Chapter 744 If I do this, I won’t be a pirate anymore! (7200 words)

[Chapter head serialization · Deck from the world 11 · "Loyal Eagle Pig"]

[A small fishing village has risen on the ruins of the Igor Kingdom, which was destroyed by pirates after the civil war. The fishermen were busy, looking up at the sky, a giant eagle spread its wings and flew over, landing in front of a small tomb on the hillside outside the village, and gently placed a latest newspaper in front of the tombstone. The eagle's head turned into a pig's head and arched the side of the tombstone, then sat there to rest. If any wild beast dared to approach, it would drive it away or eat it.]——

The Chabaoti Archipelago under the night sky seems to be shrouded in the shadows of dense bubbles reflecting the cold moonlight, like lightning, dew, and a dream.

On the shore, people gathered around a huge fire.

It was a lively banquet.

It is a celebration of the present reunion.

——Marco and others; Luffy, Ace, Sabo, Dragon, Tulip and others; Rayleigh, Shanks and others; Lynch, Robin, Hancock and others; and of course Cavendish, Marian, Anne and Amorine, sitting in a circle around the fire in twos and threes.

At the same time, it is also to mourn the deceased such as Whitebeard, Izo, and Jinping.

The King of Souls, the user of the Yomiuri Fruit, the Afro-skull man plays the violin. The sound of the violin is sometimes lively, sometimes mournful, sometimes sentimental, sometimes striving, and sometimes cheerful...

Marco, Joz and other members who have followed Whitebeard for more than ten years or even dozens of years, listened to the piano and unconsciously recalled the time when they had adventures, laughter and parties with their father. They thought that the father whom they respected from the bottom of their hearts was really gone. In future parties, they would never see him drinking happily while being scolded by the nurses, nor would they hear his hearty laughter anymore. They couldn't help but burst into tears.

Ace poured a glass of wine for each brother.

"Dad, please continue to watch over us in the underworld. We won't bring shame to your reputation!"

Everyone raised their glasses together, using the etiquette of Whitebeard's sworn brother Oden's hometown, as if all members had gathered together, pouring half a bowl of wine for the white whale-like man who had passed away, and drinking the remaining half.

As the singer from the underworld hummed the tune, tears flashed in the eyes of Lab, the island whale on the shore. In his blurred vision, the afro-haired skull playing the violin turned back into his former flesh and blood appearance. At that time, he was accompanied by Captain Yankee, and other members of the Rumba Pirates, including the cellist, drummer, and even his companions who could just pick up two pieces of broken wood and sing along with Brook's piano... and now, Brook had become a dry skeleton, playing a solo.

Rab burst into tears.

"drink!"

Zoro and Lynch were drinking from the same bottle; Nami was laughing and hugging Robin, blushing and whispering something - she would occasionally peek at Hancock, which made Hancock blush as well. Sanda was laughing secretly with her hands covering her mouth, and Hancock glared at her; Usopp and Chopper were frowning and thinking about how to get Merry to taste the wine and drinks; Franky was chatting and laughing with Rayleigh, Shanks and other former pirates who had boarded the Oro Jackson built by his master Mr. Tom; Sanji was busy serving dishes and pouring wine among the crowd, but he was smiling happily...

Captain Yankee and the former members of the Rumba Pirates were also filled in by these people. The figure of Afro Brook playing the violin was not alone.

“Roar~~!!”

The island whales raised their heads and whistled softly in the night. Brooke shook his head and played the violin, laughing: "What's wrong, Lab? Are you sad? Are you happy? Do you want to cry? Do you want to laugh?"

Brooke had done similar acts of missing his past companions countless times during his decades of wandering on the ghost ship.

Brooke has played a similar tune countless times, and each time is different.

But the sound of the piano this time was the same as countless other times. The complex and intense emotions went back and forth in the music, ups and downs. Finally, the melody of the piano gradually became simple and pure. This was a pirate song.

"Then cry! Laugh!"

The firelight flickered on the face of the skeleton. Brook cried and laughed wildly. The bow of the violin tugged forcefully on the trembling strings. "This is music! This is a party! This is... Pirates!!"

“Yo-ho-ho-ho~ Yo-ho-ho-ho~!”

As Brook played the piano, Luffy bit his bones, clapped his hands and feet to the beat, and sang with a laugh.

Even Marianne was infected by the lively atmosphere. She picked up her paintbrush and started painting in the night. A ball of “Dreamlike Colorful Party Together” colors flowed in the air, stirring the emotions of those present.

If you want to laugh, laugh as much as you can. If you want to cry, cry as much as you can.

