Chapter 172 - Shaking the Entire Whitebeard Pirates, The Clash of Conqueror's Haki Between Bai Ye and Whitebeard!
"Youngsters are just different."
John chugged his drink, a hint of melancholy in his heart.
It seemed this generation's Captain was even more ambitious, but with his age, he wondered how long he could follow him.
He truly wanted to see the era he spoke of!
The bitter wine went down, and his heart ached; he suddenly felt like he was born in the wrong era.
"Captain, can I go to sea with you?"
Tengetsu Toki timidly asked, inching closer to Bai Ye.
She had given up on time travel. Over the years, she felt she had fallen so far behind the world. She wanted to go out with Bai Ye and see the world beyond Wano Country.
"If you come with me, you'll be in great danger in the future."
If Tengetsu Toki went out with him, she would inevitably be placed on a wanted poster and subsequently targeted by the World Government.
He was no ordinary pirate now; he had deeply offended the World Government.
Therefore, once Tengetsu Toki was on a wanted poster, she would no longer be able to go to sea. If she did, she would have to improve her strength and stay close to them.
"Eh? Is it dangerous outside?"
"No, I'm a wanted criminal."
As Bai Ye spoke, he saw Tengetsu Toki's expression change several times, finally settling on surprise.
He's a wanted criminal?
Why would Nika be a wanted criminal?
"After Nika's defeat, the World Government was established, and anyone who didn't obey them would be wanted," Bai Ye explained.
She was in Wano Country, and perhaps in her era, wanted posters didn't even exist, or if they did, they wouldn't have reached Wano Country, so it was normal for her not to know.
"I see."
It was normal for Nika to have a bounty. She, too, inherited Nika's will and wanted to liberate the whole world. Just as Bai Ye said, when Joy Boy was defeated, the Great Kingdom collapsed, and it was only right that people like them would have bounties.
"I still want to go out and see with Captain."
Even if she was wanted, she still wanted to go out and see. She didn't want to stay in Wano Country forever. When Bai Ye persuaded her to stay in this era, she had already felt a stirring desire.
The longer she stayed here, the more she wanted to see the world outside Wano Country, but she was also very sensible. If Bai Ye didn't mention it, she wouldn't bring it up. Now that Bai Ye decided to go out, she naturally wanted to follow.
"Alright, you three stay here and train."
After Bai Ye agreed to Tengetsu Toki's request, the other two also stirred, besides Kuma; Ginny and Ivankov also wanted to go out.
They had been in Wano Country for a long time. They had finally waited for Bai Ye to leave, so how could they not want to follow?
However, when Bai Ye told them to stay here and train, their faces immediately fell, looking extremely upset.
"You don't want to be relentlessly hunted down by the World Government when you go out later, do you? Either come with me now or wait until you have your own strength to venture out. Choose for yourselves!"
Bai Ye's words were very reasonable. In truth, they hadn't thought that far ahead before. If Tengetsu Toki didn't know, how could they not know?
As survivors of God Valley, they clearly knew what Bai Ye had done back then.
Once they followed Bai Ye, they would be labeled and hunted down at the same level as Bai Ye.
"But Captain, are you not planning to act with us in the future?"
Ginny was the smartest. She had guessed that Bai Ye wasn't planning to be with them right now, but if that were the case, would they never act together again?
"At least for now, staying with me would be very disadvantageous for you, and I have my own plans. For the time being, you shouldn't be involved with me."
"Okay, I understand!"
Ginny's eyes rolled, and she immediately understood Bai Ye's thoughts.
"Then I'm off. You all train well. I'll leave a Shadow Clone here to watch over you."
Devil.
They had originally thought that even if Bai Ye didn't take them, they could at least slack off for a while, since Old John didn't care what they did, but Bai Ye leaving a Shadow Clone meant something entirely different.
"Ginny, why won't Captain let us go with him?"
After Bai Ye left, Ivankov quietly asked Ginny.
"Because Captain has his own plans, and we're too weak. To develop our power, we temporarily can't be associated with Captain."
Ginny explained.
It was simply that they were too weak. In fact, Bai Ye was just protecting them.
