Tense Preparations

"Hahaha! Alright, you little devils! Take all the treasure, leave some supplies for them! It's time for us to go home!"

On their way home, Blackbeard and his crew encountered a large merchant ship carrying a huge amount of weaponry!

Upon seeing the Blackbeard Pirates' highly recognizable flag, the other party showed no intention of resisting, after all, they were not pirates! Given the Whitebeard Pirates' character, when they encountered merchant ships, they would only take the treasure on board and would not harm the lives of the crew.

Teach and his crew moved all the treasure to their ship, leaving three days' worth of rations for each of the remaining crew members. This long-awaited robbery was thus concluded!

"Ah, that's great! I didn't expect to run into such a big fish on my way home!" Fakyu patted his belly with satisfaction. His storage space, opened up by the Swamp Fruit, was now filled with even more treasures. In addition, he had also acquired quite a few valuable wines this time!

"Indeed impressive! I never expected these guys to have so many rare items on their ship!" Shiryu returned to his room carrying a large box of cigars; his meager stockpile could finally be replenished!

"Captain, the accuracy of these firearms is exceptional! I didn't expect this merchant ship to be carrying such high-quality goods!" Even Van Auger, a gun expert, was amazed by the accuracy of the firearms being transported on this merchant ship!

"Really? That's great news!" Teach looked at the batch of weapons, his mind seemingly lost in thought...

"Hahaha! My men, hurry up! We still have a lot to do when we get home!"

"Yes!"

That night

After sailing on the high seas for a long time, Blackbeard and his crew finally returned to Crescent Moon Island. As soon as they landed, Teach hurriedly ran to Whitebeard's room!

"Pops, I'm coming in!" Teach called out from the doorway, then pushed it open and entered. Inside, the Whitebeard was engrossed in reading a newspaper.

"Oh? Teach, you're back? Where's Smoothie?" Whitebeard stared blankly at Teach, Teach as if he hadn't heard him and went straight to his liquor cabinet, took out the most precious bottle, and gulped it down.

"Pops, aren't you bullying an honest man? I diligently run errands for you, and all you think about is how to screw over your son!" Teach looked at Whitebeard with a resentful expression. Whitebeard knew he was in the wrong and coughed twice.

"Hmph! You're over 40 years old, and you still don't think about settling down! Do you know how long your old Pops is waiting to hold his grandson!" At this moment, the Whitebeard completely displayed his fatherly dignity in front of Teach! Although it was wrong of him to hide it from his son and let him go on blind dates, I am your father! I'm doing this all for your own good!

Teach:...

"But Pops, you're 70 years old and still not married, right? Wait a minute! I saw a guy in the newspaper the other day who called himself Whitebeard II.! Could he be Pops ..." Teach dropped a bombshell, and sure enough, Whitebeard's face turned bright red instantly!

"What Whitebeard II! I've never had... where did this Whitebeard II come from! Humph! If I ever run into that guy pretending to be my son, I'll tear him to pieces!" Whitebeard was dumbfounded. What the hell? When did I, a guy who's never been interested in women and has been single for ages, get a biological son?

"Oh, but that guy is now one of the new Shichibukai!"

"So what if Shichibukai? He dares to tarnish my reputation! Even if he's Celestial Dragons, I'll still kill him!"

"That's great! Pops, I encountered a Celestial Dragons a while ago, and that bastard actually tried to threaten your dear son's safety! In self-defense, I killed that idiot! And it seems the Marine HQ knows about it too! I think we need to make preparations as soon as possible!"

Whitebeard: (⊙-⊙)?

"Gurararara! As expected of my son! You've got some nerve!" The Whitebeard suddenly burst into laughter, his face showing not a trace of fear towards the World Government.

"Just a stupid pig, so what if I killed him! Even if the World Government wants to start a war, I'm not afraid of them at all! However, as you said, we still need to make some preparations in advance!" Whitebeard rubbed his chin, lost in thought.

"Hahaha! You don't need to worry about this, Pops! I've already come up with the plan! However, I think we still need to discuss it with all the captains and the captains of the other affiliated pirate crews!" Teach looked confident, clearly having already come up with an excellent plan!

"Oh?" Whitebeard realized he had underestimated his son standing before him once again, and a sense of anticipation began to rise within him. "That's excellent! Alright, I'll order them all back to headquarters in a moment! Let's discuss the battle plan and prepare for the arrival of the World Government's forces!"

Whitebeard laughed loudly, his blood boiling again despite his advanced age. In his youth Whitebeard, he was an extremely warlike and passionate young man who always longed to challenge all kinds of strong opponents. As a result, he suffered many hidden injuries.

As time passed and his injuries took their toll, his youthful passion had been almost completely extinguished. But Teach's Senzu Bean restored him to his peak! He regained the power of his youth, and in that instant, his youthful passion was reignited!

A full-health battle against Roger, a half-health fight against Red-Haired, and a near-death experience against Akainu!

To describe Whitebeard's current state using a certain game analogy:

One rage: The New World has no ship to carry me!

Two bars of rage: This era is called Whitebeard!

Three-bar Rage: Youthful Big Bang!

At full health: Roger, leave all your belongings behind!

Full HP, Climbing HP: The strongest man in the world! Possessing the power to destroy the world!

Seeing the exhilarated Whitebeard, Teach couldn't bear to disturb him again. He got up, took two bottles of liquor from Whitebeard's liquor cabinet, and silently left Whitebeard's room...

"Glug glug! That's really exhilarating! You agree, Teach! Hmm? Where's Teach? Wait a minute, my wine! You little bastard! Those are the two most expensive bottles!"

Whitebeard's roar echoed throughout the base. Teach, who was leaving, tightly clutched the two bottles of liquor in his arms. "Hmm, these are the Pops promised to give me!" he thought. "These two bottles must be extremely expensive. My Pops is so generous!"

If Whitebeard knew what Teach was thinking, he would definitely say, "You brat, you haven't even brought your wife back and you want to drink? Go away!"

As Whitebeard hung up his Den Den Mushi inside the room, the entire ocean churned once more! And Whitebeard's whispers echoed from inside the room once more!

"Marco's not getting any younger, I should probably find him a wife..."