Chapter 183: A Sudden Upheaval

As Whitebeard was gulping down his drinks, a flash of crimson suddenly appeared in his eyes.

BOOM!

The world's strongest man smashed the huge barrel of wine in his hand on the deck and shouted loudly.

"Sons, pay attention, a stupid brat has boarded the ship!"

Marco and Vista, who were whispering to each other, suddenly stopped talking. Along with the other members of the Whitebeard Pirates, they became alert and started looking around the deck.

"Dad, I don't see anyone!"

"I don't see anyone either!"

"There are no unfamiliar faces here!"

"Gurararara… 'Ghost'?"

Whitebeard let out a hearty laugh, unsheathing the Supreme Grand sword of the Sea, 12 Supreme Grade Blades, Murakumogiri, and with a controlled swing slashed towards a seemingly empty part of the deck.

A white blade light lit up from the void, the blade was covered with a thick ink-like armament color Haki, and a cherry blossom pink color faintly appeared.

CLANG--!!

A piercing sound of metal collision rang out, and the intense shock wave rapidly spread out in all directions.

Some of the weaker members on the deck of the Moby Dick were knocked back two steps by this sudden shock wave.

"Who's there!"

"Who is it?!"

"Protect Dad!"

Several squadron captains led by Marco, Vista, and Jozu immediately shouted, and the captains of the other squadrons also calmly arranged for the weaker members of the pirate group.

At this moment, Adrian, holding a Shuxue, appeared, with sweat visible on his forehead.

He smiled faintly at Whitebeard and said, "Whitebeard Edward Newgate, truly worthy of being the world's strongest man… If it weren't for the fact that I'm currently on the deck of the Moby Dick, I guess I would have been blown away by now."

For top-tier players like Whitebeard and Roger, being on their own pirate ship, such a "home field" not only does not give them an advantage, but also restricts their strength.

Especially Whitebeard, who possesses the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit!

If he had just mercilessly made a full shot, then the Moby Dick at this moment, I guess it would have been shattered into broken ship fragments by the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

"Gurararara… Little brat, being able to take this sword of mine, you can tell me your name."

Whitebeard let out a unique laugh, sheathing his naginata, Murakumogiri, and drawing a graceful arc in the air, he planted it with a thud on the deck of the Moby Dick.

"Edward Newgate, you already know me, don't you?"

Adrian laughed lightly. {Wow, I really feel the disrespect here… whenever I translate, write or copy.}

"Who are you! How dare you be so arrogant in front of Dad!"

With a roar, Marco with the golden pineapple punk head suddenly burst into surging blue-green flames and entered a semi-beast state.

The next moment, Marco flapped his wings and flew into the air, his feet turned into extremely sharp bird claws, and he pounced fiercely at Adrian on the deck.

Adrian's face remained unchanged, and he even had the leisure to sheathe his sword and raise it.

The top of the pure white scabbard of Shuxue was instantly dyed with a touch of black light from the Armament Haki, and it directly met Marco's bird claws.

BOOM!

A calm and unruffled clash echoed.

The scabbard of Shuxue, fixed the semi-beast Marco in mid-air.

Marco's pupils contracted slightly, this scene was almost like a replay of yesterday.

Several years ago, when the Whitebeard Pirates encountered the Roger Pirates in the New World.

A fierce battle lasted for three days and three nights between the two top pirate crews in the New World.

In that battle, the second in command of the Roger Pirates, known as Dark King, the right arm of the Pirate King, Silvers Rayleigh, stopped him with just one little finger.

It's hard to imagine how much psychological shadow Silvers Rayleigh, who was in his prime, caused Marco, who was still in his internship.

Adrian replicated the scene, which made Marco relive the fear of being dominated by Silvers Rayleigh once again, a few drops of cold sweat trickled down his forehead.

Seeing this, Adrian laughed inwardly.

While I don't have Conqueror's Haki, I also can't greet the Whitebeard Pirates with a Conqueror's Haki version of "Weaklings, Be Gone" like Red-Haired Shanks did when he met them.

But my maxed-out Armament Haki and Observation Haki are real deal strong!

"Gurararara… Marco, stand down. You're not his opponent yet."

Whitebeard spoke, his hand, as big as a fan, gently stroking the hilt of Murakumogiri, savoring the sensation of his clash with Adrian just now.

"This level of Armament Haki, I have only experienced from a few individuals. Although it lacks that indestructible feeling of Garp, there is no difference in essence."

"How is that possible!"

"Dad! It must be Marco who drank too much fake wine that he's weak!"

"Dad! Let me go!"

The other members of the Whitebeard Pirates were suddenly in an uproar, shouting excitedly.

They never expected that this young man, who doesn't look old, could get an evaluation comparable to the Navy hero Garp in Dad's mouth!

BANG!

Whitebeard's face sank, he forcefully stuck the end of the Murakumogiri on the deck of the Moby Dick, an invisible aura spread out, and a group of shouting sons suddenly quieted down.

Marco flapped his wings, flew back, and retreated behind Whitebeard on his right side.

Marco said with a face full of unwillingness, "Old Man, it's my fault! I wasn't strong enough!"

"Gurararara… Marco, what are you talking about?"

Whitebeard laughed heartily, not caring.

"The existence of Dad is to protect his sons!"

As soon as the words fell, Whitebeard's eyes condensed, and a powerful deterrent force emanated from his body.

A Conqueror's Haki that goes against the world, condensing an extremely violent momentum, pressing towards Adrian.

"You, are you the 'White Ghost' who fought with Sengoku in the Sabaody Archipelago before?"

In the face of Whitebeard's formidable and unmatched Conqueror's Haki, Adrian calmly extended his index finger, and a small and cute mini-ghost slowly flew out from his fingertips, circling his finger and flying around.

"If there is no second Ghost Fruit user in the world."

"Little devil, you have guts!" Whitebeard said, "What are you doing on the Moby Dick?"

"Actually, I was in search for Hand Island to find Zou's whereabouts, but I didn't expect to encounter the Whitebeard Pirates' ship."

Adrian said truthfully.

"Coming to the Moby Dick, on the one hand, I want to ask if anyone knows two people from the Wano Country with the surname 'Kurozumi'.

{I think it should be Shimotsuki or Koushiro but… here is the original text… 黑炭 in "来到莫比迪克号上,一方面,我是想请教是否有人知道两名姓氏为'黑炭'的和之国人物.So used 'nihongomaster' and it said 'Kurozumi'. I hope it's right because it would be a pain to change it later.}

"On the other hand… I also wanted to test about the strength of the world's strongest man!"