After learning of Whitebeard's death, Ace stopped crying silently for the first time and burst into tears. Tears and snot covered his face and his strong body was shaking. "Am I really a disaster? My father died before I was born, my mother died when I was born, and now even Whitebeard is gone. It's all my fault, all my fault! You said you wanted to be the freest person, but you were just being willful and reckless!"

Shanks, Rayleigh, Marco and others were shocked, and Sabo and Luffy also had tears in their eyes. However, no one stopped Ace, allowing him to vent his inner emotions.

"Should I be born? Of course! How can I be worthy of them if I don't live well!!!"

Ace pounded his head, sometimes crying, sometimes laughing, and his emotions gradually stabilized.

When she noticed everyone's gaze, her freckled face suddenly turned red.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Everyone laughed, "You're crying so ugly, Ace! Drink! Drink!"

Some people cried and laughed to their heart's content, while others clapped their hands and sang.

Riding the sea breeze~ Riding the waves~ On the other side of the tide, the sunset is also singing~

Song of the Birds Drawing Circles in the Sky ~ Luffy laughed and joked, and without caring whether they were familiar with it or not, he pulled the members of the Whitebeard Pirates to sing and dance.

Looking at her son who seemed to be the most lively kid at the party, Tulip leaned against Dorag with a smile on her face.

We are pirates, racing on the sea~

Use the waves as pillows and the boat as a bed~

The skull is on the sails and flags.

Yo ho ho ho

“Hehehe…”

Adults like Lynch, Robin, Hancock, Franky, Rayleigh, etc., drank with smiles on their faces, watching the young people dancing wildly.

If Sister Yi launches a full-scale sanction at this time, perhaps she can wipe out all the dangerous elements that threaten her?

Lynch smiled and shook his head, clinked the wine bottle with Zoro and Rayleigh beside him, and tilted his head back to drink.

In the next period of time, he would need to spend time digesting the accumulated energy balls for his own use. Perhaps he should move to another place more often to avoid being harassed by the peeping Tom Sister Yi...

Just when Lynch was thinking about all sorts of things, Robin, who was leaning against him with a slightly drunk and flushed face, came up to him passionately, stretched out his sweet tongue and red lips, and kissed the wine dripping from his neck.

Robin kissed all the way to the corner of Lynch's mouth, then put his arms around Lynch's neck and kissed him passionately.

Lynch himself was not one to care about other people's opinions, so he hugged Robin in his arms and responded.

Nami and Sanda were stunned.

"You..." Hancock blushed and suddenly let out an "ah" and was pulled away by Robin.

In a daze, somehow, the three of them were hugging each other, touching each other, and they were filled with affection for a moment.

Sanji, who came over with a hangover drink, was petrified instantly, jealousy almost made him disintegrate, but seeing that the previously gloomy and depressed Sister Robin was so happy, the young knight couldn't help but reveal a pure smile of joy, clapping his hands and sighing.

“Ooooooh!”

Usopp and the others also whistled and cheered, and Luffy joined in the fun with a laugh.

Both Merry and Chopper belong to non-human species, and they don't feel shy. They just laugh along with everyone else.

"Hehe, it looks more like a pirate!" Xia Qi smiled happily like a mom fan who saw a happy ending.

Tulip was the one who also had a motherly mentality. She leaned on Dorag, smiling as she watched her two "daughters" kissing Lynch, feeling relieved in her heart.

Brooke's piano playing became more lively and cheerful, like a wedding march, rippling with the sanctity of love.

In this flowing music and strong atmosphere, everyone bid farewell to the past, cherish the present and look forward to the future with a smile.

Yo ho ho ho~ Yo ho ho ho~

I can no longer see tomorrow's sunrise~ Why should I be depressed~ Tomorrow will also be a moonlit night~

Everyone will turn into a skeleton anyway~ Let's talk about something happy~ Yo ho ho ho~ Yo ho ho ho~

At this moment, Shanks, an old man in his thirties, actually came forward with a giggle, and laughed strangely beside the campfire without any aura of the Four Emperors. He clapped his hands and sang this pirate song, and brought Binx's wine to you.

Captain Roger.

Whitebeard! Mr. Oden!

My dear friends who have gone away, where are you?

It must still be there! Somewhere in the underworld!

Can you see it? The pirate flag flying here...

"Shanks!"

Luffy was laughing. Across the bustling crowd, Shanks looked at the straw hat on Luffy's head and couldn't help but smile. There were whistles all around. It was Jesus Bu and Usopp who were making fun of him.

