Memories of the Past! Whitebeard's Fury

The outcome of the battle between the monsters was quickly spread throughout the island by the fearless pirates.

Did Roa win?

"Roa is indeed superior! He's a monster; he's actually stronger than Ochoku Zhi!!"

"I thought they were going to sink Beehive Island! Thank goodness they didn't intend to fight to the bitter end! How can humans be this strong?"

"So, is Beehive Island now under Roa's control? Is he really going to rebuild the Rocks Pirates?"

"Hehehe! I'm going to sell this news to the World Economic News right away; I'm sure I'll make a fortune!"

The pirates on Beehive Island were buzzing with discussion.

Inside the banquet hall of the Skull Building, a banquet to welcome Roa and his party was underway.

Here, Roa met Ochoku's subordinates for the first time.

He glanced at them once, then showed no further interest in looking at them.

They're all guys whose names I can't recall, and their strength is probably even weaker than Bullet and Abel's. There's no need to pay them any attention.

However, Roa was actually in a good mood after learning a brand new Haki secret technique from Ochoku.

As proof, he even tasted the food meticulously prepared by Ochoku's chefs.

This greatly surprised Ochoku. "I thought you hated human food?"

"It just doesn't taste that good."

Roa put down his knife and fork. "But it's not unpalatable."

They don't like eating human food, simply because there's something tastier.

"So, Uncle Ochoku, where's my feast?"

Roa said somewhat impatiently, "Is this how you treat your guests? I've finally come back, are you going to let me leave hungry? There are so many pirates on Beehive Island, they can't possibly starve me, can they?"

That's the downside of Beehive Island under Ochoku's rule; the quality of the black energy is much worse than it was seven years ago during the Rocks era.

"You little brat..."

Ochoku laughed.

He has changed a lot in appearance and strength since he was a child, but he remains the same in two aspects: not treating people as human beings and treating human suffering as food.

"I've already sent someone to prepare it for you."

Ochoku.

He was a man who valued order, and the pirates on the island were his backup forces that he could call upon at any time, so of course he couldn't let Roa cause trouble.

However, because the island is full of pirates, there are quite a few who defy Ochoku's rules and act recklessly, so the dungeon on Beehive Island is always overcrowded.

Now is the time for those guys to come in handy.

"Yes, that's more like how a master should act."

Roa nodded in satisfaction.

Ochoku nodded in satisfaction.

This kid definitely has no intention of taking over Beehive Island.

"But speaking of which, Roa, I never imagined that one day you would actually become a weapons dealer."

Ochoku was very curious.

As this kid's strength gradually increased, even the remnants of the Rocks Pirates began to acknowledge that Roa was Rocks' successor.

But this kid actually turned around and started selling weapons.

"I'm not a weapons dealer, I just sell weapons."

Roa casually said, "I also rent out troops, Uncle Ochoku, do you need any?"

Ochoku waved his hand, "I don't need any more soldiers."

While not all the pirates gathered on Beehive Island were his subordinates, at least a large portion of them were under his command.

The remaining small portion can also be controlled through certain means.

"I thought you would be like Rocks, aiming to become the King of the World."

"King of the World?"

Roa raised an eyebrow. "That would be so tiring. I just want to enjoy life and taste the world's cuisine."

Governance is a very troublesome thing.

There's an old saying that goes, "Conquering a country is easy, but ruling it is difficult."

Therefore, Roa felt that he should just focus on conquering the land and didn't need to sit on it.

Let this world develop freely.

Isn't freedom what everyone is after?

Gourmet food?

Ochoku couldn't help but smile.

He understood somewhat.

Human suffering is Roa's food.

Both weapons and the military serve this purpose.

How much disaster will this brat bring to the world just for the food he craves?

"You haven't changed at all. I still remember how everyone was shocked when Rocks made an exception and let you join the team."

Even a man like Ochoku couldn't help but sigh at this moment.

Roa is still the same Roa, and this banquet hall is still the same banquet hall.

But the people who held the banquet here back then have long since gone their separate ways, and some will never come back.

However, Ochoku was definitely not reminiscing about the Rocks Pirates. After all, what was there to miss about that pirate crew?

The mere fact that he had to be subservient to others was something Ochoku could not accept at the moment.

"This explains why the captain is the captain; your vision is still far behind."

Roa shook his head and sighed.

Ochoku couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Now it seems that this was indeed the case.

In the beginning, who could have imagined that the Roa Society would grow to such a level so rapidly?

Rocks not only possessed power and charisma that surpassed everyone else, but his vision was also truly unique.

The two chatted more and more happily, laughing continuously as they reminisced about what happened on the island years ago.

That is, at this time.

Brub brub brub.

