One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 228 From then on, there was no more Teach.
Did he share the wine his father gave him with himself?

Teach glanced down at the wine jug, slightly surprised.

Hmph, at least this kid knows what's good for him; he even knows to apologize.

This twenty-year-old vintage is a treasured collection that my father only uses to entertain the highest-ranking guests; it's very rare for them to drink it normally.

However, it's impossible to expect him to forgive so easily.

"Hahaha, you actually remember a nobody like me? But the matter of the fruit has nothing to do with you. I was too impulsive and acted rashly. I can only blame myself."

Teach scratched his head a little embarrassedly:

"Anyway, let bygones be bygones. I've long since let it go. But I can't bear to return this wine. I've really been wanting to drink it for a while now, hehehehe... Um, Dad, can I drink it?"

"What nonsense are you talking about, Teach!"

The white-bearded man laughed heartily, "How old are you? If you want to drink, just drink it all in one go! Why are you acting like a little kid who hasn't grown up yet!"

"As a son, I should of course ask my father for permission before drinking his wine."

Teach grinned sheepishly, raised the flask, and tilted his head back to gulp it down.

The bowl was empty in no time, and the person rubbed their belly with a satisfied sigh.
"This is truly fine wine, Father!"

Xia Nuo didn't interrupt, and just watched the scene quietly.

Only after he was sure Teach had finished drinking did he slightly raise the corners of his mouth, take the other flask that the white-bearded man tossed to him, and tilt his head back to take a swig.

Truth serum.

This is a prop he bought when he first left Water Seven.

In short, according to the description, after taking it, the user will have an extremely strong urge to talk for the entire day.

And everything he said was the truth from the bottom of his heart.

It's almost working now, so it's time to test its effectiveness.

As the saying goes, "Truth comes out when one is drunk."

Xia Nuo put down the wine pot and said slowly, "Brother, although you say the past is the past, there's still something I just can't figure out."

"Why did you react so strongly when I took out that fruit? Even Marco couldn't persuade you to stop?"

Ok?
Teach frowned slightly.

This guy just seemed indifferent, why is he suddenly asking so many questions?

How could I possibly tell you the truth about something like this!
He sneered inwardly, pondering how to brush it off.

But its mouth opened uncontrollably a moment earlier, and it roared ferociously:
"You still have the nerve to ask?! You still have the nerve to ask?!"

"Who told you, brat, to produce a fruit that's exactly the same as another fruit I've been waiting for for twenty years? You managed to fool me too!"

This statement came out.

The deck fell silent for a moment, and everyone, including captains like Marco and Joz, stared in astonishment.

Teach...

What's going on here?
Why are you suddenly so angry?

When did you become so bold as to speak to the Emperor of the Sea in such a tone?

"?"

Whitebeard also looked bewildered, looking down at Teach.

Teach also stood there, stunned and at a loss, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

what happened?

what happened!

Why did I blurt out what was on my mind?

They were clearly planning to make up some random excuse to get away with it!

"Oh?"

Shano leaned forward with great interest, revealing a devilish smile:
"Keep talking, don't stop. What kind of fruit is so special that it's worth waiting twenty years for?"

"Ignorant brat! Of course it's An An..."

Teach's expression changed drastically as he said this.

He tried desperately to shut up, but his tongue seemed to have a mind of its own, and he still managed to say everything:
"Of course, it's the Dark-Dark Fruit! The embodiment of the will of darkness, the strongest Logia-type! Only this fruit is worthy of my ambition, allowing me to replace Whitebeard and become the strongest man in the world... No!!!"

Teach's eyes were filled with terror. He threw his head back and let out a beast-like roar, clutching his throat tightly with both hands, veins bulging on his forehead, trying his best to stop him.

However, the effects of truth serum are almost domineering at the level of the rules.

It will rewrite one's will, making the user more and more in line with their true nature, and less and less aware that they are revealing the truth.

Once this takes effect, it will be unstoppable.

Those unspoken words, those ambitions that could no longer be concealed...

