Lin Yue, a modern One Piece fan, died suddenly and unexpectedly woke up reborn as Edward Newgate, the “World’s Strongest Man.” It was just after the final battle at Marineford: he had “died in battle” as Whitebeard, a broken seastone dagger embedded in his chest, and the Marines had hastily buried him in a seaside cemetery. When he climbed out of the cold grave, he discovered that he had inherited not only Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit and imposing physique, but also an extra gift: “immortality.” No matter how fatal his injuries, as long as his heart wasn’t completely destroyed, he could heal himself in a short time.
Knowing how the story would unfold, he read in the papers that Blackbeard Teach had stolen the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and was hunting down the remnants of Whitebeard’s crew. He heard the New World sneer that “the old era has ended,” and clenched his fist. This “Pops,” carrying a modern soul, would set the Moby Dick’s sails once more and reunite with his scattered sons. With his immortal body and the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, he would crush Teach’s ambitions and make up for the original Whitebeard’s failure to protect Ace. He would sail across the Grand Line, expose the truth the Marines had covered up, and even stand shoulder to shoulder with Shanks and Luffy, writing a legend of the “Immortal Whitebeard” amid the tides of the new era. This voyage has no destination, only eternal protection and undimmed passion.
