"You want me to fight you as captain?"
Roger was slightly taken aback by Shanks' words. What the hell do you mean by fighting you as the captain?
"Hey, Shanks brat, you don't think I'm some kind of fake, do you? Hahahaha!"
You've got it wrong. Fate is so amazing. I've returned from the brink of death. I am the real Roger!
If you still don't believe me, that's okay!
Let me show you with my strength!
I'm very pleased that you've made so much progress over the years. In that case, let me take a good look at your progress!
Shanks brat!!!
Amidst the roars, Roger and Red-Haired Shanks engaged in a fierce battle.
Although Red-Haired Shanks only has one hand, he is far inferior to Roger in strength.
However, his exceptionally strong Conqueror's Haki somewhat compensated for this shortcoming, and the two fought back and forth, so it seemed unlikely that the battle would end anytime soon.
Meanwhile...
Another ship approaching from afar also caught the attention of the others on the Little Dark Bird.
At the bow of the ship, Teach, a man with Blackbeard carrying four guns, grinned and shouted in their direction.
"Hehehehe, Pops, your good son has come to see you!"
Gawain is such a bastard, he actually used such a cheap copy to insult a hero like you!
Seeing you again makes your son so happy, but no matter what, your son must kill this vile clone of yours so that he can continue to pray for you in the land of the dead!
As soon as he finished speaking, Blackbeard waved to the Little Dark Bird, and the people around him immediately swarmed forward.
That's Teach's style. Unlike Whitebeard's " I'll go first" approach to fighting, Teach always prefers to send his crew up first to try and gang up on anyone he's fighting.
Upon seeing Teach's command, Marco sighed, then spread his wings and Luffy to Whitebeard.
Bang!
After landing, he spread his wings and looked nostalgically at the much younger-looking Whitebeard before him.
"Ah, he really does look like Pops. From a distance, I thought it was my imagination, but up close, I can't see the slightest flaw."
As he spoke, Marco wiped his eyes nostalgically.
He missed his Pops terribly, and the Pops in front of him was exactly the same as the one in his memory.
Seeing Marco's sorrowful tears, Whitebeard took a deep breath, then laughed and took a step forward.
"Gurara, Marco, do you think I'm fake?"
No, that's not true! You are my sons, the freest spirits of the sea. Your vision needs to be higher, more precise, and freer!
My brother once said that one should not easily believe things that cannot be confirmed, but I have also said that one should not harbor malice toward anything that cannot be understood!
You might not understand how I was resurrected, so go and try to understand, go and investigate.
Instead of constantly telling me to send this old man to his death, that would really sadden Pops, gula la la!!!
Amidst the loud laughter, Whitebeard suddenly took a step forward and used his Murakumogiri block the others behind him.
"Alright, old friends, I'll leave my sons to you all!"
If you come, I'm afraid you'll go too far and hurt my sons!
"Gulalalala!"
As he spoke, Whitebeard took a step forward and charged straight at Marco.
Marco had no shortage of experience sparring with Whitebeard, so he instinctively stepped back for a moment, then prepared to flap his wings and attack.
But just as he was backing away, the Whitebeard suddenly lunged forward and grabbed him by the neck!
For a moment, Marco was completely stunned.
This feeling... it's not the feeling my Pops has in his old age, but exactly the same feeling he had when Pops was young, the feeling of being at his peak!!!
The Pops in front of me not only looks like my Pops in his prime, but he also has the same speed and strength as I remember!
If it really is his Pops at his peak, then if he were grabbed like this by his Pops, he would probably have to leave the stage in the next second!
"Quake Shock!"
Buzzing!!!
A heavy, jarring vibration suddenly struck, Marco instantly lost consciousness.
It must be admitted that the veteran Four Emperors are simply too strong in terms of suppressive power!
Whether it's Big Mom fighting King, Kaido fighting Katakuri, or Whitebeard fighting anyone.
Most likely, it's a one-hit kill!
If you're not good enough, you'll never reach their level.
