A cell.
A dark cell.
Mad Eye had been in countless cells, but the one on the Queen's Revenge was different. Otherwise, it would not have been able to contain someone like Mad Eye.
Thump! Thump!
Suddenly, there was a unique sound of footsteps.
It pierced through the sound of the waves and went from soft to loud, from far to near, and into Mad Eye's ears.
Mad Eye did not need to look to know that it was Blackbeard.
"Are you here to humiliate me?" Mad Eye asked before Blackbeard could stand still.
"I … have no right to humiliate you." In the next second, Blackbeard's figure walked out of the shadows and appeared under the dim light.
Mad Eye looked up and glanced at Blackbeard. Through the bars of the cell, he saw a face with a complicated expression.
"Winner takes all," Mad Eye said. "'Victory', isn't that capital?"
"Victory?" Blackbeard repeated the word and sneered. "What victory? What did I win? "
Mad Eye did not answer the question.
"Reputation?" Blackbeard denied as he spoke. "I am already the overlord of the Sea of Chaos. What kind of reputation do I need?" He paused. "Wealth?" He showed a disdainful expression. "Your ship and everything on it have sunk into the sea. Even if it did not sink, the only thing on the ship that I am interested in is the ship itself."
As he said this, his smile became even wider. However, there was a hint of sarcasm in his smile. "Heh … Let's take a step back and talk about it. I didn't even get the pleasure of killing and the sense of accomplishment. What's the point of such a 'victory'?"
"Then why did you come to me?" Mad Eye asked. "Are you going to let me out to fight you?"
"Ha!" Blackbeard laughed dryly and looked down at Mad Eye's right shoulder.
At this moment, there was no arm below the shoulder.
"Let's wait until your arm grows back," Blackbeard said, shaking his head.
"What do you mean? You still want me to live? "Mad Eye's expression changed slightly as he probed.
"Yes," Blackbeard replied calmly.
"This joke isn't funny." When Mad Eye said this, he wasn't laughing.
"You … When have you ever heard of …" Blackbeard stopped smiling and looked at him condescendingly. "… I, Blackbeard, would joke?"
Mad Eye was stunned. Then, he fell silent as he pondered …
Ten seconds later, Mad Eye figured it out. "What do you want from me?"
"Just answer a few of my questions," Blackbeard continued.
"Hmph …" Mad Eye's attitude was still very bad. "I can't guarantee that I'll tell the truth."
However, Blackbeard did not seem to care about this. He ignored the man's "unappreciative" reaction and asked directly, "Is the Red Hoop … still alive?"
The Red Hoop he mentioned was also a notorious pirate. As far as Blackbeard knew, the Brown Algae was the Red Hoop's ship, not Mad Eye's.
"I see … So that's what you want to ask …" Mad Eye thought for a moment, then replied, "He's dead."
"You killed him?" Blackbeard asked.
"What are you doing? You want to avenge him? "Mad Eye answered with a question.
"Not necessarily." Blackbeard gave an ambiguous answer and kicked the ball back to Mad Eye.
"Heh …" Mad Eye sneered. "Whatever … You're no match for 'him' anyway."
"'Him'?" Blackbeard's eyes sharpened. "Is it this' him 'you're talking about … who killed the Red Hoop?"
"That's right," Mad Eye replied. "There is no need for me to hide this from you. After all, many people have seen it. It won't take long for the news to spread throughout the entire Sea of Chaos." He paused for a second and recalled. "About two days ago, I was drinking with a few of my men at the tavern on Ji Boiling Island. The Red Ring was there as well. At dusk, 'he' came. He was wearing a monk's robe, and he looked like an invisible ghost. The moment 'he' walked into the tavern, the season seemed to have changed. It was winter." At this point, Mad Eye gulped. "After 'he' entered the tavern, he went straight to Red Hoop and said something in a volume that only the two of them could hear. I don't know the details of the conversation, but I do know that Red Hoop flew into a rage and was about to kill him in the tavern."
"But … the one who died in the end was the Red Hoop himself?" Blackbeard asked.
Mad Eye nodded slightly and continued. "I've never met someone like that … if 'he' can still be considered a 'person'." He shrugged. "Based on my judgement, his power was at least at the same level as the Demon Sword Yama that Feng Bujue took out earlier, or perhaps even stronger … So, when 'he' destroyed the Red Hoop and walked to me to ask if I was interested in becoming the captain of the Brown Algae, I answered 'yes'."
"You're trying to say …" Blackbeard continued. "You led the pirates to attack me, but it was actually 'he' who ordered it."
"Ha! Hahahaha … "When that was said, Mad Eye guffawed." Stop flattering yourself, Blackbeard. In 'his' eyes, you … and I … are just small characters. It was pure coincidence that I ran into you today, and attacking you … was my idea. 'He' merely agreed to it after I suggested it. "
"Then … what was' his' original 'purpose'?" Blackbeard asked. "And … where is' he 'now?"
"Tsk … I'm the one who wants to know that," Mad Eye grumbled. "Just before the attack, the man suddenly found an excuse to run into the cabin, and I haven't seen him since. As for 'his' purpose … do you think he will tell me? The only thing I know is that the place he wants to go … is Devil's Maw Island. "
When the name 'Devil's Maw Island' was mentioned, Blackbeard fell into contemplation.
Blackbeard took a moment to arrange his thoughts before he spoke again. "One last question …" He paused for half a second before asking, "What was the cannon that you fired at the beginning?"
"Huh?" Mad Eye was obviously startled, and it took him a few seconds to recover. "Oh … you're talking about that. That cannon was something that 'he' created out of thin air not long before he fired it. According to him, it was an ambush that he had planted for the sake of insurance. " He shrugged. "But other than the fact that it flew very far … I couldn't tell what was so special about that thing."
"Hmph …" Blackbeard heard this and sneered. "So it's like that …"
"Listening to your tone …" Mad Eye noticed something. "What's the problem with that cannon?"
"Of course there's a problem, and the problem is very serious …" Blackbeard replied. "Half an hour ago, I asked my first mate to go to the bottom of the sea to check on the cannon." His face was gloomy. "As a result … he hasn't come back yet."
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