Chapter 271: Supernovas Wiped Out

Just Move Move Like that, through the combined efforts of Karl and Ain, the pirates on the Sabaody Archipelago were mostly cleaned up.

Trafalgar D. Water Law, bounty 200 million Berries, captured alive.

Eustass Kid, bounty 315 million Berries, killed.

Killer, bounty 162 million Berries, killed.

Scratchmen Apoo, bounty 198 million Berries, killed for making noise in front of Karl.

Capone Bege, bounty 138 million Berries, thought he could withstand one of Karl’s slashes, but he couldn’t, and was killed.

Jewelry Bonney, bounty 140 million Berries, whereabouts unknown.

Basil Hawkins, bounty 249 million Berries, dead.

X Drake, bounty 222 million Berries; Karl knew he was an undercover agent, so he wounded him and let him escape on purpose.

Urouge, bounty 108 million Berries, captured alive.

All in all, Karl was quite satisfied. At the very least, he didn’t have to worry about how to report back to the World Government; his performance was off the charts.

"Admiral Huang Yuan, how is the situation?"

Huang Yuan shook his head: "Not great. That guy Bartholomew Bartholomew Kuma is a bit strange; he seems to have let the Straw Hat crew go on purpose."

Karl was not surprised by this, as Bartholomew Bartholomew Kuma had already told him.

"And what about Lei Li?"

"He jumped into the sea and escaped, whereabouts unknown."

Huang Yuan rubbed his chin, looking somewhat troubled: "This is really tricky! I volunteered to come here myself! And yet, the Straw Hat crew still got away. Mr. Sengoku will probably be very angry, right?"

Karl waved his hand: "Doesn't matter. Isn't he always Move Move Like that? Anyway, I've already taken care of quite a few Supernovas. If you hadn't helped me hold off Lei Li, I might not have caught any of them!"

Huang Yuan pursed his lips and smiled lecherously: "That's true. How about this, why don't you give me a few of the Supernovas so I can report back to Mr. Sengoku?"

"There, aren't Kid and Killer right there? Take them to report back as much as you Move Move Like! Consider them a gift from me!"

Fleet Admiral's Office.

"What? Why would that guy Bartholomew do such a thing? Where is he?"

"Don't know."

Sengoku paced back and forth. After thinking it over repeatedly, he looked at Karl and asked: "How is the situation with the Celestial Dragons?"

"Don't ask me, I don't know. But they shouldn't be dead, right? They aren't that bold yet."

"Forget it, I'll ask someone else later. The most important thing now is Ace's public execution. You two get some rest; I'll notify you if there's anything else."

"Yes!"

"Why aren't you leaving yet?"

Karl grinned: "Well, obviously I have something to tell you."

Sengoku sighed: "Spit it out!"

"What do you think is Teach's purpose in becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?"

Teach? Sengoku frowned: "What purpose could he have?"

Karl shook his head: "Fleet Admiral Sengoku, do you know what my first impression of Teach was when I went to escort Ace that day?"

"What impression?"

Karl looked at Sengoku with a serious expression: "A snake, a venomous snake lurking in the shadows. Once you let your guard down, he will launch a fatal strike without hesitation."

"Think about it, he was on Whitebeard's ship for nearly 30 years. He didn't even have a bounty before he started killing people, and the Navy's intelligence department knew almost nothing about him. Do you think a person Move Move Like that would have a simple motive for specifically requesting to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?"

*Hiss*—that's right! The other Seven Warlords were invited by the World Government, but this guy was desperate to become one, fearing someone else would snatch the spot, and even had his subordinates risk being captured to come to Navy Headquarters.

No matter how you look at it, it's not normal.

In the past, Sengoku would have figured this out without Karl's reminder, but there were too many things going on right now, and he hadn't thought it through carefully.

"Then what do you think? Or rather, what do you think his goal is?"

Facing Sengoku's question, Karl smiled faintly and pulled a Devil Fruit encyclopedia from his coat, opening it to the page featuring the Dark-Dark Fruit.

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, please look. This is the Dark-Dark Fruit. According to intelligence, the abilities Blackbeard uses basically match the characteristics of the Dark-Dark Fruit."

"The Dark-Dark Fruit is very special. As a Devil Fruit, it can actually seal the powers of other Devil Fruits, making the user unable to use their abilities. Fleet Admiral Sengoku, what do you think is the use of such an ability?"

Sengoku didn't speak, so Karl had to continue: "Ever since I saw Blackbeard once, I have been studying the Dark-Dark Fruit, and I have a bold guess."

"That is, the Dark-Dark Fruit can control the 'devil' inside a Devil Fruit user."

Sengoku gasped, looking at Karl in shock: "Are you saying?"

At this moment, a bold idea also formed in Sengoku's mind.

"Exactly. If a user dies, can the Dark-Dark Fruit user control the dissipating power and transfer it into another person's body? In other words, Teach can stably obtain the Devil Fruits he wants."

To avoid making Sengoku suspicious, Karl had already phrased it very vaguely.

Sengoku stood up from his seat with a jolt: "If it is as you say, then Teach's target is very likely Whitebeard himself. Having been his 'son' for nearly 30 years, he knows Newgate's power very well..."

"*Hiss*—this kid wants to sit back and reap the rewards!"

Karl nodded: "Correct. If my guess is right, he will definitely come on the day of Ace's execution, and it will be when Whitebeard is near death."

Sengoku slammed the table: "Hmph! If he wants us to work for him for nothing, we'll see if he has the ability! As long as he dares to come, I will make sure he never leaves!"

"This guy's intentions and abilities are too dangerous; he must not be allowed to remain alive in this world!"

Karl nodded in agreement: "Exactly, Fleet Admiral Sengoku. We must prepare for Teach to intervene in Ace's execution—no, prepare to annihilate him and Whitebeard together."

From beginning to end, Karl did not tell Sengoku that Teach would attack the Impel Down prison, because he felt it was better to let that happen naturally.

Because Luffy no longer had any possibility of entering Impel Down, meaning the only people who wanted to break out of prison were Teach's crew, and all Teach wanted were the people in Level 6.

Those guys in Level 6 were all Devil Fruit users. Under normal circumstances, there was really no reason to kill them, but if they escaped, it would be a different story.

Furthermore, now that the Supernovas were basically wiped out, the Navy needed a grand act of justice after the Summit War to declare to the world that the Navy was the hegemon of the sea.

And those escaped prisoners were the perfect targets.

Everything was just waiting for Ace's execution. That day would come soon...