Garp, who brought Ace and Luffy onto the warship, narrowed his eyes and looked at the two little ones opposite, with a smile of relief on his face unconsciously.
I thought that he had focused on cultivating Luffy over the years and wanted Luffy to inherit his righteous cause, but he didn't expect that Shanks would appear halfway and all his cultivation and expectations would be in vain.
No matter how he taught him after that, Luffy always wanted to become a pirate, and even shouted that he wanted to become Pirate King.
Whenever he heard Luffy shouting that he wanted to go to sea and become a pirate, he couldn't help but want to tear Shanks into pieces. If Shanks hadn't appeared in Foosha Village back then and planted a seed called a pirate deep in Luffy's heart, he would have definitely been able to train Luffy into a qualified navy.
Of course, so far he has not brought Luffy to Marine Headquarters for training, and it is not entirely because Luffy was influenced by Shanks. To a large extent, it is due to his own inner entanglement.
Because at that time, although his eldest son Dragon followed his wishes and became a naval soldier, he followed him to God Valley to participate in that shocking war when he was only seventeen years old.
In God Valley Incident, Dragon, who was still a navy soldier at the time, resolutely pointed his gun at Celestial Dragons after seeing Celestial Dragons killing civilians indiscriminately, which perfectly explained what it means to be a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers.
His father is like this, and Luffy is no exception!
If he brings Luffy into Marine Headquarters and lets Luffy see Celestial Dragons doing whatever he wants because he enjoys all the privileges, he is almost certain that Luffy will make the same choice as Dragon did and smash his fist against Celestial Dragons.
Like Dragon, he may even choose to defect from the navy in the end.
With the experience of Dragon, he has not made up his mind to bring Luffy to Marine Headquarters in these years.
However, the situation is very different now.
In the past, the navy was controlled by Holy Land, and had to obey Holy Land's orders unconditionally, and must unconditionally maintain Celestial Dragons's dominance. Now because of the emergence of Akira, the navy is no longer controlled by Holy Land, and puts justice above all else.
Let alone pirates or other criminals, even if Celestial Dragons violated justice and order, the current navy has the right to arrest him and hand him over to Knights of God for punishment.
Such a situation is the best time to bring Luffy to the headquarters.
He believed that with Akira personally teaching him, Luffy would not go astray.
"Grandpa, Sabo is really in Marine Headquarters?"
Suddenly, Luffy was ejected and squatted on the coffee table in front of Garp, pulling Garp back from his thoughts, "What on earth is going on? Sabo How did they become the navy?"
Now Luffy is only eleven or twelve years old. He is still childish and blinks his eyes, full of doubts and at the same time extremely hopeful.
"Well, I don't know about that either!"
Garp, who had recovered his thoughts, glanced at Ace, who was squatting alone on the bow of the boat and didn't know what he was thinking, and then said, "I only know that it was your father who saved him back then."
"Father?" Luffy blinked blankly, not reacting much to the sudden news that he had a father, "What father? Do I have a father?"
Hearing this, Garp's mouth twitched, then he raised his hand to pick his nostrils, and said seriously, "Of course you have a father, his name is Dragon, and he used to be a high-spirited navy!"
"Grandpa, let's talk about father's matters later! Father or whatever is not important, please tell me the news about Sabo."
Luffy became anxious and raised his voice. "I just want to know now whether Sabo is really in Marine Headquarters."
"To be honest, Sabo is not in Marine Headquarters now!"
Garp put the hand with his nostrils on Luffy's clothes and wiped it, "But don't worry, he is leaving for Marine Headquarters just like you. In a word, you will definitely meet when he gets to Marine Headquarters. As for whether he still remembers you, I can't guarantee it!"
"That's right," Luffy blinked, then grinned and said, "It's okay, as long as I can see Sabo. Hee--"
Although the warship was very fast, it still took several hours to sail into the Shimotsuki Village waters.
Looking at the looming island in front of him, Bogard put down the telescope and immediately turned back to look at Garp, who was lying side by side with Luffy, soundly asleep, both blowing bubbles with their nostrils.
