Garp's Fury!
[Bang! Bang! Bang!]
A series of dull, loud thuds emanated from the exquisitely designed wooden house, but the sailors passing by the Sports Field paid no heed; they had long since grown accustomed to it over the past few days.
Everyone in the base knows that every afternoon, Base Commander Vidal will be conducting grueling training sessions inside.
"Hey, isn't that Lieutenant Isoka?"
"Judging from how anxious she is, has something serious happened again?"
When the marines saw Isoka running frantically towards the cabin, they all had some suspicions and worries, because Isoka was usually calm and unhurried.
[Bang--]
Inside the room, a dark fist slammed heavily against the smooth iron wall. The extremely powerful force shook the heavy alloy Tekkai, which weighed over ten tons, causing it to sway slightly. The shockwave from the impact swept through the room, making Vidal's long hair flutter wildly.
"Whoosh. Whoosh."
After that punch, Vidal didn't continue to throw heavy punches. He wiped the hot sweat from his forehead and flicked it to the ground, his skin was flushed red, and you could even vaguely see his muscles twitching. He was breathing heavily.
"That's about it."
As soon as he finished speaking, a bright green light appeared on Vidal's body. The appearance of this green light quickly cooled his reddened skin, and his breathing returned to normal at a visible speed. His tired look was replaced by comfort and pleasure.
"This is the feeling, it's amazing!" Vidal straightened up, looking excitedly at the green light on his palm.
"Indeed, the biggest advantage for me is this Photosynthetic Energy!"
For an individual, the greatest difficulty in exercising and practicing martial arts is pain and fatigue, which are the main reasons why most people find it hard to persevere.
Especially the second point, fatigue, is the most inefficient and time-wasting aspect of exercise. The principle of exercising is to tear muscles and then let them recover and regenerate to become stronger.
This recovery and restructuring takes time, which is known as the rest period. Although this process can often be accelerated by consuming highly nutritious meats or dairy products, it still wastes at least one day.
The power of Photosynthetic Energy lies in its ability to reduce this time to just a few minutes. A few sips of water or a piece of meat are enough to allow muscles to rebuild, and then you can continue exercising!
As for the pain, there's nothing you can do about it; every violent collision will inevitably cause pain. If there's no pain, it means you haven't used your full strength.
But Vidal also knew that pain was actually a way to train his will and spirit, and that the quality of his Haki would gradually improve in the process.
If the body determines the quantity of Haki, then willpower determines the quality of Haki!
Vidal could hardly imagine how powerful he would become if he continued training like this.
It's worth mentioning that the way he generates power when he throws punches is actually Zephyr's 'Black Arm Fist Technique'. This fist technique has basically become their family's standard technique. Enel, Rosinante, and Manatee all practice it.
The little manatee had come in once before, but it left looking dejected after realizing it couldn't lift anything.
[Smack!]
Just then, the door to the exercise room was suddenly pushed open. Lieutenant Isoka was about to say something when she suddenly saw Vidal, who was shirtless. This made her instinctively turn around and close the door behind her.
"Wait, I have something urgent to report!"
Inside the room, Vidal watched silently as his secretary pushed open the door again, her eyes tightly shut. However, when he heard Isoka's report, his expression froze for a moment.
"Reporting to the base commander, Brigadier General Dragon of G-3 branch knocked out Colonel Angelo yesterday and has officially defected from the Navy. Here is his bounty!"
"They left so soon? Oh, it must be related to Garp going back." Vidal took the bounty poster while recalling the extra newspaper issue from before. Dragon must have seen it too.
"Ninety-three million Beli, is that high on the first try? He didn't seem to have done anything, could it be because he's Vice Admiral Garp's son?" Vidal looked at the amount on the bill in surprise.
Well, he still doesn't know that Dragon defeated a pirate with a bounty of 86 million Beli in the New World the day before yesterday.
"Base Commander, aren't you angry?"
At this moment, Lieutenant Isoka asked cautiously. She had already opened her eyes; what she had just done was merely a subconscious reaction as a girl.
"I'm angry, of course I'm angry, I'm very angry." Vidal nodded, but his expression remained calm. "But I don't really like this guy, Dragon's defection doesn't seem so surprising."
"Okay. Oh, and there's news from the Science Unit. They've finalized a time and invited you to the G-1 Branch tomorrow, but not by sea; you'll be going through Mary Geoise."
"You've even arranged how to get there? Fine." Vidal had no objections. Given his current status and position, he didn't need to worry about his safety, and it would be nice to see the World Government's Holy Land.
However, he always felt that this was not Vegapunk's idea, but rather the idea of those five people, since Vegapunk probably wouldn't care how he got there.
"Speaking of which, Sakazuki seems to be in the G-1 Branch."
[Bang!!]
Why issue a warrant for Dragon's arrest?!
Garp, who had just returned from the West Blue, smashed the door to the Fleet Admiral's Office with a punch, and roared angrily at Kong, "That kid acted impulsively! I'll bring him back and immediately withdraw the bounty!"
"He injured a Colonel and threw his Justice Coat into the sea in front of hundreds of navy personnel; it is only natural to issue an arrest warrant for him."
Kong sat alone in his chair, expressionless as he looked at the menacing Garp, his eyes also filled with anger and disappointment.
"As for the amount, with Dragon's strength, 90 million is just the minimum, but he hasn't caused any major trouble yet, so the bounty can't exceed 100 million."
"Garp, you've raised a fine son! I have no idea how you raised him!"
At this moment, Sengoku arrived and fell silent after hearing Sora's words.
Garp was furious when he heard that Karp had shifted the blame onto him. He clenched his fists and roared, "Isn't it because you sent him to Mary Geoise? You know better than I do what a filthy place that is!"
He explicitly opposed this from the beginning, but did these people even listen to him?
If it weren't for his experience in Mary Geoise, he believed that Dragon would have been perfectly fine!
[Bang!]
"Shut up!"
Hearing Garp's reckless words, Kong slammed his hand on his desk, stood up, and coldly confronted him, "Dragon's transfer was an order from the Five Elders. What can I do?"
"And watch your words. If it weren't for your past achievements, I would have already arrested you and taken you to Impel Down!"
His words were like hot oil poured on a fire, instantly fueling Garp's rage. With a boom, a tangible aura surged from his body, and the ground beneath his feet shattered instantly.
"Garp!"
Just as the two sides were about to clash, a strong hand slammed down on Garp's shoulder. Sengoku said in a deep voice, "Instead of complaining here, you should hurry up and go to the New World to bring Dragon back. After all, only a day has passed."
"Just like you said, he only knocked out a Colonel. Even if you bring him back, it won't be a big problem, and the arrest warrant can be withdrawn!"
"Well"
Sengoku's words immediately suppressed Garp's anger. Without even glancing at Kong, he turned and stormed out of the office.
"Phew—that bastard, what a mess." Sengoku breathed a sigh of relief seeing him leave; otherwise, Garp might have really made a move, and then it would have been too late.
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