Chapter 497 Help me kill someone? Haha, this is too easy...

[Rayleigh, Shaqi, Robin, Labster, He-Man, Reg... including Marco's head, all imagined the same scene. ]

[The six-meter-tall Whitebeard was covered in blue flames, and his mountain-like body transformed into a giant phoenix, with a wingspan of more than twenty meters. The bird's beak raised its head to the sky and howled. It was not the cry of a phoenix, but rather a rough and powerful sound wave that was almost like a dragon's roar, shaking the sea...]

[“The immortal Whitebeard.” Rayleigh said with a smile, “Just saying these few words would probably make the navy unable to sleep or eat.”]

[Labster, Herman, and Reg all shuddered at the thought of that scene! ]

[Even they have heard of the reputation of the Phoenix Marco of the Whitebeard Pirates. If the Phoenix's ability to be reborn from the ashes is given to Whitebeard, who is already known as the "strongest man in the world", how terrifying would the result be?]

[And the premise of all this is whether Giovanna Giorno, the person Marco has come all the way to sincerely ask for, agrees.]

[Xia Qi looked at Lynch with admiration and said with a smile: "You are amazing, Brother Giorno. Your next decision can affect the future of the pirate group that has dominated this sea for many years! I admire you even more."]

【Lin Qi said: "Aunt Xia, do you think so?"】

[Robin was a little surprised, because she more or less thought the same thing, and like Xia Qi, she secretly admired Lin Qi in her heart - the word "admiration" might not be accurate, but it was almost the same meaning.]

[Among the people present, Rayleigh and Marco probably thought the same thing as Lynch at this moment.]

[Whitebeard... Although that man was the strongest who once fought against the Pirate King Roger and stood at the top of the sea, he actually had no desire to dominate. ]

[All Edward Newgate wants is a family.]

[He is just an old man who is worried about his mother. Even if his body returns to its peak and the pirate group he leads has already reached the top, he is unlikely to do anything out of the ordinary. (Note)]

[Marco came here to ask Giorno for help, not as the captain of the First Squadron, and not with the purpose of making the Whitebeard Pirates stronger...]

[“Are you so sure?” Lin Qi waved his hand. “Will I agree to your request?”]

[Marco said: "In fact, I am not sure at all."]

[He was simply seeking a way for his father to heal his body and get rid of his pain as a son.]

[For this, even if he had to kneel down and kowtow to Giorno, pester him, and beg him... he would do it without hesitation and would do it happily.]

【Lin Qi shook his head, "Okay, I agree."】

[The three Labsters almost stumbled. Wasn't Giorno's turn too abrupt? He looked like he couldn't talk...]

[Marco was about to smile with relief, but saw Giorno raise a finger, "But I have a condition."]

[“You say.” Marco responded immediately. ]

[Just when Robin thought that Lynch would say "After this, your Phoenix Fruit will belong to me", he heard Lynch give an answer that surprised everyone present.

【“Help me kill someone.”】

…

[What surprised Robin was that Lynch was not a person with such a strong desire to kill, and he rarely mentioned the word "kill". ]

【What others were surprised about was...】

[With Giorno's strength, is there anyone he wants to kill that he needs to ask the Whitebeard Pirates for help? ]

[In the eyes of Labster and the other two, Giorno is a tough guy who can fight against Admiral Zephyr. ]

[In Xia Qi's eyes, Giorno is also a powerful character who can fight Rayleigh back and forth. If you want to do this, there won't be too many people in the whole ocean...]

[But generally speaking, it's nothing more than helping to kill someone. This condition is much simpler than what Marco had imagined.]

[Marco agreed without giving it much thought.]

[“In that case, you guys can chat first. We need to prepare before we set off.”]

[Giorno left these words and suddenly disappeared in the bar with his female captain.]

[Labster, He-Man, and Reg looked around in astonishment... Marco looked at the green Den Den Mushi on the bar. As expected, Giorno had the special ability to forcibly seize the power of devil fruits. He must have a certain amount of devil fruits stored around him. This Den Den Mushi must have been given some special ability by Giorno.]

[“I hope the person he wants to kill is not the admiral of the navy.” Marco sat down to drink, feeling much more relaxed, and even made a joke. ]

[However, after he made this joke, he ended up dizzy. "Wait..." He stroked his chin and pondered, "If it really is a navy admiral, then it will be difficult to deal with..."]

[Is it just that it’s not easy to deal with?! The three Labsters were so upset that they wanted to yell.]

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

[Xia Qi saw Rayleigh holding the bottle and drinking one sip after another, shook the glass and moved closer, muttering to herself: "It would be nice if I could meet Giorno earlier, right?"]

[Gudong, gudong, Rayleigh stops blowing the bottle, "..."]

[“Can the Phoenix Fruit cure terminal illnesses?” Xia Qi continued to talk to herself as she gently swirled the wine in her glass.]

【Bang! Rayleigh puts down the bottle and sighs, "I'm old now, please don't provoke me."】

[Marco looked over in confusion. Xia Qi had heard Rayleigh say that Roger had a terminal illness, but Marco didn't know that. The version known to outsiders was still the news that Roger was successfully captured by the navy... Although Whitebeard had asserted that Roger could not have been captured by the navy, there was no need to believe the news in the newspaper.]

[Marco said: "As for the disease..."

[“I don’t want to know the answer.” Rayleigh waved his hand to interrupt him, looking at the reflection of his old face on the wine bottle, “I don’t want to know.”]

["Old buddy, I won't die, hehe..." Roger's last look and last words before leaving appeared in Rayleigh's eyes.]

[He took out the note from Crocus that Giorno had given him.]

[“We have agreed to wait until twenty years later! When the time comes, we will all gather together and hold the most lively party for the captain... His adventure has not yet come to an end.”]

[A glass of prepared wine is pushed in front of Rayleigh. Xia Qi smiles and says, "It's my treat. Just consider it an apology."]

【“What are you apologizing for?” Rayleigh was surprised. 】

[“I made you cry.” Xia Qi said with a smile.]

[Rayleigh didn't take it seriously, laughed, and drank the cup.]

[Over there, Marco looked at the green Den Den Mushi on the bar counter and felt a little strange, "What are they doing? Why is it taking so long..."]

Note: Although I personally want to mock Whitebeard about Oden, saying "Brother's revenge must be taken, but if the price is too high, then forget it", "My brother is dead, what does his widow, young son and daughter have to do with me", "If the whole group focuses on Moon Step, will it be difficult to reach Wano Country?", "Even if Marco carries them up one by one, it will be fine".... But firstly, this does not fit the character of the protagonist; secondly, I think that since I'm writing One Piece fan fiction, I'm also making a living by Oda, and it would be a bit too much to satirize things that are obviously not Oda's intention, such as stepping on Oden, the Whitebeard Pirates, and the Straw Hat Pirates.

Therefore, no matter how unreasonable it is, this book sets it up so that the Whitebeard Pirates only learned of Oden's death after Ace joined the group.

(End of this chapter)