Whitebeard's Return and the Devil

They had someone to rely on again.

Whitebeard's sudden return sent Marco and the others into wild joy.

They had seen the news of Whitebeard being sent to Impel Down by Dunn, but there was nothing they could do about Dunn.

The next news they received of Whitebeard was that he had appeared on Skypiea.

They had thought that if they wanted to see Pops again, they would have to go to Paradise, and they had already begun making preparations.

Then something as huge as a declaration of war happened.

Faced with such a major event, the Whitebeard Pirates had no idea what choice to make. Were they supposed to join the war under the name of the Hunter Guild?

Then, Whitebeard emerged from a door that appeared out of thin air.

"Pops!"

A group of people looked at Whitebeard with burning eyes, while the commanders from the other pirate ships rushed over as well.

Looking at the group of sons before him, Whitebeard's expression was somewhat complicated.

Just as Dunn had said.

Before, Whitebeard had believed that, as the head of the family, it was only natural for him to shelter everyone behind him.

But now, it seemed that he truly had been wrong.

"Pops, what is this...?"

Noticing Whitebeard's expression, Marco's heart skipped a beat. He hesitated before speaking, clearly uneasy.

"It's nothing."

Whitebeard waved a hand.

"Pops, did you come back from Dunn's..." Diamond Jozu began. He had wanted to say that Whitebeard had escaped, but realized at the last moment that it was inappropriate and forcibly swallowed the words.

"I was released."

Whitebeard waved his hand, his expression unchanged.

"Gather everyone. We'll be making a move soon," Whitebeard continued.

Marco's heart stirred at those words, and he guessed what was going on.

"Pops, are you going