Do you want to know....

Joshua turned back to his human form and with such actions, the phenomenons of nature also subsided. The sky returned to its clear and sunny state and the turbelent ocean waves were now at bay. Seeing the ship coming torwards him,Joshua stepped in the air unhurriedly then calmy fell from the sky onto the deck.

"Congratulations captain for doing for accomplishing such splendid feat before stepping in the grandline," Laffitte said with a smiling expression has he approaches Joshua. Joshua indifferently nodded as he walked over to the deck, others might be proud for killing two rear admirals as one of the four seas pirate but for him their was no wave in his heart.

Seeing Joshua's response Laffitte just swayed the cane in his handed lightly then moved off. As Joshua was moving forward, his eyes swept over to Guzen's figure, their he sat on the top side of the deck with his head low. Joshua calmly looked on the silent Guzen, his state seemed normal but their was something off.

His eyes flashed with a black glint as he continued his walk, when he stepped off under the low dark face of Guzen flickers of blood red passed through his eyes and a wide splastered mischievious grin could be noted .

Joshua drew a chair and sat down under the shade of the fruit tree, the breeze rustled through his hair but the way it moved seemed weird. He looked back and forth on his crew mates which seemed normal calmly, hearing no nothing siad for a short span of time. Joshua directly said,

"You should have scene me turn into a giant snake creature."

The words he spoke were extremely low but it passed through the entire ship slamming into all the ears of the persons present. Both Guzen and Laffitte paused whatever movement that they were doing as these words were said. A dull haze of light passed through their eyes as sit or stand there.

Every action, every change that both crew members did were all in the eyes of Joshua, seeing his words caused some effects to their state he continued.

"As you know that the power I wield is a black flame element and for me to change out into a unknowing creature something must be wrong."

Yes this is what they both thought, Joshua just transforming into a beast like that made them feel weird at heart. They thought that this transformation had something to do with the flame power but it no form of it, it whole entity looked real like some total different power.

"You propbably must have guessed it or the thoughts still linger around like a fog." But I will say it for you, yes that was another devil fruit, a zoan type to be exact.

Laffitte and Guzen stopped in their track completely as Joshua said these words.

"It really is..."

The light in their eyes brighten a little, when they heard this. As said they really had some guesses when they saw Joshua turning into the huge snake but they weren't completely quire sure if it was true. But with him saying that the hutches that they had was right on point, Joshua can use two devil fruits. They couldn't help but feel shocked in their selves, they might not know everything because their basically at the corner of the world.

It doesn't mean that don't know a few things, it has spread around the world that if you try to consume another devil fruit you will be blown to pits. But here Joshua has down such feat without receiving any aftereffects.

"With that being said, would you like to know how I did,"Joshua's straightforwardly asked. There is no need to dodge or act like nothing was out of the norm, just say what you want to say.

This..

The puplis of Laffitte and Guzen eyes instantly shrank to a needles size. The voice of Joshua was very calm but the terrifying coldness that was hidden under such words caused the winds that passed by to be filled with chillness. Want to know, it would be a lie that they were not interested how he did it.

But when they looked on calm state of Joshua their expression couldn't help but condense. There was no fluctuation of aura around him, there was no anger, voice, there was no mood swings on his face, just a complete calm expression. As if what he said no big secret at all, such extreme calm was simply horrifying.

"So Laffitte what do you want to know," Joshua glance at the figure who was not far off from where he was.

"Captain I'm find, this is just one of the many things you would shock us and the world in the future," Laffitte said while slowly tapping his feet. Even though Laffitte is suprised at how Joshua did this he didn't have much thought gaining what the secret was. Instead his chose to follow Joshua is much firm than before and the fate which lead him to meet an follow Joshiua was not false .

For someone who can kill two rear admirals before as a Wesr sea pirate, the potential of such person huge and in the future such person will definately be strongman of sea. Therfore if you follow such person, what you can attan will not be small.

"I see," a red light flashed in Joshua's eyes. Laffitte is very smart and for him who would have been a future captain of a yonko in the future the judgemental skills he has is not small. Now with a situaion like this he can quickly determine what the disadvantage or advantage would be if he answered incorrectly.

Joshua gave a slight nod of appreciation, if Laffitte answered otherwise Joshua would have instantly pierce him in his heart. Crack a joke, Joshua would have never tell him anything he is just testing him.

"Guzen how about you..."

Joshua shifted his gaze from Laffitte to Guzen who still had his head low.

"Guzen what will you say," Laffitte lightly said as he look on his crewmate with squinted eyes. No matter how brain damaged he is, the current situation can be determined in a blink of an eye.

The air around them was blowing at a very calm state, the dull and slightly heavy mood again matched the dense vibe of the ship. The slow moving waves of the ocean was the only source of noise at this current moment. The vague passing of the winds fissled through is hair as he stayed their in his stationary state.

Joshua calmly waited there was no rush in this, their present situation is good so they can waste a little time.

Guzen who had his low said in with hints of bloodthristiness.

"To be honest, I kind of want to know how you did this...."

With that being said the air instantly solified to a sufficating point, the molecules which were in it struggled to break away from each other as this happens. The ship received a instant slap as a wave from the ocean hit into it. The clouds in the sky moved a step faster than usual as they moved onwards.

Joshua's face was still calm as water, there was no fluctuation of emotions on his face, because what Guzen said was indeed within his expections. Thay are not Luffy's and his crew who has developed trust even when there journey began and even if they travelled together for a period of time some level of vigilance would still be among them.

Joshua is not naive like Whitebeard, who thinks that just because you call everyone your family they are all going to fight and die for your cause. There are always persons who are going to have some thoughts. They will always ask themselves...

If I..

Everyone is human at the end of the day and greed , desire will fill our hearts and such things will lead to formulations of plans and then it heads down to the path of betrayal. Instead of just getting couple wives and having many kids and get the big family he wanted.

But no..

The man who was on top of the world create a big pirate group family and then got killed by one of the figures which he called son. For such a thing to happen its really laughable.

"So this is what you have chosen," Laffitte heard what Guzen said and a haze of red light flashed in his eyes. Even though there is no such thing as die for his captain, but he who thinks Joshua will be a potentail strongman in the future would not watch him be harmed.

"It seems like it time to get pay back from our first meeting," Laffitte eyes flicker with killing intent as he fixated the crane in his hands. Laffitte who was about to move stopped when he heard...

"But...

"I will die if I say so...." Guzen said as he rised his head slowly. Laffitte brow wrinkled and Joshua watched Guzen calmy, the situation is obvious, if you say the latter you will die. Because...

The power of the captain should never be peeked on.

Thats a taboo and thats also high betrayal signal, such a scourge can should be instantly dealt, never be left alive or the price to pay will be quite astonishing.

"So its better to stay alive..." Guzen said as he held up his head with a wide splastered smile. Laffitte glanced on Guzen then looked o Joshua wanting to knw what is his answer. Joshua who was sitting and watching this indfferently lightly looked Guzen then signaled to Laffitte with a waving fan, telling him that he can back down.

For how Guzen acts Joshua did not feel annoyed, cause he would rather have a open minded person like him in his ship instead of a hidden poisonous snake.

Seeing Joshua waving his hands, Laffitte retracted which had the cane and softly snorted," Really a lucky bastard."

"Sorry you won't be the one killing me, not now or forever," Gizen sneered as he looked on Laffitte.

With everyone on the same page know, its time to continue their journey and so Laffiitte readied the ship then sailed off.

But right were they anchored, above them in the sky, Guzen and laffitte did not notice the dark clouds which crackled with electricity