Who made him the Pirate King?

New World, Sphinx Island.

The Whitebeard Pirates are temporarily stationed on this island to recuperate and stock up on supplies.

"Dad! Big news! The Navy suddenly issued an announcement today!"

Marco held a fresh navy notice, passed by each brother, and walked quickly to Whitebeard.

"The Navy has captured Silbaz Rayleigh, Lord of Hades! He is going to be publicly executed!"

Although Marco has not seen Pluto Rayleigh for nearly twenty years.

But he still has not forgotten the powerful oppression that this man named "Pluto" once brought to him.

At that time, Marco was only an intern of the Whitebeard Pirates, but he had already eaten the [Phantom Beast Phoenix Fruit].

The result was an encounter with the Roger Pirates.

Marco tried his best to attack, but Pluto Rei blocked it with one finger...

Since then.

Marco couldn't forget the name Pluto Rayleigh.

Even though the Roger Pirates have been disbanded for nearly twenty years.

Suddenly seeing the name of Pluto Rayleigh again today, Marco could not help but recall the past.

"Rayleigh?"

Whitebeard, who was enjoying the beautiful scenery of his hometown, also heard this familiar name and couldn't help but turn his head.

"Gu la la la... What a name I haven't heard for a long time!

"Is that guy Rayleigh going to be executed by the Navy just like his captain?

"What a shame!"

That year, the Roger Pirates arrived at the final island of Rafdru.

After becoming the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger also had a brief meeting with Whitebeard.

Whitebeard originally thought that Roger, that idiot, would continue to do some earth-shattering events after becoming the so-called "Pirate King".

As a result, he never expected that this guy had just become the Pirate King.

But wait until the next time Whitebeard hears news from Roger.

The other party has surrendered to the navy!

Surrender and execution, at the cost of the life of the Pirate King, ushered in the era of great pirates...

This is Roger...

Whitebeard broke free from the memory and shook his head at Marco.

"We don't have to worry about this, Marco."

Whitebeard said with a vicissitude of tone.

“Every pirate has his own adventure.

"Rayleigh is a member of the Roger Pirates, and others should take care of his affairs.

"If Rayleigh is really executed by the navy, we can just toast him with a glass of wine.

"If Rayleigh escapes from this execution, it won't be too late for us to hold a banquet to celebrate!"

Whitebeard also misses his old friend Rayleigh very much.

With the continuous development of the times.

Former "acquaintances" left one after another.

Whitebeard didn't know how many more years his body could last.

but.

Pirates have pirate rules.

The matter of Pluto Rayleigh has nothing to do with the Whitebeard Pirates.

"yes."

Marco also understood this. He nodded slowly, and then mentioned another thing.

"Dad, those two bounty orders jointly issued by the Navy and the World Government...

"That is, the 'Second' Edward Teach and the 'Third' Edward Weeble...

"We have found no trace of either of them until now."

The reward for Edward Teach and Edward Weeble has been in place for a long time.

When the Whitebeard Pirates learned of the existence of these two "little white beards", they mobilized their forces to find these two "little white beards".

It's a pity that the New World is about to be turned over by the Whitebeard Pirates.

The so-called "Whitebeard II" and "Whitebeard III" have not yet been found.

The World Government and the Navy Headquarters set a bounty for these two "little white beards" with great fanfare.

Marco does not think that these two "little white beards" are fictional characters created by the World Government and the Navy Headquarters.

"Dad, these two people may not have entered the new world yet, or their whereabouts are too secretive, so we haven't found them yet."

"There's no need to rush this kind of thing, Marco."

Whitebeard stretched out his right hand and rubbed Marco's pineapple-like head.

When he first learned about "Edward Teach", Whitebeard really wanted to see this "Whitebeard II" who looked almost exactly like him when he was young.

But after this period of searching, Whitebeard's original eagerness has returned to his normal state.

"The sea is very vast. If we are destined, we will definitely meet those two 'little white beards'!"

"Yes! Dad."

Marco nodded seriously.

Whitebeard let go of his right hand, and then asked again.

"By the way, Marco, how is that boy Tikki doing lately?"

This "Tiqi" is not that "Tiqi".

The emergence of the name Edward Teach.

Whitebeard couldn't help but think of another "Teach" on his ship——

Marshall D. Teach!

In Whitebeard's impression, Teach was a very ordinary, calm, and low-key child.

He has been a member of the Whitebeard Pirates for more than twenty years.

But Whitebeard rarely noticed the child's presence.

Because Teach is too low-key.

As a crew member who has joined the Whitebeard Pirates for 20 years - he can even be said to be a "veteran crew member".

Teach has not received a bounty of even one Bailey until now!

In other words.

Even the Whitebeard Pirates' number one enemy - the Navy Headquarters.

The Navy did not discover Teach's existence!

However.

Until "Edward Teach" appeared.

The Whitebeard Pirates also discovered the existence of "Marshall D. Teach".

Whitebeard naturally paid attention to Teach, his "son" who was very inconspicuous in the past.

And with the dramatic increase in Marshall D. Teach's presence, the things he had hidden for many years were also exposed one by one.

After all, on the Moby Dick, under the nose of Whitebeard, some things are really hard to hide.

For example, the strength of Marshall D. Teach!

You don't know until you see it, and you'll be shocked when you see it.

Before, the members of the Whitebeard Pirates only regarded Teach as an ordinary senior member of the Second Division.

But after Teach's strength was exposed, everyone realized that...

With Teach's strength, it would not be too much for this guy to be the captain of the Second Division!

This guy hid too much!

"It's still the same."

When Marco talked about Teach, he couldn't help but feel a little headache.

