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"Pops, you're injured?!"
Marco rushed to Whitebeard's side in agitation.
"It's nothing. A small wound like this can't do anything to me."
Whitebeard pushed Marco away with a bold air.
Shin glanced at Whitebeard. As the one who had inflicted the damage, Shin had the most say in Whitebeard's current condition.
Honestly, Whitebeard's injuries were not light. If not treated promptly, it was uncertain what kind of after-effects would remain.
Just then, the members of Whitebeard's pirate crew surrounded Shin. The Division Commanders all drew their weapons.
"Are you trying to fight me?" Shin asked them with a faint smile on his face.
"PUT AWAY YOUR WEAPONS!" Whitebeard roared.
"But Pops..."
"No buts. Are you not even listening to my words anymore?" Whitebeard's face darkened as he scolded them.
At this moment, Whitebeard was protecting them. He had fought Shin personally, and even he was no match for Shin, let alone his sons.
If they really fought Shin Uzumaki, Whitebeard didn't think Shin would show mercy. So he had to stop them. Besides, he had lost the previous battle. If he let his sons attack, wouldn't that mean he couldn't afford to lose?
He, Whitebeard, had stood tall and proud his entire life. A loss was a loss. He had never been a sore loser.
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After Whitebeard showed his authority, no one said another word. They immediately put away their weapons.
Actually, they weren't fools. Even Whitebeard was injured, and the other party looked completely fine. This already said everything. If they really fought, they would definitely be the ones to suffer.
But seeing the injuries on Whitebeard's body, they couldn't help but feel angry. This also showed Whitebeard's status in their hearts.
Besides Blackbeard, everyone else only had love and respect for Whitebeard. They were very grateful to Whitebeard for giving them a peaceful environment.
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"Shin, are you alright?"
A flash of lightning, and then Olvia appeared here, asking Shin.
She had been using Observation Haki to observe here all along. Seeing the Whitebeard Pirates showing signs of wanting to attack, Olvia immediately rushed over.
"Of course I'm fine." Shin didn't have a single wound on his body. In fact, let alone a wound, his clothes weren't even a little bit torn.
Whitebeard looked at Olvia, his expression slightly frozen. She had used a lightning ability just now, right?
And Shin Uzumaki had also used a lightning ability when he fought him before. What's going on??
Whitebeard didn't know, but he also didn't ask. These were private matters—it was best not to ask.
"Whitebeard, it seems your sons care about you a lot."
Shin's gaze swept over the members of the Whitebeard Pirates. At this moment, they were all looking at him with unfriendly gazes.
And at this moment, Shin also saw Blackbeard, Marshall D. Teach. When Shin looked over, he even gave Shin a friendly smile.
Blackbeard, at this time, didn't seem like a bad person at all. He looked very friendly.
"GURARARARA! They're all my family. Of course, they're concerned about me." Whitebeard looked at Shin and said with great pride. His family was his pride.
"Even in a family, there can be scum. A backstabbing wolf is not unheard of. So I'm warning you, Whitebeard, be careful in the future."
Shin said meaningfully to Whitebeard.
After saying that, Shin ignored Whitebeard's expression and left with Olvia.
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"What does he mean?"
Whitebeard was a little unhappy at this moment. Shin's last words seemed to be questioning his sons.
Having already considered his crewmates as family, Whitebeard would never doubt his sons in his heart.
So, Whitebeard didn't take Shin's words to heart at all. Unless someone really did something to betray him, Whitebeard would never believe any of his children would betray him.
Shin didn't care about Whitebeard's thoughts. He also knew that even if he told him everything, Whitebeard wouldn't believe him.
After all, to Whitebeard, he was just an outsider. Believing an outsider or believing his own people... this was a no-brainer.
But a reminder to Whitebeard... it could change things. If not, it didn't matter. Besides, Blackbeard hadn't found the Dark-Dark Fruit yet. He was being very obedient, his ambition not exposed at all.
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"Shin, what you said to Whitebeard earlier... it should have a deeper meaning, right? Is there a traitor among Whitebeard's sons?"
Olvia asked Shin curiously.
Olvia knew that Shin wouldn't speak without reason. Since he said so, then there must be one.
"Whitebeard has so many sons. It's a mixed bag. There are plenty of people who joined the Whitebeard Pirates for their own purposes. What do you think?"
Hearing Shin's words, Olvia nodded secretly. Indeed, the Whitebeard Pirates were indeed a mixed bag.
As long as you called Whitebeard "Pops," you could become a member of the Whitebeard Pirates.
With so many sons, it wasn't strange for a few rebellious ones to appear. Perhaps some people had other intentions at first, but in the end, they truly regarded Whitebeard as their father.
Ungrateful wolves like Blackbeard were really a minority.
Blackbeard was almost domesticated. If he hadn't found the Dark-Dark Fruit, he might have stayed with the Whitebeard Pirates for the rest of his life.
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Returning to their own ship, Hancock immediately pounced on Shin and checked him, checking if Shin had any injuries.
"Shin-nii, are you alright?"
Robin asked Shin. She just asked, not touching him like Hancock...
Touching Shin all over like Hancock... Robin was too shy.
"Hancock, your hands are wandering a bit too much!" Shin quickly stopped Hancock. If he didn't stop Hancock, Hancock might have even stripped off Shin's clothes.
"I'm just checking if Shin-nii is injured!" Hancock said to Shin with a charmingly naive expression.
"Alright, I believe you. But you should let go now. I'm not injured. And you're about to rip my clothes off." Shin said to Hancock with a sigh.
"Oh. Then Shin-nii, did you beat Whitebeard?"
Hancock looked up, her eyes sparkling, filled with admiration.
"Mm." Shin nodded calmly. Defeating Whitebeard didn't seem like something to be proud of.
Of course, that was for Shin. For others, it was an incredibly astonishing event.
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