Pirates: Building a Pirate Family.

Teach boarded the Fourth Division's ship in silence.

At this moment, no one noticed his unusual behavior.

As night fell quietly, the entire fleet was immersed in a joyful and peaceful atmosphere.

Everyone held a grand celebration banquet on the boat, with all kinds of fine wine and delicious food.

Everyone drank to their heart's content, laughed, and was drunk and staggering.

After all the crew members had had their fun and returned to their respective cabins to rest, Thatch slowly stood up, stretched, picked up the Dark-Dark Fruit, and turned around to return to his cabin.

But at this moment, a dazzling flash of lightning suddenly flashed across the night sky, instantly illuminating the entire sea area as bright as day.

At the same time, a huge shadow silently enveloped Sachi like a ghost.

Sachi's expression became extremely stiff in an instant, and his body was unable to move as if he was under a spell.

I saw a sharp blade flashing with cold light, piercing through his back with lightning speed.

Thatch opened his eyes wide and opened his mouth, as if he wanted to make a final cry, but it was too late.

With a "thump", Thatch's body fell heavily onto the hard deck and died on the spot.

Bright red blood flowed out from his wound continuously, soon dyeing a large area of ​​the deck red, and the air was suddenly filled with a pungent smell of blood.

Behind Thatch, Teach was holding the blood-stained dagger expressionlessly, standing quietly in front of Thatch's body.

There was an indescribable arrogance and complacency in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, outlining an extremely cold smile.

Teach quickly snatched the dark purple devil fruit exuding a mysterious aura from Thatch's hand with lightning speed.

The spiral pattern was like a strange rune, shining in the faint moonlight on Teach's face, which was slightly distorted with excitement.

Teach held the Dark-Dark Fruit tightly in his strong right hand and opened his mouth slightly.

A silent yet evil smile quietly rose at the corner of his mouth. That smile was wanton and arrogant, as if he had already seen a future in which he controlled the world.

This smile showed without reservation the uncontrollable joy in Tiqi's heart at the moment.

After a long while, Teach slowly moved his gaze away from the Dark-Dark Fruit in his hand and glanced at Thatch who was lying in a pool of blood, already lifeless.

An icy sneer barely escaped his lips, and he seemed to care nothing about the tragic scene before him.

Then, without hesitation, Teach carefully put away the Dark-Dark Fruit and put it in his arms. Then he turned around and walked to the side of the boat with firm steps.

He skillfully untied the rope, jumped onto the boat, and swung the oars. The boat sped away on the sea like an arrow.

As the distance gradually increased, Teach and his boat finally disappeared into the vast night, leaving only silence and darkness covering the sea.

The next morning, the sun shone through the thin clouds onto the sea.

The crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates' Fourth Division woke up from their hangovers one after another. They rubbed their sleepy eyes and looked at their companions who were still sleeping soundly and snoring loudly.

"Ugh! It's all Captain Thatch's fault. He made everyone drink so much last night!"

A crew member grumbled and complained, while reaching out and rubbing his aching brow hard.

However, at this moment, a strong and disgusting smell of blood wafted into his nose.

The crew member was suddenly startled and woke up instantly.

"Why is there such a strong smell of blood?"

He muttered to himself, his face turning pale.

An ominous premonition came to his mind. Without having time to think about it, he immediately stood up and walked quickly in the direction where the smell of blood came from.

The moment the crew slowly stood up, the originally peaceful atmosphere was instantly broken.

Not far away at the cabin door, they saw a figure that they were very familiar with lying quietly in a pool of blood.

"Captain Thatch!"

The crew shouted in fear. The sudden scream was like a blockbuster bomb, waking everyone up from their sweet sleep.

"What happened? Why is it so loud!?"

Those who were awakened rubbed their eyes in confusion and looked around, trying to figure out what was going on.

Soon, they noticed that one of their companions was staring in a certain direction with an expression of disbelief on his face.

Then, everyone looked in the direction he was looking.

The next second, everyone's pupils contracted sharply and their mouths opened so wide that an egg could almost fit in.

“Captain Thatch!” “Oh no! Something’s happened to Captain Thatch!”

Some people who were quick to react rushed towards Sachi's body like arrows without saying a word.

When they got closer, they carefully turned Thatch's body over.

However, the scene before them made everyone's faces turn pale as paper in an instant.

"Captain Thatch, Captain Thatch, he...he is no longer breathing!"

Looking at Captain Sachi, who was motionless and showed no signs of life, everyone's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible big hand, and panic began to spread among the crowd.

"Quick, go and inform Captain Ace!"

Someone shouted anxiously.

"No, this matter is too serious, we should notify Dad directly!"

Another voice retorted.

"Wait a minute, don't be anxious, who is the murderer?"

This question was like a huge rock thrown into a lake, causing a thousand waves and making the already nervous crew members even more panicked.

"Who is the murderer?"

This question exploded in everyone's ears like thunder. Everyone's nerves instantly tensed up and they looked around with high vigilance.

Everyone's eyes were filled with deep doubt and vigilance, as if the companions around them might turn into vicious killers at any time.

"Wait, Teach is gone!"

At this moment, a horrified voice broke through the solemn atmosphere.

People turned to look at the person who spoke, and then began to look around at the same time, trying to find Teach.

"Yeah, Tikki was with us last night!"

Someone hurriedly echoed, with a hint of anxiety in their tone.

"Impossible! Brother Teach and Thatch are best brothers. Brother Teach cannot be the murderer!"

The other man argued loudly and emotionally, but his eyes involuntarily revealed a hint of uneasiness.