"Newgate!"
"If you ask me, if you want to adopt orphans, why not find an island?"
"You protect them as their Pops day in and day out, but you'll grow old someday too."
Shane ate a piece of grilled steak from Whitebeard's plate.
Newgate was so angry he nearly hit him.
Because the Black Pearl was so enormous, it had been sailing on its own, drifting across the sea.
Captain John's Ship and the Moby Dick behind it looked more like supporting players.
Once word got out, there would inevitably be more inexplicable rumors.
They would say Whitebeard, Captain John, and the Dragon Emperor Pirates had formed a Pirate Alliance, and another bloodbath would follow.
Shane did not even return to his own ship, instead lying on the Moby Dick's deck.
He chatted with Whitebeard.
Though nominally a captain, Edward Newgate was really more like an old father who adopted orphans.
The less agreeable part was this.
Before the children had even imagined their futures, he had already decided their future profession.
And this profession was extremely dangerous, offered no job security whatsoever, and was very likely to threaten other people's lives.
With his situation laid bare in a single remark, Whitebeard rapped Shane hard on the head.
"All that height was wasted on you!"
"Without the Whitebeard Pirates' name, I couldn't protect so many people."
"Besides, I never intended to protect them. Don't underestimate pirates!"
"Old age will come eventually, and by then, they'll be able to stand on their own."
Smack!
Whitebeard was just about to speak.
Jozu ran too fast and crashed headfirst into a wall.
Fortunately, he was rather dim, and he got right back up and kept running around without crying.
An embarrassed Whitebeard looked at Shane, signaling him to pretend nothing had happened.
"That