" You mean the Fruit of Darkness?!"
Tiki had always been a strategist. When he heard the other party's words, it was as if he had heard a thunder on a sunny day.
When he was a child, he accidentally saw the Devil's Fruit Illustrated Guide and calculated that the probability of the Dark Fruit falling into the White Beard Pirates was the highest.
Thus, he resolutely joined the White Beard's camp and schemed to lurk for a full twenty-five years, from an ignorant youth to a No Doubts Uncle.
He had been scheming and working hard for the sake of the Demon Fruit that he had always dreamed of.
He never thought that his plan would be exposed by the uninvited guest who had just boarded the ship, the mysterious teenager Igor.
"Thief hahahaha, Igor, you're thinking too much. For so many years, I've been following White Beard's footsteps. My admiration for him is my motivation to survive on this sea.”
Tiki was severely injured and his hands were crippled. He lay on the ground and looked at Igor with difficulty, but he could only see a blurry back.
Although Tiki was exposed, he would rather believe that the other party was still testing him and continue to deny it.
After all, Tiki was very confident in his ability to hide his ambition and personality. He would never let a second person know his secret.
"In the battle between you and me just now, it was obvious that your ability was enough to be a captain, but you were willing to be under Ace and be an ordinary combatant in silence. This doesn't make sense at all.”
After the battle, Igor had completely figured out Tiki's body constitution and physical skills. He had even forced Tiki to use his secret weapon.
It was to let Tiki unleash his true strength so that Igor would know his secret.
In this age of great voyages, every pirate wanted to make a name for themselves, but Tiki tried his best to hide himself.
"I became an orphan when I was very young. "I entered this place when I was twelve. My father and everyone gave me a new family. I'm willing to stay on this ship that carries family ties for the rest of my life!”
If Tiki had two normal arms, he would have said these sensational words and played the emotional card.
Unfortunately, he could only lie on the ground with tears in his eyes. He looked at the person standing at the bow of the ship and looking into the distance in shock.
His words were sincere and touching. Anyone who heard them would be moved, but they couldn't convince Igor.
"The more a person can't get something, the more intense and fanatical their desire to get it. Haven't you been like this for the past 25 years, Tiki?”
Igor didn't reply. Instead, he suddenly asked a philosophical question, interrupting Tiki, who was about to continue talking about family.
In fact, after reading the original plot, Igor admired Tiki, who had been dormant for many years and rose to the sky in one fell swoop.
He even felt that the Blackbeard in the manga was a real pirate who was brave and resourceful and knew how to reach the peak step by step.
"Tiki, do you still remember your original intention?”
Igor turned around and walked to Tiki quietly. He squatted down and looked Tiki in the eyes.
"A person's 'dream' will never end!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Igor clearly saw that although Tiki was motionless, his pupils were already trembling uncontrollably.
This was Tiki's motto, and it was also a sentence that touched Igor. He hoped that it could become a bridge between the two.
Tiki's jaw trembled slightly as if he had triggered the other party's empathy, but it disappeared in an instant.
"My dream…It has already been realized…"
Different from the excited expression of love and family that he had just displayed, Tiki's expression gradually dimmed.
Igor moved him with emotion and reason. After chatting with him, he more or less moved the other party's hidden heart.
However, after so many years, Tiki had already made it a habit to hide his evil intentions. He had always been stubborn and refused to reveal the truth.
"Tiki, I know more of your secrets than you think. Believe me, I can easily convince Ace and everyone to expel you completely. No matter if your goal is family, reputation, or power, I will make them disappear together and make you a lonely ghost on this sea!”
Igor could feel Tiki's heart crumbling bit by bit. He knew that destroying desire was more fatal than killing him.
Tiki moved closer to Igor and told him the pros and cons of the situation. Tiki could clearly see his hesitation in Igor's eyes.
The pair of eyes were filled with cunning and malice. Even a man like Tiki couldn't help but feel fear. A cold feeling spread throughout his body.
"Tell me, what do you want me to do?”
Tiki was silent for a while. All the expressions on his face were gone, and he looked serious again.
On the one hand, he admitted his ambition. On the other hand, he looked at this youth who was stronger and more scheming.
Tiki couldn't help but wonder what the other party wanted from him to help him achieve his goal.
"I want to know everything you know about the fruit of darkness.”
Seeing that Tiki had finally opened his mouth, Igor spoke his mind and asked for what he wanted.
Tiki placed his hand on his shoulder as he spoke. With a rustling sound, Tiki's arms grew back.
He watched as muscles grew from the bones of his arm, intertwining with each other to form muscle groups, and then wrapping them with skin.
Tiki saw the miracle that was happening in front of him and was amazed that the other party could not only repair itself but also restore the vitality of others.
Finally, Tiki let out a long sigh of relief and slowly revealed his new secret.
"The secret fruit is on the fourth squad's ship.”
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