Garp: Let Me Tell You, I Have Experience with Divorce!

Mid-1498 of the Marine Era.

Some time has passed since Roger's execution; it was at the beginning of the year.

Inside the Marine Headquarters hospital, Ortolan, Robin, and Lucci were sitting on chairs in the corridor outside the operating room.

Ortolan's expression was calm, while Robin looked somewhat anxious and uneasy. Lucci comforted him from the side, saying, "Nothing will happen. The doctors inside are all very skilled."

Seeing Lucci and Robin, who were originally destined to be mortal enemies, getting along so harmoniously and warmly like siblings and family, Ortolan felt a pang of emotion. After all, he had changed the fate of many people.

"I know there won't be any happiness, but... I'm still very uneasy," Robin said to Lucci while praying.

It's not that anyone is seriously ill, but that Rouge with a child today!

Originally, Ace should have been born a year and a half later, arriving in this world on January 1st of the year 1500 of the Marine Era, and thus taking his mother's life with him.

However, the situation has changed drastically since then. Because of Ortolan, Rouge no longer had to grit her teeth and carry Ace for more than twenty months, ultimately exhausting her life force in the process.

As the wife of Marines star Vice Admiral Bane Ortolan, she is now perfectly capable of having children without having to worry about anything else.

Just as Robin was praying, Garp hurriedly arrived from outside the corridor.

"How is it?" Garp asked as soon as he arrived.

"It's one thing for a child to worry, but you're so impatient too?" Ortolan glared at Garp, then said, "Don't make the atmosphere any more tense. There are top-notch obstetricians and gynecologists inside, as well as healing-type ability users assisting. There won't be any problems."

As soon as Ortolan finished speaking, the operating room door opened, and a female doctor removed her mask, smiling broadly as she said, "Congratulations, Vice Admiral Bane, it's a healthy little boy. Safe and well for mother and child."

The seemingly calm Ortolan also stood up, breathed a sigh of relief, and stepped forward with a smile, taking out a red envelope from his pocket and saying, "Thank you very much, Doctor Maya."

"Is this a bribe?" the Doctor Maya a smile.

"If it were a bribe, it should have been given before the surgery. This is to celebrate today's auspicious sign, so please accept it," Ortolan laughed.

The Doctor Maya did not refuse and accepted the red envelope, saying, "Thank you very much. Postpartum care and regular check-ups for the baby are still necessary. Vice Admiral Bane, please don't forget to take on the responsibilities of a husband and father!"

"Yes, yes!" Ortolan readily agreed.

Soon, Rouge and the baby were escorted to a ward for recuperation. Robin and Lucci were very concerned and asked about the weak Rouge. Afterwards, they were very curious and went with Garp to see the newborn baby.

Ortolan sat by the hospital bed, peeled an orange for Rouge, and handed it to her, saying, "You've worked hard."

"Thank you." Rouge took the orange, her eyes filled with renewed hope for life, and she was also very grateful to Ortolan.

Soon, as if she had thought of something, Rouge hesitated and said, "The child's name..."

"Have you discussed this beforehand?" Ortolan asked, feigning ignorance.

"Well, for girls, it's called An, and for boys, it's called Ace ..." Rouge nodded gently.

Ortolan thought to himself, Roger is really stubborn. Who doesn't know that Roger's sword is Ace, one of the twelve great swordsmen?

Given that Ace's identity was later uncovered under the name of D, it's not without reason.

However, Roger's sword is currently kept in Ortolan's house. Moreover, at least on the surface, Rouge and Ortolan got married in the South Blue. During this time, Ortolan was also secretly on a mission to capture Roger.

He came up with a reason, saying that it was to commemorate his capture of Roger and the seizure of the 'Famous Sword Ace', so naming his son 'Ace' didn't seem unreasonable.

Therefore, Ortolan nodded and said, "Then let's call Ace, but don't include the 'D' in his name. Let's keep it as a pseudonym. From now on, the child will be called Bane Portgas Ace. What do you think?"

