Big Mom's Tea Party
"Doc Q!!!"
Countless voices filled with resentment rang out, followed by Doc Q's feeble yet incessant screams of death on the deserted island...
The screams continued for a long time. Teach saw that Doc Q's body was completely mangled, he stopped everyone.
"Doc Q, although your moves are prone to accidentally injuring your teammates, as the captain, I still have to give you credit! If this move were used on the battlefield, it would be an absolute killing weapon! I'm afraid this one apple could easily take down thousands of enemies!" Teach revealed a terrifying smile. Without a doubt, this kind of poison gas weapon was the most terrifying existence on the battlefield!
"Ahem! Captain, could you provide me with some research funding?" Doc Q, his face bruised and swollen, seemed to be in even worse shape. He opened his mouth, revealing four conspicuous gashes that looked utterly comical.
"Okay! Your weapon should come in handy in a while! But along with the weapon, you also need to carry a lot of antidotes! In case any of your companions are poisoned, make sure you can save them as soon as possible!" Teach readily agreed, and he ran out of the Dark Space and threw a large box of treasure to Doc Q without even looking at it.
"Thank you so much, Captain! I'll start my research after I get my tooth fixed!" Thinking of his pitiful teeth, Doc Q felt like crying. This captain really was ruthless!
"What? You actually want to get your teeth fixed? I think we can save the money for that. I'll go to Thatch's kitchen and get you a glass of expired milk. After you drink it, your missing tooth will grow back quickly!"
Teach grinned, revealing his big teeth, and how wonderful it would be to transform his crew into someone resembling himself!
"Alright, Doc Q's test is over, and I'm very satisfied. Now it's your turn!" Teach waved his hand provocatively, signaling the others to launch an attack.
Shiryu, who has always been proud and arrogant, naturally wouldn't indulge his captain. His signature move, Silent Slash, combined with the Suke Suke no Mi, made it extremely difficult for even Teach's advanced Observation Haki to find him!
"Come on, Captain, I've got a big present for you!" Burgess slammed his fist into the ground, and under Burgess deliberate control, a huge rock was shattered from the earth! Just like Jozu's ice block during the Paramount War! Only the rock in Burgess's hand was much larger than the ice block Jozu threw!
"Champion Takedown!" With his back to Teach, Burgess used all his strength to hurl the boulder toward Teach! Instantly, a huge shadow covered Teach's surroundings, and the air currents generated by the boulder made people swallow hard.
"Hahaha! I'm Blackbeard!" Teach clenched his right fist and slammed it into the air beside him! Instantly, numerous cracks appeared in the air, spreading rapidly until they tore the boulder thrown by Burgess into pieces!
Fragments of the boulder fell from the sky, forcing the invisible Shiryu to divert some of his attention to dodge. When Shiryu's gaze fell on Teach, his pupils suddenly contracted!
Teach's right fist was covered in white light waves, and the next second he slammed it hard into the ground!
"Earthquake!"
With this, another island has disappeared from the world of One King of the Pirates...
Teach led the bruised and battered Laffitte and his companions back to Crescent Moon Island, but before they could even settle in, their Pops summoned them.
"Pops, I'm coming in!" Teach knocked on the door and then entered Whitebeard's room.
Inside the enormous room, Whitebeard, holding his huge jug, lay on his enormous bed, leisurely drinking his wine. Surprisingly, Whitebeard removed the turban he always wore, revealing that the sparse hair beneath had now grown back. The golden hair and the disappearance of wrinkles all spoke of Whitebeard's peak condition!
"Gurarara! Teach, you're here! Sit down and have a drink with your Pops!" Whitebeard pointed to the liquor cabinet in the room, indicating that Teach could help himself to whatever he wanted to drink.
"Hehehe! Then I won't be polite!" Teach's eyes lit up. He knew that the wine that Whitebeard displayed in his wine cabinet was naturally the best of the best! He never expected his usually stingy Pops to be so generous today!
Without any hesitation, Teach took out a bottle of fine wine that looked quite expensive, ripped off the gold-plated cap, and gulped it down.
"Hahaha! As expected, Pops's treasured flavor is just different!" Teach sat comfortably in his chair, but then the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt, and a sense of foreboding slowly rose in his heart.
Why is Pops acting so strangely today? Pops only takes out some of this fine wine for his captains to taste during grand festivals.
Sure enough, a sly smile appeared on the Whitebeard's face!
"How is it? Pops wine tastes good, doesn't it? Don't worry, don't look at Pops like that! Pops just have a small favor to ask you to do!"
"I knew it! Knowing your personality, Pops, this drink wasn't for nothing!" Teach rubbed his forehead, realizing he'd been tricked. "What's up, Pops? Just say it!"
"Gurararara! Big Mom, that old hag, sent us an invitation! She wants the Whitebeard Pirates to send someone to her tea party! Apparently, this is her 43rd wedding! What a shameless old hag!"
"But our Whitebeard Pirates and Big Mom Pirates don't have any dealings, right? Why would she invite us? Has she forgotten that we always ignored her before?" Teach was completely puzzled, but Whitebeard's words made him fall into deep thought.
"Hmph! It's all because that brat Haruta has taken a liking to Xia Luo Povar from Big Mom Pirates! That old woman said that if I send someone to the tea party this time, she can marry Povar to Haruta! Otherwise, I won't even bother with her!"
Teach carefully considered the two men's appearances, then his lips twitched. "Pops, are you serious? Are these two really a good match?"
"Alright, alright, how about this? As long as you're willing to go to the Big Mom Pirates' tea party this time, Pops 'll give you three more bottles of my treasured sake when you come back!" Whitebeard was unusually generous. Although Whitebeard Teach full of doubts, he had no choice but to obey his Pops's order.
Who told me to be so greedy!
"Understood, Pops. I'll take Laffitte and the others with me then! But don't forget to bring me some good wine!" Teach said, turning and leaving Whitebeard's room.
Once he was sure Teach was far away, the corners of Whitebeard's mouth suddenly turned up sharply!
"Gurrah! My silly son, if it weren't for that old Big Mom wanting to marry Smoothie to you, your Pops wouldn't have let you go! Sigh, you're over 40 years old and still don't know how to worry about your own marriage, you're so unfilial!"