Mo Xingchen watched Garp still standing there, head lowered as he pondered the explanation of Hidden Strength from earlier. He continued grimacing as he massaged his arm and said,
"Uncle, think about it later. I'm hungry! Let's eat."
At the word "eat," intelligence returned to Garp's eyes. He nodded and walked back bare-chested without even picking up the clothes on the ground.
Mo Xingchen shook his head helplessly. Sure enough, Luffy's obsession with food came from hereditary genes.
As he picked up Garp's Justice Coat from the ground, he shouted toward Bogard and the others,
"Bogard, help me carry my sword and clothes!"
Ace and Luffy immediately shouted eagerly, their faces brimming with excitement,
"I'll do it! I'll do it!"
Little boys always had an inexplicable fondness for weapons like knives and swords.
When I was little, if I'd had a wooden sword in my hand, there wouldn't have been a single rapeseed flower within ten miles! Even the weeds by the roadside would have taken two slashes from me.
So Ace dragged Luffy over to the cliffside at a run, delightedly gripping the sword hilt with one hand and the scabbard with the other.
He even thought, Uncle Mo is great in every way, except he's too stingy! I've asked him so many times, but he never lets me play with his sword. That's not manly at all.
Hehe! This time, I can finally get my wish. The two little hands exerted force together as he prepared to draw the treasured sword, perform a set of Mad Demon Swordplay, and shout,
"Hey!"
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"Ha!"
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A crow silently flew overhead. Ace stared blankly at the sword, which had not budged in the slightest. What was going on? He couldn't lift it!
Then he and Luffy used all the strength