Chapter 334: Back in Chains Again

The Conqueror's Haki shook the heavens, and the cross-shaped red-and-black lightning surrounding Karp's fist seemed to be the only light in this sea.

The moment the Fist Bone: Galaxy Impact struck, the warship Invincible Sword instantly shattered into countless fragments.

Krieg, who had just taken command from Blackbeard, was already bleeding from all seven orifices and looked like he wouldn't survive.

After landing a single punch, Karp used Soru to stand on the air, surveyed the sea for a few seconds, and then suddenly plunged into the water.

Trying to escape by jumping into the sea? No way.

In fact, the Navy's understanding of Blackbeard still remained at the level that Blackbeard was the son of Rocks.

However, from the journey to Wano and the news Saint Saint Saiwen conveyed about Blackbeard recruiting the Krieg Pirates in the East Blue, Karp read a different meaning.

If Saint Saint Saiwen valued him so highly, Blackbeard must also be a tremendous calamity.

Precisely for this reason, to crush the calamity in its cradle, Karp adopted such a high-spec approach, willing to dive into the sea just to arrest Blackbeard.

The lesson of Marineford was enough just once!

And below the sea surface,

Blackbeard was swimming frantically with all his might using all four limbs, wishing he had grown a few more legs.

Not knowing how long he had swum, Blackbeard had just surfaced to breathe when he suddenly noticed a figure approaching at high speed not far behind him.

It was none other than Karp!

Damn it, that cursed Karp, why doesn't he eat a Devil Fruit?

This time it seems truly dire; Blackbeard couldn't help but ask himself: Would the Emperors still cause a scene at the Navy Headquarters to save him?

The bonds from the days in the Rocks Pirates have already been repaid to the old man, Rocks!

Thinking that if he were arrested by Karp, no one would come to rescue him, his inner desire for dreams and freedom made Blackbeard feel as if he had been injected with adrenaline, unleashing an incredibly strong will to survive.

His escape speed instantly increased several times over.

Seeing this situation, Karp became even more convinced of his previous thought:

Blackbeard possesses such skills at such a young age, hiding his light for years on Whitebeard's ship, which is too much like Saint Saint Saiwen in the past.

He is undoubtedly a great calamity.

Having chased Luo Jie's crew across the seas for decades, Karp naturally knew Saint Saint Saiwen's history well.

Saint Saint Saiwen lay low in Luo Jie's crew for years, just waiting for the opportunity to leap from the carp to the dragon, exactly like Blackbeard at this very moment.

Blackbeard must be arrested!

One after the other, the two swam all the way from the waters of Loguetown to the waters of Reverse Mountain, moving so fast that even the Dog Head Warship couldn't catch up.

On the bow of the Dog Head Warship, Vice-Admiral Bogart stared dumbfounded at the front.

"Go faster, go support Vice Admiral Karp."

The Dog Head Warship pushed its engines to the limit and finally caught up with Karp just before reaching the Calm Belt.

There stood Karp, using Soru, holding the unconscious Blackbeard, whose belly was swollen like a balloon.

"This kid is interesting."

Karp threw Blackbeard onto the deck of the Dog Head Warship.

"Bogart, use the latest Seastone chains from Wano to tie this kid up like a giant zongzi."

"Understood."

Having said that, Karp returned to the cabin to change into fresh clothes, then took out a Den Den Mushi and made a call.

"Sengoku, I've caught Blackbeard."

"Nani?!" The Den Den Mushi's eyes widened.

"Karp, send Blackbeard to Punk Hazard and hand him over to Vegapunk; Sakazuki and Borsalino are both there."

As if afraid Karp didn't understand, the Den Den Mushi quickly added another sentence.

"Absolutely do not bring him back to Headquarters."

Sengoku was truly scared; the new Marineford at Marineford couldn't withstand a second war, so it was better to send him directly to Punk Hazard.

Given the World Government's high regard for Blackbeard, they would inevitably dispatch more troops to guard him strictly.