"Luffy! Are you going to return it to the captain?" Lucky Lu laughed wildly, "Are you going to return it now?"

"No!" Luffy grinned, "I will return it to you handsomely after I defeat Shanks again!"

"Really? That's difficult!" Shanks laughed.

"It doesn't matter!" Luffy said cheerfully, "If it's not difficult, then don't do it! Hehehe..."

Shanks smiled brightly, then made a face at Luffy and stuck out his tongue, saying: "If you want to defeat me, keep practicing for another fifty years! Hahahaha..."

"Sabo, go on."

Suddenly, Dorag threw a wine bottle, which was caught by Sabo.

He chuckled and raised it to Dragon, then walked over to Luffy and Ace with the bottle of wine.

There was a wine glass in front of each of the three brothers. Sabo unscrewed the bottle and filled it up in turn.

"Ace, I'm so glad you're okay..." Sabo tightened the bottle, lowered his head and said almost chokingly, "If... I really can't forgive myself..."

The three of them clinked their wine glasses together.

"Aren't we brothers?" Ace and Luffy both laughed. Sabo raised his head and drank it all together.

"You guys have to keep the Whitebeard Pirates going, so who will be the captain?"

Cavendish drank his wine in an aristocratic manner and asked to the Whitebeard Pirates with a smile, "Is he the one who ate the Tremor-Tremor Fruit? I heard that Marco no longer has the ability of the Phoenix, and he has the highest bounty, so it should be him! Haha, the Whitebeard Pirates, even if they don't have Whitebeard, at least they still have the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. It's really fun." He had just mentioned it casually, but unexpectedly Marco shook his head.

Not only Marco, but also Joz, Vista and others all looked at Ace at the same time.

"Me?" Ace pointed at himself, "You want me to be the captain?"

"You are an awakened nature-type ability user!" The remaining members of the White Group laughed while wiping their eyes. "Besides, Ace, even if you don't want to be the captain, the Navy will not let you go!"

"You guys..." Ace looked at the captains.

Marco smiled and said, "It would be more motivated to have someone with lofty ambitions as the captain. Dad must have wanted you, Ace, to become the Pirate King. We don't have that idea."

"I'm the one who's going to be the Pirate King!"

Luffy, who was arm in arm with Sabo and Shanks, seemed to have detected the key words like a radar, and stretched his rubber head over and shouted in dissatisfaction.

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

Joz said in a deep voice: "If it weren't for you, Ace, the remaining people of us would not be able to gather a complete pirate group after losing our father."

"It is you who brings us together under this flag, so only you can be the captain." Vista twisted his slightly curled beard and laughed, "This is the meaning of the title 'Captain'."

Ace was touched, but Cavendish flew into a rage, smashed his wine glass, jumped up and down and shouted, "What a joke! I don't agree!"

"Who are you? Why don't you agree?" Everyone in the White Group, even Zoro and others, were speechless.

Anne and Amorine pulled their captain back in embarrassment, but Cavendish pointed at Marco with a blushing face and yelled at Ace: "His bounty is higher than yours! Of course, the one with the highest bounty is qualified to be a pirate captain! Otherwise... otherwise... otherwise, wouldn't it be so embarrassing!!! The world's attention will be attracted to the guy with the highest bounty!!!!"

"You're drunk." Marianne squeezed Cavendish's cheek hard with her little fist, deforming it.

"You're the one who feels ashamed... I thought you were indignant, but it turns out you just feel the same way..." Usopp and the others were speechless. Everyone knew that although Cavendish was the captain of the Handsome Pirates, his bounty was not as high as that of the "dreamer" Marian on their ship.

Marco smiled elegantly and waved his hand, saying, "The bounty is the Navy's assessment. It's fine to just use it as a joke, but why should we involve the Navy's opinion in our internal affairs?"

"We all agree and believe that Ace should be the captain. Only he can do this job." Joz said in a deep voice, "This has nothing to do with the strength of ability or the amount of bounty."

Vista twirled his beard and smiled, "Ace is an awakened nature type, Jozu, he must be stronger than you now."

"Hahaha!"

Everyone burst into laughter again. Rayleigh looked at Ace, who, after careful consideration, did not want to disappoint the trust of Marco, Joz, Vista and the other members of the White Group. Finally, he nodded to everyone seriously and raised his glass to everyone.

"The new Whitebeard Pirates are established!"

The pirates, who seemed to have been reborn from the ashes, drank from the cup together, holding up their empty bowls and yelling at the bubbles in the sky.

