"What's wrong? Don't you trust me?" Seeing Ron staring blankly at him, Whitebeard slowly added another remark.
Ron grinned and chuckled, waving a hand. "Not at all. Quite the opposite. I trust you too much."
There were many things Ron could only do alone. With someone else there, he would get distracted.
When he acted alone, he had nothing to worry about. He could do whatever he wanted, leave whenever he wanted, and stop whenever he wanted.
"If you trust me, why didn't you discuss it with me? Do you know how dangerous the Holy Land Mary Geoise is?" Whitebeard's expression remained serious.
Dangerous?
Ron turned that word over in his mind.
Rather than "dangerous," he felt that place was eerie, in a way he couldn't quite describe.
"Mm." Ron nodded lightly without arguing.
Whether it was Rocks back then or Whitebeard now, Ron actually found their actions quite touching.
That they would risk their lives for him said it all.
Whitebeard reached out and patted his shoulder, not too hard. "There are plenty of things you don't need to shoulder alone. Because you have me, and you have Rocks. And, of course, that idiot Kaido."
Just as he finished, a booming voice rose from below. "Newgate, I heard that! You bastard, talking shit about me behind my back?"
Kaido had just walked outside when he heard Whitebeard up above, gossiping about him.
Whitebeard's face immediately fell. "We were praising you, Kaido."
"Bullshit. Do you think I believe that?"
"Who cares whether you believe it, Kaido?"
Whoosh!
Just as he finished speaking, a black cloud flew toward the great hall at tremendous speed. Then Linlin leaned out from the cloud and enthusiastically waved to the people below. "Oho! Ron, Newgate, and Kaido!"
"Linlin, you're late. There's no food left for