The Black Prince of Pirates

In the new world, a big ship shaped like a white whale marched forward boldly, crashed through the wind and waves, and sailed leisurely across the vast ocean.

"Cuckoo!!"

"Cuckoo!!"

Under the sky, there were bursts of neat bird calls.

A long line of newsbirds spread their wings and circled twice in the sky, alerting the owners of the ship to their arrival with their calls. Then they calmly stopped on the side of the ship, patiently waiting for people to buy newspapers.

Hearing the familiar shouts outside, the members of the Whitebeard Pirates who were having breakfast in the cafeteria immediately started making noises.

"Hey, today's newspaper is here."

"Whose turn is it to get the newspaper? Teach, if that's right, you're on duty today?"

"Tsk hahahaha!! Is that the newspaper today? I wonder if there is any interesting news... No one can touch my cherry pie!" A middle-aged man with a fat body, thick hair and ocher skin The man—Tikki put down the cherry pie he had just taken a bite of and stood up.

"Shut up! Who would touch the cherry pie you took a bite of?"

"Tsk ha ha ha ha!"

Teach laughed and walked out of the restaurant.

"Cuckoo——!!!"

Newsbird let out a cry of panic, and when he saw Tiqi walking over, his body began to tremble.

"Let me see, what's the news today?"

He stuffed the prepared Berry bills into the money box hung by Newsbird, and then took down a thick stack of newspapers. There are 1600 members of the Whitebeard Pirates, although most of them have limited literacy. , but the demand for newspapers is quite strong. Just buying one newspaper seems to be unable to meet everyone's needs.

After finishing the transaction, Newsbird immediately flapped its wings and ran away in a panic. The human in front of him was much better and scarier than those oversized Neptunes!I don't want to stay with this human being for even one breath longer.

Ignoring the birds, Teach stood on the bow of the boat, casually flipping through the newspaper in his hand to see if there was any more violent news.

then,

Just glanced at it,

He was stunned.

On the front page of the World Economic News, you can see four large black and bold characters, [Pluto Reappears]. These four simple words occupy nearly a quarter of the front page, and with the words above and below In Fang’s photo, the text was directly pushed to the second side.

Speaking of which, the release of this news has been delayed.

Because of Kuzan's cleaning operation on the Shampoo Islands, he used [horned telephone bugs] to block the communication on the island, so that Morgans, the big news, was not able to receive relevant information at the first time. When the communication was restored, things happened Five days have passed.

"Pluto..."

Teach stared at Rayleigh holding a long sword in the photo, a gleam of surprise flashed in his eyes.

It’s really that Hades, the vice-captain of the Pirate King, Silbaz Rayleigh.

As an old crew member of the Whitebeard Pirates, he is just like the red-haired Shanks, who is already one of the Four Emperors. At that time, Teach was still a new intern of the Whitebeard Pirates and had followed Whitebeard and Roger. The thieves have fought many times, so they naturally know the monster-like powerful Pluto Rayleigh.

After staring at the photo for two seconds, he immediately shifted his attention to the second side of the newspaper, where all the text and details were squeezed in.

"It's the Black Prince again...and the brat Fire Fist..."

At this time,

"Hey, Tikki, what are you doing so long? Everyone is waiting, bring the newspaper and read it together!" Someone stood at the cabin door and shouted, urging Tikki who had not returned for a long time. .

"Come right away, why are you in a hurry!"

Tiqi shouted back with the same loud voice, and walked back quickly holding a stack of newspapers. As soon as he entered the door, he waved the newspaper in his hand and shouted at the top of his voice, "Tsk hahaha! There's big news today!" Super awesome news!!!”

"What? Big Mom is getting married again, right?"

"Hahaha! That's such big news. I'd say the Black Prince must have caused some trouble again. Aren't the names and photos of the Black Prince all over the newspapers during this time?"

I have to say that this speculation is quite reliable.

"It is indeed related to the Black Prince."

