Makino's Method

"Marshal Sengoku, this is bad! The King of Goa Kingdom has been killed by the criminal Lin Yu."

Pfft!

Sengoku, who had been drinking tea, instantly sprayed it from his mouth. He stared at Brannew in shock and said in disbelief:

"You're saying Lin Yu killed another king?"

Brannew took a deep breath and looked at Sengoku.

"The Goa Kingdom palace was secretly infiltrated. The palace guards and servants were all knocked unconscious by the attacker, and by the time the newly appointed King of Goa Kingdom was found, he had already lost all signs of life."

"Before this, Foosha Village's village chief reported to the Navy that the criminal Lin Yu had appeared in Foosha Village and abducted the village Barmaid."

"Therefore, we have concluded that the person who killed the new King of Goa Kingdom was the criminal Lin Yu."

"Foosha Village, which Vice Admiral Garp protects, is very close to the capital of Goa Kingdom."

Brannew added that last remark.

That bastard killed another king? Is he trying to defy the World Government!

Sengoku's face turned livid upon hearing this.

As Garp's old friend, he naturally knew about Foosha Village.

He just had not expected that Garp had only wanted to return yesterday, yet today, Lin Yu had gone to Foosha Village to snatch a woman and slaughter a king.

And now, another king from a World Government member nation had died. The Five Elders would probably be calling him again soon.

Sengoku then turned to Brannew.

"Has that bastard Garp set off yet?"

"Vice Admiral Garp just departed."

"Go tell him this news."

"Yes, Marshal Sengoku."

Brannew saluted and hurried out the door.

Purururu~ Purururu~

The moment Brannew left, the Den Den Mushi in the Navy Marshal Office immediately began ringing.

Sengoku's mouth twitched. Knowing it was a call from the Five Elders, he reluctantly picked up the receiver.

"Hello! Sengoku."

"That bastard has gone to East Blue and killed another king. What the hell is your Navy doing..."

The instant Sengoku picked up the receiver, the furious roar of the Five Elders came through.

Despite being pursued by the World Government and the Navy, not only had Lin Yu left no trace of himself, he had even secretly slipped into East Blue and killed a king.

With such incidents happening one after another, the kings of other nations had already begun harboring dissatisfaction toward the World Government.

This left the Five Elders furious.

Only after the Five Elders finished berating him did Sengoku say:

"Garp has already headed for East Blue. As long as he finds that bastard, he will definitely be able to capture him."

Hearing that Garp was personally taking action, the Five Elders fell silent for a moment before saying:

"I will have the CP0 organization in East Blue closely monitor that bastard's whereabouts and cooperate with Garp's capture operation."

After saying that, the Five Elders directly hung up.

The Five Elders naturally knew Garp's strength well. With him taking action, this should be a sure thing.

Of course, that was assuming they could find Lin Yu.

Putting down the Den Den Mushi receiver, Sengoku walked to the window and muttered to himself.

"Garp, you'd better capture Lin Yu and that eldest grandson of yours quickly. Otherwise, I won't be able to keep your eldest grandson's information suppressed."

Garp was personally heading to East Blue to capture Lin Yu.

One reason was that he was worried about Foosha Village; the other was to repay Sengoku for helping him suppress the news about Luffy.

Although Garp deeply hated and was heartbroken over Ace and Luffy setting out to sea as pirates,

more than a decade of family ties was not something he could easily cast aside.

Elsewhere.

On Garp's Dog Head Ship.

"What did you say?"

"Foosha Village was attacked?"

"Makino was abducted?"

Garp roared into the Den Den Mushi in his hand.

Damn it, when he heard yesterday that Lin Yu was in East Blue, he had sensed that something was wrong and planned to return to Foosha Village for a look.

Yet that bastard Lin Yu had acted so quickly, abducting Makino already.

As for the King of Goa Kingdom being slaughtered, Garp did not care in the slightest.

In his eyes, it would be best if all that trash died.

"Yes, Vice Admiral Garp. This is news we just received."

Brannew's voice came from the Den Den Mushi receiver, sounding extremely certain.

Click!

Garp abruptly hung up the Den Den Mushi, turned around, and roared:

"Pass down the order! Change course, cross the Calm Belt, and head straight for East Blue!"

"I will capture that bastard Lin Yu first."

Garp had originally planned to head to Alabasta and capture Luffy along the way. But upon hearing that Lin Yu had appeared in Foosha Village, he could no longer sit still. He prepared to use the Navy's latest technology, which had only recently been developed, to cross the Calm Belt and head to East Blue.

"Yes." Garp's adjutant saluted and hurriedly relayed the order.

East Blue.

God Slave.

Reiju looked at Nojiko, who was drinking in the ship's dining hall, and said indignantly:

"You were the one who started the fire, so why should we be the ones to put it out?"

After teasing Lin Yu, Nojiko had jumped into the sea to hide, leaving the two of them to take the heat.

They had just finished bathing, yet now they had to wash again.

"Exactly, Nojiko. That was pretty unfair of you."

Makino, who was stir-frying dishes, chimed in from the side.

Because Lin Yu had abducted her, she had missed the time to prepare lunch. As the cook, she now had to work overtime to make it.

After she came aboard, Anna and Charloss no longer prepared meals. Instead, they stayed by Lin Yu's side as his personal maids.

"Don't tell me you didn't enjoy it."

Nojiko pinched Reiju's flushed, radiant cheek and said with a giggle.

Reiju's face reddened at her words, and she could not find anything to say in rebuttal.

Lin Yu really was strong...

"Big Sister Makino, how did you get Big Brother Lin Yu to give you a Devil Fruit?"

After finishing her drink, Nojiko went to Makino's side and asked coquettishly.

Gentle and kind, Makino had a soft maternal air about her that reminded Nojiko of Bell-mère, so Nojiko liked her very much.

Reiju was the same. Whenever she had nothing to do, she also liked staying by Makino's side.

Makino placed a plate of food on the dining table and pursed her lips. "Wasn't it the same as with you two?"

"I don't believe you. Tell me everything that happened between you and him." Nojiko clearly did not believe her.

Nojiko thought Lin Yu had not given her a Devil Fruit because she had failed to satisfy him, so she planned to seek advice from Makino, who had received one directly.

"I-I'm telling the truth." Makino blushed.

"If it's true, then tell us about it."

"Anyway, we've all been through it."

Seeing Makino's expression, Reiju suddenly found it amusing and stirred things up from the side.

"Fine, I'll tell you..."

Blushing, Makino leaned close to Nojiko and Reiju's ears and quietly began speaking.

"So that's how it is."

After hearing her out, Nojiko's eyes lit up. She hurried toward where Lin Yu was taking his afternoon nap.

She planned to try Makino's method.

Only half an hour later did Nojiko return, rubbing her cheeks.

"It didn't work!"