Two Great Reinforcements

In Gion's eyes, Victor was a very gentle young man.

Because he had once been caught in the rain himself, he always wanted to hold an umbrella for others.

Victor had lost both his parents at the age of ten, and Gion believed that these words came straight from his heart.

In the eyes of those around them, this scene showed Victor to be a very benevolent marine.

The boy clutched the loose change and quickly ran away.

He hid around the corner and gasped for breath.

His name was Gild Tesoro. Born into a very poor family, he had been ostracized by his friends because of his poverty, and he longed for the entertainment performances he could see from outside the venue.

However, his father was a gambler, and one day, he fell ill and died.

Later, the family became even poorer, and his mother hated Tesoro's singing, so she ran away.

With nothing to eat, he began stealing money.

And with that money, he managed to make some friends.

"Rear Admiral Victor."

Tesoro looked at the loose change in his hand and remembered Victor.

It was the first time anyone had helped him.

"Victor."

"What a charming man."

Behind a large tree, a young-looking woman with short black hair and a spider-patterned top murmured to herself.

The woman was named Shakky.

Twelve years ago, she had been pursued by Monkey D. Garp. She had later retired and opened a bar in the Sabaody Archipelago.

She was an intelligence expert herself, collecting all kinds of information and selling some of it as well.

At present, information about Victor was worth a great deal.

Forces from all over the world were very interested in Victor.

Under Shakky's gaze, the three of them entered a tavern.

Victor could sense many people watching him.

However, he did not care much.

Inside the tavern, Victor ordered a great deal of food and alcohol. Gion sat beside him, singing and drinking with him.

Tokikake could only drink in silence.

Even the alcohol tasted sour.

At that moment, Victor suddenly asked Gion, "Would you like to join my unit?"

"Your unit?" Gion was stunned for a second or two, then smiled and said, "Since it's an invitation from Victor, of course Big Sister will accept."

Tokikake was startled when he heard that and hurriedly said, "Hey! Gion, how can you go with Victor?"

Victor ignored Tokikake as well. "Then I'll speak to Uncle Sengoku and have him transfer you here."

Although the Special Operations Unit was not lacking in combat power, it lacked powerful individuals.

In the New World, there were forces everywhere whose leaders were powerful and whose subordinate officers were just as formidable!

The month-long vacation soon came to an end.

Victor led the Special Operations Unit away from Mary Geoise.

This time, Victor did not head to Branch G1 or Branch G5. Instead, he went directly to carry out a suppression mission.

He would hunt down the Great Pirates in the New World.ŴŴŴ.

Clearly, the Gorosei and Sengoku had the same idea.

They both wanted to groom Victor into a second Garp.

Or, to put it another way,

the Gorosei and Sengoku both hoped to reduce Garp's influence.

The Gorosei and Sengoku gave Victor a list of targets to suppress.

Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Roger, Charlotte Linlin, and Kaido were all on the list.

Of course, besides Whitebeard and the others, there were other targets to choose from.

For example, Cannibal Crocodile Gustav, Giant Demon Butler, Executioner Cindy, and others.

The bounties on each of these Great Pirates exceeded 500 million Berries.

"Looks like I'll be busy."

Victor smiled faintly and handed the list to Gion.

Originally, the fates of these Great Pirates would have been either to be defeated by Roger, Whitebeard, or Golden Lion, or to be sent to Impel Down by Garp, Sengoku, and the others.

"My God, are they treating you like Garp?"

Tokikake said in shock.

Although Victor had only invited Gion, Tokikake had still followed them aboard the ship.

He could not feel at ease leaving Gion alone with Victor.

A man and a woman alone—what if something happened...

In any case, he could not let them be alone together!

Thus, at Tokikake's request, Sengoku also agreed to transfer him to the Special Operations Unit.

After several days of sailing, the warship reached a deserted island.

Wright stood atop the mast, observing through a pair of binoculars.

He discovered several pirate ships anchored in the harbor.

Each of the pirate ships flew a pirate flag depicting a giant crocodile biting down on a skull.

"Report! We've spotted the pirate ships of the Giant Crocodile Pirates ahead."

Wright quickly came before Victor.

"Hmm. General Sengoku's intelligence is truly accurate."

Victor still held a small box in his hand.

Inside the box was a Vivre Card Fragment.

Many years ago, Sengoku had sent someone to infiltrate the Giant Crocodile Pirates and become one of their members.

As long as Sengoku wanted to move against the Giant Crocodile Pirates, he could deal with them at any time.

Victor took out a cigarette and smoked it leisurely before saying, "Make your move."

"Yes, sir!"

Wright immediately relayed Victor's order.

The warship then began firing.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As cannon fire rang out, shells screamed through the air and fell toward the pirate ships in the bay.

First, they would sink the pirate ships and prevent the pirates from escaping.

The Giant Crocodile Pirates naturally heard the cannon fire.

The officer on watch immediately picked up a pair of binoculars and looked out across the sea.

"It's the Marines!"

"There's only one warship!"

After getting a clear look, the officer immediately shouted down below.

Gustav snorted when he heard this. "Only one ship, and they dare come to arrest me?"

"Boss, could it be Garp?"

At that moment, the white-bearded officer beside Gustav asked.

Gustav froze for a moment.

It was not impossible!

"Even if Garp comes, I still won't fear him."

Gustav gave a cold snort. He opened his mouth, revealing his sharp fangs. "I'll chew Garp to pieces and swallow him whole."

Gustav was thirty-three years old. Since making his debut, he had encountered and fought Garp, Sengoku, Roger, Whitebeard, and the others many times.

Yet he had never lost!

That was because Gustav's Devil Fruit was an extremely rare Zoan—a Crocodile Devil Fruit, Ancient Species: Deinosuchus.

The deinosuchus had once been one of the largest crocodiles in existence. Its sense of smell was extraordinarily keen, and its enormous mouth was filled with sharp teeth. Even a dinosaur would become its prey in an instant.

Since making his debut, Gustav had bitten countless opponents to pieces and swallowed them with his enormous jaws.

"Report! All three enemy ships are on fire!"

At that moment, Connor reported the results of the bombardment to Victor.

"Hmm." Victor nodded, then continued issuing orders. "Tell the brothers to prepare to land and fight!"

"Yes, sir!"

Eric, Kennard, and the others went to make preparations.

As the landing craft descended onto the sea, the Special Operations Unit prepared to storm the island.

Victor looked toward Gion and Tokikake. "I'll leave them in your care."

Gion hummed in acknowledgment.

"You don't have to tell me. I'd do it anyway," Tokikake said dismissively.