Standing at the bow of the Moby Dick, Marco and Akira were standing together. Akira suddenly asked, "Marco, do you think Pops would be happy if he saw us like this now?"
Marco laughed and said, "Based on my understanding of Pops, he would definitely be very happy. Pops didn't have any ambition. He only hoped that he could live happily with us all the time. Speaking of which, you're almost the same as Pops now."
"Oh? Why do you say that?" Akira asked.
Marco said, "Akira, you used to have ambition and great aspirations, but after experiencing all of this, your state of mind has undergone a huge change, and you have become very calm."
Akira suddenly laughed and said, "It seems that you know me better."
Marco chuckled, "Of course, I watched you grow up. I'm the one who knows you the best. It's not that I'm saying, if you had ambition, becoming the Pirate King wouldn't be a problem at all. Why would it be anyone else's turn to compete? It's just that you no longer have any interest in that."
Akira shrugged and said, "I think this is very good. Why bother fighting for a false name? Isn't it better for everyone to just play around and live happily like this? I didn't understand it before, but now I really understand that passion is essential, but for most people, plainness is the real thing."
Marco said, "That's why I said that your state of mind has become the same as Pops. This is pretty good."
"Right, Akira, do you still remember the three dreams you talked about back then?"
Akira chuckled and said, "Of course I remember. Looking back now, I was really interesting back then."
Marco laughed loudly and said, "It's more than just interesting. You have to know that we were all stunned when we heard the three dreams you talked about back then. Only Pops believed that you could do it back then."
"Yeah." Akira nodded.
Marco said, "You've already achieved two of the three dreams, becoming the strongest man in the world, and retiring to the mountains, living a life free from strife with the world. But now, you still have one dream that you haven't completed. You haven't married the most beautiful woman in the world yet. You have to complete such an important thing quickly. All of our brothers are looking forward to that day."
Akira immediately burst into laughter and said loudly, "What's so difficult about that? Since everyone is so concerned, then I can't let everyone down. Let the brothers raise the sails and set sail. We're going to the first half of the Grand Line to marry the most beautiful woman in the world."
"Hoo hoo hoo hoo..."
"Brothers, grab your weapons and go help the captain marry the most beautiful woman in the world."
"Slap!"
"You idiot, the captain is going to marry a woman. Why are you grabbing your weapons? Do you think the captain is like you, and needs to rely on robbing to marry a woman?"
"Hahaha..."
As soon as they heard that Akira was going to marry the most beautiful woman, the pirates who had been in the Whitebeard Pirates the longest were very excited. They couldn't help but recall that day more than twenty years ago, when a group of them had gathered together, teasing the little Akira.
When the little Akira said his three dreams, the laughter that the entire Moby Dick had let out had truly spread throughout the entire sea.
"Set sail!"
Akira stood at the bow of the ship, looking up at the sky. He had already met few opponents in this world. The system had also been following him, and he also knew that he had now completed the system's mission. As long as he wanted to, he could travel to the next world at any time.
...
But he didn't do that, because in this world, he still had too many bonds, and too many people he couldn't bear to leave. He wanted to continue to live here. Because with the system, he could live for a long time. Perhaps when he had no more bonds, he would leave this world with the system and go on an adventure in the next world. But not now.
The clouds in the sky gathered, as if forming a huge smiling face. In Akira's eyes, that was Whitebeard smiling at him.
"Pops, I didn't let you down, right? I let more brothers survive, and I also avenged you. Now, I'm going to live with everyone. It's just a pity that you'll never see it..."
"But don't worry, Pops. As long as I'm here, no one will be able to bully the Whitebeard Pirates, not even the World Government. If they really dare to take action against us, I don't mind going to Mary Geoise myself, and letting the Five Elders, or the big shots behind them, see my strongest power."
"Pops, I now understand the mood you had when you went to Marineford. I have inherited your will, and will continue to inherit it. You can rest in peace."
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