Chapter 233 Heroes and Tyrants
"Ask Pops?"
As soon as Marco said these words, everyone immediately fell silent.
Teach, among the crowd, had a strange glint in his eyes.
Whitebeard was a king from the same era as Roger, and in this era, he also faintly held the momentum of the strongest Yonko, a man standing at the pinnacle of piracy.
Such a figure not only possessed immense personal strength but had also come into contact with many unknown secrets.
If the Angel Fruit truly existed, it would be extremely difficult to hide it from someone like Whitebeard.
"That's right, Pops definitely knows whether the Angel Fruit is real or not!"
"Let's go ask Pops!"
Led by Marco, a large group of pirates headed towards the other side of the deck.
Whitebeard was 62 years old this year, gradually entering old age.
But his physique was still tall and mighty, a full 6.66 meters tall. At this moment, he was sitting on the deck bare-chested, revealing his robust chest.
"Gurarararara...."
After hearing what Marco and the others had come for, Whitebeard's unique and hearty laughter traveled far across the deck, his signature crescent-shaped white mustache trembling slightly with his laughter.
"You question the existence of the Angel Fruit, so you want to ask me? Did you read this from a newspaper called the Forum Tabloid?"
Whitebeard put down the sake bowl in his hand and looked at his sons in front of him.
His expression gradually became serious.
"I've never heard of any Angel Fruit. It's all nonsense!"
Whitebeard directly denied the speculation without saying much more.
However, in his heart, he had a slightly deeper impression of the Forum Tabloid.
He had occasionally heard his crew mention the Forum Tabloid recently.
Doflamingo's secret? Top Ten Devil Fruit Rankings?
Whitebeard had never paid attention to the content of this newspaper.
He had heard before that the Forum Tabloid listed the Tremor-Tremor Fruit as the No. 2 Devil Fruit, but he had just laughed it off.
But this time, his sons had actually made such a big fuss, coming to ask him collectively...
"Nikyu, the author of the Forum Tabloid? Deliberately using a lie to provoke such a controversy, what is his intention?"
It was no small matter that Marco and the others were alarmed enough to come and ask him collectively.
The crew of a Yonko were questioning the authenticity of the Angel Fruit; one could imagine how shaken the world's attitude would be.
"Spreading such an absurd and outlandish lie like the Angel Fruit, yet managing to make so many people argue... Has another formidable figure emerged on the sea?"
Whitebeard silently remembered the name.
....
Whitebeard's words directly denying the existence of the Angel Fruit caused the pirates to have varied expressions.
Teach, among the crowd, was greatly relieved.
"As expected, am I the only exception in the whole world? I'm destined to become the Pirate King, the strongest ability user in history."
Blackbeard let out a long sigh of relief, regaining his usual composure, and quietly listened to the other pirates continue their discussion.
Most people were convinced by Whitebeard's explanation.
"Pops is right, there's no need to argue about this issue at all!"
"The existence of the Angel Fruit would even be enough to affect the balance of the world!"
"Whether it's the Navy Admirals, the World Government, or the other Emperors of the Sea, they would all go crazy!"
Marco pondered for a moment and said:
"Especially that beast Kaido. It's said that he has a plan for an ability user army and is preparing to start buying Devil Fruits all over the world..."
"If the Angel Fruit exists, Kaido would definitely be the first to go crazy!"
"That makes sense."
"Yeah... If there really were an Angel Fruit in this world, or someone with the ability to have multiple Devil Fruits, they definitely wouldn't be unknown!"
Teach, who was listening with a chuckle, suddenly froze.
Wasn't he the unknown exception with the potential to have multiple Devil Fruit abilities?
Teach suddenly realized that he had overlooked an extremely terrifying possibility!
Even Whitebeard didn't know everything.
Otherwise, how could Teach have hidden for so many years, deceiving Whitebeard?
"What if the existence of the Angel Fruit, like my secret, is an unknown top secret... that even Pops doesn't know about?"
At the thought of this possibility, Blackbeard's heart was in suspense again.
"It seems that I can only continue to wait."
Blackbeard gritted his teeth secretly.
"Sig's One Piece treasure map has already surfaced. If the Angel Fruit really exists, then it's very likely related to the One Piece..."
"When the day comes that the great treasure One Piece is revealed, the existence of the Angel Fruit will also be revealed, right?"
"Whether it's true or false, we'll naturally know on that day."
Blackbeard Teach fell into a new round of anxious waiting.
.....
Similar to Whitebeard's reaction.
Other top powerhouses in the world, such as the other Yonko and the World Government, mostly didn't believe in the existence of the Angel Fruit.
But there were exceptions.
Somewhere in the Red Line.
"Fufufufufufufufufu"
Amidst strange laughter, Doflamingo crumpled the newspaper in his hand into a ball.
"So many interesting things have happened while I was away from the Grand Line?"
"That bastard Crocodile was defeated by Sig... and Sig's ability... the Angel Fruit..."
When he mentioned the Angel Fruit, Doflamingo's breathing quickened slightly.
He was someone who had fought against Sig; no one understood Sig's uncanny moves better than him.
Doflamingo stretched out his palm, and a translucent string extended from it, instantly cutting down a large tree tens of meters away.
His Devil Fruit ability had recovered somewhat, but it was still far from its peak.
"Sig's Devil Fruit ability is too abnormal. It can actually restrict my Devil Fruit ability. It's even more troublesome than Seastone. He's definitely not an ordinary ability user."
"Could the Angel Fruit be the reason for Sig's abnormal ability?"
A fervent look appeared on Doflamingo's face.
He had already reached the Red Line and was not far from finding the treasure location.
By then, would the so-called One Piece truly contain the Angel Fruit, allowing him to escape his current predicament?
...
What is a hero?
In King Cobra's eyes, Sig, who held a girl in his arms, turned his back to the world, and single-handedly saved the city from destruction, could be called a hero.
What is a formidable figure?
In Whitebeard's eyes, Nikyu, who spread a monstrous lie and made the whole world dance to his tune while he watched coldly from the sidelines, could be called a formidable figure.
However, they didn't know that when Sig heard this news, this mastermind in the eyes of the world, this scheming and formidable figure, this hero who saved people from suffering, was completely dumbfounded.