"My... grandson...!"
After Gawain said those words, Rayleigh's old face stiffened instantly.
He grinned, squinting his eyes in disbelief.
In his eyes, a fierce aura was constantly emanating from him, and he let out a fierce roar.
"That's Roger's son! Damn it, Roger, Garp, and I are all from the same generation!"
Roger entrusted his child to Garp's care, which I can understand. After all, aside from his incredibly painful punches, Garp has many admirable qualities, and his heroic status certainly qualifies him to protect the Pirate King's son!
But where is that old scoundrel Garp's face? All I want to ask is, where is his face?!
As soon as he finished speaking, Rayleigh glared fiercely at Gawain.
"Little Gawain, let me teach you some swimming techniques. What are we waiting for? To let that Garp humiliate me?"
Quickly take me swimming to our new ship, then we'll go find that old bastard Garp. Even though I haven't fought in ages, with these young buddies helping me, I'm going to beat him so badly he'll call me godfather!!!
It's all thanks to you for finding such a capable group of partners. This time, we'll definitely beat him so badly he'll have to go and overthrow those seven mountains again! He actually dared to take advantage of us old rivals based on seniority! This old man... this old man...
"I have never seen such a shameless person before!!!"
Amid Rayleigh's extremely dissatisfied shouts, Gawain couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Those around them, who were initially shocked by the fact that he was the son of the Pirate King, couldn't help but laugh along with Gawain.
Jinbe laughed as he pointed at Gion.
"Mr. Garp is such a prankster, I really can't recall what he looks like."
How could anyone do such a thing? Taking in the son of their own generation as their Sun Tzu, hahaha!!!
Hearing Jinbe's words, Gion smiled and gently pursed her lips.
"This is probably the difference between the navy and pirates."
Although working in the navy is equally dangerous, life there is far more stable than that of pirates.
Garp got married very young, and his son has been active on the sea for a long time.
As for this Ace..."
Gion beckoned to Kalifa then handed her the briefing.
Gion glanced at the briefing and continued to laugh.
"This kid must be only sixteen or seventeen years old, I'd guess seventeen. A seventeen-year-old boy going out to sea—isn't that a proverb that the whole ocean chases after?"
So, let me recall.
"Grandpa Garp's Sun Tzu is currently fourteen years old. See, we've found the reason."
At this point, Gion suppressed a laugh and continued speaking to Rayleigh.
"Grandpa Rayleigh, look, when Grandpa Garp was communicating with Roger back then, Dragon was probably about to get married. Garp's Sun Tzu is indeed only three or four years younger than Roger's son."
So, haha, okay.
Hahaha, although I think it makes a lot of sense, I still can't help it, your seniority, hahaha!!!
Gion finally couldn't help but burst into laughter. The thought of legendary pirates like Roger, Rayleigh, Whitebeard, and Shiki suddenly made them seem like Garp's sons.
Plus, she's a naval officer, so watching her old rivals make fools of themselves from that perspective is incredibly exciting!
Most importantly, although she's not old in Gion, she and Garp are from the same generation. She even calls Tsuru "older sister," hahaha!
Amidst the laughter of the crowd, white breath billowed from Rayleigh's nostrils. He snorted heavily and then spoke to Gawain.
"Little Gawain, I've finally boarded your pirate ship. It's time to talk about those voyage plans you never discussed with me before."
Where are we going next? To the East Blue?
Even if I don't run into that old scoundrel Garp, I'll at least tear down his house!
"You shameless old scoundrel, you've seen a ghost!"
"Haha, Garp aside, we really do need to go to the East Blue."
Gawain smiled and nodded at Rayleigh.
"Although I may have to visit several places along the way, my final destination is indeed East Blue Foosha Village."
As for Garp, you will meet him, because I am also very interested in him.
However, what we need to do right now is not to sail the ship directly to the East Blue.
Lucci.
Gawain called out, Lucci immediately stepped forward from the crowd.
"I'm here, sir!"
"Have we gathered enough leads from our recent brief investigation into the New World?"
Whitebeard told Jinbe was coming to see me, but he still hasn't come.
Is the situation in the New World chaotic lately?
Lucci nodded in response to Gawain's question.
"Of course it's chaotic, sir. After all, Red-Haired Shanks became the Four Emperors in the World Economic Journal's headlines a year ago."
Even now, after Red-Haired Shanks truly carved out a territory from Charlotte Linlin and Kaido, the friction between them has never ceased.
Faced with the combined forces of Big Mom and Kaido, Red-Haired Shanks has effectively withstood their attacks, a feat that is enough to solidify his position as the Four Emperors.
After Kaido and Big Mom each lost a portion of their territory, their subordinates began tearing apart Whitebeard's territory from different directions.