"But the Black Prince is not the protagonist this time!"

Tikki said loudly.

He raised the stack of newspapers in his hand high and looked at the old crew members, "Hey, do you still remember them? [Pluto] Silbaz Rayleigh, that old monster has appeared."

The loud din suddenly disappeared.

It was as if the sound here had been eliminated by the person with abilities who had eaten the Silence Fruit.

The senior crew members were shocked by the name Tiqi suddenly said. They were silent and even the more junior crew members around them also closed their mouths in confusion. Their minds were spinning so fast that they had already remembered the name, and their faces were full of expressions. He looked shocked, and his brain was slow to respond and still confused.

"Teach, are you sure?"

"Tsk hahaha! Are you scared? Just go and see for yourself!"

Teach laughed loudly and thrust the newspaper in his hand into the arms of the person next to him. He swaggered back to his previous seat and continued to eat the cherry pie on the plate. While eating, he praised it loudly. Cherry pie goodness!

Newspapers were distributed.

Two or three people, three or five people, or seven or eight people share a newspaper... The large restaurant was crowded and divided into small groups at an extremely fast speed.

"Pluto...it's true...I thought he died a long time ago."

"Senior, Pluto, is that the right arm of the Pirate King?"

"Otherwise there is a second Hades?"

"I told you, it is indeed related to the Black Prince... But Fire Fist? Does anyone know the origin of this kid? The newspaper said that Pluto showed up and saved this kid? Is it true or false?"

The restaurant echoed with lively discussions, and everyone started a lively conversation around Pluto, who had disappeared for almost 20 years.

The old crew members recalled the past, while the young crew members asked about the legends of the past.

Tikki ate the last bite of cherry pie!

Holding the fork in his hand, he inserted another piece of cherry pie from the big plate on the table and put it on his small plate. He continued to enjoy his favorite cherry pie, but while he was enjoying the food in front of him, his ears were also Listen to other people's discussions.

There is some debate about what exactly Pluto has been doing all these years.

Some people speculated on the reason why Pluto suddenly appeared in the Chambord Islands at this time.

Some people are discussing who is more powerful, Pluto or the Black Prince.

Listening to these messy topics, Tiqi was not in a very happy mood. Even though he had a cheerful smile on his face and kept praising the deliciousness of the cherry pie loudly, his heart was full of loss and jealousy. The Beard Pirates have been together for so many years, but they still haven't found the Devil Fruit that he has been longing for.

If there is no miracle, he will probably spend the rest of his life as a member of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Regarding this result, he told himself over and over again that this was a bet for the Devil Fruit. If he wanted to get the legendary Devil Fruit, it would be impossible to get it without spending enough money, so he bet on himself. future and have persisted in it for more than 20 years.

just,

When he saw the appearance of a young monster like the Black Prince who could rival the Four Emperors, he looked at the endless reports about the Black Prince in the newspapers, looked at the guy standing in front of the white-bearded father and talked, looked at Al Wusi enjoys the attention of countless people...

envy,

It was still biting at his heart like a poisonous snake.

He longs to be as powerful as the Four Emperors, wants to spread his name across the sea, possess wealth like gold and silver, and expects countless beautiful women to surround him... He There are so many ambitions in his chest.

But for the sake of the legendary Devil Fruit, he could only suppress his desires and ambitions, pretend to be silly and harmless in the Whitebeard Pirates, and risk his entire life for the uncertain future.

"Crack!!"

The fork split the dinner plate.

The person next to him looked over and rolled his eyes, "Tich, if you break the dinner plate like this again, Captain Thach will really replace it with an iron plate next time."

"Tsk hahahaha!!! This cherry pie is so delicious! Eh? Why did the plate break again? Isn't this too bad?"

Tikki pretended to be stupid as if nothing had happened.

Relying on his strong resilience and patience, he suppressed the poisonous weed called jealousy in his heart, and still maintained the mask he had painstakingly molded for more than 20 years, laughing silly and cheerfully like a clown.