Ginny was quite touched by this. At least since God Valley, Bai Ye had always taken good care of them. Their three lives were saved by Bai Ye, and Kuma's Nikyu Nikyu no Mi and her Hurricane Fruit were also given by Bai Ye.
New World, Whitebeard Pirates.
"Gurarararara, go get me all of my best sake!!"
"Is Pops having a banquet today?"
Marco looked at Whitebeard in confusion. Didn't he say yesterday that there wasn't enough food on the ship and they wouldn't have any banquets for a while?
"Just get it!! Marco, get out of my way!!"
Whitebeard growled, then grabbed the Murakumogiri beside him and slashed it towards the sky.
At the same time, a figure descended from the sky at an extremely fast speed under the watchful eyes of Marco and the others.
Boom!
The Conqueror's Haki of both sides erupted into streaks of purple-black lightning in the air. Many people around them fainted due to the clash of Haki. Whitebeard didn't care as he watched his sons fall one by one, instead, his smile grew wider.
"Gurarararara, you bastard, I thought those World Government guys had captured you!"
"You'd be captured before I ever would, Whitebeard!"
Bai Ye cursed with a laugh, simultaneously increasing the strength in his hand and raising his Conqueror's Haki to its maximum.
Tengetsu Toki, who was in Bai Ye's arms, was now scared, her face a little pale, and then she fainted directly.
"You brat!!"
Whitebeard glanced behind him. Most of his sons had fainted. A hint of anger flashed in his heart, and at the same time, he had an idea for special training for his sons.
Can't even withstand Conqueror's Haki?
Only Marco, Jozu, and Vista could withstand it, but even the three of them were struggling to hold on.
"Forget it, I didn't come here to fight you."
After Bai Ye finished speaking, he retracted his blade. Once the Conqueror's Haki disappeared, the pressure on Marco and the others instantly vanished. This allowed the three of them to breathe a sigh of relief while looking at Bai Ye warily.
This guy...
They weren't so ignorant as to not know this was Conqueror's Haki. The people around them had simply fainted because of the clash of Haki between Bai Ye and Whitebeard.
"Pops?"
"Don't mind this bastard!" Whitebeard glared at Bai Ye, then roared, "Bai Ye, you bastard, I should have taught you a good lesson back then!"
Now his sons had all fainted. This bastard was playing like this as soon as he arrived, huh?
Good, good!
Don't wait until he encountered Bai Ye's pirate crew in the future; he would do the same!
"Well, I'm really sorry, Whitebeard!"
Back then, Whitebeard's combat power truly crushed him. If he wanted to beat him up, even Rocks probably wouldn't have stopped him.
This narrow-minded old man, no, narrow-minded middle-aged man.
"Has your dream come true?"
Bai Ye's lips moved slightly. Before him, many people were sprawled out, and among them were several familiar figures, even Blackbeard had already joined the crew.
Speaking of which, the Whitebeard Pirates'Prototype was already taking shape. Was Kozuki Oden missing from this timeline?
After arriving in Wano Country, Bai Ye hadn't seen Oden. Later, according to surveillance, Oden had directly fled that day due to their invasion. Now it seemed that after the plot changed, Oden hadn't joined the Whitebeard Pirates yet, and he didn't know if he would join in the future.
"Bai Ye, these are all my sons!"
Whitebeard nodded, a trace of tenderness flashing in his eyes.
He had finally realized his dream of having a family. These were all orphans who had experienced war. They were willing to join his crew and call him Pops, and he was willing to protect them.
"Sons, I told you long ago, if you had children with Big Mom, you'd have even more now. By the way, how many pregnancies has Big Mom had now?"
Although Bai Ye had just come from Wano Country, he had heard many rumors about Big Mom.
Speaking of which, Big Mom really was as prolific as a sow. Her children were well-formed, and her business was flourishing.
At this time, many people still wanted to have children with Big Mom, after all, the current Big Mom was full of charm. If it were Big Mom from the start of the anime, a lot of people would probably be disgusted.
"Don't mention that crazy woman! Bad luck!"
