Sailing Again and Meeting the Roger Pirates
"Wow! What a huge ship!" Moby Dick, Mobius, Pito Wos all stared wide-eyed as they boarded the Whitebeard Pirates' Moby Dick.
Mobius was thrilled. He hadn't expected to be able to board this legendary ship. Although he knew from the outside that the ship was very large, he realized how truly enormous it was once on board. He couldn't contain his excitement.
"Hey! You three brats, stop running around. You're not even trainee crew members yet, just Teach's little followers." The beautiful woman with long, ice-blue hair Wyper, laughed as she looked at them. She walked up to Mobius and the other two, glanced at Pito, and couldn't help but reach out to pat Pito's head.
However, Pito avoided the question, causing Wyper's smile to freeze. "Hahaha! Wyper, you're disliked." Seeing Wyper's embarrassed expression, Teach laughed and walked over.
"Hmph! Not cute at all." Wyper pouted, stood up, and walked to the side; there were still many things to take care of on the ship.
"Haha, don't wander around. Look around and see if there's anything you can help with. If you have nothing to do, stay on the deck or in your rooms," Teach, laughing at Mobius and the others.
Wyper is currently the undisputed leader of the Whitebeard Pirates, possessing immense strength and holding a prominent position within the Whitebeard Pirates. She is a Paramecia Ice-Ice Devil Fruit User of unleashing chills and is also a master Swordmaster specializing in ice-style techniques. In the future, she has the potential to become a division commander. However, due to her yearning for freedom and a desire to avoid constraints, she left the Whitebeard Pirates to establish her own pirate crew.
Then, Teach carried two cases of fine sake from Wano Country into his room.
The Whitebeard Pirates have been in Wano Country for half a month, and it's time for them to leave. Oden is also leaving. It was thought that Oden would take over as the Shogun of Wano Country, but he refused and wanted to set sail again, promising to return in two years to take over as the Shogun of Wano Country.
Before that, Kozuki Sukiyaki will become shogun again to help Oden manage Wano Country.
His child, Kozuki Momonosuke, had died before this, having only lived for three days, and a funeral had been held.
Kozuki Toki Kozuki Hiyori stayed in Kuri to help Oden manage the Kuri.
Teach was not surprised by Oden's decision. Oden was a very willful person, and Kozuki Toki was very supportive of Oden, even though there were still some people who opposed him.
Unlike his previous clandestine voyage, this time Oden set sail under the watchful eyes of many. "Hey! I'm going to sea! Wait for me, I'll be back!" Oden waved excitedly to the people on the shore, laughing loudly. The anchor was pulled up from the seabed, and the Moby Dick was about to depart.
Kin'emon waved his hands frantically, tears streaming down his face. "Kin'emon, what are you doing? Our lord is gone." Denjiro nearby, asked, seeing Kin'emon.
"I... I also want to go with my lord, why am I still stuck here?" Kin'emon cried out.
"Because, Kuri needs you." A gentle voice came from behind. Kin'emon was stunned for a moment, wiped away his tears, and looked down to see Kozuki Toki standing in front of him, holding Hiyori in his arms.
"Yes, Madam!" Upon hearing the words of the master, Kin'emon was immediately energized. That's right, Kuri needed him, and he had to take good care of Kuri before his lord returned.
The Moby Dick sails the high seas, a new journey about to begin.
A grand banquet was being held on the Moby Dick, with more than a dozen steaming pots of Oden lined up to celebrate Oden's return to sea.
Although I had made Oden with other ingredients on the ship a long time ago, how could it compare to the most authentic Wano Country Oden? The ingredients were all traded by the Whitebeard Pirates for other things from the outside world, and some were given by the Daimyo of Wano Country, Kuri. It filled almost half a warehouse and could last for a long time.
Teach had two newly forged Famous Sword at his waist, and in his hand he held another purple treasure, the Yagami Blade, the heirloom sword of the Kurozumi Clan, which was also one of Orochi's weapons. The other sword, Futsu-no-Mitama, had already been taken away.
