09 Could it be that you have a crush on me?

"Blackbeard..."

In a corner of the warship, Gion happened to catch sight of Blackbeard. Her eyes momentarily faltered, but quickly regained their composure.

In Gion's memories, she had lived in the Marines Headquarters since she was a child. She had no parents, and she was unaware of their identity.

Having been raised by the Marines, her lifelong goal is to become an admiral and repay her debt to the organization.

She was extremely talented, she displayed exceptional training talent from a young age, surpassing ordinary individuals.

No Marines at the same level could defeat her. At that time, children of the opposite sex stayed away from her.

As she grows older, her feminine charm becomes increasingly apparent and impossible to conceal.concealed.

Her inherent coldness makes it difficult for people to get close to her. This is why she has always been single, never having had close contact with anyone of the opposite sex.

The scene of fighting Blackbeard during the day reappeared in her mind repeatedly at night, making her unable to sleep.

She had just stepped out of the room and witnessed Blackbeard's ambitious expression.

"The only ones hiding in the corner and staring at the other are the hunters who are ready to take action. "

Blackbeard appeared to sense something, then turned around and smiled at Vice Admiral Momousagi:

"Could it be that you have a crush on me?"

"I want to kill you!" 

Gion responded with a cold tone.

"Zeehahaha..." 

Blackbeard burst into laughter, then left under the watchful eyes of Vice Admiral Momousagi that seemed ready to cut him into pieces.

She didn't know if the reason was for being shy or something else, but he didn't want to draw special attention from Blackbeard

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The next day.

When the first ray of sunlight rose over the sea level, Teach also opened his eyes on the deck.

As he didn't need to sleep, he utilized the extra time to practice and improve himself.

Whether it's enhancing physical skills or nurturing the mind, he has nearly twice the time to surpass ordinary individuals.

At that moment, the sky suddenly changed!

"Boom!" 

A thunderous explosion echoed.

The dark sky abruptly transformed into daylight!

Crash... 

Hurried footsteps resonated on the warship, as a large number of Marines appeared one after another.

"What happened?" 

Gion appeared first, already gripping her sword and ready for battle

"Captain, what happened? "

Burgess also appeared behind Blackbeard and asked.

"What an amazing thunder. "

Lafite flew out directly, looking at magnificent thunder raging in the cloud

At this time, Blackbeard was looking up at the sky in the distance. There were some dense thunderclouds in the sky, and there was a golden ark in the thundercloud!

Enel!

A spark lit up in Blackbeard's eyes. Witnessing this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but gradually curve.

"A ship flying in the sky?" 

Gion frowned.

"How can it be! How could the ship fly in the sky!?" 

"That's where the thunder and lightning came from!"

The marines officer on the ship exclaimed, looking at the sky in disbelief.

"That ship can actually fly in the sky!" 

Doc Q exclaimed, showing a hint of surprise in his weak eyes

"Captain, there's a man on board, and he's gathering thunder and lightning!" 

Van Augur reported, using his exceptional eyesight to spot Enel on the Ark.

"I know it already. "

Blackbeard laughed loudly.

Now that Enel is gathering thunder and lightning, he most likely wanted to use the power of lightning in the thundercloud to power up his Ark Maxim to reach the moon. Naturally, Blackbeard can't let this opportunity slip away.

More precisely, he can't afford to let go of the Thunder-Thunder Devil Fruit!

"Captain, do you have any tasks for me?" 

Lafitte extended his wings and spoke while airborne.

"He's too strong for you. Follow me" 

Teach told Lafitte, leading the way to the warship.

"Understood. "

Lafitte was stunned for a moment, and then followed Blackbeard's footsteps.

The surrounding Marines and Burgess stared at Blackbeard as he left. No one knew what he was going to do.

Before long, Blackbeard reached a room, and Lafitte followed.

"What's the captain's command?" 

Lafitte inquired.

"Of course, it's to achieve something big!" 

Blackbeard grinned, then opened his character information. He still had an unused crew link, and now was the perfect time to give it a shot.

Opting for the crew link, Blackbeard found an apple magically appear in his hand.

"An apple? Magic, really?" 

Lafitte exclaimed, eyeing the apple in Teach's hand with astonishment.

"Eat this apple, and I can use your fruit ability without any changes to you. Want to take the chance?" 

Blackbeard extended his hand, offering the apple to Lafitte.

"Captain, you can't be serious...?"

Lafitte's expression turned to surprise. He understood that Blackbeard's strategy to acquire the abilities of the Gura Gura no Mi involved drawing the devil's power through the Yami Yami no Mi.

How can eating an apple give the same powers to two people?

"No matter what, when I chose to follow the captain, I already decided to hand over my life to the Blackbeard Pirates. I will eat this apple! "

Having said that, Lafitte gracefully took the apple in one hand, brought it to his mouth, and took a bite.

"Ugh..." 

The extremely unpleasant taste hit his taste buds, nearly causing him to spit it out.

"What kind of apple is this? The taste is even worse than a Devil Fruit!" 

Lafitte struggled to swallow a mouthful and stared at the apple in his hand with a puzzled expression.

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TO BE CONTINUE