In this world, taking the mother's surname is a very normal thing, and there's nothing wrong with it. Upon hearing this, Rouge smiled happily and said, "Okay, thank you for your understanding."

"It's nothing," Ortolan waved his hand.

Just then, Garp came over from the children's side and sat down next to Ortolan: "I heard the commander mention it yesterday, saying that they are planning to arrange for you to be in charge of the New World."

"Wow, is our Marines really that heartless? My wife just gave birth, and they're already sending me to the New World?" Ortolan rolled his eyes and teased.

If he's going to the New World, he definitely won't bring his family. Robin and Lucci are both studying in Marineford right now, and Rouge just gave birth. Her doctor just told her that she needs to come to the hospital for regular checkups.

Moreover, generally speaking, when people take up New World, they usually don't bring their families because the level of danger is very high. In comparison, the Marine Headquarters is definitely safer.

"Originally, the commander had also considered this and was preparing to postpone your transfer so that Sakazuki could take over for a while, but I declined on your behalf," Garp said immediately.

As he said this, he had an expression that said, "Isn't my work pretty good? Hurry up and praise me."

Ortolan looked at him with surprise. "So you're still proud?"

"Idiot!" Garp glared at Ortolan. "Isn't this the perfect excuse? You're in the New World, so you won't have time to take care of Rouge and the kids. In the next year or two, you probably won't be able to come back except for work-related trips. Over time, your feelings will fade, and it's normal and reasonable for couples to have conflicts, right? Then you can use this as a reason to declare your relationship broken down and get a divorce!"

Upon hearing this, Ortolan looked utterly astonished, staring at Garp with disbelief. "Holy crap, I never expected you to be so experienced in breaking up other people's relationships? Come to think of it, all I know is that you have a son, but where's your wife?"

"You little brat, do you want a beating? You shouldn't know the truth, so stop asking around!" Garp glared at Ortolan, his face contorted with rage, and yelled at him.

Looking at Garp's expression, as if he were about to get angry if Garp brought it up again, Ortolan wondered if Garp's proposed solution was based on his own experience.

However, there was indeed some truth to it, so after pondering for a moment, Ortolan nodded and said, "You're right, let's do it your way."

However, neither Garp nor Ortolan noticed that Rouge to the side, showed a hint of hesitation in her eyes after hearing the plan.

Previously, Rouge had indeed supported this plan, and she originally intended to break off her relationship with Ortolan once the time was right.

But after the child was born into this world, even for just a short time, Rouge's thoughts underwent a complete transformation.

Ace already had no biological father, and if he divorced Ortolan, Rouge secretly estimated that the two would no longer have any entanglements. Ace would essentially have another father in name only. Moreover, without the protection of Ortolan, a high-ranking Marines officer, the life and safety of Ace and his mother would become a problem.

She, Rouge, is capable of enduring hardship and can bear it, but she doesn't want her child, who is so young, to suffer with her!

However, Rouge quickly suppressed these thoughts and did not reveal them.

She knew that her thoughts were too selfish and unfair to Ortolan, so she didn't bring them up. For now, she would just take it one step at a time.

After resting for a few days, Rouge took the child back to her home in Ortolan, and the once quiet and deserted Ortolan home suddenly became lively.

Admiral Sengoku and Teacher Zephyr both visited Rouge and the child. Even Steel Bone Ace took some time to come and play with Ace for a while.

As for Ortolan's good friends, needless to say, as soon as they returned to headquarters, they would definitely come to join in the fun. Kuzan, Momonga, Issho, and others have all come several times.

But you know what, the red envelopes were quite generous. Ortolan's hands were sore from receiving so much money that he had several thoughts about whether to hold a full moon celebration or something and invite all the officers in his unit who were of lower rank than him.

Just kidding, the Vice Admiral's family is having a baby's one-month celebration, and they even sent you an invitation. Whether you come or not isn't important, but you have to give them money, right? If you don't give them money, how can you expect to stay in the Marine Headquarters in the future?

However, in the end, Ortolan maintained his composure and did not engage in any of these frivolous affairs.