The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

Squard roared, "He made a deal with the Navy, ensuring the Whitebeard Pirates wouldn't be annihilated, and in return, the Navy would release Ace!!!"

"And those who will be abandoned are us, the captains of pirate crews in the New World!! We will all die in this war!!!"

"It was Whitebeard! He betrayed us first!!!"

Squard's voice was filled with grief and indignation, and seemed to contain the pain of being betrayed and sold out.

And after Squard finished speaking...

"Eh eh eh?!!"

The marines and pirates observing from the field were all taken aback.

"Whitebeard, he actually betrayed his comrades?!"

The navy was astonished, while the pirates could hardly believe it.

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367 actually resorted to such a despicable tactic of sowing discord! They'd rather believe the enemy's story than believe their own father.

"Is this real?!"

The Dirkban brothers, who were struggling there, stopped in their tracks.

"It must be fake, right?!"

Karma, the octopus fishman, said uncertainly, his hand on the knife wavering slightly.

Even the Sabaody Archipelago was in an uproar.

"Whitebeard, is that the kind of person he is?!"

"Impossible! He's the strongest man in the world, how could he possibly do such a thing?!"

"That's right, I originally thought pirates were capable of anything, but after seeing the image of a young Whitebeard in the scene just now... if I didn't know anything about Whitebeard before, I might have thought it was real, but now~~~"

"I also think it's fake..."

A group of people and reporters were discussing it there.

However, public opinion was almost entirely unfavorable to Whitebeard, and did not develop in a bad direction.

It must be said that Whitebeard's performance in the scene just now really improved everyone's impression of him.

"Hmph, a man at the pinnacle of piracy would disdain doing such a thing!!"

Capone Becky, one of the supernovas, sneered as he smoked a cigar.

"It's probably just another scheme by the navy."

He made a sarcastic remark there.

Not only him, but the other Supernovas, having just witnessed Whitebeard's prowess, were also firmly convinced that this was not something Whitebeard could have done.

"Is the navy nowadays truly resorting to any means necessary?!"

On the small hill, Yixiao looked at the scene before her and sighed with some disappointment.

He could find many flaws in the words of that "Great Vortex Spider" Squard.

Without a doubt, this was a tactic by the Navy to sow discord.

The previous false claim of Roger's arrest, coupled with this current deception...

While it's understandable that some people would resort to any means to win, it's all in order to better uphold the name of justice.

But if we rely on methods like 777 to achieve final victory and uphold justice...

Yi Xiao shook his head and didn't say anything more.

Rayleigh remained silent, simply smiling as he poured himself a drink, quietly observing the unfolding events.

Meanwhile, at the port of Marineford.

Aboard Moby Dick.

"What are you talking about?!"

After hearing Squard's explanation, Little Ma was even more furious and rebuked him:

"Dad would never do such a thing?!"

He now has a real urge to strangle Squard.

Squard was about to retort with something when Link suddenly asked:

"Who told you that Whitebeard betrayed you?!"

"It's a Marine Admiral, Akainu!!"

Squard raised his head and said without hesitation.

"As a Marine Admiral, he has no reason to lie to a pirate like me!!"

"A naval admiral..."

Link looked up at the white-bearded man and said, "Hey, old man with the white beard, your judgment of your son is really terrible."

"Although it may be a bit impolite, accepting such scoundrels with questionable minds really lowers the overall level of your pirate crew."

"On this battlefield, people believe whatever the enemy says without question, preferring to believe the enemy's words rather than believe you, the old man they've lived with for decades."

"You've been a terrible father, haven't you?"

As Link said this, Marco's expression turned even uglier.

He really couldn't refute it. The fact that Squard, that idiot, did such a thing made him tremble with anger.

"Gulalalalala, it is precisely because I have so many silly sons that they need me, their father, to protect them."

Whitebeard laughed too. "Marco, let him go."

"Yes, Father..."

Although reluctant, Little Ma was very obedient and released Squard.

"I know you harbor resentment towards Roger because he wiped out your original pirate crew, but Ace, did he ever do anything to harm you?!"