The Den Den Mushi (a type of Den Den Mushi) started ringing.

Roa took out Den Den Mushi and looked at Ochoku.

Should I leave?

Roa smiled, took the Den Den Mushi, and walked out of the banquet hall.

The call was connected.

"Boss! Help!"

A panicked voice immediately came from the other end of the phone.

Roa was somewhat surprised, "Feld?"

On the other end of the phone was his money bag, Du Feld, a loan shark tycoon in the New World.

What happened?

Roa asked, "Could it be that someone is trying to refuse to repay the loan and has come to our door?"

Throughout the year, Morgans, Feld, and Umit worked together seamlessly.

Morgans was responsible for instigating conflicts, Umit was responsible for transporting weapons to countries in conflict, and Feld was responsible for providing loans to poor countries that could not afford weapons; it was a one-stop service.

"That's roughly the situation, but Boss,"

Feld's voice trembled with a hint of a sob, "The one coming to attack is a super monster!"

"Oh? Who is it?"

Roa casually remarked, "It can't be Uncle Shiki, can it?"

"Uh, more or less."

"Um?"

A little later, Roa returned to the banquet hall with a strange expression.

"What's wrong? Are you in trouble?"

Ochoku asked with great interest.

"To be honest, it's quite troublesome."

Roa nodded.

Do you need help?

Ochoku is very loyal.

Helping Roa is not a bad thing.

This kid has a bright future ahead of him; nobody knows how glorious his future will be.

Roa looked at Ochoku with a meaningful gaze, "Uncle Ochoku, are you sure?"

"Certainly!"

Ochoku puffed out his chest matter-of-factly, "Isn't this what our alliance does?"

"That's great!"

Roa breathed a sigh of relief. "Just what I was feeling—facing Whitebeard alone was a bit too much pressure."

Who are you talking about?

Let's rewind to a few days ago.

The New World, the Sphinx.

This country is one of the most common non- World Government Member States on the high seas. It is poor, dilapidated, and its people live in hardship, struggling to survive every day.

But recently, something seems off about the country's development.

Meanwhile, in the dilapidated capital of the Sphinx.

"Charge! Soldiers!"

The people, dressed in rags but armed with well-equipped weapons, traversed the dilapidated streets of the capital under the direction of a single man.

"As long as we overthrow the corrupt monarchy, our country will surely become as prosperous as those other Affiliated Nation!"

The equally emaciated man moved with the agility of a monkey, scrambling onto the roof of a low house by the roadside, roaring hoarsely.

"Fight on, warriors! For our bread and milk! For our starving families!!"

"Oh!!"

The rebel army surged into the palace like a tidal wave, encountering virtually no resistance along the way.

The people of the capital city watched this with indifference.

The soldiers guarding the palace offered only a perfunctory resistance before clearing the way.

Thus, the rebels easily reached the king.

The king simply sat calmly on his throne, all alone, his family nowhere to be found.

The king's face was weary, and his eyes were numb.

"This time,"

The rebel leader strode up to him, grabbed the king by the collar, and yanked him up. "Newgate won't help you!"

"I'm tired. Let's destroy it."

The king said indifferently, "Do as you please."

This is not the first rebellion.

During this year, thanks to newspapers like the World Economic News that vigorously promoted the concept of Affiliated Nation of the World Government Member States.

I felt that the air in those countries smelled sweet.

However, having grown accustomed to hardship, the sudden sight of a truly wonderful life quickly turned into discontent.

The domestic trend suddenly changed.

Some people want to go to sea in pursuit of a better life.

Some began to complain about the inaction of the royal family.

Someone started wanting to change all of this.

It's ridiculous, really. They've never actually seen what foreign countries are like. They just believe, based on newspaper propaganda, that the Affiliated Nation are paradise on earth and their own country is hell.

In an attempt to change this hellish situation, what began as protests turned into riots when no change was in sight, and finally, a rebellion broke out.

Because the newspapers said that all the kings of the Affiliated Nation were the most wise, benevolent, just, kind, and altruistic rulers, and that all their actions were for the sake of their people and their country.

It is because of the leadership of these kings that all the Affiliated Nation have been able to prosper.

Therefore, in order to save this country from its predicament, the rebels decided to change its king.

The King of the Sphinx found it amusing. He had never met the kings of the Affiliated Nation, but didn't he know what kind of people nobles were?

He believed he had done a very good job.

Whitebeard secretly sent back money, which he used mostly for improving people's livelihoods.

The country was in dire straits, and even a great pirate like Whitebeard couldn't make it rich on his own, nor did he have any profitable businesses.

Without any resources or geographical advantages, how did this country manage to develop?

