"Marshall D. Teach—no, I should call you David D. Teach. We're family. So, how about it? Leave the Whitebeard Pirates and join me?"
The moment those words left his mouth, the entire Moby Dick erupted!
The whole deck fell deathly silent for a second, before exploding with incredulous cries and angry roars.
Every commander abruptly turned toward Teach in the corner, staring at him in disbelief, then turned back to Dawn in unison, their faces filled with shock and fury.
They had never imagined that Dawn would dare poach from the Whitebeard Pirates so openly, right in front of Pops! This was a naked provocation!
"Brat! You've gone too far!"
Whitebeard's expression instantly darkened. His grip around Murakumogiri tightened, and the air pressure around him plunged to freezing point as his terrifying aura swept out once more.
"You want to take my family right in front of me? Do you really think this old man can't lift a blade anymore?!"
"Family?"
Dawn looked at Whitebeard with a half-smile, his tone carrying both amusement and a sharpness that struck straight at the heart.
"This guy is from the David Clan. He shares my surname. Oh, right, there's something else I've always been curious about..."
"You took Rocks's son in as your adopted son and hid him at your side for over twenty years. Does that mean you had some grievance against your former captain?"
Those words crashed across the deck like a thunderbolt. The fury on Whitebeard's face instantly froze. He looked at Teach in the corner in disbelief, and even the hand gripping Murakumogiri trembled slightly against his will.
The entire deck instantly sank into deathly silence.
The sea wind howled past the ship's railings, but it could not disperse the suffocating stillness.
Everyone's eyes fell upon Teach as he