Whitebeard gazed at Squard, who was slowly getting up from the ground, still somewhat dazed, and said slowly:

"The son pays for the father's debts—what a ridiculous notion."

"You and Ace went through thick and thin together. No matter what dangers you faced, didn't you always fight side by side as comrades?!"

"Does it really matter who Ace's son is?!"

"We met on this vast ocean, and not just the two of you, but everyone else is also my son!!"

"It's not just Ace who's special; you're all my family!!"

With that, Whitebeard brought his clenched fist down toward Squard.

"Dad?!"

Everyone thought Whitebeard was going to clean house, even Squard himself thought so.

He immediately closed his eyes.

However~~~

"Silly son."

A huge arm pulled him into its embrace.

Even if he's a fool, I'll still love you all!

The vast ocean, with its boundless embrace, had already forgiven her.

Whitebeard himself fully believed in Squard's loyalty and knew that he was only temporarily misled and deceived into assassinating him.

Although Link said he didn't have the foresight to judge his sons, he would treat any son who became his son with boundless love and a heart as vast as the sea.

Unless, of course, these sons themselves have committed unforgivable crimes, like Teach.

"Dad..."

Squard felt the broad chest and was speechless, his mouth agape.

Clang.

The large knife in his hand fell to the ground.

"Ace is the bloodline of the Pirate King. The World Government and the Navy will definitely want to eliminate him as soon as possible. How could they possibly release him?!"

"Furthermore, Whitebeard made a deal with the Navy to betray you? Were all those Whitebeard Pirates crew members falling on the battlefield just actors?!"

"What's more, the Navy forcibly summoned the Seven Warlords of the Sea, along with 100,000 elite naval forces from all over the world, just to eliminate you so-called captains of the New World?!"

"Aren't you overestimating yourselves a bit too much?!"

Link's voice rang out leisurely from the side, "To put it bluntly, with just these forty-three captains, I could kill them all by myself."

"After spending so many years with your father, you should know that he's not that kind of person!!"

Marco, standing beside him, also wore an expression of both anger and helplessness. He was genuinely infuriated by Squard's thoughtless thoughts and actions.

"Dad..."

Feeling Whitebeard's genuine love and compassion for him, and hearing his words, Squard was so ashamed that tears welled up in his eyes.

This is Whitebeard, an upright and honorable man of unwavering integrity.

The title of the world's strongest is well-deserved!!

"Daddy!!!"

Upon witnessing this scene, the Whitebeard Pirates' division commanders, their pirates, and the captains of their fleets all looked up to the sky and shouted.

Their faces beamed with high spirits and pride!

This is the magnanimity of their father, the strongest man in the world!

All the doubts and wavering had vanished, replaced by a surge in morale and a burning anger towards the navy.

"Prepare to die, Marines!!"

"They actually resorted to such a despicable tactic of sowing discord!!!"

"You call us pirates despicable? Well, when your navy gets down to it, we pirates won't stand a chance!"

"That's right, they even claim to be righteous, but when it comes to scheming and plotting, they're far more skilled than pirates!!"

The pirates on Whitebeard's ship launched a fierce attack on the marines ahead, laughing and shouting insults.

As for the navy personnel, they either blushed and couldn't refute, or they remained cold and disdainful of rebuttal.

It is true that their navy adopted this strategy, but unfortunately it did not succeed.

Instead of harming Whitebeard, the pirates were easily pacified by his immense magnanimity, which boosted their morale and fighting spirit.

and also……

"How dare you accuse me of trading my own son's head..."

After releasing Squard, Whitebeard leaned on his naginata and slowly walked forward.

His fists clenched again.

"Who do you think I am?!"

He roared, his blond hair whipping wildly behind him:

"I'm a white-bearded man!!!"

Two fists suddenly slammed down into the void in front of them!

boom! ! !

Cracks appeared in the air.

The shockwave surged outwards from both sides of Marineford.

The ice wall of waves, frozen solid by Aokiji, shattered with a deafening roar, opening up a much wider path for the pirates!

"As a pirate, you must clearly decide what you should believe!!"