According to our investigation, the Whitebeard Pirates and Big Mom Pirates have been locked in a fierce battle with Kaido Pirates for the past three months.
Until eleven days ago, and in the following two days, Whitebeard fought Big Mom and Kaido respectively.
After Big Mom's defeat, she returned to Whole Cake Island. Kaido, after being defeated by Whitebeard once again, disappeared into the sky alone in the form of Azure Dragon, and his whereabouts are currently unknown.
According to our investigation, the Whitebeard Pirates Whitebeard Pirates suffered considerable losses, and their recent purchases of medicines have increased significantly.
Furthermore, according to rumors, nine days ago, after ending his battles with Big Mom and Kaido, Whitebeard received an IV drip for the first time.
However, my personnel are unable to approach the Moby Dick, so this matter remains uncertain for now. In any case, they will likely need some time to recover before they can truly come before you."
After he finished speaking, Lucci nodded slightly, then took two steps back and returned to his original position.
On the sofa, after listening to Lucci's words, Gawain let out a long sigh.
Three years before the Summit War, Whitebeard finally began to show signs of fatigue...
Not far away, Jinbe sadly lowered his head.
"Even the Pops with the Whitebeard is on an IV drip... sigh."
Shanks's audacity is truly astounding. No one could have imagined that he would so forcefully enter the world of the Emperors by simultaneously declaring war on two of them, transforming the Three Emperors structure that had existed for decades into the current Four Emperors pirate alliance!
As he spoke, Jinbe took a sip of his drink, looking dejected.
"He single-handedly tore apart the territories of two emperors. Whitebeard Pops, who stands at the very top of the emperors, is destined to face the suppression launched by Big Mom and Kaido after their defeats."
But Pops is really getting old!
As soon as he finished speaking, Jinbe poured an entire barrel of sake into his mouth, then let out a frustrated burp.
At the same time, Rayleigh laughed without caring at all.
"What are you frustrated about, kid? The old man I remember, Whitebeard, wouldn't be bothered by a series of challengers."
Even if he's on an IV drip right now, he's probably laughing and bragging to his sons, "That guy is such a swaggering bastard!"
At this point, Rayleigh raised the flask in his hand and shouted at Gawain.
"Captain, where's our banquet? Haha, let's get started! I can't wait!"
The thought of Whitebeard fighting hordes of young monsters makes my palms itch!
Nineteen years, a full nineteen years! My original dream ended the day I arrived in Laugh Tale, and since then, I've been basking in its glow for nineteen long years!!!
Although I don't blame Roger at all, I know better than him that disbanding the club was our inevitable choice given his terminal illness.
"But anyway, Little Gawain, since you want to be my new captain, then take me to realize our new dream before I die!!!"
Rayleigh took a big gulp of wine, then threw the jug aside and took off his glasses with his right hand to wipe them.
Looking at Rayleigh wiping his glasses, Gawain asked softly.
"Grandpa Rayleigh, if you want to realize your dream, you should at least tell us what your dream is, right?"
"My dream, ha!"
Rayleigh suddenly grinned.
"Haven't I emphasized this many times already? I'm going to beat that shameless old scoundrel Garp to a pulp!"
Do you think I'm joking?
You have to help me!!!
At 4:20 PM that day, in the royal palace on Amazon Lily.
The Second Sister and Third Sister threw themselves onto Hancock's lap and wailed.
Looking at her two younger sisters, Hancock first frowned, then forced a gentle smile.
After emerging from the shadows, she looked back on her family and friends.
She finally realized that she had been too harsh on her younger sisters!
So she gently ruffled her sisters' hair.
"Don't cry, Kuma has already cleaned all the hoof prints off your backs."
This is great news! You are free, and so am I.
Hearing Hancock's words, the Second Sister slowly raised her head.
"But if you, elder sister, must leave us in order for our hoofprints to disappear."
"I'd rather still be carrying that damned Hoof of the Celestial Dragon!"
The Third Sister quickly nodded in agreement.
"Me too!"
Hearing her sister's words, Hancock gently shook her head.
"I am not leaving you. I have simply met someone worthy of my following. Even my Conqueror's Haki seem utterly fragile in his presence!"
"Big sister, please don't lie. He's Celestial Dragon. You must have made a lot of sacrifices to get him to remove our hoofprints, sob sob sob!"
And you're about to board his ship, isn't that leaving? I can't bear to part with you!!!
"Me too!"
The Second Sister and Third Sister sisters cried their hearts out, but unfortunately, Hancock showed no sign of regret. As she began to braid her sisters' hair, she continued speaking.
"Even if I leave temporarily, I will still come back. Amazon Lily is my home. Who would never return home in their entire life?"
When I'm not around, your Elder Nyon will temporarily assume the Acting Queen's throne. You two should learn from her.
