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The Whitebeard Pirates' waters.

On an unknown island.

There were more than a dozen damaged ships anchored on the coast, creaking in the sea breeze.

The remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates who escaped from Marinford all gathered on the island to rest.

People come and go, but no one talks. Everyone is doing their own thing silently.

Especially Marco, as the ship's doctor, he treated the crew's injuries non-stop.

As time passed, the sun slowly sank into the sea, leaving only half of the sun, illuminating the sea with a golden glow.

"Marco, it's time to discuss what to do next. The Red Hair Pirates haven't left yet, and everyone is waiting for you."

Vista called Marco and looked at his tired expression. Although he felt reluctant, someone from the Whitebeard Pirates had to step up and take charge of the situation.

"I understand." Marco forced a smile.

The two walked into the center of the island and came to where the cadres gathered.

In addition to the captains of the Whitebeard Pirates, the surviving captains of the affiliated pirate groups, and members of the Red Hair Pirates were also present.

The samurai of Wano Country are taking care of the unconscious Oden. This is an internal meeting of the Whitebeard Pirates and there is no need for them to participate.

"Marco, you are finally here. Everyone has been waiting for you." Lakyo said.

Marco nodded to everyone, looked at Shanks, and bowed: "Thank you for the help from the Red Hair Pirates. We, the Whitebeard Pirates, will never forget this kindness."

Shanks was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Oden and I were once crew members, so it's only right for me to help."

Marco obviously wanted to distance himself from the Red Hair Pirates, and his words about the Whitebeard Pirates showed that he didn't want the Whitebeard Pirates to fall apart because of his father's death.

but……

This moment, that moment.

Before Marco could say anything, a captain from an affiliated pirate group spoke up.

"Marco, I think we should think about our future plans. Dad is dead, but our enemies are not. We own so much territory, and there will definitely be many people coming to snatch it away."

As he spoke, the captain's eyes swept over everyone present: "With our current strength, we can't defend these territories at all. We may even be attacked by our enemies."

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell into silence.

The Whitebeard Pirates have many enemies, but in the past, no one dared to provoke them because of Whitebeard.

But it’s different now!

Whitebeard is dead, and the Whitebeard Pirates suffered heavy losses. The captains of each squad are still injured, and they will definitely not be able to keep their territory.

Marco's expression changed for a while, and finally he exhaled and said, "Give up part of the territory, everyone gather together, protect the base camp, and wait for Oden and the other captains to recover before taking it back."

This was the only solution he could think of. It was impossible to not want the Whitebeard Pirates to fall apart, but also not want to give up any territory.

Eat as much as your appetite allows, otherwise you will die of overeating!

However, he thought it was too simple.

Many members of the affiliated pirate groups joined the Whitebeard Pirates because of Whitebeard's prestige. Now that Whitebeard is dead, the Whitebeard Pirates have no appeal to them anymore.

Oden is very powerful, but it is not enough to convince them!

"Marco, you know, I joined the Whitebeard Pirates because of Papa Whitebeard. My enemy is the Beasts Pirates. Now that Papa is dead, I have to find a new backer."

The speaker was a huge pirate. He was once a supernova and was defeated after challenging Kaido beyond his ability.

Although he escaped, he was constantly hunted by the Beasts Pirates until he joined the Whitebeard Pirates.

As soon as these words came out, Joz immediately shouted angrily: "Ginger! Daddy protected you for so many years, and you want to leave the pirate group as soon as Daddy dies, you ungrateful guy."

Ginger's face was filled with shame and anger. He shouted, "Do you think I'm the only one? We're pirates. There are enemies everywhere. Without Daddy's protection, we can only wait for death if we stay in the Whitebeard Pirates. We might as well find a new backer."

Joz was about to speak, but someone else spoke before him: "Is anyone else planning to leave?"

Marco glanced around calmly and said, "If you want to leave, just say so. I don't want to force you. We're all companions, there's no need to embarrass each other."

After a while, people started speaking one after another.

"Marco, I know you want to keep the Whitebeard name and the kingdom your father built, but this is too difficult. I respect your father very much, but I have to quit."

"Me too. After all these years of adventure, I've lived a wonderful life. I want to rest."

"I have too many enemies. Staying here will only bring trouble to everyone. I'm quitting too."

"Feel sorry."

Nearly half of the captains of affiliated pirate groups chose to withdraw, most of whom did not suffer heavy casualties among their crew members.

The crew members who suffered heavy casualties were all truly loyal to the Whitebeard Pirates, and they did not choose to leave even when their own forces were exhausted.

Marco looked at the people who chose to leave, sighed, and spoke.

"We're all companions, and since we can't defend our territory anyway, I'll just give you as capital to join other pirate groups."

Marco glanced at Shanks, and everyone understood that the "other pirate group" referred to the Red Hair Pirates.

The Whitebeard Pirates do not have a good relationship with the other Four Emperors, and most of their enemies are the other two major emperor groups.

Zell's territory is mainly in the West Sea, and there is not much territory in the New World, so there is no dispute with them.

However, they were unwilling to let this group of pirates go to the West Sea to join the Kingdom of Adrian. After all, they were pirates and did not want to be restricted.

Then, Marco looked at Shanks again.

"We in the Whitebeard Pirates don't have much left. We only have a lot of territory left. It's going to be taken away anyway, so we might as well give it to someone we know well."

Hearing this, Shanks smiled and was about to speak when his brows suddenly frowned and he put his hand on Griffin at his waist.

"Who? Come out!"

A terrifying burst of domineering color suddenly startled everyone in the White Group, thinking that the navy had sent people to deal with them.

"As expected of a member of the Roger Pirates, this terrifying Observation Haki is not much worse than your Conqueror Haki."

As the voice sounded, a handsome man in a blue suit with long golden hair walked out of a portal that appeared out of thin air.

Next to him was a man in a black robe, with a melancholy face and long green hair, but his presence was very faint, as if everyone else's attention was attracted by the blond man next to him.