!
The sea area in the latter half of the Grand Line.
There is an island called Sphinx.
Because this place is home to many giant lions called Sphinxes.
However, they are gentle in nature and can imitate simple language, so they have always lived in harmony with the local residents.
Until last year, when the five stars merged into the sea, the World Government, for safety reasons, relocated people to the Red Earth continent.
Edward Newgate then used his military achievements to earn the title of First Class Marquis.
He then applied to make this home island, which had grown several times larger, his private territory.
It is still the temporary garrison of more than 60,000 soldiers of the Fifth Main Battle Corps.
They will stay until July of this year.
Then we'll move to the newly built Army Headquarters, Red Moon.
So at this moment, the island has completely turned into a large military camp, with army soldiers everywhere, either walking, training, or fighting.
Only the area around the central white castle remained relatively quiet, as it was the residence of Edward Newgate.
"Ok!"
"Let's congratulate Reiju on her victory and her advancement to the top 16. We wish her continued success!"
"So who will be the two fighters in the second match this morning?"
"Out!"
"Yamato vs. Kamimizu Ryone Bee!"
"Yamato is..."
Inside the officers' mess hall.
The video Den Den Mushi was projected onto a virtual screen in the air, accompanied by Hozumi's pleasant and uplifting voice.
It turns out they were watching a live stream of the ongoing Fantastic Creatures Battle Tournament.
"Yamato. I know her. She's the daughter of Admiral Seiryu from the Navy!"
"Oh, Kaido—"
“She’s pretty.”
Just as everyone was eating, watching, and chatting in a lively atmosphere.
Sitting in the corner, Teach completely ignored the cherry pie on the table.
His eyes were fixed on the LCD phone screen, his expression as if he had seen something he couldn't believe.
That was the official website of the Holy Land Treasure Vault, the page for Devil Fruit illustrations in the Complete Treasure Encyclopedia, specifically the page for Logia-type Devil Fruits.
Compared to other fruit variety pages, the options here are pitifully few.
There are even fewer pages for mythical beasts than those previously touted as being even rarer than natural-type beasts.
However, most of the mythical beasts there are labeled 'artificial'.
Now, two Devil Fruits with special markings have appeared on the Logia-type side.
Cloud Fruit and Dark Fruit.
They all have a red "Philosopher's Stone" reminder in the upper right corner.
The Dark Fruit also has the word 'special' added to it.
Teach's gaze was now completely focused on the latter, and he clicked on the description of the 'Philosopher's Stone'.
They were afraid that this one was also 'fake' and wouldn't be able to awaken normally.
Fortunately, the content states that this Dark Fruit simply cannot be reincarnated.
It means that a person with superpowers reappears in some corner of the world after they die.
But there is no problem with awakening potential.
This made Teach both happy and somewhat skeptical, since he didn't understand the mystery behind it.
But he hopes it's true.
The Dark Fruit is something I've always dreamed of.
If I had known it would appear, I probably wouldn't have eaten the swamp fruit.
Fortunately, he has a special constitution and can still eat two Devil Fruits.
And thinking about it carefully, the Swamp Fruit isn't so bad after all.
This can at least make up for the problem that Dark-Dark Fruit cannot be elementalized.
Teach now needs to consider whether or not to exchange for the Dark Fruit created by the Philosopher's Stone.
Because my father had already told me.
He has already requested from the Creator, Lord Im, that the heart of Lugiforkay, the highest-ranking demon in the Underworld, be sent to him once it has been purified.
It's said that it will be available in February or March next year.
At that time, you will be able to master dark magic simply by absorbing the magic power in the heart.
Teach was naturally pleased with this.
With the Dark-Dark Fruit out of reach, having such a high-quality alternative is definitely a good thing.
Although he wasn't very interested in magic.
However, the immense magical power of the highest-ranking demon would certainly greatly enhance his strength.
But before they could even get their hands on the Dark Demon's Heart, the Dark Fruit suddenly appeared before them.
This is a real dilemma.
After all, if one possesses dark magic, the Dark-Dark Fruit seems unnecessary.
It's so expensive; it's a mythical treasure, and the battle merits required to exchange for it are equivalent to five high-ranking demons killed previously.
It's not a price that can be accumulated in a short period of time.
But Teach would certainly be unwilling to give up just like that; this thing had almost become an obsession.
It's fine if it doesn't appear, but once it does, it's impossible to ignore.
This allowed Teach to sit alone at the dining table, staring at the Dark Fruit on her phone.
People who occasionally passed by behind him and saw this scene looked puzzled.
Everyone in the Fifth Main Battle Army knows that Teach is a Swamp-Swamp Fruit user.
They even affectionately nicknamed him 'Mudbeard'.
Although Teach himself has always expressed his dislike for it and hopes that people will call him by his real name or 'Blackbeard'.
The name 'Mudbeard' reminded him of his nickname 'Graybeard' from his time at the Ministry of Construction.
Unfortunately, everyone felt that 'mud beard' was more appropriate.
and also.
When Dad mentioned the Dark Demon Heart before.
He specifically made a pact with him not to compete with Joz for the position of general.
That's right, Edward Newgate is preparing to resign as General of the Army.
This will free up two positions at Army Headquarters.
This will be the most watched target in this year's 'Summit Battle'.
He hopes that both Joz and Teach can go up; that would be the best outcome.
But if he could only have one person, he thought Joz was more suitable.
I don't want to see Teach challenge Joz.
After all, Joz was the second child to follow her, and he was excellent in every way.
In terms of skill, Newgate knew that his chances of winning against Teach were slim.
Therefore, he hoped that if Teach were to challenge someone, he would do so instead of taking down Joz.
If it were someone else from the original Whitebeard Pirates, they certainly wouldn't need to worry about this; they would consciously avoid internal strife.
But Titch is different; he'll stop at nothing to achieve his goals and disregards feelings.
Therefore, we need to make a three-point agreement with him, and the Dark Demon Heart will be the compensation.
As for Bista, he has made it clear that he and his father will resign and leave the military.
From now on, I will focus on improving my swordsmanship at the Imperial Sword Studio, hoping to reach the level of a Sword Saint as soon as possible.
Vista is arguably one of the few swordsmen in the Starfish who knows about the Sword Saint.
Teach naturally agreed to his father's request.
Anyway, there are six army generals, and now two are vacant, so there's no need to compete with Joz for a position.
But if Joz doesn't win against the others, then it's none of his business.
In short, he's going to make a big splash in this year's 'Battle at the Summit'!
I've already thought of a title for the general: Black Badger or Black Weasel.
The key is that becoming a general makes it easier to gain a lot of battle merits and exchange for this dark fruit as soon as possible.
Sure enough, Teach still wanted it.
That's why Im placed the Dark-Dark Fruit there.
That's what we're going to use to suspend this guy.
In the coming years, Teach must work even harder to fight for the World Government!
Meanwhile, Edward Newgate's resignation also gave Im more to think about.
There are quite a few generals in the military who are not generals in strength.
If this continues, people will overestimate the general's combat strength.
Furthermore, it somewhat blocks the upward mobility channels within the military, which is not a healthy practice.
Previously, we had no choice but to do this because there was no one else available, but the situation has improved considerably recently.
(End of this chapter)