Whitebeard's eyes widened slightly.
The moment he swallowed the Senzu Bean, he felt the most direct changes in his body.
The hidden injuries that had originally remained inside him seemed to have completely disappeared. Even some of the side effects caused by the Tremor-Tremor Fruit had been removed. His physical condition was rapidly adjusted back to its peak!
"This really is a miraculous little thing. If this stuff appeared all over the sea, doctors would probably lose their jobs, wouldn't they?"
Newgate's mustache seemed to curve upward even more, displaying his excellent mood at the moment.
"Hey, brat. Even if you gave me something this good, don't expect me to hold back when we fight later!"
"What are you babbling about? I gave you that thing precisely so you could fight me in your peak condition. Otherwise, even if I won, it wouldn't feel fair!"
"Gurarararara! Brat, you really are arrogant! Be careful. Don't die!"
"Boom!"
Roy's lightning-filled fist instantly collided with Whitebeard's fist, which was shrouded in a vibration halo.
A battle that could be called the clash of peak individual strength in the world of One Piece had begun!
…
Just like that, three days passed.
The battle on the ice gradually decided its winners and losers as well.
There was no doubt that although the Thunder God Pirates had gone through trials of blood and fire under Roy's training, most of their members were still no match for the Whitebeard Pirates' division commanders, who had been famous for many years.
Laffitte had unquestionably lost to Marco.
After all, Marco was an emperor's right-hand man level existence, and he was the son with the greatest deterrent presence at Whitebeard's side.
As for the others, they had also suffered more losses than victories.
However, although they lost, every one of them displayed powerful strength and astonishing potential!
Even the mighty Whitebeard Pirates could not help but be secretly shocked by Gin, Laffitte, and the others.
"Where exactly did the Thunder God Pirates find all these monsters?"
Marco looked at Laffitte in front of him. Even though Laffitte was covered in dust, he still maintained a trace of aristocratic bearing. Marco could not help but raise an eyebrow.
"If the Thunder God Pirates really manage to grow up, they'll probably become an extremely powerful force."
Marco glanced at Tiger and the others, who were still watching from the Thunder God, and did not take any other action. He led Jozu and the others back to the Moby Dick.
What they needed to do now was treat their injuries first.
During these three days, the Marines and the people from the other major forces of the New World had almost arrived as well.
They had to hurry and recover their injuries and stamina. Perhaps another hard battle would have to be fought next!
At a hidden location not far from Punk Hazard.
"Hey, calm down, Sakazuki. Whitebeard and that Roy still haven't come out of the island yet. Don't rush in recklessly."
Garp picked his nose while grinning and staring ahead.
Beside him, Sakazuki clenched his fist with extreme unwillingness. Drops of magma appeared on it and fell onto the deck.
Kuzan stood a little farther away from Sakazuki, breathing out cold, freezing air.
Clearly, his mood at this moment was far from calm as well.
High in the sky some distance away from Punk Hazard, Kaido took a gulp of liquor, using his seemingly drunken eyes to stare carefully at Punk Hazard.
"Whitebeard and that lightning brat are on that island? Why is it so quiet? Did they decide the winner this quickly?"
Kaido burped, then put away his gourd.
"Forget it. No matter which result it is, I haven't fought Whitebeard in a long time either. No matter who it is, I'm going to have a proper fight with him!"
On the Thunder God Pirates' side.
"Weehahaha… ha… ha… That was really satisfying! This kind of fist-to-flesh battle is exactly what a real man wants!"
Burgess coughed up a mouthful of blood and spoke haltingly.
He had been hit hard by Jozu's Brilliant Punk.
Yasopp coughed, laughed, and shot back with a jab. Then he tossed Burgess one of the ship's spare Senzu Beans while also eating one himself.
The Thunder God Pirates had suffered more losses than victories, but Yasopp was one of the people who had won.
He and Curiel had competed in sniping, not close-quarters combat face-to-face.
Therefore, in the field of sniping, relying on the sniping manual Roy had given him, his own extraordinary sniping talent, and Observation Haki, he narrowly defeated Curiel.
After chewing it two or three times and swallowing, Burgess immediately became lively again.
Previously, during the battle, it had been a fair exchange between both sides, so the Thunder God Pirates had not taken any Senzu Beans.
Of course, that was during a fair sparring match. If it had been a true life-or-death fight, Yasopp and the others would not have acted stupidly.
And after both sides stopped fighting, on Punk Hazard Island…
"Gulp, gulp."
Contrary to the great battle everyone outside was imagining, Whitebeard was currently drinking great mouthfuls of fine liquor.
If one looked carefully, the color of the liquor was like a rainbow, with seven different colors.
"How is it, Whitebeard? My fine liquor isn't bad, right?"
Roy sat in front of Whitebeard, shook his own wine gourd, and said with a smile.
"Ah! I've sailed the sea for so many years, and this is only the third time I've drunk fine liquor like this. Brat, you really do have quite a few good things in your hands."
Whitebeard wiped his mouth and admitted it.
"That's good. The battle outside seems to have ended as well. Don't forget the wager we made earlier. From this day on, Fish-Man Island will fly my flag."
As he spoke, Roy stood up and patted his clothes.
"Of course. I'm not someone who goes back on his word. From now on, aside from Fish-Man Island, the title of the world's strongest man is also yours!"
Whitebeard had not the slightest attachment to the title of strongest.
However, he still gave Roy a deep look.
After all, as early as the first day, victory and defeat had already been decided between the two of them!
Even now, when Whitebeard recalled that scene, he still found it somewhat hard to believe.
There was no other reason.
He had lost far too quickly!
Moreover, he had not had the slightest ability to fight back.
Aside from the very beginning, when he could still use the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to clash with Roy for a few punches, after that, his opponent showed him what the true peak of the physical body was.
There was nothing flashy about it at all. Roy no longer even wrapped lightning around his fists.
(End of Chapter)
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