Chapter 58
Whitebeard saw Roger pulling him and Victor into a three-way drinking contest, and immediately let go of his earlier unhappiness.
"Guhahaha—drinking contest? You think you can outdrink me?"
Whitebeard burst into loud laughter.
He was telling the truth—his massive build alone gave him a natural advantage.
"Hey—we haven't even started yet! One word: are we doing this or not?"
Victor immediately got annoyed—his 5.6-meter frame wasn't afraid of Whitebeard either.
"Hahaha—exactly! Whitebeard, you're not scared, are you? Be straightforward—just say yes or no."
Roger saw this and immediately looked toward Whitebeard.
"Yes—of course we're doing it! Scared? I've never been afraid of anyone when it comes to drinking. Come on—how do we do it? You decide. I'll see it through to the end."
Whitebeard agreed directly—he could never back down.
"Keep drinking until someone passes out first."
Victor picked up a barrel and shouted loudly.
"Hahaha—no problem."
Roger naturally wouldn't refuse.
"Guhahaha—good! Let's do it."
Whitebeard also grabbed a barrel and said爽快ly.
"Alright—then let's begin!"
Victor took out massive amounts of alcohol from his space and shouted loudly.
As soon as the countdown ended, the three of them instantly started chugging from the barrels.
Whitebeard's body really had the advantage—a few gulps and one barrel was gone.
Relatively speaking, Roger probably had the smallest stomach, but he drank the fastest.
Victor was stunned watching him—Roger really had experience.
Everyone present knew about the drinking contest and immediately crowded around to watch, cheering for their respective captains.
They even started side bets on who would finish first.
"Roar roar roar!"
"Captain Roger is the best—go!"
"Our Dad is the strongest—go Dad!"
"I support Victor—Mr. Victor, hurry and knock both captains out!"
The crowd immediately started shouting and cheering.
People got bored just watching, so they surrounded the three and began singing and dancing—making the scene incredibly lively.
"Haha—they're all grown adults and still getting competitive over drinking."
Rayleigh looked at the three desperately chugging men on the field and felt both amused and exasperated.
"Haha—Rayleigh, once they finish drinking, all the bad feelings will be gone. Let them drink."
Heracles looked at Victor in the middle and also laughed.
"Hmm—true enough. Once they get drunk, let them sleep it off. They'll be fine when they wake up."
Marco walked over, looked at the three in the field, and said with a smile.
So this drinking session went straight from daytime to the morning of the third day before it finally ended.
Victor was the first to fall, followed by Whitebeard, and finally Roger.
Whitebeard never expected that Roger, despite being the shortest, would have such incredible drinking capacity.
When they woke up again, it was already evening.
So they started another banquet—and drank again.
They even called it "wake-up wine," earning eye-rolls from both crews.
"Hahaha—I never thought Whitebeard would lose to Captain Roger in drinking. What a waste of your huge size."
Victor saw that Roger had won the drinking contest and immediately teased Whitebeard.
"Hahaha—Whitebeard, I won the drinking match. I'm number one!"
Roger also laughed happily.
"Guhahaha—I never expected Roger, with such a small body, to have the best drinking capacity. I accept this result."
After sobering up, Whitebeard's anger had completely vanished—now they were good friends again.
At this time, Kozuki Oden—wrapped up like a mummy—walked over.
Kozuki Oden had finally recovered somewhat, though his wounds were still healing.
"Hey—who is this guy?"
Victor looked at the somewhat familiar person in front of him. Having just sobered up, he didn't recognize him for a moment.
"Victor-san—it's me, Kozuki Oden. We sparred just a few days ago."
Kozuki Oden felt extremely depressed hearing Victor's words.
"Ohhh—so it's Oden. Come come come—drink, drink!"
Victor suddenly realized and hurriedly handed wine to Kozuki Oden.
"Haha—sure."
Kozuki Oden didn't stand on ceremony and started drinking on the spot.
Victor saw this and immediately laughed.
The others at the scene felt it was very strange.
Kozuki Oden had nearly been beaten to death—yet now he was acting like nothing happened.
"Ahem—Kozuki Oden's physique really is impressive. He can move freely this quickly."
"True—if I got injuries that bad, I'd be bedridden for at least a month and a half."
"Hmm—really impressive."
The others couldn't help but comment.
Whitebeard also saw Kozuki Oden and called him over to eat something.
It was just a fight—Kozuki Oden's injuries were the result of his own challenge, so there was nothing to say.
It was just that Whitebeard had felt a bit sorry at the time.
Now seeing Kozuki Oden able to move freely, he felt relieved.
So Whitebeard introduced Kozuki Oden to Roger.
Afterward, Roger started talking about searching for the historical texts.
When Kozuki Oden learned that Roger was looking for someone who could read the ancient texts, his eyes lit up.
"Captain Roger—I can read the historical texts. And Wano Country also has one."
Kozuki Oden immediately looked at Roger with blazing eyes.
He also longed to reach the final island and fulfill his dream of a global voyage.
"Oh? Oden can read the historical texts? That's great."
"I want to invite you to come with me to find the final island and the One Piece—how about it?"
Roger heard Kozuki Oden's words and immediately felt overjoyed.
Truly—it was like searching everywhere only to find it effortlessly.
But Whitebeard beside him saw this scene and immediately became furious.
"Roger~how dare you? Oden is my family!"
Whitebeard immediately stood up in anger and roared.
"Hoho—Whitebeard, why don't you ask about your family member's dream?
See if he wants to stay here as your little brother or son, or if he wants to go on an adventure, find the legendary One Piece, and fulfill his own dream."
Victor saw this and also stood up—but at this moment, electricity began crackling and sparking all over his body.
"Hey hey hey—don't get excited, Victor-san. We're not at the point of fighting yet."
Marco saw Victor stand up too and immediately panicked.
He had an extremely clear understanding of Victor's strength.
No helping it—he had grown up hearing stories about Victor, so he never missed any news about him.
Moreover, Marco had witnessed Victor take action many times.
If Victor acted again, his family members would be the first to suffer.
"Whitebeard—are you going to stop your family member's dream too?"
Roger heard Victor's words and threw a fatal question at Whitebeard.
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