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Chapter 252 The Legend is About to End...

Purple lightning condensed in the void, flickering and radiating a violent aura.

In an instant, Zoro and Nami were both startled, but before they could react, dazzling purple lightning quickly filled their pupils.

boom--

A series of loud explosions were accompanied by the sound of wood chips shattering.

As the commotion gradually subsided, all that remained on the sea were countless wood chips and debris; the five members of the Straw Hat Pirates had vanished without a trace.

Kyle remained suspended in mid-air, gazing calmly at the sea below, where raindrops were creating tiny ripples, his expression completely unmoved.

He did as he had said before and did not kill the Straw Hat Pirates.

He simply destroyed the Going Merry; he did not attack anyone else.

But Kyle also said that meeting him was a misfortune for Luffy and the others.

When Kyle first came to meet the Straw Hat Pirates, he was thinking of seeing if there was anything interesting about this pirate crew that was so similar to Luffy and the others in the original work.

But after watching it, he found it extremely boring.

These guys are all frogs in a well, with extremely narrow-minded views.

He's like a frog in a well, narrow-minded and clueless. He's also like a clueless idiot when it comes to questions. Only Zhuo Luo can barely earn his respect.

As for Ruff?

Huh~

Kyle could only say that the red-haired guy had really bad taste.

In the original work, Luffy wasn't chosen by him to become the protagonist; he didn't have that ability yet.

It's simply because Luffy is the main character, and he just happened to meet Luffy.

Furthermore, his purpose in saving Luffy wasn't entirely innocent.

Betting our future on the new era?

This kind of thing is only good for fooling Whitebeard.

If it weren't for the existence of the Shallow Sea Contract, would he have given up his original dominant hand just to save people?

It's not that it might not happen, it's that it definitely won't.

To be honest, what is the Lord of the Coast to Shanks?

Let's turn our attention back to the Straw Hat Pirates.

In short, Kayle is somewhat disappointed with the current Straw Hat Pirates, and Usopp's tone of voice makes him a little unhappy.

Then things become simple.

If he's unhappy, then someone else will definitely be even more unhappy.

Hey! At this point, some people might ask, "The Straw Hat Pirates didn't do anything, and Kayle just came looking for trouble on her own, so she's in the right?"

What else?

This world is a world where strength reigns supreme!

Whoever is stronger is naturally right.

The world is cruel, just like when Zoro cut a pirate crew in half during their first encounter at Sabaody Archipelago two years later in the original story.

As I said before, Luffy and his crew were just unlucky to run into him!

He did not kill them, but in this vast ocean without ships, their ultimate fate would depend on their own destiny.

After glancing down once more, Kyle had no intention of staying any longer. With a flash, he transformed into purple lightning and vanished...

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Meanwhile, in a certain sea area of ​​the New World.

A very conspicuous ship is sailing here.

The ship's prow is adorned with a giant whale; it is none other than the Moby Dick of the Whitebeard Pirates.

At this moment, a somber atmosphere filled the ship, and the mood was extremely heavy.

All the current captains of the Whitebeard Pirates gathered here, forming a circle, their eyes all fixed on the figure in the center.

The expressions on their faces were extremely serious, and even began to show a hint of grief.

Following their gaze, one could see the white-bearded man sitting in his familiar spot, with over a dozen tubes connected to an IV drip.

Countless drops of medicine flowed into the white-bearded man's body through the IV tubing.

At this moment, the white-bearded man's eyes were closed, his chest was rising and falling very slightly, and his breath was extremely faint.

This is why all the captains of the Whitebeard Pirates are gathered here, each with a sorrowful expression.

because……

Their father was nearing the end of his life.

This is what Marco told them, even though they couldn't believe it, and didn't want to believe, that their father, who was once invincible at sea, had fallen like this.

But at this point, they had no choice but to accept this fact.

Of course, it wasn't solely because of Marco's status as a ship's doctor.

Rather, they knew very well that Whitebeard's health was deteriorating day by day over the past year.

Their father was seriously injured in the battle at Impel Down.

He might have been able to manage it when he was younger, but for Whitebeard, who was already suffering from chronic ailments, it was a huge problem.

So after returning to the Whitebeard Pirates, Whitebeard's health had already begun to deteriorate gradually.

A year ago, this change was more noticeable.

As time went on, their father had to spend longer and longer periods of time receiving IV drips each day, and in recent months he has been receiving IV drips all day long.

She never even took it off when she slept.

Even so, Whitebeard's condition continued to worsen day by day.

I'm sleeping longer and longer each day, starting with eight hours, then ten, then twelve hours...

In recent days, Whitebeard has been sleeping for 23 out of 24 hours a day, with only one hour of wakefulness.

Therefore, many members of the Whitebeard Pirates had already anticipated that their father... probably wouldn't last much longer.

But as expected, when Marco actually told them that this moment was coming, everyone still couldn't hold back.

Unbeknownst to them, tears streamed down the faces of these men who were fearless on the battlefield, shedding blood without uttering a sound of pain.

But no one cried out; instead, they suppressed their sobs.

They were terrified that they might interfere with their father's final days.

"Phew~"

Suddenly, a faint exhalation sound rang out in the arena.

Although it was extremely faint, everyone present heard it.

In an instant, everyone turned their gaze toward the white-bearded man in the center, their eyes fixed on him without blinking.

The white-bearded man, who was being watched by everyone, still had his eyes tightly closed, but his eyelids were trembling slightly.

Time passed slowly, and before everyone's eyes, Whitebeard finally opened his eyes.

But unlike before, the white-bearded man's pupils were no longer filled with an overbearing arrogance, but with an unyielding weariness, and at the same time, a trace of desolation could be seen in them.

This man, once hailed as the world's strongest man, is finally approaching the end of his life...