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From this perspective, Whitebeard's situation really seems a bit like a joke!

Who could have imagined this?!
Roger and Rocks' sons were both taken by that old bastard Whitebeard.

Could this old man be doing this on purpose, or does he have some kind of twisted sense of humor?!

Otherwise, how could such an idea even exist?!

It's not that Golden Lion is overthinking this; anyone who isn't a fool can sense that it's impossible for someone not to have ulterior motives.

Seeing the strange look in Shiki's eyes, Whitebeard couldn't hold back any longer and immediately said, "At most, I only know that Ace was Roger's son. How could I possibly know that Teach was Captain Rocks' son?!"

To be honest, Whitebeard felt he had been wronged in this matter.

First of all, I do know that Ace is Roger's son.

But back then, Whitebeard really didn't have any plans to do anything.

But who would have thought that Ace would directly challenge him? Generally speaking, if a pirate challenges you, you have to make the other party pay some price.

Wouldn't that make me lose face?!
Whitebeard himself was well aware of this.

Ultimately, if we don't do something about this...

That's definitely not plausible.

If other pirates see this and challenge me, then there's no consequence whatsoever.

Does that mean all the pirates will come to challenge me?!
If that's the case, it's not good news for Whitebeard!
Whitebeard himself was well aware that once this seed was planted, countless pirates would come to challenge it.

Whitebeard wasn't afraid, he just found it a bit annoying.

So, shouldn't we teach Ace a lesson at this point?!
Either you leave them alive, or you cut off one of their arms or something.

Shouldn't they teach them a lesson?
If you don't teach any challenge a lesson, that would be absolutely unacceptable.

That was Whitebeard's thought at the time.

However, the most crucial point is that this is his old friend's son!

What would it mean if I killed Ace or cut off one of his arms?!

If I ever meet Roger in the afterlife, I can just say to him, "I cut off your son's arm!"
Besides, if they came with the intention of killing me, that would be understandable, but they only came to challenge me, not to assassinate me or use despicable means against me.

Whitebeard would never do that.

But Ace challenged himself, so this matter can't be left like that.

With so many people watching, I absolutely cannot allow this to happen.

Therefore, Ace must pay a price for this.

But that's where they get stuck – they can't attack Ace, but they have no choice but to.

Whitebeard saw this very clearly. If it had to be done, he probably already knew how it should end.

Let's try a different approach!
For example, if you just make Ace your son, wouldn't that directly avoid this problem?

And most importantly, looking at it this way, you can protect yourself properly in the future.

After all, as Roger's son, Ace would definitely be hunted down by the World Government.

The pursuit of Roger's son has continued unabated for many years, and the World Government will not let these opportunities pass.

As Ace travels the world and his fame grows, the World Government will likely find out about him soon.

Therefore, as long as Ace is brought into their pirate crew.

On the one hand, it directly preserved the reputation of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Secondly, it would give the members of the Whitebeard Pirates an explanation.

Thirdly, it can protect Ace.

Fourthly, Ace himself was quite strong in combat, and joining his pirate crew filled a void.

Fifth
Whitebeard admitted that he did have some perverse interests at the time.

At the time, Whitebeard was thinking that having Roger's son call him "father" was indeed a good thing.

The thought of Roger's son calling him "Dad" made Whitebeard very happy.

Such a good thing would have been impossible if Whitebeard hadn't done it!
Therefore, from this point of view, it is basically certain that if you don't do it, there will be many disadvantages, but if you do it, there will be no disadvantages, only advantages.

So, if we look at it this way, how should we handle this matter, and what choices should we make? I'm not stupid, how could I not know?!

In this matter, there is only one thing that Whitebeard thinks is worth a try.

So, Ace joined my ship because of this incident.

If Ace hadn't come looking for them back then, none of this would have happened.

Originally, Whitebeard didn't have this idea; it was Ace who came to him.

Then it happened.

Next up is Teach.

Whitebeard genuinely had no idea about Teach's identity.

If it weren't for the others taking pity on Teach, and Teach constantly kneeling in front of them wanting to join, it would have been virtually impossible.

Of course, Whitebeard was too soft-hearted back then.

This made Whitebeard realize that if it was that guy's child, it seemed quite normal for him to do such a thing.

Rocks himself was an ambitious man.

Wasn't his original ambition to become the king of the world?
As the son, once this happens, everyone can basically see exactly what happened.

Teach has perfectly inherited Rocks' will, and he knows exactly what to do next.

There's a high probability that he'll do the same thing his father did.

Thinking about this, Whitebeard couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

I never expected things to turn out this way.

Then, all his sentiments turned into a sigh. Upon hearing this sigh, the Golden Lion beside him couldn't help but speak up. He pursed his lips and slowly said, "What are you lamenting about, old man?! To be honest, I really can't figure it out. You've already gotten the better deal, what can you say?!"

The Golden Lion had never seen such a shameless person.

