Oden's Departure

On the other side, atop a giant mushroom, Roger asked with a look of surprise, "Hey, Oden, do you really understand this?" He supported himself with his hands on the ground.

"Hmm, I can understand it, I can understand it, but why do you have this kind of document?" Oden very puzzled, staring at the paper spread on the ground, his brows furrowed as he looked at the text printed on it. "This script is a secret code passed down through generations of the Kozuki Family in Wano Country."

Upon hearing this, Roger grabbed the bottle next to me and began gulping down the liquor, making loud "glug-glug" sounds, before forcefully slamming the bottle down on the ground.

Roger sat up straight, his expression turning serious, his brow furrowed. "It's been almost thirteen years. We've finally reached the end of the Log Pose, a place no one has ever reached before: Water Seven Island."

One can only imagine what the Roger Pirates went through.

"However, after we joyfully landed, we realized that it wasn't the last island. The Log Pose kept spinning wildly, no longer able to indicate the way forward." Roger said firmly, pointing his index finger ahead, "There's still one more island. Reaching that island will truly make us unprecedented, will truly allow us to circle the world."

Oden and Whitebeard listened quietly to Roger speak.

Roger picked up the paper with the mysterious writing on it, pointed to the words, and smiled. "The clues to the location of that island are the four red stones with this writing on them."

"However, this is the Poneglyph, which the World Government forbade to read a long time ago," Roger said, looking at Oden and Whitebeard with a smile.

"I initially thought it was just cultural heritage, but it turns out it's something we need, providing a map showing the location of the final island," Roger said, his gaze sharpening. "The Laugh Tale is rumored to hold much treasure, and the government has warned against going there; its credibility has increased even further."

With that, Roger spread his arms wide, raised his head, and laughed loudly, "If we can reach that island, which no one has ever been to before, we will truly be the world's number one pirate crew!" He exuded a powerful aura, which startled the birds in the forest behind him, causing them to fly out of the trees one after another.

Bird feathers were falling continuously from the sky. Oden and Whitebeard were both sweating profusely, their brows furrowed. "The world's number one?" Upon hearing Roger's words, the two were speechless with shock.

"Hahahaha!" Roger laughed loudly at Oden and Whitebeard's expressions, clenching his fists as he stood up. He looked at Whitebeard and said with a smile, "Shocked, aren't you, Newgate? Yes, in that case, I am the king of all pirates."

Roger excitedly shared his vision with Whitebeard and Oden, Whitebeard stared wide-eyed Oden. Whitebeard gripped his sake bottle tightly, his brow trembling slightly. Oden, listening intently, swallowed hard, his body shaking.

Both men were stunned by Roger's words.

"Hahahaha!" Roger looked up and laughed, then closed his eyes, the deep red pirate coat with gold trim draped behind him swaying in the wind.

Oden's pupils contracted in shock, sweat pouring down his face. He was completely stunned. This was the second time he had been so shocked. The first time was when he first encountered Roger and Whitebeard, witnessing their earth-shattering clash, a power no less terrifying than his older brother Whitebeard's.

Staring intently at Roger, he couldn't help but wonder, just who is this guy?

Meanwhile, Whitebeard, having regained his senses, burst into laughter, "Gurarararara!" Startling Oden from his shock, Oden turned to look at him. Whitebeard was holding a sake bottle, taking large gulps of wine, then putting it down, closing his eyes, and laughing, "What are you talking about? Roger, you're not a child anymore."

Immediately afterwards, the two looked up and laughed together. Whitebeard was happy that Roger had found his goal. Although they were rivals, they were also friends, and he sincerely hoped that Roger could succeed.

"Gulalalalala!"

"Hahahaha!"

"I'm serious, Newgate," Roger stopped laughing and looked at Whitebeard. "Please."

Upon hearing this, Whitebeard gritted his teeth and frowned deeply. He vaguely guessed what Roger was going to say, and a surge of anger gradually welled up in his heart.

