Little Black Fatty's Bumpy Journey

"Hey..."

"This... doesn't seem very appropriate..."

Their expressions sour, the good sons aboard Whitebeard's ship looked at one another, seeing the same confusion in each other's eyes.

Although Teach usually had little presence on the ship and performed only so-so, he was still one of the Whitebeard Pirates' old-timers no matter what.

He had joined the Whitebeard Pirates when he was still just a child.

Jozu could even remember how the little chubby black kid had clung to Whitebeard's leg, kneeling there and refusing to get up no matter what.

They still found it hard to understand how Old Man had simply handed him over like that.

But Old Man's orders were everything aboard this ship. They could only watch as Austin seized one of their family members right before their eyes.

"Off we go, dear nephew~"

"No! I don't want to! Old Man, save me!!!!"

Teach, who had originally intended to cling to the ship and refuse to get off, completely panicked after experiencing Uncle Austin's Dragon Claw.

The instant those long, callused hands touched him, it felt as though he had been caught by chains dragged by a Sea King, impossible to shake even an inch.

Grabbing the little chubby black kid by the back of his collar, Austin headed toward the edge of the deck as if carrying a pet.

Although Blackbeard himself was quite strong—strong enough to wrestle with a young Shanks at full power—he still could not compare to Austin in terms of sheer strength.

After all, this was the World's Strongest Creature, possessing a monstrous physique, the Mythical Zoan Type Azure Dragon, and Fist Bone special training!

And even if Blackbeard had considerable hidden strength, he did not dare unleash it all here.

Leaving aside the suspicion it would arouse from the Whitebeard Pirates,