One Piece: The Strongest Man on the Surface

Seagulls flew across the sky, as if saying goodbye to this man.

Whitebeard, the strongest in the world, one of the Four Emperors, and the leader of an era, has fallen.

Andrew closed his eyes, thinking that as a time traveler, he could change something.

But in the face of human life, old age, illness and death, he can still only be a bystander.

"Dad!"

The Whitebeards roared, and Ace waved his fists wildly, raining countless attacks on the Blackbeards.

At the critical moment, the wolf still stood up and blocked Ace's attacks one by one with his size advantage. Then he grabbed the members on the boat and left quickly like a huge submarine.

Ace still wanted to chase him, but was caught tightly by Andrew.

"Let go of me! Bastard!"

Ace was struggling, his eyes were red, and he wanted to tear those guys apart.

"Do you want dad to die in vain?"

Andrew suppressed his grief and yelled that the culprit had been brought to justice, and the most important thing at this time should be to rescue everyone in the Whitebeard Group.

Ace slowly stopped struggling, his shoulders trembling slightly, and he gritted his teeth to prevent himself from crying, but tears were already flowing down his face.

"He leaves it to you. I'll go get the boat back first."

Handing Ace to Marco next to him, Andrew forced himself to calm down, turned around and flew towards the Mobidi, which was lifted off by the wolf in the distance.

After everything was settled, according to Marco, everyone buried Whitebeard's body on a hillside outside a small village.

On the edge of the cliff, Whitebeard's battle robe and pirate hat were hanging on the cross.

All fourteen captains of the Whitebeard Pirates and their crews were present.

They firmly believe that dad wanted his family to be around him at the last moment of his life!

The news of Whitebeard's death was widely publicized by the escaped Blackbeard group, and almost immediately, it made the headlines of major newspapers.

In front of the grave, Shanks bowed slowly. He was one of the few people who knew this place.

Everyone present was immersed in grief, and the scene was silent. Except for the occasional sob, there was only the sound of the wind.

"Thank you, redhead."

Marco stepped forward to express his gratitude to the red-haired man. As an opponent, he could come to pay homage and he had blocked Kaido for them before. This was the right thing to say thanks to him.

Shanks nodded, said nothing, turned around and left slowly.

Andrew stood aside and watched all this silently.

This time, Shanks didn't say anything asking him to come to his ship.

Maybe he also saw Whitebeard's intention.

After he left, Andrew stepped forward to deliver a speech at Marco's signal.

Looking at the people below who were still immersed in grief, Andrew suddenly shouted: "That's enough!"

"What does it look like to cry?!"

"Are you worthy of being called a member of the Yonko's crew?"

"Are you still worthy of being my father's son?"

"Don't forget that he died in battle. This is the greatest and most glorious way for a warrior to die. Don't cry!"

"No..."

Speaking of retreating, even he couldn't help but choke.

Everyone had tears streaming down their faces, but they gritted their teeth and forced themselves not to cry.

After trying to calm down, Andrew looked around and said, "Before my father passed away, he asked me to take good care of you, but after all, I am new here. Although the government calls me the fifth emperor, I know my weight. "

"Now that the New World has removed Dad's name from the Four Emperors, I believe that in a short time, newcomers who set foot on this sea will completely forget Whitebeard's name."

"I won't allow this!"

"I have never thought about taking over my father's position, but I hope that you can join me to conquer this sea area and let Whitebeard's name resound throughout the sea and heaven!"

Andrew raised his arms and shouted: "Join me! Let Dad live in the hearts of the world forever!"

No one answered, everyone looked at Andrew blankly, as if they didn't know him.

Andrew sighed secretly, knowing that his words were not convincing to these people.

Turning his head and looking at the tombstone in front of him, Andrew's eyes showed sadness.

Sorry, Dad, I may not be able to do the last thing you told me...

pop, pop, pop—

Suddenly, there was applause from behind.

Andrew turned around suddenly, and the person applauding was Marco. His eyes were fixed on Andrew, and his eyes were filled with relief.

Dad was right!

There was more and more applause, and finally everyone was inspired, and grief was transformed into endless motivation.

"You're right, dad will never leave, he will live in everyone's heart!"

"Yes, we want the entire new world to hang Whitebeard's flag and remember Whitebeard's name!"

"Roar!"

Everyone looked at Andrew with fervent eyes, this man might really be able to do it!

……

After everyone left, Andrew stopped several captains.

In the room, several people sat across from each other. The previous excitement had long since dissipated, replaced by still deep sadness and...

A touch of twilight.

After a long while, Andrew said: "If...any of you wants to quit, I won't stop you."

He knew very well that the hearts of these people had been completely cold with the death of Whitebeard. They were not the kind of fledglings.

They have everything they need, and dad may be the only reason they want to stay here.

Now that their father has left, there is no need for them to stay.

After listening to Andrew's words, everyone fell silent.

"I quit."

To everyone's expectation, Marco was the first to stand up.

Facing everyone's surprised looks, he showed a trace of tiredness and said: "I don't want to take risks anymore, I want to stay here...accompany my father and his legacy..."

The legacy he was talking about was this small village. When Whitebeard was alive, he spent all the money he earned as a pirate here. The villagers here are also his family.

Marco decided to stay and guard.

With his withdrawal, Jozi, Bista and others, including Izo, also expressed that they wanted to visit their old friends in another place and would leave for a while.

In the corner, Ace, who had been silent until now, stood up and came to the table expressionlessly.

He always felt that Whitebeard's death was his fault. He didn't even go to the funeral. He only sat in front of the tombstone and cried for a long time after everyone left.

He later learned what Andrew said from other people.

At this time, he looked directly at Andrew and said, "You said you would continue to use the name of the Whitebeard Pirates to explore the new world. Are you serious about that?"

Andrew nodded without hesitation.

"of course."

"Okay, I'll go with you."

Ace nodded, his eyes full of determination.

Andrew stared at him blankly, and then breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face.

"thanks……"