After returning to the Moby Dick, Thatch took the natural Devil Fruit he had gotten and went to the second team.

Ace's former crew members were all counted directly into the second team. The second team has been captainless since the death of their captain Coru five years ago.

Knowing that Ace and the others merged into Whitebeard's gang three years ago, the second team can be regarded as having a suitable heir to the captain.

However, despite this, Ace only officially became the captain of the second team of the Whitebeard Pirates a year ago.

When Thatch took the natural Devil Fruit to find Guina and Dusty, the crew of the second team was basically there.

Among them was Marshall D. Titch. This rough guy who looks very cool.

This guy is also a veteran of the second team. And the combat effectiveness of the performance is not too bad.

Just such a person, who had previously rejected the position of captain of the second team, gave Ace the opportunity to become the captain of the second team.

Just such a person, without anyone else noticing, stared at the natural Devil Fruit in Thatch's hand with extremely greedy eyes.

No one else knew what the fruit was, but Thatch did! He had been lurking on Whitebeard's ship for so many years, because only Whitebeard's ship had the best chance of getting it!

In fact, when he hadn't found this fruit for so many years, he had already given up his ambitions. I'm going to pretend to be on Whitebeard's ship for the rest of my life, and I'm so old.

But now, he has seen this fruit again! This is a great joy!

However, Thatch handed the fruit to Guina and asked with a gentlemanly look which one she or Dusty would like to eat the fruit.

By this time, Thatch had almost stopped the urge to do it himself. He had been waiting for this fruit for decades!

Now, this fruit is about to be lost in front of him! Thatch knew very well that he could definitely snatch this fruit with his hands now.

But even if he could snatch the fruit, there would be no way he would leave Whitebeard's ship alive.

So, Titch forcibly resisted the urge to snatch the Devil Fruit. He clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and kept his face still.

Finally, after some struggle, Guina and Dusty rejected the temptation of this Devil Fruit.

The two of them still plan to find an animal-based Devil Fruit. It is enough to just build physical strength.

And in fact, the strength of the two of them is not too bad now. Even if you don't eat Devil Fruits, it's not a big deal. At most, it's just a slower growth.

"Haha...... That's fate. God wants me to fulfill my ambitions. ”

Tiki, who was hiding in the corner, couldn't help but smile as he watched as Guina and the two rejected the fruit.

"Hey, Thatch, what kind of power is this Devil Fruit of yours?

Suddenly, Ace in the circle spoke. With a glass of wine, he looked at Thatch and smiled happily.

Hearing Ace's words, Titch's heart tightened. But then he was relieved again. Thatch said he had decided not to eat the natural Devil Fruit.

He said that he planned to use this Devil Fruit to find someone to exchange it for two animal-based Devil Fruits. Then give it to Guina and Dusty.

"It's a pity, Thatch. If you eat this fruit on the spot, nothing will happen. ”

After whispering this, Titch turned and walked towards the cabin. He's going to get ready.

As he walked, Titch muttered to himself, "Don't blame me, blame your fate." Hahaha......ha

A quiet night, a quiet night......

The next day, the men of the fourth team noticed that their captain, who had been getting up on time, had not come out of the cabin for a long time, so they went inside......

The men of the Fourth Team found the body of their captain in their captain's cabin. The Moby Dick was on alert for the first time in a long time.

After some investigation, Whitebeard's members discover a series of clues: the Devil Fruit that Thatch got has disappeared.

Titch, a member of the second team, also disappeared. At the same time, a small boat disappeared. It is almost certain that Titch of the second team attacked Thatch, snatched the Devil Fruit, and left the Moby Dick in a small boat.

Ace's face was dark. Titch was a member of his team. Now, his team has killed his companion, the captain of Team Siban.

Now Ace's heart is full of anger and guilt for Thatch. When Thatch gets the fruit, he thinks about the members of their second team, Guina and Dusty.

Now, members of their former second team had killed their companions on a boat for a Devil Fruit!

Ace packed his bags and went to say goodbye to Whitebeard. He's going to go after Titch! Chase this guy who has offended the iron rules of their ship!

"Don't go, Ace. Whitebeard, who was sitting on the deck, persuaded Ace. "Only this time, I had some foreboding in my heart. ”

However, Ace refuses Whitebeard. His team has a bastard like Titch, and it's his duty to avenge Thatch!

So, regardless of it, Ace jumped into his boat and left the Moby Dick. He's going to hunt down Titch, a traitor!

Whitebeard sat on the deck, quietly watching Ace leave. There was something inexplicable in his eyes.

He couldn't help but think of the night he had sat down for a drink with Roger, when Roger reminded him to be careful of Titch.

At first, Whitebeard does show some wariness of Titch. However, Titch did just too well!

How did the kind of good crew who respected their companions, had no ambitions, and never blackfaced with their companions become people who need to be careful when they got to Roger's mouth?

Whitebeard, who had been shrewd all his life, was finally deceived by Titch. He let down his guard against Titch.

Today, however, Titch finally exposes his ambitions. And he also paid the price for the guard he had been letting down, the price of a son or even more.

……

Shortly after Titch and Ace left the Moby-Dick, the Navy Headquarters received this information.

The Warring States of the Buddha, who had long known Ace's background, felt that this matter could be put to good use, as long as it was done properly, then the era of pirates that Roger created with his life would be ended by their navy!

However, the timing of announcing Ace's identity must be grasped well! his identity can end the era of pirates, but it can also bring Roger's former friends out of the mountain again.

If that were the case, it wouldn't have been the era of the pirates that would have ended! Buddha no Sengoku knew it very well in his heart......