"Alright, I understand."

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Karp frowned slightly: "Peacekeepers..."

Although turning Blackbeard into a Peacekeeper was somewhat inhumane, it was undoubtedly the best way to deal with the calamity.

Karp rarely agreed with the World Government.

After thinking for a moment, Karp used a Fax Den Den Mushi to secretly send the news that Blackbeard was about to be sent to Punk Hazard to Saint Saint Saiwen.

After all, his grandson Luffy is in Wano.

Karp didn't mind telling Saint Saint Saiwen some trivial information that wouldn't harm the Navy's interests, considering it a favor.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

In the captain's cabin of the East Blue Emperor, upon receiving the message from Karp, Saint Saint Saiwen couldn't help but laugh.

"Brother Teach is truly plagued by misfortune."

As for how the disaster of Blackbeard being imprisoned again came about, Saint Saint Saiwen knew better than anyone.

"It's good that he's locked up by the World Government; it prevents Brother Teach from growing stronger amidst the chaos."

The Morning Star Crew is about to rise up, and regardless of success or failure, the sea is destined to enter a period of chaos.

And people like Blackbeard will surely rise whenever they find an opportunity, which is why Saint Saint Saiwen artificially added countless regional-level difficulties to Blackbeard's path to the sea.

Including but not limited to:

Revealing to the Navy through Roswardy that Blackbeard is the son of Rocks, and informing Karp about Blackbeard's presence in the East Blue, and so on.

Saint Saint Saiwen also planned to intercept any future members of the Blackbeard Pirates he could, and directly kill those he couldn't intercept.

Leaving Blackbeard not a shred of hope.

Who told Tichi Brothers to be ungrateful and go to the elders, claiming that Saint Saint Saiwen stole two of their teeth?

After provoking Saint Saint Saiwen, can Blackbeard still hope to become king?

Dream on.

The first page of the small notebook Saint Saint Saiwen carries everywhere records this—

On some day, some month, some year, the Tichi Brothers, ungrateful as they were, falsely accused me of hiding two of their teeth, causing me to be searched by Sister Haidibe.

What if Blackbeard is somehow turned into a pacifist?

According to the intelligence returned by Admiral Yellow, Bejapunk's research seems to have hit a bottleneck; success is unlikely in the short term.

By the time Bejapunk breaks through, Saint Saint Saiwen may have already overthrown the World Government.

Then, when the time comes, release Blackbeard and search for the so-called Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit.

There's no choice—because of the system, Saint Saint Saiwen sold many Devil Fruits on the trading platform in recent years.

This ultimately led to a conflict with Devil Fruits.

After years at sea, Saint Saint Saiwen has encountered only one Animal-type Gorilla Fruit,

all other Devil Fruits were either bought or obtained from the World Government and the Five Elders.

To find the Dark-Dark Fruit, Saint Saint Saiwen must resort to unconventional methods.

First, imprison Blackbeard for several years, then send Lafayette to rescue him.

Of course, this all hinges on one thing—Saint Saint Saiwen must be able to control Lafayette with Devil Power.

South Blue, Kutzsk Island.

Hanafuza, stripped of his Warlord status by the World Government, disguised himself as a weapons merchant and arrived at the port by ship.

As the former Great Drought of the Beasts Pirates, Hanafuza has extensive connections and has gathered many Devil Fruits for the Beasts Pirates over the years.

This time, he received word again that—

On Kutzsk Island, a Paramecia-type Magnet Magnet Fruit and a Paramecia-type Rubber Rubber Fruit have appeared.

Though neither is an Animal-type Devil Fruit, the Magnet Magnet Fruit is an extremely powerful Paramecia-type Devil Fruit.

Hanafuza naturally would not miss this opportunity.

After checking into the hotel, Hanafuza fully learned from his previous experience on Gaya Island, where Moria hunted him down, and informed Kaido of the news.

"Big Brother Kaido..."

"Yes, the trade time is tentatively set for seven days from now."