Chapter 128 The arrival of the special envoy and the disbandment of the royal group!
That night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.
It was June, and although the daytime temperature already felt like midsummer, it dropped sharply at night, with the perceived temperature only around ten degrees Celsius.
On an island in the latter half of the New World.
The Roger and Whitebeard Pirates, who had successfully escaped from the Navy's stationed island of Water Star, reunited. The deserted island, once deserted, became a venue for the pirates' banquet that night.
"Hahaha! Oden, how does it feel to travel with Roger?"
"Have you come across anything interesting? Tell us about it."
A blazing bonfire illuminated the coast of the deserted island. The crew members of Roger Haze's group and the crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates gathered around the bonfire, happily gathering and chatting.
Whitebeard, who hadn't seen Kozuki Oden for a long time, asked with a smile, holding a beer barrel in one hand and hugging Kozuki Oden with the other.
“I encountered a lot of interesting things along the way.”
"There is an island in the sky, where there is a large city built of gold."
"Located in the deep sea, Fishman Island is rich in deep-sea fish, a delicacy I have never tasted before."
"When I was in Dressrosa, I also saw the dwarfs. They were really cute!"
"Not only that, I also saw many powerful pirates and powerful navy along the way."
"It was only after leaving Wano Country that I truly appreciated the vastness of this ocean!"
"I really want to travel all the time! Bai Xiaoji."
Kozuki Oden, holding a wine glass, briefly recounted his time sailing with Roger's pirate group, his eyes filled with longing for the sea. However, at the end, Kozuki Oden's face was somewhat disappointed.
"If you want to continue traveling, then just keep sailing."
"What are your plans for the future, even though you and Roger completed the so-called circumnavigation of the sea together?"
"But there are still many places on this ocean that you haven't visited."
"Come back to the ship and continue traveling and adventuring with us for the rest of the time!"
Whitebeard didn't notice the lost expression on Kozuki Oden's face. He drank his wine and said in a deep voice. Whitebeard was a very casual person. As long as he could stay with his family, Whitebeard didn't mind where the ship went.
The crew on his ship are actually quite free. If Oden wants to continue traveling, he will take Oden with him and sail the Moby Dick to areas he has never been to.
"No, I don't plan to continue traveling with you."
When Kozuki Oden heard what Whitebeard said, he shook his head and spoke.
His answer froze Whitebeard's smile. Even Roger and the others sitting around them fell silent.
"Why?!"
"Are you planning on staying on Roger's ship instead of joining us?!"
While asking the question, a terrifying aura suddenly emanated from Whitebeard's body, and his right hand even grabbed the Kurogane-Kiri sword at his feet, as if he was ready to attack if they disagreed.
Whitebeard's pair of tiger eyes were also staring at Roger and others who were sitting next to him drinking.
Whitebeard's sudden burst of momentum startled everyone present. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Whitebeard. Only Roger, who was sitting next to Whitebeard, looked calm and drank.
"Don't be angry, that's not what I meant."
"I'm planning to go back to Wano Country."
"It's been so long since I came out. I miss Toki, Momonosuke, and Hiyori."
“I don’t know how they are doing.”
The "Toki" mentioned by Kozuki Oden refers to his wife, Kozuki Toki. Before marrying Kozuki Oden, her real name was Amatsuki Toki. Momonosuke and Hiyori are their two children.
When Oden and Roger passed through Wano Country, Kozuki fell ill, so his family was not on the ship during the second half of Roger's pirate group's voyage.
"Oh, so you're going back? I thought it was something else, hahahaha!"
"I've been out for so long, it's only right that I go back and take a look."
Whitebeard heard Kozuki Oden's answer. Although he was still reluctant for Oden to leave, he still smiled and said that he didn't want to put pressure on Oden.
He had to support the idea of returning home.
The two of them talked openly, and the atmosphere at the banquet immediately eased. Until this moment, Roger, who had been drinking in silence, suddenly said:
"Even if Oden wanted to travel with us, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to."
"I have fulfilled my dream. There is nothing left on this ocean worth lingering on."
Roger's words immediately caught Whitebeard's attention, and the other members of the Whitebeard Group who heard this also turned their attention to Roger.
Roger's crew members all fell silent at this moment, only Shanks and Buggy looked at Roger in surprise and asked in confusion.
"Captain, what do you mean by that?!"
"There is nothing worth your nostalgia"
Before Shanks could finish, Roger smiled brightly at the two children and continued:
“That’s what it means.”
"I plan to disband the Roger Pirates!"
"Thank you all for your company along the way. This is the end of the Roger Pirates!"
Above the bonfire, embers and sparks drifted up into the night sky. The banquet, which had been lively, was now strangely quiet.
Everyone in the White Group looked at Roger in shock, as if they couldn't believe the news they had just heard.
After a moment of silence, Whitebeard took a sip of his wine and asked in a deep voice, "Have you decided yet?!"
"Ah! It's been decided, and the crew has been informed."
"Look, those two guys don't know yet. When we were preparing to go to Raftel, Buggy fell ill. Shanks didn't go with us in order to take care of him."
"This matter was decided when we returned from Raftel."
As they were talking, Shanks and Buggy had already hurried to Roger's side. They seemed to be shocked by the news and looked at Roger in disbelief. After seeing Roger's firm attitude, they looked at Roger with tears in their eyes, feeling very reluctant to leave.
Shanks and Buggy grew up on Roger's ship. It is normal that the two children cannot accept the news when they suddenly hear it.
"Hahaha, don't make that expression, Shanks, Buggy."
"Everyone grows up one day. You two will one day ride your own ship and sail across the ocean."
"My journey is over, but yours has just begun!"
"Speaking of which, Newgate, I have something important to tell you. Come with me."
Roger stood up and patted Whitebeard on the shoulder, then walked towards the beach on the shore. Whitebeard pondered for a long time, but finally couldn't suppress his curiosity, so he stood up and followed Roger's footsteps.
The bright moonlight fell on the beach. Under the moonlight, Whitebeard and Roger were talking in low voices. Although the crew members could not hear what the two were saying, they all saw that Whitebeard had a shocked look on his face, as if he had heard something extraordinary.
The sound of waves swept the two people's words into the sea. Apart from the two of them, no one knew what they said tonight.
The next day, the morning light shone.
There is a busy scene near the port of Shuixianxing Island.
After the war, the uninjured sailors got up early and began to repair the damaged port under the command of Zhan Guo.
In the sea in front of the port, there are more than a dozen damaged warships docked, and the navy's shipwrights are busy on the warships.
In this battle, the navy not only did not gain any benefits, but suffered heavy losses. A striking defeat has been added to the history of the Warring States Period.
“Woo——”
Just as the navy was busy in the port, a white luxury warship came quickly from a distance. The sound of the warship's whistle attracted the navy's attention and looked into the distance.
In a corner of the port, on a "skinny" green warship, Jiguo Yuanyi and Kuzan were helping the shipwrights to repair the warship. At this time, they heard the whistle in the distance and turned their heads to look.
The black cross flag symbolizing "peace" was reflected in Yoriichi Tsugikuni's pupils.
"A World Government ship?"
"The war is over, why are these people here?"
(End of this chapter)
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