"Fight me?"
Tsugikuni Yoriichi looked at Blackbeard in the distance and saw intense jealousy and blazing battle intent in his eyes.
Yoriichi's life might have gone smoothly, but only he himself could understand the hardships within it. Having lived several lives, Tsugikuni Yoriichi had experienced far more than Blackbeard. Whether the people he had met or the things he had encountered, all were beyond Blackbeard's imagination.
It was not as if Yoriichi had never seen people like Blackbeard before. The emotion in Blackbeard's eyes felt immensely familiar to him, even leaving Yoriichi momentarily dazed.
That intense jealousy was exactly the same as Tsugikuni Iwashiro's had been back then.
Tsugikuni Yoriichi had also risen from being ordinary to where he was today. He could understand the feelings of people like Blackbeard and Tsugikuni Iwashiro.
Compared to people like them, the reason he had surpassed them was inseparable from his almost "absolute" talent.
"Marshall Teach."
"I will fight you seriously."
Tsugikuni Yoriichi's expression became incomparably solemn. He did not underestimate Blackbeard. At this moment, he truly began treating Blackbeard as someone on his own level.
The man was already going to die. Indulging his pitiful self-esteem was no more than a trivial effort.
Tsugikuni Yoriichi could acknowledge Blackbeard's desire to grow stronger. He could even acknowledge the jealousy Blackbeard felt toward him.
The only thing he could not acknowledge was Blackbeard himself.
Among the Whitebeard Pirates' crew, there were only a few who truly kept themselves clean. Edward Newgate had never restricted his sons' freedom. On this sea, those who carried his name often got to live the lives they wanted.
Someone as pure as Marco could remain pure even at Whitebeard's side. But similarly, someone like Blackbeard could use all manner of methods to satisfy his every desire.
The reason Blackbeard