Side Story: The Various Powers (2)

The center of Hachinosu Island.

"Mr. Luffy, the seniors have already given instructions that when the New Marines arrive, just hand them over."

Bartholomew, with his swollen and red eyes, led Luffy and the others to the Jail made of special materials on the hive.

"Luffy... um... um? Luffy!"

Garp, who was completely bound in chains and trapped in his cell, merely glanced up casually when he saw someone approaching before looking down again.

But after that one glance, she slowly realized that something was wrong and suddenly looked up again.

"Grandpa~ It's us~"

Luffy grinned, showing off his big white teeth, and swayed back and forth in front of the prison with his arms around his two older brothers' shoulders.

"Old man, this is so embarrassing!"

"Monster Old Man~"

Ace and Sabo also pushed up their hats with the "Justice" symbol on them, looking at Garp, who was trying to open his eyes but was unable to move because he was bound by chains, with a hint of mockery.

"It really is Luffy! And Ace, and you... are you Sabo?! What are you doing here, and wearing what looks like Marine uniforms..."

Garp swallowed hard.

Although he couldn't see the footage of the battle a few days ago, he could guess what had happened just by listening to the cheers that the residents of Hachinosu had been cheering for the past few days.

The World Government has been destroyed.

He had originally thought that, as a leader in the old-era navy, he might stay in this the Jail until he died, or that his foolish disciple and Zephyr might come back and release him.

To his utter surprise, the visitors turned out to be his grandchildren.

Moreover, they were all wearing the clothes that they had always dreamed of having wear, clothes that looked like they belonged exclusively to marines.

"Luffy lost a bet with Cifer, so he has no choice but to become a new Marine."

Ace took a marine cap from his pocket and put it on his younger brother's head, his words tinged with helplessness.

"Well, we older brothers are a little worried too."

Sabo responded to their reason for becoming marines, saying that they simply wanted to stay by their brother's side.

"' Mr. Garp, I am now living a free and easy life. You must not be confused, old man. This is what you taught me.' These are the last words left by Kuzan."

Barto waved his hand, and his subordinates opened the cages one by one, releasing Garp and other marines who were trapped there.

He personally stepped forward to remove the shackles from Garp's body one by one, and conveyed a message on behalf of his senior.

"Hmph~ That idiot isn't qualified to boss me around, and he doesn't even need what I taught him... Hahahaha~"

Garp tried to keep his mouth shut, but he couldn't help bursting into laughter.

As soon as the chains were released, he struggled to his feet, staggering slightly, and took a few steps forward, pulling the three of them into his arms.

He was a naval hero for a long time, and the marines all thought he was never afraid of anything.

Only he knew that he had one thing he was terrified of.

When justice and family conflict, what should one choose, and what will one ultimately choose?

But now, he has nothing to fear.

"What, you're still alive?"

As the group walked out of the prison cell, they bumped into Vice Admiral Tsuru, who had come to pick up his granddaughter.

She glanced at Garp with annoyance and began to mock him.

"Tsuru, don't be so heartless~ This old man learned a harsh lesson from that brat Kuzan! Hahahaha~"

The latter made a self-deprecating remark, but his squinting eyes, filled with a sense of pride, betrayed his true feelings.

"What has the world become like now?"

After laughing, Garp noticed that Tsuru had become serious.

He knew very well that a war of this scale, regardless of which side won, would lead to an imbalance of power at sea.

The rebuilt world may be better than before, but there will certainly be many ambitious people who want to take advantage of this opportunity.

"The three armies were rebuilt, with Zephyr as the commander-in-chief and Borsalino as his assistant. People from all the major powers were carrying out a major cleanup of the sea."

"Most importantly, the people of Las Noches have returned to sea travel, and no one knows their whereabouts. Not many people would dare to mess with them at a time like this."

Knowing his old friend's worries, the crane patted his arm as it passed by, telling him not to worry.

After all, the scene of blasting through the Red Line was witnessed by almost the entire world.

"That Kizaru is going to get a real tongue-lashing, hahahaha~"

Garp's tense nerves finally relaxed, and he couldn't help but laugh when he thought of that antagonistic master and disciple. The group walked towards the shore.

"Hey~ Doflamingo, what are you doing here?!"

Just then, Luffy suddenly shouted, pointing at Doflamingo was swaggering ashore from the port.

"Hey, hey, hey~ Isn't that that brat? Why is he wearing a navy cap now? Navy cap kid~ pfft pfft pfft pfft~"

Mingo looked at the other person, and upon seeing that it was an old acquaintance, he let out a demonic laugh, and even tried to walk over and reach out to take his hat.

"Get out of the way~ (omitted)"

Luffy had no interest in chatting with him, so he waved his hand and made a face at him.

"You're still so rude, kid..."

"Mingo ~ I forgot to give you this earlier. It's the factory's planning and design. They asked me to bring it to you to take a look."

Just as Mingo was about to teach the ignorant young man a lesson, a young girl with long blonde hair rushed up from behind, holding a stack of papers in her hand.

"Oh, I see. Thanks a lot!"

To Luffy's surprise, this man, whom he remembered as arrogant and domineering, actually bowed and thanked him after taking what the girl handed him.

"We should be thanking you! Let's have dinner together later, Mom Mother both love you!"

The girl waved and ran towards her home in the center of the island, reminding the other person to remember to eat.

"I see."

Mingo watched her walk away, a hint of tenderness appeared behind his glasses.

After losing everything, arriving at this place that he thought was a prison, he actually managed to meet someone who was willing to treat him like family.

"Get lost, I don't have time to play house with kids."

This little incident also made him lose interest in Luffy. After waving his hand, he looked at the stack of papers in his hand and walked towards his home.

Residents kept greeting Mingo along the way, and he responded politely.

"Never mind him, let's go home!"

Luffy ignored the departing person and jumped several meters high with a shout.

"That's right! Let's go back to Foosha Village to play!"

Sabo hadn't been back to his hometown for a long time and had been wanting to find an opportunity for the brothers to go back together.

"Click~ Click~"

Do you know that you are now a Marine?

The sound of fingers cracking behind them, along with the rapid rise in temperature, made the three of them break out in a cold sweat.

"Never mind! We're just taking Grandpa home to recuperate; we'll be back soon!"

"Huh?!"

With Garp looking completely bewildered, Luffy and his two companions picked him up and ran towards the port.

"This is outrageous!"

Behind him was Sakazuki, who was furious and had his face covered by Hibari while his clothes were being pulled.

Let's go!

After Luffy and his crew made a request and received Garp's savings as payment, a merchant ship in Hachinosu Port set sail towards their destination.