The lively banquet began just like that.
The Whitebeard Pirates were generally very warm and welcoming. After only a couple of drinks, they were already throwing their arms around Bright's shoulders.
"Ha ha ha ha! You really did a fine job! As far as I can remember, it's been a long time since that woman Charlotte Linlin was ever humiliated like this!"
The man known as Flower Sword, who had followed Whitebeard since long ago, laughed heartily at Bright. "Back then, even Roger avoided confronting her head-on and only stole the Road Poneglyph from her!"
"Ha ha ha ha! Bright, you accomplished what even Roger couldn't!"
Bright felt a little awkward. "It was only a small trick. In truth, it had no real impact on Charlotte Linlin."
"And it wasn't that Roger couldn't do it. He simply didn't want to."
With the Roger Pirates' lineup at that time, what right did Charlotte Linlin, whose children had not yet grown up, have to fight them?
Roger probably just hadn't wanted to bully a widow and her children.
"Speaking of Roger,"
Tesoro, who had been chatting with the Whitebeard Pirates' members and expanding his connections, suddenly turned his head. He looked at Whitebeard, who was talking with Jinbe, Aladdin, and the others, then lowered his voice and asked carefully but excitedly, "Who was stronger, Senior Whitebeard or Roger?"
The Whitebeard Pirates' commanders froze for a moment.
"What is it?"
Tesoro was startled. Had he asked something he shouldn't have?
But everyone on the sea cared deeply about that question, didn't they?
Those were Whitebeard and the Pirate King!
"Ha ha ha ha! I thought you were going to ask something serious!"
Then the Whitebeard Pirates' members burst out laughing. "Isn't that obvious? Pops is the strongest! No one can beat him!"
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