waitaminute. Big Mom did ate the other kids and Mother Caramel right? And she gains her DF powers after that. So this means you can get DF powers by eating the owners. So that's how Blackbeard does it
That's the only logical assumption so far. Cant eat 2 devil fruits, but never test eating the other bearer.
the only explanation for Hawkins to not inform Kaido is that he want to take him down too? After the beating at his hand... This would also increase Strawhat Crew's influence, so yeah, I would think it's gonna be another alliance.
I think Luffy might know abit of technique on using sword which his technique might surprised Zoro.
Dont forget his master Rayleigh are sword user. I think end up this sword will be Luffy's sword. But I wonder with his kind of attitude, end up his team mate will take his sword for him. That's what I think.
Lets see how he's going to fight Hawkin.
Shanks is also a swordman, being his idol and all. With his haki, probably need not be quite a technical one (like Shanks too, right?). He never was a technical type of a guy anyway.