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Unexpectedly, the grandfather and grandson who were noisy just a second ago suddenly became quiet and kept sleeping in the same position. Bogard couldn't help but have questions on his head.
This quality of sleep and this sleeping posture are indeed worthy of a grandson. In one word, excellent.
Because there was still some distance before the ship docked, Bogard walked up to Garp and suddenly shouted loudly, "Vice Admiral Garp, we are about to arrive at Shimotsuki Village!"
Bogard's sudden shout shocked the bubbles Garp blew out with his nose. Immediately afterwards, Garp rubbed his nose and said sleepily, "When did our warships become so fast?"
Luffy was also woken up. He looked blankly at the island in front of him and asked, "Grandpa, aren't we going to Marine Headquarters? What are we doing here?"
"Arrest people!"
Garp, who was completely awake, simply stood up and asked Bogard: "What is the name of the kid who lives here?"
"Roronoa·Zoro!"
Bogard took out the list and looked at it, then said, "According to the information given on the list, he is a Three Sword Style swordsman. He is currently learning swordsmanship at a Shimotsuki Village dojo. The master's name is Shimotsuki Koushirou."
After a slight pause, Bogard suddenly approached Garp and asked in a low voice, "Vice Admiral Garp, who is this Zoro? His background must not be simple if he can appear on this list!"
"How do I know who this kid is?"
Garp glared at Bogard and said angrily, "In addition to Ace and Luffy, there are others such as Nami, Sanji, Chopper and Usopp with long noses. I have never heard of them before!"
At the same time.
Marine Headquarters port.
A ship without any flag slowly docked at the shore after waiting for permission from the navy.
Immediately afterwards, two figures walked out of the cabin.
The leader was Koala, a member of the Revolutionary Army who had followed Dragon to Marineford before.
He is still dressed in a dress and a newsboy hat, but unlike when he first came here with Dragon, who was trembling with fear, Koala is now a little more calm.
Following her was a young man with blond curly hair wearing a top hat with goggles on his head, a jacket with a lined ruffled tie, and a water pipe on his back.
Sabo, the former noble young master of Kingdom of Goa, the sworn brother of Luffy and Ace, and now a member of the Revolutionary Army.
"Koala, are we... hostages of the navy?"
Sabo, who followed Koala out of the cabin, glanced at the imposing Marine Headquarters opposite, and said blankly, "Mr. Dragon, don't you?" Have you already reached an agreement with Navy Marshal to let Revolutionary Army take over the liberated countries? Why did you suddenly change your mind and let Mr. Dragon send us here?"
"Don't be nervous, Sabo."
Koala smiled and said softly, "Akira Marshal is not as scary as the rumors say. He asked us to come to Marineford not to hold us hostage, but because he and Mr. Dragon need further communication after reaching a certain consensus."
Seeing Koala's reaction, a trace of curiosity flashed in Sabo's eyes, "Koala, I find that you seem to... admire this Navy Marshal."
"Is it obvious?!" Koala did not hide his true thoughts and admitted it openly.
When she saw Akira for the first time, the sense of oppression brought by Marshal, the youngest and most hard-blooded in the history of the Navy, was so strong that she felt only fear deep in her heart. From the time she followed Dragon into Marineford until she left, she had been in a state of blank mind.
But after leaving Marineford and returning to Revolutionary Army Headquarters Baltigo, she learned more about Akira through the Revolutionary Army intelligence, as well as the various changes Akira had brought to the world.
The more she looked at him, the more she admired the young Marshal.
Especially after she learned what happened to Wano Country, her admiration for Akira reached its peak!
Because Wano Country, after changing the world, is the ideal land full of freedom, harmony and equality that they pursue.
Not only Wano Country, Whole Cake Island and Dressrosa are also undergoing earth-shaking changes, becoming a dream place for people who yearn for peace and freedom, and all of this is because of Akira, Grand Line, the most powerful and powerful Navy Marshal in history.
Now that she is lucky enough to come to Marineford again, she will naturally seize this opportunity to learn more from Akira.
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Chapter one today, more to come.
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