One Piece: Starting with God Valley, intercepting the Dark-Dark Fruit

Seeing this, Whitey shrugged and sat back down in her seat.

Kozuki Toki gave Oden a reproachful look, who laughed and then said to Whitebeard,

"Baiji, Roger's arrival this time with such fanfare is bound to attract the attention of the Navy!"

Whitebeard said nonchalantly.

"Even Garp has been sent to prison, which shows how rotten the Navy and the World Government are now. There's no point in paying attention to them."

Oden touched the empty sleeve on his right side and said in a deep voice,

"I can't help but care, that Marine named Gigg..."

Upon hearing the name Jig, everyone paused. Among them, a young man with a somewhat aged appearance, his eyes flashing, gritted his teeth and said...

"I wonder if he'll show up this time. Our Whitebeard Pirates still have a score to settle with him! He must die!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, and Oden's face showed approval as he said,

"Well said, Teach! You're very motivated!"

Marshall D. Teach, who would later become Blackbeard, slammed his fist on the table and said angrily.

"He's a bastard! He actually... killed so many of our comrades! We can't let this guy get away with this!"

What Teach said was completely different from what he was thinking.

What he really wanted to say was that Giger had actually eaten the Dark Fruit he had been dreaming of!

So he hoped more than anyone else that Gigg would die quickly, otherwise he would never have the chance to obtain the Dark-Dark Fruit.

Seeing Teach's "best" relationship with Satchel, Satchel remarked to those around him, "..."

"Teach is really a sentimental person. His room is covered with pictures of Giggs, and he stabs them with a knife every day for years!"

However, Whitebeard looked at Teach with suspicion. When he met Gigg three years ago, Teach had only recently joined the Whitebeard Pirates and was not yet very familiar with the other members of the crew.

Normally, he doesn't seem to harbor such intense hatred towards Giger, as if Giger were his father's killer.

Oden didn't think that much about it; besides Blackbeard, Jig was the person on the ship who hated him the most.

After all, his two most loyal retainers, Nekomamushi and Inuarashi, had both died tragically at the hands of Giger, and Giger himself had been crippled.

This feud is irreconcilable.

Just thinking about Giger's face made Oden grit his teeth in hatred.

Just then, someone ran in from outside; he was on lookout on the deck.

Upon seeing the white beard, he hurriedly called out,

"Dad! Roger's pirate ship is coming!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a domineering aura swept over, enveloping the Moby Dick where Whitebeard was.

Many people in the cabin fainted before they could even react.

Then footsteps sounded outside the cabin, getting closer and closer.

Those who were still conscious all turned their gaze toward the doorway.

Roger walked in with a smile on his face, under everyone's watchful eyes.

The white-bearded man squinted and said,

"Roger, is this how you greet people?"

Roger glanced at the unconscious Whitebeard Pirates members lying on the ground, grinned, and said...

"Sorry, I used a little too much force."

Chapter 164 Giger Appears

On the USS Jackson, Shanks lay on the side of the ship, gazing at the USS Moby Dick across from him, and said with a look of longing,

"That was Captain Roger's Conqueror's Haki! He was so powerful!"

Bucky crossed his arms and said,

"But can Captain Roger really go there alone? After all, that's Whitebeard's stronghold!"

Rayleigh walked over, put one hand on each of their heads, and chuckled.

"What do you two kids know? It's precisely because it's the Whitebeard Pirates that Roger had to go up there himself. If we all go, it's easy for them to misunderstand that we're not here to start a war with Whitebeard."

Shanks was somewhat puzzled and said,

"But Captain Roger just unleashed his Conqueror's Haki!"

Rayleigh chuckled and was about to speak when the once clear sky suddenly became overcast, and the next second, a dark crack appeared in the sky above the Moby Dick.

The sky cracked, a sign of the clash between two emperor-level powerhouses.

Shanks' expression changed upon seeing this, and he shouted,

"Oh no! A fight has broken out! Captain Roger is in danger!"

As he spoke, Shanks was about to climb overboard to go aboard the Moby Dick to support Roger.

Rayleigh grabbed him and said,

"Calm down, Shanks. Captain Roger and Whitebeard were just greeting each other."

On the Moby Dick,

Roger, wielding Ace, clashed with Whitebeard's Murakumogiri. Conqueror's Haki crackled and flashed. Whitebeard narrowed his eyes, looking down at Roger, and said in a deep voice,

"Roger, what brings you here?"

"Of course I wanted to come see you, my old friend. It's a bit inconvenient here, but there's a small island over there. How about we go sit there for a while?"

After saying that, Roger turned his head slightly and grinned at Oden in the crowd.

Oden frowned and shouted.

"Hey! What are you looking at? Want to fight me?"

He drew Enma, looking eager to try it out.

Roger laughed.

"Alright, samurai, I'll give you that chance later!"

Whitebeard said with dissatisfaction,

“Hey Roger, I haven’t agreed to go to any island yet.”

"Don't say that, I'm going back now, see you on the island!"

Roger sheathed his sword and, without waiting for Whitebeard's response, leaped into the air and returned to his Jackson.

Seeing Roger return safely, Shanks breathed a sigh of relief. A burly young man with long blond hair stepped forward and said in a deep voice,

"Captain Roger, are we going to war with the Whitebeard Pirates?"

Bucky pursed his lips and muttered something under his breath.

"What a madman!"

Roger shook his head and said,

"Relax, Barrett. We're here to meet the Whitebeard Pirates in a very friendly manner. Don't start a war so easily!"

Barrett fell silent upon hearing this, but Roger waved his hand and shouted,

"Alright! Let's set sail!"

The Jackson then turned around and headed toward an island not far away.

Whitebeard watched the Jackson start moving, gave a soft snort, and said...

"That Roger guy... Let's go, let's follow him and see!"

......

The Jackson and the Moby Dick docked at the island one after the other, and then Roger and Whitebeard each disembarked with their crews.

After the meeting, the atmosphere suddenly became somewhat delicate.

They were pirates after all, and their personalities were all wild and unrestrained. The way they looked at each other was more or less provocative.

Teach glanced at Bucky across from him and gave a strange sneer.

Bucky instantly bristled, pulling out a dagger and pointing it at Teach, roaring,

"Hey! What are you laughing at?"

Teach raised his chin defiantly.

"What? Don't you think your big red nose is ridiculous?"

"What?! I'm going to kill you!"

Shanks grabbed Bucky and said earnestly...

"Bucky, don't be impulsive. Captain Rayleigh taught us that we must remain calm in the face of adversity."