They've already gotten so many benefits, yet they still have to sigh and complain here.

Those who didn't know the situation might have thought that Whitebeard had suffered some kind of unfair treatment!
"Yeah, Whitebeard, you old codger, you actually took Captain Rocks' son under your wing! You really came up with that idea!"

Kaido, standing to the side, nodded in agreement and said...

If you don't want to listen to this, fine, but hearing him sighing and complaining like this, who can stand it?
You actually managed to get this one.

How could you even think of that?

That old idiot!
I'd noticed something was off about Whitebeard before!
Now that this matter has been exposed, Kaido feels even more certain that his previous guesses were absolutely correct.

With Whitebeard like that, what else could it be but exactly what I imagined?!
This guy acts like he's the one who suffered a huge loss, but I really don't know who's really at a disadvantage.

If Roger and Rocks knew in the afterlife that all their sons had become Whitebeard's sons, I don't know what they would think!

“I think I’ve figured it out. You and Charlotte are two extremes. One of you is having a crazy number of children, and you even have children with different races.”

One group wants to take in children. They're all trying to bring any child they can get their hands on, especially those with a little potential. You're lucky I don't have any kids!

Old John, standing to the side, gulped down a mouthful of strong liquor.

He also had some thoughts to share, and he had to admit that Whitebeard's ideas were something he really had to think about!

Even old John felt somewhat relieved at this point.

I'm glad I don't have children.

If I had children, wouldn't they all end up being taken in by that bastard Whitebeard?!
Does this guy have some kind of weird quirk?

Otherwise, why would he consider adopting someone else's child as his own son?!

Thinking about it this way, old John suddenly realized that there really wasn't a problem with the matter.

After all, everything Whitebeard has done so far makes perfect sense from this perspective!
This disrespectful old man sees other people's children and wants to adopt them as his own son.

This really is
How could Whitebeard even think of that? Does this guy have some kind of childhood trauma?!
The more old John thought about it, the more convinced he became that way.

After Old John finished speaking, no one present said anything; they just looked at Whitebeard with extremely strange eyes.

It's obvious that this is because of the situation Whitebeard is currently exhibiting; he definitely has some kind of peculiar fetish!

Otherwise, such a thing would never happen.

However, the more I thought about it, the more I felt that Whitebeard's ideas might really be a bit strange.

Why not have your own children? Why do you always have to adopt other people's children?

Got it!
At that moment, they all understood why!

It turns out that Whitebeard had a peculiar fetish!

That explains this point, and the white-bearded man was dumbfounded by the strange looks he received from others.

I had thought about it before, and if I said it, the other party would definitely misunderstand.

However, he didn't expect that if they continued to think like this, Whitebeard didn't even dare to imagine what would happen next.

"If it were Ace, I would know his identity, but he challenged me back then. If I just let him go like this, what would that mean!?"

This is a challenge to the Whitebeard Pirates' authority, and besides, is there any better way to resolve this?!

Whitebeard had no intention of hiding anything; in his view, this was simply how things should be.

He had said that before, and now he knew that it was impossible to hide this matter any longer.

Ultimately, no matter what the truth is, I have to make this matter clear.

Otherwise, how could anyone else believe this?

Although, at that moment, even he himself wasn't entirely sure if what he said was right.
Do not!
I will believe it!
Whitebeard had been wondering before whether this would be believed, but now he suddenly realized that it was highly likely that it would be.

The main point is that this itself can be used as a point of trust.

As a pirate, it's obviously impossible to do nothing when faced with a challenge from someone else.

Therefore, in this respect, everyone would choose to believe what Whitebeard said.

From Whitebeard's perspective, there were no problems with this.

After hearing Whitebeard's answer, the others pondered for a moment and ultimately said nothing more.

Yes
Just as Whitebeard said, this is indeed how things should be.

Has someone challenged me? Am I just supposed to put up with it?!
Everyone here is a great pirate, and they all know what this matter really means. Naturally, they also know that Whitebeard has no reason to lie about this.

Besides, Ace did indeed fail in his challenge against Whitebeard, and then Whitebeard took him in.

From this perspective, it seems there's absolutely no problem.

So if you think about it that way, Whitebeard did the right thing.

And just as Whitebeard said, Ace was Roger's son, so even if Ace failed the challenge.

Does this mean Whitebeard is going to kill Ace?!

impossible!

There is absolutely no way Whitebeard could have killed Ace.

Ultimately, everyone knows about the friendship between Whitebeard and Roger, so it's natural that Whitebeard wouldn't kill Ace.

Thinking about it this way, that's indeed how Ace's situation was handled.

Then, before they could think any further, Whitebeard continued, "As for Teach, which you mentioned, I'll just tell you directly when Whitebeard mentioned it."

I had no idea that Teach was Captain Rocks' son.

So, I really didn't realize that at the time!

Teach looks somewhat like Rocks; how could I have overlooked that?! (End of Chapter)