I, a Celestial Dragon!

Could it be that...Gawain sees himself as the successor of Father Whitebeard because of his title?

So he plans to have a chat with this so-called Whitebeard successor?

Thinking of this, Blackbeard's expression tightened.

You misunderstood, Celestial Dragon!

My brothers often laugh at me for calling me by this nickname!

As for Dad, after all the hard work done by your doctors, shouldn’t he still be able to live for at least another ten years?

Even if you think so, isn't it too early to talk to me now?

Could it be that your chess moves have been planned for ten years into the future?

For a moment, Blackbeard's expression, which had just become natural, became even more strange.

Seeing Blackbeard's expression suddenly change, Gawain was slightly stunned, then shook his head in understanding.

"I don't know what you're thinking, but don't overthink it, Tikki."

"I'm not imagining things!"

Tiqi denied it quickly, shaking his head repeatedly as he denied it.

If you really don't know what I'm thinking, then don't say that!

You said that, I really think you can see through my heart!!!

Beside him, seeing that Teach's expression was getting weirder and weirder, Gawain clapped his hands in amusement.

"You have such a big body, but your fat is full of brains.

Stop thinking about it, come and have a drink with me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gawain raised his hand, took off one of his wine gourds, and threw it into Teach's hand.

Looking at the small black wine gourd in my hand, feeling the thick patina on the gourd.

Blackbeard was slightly stunned and frowned.

"Wait, this gourd...seems familiar!"

“Indeed, this is Shanks’s wine gourd, I exchanged my own wine flask for his.

It seems that he made a fortune, after all, my wine jug is made of silver and inlaid with many diamonds and agates.

But you see, his gourd has a thick patina and is shiny black, obviously it took him a lot of time to polish it.

Maybe I made a lot of money.”

Having said that, Gawain took down another wine jug and took a sip.

Seeing this, Blackbeard picked up the wine flask and carefully poured a few drops into his mouth.

Blackbeard remained silent, tasting the taste of the wine with his tongue.

Shanks, of course he remembered that guy, and that guy was a big trouble!

Because in the thirty years before he ate the Dark-Dark Fruit, the only battle in which he exposed his strength but failed to kill his opponent was against Red-Haired Shanks!

Even though I left him with a permanent scar, I didn't kill him. That guy had seen the real... or rather the former... ambitious me!

So, the reason why Gawain came to talk to me was because of what Shanks had said to him?

Thinking of this, Blackbeard's expression suddenly tightened.

At the same time, Gawain put down his wine jug and smiled.

“Shanks is quite interesting. Or rather, whoever I look at now, I find him quite interesting.

Last year in Golden Town, oh, that’s what you used to call Magic Valley Town.

After meeting him there who had found me, we talked for a long time, just like you and I are now.

Regardless of what we talked about, at that time, I was as weak as a baby animal.

Facing his attacks, I could only rely on the Thunder Fruit to dodge. The feeling of powerlessness was comparable to the time when you almost stabbed my shoulder with your claws. "

"Wait, Master Gawain, at that time I..."

“Don’t talk, just listen to me first, Tikki.

Remember, I have no intention of blaming you. In exchange, be quiet and listen carefully to what I am saying!"

Teach was obviously startled by the mention of Gawain, so Gawain waved his hand to signal him to be quiet.

After Teach humbly lowered his head and remained quiet, Gawain was silent for a moment and then continued.

"Anyway, when I stood across from Whitebeard and you, I had nothing to show for myself except my Conqueror's Haki.

Facing you who completely resisted my domineering aura, facing your claw that almost pierced my shoulder.

At that moment, I seemed to understand Shanks' evaluation of you.

Granted, I met you first, and then I met Shanks.

But when Shanks specifically told me to pay attention to Teach from the Whitebeard Pirates.

I immediately remembered the sense of crisis you once brought to me!"

"I……"

On the right side, Blackbeard's body trembled. Gawain repeatedly emphasized the sense of crisis he brought, which made him completely panicked.

Now, Old Man Whitebeard was being treated. His observation Haki sensed that he had been knocked out by a large group of doctors, allowing them to do whatever they wanted.

If Gawain led his men to initiate a liquidation of his own pirate group at this time, Blackbeard knew that without his father, he and his brothers would not even be able to mount an effective defensive response.

Without the super monster Whitebeard, even if he used his hidden strength to lead his brothers in a fight to the death, the Xuanniao would not be able to withstand the presence of more than four monsters!

Therefore, when it is absolutely impossible to resist, what I should do is... kneel down shamelessly and beg Gao Wensheng to forgive me!

But somehow, Blackbeard, who could have easily knelt down to do this, now clenched the armrests of the chair with his hands, and his knees were as hard as iron!

The angel and the devil kept echoing in his mind. The devil advised him to let go of his so-called dignity and face, and quickly kneel down to appease Gawain who brought up the old matter again, so as to prevent him from being cruel enough to carry out a purge.