Ace will surely be able to lead the new Whitebeard Pirates to move forward... Pluto Rayleigh smiled, feeling extremely happy, and drank the cup. The ship of the old era did not sink, but a new group of young pirates will take over our flag... Roger, this is the meaning of your last smile, right? From now on, all the guys who go out to sea for the great treasure and the title of Pirate King are the continuation of our Roger Pirates in the new era...

"It's so good to live longer!" Rayleigh suddenly shouted, scaring Xia Qi.

"Yo ha ha, so that's how it is, Mr. Reilly." Brooke screamed beside him, and Reilly immediately burst into laughter.

"Have a party! Have a party!"

Luffy was jumping around happily, eating, drinking, and playing. Suddenly, Cavendish couldn't stand it anymore and pointed at Luffy angrily, "Stop laughing! I'm not kidding! And you, Straw Hat Boy!"

"Ah? Me?" Luffy was stunned.

Tulip, Dragon, Sabo, Ace, Rayleigh, Shanks... all looked over. Cavendish was no coward. The naturally arrogant prince was not afraid of anyone. He pointed at Luffy and shouted, "No matter what, the captain's bounty is lower than the crew's. This is too strange! Well, even if we don't consider the bounty, from the perspective of strength, Ace may not be weaker than Marco and the others, but what about you?"

Zoro, Nami, Sanji, Franky, Usopp and the others all looked calm. Who on the ship hadn't thought about this question before? Well, except for Luffy, maybe? If it wasn't Cavendish who pointed it out today, there would be others who would make sarcastic remarks in the future.

Nami looked at Luffy a little worriedly, while Zoro looked calm. They had encountered the same situation in the tavern on Jaya Island, and he remembered Luffy's reaction at that time.

"Lynch is the number one pirate with a bounty of 5 billion! He personally killed Admiral Akainu and Marshal Sengoku in the Battle of Marineford! And what about you?" Cavendish became more and more excited as he spoke, "What about the rest of your pirate group? Of course, I don't mean to look down on you - I was just like you at the time. I was completely unable to participate in the top-level confrontation between admirals, and even getting close to it would have put my life in danger!"

"But the reality is here! "You and Lynch, or even the Devil's Son Nico Robin, are not pirates of the same level at all!"

Cavendish pointed at Lynch and Robin and said passionately, "You and them are completely different, from each other! It doesn't matter if we spend some time together, but do you really want Lynch and her to be on your ship? Do you really have the nerve to do that? When others see you in the future, they will only see Lynch and Nicole Robin, not you, the so-called captain! Wake up, Straw Hat Boy! " "What do you mean by the bounty doesn't matter? Don't fool yourself!!!"

Cavendish's voice echoed in the night. A gust of wind caused the flames of the bonfire to sway, and the originally lively banquet suddenly became silent and dull.

Shanks, Rayleigh, Tulip, Dragon, Sabo... Zoro, Nami, Sanji, Usopp... Ace, Marco... Lynch, Robin, Hancock, Sanda... Everyone turned their eyes to the focus of the controversy, the Straw Hat Boy, Monkey D. Luffy. - His bounty was 550 million, and he thought his partner Lynch's bounty was 5 billion.

Hancock agreed, although she and Sanda would not hate Tulip's son, they also did not think that Luffy's ship was worthy of having Lynch and Robin on it.

"Cabbage, do you want me to... kick my friends off the ship just because they are stronger than me?"

Luffy patted his straw hat and put it on his head. His voice was originally calm, but it contained a force. Finally, he gritted his teeth and roared, "If I do this kind of thing, I would rather never take risks again! Never be a pirate again!!!"

The powerful words echoed in everyone's ears.

Anyone can hear that the Straw Hat Boy's intention is definitely not to kidnap Lynch and Robin. He said that if they don't continue to be his partners, he will throw a tantrum and quit.

This kid was serious. He believed that if he were to do such a low-class scumbag thing as abandoning his friends because he was jealous of their strength, then he would not be worthy of going out to sea as a pirate from the beginning.

"That's right, I can't beat Lynch or Robin now! This is really frustrating!"

Luffy crossed his arms, looking serious but also confused. "But isn't it something to be happy about that my partner is so powerful? The navy or others only focus on Lynch or Robin and forget that I am the captain? Who cares about them! Anyway, I am the captain, and I want to be the Pirate King!!!"

"Who asked you about One Piece... Really..." Nami held her forehead with her hand helplessly and as if she was relieved.

Zoro and Sanji smiled, they recalled the experience in the tavern in Gaya, when they faced the pirate gangsters who didn't believe in the existence of Sky Island and laughed at their dreams. Luffy stopped them from fighting back and let them beat them up...