"Just one year will do. Lend me Oden." Staring intently at Whitebeard, Roger said firmly, holding up one finger. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime request."

Roger pointed at the astonished Oden and laughed, "As long as this guy is here, I'm sure I'll reach the final island."

"Huh!" Roger's words angered Oden. What did Oden take him for? Someone he could just borrow whenever he wanted? He braced himself on the ground, widened his eyes, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Hey, what are you talking about?" Sweat streamed down his face.

Roger knelt on the ground. "Please, Newgate," Roger closed his eyes, bowed deeply to Whitebeard, and solemnly pleaded, "I beg you."

"Hey! Don't do this, Captain Roger!" Gaban of the Roger Pirates shouted in shock, "That's the enemy!"

The other pirates below, whether members of Roger Pirates or Whitebeard Pirates, watched in shock as one Great Pirate before another. What had they released?

"Don't do this, it's really outrageous, don't be so humble." Oden somewhat flustered, looking at Roger and trying to persuade him. He hadn't expected Roger to go to such lengths for him. Roger was Great Pirate on par with his older brother Whitebeard, and possessed absolutely terrifying power.

"Please, Oden," Roger turned to Oden and pleaded, "Just one year, please come with us."

"What a joke!" Whitebeard was furious. He gripped the bottle tightly and shattered it. He clenched his right fist and slammed it into the air. With a loud "bang," cracks appeared in the air, as if space itself was about to split open. The powerful force spread outwards in an instant, and the calm sea suddenly surged with waves.

"Roger, are you trying to take my family away from me?" Whitebeard was truly angry. Everyone knew that Whitebeard's only Achilles' heel was his family.

All the pirates were alarmed. Teach looked up in the direction of his Pops. They knew that his Pops was angry. "Has it begun?" Teach thought to himself, a smile creeping onto his face. He knew what was going on. Oden was leaving, and the era he had been looking forward to the most was not far off.

Meanwhile, Oden, standing to the side, stared at Roger, his blood inexplicably boiling. Why could the Kozuki Family understand this script? Why was he now encountering Roger before him?

Before he could react, Oden blurted out, "Hakukichi, I want to go see it. Can I go? I want to see the final island this guy was talking about."

Roger looked up in surprise, not expecting Oden to agree.

Whitebeard slowly raised his head, his entire face tightly furrowed, "looking very unhappy," Oden remarked upon seeing this.

"Of course I'm not happy! You and I are brothers!" Whitebeard roared angrily at Oden.

"Just for a year, Hakukichi." Oden, determined to resolve his doubts, looked at Whitebeard and pleaded.

Whitebeard became even angrier upon hearing this. He stood up, clenched his fists, and slammed them into the air on both sides. The surrounding space was shattered by Whitebeard's power, which was even more terrifying than before, with endless shockwaves spreading outwards.

"Please," Oden pleaded again, head bowed and teeth clenched.

Whitebeard knew Oden's personality and Oden thoughts. No matter how unwilling they were, they couldn't stop Oden from leaving, so they had no choice but to leave in anger.

On the Moby Dick, Marco stood in front of Oden, holding his hand tightly, and smiled, "Take care."

"Okay." Oden nodded.

Behind them, Izo smiled and said, "We'll stay here because we love this ship, and we'll wait for your return."

"Mmm!" Inuarashi and Nekomamushi nodded with smiles. Vista's head popped out from behind them, giving them a questioning look, as if he had noticed something was wrong.

Inuarashi and Nekomamushi were sweating, their eyes avoiding Vista's gaze.

"Of course you can, you're quite the pirates too." Oden smiled, looking at them, and took out their bounty posters. "Live freely."

After exchanging greetings and saying goodbye, Oden left, heading towards the Roger Pirates' location.

"Teach, aren't you going to say hello to Oden?" Vista asked, looking at Oden was still training.

