[Rayleigh, Shaqi, Robin, Labster, Herman, Reg...including the top of Marco's head, all invariably made up a picture in their minds.]
[The six-meter-tall white beard is covered in blue fire. The majestic body like a hill transforms into a giant phoenix, with wings spread over twenty meters. The bird's beak looks up to the sky and roars. It's not a phoenix cry, but a rough one.
The powerful, almost dragon-like sound waves shook the sea to churn...]
["Immortal Whitebeard." Rayleigh said with a smile, "Just saying these few words will probably make the navy sleepless."]
[Labster, Herman, and Reg all shuddered when they thought of such a scene! 】
[Even they have heard of the reputation of Phoenix Marco of the Whitebeard Pirates. If the Phoenix's ability to resurrect from the fire is given to Whitebeard, who is already known as "the strongest man in the world", then what?
What a frightening result?】
[And the premise of all this is that Marco has come all the way here to ask for his sincere request, Giovanna Giorno, whether he agrees to it or not. 】
[Xia Qi looked at Lin Qi with eyes full of admiration, and said with a smile: "That's awesome, brother Giorno, your next decision can affect the future of the pirate group that has ruled this sea for many years.
!I admire you even more.”]
[Lin Qi said: "Aunt Xia, do you think so?"]
[Robin was a little surprised, because more or less she thought the same way, and like Xia Qi, she secretly admired—worshiped may not be the right word, but that’s what it meant—in her heart, she admired Lin Qi.
】
[Among those present, Reilly and Marco probably thought of Lynch at this moment.]
[Whitebeard...Although that man is the strongest man who ever competed with Roger, the Pirate King, and is the great pirate who stands at the pinnacle of this sea, he actually has no desire to compete for hegemony.]
【All Edward Newgate wants is nothing more than a family.】
[He is just an old man who cares about his mother-in-law. Even if his body returns to its peak and the pirate group he leads has already reached the top, there is a high probability that he will not do anything extraordinary. (Note)]
[Marco came here to request Giorno, and he did not come here as the captain of the first team, nor did he come with the purpose of making the Whitebeard Pirates stronger...]
["Are you so sure," Lynch waved his hand, "Will I promise you?"]
[Marco said: "Actually, I'm not sure at all."]
[He is simply looking for a way to heal his father's body and relieve his pain as a son. 】
[For this reason, even if he had to kneel down and kowtow to Giorno, stalk him, and plead hard...he would do it without hesitation and would be happy to do so.]
[Lin Qi shook his head, "Okay, I agree."]
[The three Labersts almost staggered. Did Giorno turn too abruptly? He obviously looked embarrassed to speak...]
[Marco was smiling with relief when he saw Giorno raise a finger, "But, I have a condition."]
["You said." Marco responded immediately. 】
[Just when Robin thought Lynch would say, "Afterwards, your Phoenix Fruit will belong to me," she heard Lynch say an answer that surprised everyone present.
【"Kill someone for me."】
…
[Robin was surprised that Lynch was not such a murderous person, and rarely used the word "kill" on his lips. 】
[And others are surprised that...]
[With Giorno’s strength, who wants to kill someone who needs to be entrusted to the Whitebeard Pirates?]
[In the eyes of the three Labersts, Giorno is a fierce man who can fight against the general Zefa.]
[In Xia Qi’s eyes, Giorno is also a powerful character who can fight Rayleigh back and forth. If you want to do such a thing, looking at the entire sea, there are not many...]
[But in general, it is nothing more than helping to kill someone. This condition is much simpler than Marco had imagined. 】
【Marco agreed without thinking too much.】
["In that case, let's talk first. We need to prepare before setting off."]
[Giorno left such a sentence and suddenly disappeared out of thin air with his female captain in the bar. 】
[Labster, Herman, and Reg looked around in shock... Marco looked at the green phone bug on the bar. Sure enough, Giorno has the special ability to forcibly take the Devil Fruit. He must have reserves around him.
He has obtained a certain number of Devil Fruits. This phone bug may have been given some special ability by Giorno.】
["I hope the person he wants to kill is not an admiral." Marco sat down to drink, feeling much more relaxed, and even joked.]
[It's just that when he said the joke, he fainted, "Wait a minute..." He touched his chin and muttered, "If it's really an admiral, that won't be easy..."]
[Is it just that it’s not easy to handle? The three Labersts had their old words stuck in their throats and wanted to shout out. 】
[Xia Qi saw Rayleigh holding the bottle and drinking sip after sip. She shook the glass and leaned over, muttering to herself: "It would be nice if I could meet Giorno earlier, right?"]
[Gudong Gudong Rayleigh stopped blowing the bottle, "..."]
["Can the Phoenix Fruit cure terminal diseases?" Xia Qi swayed the wine in the glass and continued to talk to herself. ]
[Boom, Rayleigh put the bottle down and sighed: "I'm old now, so please stop irritating me."]
[Marco next to him looked over in confusion. Xia Qi had heard from Reilly that Roger was suffering from a terminal illness, but Marco didn't know about it. The version known to outsiders was even the news that Roger was successfully captured by the navy...
Although Father Whitebeard once asserted that Roger could not have been caught by the navy, there is no need to believe the news in the newspapers.】
[Marco said: "In terms of disease..."
["I don't want to know the answer." Rayleigh interrupted him with a wave of his hand, looking at the reflection of his old face on the wine bottle, "I don't want to know."]
["Old man, I won't die, hehe..." Roger's last look and last words before leaving appeared in front of Rayleigh's eyes. 】
[He took out the note from Kurokas given by Giorno from his arms.]
"Everyone has agreed to wait until twenty years from now! At that time, everyone will get together and hold the most lively banquet for the captain... His adventure is not over yet."
[A cup of mixed wine was pushed in front of Lei Li's eyes. Xia Qi smiled and said, "I'll treat you. Just treat it as an apology."]
["What are you apologizing for?" Reilly wondered.]
["I made you cry." Xia Qi said with a smile. ]
[Rayleigh didn't take it seriously, laughed, raised his glass and drank it all.]
[Over there, Marco looked at the green phone bug on the bar and felt a little strange, "What are they doing? Why did it take so long..."]