With a single move, Whitebeard grabbed the unconscious Marco and threw him toward Rayleigh.
"Help me keep my sons safe; I'll explain things to them properly later."
Today, we, the old folks who have lived by the sea for so long, are going to completely strangle this era right here!
As he spoke, Whitebeard laughed loudly and charged towards Teach.
Faced with Whitebeard's surprise attack, Teach finally panicked a little, after all, his current strength was far from reaching its peak!
His strength was already much weaker than Shanks', and his physical skills were far inferior.
This version of him is far, far different from the version of himself two years later in the comic.
The reason he is now considered one of the final Emperors of the Sea, alongside Shanks.
Most of it is because he inherited Whitebeard's legacy.
But setting aside the legacy...
"Teach, Gulala, you've done a great job lately, you haven't let your Pops down!"
Unfortunately, it was I Pops betrayed you first!
Come on, let your Pops see how much you've improved!
Then, your Pops will take you and Gawain on a wonderful journey through the even more captivating starry sea!
As soon as he finished speaking, Whitebeard swung his greatsword and slammed Teach to the ground with a single blow.
Before Teach could struggle, Whitebeard reached out his large hand and grabbed Teach's head.
Compared to the evenly matched battle between Roger and Red-Haired Shanks, Whitebeard at his peak Blackbeard was like an adult beating a child.
Come to think of it, Whitebeard was someone who could hold his own against Roger, Rayleigh, Jabba, and their crew. In any case, his strength was definitely greater than Roger's.
Blackbeard is far weaker than Red-Haired Shanks, so it seems like Whitebeard Blackbeard is more like an adult and a child fighting.
And so, in the blink of an eye, the Blackbeard Pirates were truly suppressed by Whitebeard alone...
In the distance, one of the pirates' last two flags was about to fall.
Dragon, who had been hiding in the shadows waiting for his chance, could no longer hold on.
He snorted angrily, then spread his arms wide in annoyance, his whole body swirling in the storm as he charged into the sky.
Whitebeard snorted coldly as he watched the storm hurtling towards him.
"You are not my son, and you are not worthy to be here in this kind of setting!"
"Garp, this guy is your son, right? So he's in your hands now!"
"Tch, I would never hit my own son. Do you think everyone has a perverse sense of humor like you, Newgate!"
Despite Whitebeard's urging, Garp calmly continued to relax on his beach chair, holding his donut.
Although he disliked Dragon had been doing all along, old Garp was the most protective of his own. No matter what his son wanted to do, no matter if what he did was right or wrong, it was not his father who should stop his son!
If the son is not strong enough to defeat anyone other than himself, then he is not yet worthy of doing what he wants to do!
But no matter what, as a father, even if he doesn't support his son, he shouldn't become his son's enemy!
This is Garp's simplest philosophy of life!
Seeing that Garp wasn't planning to help, Kaido grinned and then stood up.
"Hahaha, I was just wondering where to find a suitable opponent!"
Since you, this old seaman... this old marine, are unwilling to move, then let this dragon of mine go and have a go at your son's legendary revolutionary dragon!
Revolutionary Army, hahaha, a bunch of trash who don't deserve that name, always hiding in the shadows and causing trouble!
You must be heartbroken to have such a good-for-nothing son, Garp, ahahahaha!!!
Amidst the loud laughter, Kaido's body grew longer in the wind, transforming into Azure Dragon Form in the blink of an eye.
Lightning and fire enveloped Kaido's body, and he and Dragon instantly became entangled, fighting their way into the distance.
From a distance, people couldn't even see the two fighting; they could only see an Azure Dragon soaring up and down in the storm.
While they were fighting, Linlin finally put down the mirror she was holding.
After taking one last, wistful look at her stunningly beautiful face, Linlin licked her lips seductively before picking up her knife.
"Hehe, everyone has a suitable enemy to fight now."
Then let me take over all of you!
After all, the others are all so-called men, and each of them has their own goals.