Teach has made great contributions to Wano Country, and Wano Country is not lacking in precious swords. This sword, as the heirloom of the extinct Kurozumi Clan, felt somewhat ominous to keep, so it was given to Teach.
Mobius looked at the Yagami Blade in Teach's hand with great envy.
"What? You want it?" Teach asked with a smile, looking at Mobius. This Yagami Blade was of little use to Teach, but he couldn't just give it away so easily. It was a treasured sword that could be ranked among the top twenty-one swordsmiths.
Mobius nodded. "I also want a weapon." Mobius didn't hide anything, so he didn't say that he had his eye on it.
"No problem, it's fine to leave it here for now. However, you must learn the complete Snake Hand and Marine Six Styles within two years. You also can't give up basic swordsmanship. It can help strengthen your arm strength, and maybe with a bit of luck you can even become a Swordmaster." Teach laughed, picking up the steel sword he usually used for practice and throwing it directly at Mobius.
"If it's finished, I'll give you another gift then," Teach mysterious smile.
For Mobius, becoming Swordmaster is merely a dream, not a lack of talent. At his current age, it's not too late to learn swordsmanship. However, he has too many things to learn, too many different things, making it difficult for him to focus his mind on the way of the sword.
Faced with the heavy steel sword thrown at him, Mobius grabbed it in a flustered manner, involuntarily taking two steps back. The impact was quite strong, but he managed to catch it and stand on the ground. With his strength, even lifting it was somewhat difficult. Teach, on the other hand, usually used this sword for training.
"Yes, I can definitely do it." Mobius said excitedly. He had already begun more in-depth training in Snake Hand, and he had only come into contact with Shave and Shigan in the Marine Six Styles. He didn't know how long it would take to learn them, but he was confident that he could complete them. As for the basic swordsmanship training, he only needed to spare a little time each day.
People's potential is often brought out when they are forced to, and he believed in himself.
What he was even more looking forward to was the gift Teach had mentioned. Knowing Teach's personality, he was sure it wasn't just a rumor and would definitely be a gift he would be very satisfied with. For this, he would work hard.
"Wos, this is also your goal. I will prepare a gift for you when the time comes." Teach handed the Yagami Blade to Mobius, then turned to Wos beside him and smiled.
"Hmm." Wos nodded. Wos didn't say much, but he already knew that Voss preferred to let his actions speak for themselves.
Looking at his cheerful companions, Teach patted Pito's head and showed his hand, revealing a dark gold gauntlet. It was only part of the gauntlet, running from his wrist to the base of his Teach. It was made of lightning stone and other materials, and had been entrusted to the craftsmen of Wano Country to be crafted during this time. The lightning power contained within it could enhance Teach's attacks. He had had this idea for a long time, and it was completed in Wano Country.
The gauntlets are connected at the joints by powerful springs, so even if Teach's hands grow larger, the gauntlets will also extend and enlarge, without affecting Teach's combat ability.
"You'd better work hard, and I'll get you the same one later," Teach laughed.
Mobius and Wos had an agreement, Pito had been looking forward to it for a long time. Hearing Teach's words, he nodded excitedly, "I will try my best." He couldn't help but clench his fist.
"Hey! Teach, come on over for a drink!" Vista, Teach's drinking Vista, called out from afar, waving.
"Haha! You're here." Teach responded with a laugh, stood up, and walked towards the center of the banquet.
"Let me show you what a real heavy drinker is! Haha." Teach picked up a bottle of liquor and gulped it down.
Two months passed in the blink of an eye, and the progress of Mobius and his Whitebeard Pirates was very obvious. A good environment can promote a person's progress, not to mention that the Whitebeard Pirates have many strong members. In addition to the improvement in physical strength, their combat power has also greatly increased.
Besides training every day, there are also constant battles, fighting against other members of the Whitebeard Pirates. His combat experience and fighting power are improving rapidly.
During this time, the Moby Dick traveled to various parts of the New World.
