"Senga (elder brother)!"
Makino and Ace looked at Senga had suddenly appeared beside them, with surprise and delight.
Especially Makino, she didn't expect that Senga would actually arrive here so soon after she started using that Kunai, it was just in time.
Makino was minding the bar when Ace rushed in, telling her that Shanks, the pirate, had come looking Luffy Shanks again and asking what to do.
She naturally didn't want Luffy to have any more contact with Shanks, but she also knew that Shanks seemed to be a very powerful pirate, and that she and Ace couldn't possibly stop Shanks from contacting Luffy.
However, Makino is a very thoughtful and calm girl, and she immediately thought of what Senga had told her before she left.
So she took out the Flying Thunder God Kunai, called out Senga's name, and then took Ace and ran into the forest.
Speaking of Ace,
Today, he was training with Luffy in the forest when Shanks suddenly appeared and began to brainwash Luffy.
Ace had no interest in talking to Shanks; he went straight to find Makino, as he now utterly disliked pirates.
Ever since Senga left, Ace has been keeping an eye on news from the high seas, reading the latest newspapers every day.
Although some news in the newspapers is embellished, such as the blatant criticism of pirates, most of the crimes committed by pirates are real.
Seeing the shocking crimes committed by the pirates, Ace was tormented.
Because he had heard Senga say that this "grand occasion" was caused by his father Roger, he felt increasingly uncomfortable about the "sinful blood" flowing in his veins.
Ace no longer had any desire to be a pirate; he was now more interested in killing those wicked pirates to lessen his guilt.
He also really wanted to join the navy, but this idea was rejected by Senga.
During this time, he also read a lot about Senga in the newspapers, and the more he learned about him, the more he admired this older brother who wasn't much older than him.
Especially after seeing Senga kill the legendary pirate Golden Lion, Ace's admiration for Senga reached its peak.
That was the Golden Lion! A powerful figure who was on par with his father, Roger, back in the day. If Senga could kill someone like that, just how strong was Senga?
If Senga hadn't previously advised Ace against joining the Navy and instead suggested he try the Revolutionary Army, he probably would have joined the Navy and followed Senga long ago.
He was overjoyed to see Senga appear, and he was even planning to take this opportunity to express his desire to join the Navy to Senga again.
Senga was unaware that he had inexplicably gained a little fanboy; his attention was currently entirely focused on Shanks'... arm.
Seeing Shanks's perfectly intact left arm, Senga couldn't hold back any longer and asked instinctively,
"How come you have two arms?"
Upon hearing this, Shanks Senga, as well as Makino and Ace behind him, were all stunned, wondering what kind of bizarre question this was. Don't normal people have two arms?
Shanks frowned; he even felt that Senga was insulting him. Was there anything wrong with him having two arms?
Makino approached Senga somewhat hesitantly, carefully looking Senga over from head to toe. However, Senga had just finished a battle with Kaido and hadn't had time to put on her shirt yet.
So when Makino's gaze swept over Senga's upper body, her cheeks flushed.
However, remembering Senga's unusual words, she quickly composed herself, forcing her gaze to shift from Senga's upper body to his face, and said softly,
"Senga, what's wrong? Shanks has always had two arms!"
Senga didn't reply because he suddenly remembered the Sea King he encountered during his last fishing trip in Cocoyasi Village.
Recalling the appearance of that Sea King, he found the answer: without a doubt, the blame had fallen on him again.
Composing himself, Senga turned to look at Makino and noticed that her face was flushed.
Makino turned her head and pointed at Senga's upper body. Only then did Senga realize that she had forgotten to change into new clothes.
Realizing what was happening, Senga immediately opened the Door-Door Space to retrieve a new outfit, but as soon as the Door-Door Space opened, Yamato jumped out, followed by a helpless-looking Kalifa.
Yamato appeared, he hugged Senga tightly and exclaimed excitedly.
"Thank you for sparing my father's life."
Senga pushed Yamato away with a look of disgust and said irritably,
"I spared Kaido's life entirely on a whim; you don't need to thank me."
Upon hearing this, Shanks' expression changed drastically; he couldn't believe his ears.
From Senga's conversation with Yamato, he gleaned two significant pieces of information: one, the girl's father was Kaido; and two, even more outrageous, the fact that Kaido had actually been defeated, or rather, "saved" his life!?
He comforted himself that this Kaido was not the same Kaido as the Kaido; it might just be a pirate with the same name.
But looking at Yamato's iconic horns and remembering that the person who said those words was Senga, no matter how much he tried to comfort himself, he was still nine-tenths convinced.
Shanks knew Senga, and his information came not only from the newspapers but also from the Gorosei.
He has some secrets with the World Government that are not widely known.
Moreover, the more information he obtained about Senga, the more alarmed he became. Both Senga's mysterious identity and his terrifying strength made Shanks extremely wary.
Given Senga's strength, ordinary pirates wouldn't even be worthy of his mention. The only one he could mention was Kaido was also one of the Four Emperors.
The thought that even Kaido had been defeated by Senga Shanks' heart sink. In order not to attract the attention of other forces, he had come alone this time, without any crew members.
Even he found Senga, who could defeat Kaido, extremely troublesome, and all he could do now was wait and see.
With that thought in mind, Shanks placed his right hand on the sword at his waist and looked seriously toward Senga, preparing for the battle that might follow.
Looking at Senga's place again,
Yamato stood in front of Senga with his lips pursed, staring at him without saying a word, looking quite pitiful.
Looking at Yamato standing there like a child, Senga and rubbed her forehead, saying...
"Alright, alright, you're partly to blame, so stop looking at me like that."
Upon hearing this, Yamato once again performed a classic Sichuan opera face-changing act for Senga, and a radiant smile bloomed on her face.
"Master is the best!"
"Master? Who is your master?"
"You, Master Senga!"
"Roll!"
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Senga was too lazy to pay any more attention to this guy. Shanks was still there, but she didn't know what was wrong with him. Suddenly, he was sitting there quietly, just watching Yamato's performance.
Kalifa was holding Senga's "Justice" coat. Seeing that Yamato had calmed down, she immediately came to Senga's side and wanted to put it on her. Because Senga was not tall enough, Senga had to lean down to cooperate.
After Kalifa finished, Senga straightened up. The coat she had just put on swayed in the wind, and the word "Justice" on her back shone brightly in the sunlight. Ace, who was behind her, noticed this and his eyes lit up, a look of envy on his face.
Great, another reason to join the Navy has been added.
Everyone was preoccupied with their own thoughts, except for Luffy, who was leaning against a big tree, whose mind was completely blank.