A few hours later.
"No more fighting, no more! I'm hungry!"
Roger rubbed his stomach as he shouted, a trace of exhaustion in his voice.
Although Kakarot's Observation Haki could not precisely sense the complex emotions of someone as powerful as Roger,
he keenly noticed the faint trembling of Roger's body.
Kakarot recalled what he had learned before transmigrating and thought to himself:
Sure enough, Roger's terminal illness brought him unbearable pain from time to time.
"Ho ho ho! Kakarot, you're really strong. It's just a shame you don't want to join us.
"But let's have a banquet! To celebrate Oden joining us, and making new friends!"
Roger forced himself to endure the pain and spoke with a smile.
Whitebeard frowned and said angrily, "Damn you, Roger. You steal Oden away and still want to celebrate!"
Roger laughed. "Newgate, don't be angry! Oden's leaving you. Aren't you going to throw him a farewell party?"
Kozuki Oden chimed in from beside them. "Big brother, let's all have a banquet! I'll have a good drink with you."
Roger returned to their ship. Rayleigh and Crocus approached him, their faces full of concern, and Rayleigh asked softly:
"Roger, how are you feeling?"
Only in front of these two did Roger drop his pretense, his brows knitting tightly.
"Ow, ow, ow! This hurts like hell!" Roger cried in a low voice, his face contorted in pain.
Holding some medicine, Crocus said helplessly:
"Roger, take some medicine first! I told you to avoid fighting as much as possible, but you just won't listen..."
"Ho ho ho! Crocus, I can't turn down a challenge from someone strong. Besides, life would be too boring if I couldn't fight."
Roger grinned, a stubborn gleam in his eyes.
Crocus said nothing more. After all, he knew Roger's temperament all