Chapter 870 Don’t Catch a Cold

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"Well, each generation has its own responsibilities. You, a retired remnant of the old times, should stop worrying about it."

Before leaving, Gel kindly reminded.

Whitebeard looked unhappy and regretted having said the words "remnants of the old era". Now he was always ridiculed by that bastard Gul.

"Damn it, what's wrong with the remnants of the old times? I am Whitebeard, and you, a stinky boy, dare to look down on me!"

Whitebeard didn't expect that he, a strong man standing at the top of the sea, would be rejected when he offered to help. How could he put his face down?

Gel thought to himself, what does the final battle have to do with him? As long as they don't get in his way, he will definitely let Nika and Im fight to the death. After all, they have been fighting for 800 years. How can he not fight? Everything is the best arrangement of fate!

"Don't be unconvinced. The last thing I lack is manpower. One more or one less of you won't make a difference, so you should just stay here and retire. Aren't your hometown and family your most important inheritance? Well, saying inheritance doesn't sound very auspicious. Never mind. That's what I mean. You know what I mean."

"heritage?"

Weibull's ears twitched and his expression immediately became excited.

"Can I inherit Whitebeard's father's legacy now, brother?"

"What inheritance? No one said inheritance... You must have heard it wrong, Weibull."

Gel said perfunctorily.

"oh oh."

Weibull looked regretful.

"Hey! Time to go, Ace!"

Gel shouted to Ace who was still saying goodbye to the brothers of the White Group one by one.

"Ah! Okay, here it comes!"

Ace carried a package that was several times larger than his own size, which was filled with some local specialties that the captains of the White Team had forced upon him.

"Let's go, Dad. I will definitely come back to visit you all if I have the chance."

Walking closer to Whitebeard, Ace held down his cowboy hat with one hand and said goodbye with a relaxed smile.

"Um…"

Whitebeard wanted to say something but stopped himself. In fact, he knew very well in his heart that he was already old, and facts had already proved it. Always thinking of protecting the children under his wings would only hinder their growth in the end.

"Well, let's go."

In the end, Whitebeard swallowed back all the worries in his heart and the words he wanted to say and ask, just smiled and gave a casual reminder.

"Take care of yourself and don't catch a cold, Ace."

"Old...Dad..."

Ace wanted to say that he was a flame, so how could he catch a cold? But just as the words came to his lips, his nose felt sore and the corners of his eyes began to moisten.

"thump!"

Finally, Ace couldn't help himself and fell to his knees and shouted loudly.

"Dad, thank you for taking care of me all this time! I will never forget your kindness! Please take care of yourself!"

"Ace... Dad..."

Seeing this scene, everyone in the Baituan group was moved to tears.

"Ahem! How about I leave?"

Captain Gel, who loves to ruin the atmosphere, couldn't help but complain.

"Hey, hey, hey! Why are you so sad all of a sudden? It's not like we're parting forever."

"Damn it! Is this guy a cold-blooded animal?"

"Such a touching scene, isn't he a little moved?"

"That's too cruel!"

"Heart of stone!"

"demon!"

Everyone in the White Group had a lot of opinions, but they only dared to grumble a few words in private. They didn't dare to offend this guy who even Marco had to respectfully call "Big Brother".

"If you don't want to leave, why don't you just stay? I don't have any objection, Ace."

Gel shrugged and said indifferently.

"Stop, Brother Gel, I'm coming!"

Ace scratched the back of his head awkwardly, then jumped onto the sea, land and air cruiser that had been waiting in the air for a long time.

"Have you figured it out?"

Captain Gul stood with his hands behind his back, looking indifferent and aloof. Beside him, Weeble remained silent, with his hands folded across his chest and his head slightly raised, looking down at everyone from above, showing the demeanor of a master.

"Yeah! I've thought it through!"

Ace's eyes were firm.

"OK then."

"Lab, go go go! Let's go!!"

At Captain Gel's command, Lab immediately swung his tail and soared into the sky!

The damn pushing back feeling made the three people's facial features deformed and their expressions distorted, and their mouths were blown crooked. They were not handsome for more than three seconds.

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Whitebeard squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky, and he did not come back to his senses until the black spot completely disappeared from his sight.

Marco put his hands in his pockets, walked up to Whitebeard and asked softly.

"Dad, how about letting me go and test Brother Gel's attitude? I also think it's a little strange that Ace came back this time..."

Whitebeard was silent for a while before speaking with a smile.

"No need for that. As a man, Ace can find his own way. As his father and brother, we should be happy and proud of him! Isn't it? Kulalala!"

Marco nodded.

"You're right, old man."

"Marco, since you agree, then guys, let's continue the party! Bring me some wine!"

"Roar, roar! Party, party!"

The crowd cheered.

"Hey! No! You can't drink anymore, Dad! Didn't you agree to stop drinking?!"

"We'll talk about it tomorrow. Today we have to have a few drinks for Ace's growth! Kulalala!"

"Kulala!"

Whitebeard's hearty laughter echoed throughout the entire Sphinx Island.

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Calm belt

Uninhabited island, Ruskaina.

The primeval forest shrouded in darkness is like a wild beast crawling in wait for its prey.

The air is fresh, mixed with a special smell of damp and rotten plants.

"Crack!"

Next to a big tree that looks like a white radish, the dry wood in the fire was burning and sparks were flying.

The flames shone through the feathery leaves of the surrounding giant ferns, casting eerie shadows on the ground.

"Zizzizi!"

The barbecue on the campfire was sizzling with oil, and as soon as a wisp of aroma wafted out, it was greedily sucked away by two nostrils as big as bowls.

"Ah, it smells good! I think it's time to eat it, Rayleigh!"

Luffy asked impatiently.

Lei Li cut off a small piece of roast meat with a dagger, stabbed it with the knife and took a bite.

"Well, that's enough, eat it."

"Great! I'm starting!"

Luffy immediately picked up the barbecue and started to eat it in big bites.

"Hehehe."

Rayleigh took out a small wine flask and drank happily with the barbecue.

"In terms of training time, two years is too short to learn the basic application of the three colors of Haki: Observation Haki, Armament Haki, and Conqueror Haki."

"But I didn't expect you to be so talented that you only took a year and a half to master it all."

Speaking of this, Rayleigh's face was full of pride.

Luffy’s excellent qualifications are one thing, but of course it is also inseparable from his own good teaching!

“Ah…Ahhhhhhhhh…”

"You can swallow the meat in your mouth first, Luffy."

Rayleigh said calmly that after a year and a half of getting along, he had already gotten used to it.

"Gudong!"

Luffy stuffed the meat directly into his stomach, then pulled out the bones and threw them away.

"Are you leaving, Rayleigh?"

Rayleigh took off his glasses, wiped them, and said with a smile.

"Well, I have nothing more to teach you, Luffy! The next step is to find a type of Haki that you are better at, practice it in battle, slowly comprehend it, and constantly strengthen it!"

"Besides, I've been on leave for a year and a half straight. I'm afraid I'll be fired if I don't go back."

Rayleigh felt heartbroken when he thought about the direct economic loss of billions of baileys caused by taking a year and a half of leave.

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