Chapter 202 Shock! The most powerful person in history! Multiple fruit abilities!
After careful consideration, Sig made a decision.
He would fight fake news with fake news.
This way, he could not only overshadow the current public opinion momentum but also make the public realize that Doflamingo was spreading fake news... while also sending a warning to Doflamingo himself.
Three birds with one stone!
The Tieba Tabloid was back!
In Sig's vision, the future Tieba Tabloid would have four major sections:
A World Secrets section, revealing hidden truths.
A Gossip section, exposing the unknown sides of powerful figures.
A Flame-Bait Commentary section, designed to spark heated discussions.
And finally, the newly established Fake News section.
With this in mind, Sig made a direct call to the Shocking News Department and began discussing the details with the newspaper staff...
...
The next day.
The fourth issue of the Tieba Tabloid, thanks to Morgans' distribution channels, quickly spread across the world.
Somewhere in the New World.
As usual, Blackbeard Teach stood at the bow of the ship early in the morning, looking like a lost soul as he waited for the News Coo to arrive. He might as well have turned into a stone statue, waiting for his lover.
However, Blackbeard's behavior wasn't too out of place. Ever since the last issue reported on Marco and Whitebeard, many members of the Whitebeard Pirates had also taken an interest in the newspaper. Plenty of them were eagerly waiting.
"Why hasn't the Tieba Tabloid come yet?"
Blackbeard's spirits were growing weaker by the day.
It had been over a week since the last issue about the treasure map auction.
The Tieba Tabloid that Blackbeard had been eagerly awaiting still hadn't arrived.
"I'll keep waiting! I've endured so many years on Whitebeard's ship. I can't let all that effort go to waste because of the Tieba Tabloid."
As Blackbeard gritted his teeth, a News Coo finally descended from the sky and landed near Marco and the others.
"Hey, the Tieba Tabloid has finally released its fourth issue!"
A pirate exclaimed in delight.
"This fourth issue has two articles?"
"What a steal! Double the content for the same price, double the joy!"
Many were pleasantly surprised, quickly forgetting the Tieba Tabloid's two-week hiatus.
And when they saw the headline of the front-page news, their jaws nearly dropped to the floor.
"This news was definitely worth waiting almost half a month for!"
Blackbeard pretended not to care and casually glanced over.
Then his expression froze, and he almost turned to stone!
"Shocking! The Path to the Strongest Ability User in History! The Legend of Multiple Devil Fruits!"
Blackbeard's eyes widened, and his face went blank as he stared at the newspaper.
It's finally here!
Who on earth is the author of the Tieba Tabloid? They actually published an issue like this!
Even though Blackbeard was a man of deep composure, as the moment of his greatest secret being revealed approached, he couldn't help but feel uneasy.
The moment that would decide his fate had arrived!
He continued reading behind his crewmates.
"As we all know, one can only eat one Devil Fruit.
"But in this vast world, there exists an exception—one in a billion—who can possess multiple Devil Fruit abilities."
"So here's the question: With so many types of Devil Fruits, how does one choose multiple fruits to become the strongest ability user in history?"
"Is it the combination of the Dark-Dark Fruit (No. 1) and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit (No. 2)?"
A bolt of lightning seemed to strike Blackbeard's mind, and he was utterly stunned.
The Tremor-Tremor Fruit combined with the Dark-Dark Fruit—wasn't that the very combination Blackbeard had been dreaming of for years?
Someone had actually laid bare his years-long plan!
Who on earth was the author of the Tieba Tabloid?
Blackbeard was both shocked and furious as he continued reading.
"Or perhaps the Magma-Magma Fruit, the strongest offensive Logia-type fruit, paired with the Glint-Glint Fruit, the fastest?"
"Each of these fruits is incredibly powerful, easily ranking among the top ten Devil Fruits."
"But!"
"Multiple Devil Fruit abilities aren't as simple as 1 + 1 = 2."
"Even seemingly unremarkable fruits, when combined, can produce miraculous chemical reactions, evolving into unprecedented composite Devil Fruit abilities, far surpassing the Dark-Dark Fruit and the Face-Face Fruit in strength!"
At this point, Blackbeard, who had been somewhat nervous, suddenly felt as if he had been struck by enlightenment. His breathing halted for a moment.
"That makes sense! Maybe besides combining the strongest Dark-Dark Fruit with the strongest Tremor-Tremor Fruit, I have even more options..."
"The author of the Tieba Tabloid is incredibly knowledgeable. Perhaps I can use this to become the strongest ability user in history!"
The content of the newspaper didn't reveal his body's secret as he had feared but merely touched on it in passing.
His initial tension had now turned into excitement, and he continued reading.
"Below are the composite Devil Fruit combinations known to the author."
"First, eat the Rubber-Rubber Fruit, then the String-String Fruit, and you'll obtain the legendary composite fruit: the Rubber Band Fruit!"
"The user of the Rubber Band Fruit will possess the traits of both fruits, becoming a Rubber Band Man, with even greater length and elasticity, finally becoming a true man!"
"If you take it a step further and eat the Flame-Flame Fruit, a Logia-type fruit, the three fruits will merge into the unprecedented Roasted Gluten Fruit!"
"The user of the Roasted Gluten Fruit will emit a delicious aroma and can instantly overwhelm an Emperor of the Sea with its irresistible scent, making it the undisputed strongest Devil Fruit ability in history..."
Blackbeard's expression went from tense excitement to complete bewilderment in just three seconds.
He stood there, dumbfounded, and looked up at the sky.
The sky seemed to darken at that moment, mirroring his mood.
"That's it?"
"I waited for over half a month, and this is what I get?"
Blackbeard was utterly dumbfounded.
It wasn't just him. The other pirates reading the newspaper were also left speechless.
"This is too ridiculous!"
"The Face-Face Fruit from before was somewhat believable, but this..."
They frowned and continued reading, only to find the second article.
"Shocking! Doflamingo Keeps a Hidden Beauty in His Palace! The Heavenly Yaksha is Actually a Lolicon!"
This article, compared to the previous one, wasn't as shocking.
It mainly discussed how Doflamingo kept a little girl named Sugar in his palace.
The peculiar thing was that Sugar never seemed to grow up.
According to the article, this was due to a mysterious Devil Fruit she had eaten, all to cater to Doflamingo's pervers preferences...
"Doflamingo is also a lolicon?"
"Wait, why 'also'?"
The pirates were left dumbfounded. Next to the two articles, they noticed bold, enlarged text:
"This issue of the Tieba Tabloid is a special edition. Both articles belong to the newly established Fake News section. The above content is purely fictional and for entertainment purposes only."
"Recently, some media outlets have been spreading false news to deceive the public. This newspaper has therefore released a special edition of fake news to address this issue."