The person next to him sighed helplessly and ignored this reckless guy.

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at the same time,

Moby-Dick's captain's cabin,

"Rayleigh...gula la la la!!!"

The man sitting at the desk laughed, and he stretched out his hand to stroke his crescent-shaped beard, "I haven't heard this name for a long time, Marco, about 20 years, right?"

"19."

The man with blond punk hair standing next to the desk replied.

19 years ago, the Pirate King Roger was executed, and the man known as the "Pirate King's right arm" completely disappeared from the eyes of the world. There has been no news in the past 19 years. If it hadn't been suddenly mentioned in the newspapers, everyone would have thought He had already died silently somewhere.

"Oh! 19 years... it's been so long!"

Whitebeard looked at the photos in the newspaper, "I had a fight with the brat Elus in the Chambord Islands... It seems that he is not old enough to lift the sword! But, why... ·Appeared suddenly? You disappeared after Roger died, why do you appear again now?"

The man with the blond punk hair - Marco looked at the newspaper sideways, and couldn't help but recall the past memories in his mind. More than 20 years ago, before Roger took off the crown of the Pirate King, he followed his father and Roger Pirates. The group has had many battles.

Pluto Rayleigh, that terrifying old man is still fresh in his memory!

"[Fire Fist] - Portcas D. Ace... Is it D again? A very young boy... How many years have you been at sea? Are you so anxious to come to the new world... ...Marco, do you have any information about this Fire Fist?" Whitebeard asked.

His intuition told him that Rayleigh's appearance was definitely related to this fire fist.

Even Whitebeard, who is more terrifying than the evil ghost, is still curious after all, especially when an 'old friend' like Rayleigh is involved.

"There is very little information. If the information is not too inaccurate, Fire Fist is probably a pirate who only went to sea this year. He came from the East China Sea. He entered the Grand Line just over half a year ago and has already rushed to the New World. And he also defeated the Vice Admiral in the Shampoo Islands... I guess he is a very difficult kid."

Marco had already done some homework before he came to deliver the newspaper to his father, but his time was limited and he could only collect this superficial information.

"East China Sea?"

Keywords captured.

Whitebeard looked at the photo of Fire Fist attached to the third page of the newspaper. The more he looked at the young face, the more familiar he felt, but... freckles?It's a bit subtle. Even Whitebeard was misled by the freckles on Ace's face and didn't match up with Roger.

"Are they pirates from the East China Sea again?"

Roger's hometown is the East China Sea.

Whitebeard looked at the photos in the newspaper again, stared at them for a long time, and finally turned the newspaper over, "Rayley! It's been a long time since I saw the name of an old friend... Well, Marco, can you have an extra drink today?" ?”

He discussed it with his son, a ship's doctor.

"Dad...Oh!!!"

Marco sighed helplessly, "This month has already exceeded the limit... Oh! This is the last time this month! No more!" The ship's doctor also had a headache, and his father's alcohol addiction was really a bit overwhelming. Difficult!If this had been ten years ago...no, five years ago, it would have been no problem to spend the night drinking with my dad.

It's a pity that time hastened people,

Dad's health is getting worse day by day, and the pleasure of drinking is restricted because of this.

"Dad, I'm in!"

The door of the room opened.

Sachi walked in with his head tilted.

"Sachi, what's the matter?" Marco asked.

"Dad, Boss Jinbei is here."

Saatchi said.

"Where is he?" Whitebeard stood up.

"On deck."

By the time Thatch had just finished speaking, Whitebeard had strode out of the door and headed towards the deck.

The morning sunshine was gentle and friendly, dispelling the biting chill of the night and giving a warm and comfortable feeling to the face. Whitebeard came to the deck and immediately saw the three-hundred-centimeter-tall whale shark man. He was wet all over and was wiping the water stains on his body with a dry cloth.

"Yo, Jinbei."

Whitebeard said hello.

"Papa Whitebeard..."