And me, haha, Beckman, Jozu, or even that so-called Okama King Ivankov?
All of you guys combined should be enough to give this old lady, who's regained her slim figure, a little bit of a thrill!
So, hahaha, do your best to please your mother!
The person who satisfies me the most will be given the chance to have a child with me after I defeat you all!
It's so wonderful to feel young again!
"I don't want that kind of reward at all... Are you sure it really is a reward?"
Beckman chuckled and responded to the Big Mom's words while exhaling a smoke ring.
Then he picked up his pistol and jumped from the Red Force onto the Little Dark Bird.
Beckman glanced at the people around him and grinned.
"Tsk tsk, they really are all seniors, and only one of them Garp, is a Marine; the rest are pirates."
So, is this really what we young pirates did, something even you veteran pirates find distasteful, to the point that you have to end our careers yourselves?
At this point, Beckman took off his cigar and casually threw it into the sea.
He then gripped the pistol tightly and took a deep breath.
"The question above is not important, and you don't need to answer it, but my next question is really important."
I hope... everyone will listen carefully.
I want to know about those of you who are relatively younger and have already passed away.
How on earth did they reappear?!
At this point, Beckman frowned deeply, and continued thoughtfully.
"I initially thought it would be the result of some kind of experiment, and I even felt that such an experiment would at least be a desecration of those of you who have died."
But then it suddenly occurred to me, if Gawain really desecrated Roger's remains, then why would Rayleigh be all smiles?
If it were me, Shanks' life or death were desecrated, I would be the first to destroy the object of desecration.
I can't stand those things.
But you actually endured it, and even seemed to enjoy it...
So, did Gawain discover some kind of special Devil Fruit that allowed him to truly break the boundary between life and death?
The crux of my question is...
To all my predecessors who died and were resurrected!
Have you truly been resurrected?!
Really?!
While Benn Beckman was asking his questions, Gawain and Kaguya were enjoying their time at sea in Mary Geoise.
Afterwards, Gawain Wen'an sat on the Golden Throne and, together with Franky and Shaka, began to organize his Rumble-Rumble Fruit Network.
Just as they were gradually guiding the autonomy of the Thunder Railway Network, Kuma silently walked into the room.
Gawain turned around and saw an incredibly sad expression on Kuma's face, an expression that made Gawain's heart skip a beat for a moment.
"What's wrong, Kuma? Is something important you need to tell me?"
Gawain said with a smile, then he left Shaka and Franky and went to Kuma's side, patting Kuma's arm.
"Come, let's take a stroll in the garden and chat about what's been going on lately."
We haven't had a proper chat in a long time.
You seem to have something on your mind, and I'd love to listen to you. After all, you're my good friend, my buddy.
Come with me.
As they spoke, Gawain led Kuma to a secluded garden.
Upon entering the garden, Kuma suddenly knelt down before Gawain!
Seeing the Kuma suddenly kneel down, Gawain's heart skipped a beat. This was the usually most silent and resolute Kuma!
What could possibly make such a silent, genuine man choose to kneel down and beg for mercy?
This must be extremely important to Kuma, right?
Thinking this, Gawain quickly helped Kuma up by the hands and forcefully pulled Kuma up.
"Buddy, you were one of the first people to follow me, you should know my personality."
I don't like that kind of weak behavior of kneeling down all the time.
You need something from me, right? Then just say it. Is it related to my resurrection ability? You also have one or more people you want to resurrect, right?
If so, please say so. I will grant your wish!
After all, compared to how they see me as an emperor, you see me as a god. As the god you devoutly serve, I should respond to your desires!
Besides, resurrection is nothing to me."
As Gawain spoke, he patted Kuma's arm heavily.
After hearing Gawain's words, Kuma took a deep breath and then nodded firmly.
"Grown ups!"
He said.
"There is indeed someone I want to resurrect."
But I really don't know whether I should ask you to resurrect her.
I don't know, I'm confused, and I'm in pain.
Can I tell you her story?
I hope you can give me some help.