"No need, Oden's return is only a matter of time." Teach laughed upon hearing this. "If he's dead, it just means he wasn't all that great. I'll lay a bouquet of flowers at his grave, haha." His hands continued their work, without stopping. In his battle with Rayleigh, he realized he was far from being good enough. He should have relaxed a bit during this time; he needed to intensify his training.

Vista was taken aback, frowned, and felt that Teach's words were a bit strange. He noticed a change in Teach, but couldn't quite put his finger on it. There was a subtle pressure, but after so many years together, he didn't pay much attention. He realized that Teach had confidence in Oden, and then turned and left.

"Two more years, time is running out." After Vista left, Teach muttered to Teach, sweat pouring down his body as he meticulously began his training.

Even Teach might not have noticed his own changes, or rather, he had stopped suppressing himself. His strength had increased, and his confidence had grown. When he first joined the Whitebeard Pirates, he was very cautious, always wearing a mask. But now, he was gradually returning to his true self.

On the shore, Whitebeard sat in his seat, his head against his fist, gritting his teeth, seemingly still not recovered from his anger.

"Pops, aren't you going to see him off?" a pirate shouted at Whitebeard.

"Roger said to give us these as a thank you gift," a pirate said, walking up behind Whitebeard.

"An incredible treasure!"

"So much food!"

Upon hearing this, Whitebeard was taken aback, looked up, and exclaimed, "What?" Then, he angrily stood up, turned around, and roared at the pirates, "Idiots, give the food back right now!"

"If Oden goes hungry, I won't let him get away with it!" Whitebeard clenched his fists, raised his head, and roared, "Go now!"

"Alright!" Hearing their Pops's words, the pirates were overjoyed. It turned out that their Pops was no longer angry with Oden and was still worried about Oden.

"I'll go right away!"

Then, one by one, they carried the food back to Roger Pirates, as requested by their Pops.

On the front of the island, the Roger Pirates' Jackson was anchored on the shore. The anchor was gradually pulled up from the sea, and the Jackson slowly sailed away into the open ocean.

On the shore, "Goodbye, Oden!"

"Oden!"

"Team leader."

The members of the Whitebeard Pirates waved goodbye to Oden from the shore.

On the Jackson, "Goodbye, everyone!" Oden shouted with a smile as he waved to his companions on the shore.

"Haha, let's do it!" Vista shouted, waving his hands.

"I'm waiting for you to come back and tell me what you've seen and heard!" Marco excitedly spread his arms wide.

Behind him, the vice-captain Rayleigh, the ship's doctor Crocus, and the other crew members watched with smiles as Oden bid farewell to the members of the Whitebeard Pirates.

"Take care! Haha!" Oden waved his hand and shouted.

The Roger Pirates had already gone far away, and the members of the Whitebeard Pirates had returned to the back of the island. Everyone gathered together, and someone exclaimed, "Oh no! Nekomamushi and Inuyasha are gone!" They discovered that Inuarashi and Nekomamushi were missing. Where had they gone? Needless to say, they must be with the Roger Pirates who had already left.

"Those guys!" Pops clenched his fists angrily, wishing he could fight Roger Pirates for another three days and three nights.

However, life goes on. Although Oden left, he would return. Just a few days later, the Whitebeard Pirates returned to normal.

However, the Pops still needed to vent his anger and needed to find a strong opponent to fight. After some discussion, the members of the Whitebeard Pirates unanimously set their sights on the Navy.

With such a vast territory, the Whitebeard Pirates naturally had their own intelligence network, allowing them to gather information about the high seas. Through Den Den Mushi, they received news that a Logia Supernovas from the Navy was patrolling a certain area.

Next, the Whitebeard Pirates headed towards that area of the sea. Of course, he was just a guy with potential, so Whitebeard wouldn't specifically target him. He was just bait; what they were really waiting for were the powerful Marines who would arrive later.

The Navy would naturally not give up on such a future Admiral. It might be Sengoku or Garp who comes, but only one battle. The real purpose is to let the Pops vent his anger.