The Aftermath of the Enies Lobby Incident Easter Egg

As the system text vanished, the screen briefly turned white, but the effects of the Enies Lobby Incident easter egg continued to ripple across the world.

It affected the various factions differently, with the people of the world's nations and their upper classes affected most of all.

The wealthy among them sent out a flurry of shocked comments. {Whoa! Straw Hat Luffy's background is way too powerful! Wh... who would dare mess with him now?!}

{Dragon, the world's most dangerous criminal, actually has a son, and he's a pirate who just became famous across the world. Even scarier, his father is a Marine Vice Admiral, that legendary hero. Three generations of the family all doing their own thing—it's downright surreal!}

{Garp is doing a terrible job as a Marine hero! He actually let his son become a revolutionary and his grandson become a pirate. What a failure!}

{The Marines will probably pay even more attention to Straw Hat Luffy's crew now! After all, if they can catch him, they can use him to keep Dragon and the Revolutionary Army in check!}

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{Worororo, so he's Garp's grandson! No wonder Straw Hat Luffy's surname always sounded so familiar. But Garp shouldn't have let the boy become a pirate. The world of pirates is cruel, not a place for children playing house. If I ever meet him, I'll teach him what a real pirate is.} Kaido declared arrogantly.

{Mamamama, Garp, you gave us plenty of "attention" back in the day! Don't worry, I'll make sure to give your grandson plenty of "attention" too.} Big Mom said grimly.

{Jihahaha, Garp's grandson? I'll remember that! I'll find time to give him a proper "welcome" someday.} Golden Lion said coldly.

{Garp, I'll make your grandson pay back the debt you owe me. Just you wait!} Chinjao, the leader of the Happo Navy, said furiously.

{Garp, you...}

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Many more great pirates who had old scores to settle with Garp appeared one after another, sending comments.

The Holy Land, Mary Geoise, Fleet Admiral's Office.

"Garp, your grandson's in trouble now! Let's see if you can still laugh when the time comes!" Sengoku said quietly.

Marine Headquarters, inside an office.

"So he really is your son after all! Dragon, I won't let him off." A cold glint flashed in Akainu's eyes as he spoke.

The coast, aboard the Dog-Head Warship.

"Oh dear! Now I've gotten Luffy into trouble! Oh, well! With that boy's abilities and luck, he should be able to get through it, hahaha." A trace of concern flashed in Garp's eyes, but he still laughed without a care.

"L... Luffy-san." Koby, standing behind him, was not nearly so carefree. His face was almost overflowing with worry as he murmured.

The Grand Line, aboard a warship somewhere at sea.

"No wonder that Dragon saved you in Loguetown back then, Straw Hat Luffy! So that's how you're connected!" Smoker exclaimed in realization, tightening his grip on his Seastone Jitte.

Foosha Village, Goa Kingdom, East Blue, Makino's bar.

"Oh no! So many big shots have set their sights on him at once! Luffy's in even more danger now!"

"That damn God from Beyond the Domain, how could they put Luffy in such terrible danger? I thought they were a good person!"

"I wonder what Dragon and Garp are thinking. They wouldn't just leave their son and grandson to fend for himself, would they?"

"..."

"..."

"Garp, Dragon, you aren't really going to leave Luffy to fend for himself, are you?" Listening to the villagers' anxious discussion, the mayor, Woop Slap, said quietly, a trace of worry appearing in his eyes.

Mount Colubo, the mountain bandits' home.

"Oh no! Luffy and the others are even more famous now! And they're in even more danger!"

"Yeah! But I believe Luffy's strong enough to beat them all."

"That's right, this is Luffy we're talking about! But I never thought Mr. Garp's son would be the famous Dragon. You really can't judge a person by appearances, just as you can't measure the sea with a cup!"

"Isn't that the truth!"

"..."

"..."

Listening to her subordinates' slightly excited chatter, Dadan couldn't be happy at all. Worry appeared on her face as she murmured, "Luffy."

The Grand Line, inside the royal palace of the Alabasta Kingdom.

"S... so Luffy-san's status was so distinguished!" Igaram said, belatedly realizing it. "I really couldn't tell before!"

