Leaving the Moby Dick and returning to the first division's ship, Marco looked at the other division captains who had been waiting on the deck.
The atmosphere was somber and gloomy. When Marco returned, several pairs of eyes swept over him at the same time.
"What did Pops say?" Wearing square purple-rimmed glasses, a camouflage uniform, a watermelon-rind helmet, and a rocket launcher strapped to his back, the hot-tempered tenth division captain Couliere asked.
Marco's eyes were half-opened. He looked back and did not say anything for a long time. He just opened his palm behind his back, exposing the black Vivre Card to everyone's sight. He said eerily, "I've never seen a Vivre Card in such a strange situation!"
"You didn't report it to Pops!" The fifth division captain Flower Sword 'Vista, who wore a black-rimmed politeness and a curved beard, exuded an elegant and steady temperament. He did not show any surprise on his face.
On the other side, the eighth division captain Muir, who was dressed as a fishman, showed shark-like teeth at the corner of his mouth. His inverted triangular eyes looked at Marco as if he was waiting for an explanation.
Marco pondered for a long time. He clenched the Vivre Card in his palm and said in a rather strange and solemn tone, "In the morning, I checked Ace's Vivre Card as usual and found that his Vivre Card was quickly burning into a pile of ashes, so I judged that Ace was dead. I had to report this sad news to Pops as soon as possible."
"But when I walked in front of Pops, I was shocked to find that the pile of ashes in my palm had returned to a piece of paper!" Marco held the Vivre Card between two fingers and threw it to the other captains. "The Vivre Card burned to ashes and then returned to its original state, but it became wrinkled and black. I can guarantee that no one can swap it. This is Ace's Vivre Card."
Vista stroked the texture of the card. On the rough and wrinkled texture, he could vaguely make out Ace's name on it. He frowned and passed the Vivre Card to Muir and Couliere to check it.
"I've lived for half my life, and I've seen more than one ghost in this sea, but I've never heard of a Vivre Card returning to its original state." Couliere pinched his nose and said in confusion, "Is Ace dead or not?"
"That's why I didn't report it to Dad. If Ace isn't dead, why should we make Dad sad?" Marco's tone was heavy. "Father has always been stubborn. His physical condition is not as good as he shows. Sird's matter has made him grieve for a long time."
Sird was the original captain of the fourth division, who was brutally killed by Blackbeard Teach and snatched the Dark-Dark Fruit from him. Blackbeard Teach was originally a member of the second division, and Ace was the captain of the second division, so the responsibility of capturing Teach fell on Ace's head.
"You're right. We don't know if Ace is dead or alive. There's no need for father to worry about it. Since we know that Ace is chasing after that bastard Teach, then Ace's life and death should be related to Teach." Vista understood Marco's meaning. After thinking for a while, he said, "Once we capture Teach, all the problems will be solved."
Couliere and Muir looked at each other and said in agreement, "Since the Vivre Card is still there, no matter what strange changes have happened, Ace should still be alive. However, I'm afraid that he's not in a good situation. We can go rescue him and bring back Teach's head to make Dad happy."
"Don't be careless. Teach was able to endure for 20 years on the ship before revealing his ferocious and cruel side. Now that Ace has most likely fallen because of him, it means that he's a dangerous person." Marco calmly instructed, but he did not think that the three captains would not be able to deal with Blackbeard.
The fact that the three captains had joined forces to hunt down Blackbeard meant that they were taking this matter seriously and were being cautious. It was considered as three layers of insurance. Furthermore, Vista was a very experienced captain. His strength and temperament were not a problem.
"Although this Vivre Card has strangely returned, its connection with Ace seems to have been cut off!" Marco took back the Vivre Card and waved it in the air. The Vivre Card naturally fell back into his palm like an ordinary piece of paper.
In theory, apart from being able to reflect the master's life and death situation, the Vitality Card could also point out the master's location. This was because when the Vitality Card floated in the air, its corner would be like a "compass" that would always point out the master's location. It wouldn't fall lifelessly like it was now.
Either Ace's location was able to isolate the Vitality Card's senses, or Ace's body had undergone some unknown and strange changes that caused the Vitality Card to malfunction.
Either way, it doesn't mean a good thing for Marco, and they are more inclined to the latter, which is more dangerous.
"Well, since we can't locate Ace's location, we'll locate Teach!" Vista said with a gloomy face.
After every member of the Whitebeard Pirates joins, they will make two Vivre Cards, one will be given to the captain of the corresponding team for safekeeping, and the other will be handed over to the captain for safekeeping. (Ps: The vice captain also makes two Vivre Cards and gives them to Captain Marco and Captain Whitebeard respectively.)
In order to know the life and death of the crew as soon as possible and to find the missing crew members, the reason why they keep two cards is a cautious tradition.
Blackbeard Teach has been on the ship for 20 years and also left two Vivre Cards. One was taken away by Ace, and the other was left on the Moby Dick. In fact, this kind of trivial matter has always been managed by Marco.
Both of Ace's cards are dyed black and all of them have failed; but Blackbeard Teach's remaining Vivre Card is intact and still functioning.
Marco is methodical. When he came over, he had already brought Teach's Vivre Card from the Moby Dick. He handed it to Vista, who kept it close to his body.
"Two things, one is to bring back Ace safely; the other is Teach's head." Marco raised two fingers and said coldly: "Remember, ensuring the safety of Ace's life is the most important thing!"
The translation of this sentence means that at a critical moment, Teach's life can be temporarily spared in exchange for Ace's life.
"Then let's go now!" Vista and the other three captains do things without hesitation.
"Well, solve this matter as soon as possible and bring Ace back. I will cover for you on Father's side." Marco suppressed the inexplicable uneasiness in his heart and finally said.
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