"He is so strong, but he still said stupid things like 'no ambition'.

"The captain position of the Second Division has been vacant for so many years, and he is a veteran in the pirate group, so he can obviously be the captain! "

That's right!

"No ambition"!

This is a new "personality" that Marshall D. Teach chose to add to himself after his strength was exposed.

Teach didn't know why the "Whitebeard II" had to be called "Teach".

Not only did he have the same name as him.

But his strength was exposed to the members of the Whitebeard Pirates...

But it was impossible for Marshall D. Teach to stay in the Whitebeard Pirates all the time!

The reason why Teach joined the Whitebeard Pirates was because he wanted to use the power of the Whitebeard Pirates to obtain the devil fruit he had always dreamed of, which was known as the most vicious ability in history -

[Natural System·Dark Dark Fruit]!

It's a pity that more than 20 years have passed.

Teach The existence of the Dark-Dark Fruit has never been discovered.

After such a long time, Teach's patience is almost exhausted.

Now he has encountered the incident of "Edward Teach suddenly appearing".

Marshall D. Teach just feels that his luck is not good.

But no matter what.

Teach still fantasizes that one day he can obtain the Dark-Dark Fruit, and then leave the Whitebeard Pirates, form his own pirate group, and then chase the Pirate King - or even the throne of the King of the World!

People's dreams will never end!

"Gulala..."

Hearing Marco's complaints, Whitebeard couldn't help but burst into laughter, and his voice seemed to cause the surrounding air to vibrate.

"What an interesting son! "

Whitebeard has been sailing on the sea for so many years and has encountered all kinds of pirates.

If Whitebeard remembers correctly.

The last pirate who publicly declared that he had "no ambition" seemed to be the fool Gol D. Roger!

Whitebeard vaguely remembered that the dead ghost Golden Lion had told him.

At that time, Golden Lion wanted to join forces with Roger to rule the entire sea together.

But Roger said-he was not interested in ruling!

Would there be a pirate on the sea who had no interest in "ruling"?

Even Whitebeard had to "rule" for his family and his son!

Whitebeard laughed for a while, then waved to Marco.

"Marco, call Teach over, I will talk to him!"

Marco took the order and retreated.

A moment later.

Marshall D. Teach, with a smooth chin, came to Whitebeard's side.

"Dad! "

Teach called him "Dad" willingly.

No matter what his ambitions and dreams were.

Whitebeard had protected Teach for more than 20 years.

Teach kept this favor in mind.

"Teach."

Whitebeard stared at Marshall D. Teach, his old eyes seemed to see through him.

"Are you not interested in the captain position of the second division?"

"Yeah, Dad, hahahaha..."

Teach laughed dryly and continued to maintain his "new personality".

"I don't have the ambition to become the captain.

"And the last captain of the second division was Oden.

"The distance between me and that man is still too far..."

Oden...

Kozuki Oden...

Another familiar name.

Whitebeard shook his head and buried the memories in his heart.

He stared at his son who claimed to have "no ambition" and said in a deep voice.

"Teach, do you know who was the last pirate who said he had no 'ambition'?"

Teach didn't know why his father suddenly talked about this matter, but he intuitively felt something was wrong in his heart.

"I don't know, Dad..."

"Roger!"

Whitebeard said this name that made Teach tremble with fear.

"You should know his real name!

"Gol D. Roger!"

Pirate King Roger?

That man also said that he had no ambition?

Marshall D. Teach's heart skipped a beat, and the bad premonition became stronger.

He had previously self-righteously declared that he "had no ambition". Wasn't that a very bad move?

Teach's lips moved.

"Dad, I..."

"Teach, there is one more thing."

Before Teach finished speaking, Whitebeard talked about another thing.

"Regarding the legend of the 'D Clan', I personally don't believe in that kind of nonsense.

"But Roger told me a lot of things.

"About Raftel, about One Piece, about the D Clan..."

The D Clan...

Marshall D. Teach was silent.

His full name is not a secret in the Whitebeard Pirates.

Everyone knows that there is a "D" in Teach's name.

But most of the members of the Whitebeard Pirates don't know what the "D" means.

"Since ancient times, the D Clan has been regarded as the 'natural enemy of God' by the world..."

Whitebeard stared at his son and slowly told him the secret that Roger had revealed to him.

"Roger once made a 'prophecy' to me...

"One day in the future, a person who carries the history of the past few hundred years will challenge the world.

"The world will face an unprecedented 'huge war'! The entire sea will be turned upside down because of it!"

When Teach heard this, he couldn't help but clench his fist.

Whitebeard continued.

"Teach, after Roger talked to me about the D Clan, I also paid attention to you for a while.

"But at that time, you were just a child who had not grown up, no different from other ordinary children.

"But now, you have grown up!

"Teach, your name contains 'D', you are the only member of the 'D family' among my sons.

"In you now, I also see the shadow of Roger back then...

"Although I am not interested in any 'big secret treasure' or 'huge war'.

"But you are a member of the D family, and you bear the fate of the past few hundred years.

"If possible, I hope that the man who inherited Roger's will and made Roger wait... is you!"

Whitebeard said this and stretched out his right hand to Teach.

"Teach, one day, my life will reach the end.

"And you, my son, I hope you... can be crowned king!"

"Dad!!! "

Marshall D. Teach's eyes instantly filled with tears.

At this moment.

Under Whitebeard's declaration.

Teach instantly gave up his own dream.

Seizing the [Dark Dark Fruit], establishing the Blackbeard Pirates, and pursuing the throne of the King of the World...

This dream is certainly beautiful.

But Marshall D. Teach wants to seize the present more!

"This era! It's called Whitebeard!!!"