The third Zoan-type Devil Fruit was directly shoved into Teach’s mouth.

The moment it was forced in, Teach completely stopped struggling. It was all over…

His ambition, his dreams, all turned to dust with the ingestion of the three fruits.

Sakazuki released the dazed Teach and threw him to the ground.

“So he really can eat three after all.”

Staring at the motionless Teach, Sakazuki lifted his right foot.

Crack—

A sharp sound of bone breaking echoed as Teach was kicked into the cabin.

Sakazuki’s indifferent voice followed:

“Come on, show me your transformation.”

The intense pain snapped Teach back to his senses, and his eyes instantly turned blood red.

His rage shattered all reason. Damn it—AAAHHHHH!!!!

Amidst his frenzied roar, the features of a horse, sheep, and mouse began surfacing on his body.

With the legs of a horse, the head of a sheep, and the claws of a mouse, the monstrous form charged toward Sakazuki.

Watching the monster burst from the cabin—

Karol and Enel were both stunned. He didn’t explode after eating three, and he can even use all their powers?

Sakazuki extended his index finger. The test was over, and he no longer had use for him.

Bang—

He directly blew off Marshall D. Teach’s sheep head, reducing it to a cloud of blood mist.

The headless body collapsed onto the deck, motionless.

No divine fate or destiny was protecting him—he was dead. Completely dead.

Even if the fruit he was just fed was the Glint-Glint Fruit, he wouldn’t have escaped. Reality is just that simple.

The horse legs and mouse claws slowly returned to human form.

Sakazuki walked up and lifted the headless corpse.

“Let’s go.”

He casually tossed down a magma bomb.

Three sharp sounds sliced through the air. Within two breaths, they returned to the distant warship.

Boom—

Just as they landed, the magma bomb exploded on the pirate ship behind them.

It engulfed the vessel and dragged it into the sea.

Sakazuki flung Teach’s corpse onto the deck:

“Find a freezer. Freeze him.”

“Change course. Head to Punk Hazard.”

…

Several days later.

A warship had just entered Punk Hazard’s waters.

Before it could even dock, Vegapunk was already at the port with a team of scientists eagerly waiting.

There were also significantly more CP agents guarding the area.

Enel jumped down with Rosinante:

“Sensei!”

Vegapunk smiled faintly:

“Enel.”

Enel pulled Rosinante along and introduced him to Vegapunk.

After the introduction, Vegapunk seemed quite interested in Rosinante’s Calm-Calm Fruit.

But the most important thing was…

Seeing the warship finally dock, Vegapunk couldn’t hide his excitement as he looked toward Sakazuki, who was disembarking.

Sakazuki greeted him:

“Vegapunksan.”

Vegapunk chuckled:

“Vice Admiral Sakazuki.”

He looked past him at the two soldiers carrying a freezer.

Sakazuki waved his hand.

The soldiers stepped forward and placed the freezer in front of the group.

The scientists immediately swarmed the container, crowding around it without a care for appearances, eager to see what made it special.

Vegapunk also leaned in for a look.

He didn’t spot anything unusual—seems like they’d need to extract flesh samples for testing.

He turned to Sakazuki:

“Vice Admiral Sakazuki, this is the dual-fruit user you mentioned?”

Sakazuki nodded:

“That’s right.”

“This pirate transformed into a hybrid beast form.”

“With a sheep’s head and limbs turned into hooves.”

“But he was far too weak—I killed him in a single blow.”

“Thinking back on it, something felt off.”

“Those didn’t look like sheep hooves.”

“After interrogating the other pirates,”

“One who was relatively close to him spilled the truth.”

“This brat had eaten two Zoan-type Devil Fruits.”

“One was the Sheep-Sheep Fruit. The other, the Horse-Horse Fruit.”

“I figured this kind of subject would interest you, so I brought him over.”

Hearing Sakazuki say it himself, Vegapunk became visibly excited:

“If that’s really the case,”

“Then his value is immeasurable.”

“Thank you, Vice Admiral Sakazuki.”

“Please go rest for now.”

“I’ll begin tests immediately.”

“I’ll talk to you in detail afterward.”

Sakazuki smiled and nodded.

A team of scientists, led by CP members, rushed toward Research Base No. 1 carrying the freezer.

In an instant, only Marines were left at the port.

Enel’s face instantly fell. He’d lost their attention…

Sakazuki walked up behind him and gave him a slap to the back of the head:

“Come on, let’s eat first.”

“If you’re not hungry, take Rosinante around for a walk.”

“The scenery here isn’t bad.”

Enel perked up, pulling Rosinante along:

“Let’s go, let’s go! I’ll show you the baby creatures Sensei’s raising.”

With a burst of energy, they rushed off to Research Base No. 1.

…

Holy Land, Mary Geoise.

Inside the vast castle palace—

A CP member bowed out after delivering their report.

The Elder with the sword set down his teacup:

“What do you all think of this matter?”

The burly Elder reclined on the sofa:

“Let’s wait for the results.”

“If he really is a dual-fruit user, it’ll be obvious with testing.”

The tall, thin Elder nodded:

“Indeed.”

“And we’ve uncovered the identity of the boy.”

“Marshall D. Teach.”

“One deceased mother. Two sisters. Unknown status.”

“He and his sisters vanished for several years during childhood.”

“First appeared on the Randy Pirates’ ship.”

“Estimated to have joined about a year ago.”

“And then encountered Sakazuki.”

“We’ve used every resource we have. That’s all we could uncover.”

The cane-wielding Elder snorted coldly:

“Another D, huh.”

“These damned people… Have they uncovered something?”

The sword-wielding Elder replied:

“Doesn’t matter. They’re just paving the way for us.”

“Let Vegapunk try to decipher it.”

“There’s another issue.”

“The problem in Flevance might be about to erupt.”

“Symptoms have already begun to appear.”

The cane-wielding Elder said:

“Is that so.”

“It’s been over a hundred years… The time was bound to come.”

The tall, thin Elder added:

“The truth cannot be made public. Otherwise, the government’s authority will be ruined.”

“Start deploying agents to quietly seal the area.”

“Have the surrounding nations assist with the blockade.”

“Especially since there’s a hidden familt of D living there.”

“If necessary, cleanse them.”

“Agreed.”

“Agreed.”

“Agreed.”…

…

North Blue.

The “White Town” of Flevance.

Named for the way its ground and trees gleamed pure white, like a snowy kingdom from a fairy tale.

So beautiful, it seemed like paradise on Earth.

Inside the largest hospital in Flevance.

A pregnant woman carrying a lunchbox made her way to one of the medical departments.

Knock knock knock—

After knocking, a mature male voice responded from inside:

“Come in.”

She opened the door and entered.

A bespectacled male doctor, mature and refined, was writing something intensely, not even lifting his head:

“Have a seat. What seems to be the problem?”

The pregnant woman chuckled softly:

“It’s your belly that’s uncomfortable~”

Startled by the familiar voice, the doctor looked up to see his wife. He quickly stood:

“Honey, why are you here?”

“Quick, sit down!”

“Don’t strain yourself!”

The woman rolled her eyes slightly:

“Hmph~ If I didn’t come, would you have eaten at all?”

The man scratched his head and laughed sheepishly.

She handed him the lunchbox:

“Have you decided on our son’s name yet?”

The man looked a bit smug:

“I have.”

He walked to the door, peeked outside, confirmed no one was around, and shut it.

Returning to her, he gently touched her belly:

“We’ll call him Law.”

“‘Trafalgar D. Water Law.'”

The woman caressed her stomach and softly said:

“Trafalgar Law, huh…”

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