One Piece: Establishing a Pirate Family

The old man murmured with a smile after seeing Newgate, his cloudy eyes filled with tears.

The ship has docked!

Whitebeard didn't disembark; instead, he looked behind him at the rows of wrapped-up corpses.

"Let's go! Take your brothers home!"

Whitebeard, holding the Cloud Cutter, looked at the children standing beside the corpses and spoke.

"go home!"

Everyone said in unison.

In an instant, a sense of sadness spread throughout the entire ship.

Everyone, with sorrowful expressions, lifted the body and followed Whitebeard off the ship.

When the people at the port saw the layers of white cloth again, they immediately understood what had happened.

They all stood on either side, looking at the group with serious expressions.

Charlotte, with a somber expression, led the group onto the harbor and followed behind the procession.

As they crossed the street, everyone turned to look at the white-bearded leader, their eyes filled with gratitude, which was then overshadowed by sorrow.

Charlotte and the others stopped at a flower shop.

Charlotte went inside and bought a few flowers; everyone was holding a bouquet of flowers!

When they arrived at a place where birds sang and flowers bloomed, nestled against the mountains and beside the water, everyone stopped.

Charlotte stood at a distance, staring intently at the rows of white tombstones lying there quietly!

A quick glance reveals no fewer than a hundred tombstones.

Charlotte guessed these were the tombstones of Whitebeard's sons; it was impossible for him to protect every single one of the children he had adopted over the years.

That's true. When you're out at sea, you're bound to get hurt!

Whitebeard buried all of his dead sons here.

Charlotte watched them quietly from a distance as they busied themselves.

One after another, large pits were dug out.

Finally, Whitebeard personally placed each of his sons' bodies inside.

The sadness in his eyes lingered for a long time.

No one spoke throughout the entire process; the children all shed tears, trying their best not to cry out loud.

"Bury him!"

After delivering the last corpse, Whitebeard stood before all the graves, closed his eyes, and slowly uttered two words.

These two words seemed to drain all of Whitebeard's strength.

The white-bearded man lowered his head and silently shed a tear when no one could see him.

Upon hearing Whitebeard's words, the people standing in front of the grave pit took shovels and began to shovel dirt into the pit.

The atmosphere froze instantly.

After all the graves were filled, Whitebeard led the remaining men in a ceremony before the curtain.

Chapter 185 Funeral

After all the members of the Whitebeard Pirates had finished paying their respects, Charlotte led a group of people to the tombstones with a bouquet of flowers and placed the flowers in front of them.

Charlotte has always been rather traditional when it comes to the deceased.

Respecting the deceased and allowing them to rest in peace is a tacit understanding among everyone.

No one wants to be desecrated after death. When you desecrate someone else's corpse, your own corpse will probably not have a good time after you die.

Charlotte led everyone in a simple ceremony of offering prayers.

They then left the cemetery.

The Whitebeard Pirates did not linger for long.

After a brief ceremony, the white-bearded man led the remaining children out.

"Charlotte, how about coming over for a drink?"

Whitebeard looked at Charlotte and invited her with a smile!

"No problem! Anytime is fine!"

Charlotte smiled slightly as she looked at the white beard.

He could sense the deep sorrow in Whitebeard's heart and his desire to drink to dispel the grief.

Charlotte was happy to be a listener.

night!

The campfire is burning!

Whitebeard and Charlotte sat on the shore, looking at the sea and drinking!

"Do you still remember the first time I went to sea? I just recklessly set sail in a simple little boat! And that voyage has lasted for decades! This island is where I was born, and besides my sons, you are the first person I have invited here!"

The white-bearded man held a large bowl and looked at Charlotte sideways.

"Hahahaha! I am truly honored! To be the first outsider to visit this island!"

Charlotte drank her wine, her face turning completely red.

"No! You are not an outsider! You are my son's benefactor! That is, my friend, Whitebeard! You saved that kid Marco's life, and I will remember that for the rest of my life!"

Whitebeard extended his wine bowl and clinked glasses with Charlotte!

"Hahahaha! It's not easy for you, Whitebeard, to remember me for a lifetime! But I just happened to see me save Marco! I don't need you to remember me!"

Charlotte smiled and waved her hand in refusal.

He understood that Whitebeard wanted to exchange Charlotte for a favor.

"Kura-ra-ra-ra-ra! You're the first person to refuse my kindness!"

Whitebeard looked at Charlotte and smiled.

Then he turned his head slightly to look at Marco, who was drinking with his brothers in the distance, and a hint of warmth appeared in his eyes!

“Marco is my first adopted son! He means a lot to me! He's the first person who helped me find what I wanted most: family!”

Whitebeard looked at Marco in the distance and spoke quietly.

Charlotte sat quietly to the side and listened.

"I still remember that year, when we were still on the same ship. I was ordered to raid the Roger Pirates, but we ended up meeting Marco on an island! Marco back then wasn't nearly as energetic as he is now!"

Whitebeard recalled the scene when he first met Marco.

His clothes were tattered, he held an iron bar in his hand, and he glared fiercely at everyone who came to bully him. The scene was so similar to what the white-bearded man had seen, just like when he was a child.

This piqued Whitebeard's interest in the little boy.

He quietly followed him and saw that the food the little boy was desperately protecting was not for himself but to be shared with his other companions. Whitebeard was stunned.

These companions are all beggars, beings despised by the world, who can only huddle together for warmth!

Whitebeard fell deeply in love with the child at first sight.

Whitebeard then took the initiative to appear and adopt the children.

From that moment on, Whitebeard understood his life's pursuit and goals.

Charlotte listened quietly to the white-bearded man's story.

Time slowly passed by.

the next day!

Charlotte was awakened by the chirping of birds in the early morning!

He rubbed his forehead, which ached from being drunk, and looked around.

Both the Whitebeard Pirates and the Rockefeller Pirates slept on the lawn.

But Charlotte did not see Whitebeard.

"Huh? Where's Newgate?"

Charlotte rubbed her forehead and looked around, but did not see the white-bearded figure.

Yesterday, I think I fell asleep as if listening to a story while listening to the white-bearded man narrating.

That shouldn't have happened!

Charlotte shook her head, trying to shake off her physical discomfort.

Then they walked in one direction.

He scanned the area with his Observation Haki and spotted the white beard.