It's night, and the moon and stars are scarce.

It's June, and although the temperature during the day has the feeling of midsummer, at night, the temperature drops sharply, and the temperature is only a dozen degrees.

An island in the second half of the New World.

The Roger Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates who successfully escaped from the Navy stationed on Mercury Island reunite. The deserted island, which was originally deserted, was turned into a place for the pirates to hold a banquet on this night.

"Hahaha! Mita, how does it feel to travel with Roger? ”

"Did you come across anything interesting? Tell us about it. ”

A burning bonfire lit up the shores of the desert island, and the crew of the Roger Heizer and the Whitebeard Pirates gathered around the bonfire, happily gathering and chatting.

Whitebeard, who hadn't seen Mitsuki Mita for a long time, held a beer barrel cup in one hand and Mitsuki Mita in the other, and asked with a smile.

"I've really encountered a lot of interesting things along the way."

"An island in the sky, where there are large cities made of gold."

"Fish-Man Island, located in the deep sea, is rich in deep-sea fish, which is a delicacy that I have never tasted."

"When I was in Dressrosa, I also met the Lilliputies, and it was really cute!"

"Not only that, but I've also seen a lot of powerful pirates and powerful navies along the way."

"After leaving Wano Country, I really appreciated the vastness of this sea!"

"I really want to travel all the time! Bai Xiaoji. ”

Mitsuki Ota held a wine glass and briefly recounted the time he had sailed with Roger's Pirates, his eyes full of yearning for the sea. But in the end, Mitsuki Mita's face was more or less lost.

"If you want to keep traveling, you might as well keep sailing."

"What are you going to do after that, even though you and Roger have completed the so-called circumnavigation of the sea together."

"But there are still a lot of places on the sea that you haven't been to."

"Come back to the ship, and spend the rest of the time with us on the journey and adventure!"

Whitebeard didn't notice the look of loss on Mitsuki Mita's face, drank the wine, and said in a deep voice. Whitebeard is a very casual person, and as long as he can stay with his family, Whitebeard doesn't really mind where the ship goes.

The crew of his ship was actually quite free, and if Ota wanted to continue his travels, he would take Ota with him and sail the Moby Dick to areas he had never been before.

"No, I'm not going to continue my trip with you."

When Mitsuki Ota heard Whitebeard's words, he shook his head and said loudly.

And his answer also made Whitebeard's smile freeze on his face. Even Roger and the others, who were sitting next to the two, were quiet for a while.

"Why?!"

"Are you going to stay on Roger's ship without us?!"

When questioning, Whitebeard's body suddenly exuded a terrifying aura, and his right hand was even grabbed on the Cong Yun Cut placed at his feet, and he was about to attack if he didn't agree with him.

And Whitebeard's tiger eyes also glared at Roger and the others who were sitting next to him drinking.

The sudden burst of momentum of Whitebeard surprised everyone present, everyone stopped their movements and looked at Whitebeard, only Roger who was sitting next to Whitebeard, looking calm and drinking.

"Don't be angry, I didn't mean that."

"I'm going to go back to Wano Country."

"It's been so long since I've been out, and I'm also a little thinking about the time and Momonosuke."

"I don't know how they're doing."

The time in Mitsuki Mita's mouth refers to his wife, Mitsuki Shi, before marrying Mitsuki Mita, his real name is Tianyue Shi, and Momonosuke and Hiyori are a pair of children of their husband and wife, respectively.

When Ota and Roger were passing through Wano Country before, Mitsuki fell ill, so there was no family on the ship for the second half of Roger's Pirates' voyage.

"Oh, I thought I was going back, I thought it was something, hahahaha!"

"It's been so long, it's time to go back and have a look."

Whitebeard heard Mitsuki Mita's answer, and although he was still a little reluctant to leave, he still said with a smile, not wanting to put pressure on Mita.

He had to support this kind of thing when he returned to his hometown.

The two of them talked, and the atmosphere of the banquet suddenly eased. Until this time, Roger, who had been drinking in silence, suddenly said:

"Even if Ota wants to travel with us, I'm afraid it won't work."

"I've fulfilled my dream, and there's nothing left for me to cherish on this sea."

Roger's words immediately attracted Whitebeard's attention, and the members of the White Regiment who heard this also turned their eyes to Roger.

Roger's crew was also silent for a while, only Shanks and Bucky looked at Roger in surprise and asked puzzled.

"Captain, what do you mean by that?!"

"There is no meaning worthy of your nostalgia"

Without waiting for Shanks to finish, Roger showed a bright smile to the two and continued:

"It's literal."

"I'm going to disband the Roger Pirates!"

"Thank you for the company of the big guys along the way, Roger Pirates, that's it!"

Over the campfire, embers floated into the night sky with a little spark. The banquet was originally warm, but it was surprisingly quiet for a while.

Everyone in the white group looked at Roger in a daze, as if they couldn't believe the news they had just heard.

And Whitebeard, after being silent for a while, silently poured a sip of wine and asked in a deep voice, "Have you already decided?!" ”

"Ahh The decision has been made, and the crew has been informed. ”

"Well, those two boys don't know yet, when they were about to go to Ralph Drew, Bucky was sick, and Shanks didn't go with us to take care of him."

"This matter was decided when I came back from Ralph Drew."

While speaking, Shanks and Bucky had already hurried to Roger's side, they seemed to be shocked by the news, and they all looked at Roger in disbelief for a while, and after seeing Roger's resolute attitude, the two immediately looked at Roger with tears in their eyes, quite reluctant.

Shanks and Bucky grew up on Roger's ship, and when they suddenly learned the news, it was normal for the two children not to accept it.

"Hahaha, don't show that look, Shanks, Bucky."

"People will grow up one day, and you two will one day take your own boat and gallop on the sea."

"My trip is over, and your trip has just begun!"

"Speaking of which, Newgate, I have an important matter for you, you and I will come for a moment."

Roger stood up as he spoke, patted Whitebeard on the shoulder, and walked towards the beach on the shore, Whitebeard groaned for a long time, after all, he couldn't suppress his curiosity, stood up, and followed Roger's footsteps.

The bright moonlight fell on the beach, and under the moonlight, Whitebeard and Roger talked in a low voice, and although the crew couldn't hear what the two were saying, they all saw that Whitebeard looked shocked, as if he had heard something terrible.

The sound of the waves swept the words of the two into the sea, and no one except the two of them knew what they said tonight.

The next day, the morning sun fell.

Near the harbor of Mercury Star Island, there was a busy scene.

After the war, the uninjured navy got up early and began to repair the damaged port under the command of the Sengoku.

In the sea area in front of the port, more than a dozen wrecked warships are docked, and the shipwrights of the navy are busy on the warships.

In this battle, the navy not only did not reap any benefits, but suffered heavy losses, and a striking defeat has been added to the resume of the Warring States.

"Whew-"

Just when the navy was busy in the harbor, a white luxury warship came quickly from a distance, and the sound of the battleship's horn attracted the navy to look sideways and look into the distance.

In the corner of the port, on a "thin" green-skinned warship, Ji Guoyuanyi and Kuzan were helping the shipwright to help repair the warship, when they heard the whistle in the distance and turned their heads to look.

The black cross flag, which symbolized "peace", was reflected in the pupils of Jikoku Yuanichi.

"The ship of the World Government?"

"The war is over, how can these people be here?"

(End of chapter)