Chapter 761 Whitebeard could have become king, but he didn't want to.
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At this moment, readers around the world felt a sense of foreboding.
In the Drum Kingdom, heavy snowfall turned daylight into a cold darkness, with frigid winds that could freeze any living being within an hour.
However, this overwhelming cold could not quench the fiery passion of the Kingdom's residents at this moment, ignited by the short battle between Ace and Akainu.
"What... what is Ace trying to do... It's blatant provocation, man!"
"Keep running, don't care!"
Hiriluk felt sorrow after seeing Ace stop and turn to face Akainu, who had provoked him with a few words.
"The Will of D... Despite the power of this mysterious will, when it becomes too much, it backfires. In this case, the pure will to justify the greatness of a pirate to a lowly Marine Admiral? That's a big mistake you're making, boy, sigh."
Kureha sighed in regret as she watched the verbal skirmish between Ace and Akainu quickly escalate toward a losing battle for Ace.
"That damn admiral..."
King Mapol also felt bad about Akainu's actions.
"... This is bad."
Not only him, but his beautiful wife with snow-white hair and blue eyes, Carla, also had an annoyed expression on her face.
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Chapter's Events:
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"Take back... Haa... What you just said!!!" Ace stopped and turned to face Akainu.
"Stop, Ace!!! Keep going!!!"
"Ace!!?" The Whitebeard Pirates tried to urge Ace to ignore it and keep running. But to no avail, he broke free from the hands trying to pull him and said:
"He's mocking my old man..."
"Ace!!!" Even Luffy started to worry.
"Your real father, Roger, stood in his way. And so Whitebeard is a loser who will never become king."
"How am I mistaken?"
"You bunch of thugs keep yelling Boss this, Boss that..."
"You prance about the seas pretending to be a family." Akainu did not retract his words but added some venomous ones to the mix.
Making Ace even more upset.
"Stop right there!!!"
But Akainu did not stop and continued his provocations;
"For how many decades has he ruled the seas, never becoming a king... and never accomplishing anything!?"
"In the end, he was stabbed by his idiot son who was fooled by some sweet talk!! And he's going to die protecting that fool!!!"
"...!!" Squardo, who heard that, felt his heart being stabbed by knives instead of words.
"He really did live an empty life, didn't he!?"
"STOP IT!!"
Ace yelled, unable to bear Akainu's words any longer.
"Don't listen to him, Ace!!! Come on!!!" Izou tried with Ace but to no avail.
Urara Island:
"Whitebeard is a loser... you say?"
"Wororororo!!!"
Kaido couldn't hold back his laughter at the manga scene and the provocative words in every speech bubble of Akainu.
"He couldn't become king because Roger stood in his way... you say?"
"Worororororo!!"
The more he read, the more he laughed uncontrollably.
"This is amusing... I really have a great desire to see Newgate's reaction to this... His expression must be as ugly as if he had eaten shit..."
"King... what do you think? Do you agree with this arrogant admiral's words?"
"I see that Whitebeard in the manga was content to take care of his family because he had already achieved what he wanted... Everyone has specific dreams and ambitions, and once they achieve them, their ambition lies in maintaining them."
King stated his position in a few lines.
"Hmm... Whitebeard's history is rich in glory, he was a man worthy of ruling an era and having it named after him, but this admiral is burying all that in the dirt with his words... Do you know why, King?" Kaido asked.
"..." King remained silent.
"Wororororororo! When you reach your end, the enemy will treat you like a fart no matter how great your glory was!"
"No matter how terrifying your name was in the past!"
"No matter how fearsome your power was in the past!"
"Now you are losing your life at my hands! Damn you and your proud past! You will die at my hands! Wororororo!"
"That's how Akainu sees Whitebeard at this moment."
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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):
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Chapter 744: Moments Before the Shock.
Chapter 745: The Death of Portgas D. Ace! (Part 1)
Chapter 746: The Death of Portgas D. Ace! (Part 2)
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