Teach's Scheme

On the Red Force, Beckman and the others watched Red-Haired collapse to the ground, a thousand emotions surging through their hearts.

"Boss!" Lucky Roux dropped the chicken leg in his hand and stared at Red-Haired on the ground, his eyes nearly splitting apart. He could never have believed that the overwhelmingly powerful boss in his eyes had actually lost to one of the Shichibukai!

"Shanks actually lost!" Yasopp kept wiping down the rifle in his hands. As the sniper aboard the ship, he had to stay prepared at all times. After all, the man opposite them had just defeated Red-Haired, and no one could be certain whether he would launch another attack against them!

Beside him, Beckman took long drags on his cigarette, his eyes fixed intently ahead as he wondered what was on his mind.

"Wonderful! Captain Teach won!" Fuckyou raised both arms and cheered.

"Captain won! Captain really won! He actually defeated Red-Haired Shanks, one of the Four Emperors!" Shit rubbed his eyes vigorously. He had imagined many possibilities, including Captain defeating Red-Haired Shanks. Even though he had made all the necessary preparations, seeing it happen right before his eyes still left him so excited that he could barely speak coherently.

"Wahahaha! Just as expected of Lord Teach!" Burgess continued to laugh heartily in his trademark fashion. His admiration for Teach had already reached an unprecedented height.

The two pirate ships displayed completely different scenes. On the small island, however, Teach gripped Red-Haired's head with one hand and laughed maniacally in excitement.

"Zeahahaha! Red-Haired, it's been decades! I've been waiting for this moment for decades!"

Teach's laughter was extremely arrogant. Then again, as the victor, he naturally had the right to be arrogant!

"Decades ago, you and Buggy, those two bastards, knocked out four of my teeth! Do you know what I've been through all these years?! I, the mighty Blackbeard Teach, was missing four teeth!" At that, Teach's mood turned furious.

Red-Haired panted heavily and stared blankly at Blackbeard Teach. "So the reason you kept giving me trouble was those four teeth?! Just because of those four teeth, you killed Buggy!!!"

Red-Haired grew agitated. Using the last of his strength, he grabbed Teach by the collar and shouted hoarsely.

"When did I ever say I killed Buggy?" Teach looked at Red-Haired with an enigmatic smile. "I only knocked out four of his teeth and gave him a good beating. Relax, he's not dead!"

"Really?" The expression on Red-Haired's face immediately relaxed. "As long as he's all right!"

He then looked at Teach and said calmly, "The victor becomes king and the loser becomes a bandit. You won. The title of Four Emperor is yours."

"Four Emperor? It's a tempting title!" Teach said thoughtfully. "But I don't need it just yet. You can keep the title of Four Emperor for now! As for our duel, the Marines will find out sooner or later!"

Teach released Red-Haired and, after thinking for a moment, said, "I didn't take your title of Four Emperor. By rights, shouldn't you owe me a favor?"

Red-Haired looked utterly baffled. "Why would I owe you a favor?"

"That's not important. What matters is that you remember you owe me a favor! I'll probably ask you to help me with something later. Once you do, we'll be even!" At the thought of what would happen later, Teach grew uneasy. It was his greatest regret from his past life, when he had watched this anime. If his arrival did not allow him to make up for it, he would probably regret it for the rest of his life!

"No, wait. I, Red-Haired, don't like owing other people anything! Besides..." "Stop right there! As one of the Four Emperors, you wouldn't go back on your word, would you? You have to repay this favor!"

Finally, after the two of them argued fiercely for half an hour, Red-Haired reluctantly admitted that he owed Teach a favor.

"Zeahahaha! That's more like it!" Teach looked at the gloomy Red-Haired and secretly laughed to himself: In my previous life, I made a living selling things! Even a twenty-year-old kid could be persuaded to buy a mobility scooter for the elderly, let alone you, a mere Red-Haired!

"By the way, Red-Haired! Help me find someone!" Teach seemed to remember something and spoke to Red-Haired, who was still desperately wondering why he owed Teach a favor. "The boy's name is Kozuki Momonosuke! He looks about five or six years old. All the hair on the top of his head has been shaved off, and he wears the rest in a topknot at the back. He also likes wearing pink clothes and wooden clogs! You must tell me when you see him!"

"A child? What are you looking for him for? Don't tell me he's your illegitimate son?" Red-Haired instantly forgot his doubts and stared at Teach gossiping, his eyes as wide as bells.

Teach's mouth twitched. He looked at Red-Haired as if he were an idiot. "He's a junior of mine. As his only surviving elder, I naturally have to properly educate him in place of his parents!"

At that, Teach could not help thinking: As his elder, it was unavoidable that the boy would suffer a little—just a little—during his lessons! Yes, that was it! It definitely wasn't for any other reason!

Sigh, there aren't many kind and gentle transmigrators like me! For a child, I should still be a little "gentle"!

"All right, then. I'll keep an eye out for the child!" Red-Haired agreed reluctantly. Then he looked at Teach in confusion. "Why?"

"Why what?"

"Why would a man like you be willing to become a Shichibukai? With your strength, wouldn't it be possible for you to become a new Emperor if you wanted to?"

"Hmph! I don't even know what happened. Those people at Marine HQ never got my approval! I somehow became a Shichibukai without even realizing it!"

"Then what do you plan to do?"

"Don't worry about it. If the Marines want to call me that, then let them. However, since I possess the status of a Shichibukai, I naturally need to exercise some 'legal' rights!"

Teach revealed a sinister smile. Red-Haired's heart trembled as he watched him. This kid must have come up with some new devilish scheme again.

"Marines, as a Shichibukai, I will naturally prepare a tremendous gift for you..."

A plan appeared in Teach's mind.

In high spirits, he decided to check in.

"System, check in!"

"An unnamed island has been detected. Check-in successful! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the masterpiece created by netizens in your previous life: 'The 100 Ways to Die of Momonosuke'!"

Huh?

Teach was slightly stunned. The next second...

"This really can't be blamed on me! As the protagonist, I naturally have to think about my dear readers..."