The main table inside was already laden with local delicacies and fine wines.
Meow meow meow~
Not long after, the Cat Viper, fresh from its bath, resembled a lion, dressed in a pale yellow outfit. If you didn't look closely, you might mistake it for its original skin.
Its enormous tail dragged on the ground, and its sharp teeth held a pipe, making one want to ask it the secret to how it never gets its teeth yellow no matter how much it smokes.
"Hahahaha, you must be Captain Whitebeard's son, Kazu."
The Cat Viper slowly walked in, wriggling its fat body. Its large eyes were bright and piercing, and there was a fighting spirit hidden in its gaze as it looked at Kazu.
"Yes, it's me."
"I didn't expect the Cat Viper to still remember the old man. He would be very happy if he knew."
Kazu casually picked up a glass of specialty liquor from the table, took a sip, and felt that it tasted pretty much the same as the one from Inuarashi's place.
"Yes, back then, Oden was the younger brother of Captain Whitebeard, and we, as his retainers, also spent a wonderful and free time on board."
"Thinking back on it now, it really brings back fond memories."
Oden?
When Cat Viper mentioned Oden and Whitebeard's brotherly relationship, it was clear that Cat Viper believed Oden was superior to him.
I don't know if it's blind confidence in its master, or if it thinks Her Kazi is overrated.
That idiot, does he even deserve it?
Oden is Cat Viper's master, but he has nothing to do with Kazu.
That idiot is no match for Her Kazi in either intelligence or strength, especially since that moron is from Wano Country.
When Cat Viper said that, Kazu felt utterly insulted.
While Carlmand and his companions were still chatting with the Mink Tribe, Luo keenly noticed that Captain Kazu suddenly fell silent for several seconds, lit a cigarette, and remained silent.
Oh no, is this going to be bad?!
Luo sensed something was wrong and nudged Carlmand and Behrens.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
Carlmand was getting into his story when Luo suddenly interrupted him, leaving him somewhat puzzled.
"Stop talking! Look at Captain Kazu, isn't he about to explode?"
Um?
The members of the Blond Hair Pirates stood up. After so many years together, they were quite familiar with Captain Kazu.
Without a doubt, Kazu's current state is the prelude to his outburst.
"Meow?"
" Kazu, is there something wrong with what I said?"
Cat Viper also noticed that Kazu was acting strangely, but he didn't know why.
Kazu took a drag of his cigarette, exhaled a puff of smoke into the Cat Viper's face, and said expressionlessly, " Oden?"
"That traitor who abandoned Captain Whitebeard and joined the Roger Pirates?"
"He doesn't even deserve to be compared to an old man. Do you think I'm easy to talk to, huh?"
As soon as Kazu finished speaking, his Conqueror's Haki suddenly erupted, and its powerful aura covered the entire Whale Forest.
Black and red Inazuma raged around everything. His Conqueror's Haki had already affected the real world to a great extent. Tables, plates, walls, and even the floor cracked and broke to varying degrees.
Countless Mink Tribe instantly lost consciousness and fell from the trees with a series of thuds, like dumplings being dropped into a pot.
"Meow!!"
" Kazu, what do you mean by this?!"
Cat Viper did initially intend to spar with Kazu, given their past history, and he also wanted to see the current strength of the Whitebeard Pirates' new recruits.
But Kazu's sudden outburst caught him off guard.
It wasn't just the suddenness of it, but also the overwhelming Conqueror's Haki that emanated from Kazu, like a demon descending upon the land.
He's too powerful. Even Oden back then couldn't compare to Her Kazi. He's traveled all over the world and has seen a lot in his life.
This Her Kazi, in terms of Conqueror's Haki alone, is probably already one of the top beings in the sea, just like the Pirate King of yesteryear, Gol D. Roger.
But since he dared to show such contempt for Oden, as a retainer, he had to demand an explanation.
While Kazu didn't like Oden, that idiot, he couldn't deny what Whitebeard had indeed done back then.
That's why he used Oden to Roger's pirate ship as a pretext to make a fuss.
Oden had to be shameless to board the Moby Dick; the old man initially didn't want to take him on board.
Finally, after much pity, they managed to get him on board, only to have Roger run off with him, which infuriated the old man.
He said Oden was a traitor, and Cat Viper couldn't refute it, but he had to give his opinion.
You're asking me what I mean?
"Of course, it means the literal meaning. Kozuki Oden betrayed the old man back then, and you're still bringing up his brotherhood with the old man? Don't you think that's ridiculous?"