Like a flood bursting through a dam, it continued to roar and gush uncontrollably from Teach's mouth:

"Twenty years!"

"I've been lurking on Whitebeard's ship for over twenty years, waiting for information about this fruit!"

“What Sachi, Bramank, Namuel! These second-rate guys can become captains and are famous all over the world, while I am still an unknown nobody.”

"What's the purpose! It's all to leverage the Whitebeard Pirates' intelligence capabilities and obtain the Dark-Dark Fruit sooner!"

"With the Dark-Dark Fruit, and given my special physique, I can seize all the other powerful abilities in this world!"

"As for the first target, it's you, Dad! I've been eyeing your Tremor-Tremor Fruit for a long time!"

Teach grinned maliciously, pointing at Whitebeard, his greed undisguised.
"You're old now. You're no longer the strongest man in the world who could rival Roger. This Tremor-Tremor Fruit is a waste in your hands; it should belong to me!"

"What nonsense are you spouting, Teach!"

Diamond Joz's expression changed drastically, and he shouted angrily, "He only had a few drinks, how could he be this drunk! Apologize to Dad right now!"

"Drunk? I'm not drunk!"

Teach glared at him menacingly. "Shut the hell up, Joz! If I remember correctly, you boarded the ship around the same time as me, right? What right do you have to order me around like that!"

"He really drank too much..."

Joz's face turned ugly. His right arm instantly transformed into a diamond shape and slammed towards Teach!

"Enough! Stop talking nonsense! Behave yourself in front of the VIPs and Dad, Teach!"

"Hahaha... You want to make a move? With your skills?"

Teach grinned maliciously, clenched his right fist, and suddenly covered it with jet-black Armament Haki, charging forward without backing down!

boom! ! !
Their fists collided, unleashing a terrifying shockwave that swept across the deck, sending a cloud of smoke and debris billowing up, forcing the surrounding pirates to retreat. When the smoke finally cleared and the scene became clear again, everyone was shocked by what they saw…

It was Jozu who was blasted away.

Despite his right arm being diamond-like, fine cracks appeared on it, and Joz, caught off guard, stumbled backward more than a dozen steps, nearly falling to the ground.

And Teach...

He remained in the same spot, but swayed slightly and took two steps back before easily regaining his balance.

"Hahaha!"

Teach flicked his wrist and laughed wildly, "See that! You fools, this is my true strength! All these years I've been hiding it to avoid attracting attention, do you really think I have to show it off before you're convinced...?"

"Teach!!!"

With a thunderous roar, Whitebeard finally stood up, and with that angry shout, terrifying Conqueror's Haki once again swept across the deck!
hum!
This time, everyone could feel the fury contained within that domineering aura.

Teach also instinctively jolted, looked up at the white beard, and swallowed hard.

"Dad..."

Marco stepped forward, pale-faced, wanting to persuade Whitebeard to calm down, but he didn't know what to say.

The scene before him was completely beyond his comprehension.

What happened to Teach...?
Could it be true, as he said, that his previous honest, simple, and unassuming demeanor was all just a facade?
It seems the facts are undeniable, and that is indeed the case.

Otherwise, even if what they just said was just drunken nonsense, how can we explain the terrifying power that could defeat Jozu?

"Xia Nuo, you brat."

Whitebeard intimidated Teach, turned around, narrowed his eyes, and looked at Shano: "You tampered with the wine, didn't you?"

"It's partly yes, and partly no."

Xia Nuo calmly took a sip of wine. "As the world's strongest swordsman, my intuition is very sharp. From the moment I boarded the ship, I sensed the intense malice emanating from this guy, as if he wanted nothing more than to kill me."

"We only met once, so why do you hate me to this extent? I don't understand, I'm very curious."

He shook the wine jug in his hand and chuckled, "So, I simply added a little something to this wine that will make people speak their minds."

"I've gotten the answer I wanted, but the fact that they dug up so much explosive information is far beyond my expectations."

