Whitebeard was rescued by Franky together with Dragon in the deep sea. When he returned to the fleet, there was almost no intact part on his body. The new and old wounds combined made him look extremely hideous.
If Vivian didn't have the magical skill of Star Infusion to heal other people's injuries, Whitebeard might not have survived the night.
But despite this, the external injuries on his body were mostly healed, but Whitebeard, who was also near the center of the nuclear explosion, had been severely harmed by the radiation.
In addition, he has always had various chronic diseases in his body, and his immunity is getting worse day by day. If the harm caused by radiation cannot be eliminated, even if he is Whitebeard, even if he is known as the strongest man in the world, he will still be buried under the invasion of radiation like other ordinary people.
So, after drinking a few more glasses of wine, Whitebeard finally couldn't help but release his domineering aura, shocking everyone present into silence.
"Dad?"
Marco and the others all looked at him with puzzled eyes.
However, Whitebeard sighed, which was rare for him, and said in a low voice: "As a remnant of the old times, it seems that my journey will eventually come to an end."
“Dad!”
The moment the Whitebeard Pirates' crew members heard these words, the expressions on their faces became extremely solemn.
However, Whitebeard just waved his hand calmly, signaling everyone not to get too excited, and then continued: "I know my body very well. I don't think I can hold on for too long. Therefore, before I die, I want to explain the things on the pirate ship in advance."
"Dad..."
"Don't be too sad. People always have to get used to separation. Didn't I tell you this the first day you boarded my ship and became my family? It was the same for Ace three years ago, and it's the same for me now... To be honest, I should have died three years ago, but it was Vivian's appearance that forced me to live for another three years."
At this point, Whitebeard paused for a moment, "When I was young, my dream was the same as most people's. I wanted to visit every island in the New World and get the title of 'Pirate King'."
"But after Roger found OnePiece, my persistence in my dream, somehow, gradually began to fade."
"Until now, I have reached this age. I am not afraid of being laughed at by other pirates. My biggest dream now is not to become the Pirate King, but to hope that each of you can live a healthy and happy life."
"This is my last wish, my dear children."
At this point, tears silently fell from the eyes of every pirate.
Listening to Whitebeard's heartfelt "last words", even the Revolutionary Army and the Navy in the distance felt their noses sour, subconsciously put down their bowls and stopped eating. (Except Luffy)
"So..Marco."
"I'm here, Dad."
Marco, who was called, came forward at this moment.
"As the captain of the 1st Squadron, after my death, you will be the new captain of the Pirates Group, and the Pirates Group will be renamed the Phoenix Pirates. As for the rest of the kids, if you want to continue being pirates and adventure with Marco, you will be members of the Phoenix Pirates from now on. If anyone wants to quit, Marco, you must not stop them."
"I..I..Dad..."
Marco wanted to nod and agree, but he couldn't say the words no matter what.
He just suppressed his sadness with a choked voice, replied: "We'll talk about the future later", and then fell silent.
Seeing this, White Beard tactfully stopped talking and poured himself another glass of wine. Then he laughed "hahahahaha" and drank the wine in one gulp.
Even though he was drinking with his battered body, Marco, for the first time ever, had no intention of stopping Whitebeard.
Perhaps it was because as a doctor, he was also very aware that Whitebeard's physical condition would not last much longer.
If that's the case, why couldn't we try to fulfill Whitebeard's wishes while he was still alive, so that he could at least die happily
The atmosphere continued until the end of the banquet.
It was not until the very end that Vivian, who had drunk a lot of wine with Whitebeard, learned about the situation from him.
It turned out that Whitebeard and Akainu fought for six whole days, during which time they fought back and forth, not only shattering large tracts of land, but also completely turning the other side of the Red Earth Continent into a lava hell.
It was exactly like the scene when a volcano erupted.
The two were still tied until the morning of the sixth day, until the night of the attack...
Whitebeard's old illness relapsed, and under the double blow of age and injury, he was finally defeated by Akainu. He was knocked into the ground by the opponent and fell into a deep pit.
However, just when Whitebeard closed his eyes with blood in his mouth, wanting to face death calmly, somehow, Monkey D. Dragon suddenly appeared in front of him and blocked Akainu's fatal blow for him.
The situation later became even simpler and clearer.
The red soil continent collapsed and the volcano erupted completely. Even Akainu, who is a magma man, had to temporarily avoid its edge.
However, before the three people present had time to evacuate from the other side of the stone wall, the "ultimate move" of Vivian and Yinm's collision exploded first. The radiation and lightning power that erupted directly blew all three of them into the sea.
Then, about three hours later, Dragon and Whitebeard, who had been choked unconscious by the sea water, were rescued ashore by Franky and sent back to the ship. However, Akainu, who Dragon saw fall into the sea with them, had completely disappeared without a trace.
No one knows where Akainu went, just like the disappeared Yinmu.
In short, in order to avoid missing Vivian and Sabo, Franky drove the submarine around the area where Whitebeard and Sabo were rescued, but he did not see any third figure except them.
"So, so far, Akainu, Green Bull, Kizaru, Yinmu, and Zero from CP0 have all escaped successfully in the war?"
I couldn't help but frown.
When she thought of this, Vivian began to feel a little uneasy deep down in her heart.