"Yes! And he's the son of the world's most dangerous criminal, Dragon. Yet he saved our country back then. Thinking about it now, it really is surreal!" Pell said, somewhat dazed.

"Isn't it! If Luffy-san had..."

"All right! Whose son Luffy-san is has nothing to do with us. We only need to remember that he's Vivi's friend and the hero who once saved our country!" King Cobra interrupted the two of them.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Inside Vivi's chambers.

"Luffy, you really are no ordinary person! But it doesn't matter to me who you are. We'll always be companions," Vivi said calmly.

The Grand Line, White Soil Island.

"L... Leader, are you really the son of the Marine hero Garp?"

"Leader, is that Straw Hat Luffy really your son?!"

"Leader, is everything that God from Beyond the Domain showed us true?!"

"..."

"..."

Hearing his subordinates' questions from behind him, Dragon slowly turned around. He neither changed the subject nor denied it. He nodded and said, "Yes, it's all true. Not only that, I used to be a Marine myself, but I couldn't see any 'justice' there, so I founded the Freedom Fighters, and eventually the Revolutionary Army as it is today. Well? Do you feel deceived? If you do and want to leave the Revolutionary Army, I won't stop you."

"Oh! No, Leader, that's not what we meant."

"Exactly! We'd never think of leaving the Revolutionary Army! We still want to follow you and save more countries!"

"That's right! Now that we know these things about you, Leader, we actually feel more at ease! You don't seem so mysterious and unfathomable anymore!"

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"..."

"Hehe! Thank you all for thinking so highly of me! I'm really not that mysterious. I just don't want to discuss my past, because it's private, and there's nothing worth discussing." Dragon smiled and said, "But it's just as well that these things have been made public now. The world was going to find out sooner or later anyway. It's good that the God from Beyond the Domain announced them for me ahead of time. It saves me trouble later."

At that, his expression turned serious in an instant. "But what they bring probably won't end there. We need to make preparations early. For now, summon Sabo, Koala, Hack, the four Army Commanders, and the others to headquarters for a meeting. Also, find a way to contact Ivankov in Impel Down."

"Yes, Leader."

The Grand Line, Sabaody Archipelago, Shakky's Rip-off Bar.

"Garp's grandson, huh? Shanks really did poach him right out from under Garp's nose!" Rayleigh said with a smile.

The New World, aboard the Moby Dick.

"Gurarara, Garp's grandson is Ace's younger brother? That's quite a bizarre situation! If Roger were still alive, he'd definitely find it interesting," Whitebeard teased.

The New World, aboard the Red Force.

"I never thought Luffy was the grandson of that Marine hero Garp, and the son of that Dragon too. I really couldn't tell before!"

"Isn't that the truth! But thinking about it, we were really lucky we never ran into Garp while we were staying in Foosha Village!"

"We sure were! Hahaha."

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"..."

Listening to his crewmates talk about Luffy's background, Shanks, who seemed to have known everything all along, smiled meaningfully and said, "Luffy, the road ahead of you will be even harder, but I believe you can make it."

The Grand Line, aboard the Thousand Sunny somewhere at sea.

"Oh no! We're finished! Not only will the Marines pay special attention to us, but other great pirates will have their eyes on us too. We're dead!" the cowardly trio said, their faces full of panic.

"Nami-san, you don't need to be afraid. I'll protect you," Sanji immediately declared his devotion. "Oh! Right! Robin-san too."

"Then I'm counting on you, Sanji-kun," Robin said with a laugh, covering her mouth.

"Sanji, please protect us too!" Chopper and Usopp pleaded, hugging his legs.

"Sorry, I only protect ladies, but you can ask someone else!" Sanji said, giving them a look.

"Oh! Right! We still have Zoro. Zoro, we're counting on you!" Chopper and Usopp immediately lunged at Zoro.

"Hey! Hey! Don't cling to me! Let go! Get your hands off me!" Zoro said as he tried to push the two of them away.

"Shishishi, I think it's interesting and fun. This is more like it!" Luffy said with a grin.

"We've got so many lice already, a few more bites won't matter!" Franky said, looking unconcerned.

"Yohohoho, Franky-san, that's rather cold! But you're right," Brook said with a laugh.

Five minutes passed quickly. High in the sky, the screen that had been white suddenly lit up again. The next second, system text appeared.