And the angel in his heart.

The angel said to him while trying to smile while being beaten by the devil.

Marshall D. Teach, you are no longer the guy in the devil's mouth.

The dark fruit you desire has been delivered to you by your father.

You have become your father's adopted son who has high hopes for you, and Marco, who loves his little brother very much, regards you as a more suitable successor than him!

Your ideals, your dignity, they have come into your hands, in a way that does not require you to be hated and cursed by more people!

The Whitebeard Pirates have not let you down in any way. Except for their unwillingness to join you in burning, killing and looting, they have given you everything you deserve!

You are the heir of darkness that all pirates are worried about!

You are the Whitebeard spokesperson that makes everyone in Marijoa nervous!

You lost your dignity, but you got it back!

And now, if you lose them again...

That's even if you're standing on the highest wave of the ocean.

Even if the enemies you buried show fear to you, their hearts will always be full of contempt!

You want to win.

But you don't want the curse and contempt of the whole world.

You don't want to be looked down upon, Marshall D. Teach!!!

Suddenly, Tikki let out a long breath.

After exhaling, Teach raised his head again, a dangerous smile suddenly appeared on his face.

With a dangerous evil smile, Teach raised his hands, his left hand gently stroking the emerald on the middle finger of his right hand.

Feeling the temperature of the gem, Teach said to Gawain in a cold voice.

"Gao Wensheng, even though you have repeatedly stressed that you don't blame me for what happened back then, the way you keep bringing up the past really makes me worried!

So, after all, you are still dissatisfied with me back then, right?

If that's the case, then why did you pretend to ask me to drink with you, and use Shanks' wine gourd... which is not even as big as a fly to me!!!

I keep repeating myself, are you going to kill me now, or humiliate me who once humiliated you?

Gawain!!!"

Having said this, Blackbeard suddenly opened his mouth and laughed wildly.

His laughter immediately attracted the crowd from afar, and more than one pair of eyes looked towards them nervously.

Facing the worried eyes of his brothers, Blackbeard took a long breath, then gripped the armrest of the chair and continued to speak to Gawain fiercely.

“Whether it’s out of hatred or with the intention of humiliating you, you won’t get your way so easily, Gawain!

This is not me being arrogant, nor is it me being self-righteous!

No one can humiliate anyone in the Whitebeard Pirates without cost, whether that person is me or my brothers!

Because, this is the Whitebeard Pirates!!!"

"Ha ha ha ha!!!"

Just when Blackbeard said this cruelly, Gawain suddenly laughed uncontrollably!

His loud laughter really stunned Blackbeard. Blackbeard was stunned for a long time and couldn't figure out what was going on in Gawain's mind.

Looking at Blackbeard, his face was full of confusion and bewilderment, yet also had two parts of pride and three parts of ruthlessness.

Gao Wen drank the wine happily, and then he laughed more and more happily!

More than a year after coming to this world, Gawain pulled out a big cake.

Relying on this cake, he attracted countless people to gather around him.

However, the road to unification was destined to be slow, especially since his status was relatively noble, it was even less likely that he would raise the banner of rebellion or start a war too early.

Digging deep holes and storing up food, even a rebellion in a unified empire often requires decades of effort.

As for the world of pirates, it is similar to the world of the Eight Hundred Kingdoms, which is the Spring and Autumn Period!

How many years did it take Qin to unify the world?

The remaining strength of the seventh generation, so is it the time period of the seven generations of Qin kings?

No, it is the result of hundreds of years of hard work from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period!

Over the past year, even though Gao Wen did a lot of things, in the eyes of many people, he was just repeating the process of winning over one powerful person after another.

This process continued and repeated continuously, and even the crew members on his ship became a little anxious.

Of course, the older generation like Reilly are not in a hurry. They know that the spark that has been ignited will sooner or later become a prairie fire.

But the younger generations, especially the original core members of CP and young people like Ace who joined the ship earlier, also know Gao Wen’s ideals.

They couldn't help but feel that Gao Wen was just talking big but not doing anything, and was just constantly making big promises.

Gawain would not be idle enough to eavesdrop on everyone's actions on the ship, but he could guess what those people were thinking without listening.

So, Gao Wen always couldn't help asking himself.

Have I really done nothing this year and just been making empty promises?

After meeting Blackbeard again, this thought suddenly faded a little.

Because compared to the original pirate world, what I have done in the past year has actually quietly changed the future of many things under the general trend!

Isn’t Blackbeard a classic example?

The culprit who assassinated his brother Thatch, captured Ace alive, and almost single-handedly started the Battle of Marineford, leading to the complete destruction of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Now, this guy has begun to stand on the side of the Whitebeard Pirates and speak harshly to himself.

Isn’t this the change that I have brought about?

Isn’t this one of the greatest comforts and proofs of my hard work so far?

Thinking of this, Gao Wen waved his hand gently.