Let them laugh at us, we are going to sea for our dreams!

"Like a man now." Tulip said with a smile.

"There are many people who can tolerate weak companions. They think they are magnanimous, but they are more likely to be condescending and tolerant." A smile appeared on Dorag's old-fashioned and serious face. "Whether you dare and have the confidence to accept powerful companions, this is the biggest test. And there are very few people with such broad minds and temperament."

"One Piece?!"

Over there, Cavendish was retorted by Luffy, his face flushed red, and he said angrily, "That's the greatest pirate who can rule the entire sea! If there is a next Pirate King, it must be the strongest pirate right now - Lin Qicai, right! Among the pirates present, those with higher bounties and stronger strength than you, I can hit a lot of them with just a bottle of wine, okay? Who do you think you are?!"

"I don't want to rule the sea! I don't want to be anything great!" Luffy retorted.

"Who said you? I was talking about the Pirate King!" Cavendish was so angry that he would have taken action if Marian and the other two hadn't stopped him.

"The freest person in this ocean is the Pirate King!" Luffy said with a smile.

Obviously, not everyone agrees with his words. Even the people in the Whitebeard Pirates were speechless. What kind of brain circuit does Ace's brother have? Rayleigh's mouth curled up, and he exchanged glances with Shanks over there without saying a word. Shanks smiled and made a scissors hand gesture to him, as if he was proud of his vision. Mr. Rayleigh, I said this kid is very interesting, right?

Zoro, Sanji, Nami, Usopp and others were all smiling. If Luffy was the traditional, strong and powerful captain, they might not have boarded the ship from the beginning.

To put it bluntly, aren't those pirates just subordinates? They work hard for others, suffer hardships, and accept rule and domination. Isn't it tiring? Isn't it good to have fun freely? Merry's eyes sparkled, and she smiled foolishly at Luffy. If the atmosphere on the ship was not like this, it would not have been conceived...

"Don't make any mistake, this noble pirate."

Ace and Sabo, one on the left and one on the right, pressed their fists on Luffy's head.

"Ah?" Cavendish was stunned.

"When we were little, the three of us wanted to be pirates." Ace and Sabo laughed.

Ace rolled his fists and said unhappily, "Luffy has never beaten us once in training, but he wants us to be his crew! Isn't he funny?"

Sabo sighed, "Do you think Luffy is the type to be jealous of a partner who is stronger than himself? You are wrong."

"You're so wrong." Ace laughed.

Cavendish was stunned by what he said, and finally looked at Luffy, who was dissatisfied with being punched on the head by his two brothers, and then turned his head to look at Lynch, who was smiling and acting as if nothing had happened while being hugged by people on both sides.

The others also looked at Lynch.

Luffy's attitude is clear, he will never abandon his companions.

Where's Lynch? Where's Robin? Robin was easy to deal with. She looked at Lynch and said with a smile, "Where you go, I go. Don't think about leaving me behind again."

In fact, Robin thought that this time, Lynch would do the same as before, and when it came to matters involving the "JOJO Pirates", he would use the excuse that "the captain is Jolyne Kujo" to push the troubles onto her.

But this time, Lynch patted her hands and stood up on his own.

The 2.49-meter-tall Lynch walked towards the 1.72-meter-tall Luffy step by step, "The punch from your grandfather in the Battle of Marineford should have made you realize how big the world is, right? Luffy, your strength, including Zoro, Nami, Sanji... your strength is far from enough to venture into the ocean of the new world behind. You will die!"

"I will become stronger!" Luffy said with a grin, "And I will surpass you!"

This is the top battle in the comics. He is so weak, but he stands on the side of Whitebeard as if nothing has happened and even challenges him rudely.

Lynch laughed, but soon said seriously: "If you are too weak, it will be meaningless for me or Robin to rescue you every time. It is better to change the name to JOJO Pirates as Cavendish said. However, I think without you, Luffy, Zoro, Nami and others will not want to continue to be pirates. After all, they never thought of becoming pirates from the beginning. This seems to be meaningless as well."

"So if you want to keep going, I have a suggestion,"

Lynch raised a finger and said, "Of course, it's up to you to decide whether to accept it or not.

"For the next year, this ship will stay here. You, Zoro, Chopper, Nami, Sanji, Usopp, Franky, Brook, everyone, use this year to become as strong as possible. At least strong enough that you don't need me or Robin—"

"Stop talking so much!"

Luffy suddenly interrupted, raising his fists and grinning as he yelled, "GET ON THE BOAT!!!"

(End of this chapter)