Whitebeard VS Blackbeard (1)

One could only imagine.

Just how great Whitebeard's fury toward Blackbeard Teach was!

After all, Blackbeard Teach had committed the greatest taboo aboard the Whitebeard Pirates: murdering his own crewmate!

And!

Ace had been captured because of Blackbeard Teach as well.

It could be put this way.

If not for what Blackbeard Teach had done, Whitebeard would still be racing across the seas with all his family. Perhaps he could even have helped Ace become the new Pirate King before peacefully enjoying his old age.

However.

Because of Blackbeard Teach, everything had changed!

Thus, Whitebeard's rage toward Blackbeard Teach had long since surpassed what words could describe.

"Hahahahaha."

"Pops, it's been a while!"

"I've missed you so much!"

Blackbeard Teach spread his hands, which were covered in jeweled ornaments, while his toothless grin split into loud laughter.

Everything about the way he spoke was provocative, especially with how utterly sleazy he looked.

Perhaps one could tell just from Blackbeard Teach's face that he was no good person.

In any case, Roya truly disliked Blackbeard.

Of course.

Roya was not the only one.

Many more people disliked that man.

For example, Sengoku!

Back when Ghost Sheriff Lafitte had secretly infiltrated Marine Headquarters to recommend Blackbeard Teach as the new Shichibukai, Sengoku had never intended to agree.

After all, Marine Headquarters had already had another candidate in mind.

Yet who could have expected that this man would use Fire Fist Ace as a bargaining chip, even revealing at the time that Fire Fist Ace was the Pirate King's orphaned son?

That had indeed shocked both the Marines and the World Government.

Therefore.

Under pressure from the World Government above, Sengoku had no choice but to obey orders and grant Blackbeard Teach's request.

Perhaps.

If Blackbeard had never become a Shichibukai, Impel Down