Jinbei probably wiped off the water stains on his body and walked over.

"Why did you come back so quickly? Is that brat Elus up to something?"

"Everything is fine."

Jinbei recounted what happened in the Holy Land in detail, including the fact that he was invited to become the chief instructor of Fishman Karate in the Kingdom of Exmundo. He also said it word for word, "... The identity of the King's Shichibukai has now been completely separated. If it hadn't been for Prince Elus's invitation... I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to leave Mariejoia."

The expression on Jinbei's face was very complicated.

He was grateful for Alvus's protection, but this danger also arose because of Alvus... In short, his feelings were a bit complicated.

"After leaving the Red Earth Continent, Prince Elus went to the Navy Headquarters, and I went directly back to Fish-Man Island. I had a face-to-face chat with His Majesty Neptune about all the recent events, and then... Fish-Man Island Something unspeakable happened." Jinbei showed a little shame on his face.

"Boss Jinbei, what happened?" Thatch stood next to Whitebeard with a curious look on his face.

"Daddy Whitebeard, Fire Fist... Fire Fist burned your flag."

Jinbe lowered his head in shame.

"You said Fire Fist...burned daddy's flag?" Marco crossed his arms on his chest and asked word for word.

"That's it."

Jinbei nodded vigorously, "[Fire Fist] Portcas D. Ace, he burned the flag that protected Fish-Man Island... Whitebeard dad, I know this may be redundant, But I still hope you can pay attention. Although Fire Fist is young, his potential is indeed quite terrifying. I contacted Prince Elus on Fish-Man Island and he said that Fire Fist was in the process of fighting the Vice Admiral. I just learned Armament Haki, and then I successfully defeated a veteran Navy Vice Admiral.”

"Goo la la la!"

Whitebeard laughed boldly, "He does sound like a smart boy...Jinbei, thank you for your concern, I will be careful."

"I originally wanted to stop Fire Fist on Fish-Man Island, but it turned out that I was a step late. Fire Fist had already left Fish-Man Island. I tried to track it but failed, so I just went to see you, Whitebeard Daddy." , I’ll tell you this in person, I’m really sorry that I couldn’t protect your flag.”

After Jinbei finished speaking, he directly dropped his knees on the deck, bowed his head deeply, and expressed his apology on behalf of Fishman Island.

"Jinbei, what are you doing? Stand up!"

Whitebeard's eyes widened.

The moment his father spoke, Thatch rushed in front of Jinbei and stretched out his hand to pull Jinbei up.

"It's not Fishman Island's fault that the flag was burned. There's no need for you to do this, Jinbei."

Whitebeard said so.

"Daddy Whitebeard, but..."

"Boss Jinbei, you heard what dad said. If you dare to burn the flag, this guy named Fire Fist has made it clear that he wants to cause trouble for us. Even if it's not Fishman Island, it will probably happen to other islands in the future." Thatch stretched out his hand. He patted Jinbei's arm.

Very flat silent.

Benevolence and righteousness are his way of life.

Whitebeard's father's kindness will be difficult to repay in his lifetime, but precisely because of this, he will try his best to repay the whitebeard's father's kindness, just to give up his identity as the king of the seven warlords, and no longer need to Worried about incurring the displeasure of the world government.

So he decided that he would protect Whitebeard's father, Fire Fist Ace... He would not let this arrogant brat get close to Whitebeard's father.

"Jinbei, relax, since you are no longer the King of the Shichibukai... Marco, Sachi, prepare a banquet! Treat Jinbei well." Whitebeard ordered.

"Daddy Whitebeard, there's no need to be like this..."

"Boss Jinbei, there is no need to be so polite between pirates." Thatch smiled happily.

"Jinbei, you're welcome."

Marco also had a smile on his face.

just,

"Dad, even if it's a banquet, don't be careless." The ship's doctor warned.

"...Marco, that's too long-winded, I know." Whitebeard reluctantly agreed.