But the people didn't care about any of that. They firmly believed that as long as a wise ruler was appointed, the country could develop!

The king initially didn't care, let alone rebel. What could impoverished people, who were practically selling their pants, possibly have to rebel with?

He was wrong.

The impoverished people somehow acquired a large number of advanced weapons.

How advanced is it?

The largely untrained rebels, armed with these weapons, routed the Sphinx's regular army.

If Whitebeard hadn't returned to Japan urgently to mediate, the Sphinx would have already seen a change of dynasty.

The residents of this country then realized that the renowned pirate Whitebeard was actually from their country and had been keeping an eye on the Sphinx all along.

But even so, it's not over yet.

Although Whitebeard declared that what was said in the newspapers was nonsense, many World Government Member States were also having a hard time.

However, people only superficially agreed with him; as soon as he left, the rebellion broke out again.

The rebels believed that the royal family, who colluded with pirates, were utterly depraved!

Would the king of Affiliated Nation be connected to pirates? This is another major reason why the Sphinx couldn't thrive!

The Whitebeard Pirates could only hastily return.

Whitebeard was furious.

He concluded that someone must be behind this.

Otherwise, why did the idea of rebellion spread so rapidly? And where did those rather advanced weapons come from?

While working hard to help the king maintain the domestic situation, Whitebeard was also investigating what was going on.

Not long ago, seeing that the situation in the country had stabilized and that Whitebeard had discovered something overseas, he set sail again.

However, no sooner had he left than a new wave of rebellion broke out.

All stability is merely the calm before the storm.

The king had completely given up on the situation and was even too lazy to send the army to fight back.

He believed he had done right by the country. Although he had intercepted some of the money the Whitebeard sent back and had exploited the people at times, he felt there was nothing wrong with wanting to maintain basic dignity.

"You can govern this country however you want."

The king gave a forced smile, "I'd like to see how you've made this country prosperous and powerful."

Upon hearing this, the rebel leader was even more enraged, "So! How dare you be so indifferent to this country! Every king of the Affiliated Nation is prepared to sacrifice himself for his homeland at any time!"

"As expected, how could a worm like you possibly govern this country!"

The king merely sneered.

There's really nothing more to say to this kind of mentally unstable idiot.

"We'll hang your head at the palace gates!"

The rebel leader shouted, "Let me show you with my own eyes how we made this country strong!"

But it was at this moment...

"Stop! You fools! Are you still smug about being completely fooled?"

An angry voice came from the dilapidated palace gates.

The rebels turned back.

A towering figure entered, carrying a naginata in one hand and grabbing a trembling man with the other.

"Newgate..."

The king immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Looks like I don't have to die.

Even though we've already given up, it's still a good thing to be alive!

"Whitebeard!"

The rebel leader gritted his teeth, "What are you doing back here? This country doesn't welcome you! If you truly cared about this country, you shouldn't have anything to do with it anymore!"

"How could the government possibly allow us to become Affiliated Nation if we have connections with someone like you?"

Whitebeard's eye twitched. "Save your daydreams for when you're asleep. Affiliated Nation? Don't make me laugh!"

Affiliated Nation?

Without his funding, this country would have collapsed long ago.

"Idiots, it was all premeditated!"

Whitebeard threw the man he was holding to the ground. "You've been tricked!"

"Someone is using this opportunity to stir up trouble! It's all for the sake of selling weapons! Rebellions have broken out in many countries in the New World! And the rebels are using advanced weaponry!"

He pointed to the man on the ground, his teeth bared in fear, "This guy's a loan shark. When you guys didn't have money to buy weapons, guys like this would pop up and say they could provide you with loans to buy weapons, right?"

"Other countries are the same. Do you really think it's such a coincidence?"

The king was taken aback, then his face twisted in shock. "Really? Is someone playing tricks?"

But why, why such a poor, destitute country?

But.

"I see!"

The rebel leader's eyes lit up. "The government must have noticed our righteous actions and sent people to secretly help us!"

Snap!

The Whitebeard slapped his forehead.

He glared at the king, veins bulging on his forehead. "I'll deal with this rebellion for you first. You focus on maintaining order at home. Then, I'll go find that loan shark and ask him what he's up to!"

"He and the people behind him are courting death!"

"Um!"

The king nodded vigorously.

Then.

"There's really nothing we can do about it."

The Snail Fleet rumbled forward on the sea. Roa sighed, "Uncle Whitebeard has hated me the most since we were kids. Uncle Ochoku, it's all up to you!"

Ochoku's lips twitched.

We've gotten on a pirate ship!

They've started bringing up Rocks' memories so early on? That's a slap in the face. But it's not surprising that Blackbeard is Rocks' son; the struggle for heirship has always been like this.