He glanced up at Whitebeard and said, "You should be thanking me, Whitebeard. You have a venomous snake on your ship that wants to bite you to death and devour your corpse clean."

The white-bearded man's face was ashen.

He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and slowly opened them after a long while.

Then he turned around again, grabbed the broadsword, and lowered his head expressionlessly.

"Teach."

The white-bearded man's voice was surprisingly calm. "I'll ask you one last time: were those words you just said drunken ramblings, or were they your true feelings?"

"At this point, is it even necessary to ask these questions?"

Teach instinctively took a step or two back, but forced a cold smile. "But Dad, what are you planning to do? I just vented a few words, and you want to exterminate me? Is this all the world's strongest man can be?"

“You’re wrong, Teach.”

Whitebeard looked at him with disappointment, "Do you even know, Teach... do you even know anything at all?!"

"How could the son of Rocks, the ambitious man who once instilled fear even in the World Government, be a mere ordinary person content with mediocrity!"

“I’ve known this since the day you begged me to come aboard! Your ambition and dreams, your strength and domineering presence, have never needed to be hidden, Teach!”

The white-bearded man's eyes widened, and his voice suddenly rose in pitch!

"You want to replace me, you want to become the Emperor of the Sea, you want the Dark-Dark Fruit, you want the Tremor-Tremor Fruit... I don't care! None of that matters!"

"This White Whale, which has journeyed with me through the old era, boasts an incredibly spacious deck! Can't it even contain your insignificant ambitions?!"

Boom!

These words struck like a bolt from the blue, hitting everyone like a thunderbolt.

Apart from Shano, who narrowed his eyes slightly as if he had expected this, everyone else looked at Teach in disbelief.

What did Dad say?
Rocks?!

Teach, is he really the son of the man who once called himself the King of the World... Rocks?!

Marco and Vista exchanged a stunned glance. The news was so shocking that even they were momentarily stunned.

"So you knew about my past all along, Father..."

Blackbeard narrowed his eyes, looked around, and then spoke with a forced smile:
"So what do you mean by all this? What, do you think I can still stay on this ship like before and obediently be your good son?"

"If that's all, then of course it's possible!"

A hint of heartache flashed in the white-bearded man's eyes:
"But...you don't deserve it!"

He gripped his naginata tightly, stepped forward, and pressed, "Teach, do you still remember the Battle of Coron Island five years ago?"

Galapagos Island?
Blackbeard was taken aback at first, then remembered something and realized what it was, his expression changing slightly.

"Judging from your expression, you've remembered."

Whitebeard's voice grew increasingly cold:

"Cologne Island, near the entrance to the New World, is now renamed G-14 Branch by the Navy. Five years ago, it was still the territory of our Whitebeard Pirates."

"When you and the other five men were purchasing supplies there, you were ambushed by the naval fleet. Under the combined attack of three vice admirals, all of them were killed on the spot."

"Only you jumped into the sea to save yourself and escaped back."

“You were crying your eyes out on the ship, saying you were sorry to Giman and the others, and we even comforted you.”

Marco realized this too, and his face darkened as he spoke up, "But now, judging from the terrifying strength you've displayed..."

"They could have lived, couldn't they!"

With a roar, Whitebeard could no longer control himself. He reached out and grabbed Blackbeard's head, slamming his face hard onto the deck!

"To conceal your strength, you watched your comrades die! For your ambition, you even abandoned your family whom you spent every day with!"

"You, Teach, don't deserve to be my son at all!!!"

Click! ! !

A terrifying shockwave erupted, and Blackbeard's body was instantly slammed deep into the deck. He screamed in agony as blood gushed from his seven orifices.

"Thief... Hahaha..."

Even so, Blackbeard continued to grin maliciously, struggling to lift his head and roaring with blood streaming from his mouth:
"What does this have to do with me, Dad! In the end, I just stood by and watched them die! According to your rules, murdering a comrade is a capital offense, that's true, but I didn't take their lives. Can you put all the blame on me? You should be going to settle accounts with the Navy!"

(End of this chapter)