Chapter 59
Although Victor didn't like Kozuki Oden, since Roger was preparing to invite him aboard, Victor would definitely stand on Roger's side.
At the same time, he didn't want Roger to kneel and beg in a pathetic way—otherwise, he wouldn't mind starting the fight again.
Whitebeard heard Roger and Victor's words and immediately had veins bulging on his forehead in anger.
At the same time, he looked at the constantly flashing lightning on Victor's body—his face grew even darker.
Although he wasn't afraid of Victor, his family members couldn't withstand Victor's terrifying strength.
Every time Whitebeard encountered the Roger Pirates, he fought Roger—he had never crossed hands with Victor.
But Victor's overwhelming strength was already publicly acknowledged by the world.
Moreover, Roger himself admitted that he could no longer beat Victor—every spar ended in a draw.
"Oden—do you really want to sail with Roger?"
Whitebeard turned to look at Kozuki Oden and asked with a dark face.
"I... I still want to follow Roger to fulfill my dream of adventure on the seas."
Kozuki Oden looked at Whitebeard, hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his true thoughts.
"Whitebeard—you don't need to worry. I'm only borrowing Kozuki Oden for a few years. After we find the One Piece, Kozuki Oden can come back."
Roger saw this and continued persuading.
"Whitebeard—you also know Captain Roger's situation. I think you can understand."
Victor reminded Whitebeard again about Roger's physical condition.
Moreover, Victor was closely watching Roger's decision—he would absolutely not allow this idiot captain to do something so embarrassing.
Behind him, Rayleigh, Jabba, and the others had also seen through Victor's mindset.
Only Victor could stop Roger—no one else could.
So at this moment, they were all watching Victor and Whitebeard's actions closely.
As for Roger, the reliable captain, making the invitation was enough for now.
But at this moment, Whitebeard had a dark expression and said nothing while looking at Kozuki Oden.
Everyone present saw Whitebeard remain silent and gradually quieted down.
For a time, the atmosphere at the scene became serious and oppressive.
"Hahaha—Whitebeard, whether you agree or not, you have to say something first."
Roger saw this and realized silence wasn't an option.
"Whitebeard—is it really so hard to decide? Kozuki Oden is your family too. Following you, he can't fulfill his ultimate ambition and dream—you should understand that."
Victor moved closer to Roger, placed his hand on Roger's shoulder, and spoke.
He saw signs that Roger was starting to get impulsive—he couldn't let him embarrass himself.
Whitebeard immediately looked toward Victor, but his brows furrowed tightly, and his gaze became even sharper.
But Victor just calmly met Whitebeard's stare, seemingly unconcerned about Whitebeard's decision—though the dark clouds in the sky were rapidly gathering.
The people present weren't fools—they saw this scene and immediately tensed up, preparing for battle.
The Roger Pirates members also noticed the changes in the sky, but they weren't worried at all.
As long as Victor was there, they didn't need to worry about anything.
No one on the scene could match Victor's lightning speed—even escaping would take only a few instants.
But compared to the Whitebeard Pirates members—they were starting to get nervous.
After all, they could easily see the situation in the sky—they all thought Victor was already prepared to start fighting.
So they all looked toward Dad in the middle, hoping their Dad would make a decision.
"Dad—Oden is also your little brother and family. We are all your family. Since Oden wants to go fulfill his adventure—let him go."
Marco saw the increasingly tense atmosphere and hurriedly stepped into the middle, speaking to Whitebeard.
Whitebeard's eyes shifted to glance at Marco, but he still said nothing.
He just held Murakumogiri and slowly walked toward Kozuki Oden.
Victor no longer paid attention to Whitebeard—he simply put his arm around Roger's shoulder to keep him from getting agitated.
They would just quietly watch Whitebeard's actions.
But the Whitebeard Pirates members on the scene were getting tense.
And at that moment, Whitebeard stood in front of Kozuki Oden.
"Oden—since you want to complete your adventure, then go."
"The Whitebeard Pirates will always be your home. The doors of the Whitebeard Pirates will always be open for you."
With that, Whitebeard pulled Oden into a hug, as if letting him feel the warmth of family once more.
"Dad..."
Kozuki Oden immediately hugged Whitebeard back and burst into loud, emotional sobs.
The Whitebeard Pirates members saw this scene and immediately breathed a huge sigh of relief.
At the same time, they all felt Whitebeard's deep affection pouring out.
"Alright, Captain Roger—go build some bonds."
Victor saw this, patted Roger's shoulder, and turned to walk away.
The matter was already settled—if Roger did something stupid again, he'd beat him senseless.
"Hahaha—Whitebeard, rest assured. I guarantee Oden won't have any accidents."
Roger immediately promised happily.
"Hmph. For the sake of your body, I won't hold this against you anymore."
Whitebeard let go of Oden and looked at Roger very unhappily.
"Hahaha—don't be so petty."
Roger said carelessly while walking toward Kozuki Oden.
"Thank you, Dad, for allowing this."
Kozuki Oden immediately knelt down, kowtowed to Whitebeard, and cried out.
Victor saw this and immediately shook his head.
Truly outdated customs—pure garbage.
Jabba saw Victor's expression and immediately found it very funny.
"Victor kid—well done. At least the idiot captain didn't embarrass himself again."
Jabba said with a laugh.
"Hoho—idiot captain really has an underdeveloped brain. Otherwise he wouldn't do so many embarrassing things."
Victor gave Roger no face at all.
As soon as he said this, everyone at the scene burst into laughter.
However, Roger didn't take it to heart and laughed along.
Rayleigh saw Roger's carefree, shameless look and immediately stopped laughing.
In the end, Kozuki Oden still boarded the Plant Scholars.
After a reluctant farewell, the Roger Pirates had to set off again.
After boarding, Kozuki Oden also brought his whole family along.
The accompanying family members included the future Dogstorm and Cat Viper—who had secretly snuck aboard.
Victor knew they were from Zou's Mink Tribe, just like Beli the polar bear.
So Beli immediately became close with Cat Viper and Dogstorm.
However, because Beli the polar bear was so powerful, a member of the Roger Pirates, and Victor's subordinate—
They all treated Beli as the leader and didn't dare act too wildly.
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