One Piece: Surrounded at Marineford? Just kidding!

Chapter 107 Farewell to an Era!

"Oh? Teaching those two lads?"

The elderly Rayleigh took a swig of wine, his eyes filled with curiosity as he looked at Chen Ye.

He originally came to teach Luffy, but Chenye's words seem to have another meaning.

Why?

Chen Ye's gaze fell on Luffy, the Straw Hat from this timeline, who was laughing heartily and carefree not far away.

The premature exposure of "Sun God Nikka" means that Luffy in this timeline will, from this moment on, face relentless and ruthless pursuit by the World Government.

"Its ferocity will far exceed that of the pursuit of Pirate King Roger back then."

Chen Ye withdrew his gaze and looked at Rayleigh solemnly.

"So I need you to teach these two boys everything you know."

"Use your harshest methods."

The drunkenness on old Rayleigh's face vanished instantly.

He certainly understood what Luffy's awakening of "Sun God Nikka" meant for the World Government.

That was the most terrifying enemy on the foundation of the Celestial Dragons' rule.

The world government would absolutely go crazy!

I see."

rest assured."

My training isn't something everyone can endure.

If those two lads dare to slack off, I won't hold back.

Upon receiving Rayleigh's affirmative reply, Chen Ye nodded in satisfaction.

……

He stood up and clapped his hands lightly.

The crisp applause, though not loud, clearly echoed throughout the noisy banquet hall.

Instantly, all eyes were on him.

The celebratory atmosphere quieted down at that moment.

"Everyone!"

Chen Ye looked around the room with an apologetic smile on his face.

"The revelry should come to an end."

"Because the time that the guests I invited from the 'future' and the 'past' can stay is almost up."

The words fell.

The atmosphere at the scene instantly shifted from the previous jubilation to a sense of seriousness and reluctance.

Marco, Vista, Joz, and the others all instinctively looked at the towering, white-bearded man who was drinking heavily.

Peak Rayleigh and old Rayleigh exchanged a glance and tacitly put down their wine glasses.

Luffy and Ace, belonging to this time and space, also stopped their playful fighting and looked at Luffy, whose smile was incredibly free.

The moment of parting has finally arrived.

Just then.

The white-bearded man at his peak put down the huge wine bowl in his hand.

He ignored the stares of the crowd and instead took heavy steps, one by one, until he reached the old man with the white beard.

Looking at the "self" before him, covered in wounds and plagued by illness, yet still standing tall and unyielding, the Whitebeard's eyes held an incredibly complex expression.

He knew he was about to disappear.

He also knew that the "self" before him probably didn't have much time left.

There was silence for a moment.

Suddenly, the white-bearded man grinned!

He smiled.

"Guralalalalala!"

He stretched out his huge hand and slapped it heavily on the old man's white-bearded shoulder.

"Old man!"

"You did a great job!"

"They protected our sons!"

The old man with the white beard paused for a moment, then threw his head back and burst into laughter.

"Guralalalalala!"

The white-bearded man continued, his voice like rolling thunder.

"Now, let's leave it to our sons!"

"You can finally get some rest!"

These words were like a key, instantly unlocking the last shackle in the heart of the elderly man with the white beard.

He has always carried the burden of the entire Whitebeard Pirates and the name of the remnants of the old era, struggling to maintain his broken body without daring to relax in the slightest.

He feared that if he collapsed, this huge family would fall apart.

But now, he sees it.

He saw Ace being rescued, saw an even more powerful version of himself at his peak, and saw Chen Ye, the most outrageous "son" who defies common sense!

The heavy burden in his heart could finally be completely lifted.

"Gurarara... I understand, my other self."

The elderly man with a white beard wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and responded with the same hearty laughter.

Keep dominating in that era!

Don't lose the name of the Whitebeard!

The two white-bearded men from different eras looked at each other and laughed heartily, their laughter filled with relief.

"Dad..."

Marco's eyes instantly reddened as he watched this scene, and his voice choked with emotion.

The other team leaders also silently shed tears.

Chen Ye smiled as he watched this scene.

He raised his hand, and several radiant spatial rifts slowly opened on the beach.

"Everyone, it's time."

Peak Rayleigh was the first to stand up. He walked up to Old Rayleigh and punched him hard in the chest.

"Old man, give those two lads a good beating! Don't let me down!"

Old Rayleigh grinned.

"Don't worry, I'll train them until they cry for their parents!"

Zoro from another timeline also arrived at the rift. He wasn't reminiscing about anything; he was simply waiting for Nikka Luffy!

Because Zoro's destined duel has not yet reached its final moment.

Nika Luffy then ran up to Luffy from this era with a smile and waved his fist at him.

"Hey, it's me!"

"I want to become the freest Pirate King!"

"oh!!!"

Luffy of this era, too, smiled and forcefully threw a punch in response.

After bidding a brief farewell to everyone, the powerful figures from different times and spaces turned around and stepped into their own spacetime rifts, their figures gradually disappearing.

In the end, only the peak-form Whitebeard remained.

He stood before the largest crack, his towering figure like an insurmountable mountain.

He slowly turned around, his gaze sweeping over Marco, Joz, Vista... and over the faces of every "son" on the ship.

Finally, he stretched out a wide smile, revealing an incredibly bright smile, and with all his might, let out a final roar at everyone!

Sons!!!

Take care!

boom!!!

Having said that, he had no more lingering feelings. He turned around abruptly, and his tall and imposing figure resolutely stepped into the crevice, disappearing into the dazzling light.

The spacetime rift slowly closed.

The beach has returned to calm.

It was as if that banquet that transcended time and space had just been a dream.

But everyone knows it.

That wasn't a dream; they really saw their father at his peak.

. . . .

The sky gradually brightened.

The revelry is over, and so is the farewell.

The elderly Rayleigh, looking at the spirited Ace and Luffy who seemed to have inexhaustible energy, twitched his lips and said to Chen Ye:

"Looks like I'm going to be busy from now on."

"These two brats are no pushovers."

Chen Ye smiled.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Mr. Raleigh."

Just then, Luffy suddenly ran over, scratching his head and saying:

"That's right!"

"I need to let my friends know I'm safe!"

He thought of his companions who had been swatted away by the Tyrant Bear. He made a promise with them from this moment on: they were still weak now, and they would reunite in two years when they had become stronger.

Chen Ye nodded.

"Of course."

He turned to look at Riley.

"Mr. Rayleigh, then I'll trouble you to accompany him to Marineford again. Perfect timing, your 'special training' can begin now."

"no problem."

Rayleigh readily agreed.

Just then!

A bird song echoed from the sky!