"When she gets older, one of you two will have to bear the crown of Amazon Lily."
"I don't!"
The Second Sister is exceptionally stubborn.
"Only you, eldest sister, are worthy of the queen's throne. I will always wait for you!"
Me too!!!
Faced with her two stubborn sisters, Hancock narrowed her eyes helplessly. Just then, the voice of a guard came from the palace gate in the distance.
"Snake Princess, there's a gigantic ship anchored off the coast... off the coast!!!"
"Um!"
Hancock nodded, then resolutely stood up, released her two sisters, and gave a stern command.
"Now that I have made my decision, do you, as my sisters, intend to stop me from moving forward?!"
Release me, then protect my country. I will return to your side one day!
As soon as she finished speaking, Hancock strode out of the hall and disappeared from her two sisters' sight.
Meanwhile, on the beach, looking at the mysterious ship before them, its black and gold hues intertwined, resembling a six-thousand-meter-tall bird...
At that moment, Gawain slapped his forehead hard!
He seems to be underestimating the scale of the shipbuilding industry in the Pirate World!
Imagine that the ships in this world are designed to accommodate giants tens or even hundreds of meters tall. The size of the ships in this world is incomparable to that of the world before I traveled there.
The Celestial Dragon cruise ship that Gawain had previously traveled on was probably similar to a giant cruise ship in reality, which led to his misjudgment.
But upon closer reflection, he realized that, not to mention the size of the ships in the other Four Emperors' Grand Fleet...
Let's just talk about Luffy's Thousand Sunny!
This ship was intended for use by Luffy's crew of a dozen or so people, resulting in an astonishing height of fifty-six meters.
To put this height into perspective, before Gawain transmigrated, the aircraft carriers in his world were only about sixty meters tall!
In other words, the size of the Thousand Sunny alone could be considered a small aircraft carrier, let alone its current super-large ship.
Franky didn't build himself an aircraft carrier; he built himself an island!
Beside Gawain, Rayleigh took a deep breath, then suddenly spoke.
"Having worked in Sabaody for nineteen years, I thought I had seen the grandeur of the Celestial Dragon."
But I've only just realized that I truly underestimated you!
"Heh, you're not underestimating me, we've all underestimated Franky!"
Gawain gave a comment, then waved his hand dismissively.
"Let's go meet our shipwright and the person in charge of the Sea Train. This ship may be a bit extravagant, but I'm very satisfied!"
So the group went to the edge of the beach and waited for the people on the boat to approach. While waiting, Kalifa kept fiddling with the calculator and muttering to herself.
"Seventy-two billion... it wasn't a waste of money. We still owe fifty-four billion, fifty-four billion..."
Just as Kalifa was muttering to herself, the large ship anchored on the distant sea suddenly began to move.
Suddenly, the magnificent black and gold wings on both sides of the ship spread out like real birds, and the hull covered by the wings slowly opened as well.
A moment later, a small aircraft carrier, about the same size as the Thousand Sunny, was launched from the hull of the large ship. Then, with a jet of air from the small ship, the small aircraft carrier shot more than 6,000 meters away in less than two seconds!
As Gawain tried to remain calm, but his eyes still widened slightly, the small aircraft carrier, after its jet propulsion, glided across the nearshore waters and past the beach, about to crash into the residential area of Amazon Lily!
"Damn it!"
Gawain cursed loudly, then quickly raised his hand.
"Stop that ship! There's a banquet going on in town, and the population density is just too high!!!"
The moment Gawain gave the order, Kuma, Jinbe, Lucci rushed out.
But they had only gone a few dozen steps when they suddenly stopped.
In their eyes, just as the small aircraft carrier was about to completely cross the beach, a muscular black figure suddenly jumped off the bow.
The figure swiftly raised his hand, his left hand turning completely black as his palm steadily aimed at the small aircraft carrier that continued its charge.
Thud!!!
With a muffled thud, the small aircraft carrier came to a steady stop in front of that person.
Seeing the man who had single-handedly brought the small aircraft carrier to a stop, Jinbe let out a breath and then waved to the figure.
"Not bad strength, Shiryu. Want to spar sometime?"
Upon hearing Jinbe's words, Shiryu grinned.
"Of course, Saint Gawain's ship is really too big. After we return, you and I can stretch our legs a bit."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shiryu gripped his knife, slowly walked up to Gawain, and knelt on one knee.
"The Deputy Warden of Impel Down, Shiryu, has met with Saint Gawain."
"Get up, no need to be so polite."
Gawain raised his hand, Shiryu immediately stood up, giving Gawain a fierce smile.
Looking at Shiryu's smile, Gawain a little helpless. He knew that Shiryu had already tried his best to smile in a friendly manner.
Regardless, Shiryu was the first person to dare to be mean to him, and he remembered that!