A hint of disgust flashed across Whitebeard's face. Marco, beside him, couldn't help but interject, "She tried to have a child with Pops once, but Pops didn't agree!"
He also saw that Bai Ye and Whitebeard seemed to know each other, so he dropped his previous guard.
Is he from the same pirate crew as Pops?
He knew that his Pops had once been on another pirate crew, and Charlotte Linlin, who had come to find Pops earlier, was also from that crew.
"Tch, Whitebeard, no matter what, Charlotte Linlin is a beautiful woman! You could have just enjoyed yourself and run off! Don't you understand the saying, 'Don't let a good girl down, don't waste a bad girl'!?"
Bai Ye mumbled, 'Doesn't he understand this logic?'
It serves you right for being scammed by Miss Bakkin.
"Holy crap!! Awesome!!"
Marco had never heard such a theory before. This directly brought an unparalleled impact to Marco's values.
Refusing Charlotte Linlin was his Pops's fault?
"Bai Ye, you bastard, why didn't you go? I remember that Charlotte Linlin woman seemed very interested in you too, right?"
Whitebeard retorted. He wasn't such a shameless person, and he didn't want Charlotte Linlin to have a child with him.
He strongly disapproved of Charlotte Linlin's method of having children and then forming a pirate crew.
But it was her own business; he couldn't control it, but he could control himself.
Besides, Charlotte Linlin wasn't only interested in him; wasn't she also very interested in Bai Ye back then?
Why didn't Bai Ye?
You said, 'Don't let a good girl down, don't waste a bad girl!'
"She and I aren't compatible!"
Bai Ye shrugged. His height compared to Charlotte Linlin's height...
But Bai Ye was thinking, aren't there also the Tontattas? As expected of you, Charlotte Linlin.
"So you like this type?"
Whitebeard looked at Tengetsu Toki, who was currently in Bai Ye's arms, having fainted earlier from the Conqueror's Haki.
This guy didn't just kidnap her from somewhere, did he?
But back when he was in the Rocks Pirates, this guy was utterly unyielding. Other women approached him, but he truly didn't show any interest.
After he secured his Captain position back then, many women on the ship wanted to find Bai Ye as their backing.
During the Rocks Pirates era, the female pirates on board were very realistic. If you didn't have some strength, people wouldn't attach themselves to you at all. If you had strength and status, then even if you were ugly, people would still follow you.
"This is my crewmate. I just happened to bring her out this time."
"You, being hunted by the World Government like this, still dare to bring others out!"
Whitebeard pouted, but he didn't continue talking about it.
Although Bai Ye had been missing for so long, once he appeared, he would definitely be fully pursued by the World Government.
For years, the World Government had been trying to erase the impact of Bai Ye killing the Celestial Dragons. The events of God Valley, like those of eight hundred years ago, were gradually being buried by the World Government. No one dared to mention it; it was a taboo.
"I remember now! You're Bai Ye, who was on the same ship as Pops back then! The guy who killed the Celestial Dragons at God Valley!"
Marco had always felt like he had seen Bai Ye somewhere before.
He had been thinking about it just now, and he finally remembered. Wasn't this the guy who was once called the Celestial Dragon Killer?
He was still young back then, but he had completely remembered Bai Ye.
"Your reaction time is really a bit long!"
A black line flashed across Bai Ye's eyes. The moment he turned to look at Marco, his gaze unconsciously fell on Blackbeard.
This guy would be rebellious in the future. If he reminded Whitebeard now, and if Blackbeard could be kicked off the ship, would it trigger a series of chain reactions?
However, Bai Ye only thought about it and eventually gave up. Firstly, Whitebeard wouldn't listen to him at all. The guy had already joined the crew. Would he kick Blackbeard off because of his words?
Secondly, how could he bring this up with a reasonable excuse?
If he said he knew the future, Whitebeard would probably think he was an idiot, right?
"Hey, hey, hey, why are you looking at my son?"
Whitebeard immediately got angry after noticing Bai Ye's gaze. This guy wouldn't be eyeing his son, would he?
Blackbeard was also a bit confused at the moment. Why was this guy paying attention to him?
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