On this day, all the crew members on the Moby Dick were leisurely doing their own things. Some were eating meat, some were playing chess, and some were fishing, preparing ingredients for dinner.
Teach was training when suddenly he stopped what he was doing and frowned.
"What's wrong, Boss Teach?" Mobius, who was training with him, asked. Pito, along with Wos and Peter, stopped what they were doing.
"Something big has happened, let's go check it out," Teach said, wiping his sweat-drenched, muscular body with a towel, putting on a dark blue shirt, and heading outside. His Observation Haki had already detected a tremendous commotion in the sea.
"Hey! What's going on? The fish are all restless. Is this a sign of impending chaos?" a pirate fishing shouted in alarm.
Looking out to sea, countless fish surfaced, restlessly leaping in one direction as if something momentous was about to happen.
The crew members on the ship looked at the situation on the sea. "These schools of fish seem to be coming from the direction of that small island." Oden, who possessed powerful Observation Haki, sensed this and pointed to a small island not far from the Moby Dick.
"Are there monsters living there?" the ship's officer Rakuyo, asked excitedly.
Such things happen on the high seas because these schools of fish sensed the terrifying aura of those monsters and thus kept their distance.
"Marco, do you want to go take a look?" Fossa, wielding a large sword, asked Marco, who was flying upside down in mid-air with his arms transformed into Phoenix wings.
"No way! It'd be boring if I watched it." Marco replied with a smile.
Standing on the deck, Teach and his Whitebeard Pirates; so what if it was a monster?
Teach, already guessing what was about to happen, couldn't help but smile, a hint of anticipation in his heart. He had previously had a chance to meet the Roger Pirates on Pet Island, but unfortunately, he missed it, only encountering the Roger Pirates' apprentice crew members, Shanks and Buggy, when he was leaving.
With a smile on his face, Whitebeard shouted, "Gurararara! Let's go to the island!" amidst the gazes of his many companions, and almost all of them cheered.
As they approached the island, the scene on the shore was one of utter chaos and confusion, which surprised them. "Ferocious beasts were fleeing in all directions." Hundreds, even thousands, of beasts could be seen desperately running in one direction, as if trying to escape something terrifying.
"What's on this island?" Izo asked. The scene struck them as very strange. The Whitebeard frowned, seemingly deep in thought. Who could it be?
On the other side of the island, signs of battle were everywhere. A Marine Vice Admiral was struggling desperately when a hand grabbed his collar and lifted him up. The admiral, with a long mustache and a smile on his face, said Roger, "If you want to capture me, bring Garp and Sengoku with you. You guys are really no fun."
All around, the corpses of naval soldiers lay on the ground, swords were broken in two, and warships were wrecked and destroyed. Even those that still had a breath left lay powerless on the ground, unable to get up.
"Ah! Captain, Whitebeard's pirate ship is anchored on the back of the island. They seem to have noticed us!" Buggy, holding binoculars, looked in one direction and then exclaimed in alarm.
The members of Roger Pirates looked grave upon hearing the news.
"We just finished a battle, Roger," Vice-Captain Rayleigh reminded Roger. Their strength was depleted, and they were ill-suited to face Whitebeard, whose sheer size and overall strength were no less than theirs.
"Whitebeard? It's been a long time." Roger turned his head and smiled, seemingly expectant.
At that moment, thousands of birds were startled and flew out of the woods on the back of the island, scattering in all directions.
"The birds are making a lot of noise; it seems they've already landed on the island," Rayleigh remarked upon seeing them.
Upon hearing this news, Roger puffed out his chest and laughed, "Alright, let's have a fight then! Only the living can fight, hahaha!"
Then, Roger looked towards the other side of the island, chuckling to himself, "I'm nearing the end of my life. This might be the last time I see you, Whitebeard."
"What's going on with that guy? He's incredibly fast, is he a samurai?" Buggy, who had been observing the Whitebeard Pirates' movements, exclaimed in shock.
This question piqued Roger's interest. "The legendary samurai?"