"Kongming?"
Hearing this rather familiar name from Zephyr, Kenma felt an indescribable feeling of awkwardness in his heart.
He hasn't been here for a long time Underworld City. When did he have this person under his command? Why didn't he know?
Riko Where did you find such a master to dare to give such a name?
Sensing something unusual about Kenma, Zephyr glanced at him with a trace of confusion on his face?
"Is there anything wrong with Great King, Kongming?"
"No, I just feel a little familiar."
Kenma waved his hand, suppressed the complicated look on his face, and asked Zephyr his doubts directly.
"What is the origin of this person named Kongming? How did Riko find him?"
Zephyr explained, "He was my former student in the Navy. He was once the commander of Navy Base somewhere. Later, he was exhausted due to his busy work and too much overtime."
"After I took office at Underworld City, I gave Riko a list of outstanding students I had taught before, including Kongming."
"After Kongming's soul came to Underworld City, I saw that his ability to handle general affairs was excellent, so I brought him here to do some paperwork for me."
Zephyr used to be Navy Admiral during his lifetime. Later, because his family was killed by pirates, he was discouraged and retired to the second line. He retained the General establishment and served as Marine Corps Drill Instructor to train students.
Kenma naturally understands these things.
Just the name Kongming--
Considering that everyone is obsessed with Three Kingdoms in childhood, there is nothing wrong with such a character having such a name.
Consider it a tribute to Prime Minister Zhuge.
The three of them didn't wait long in the tea room, and soon there was a sound of footsteps outside.
Before anyone arrived, there was a heartless laughter.
"Hahaha, Zephyr, I and Sengoku came together after hearing the notice, and Akainu, what's going on?"
Immediately afterwards, another rather helpless voice sounded.
"Garp, you bastard, you didn't listen at all to what Kongming said just now!"
"It was the Lord of Netherworld Yomi here who came to this city, so he called us here."
"Hey, Akainu, use lava to block the mouth of this idiot Garp to prevent him from saying the wrong thing!"
Another dull and solemn hoarse voice sounded.
"Brother Sengoku, as well as senior Garp, are about to meet the Lord of the afterlife. It's better not to make a fuss and maintain your naval demeanor!"
"Magma kid, this is how you talk to your senior - ah, here we are."
Three different voices got closer and closer, Garp's voice stopped, and then the wooden door of the tea room was pushed open with great force.
Kenma Looking up, three extremely strong figures came into view.
The first person who walked in with majestic strides was an old man with a high-spirited chest, wearing a gray suit and a navy Justice coat.
The face of this old man was about fifty years old, with short gray hair and a beard, and a sutured scar at the corner of his eye. He had a cheerful smile on his face, showing his big white teeth.
Behind this old man, on the left is an old man of the same age, wearing colorful casual clothes, with a white afro, a long beard that turned into braids hanging down, and a pair of black-rimmed glasses on his face.
On the right is a strong man in his prime, wearing a white suit and a peaked cap, with a solemn expression and a short beard. One cheek is covered with frostbite, and the ear on the same side is broken off Ikkaku.
Kenma's eyes lit up when he saw these three people.
The voices of the three people outside just came out, and Kenma felt a sense of familiarity.
Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I never imagined that it was really these three people.
How could he not recognize the identities of these three people?
Marine Hero, Iron Fist Garp;
Former Fleet Admiral, Mastermind, Buddha Sengoku;
And, the former General Akainu, later Fleet Admiral, Akainu.
Kenma then looked at Zephyr sitting in front of him. In this way, Pirate World's three General combat powers from the old era were all gathered under his command.
Garp opened the door and strode in. He first glanced around to get a general understanding of the situation inside the house.
His eyes passed over the two old acquaintances Whitebeard and Zephyr, as well as the two CP0s standing at the back, and landed on Kenma sitting in the main seat, looking up and down.
The mighty and majestic old man laughed loudly, picked out his nose, and said, "You are the boss behind the establishment of this city. It seems..."
"Bang!"
Garp Before he could finish his words, a huge fist fell and hit his head hard, knocking him to the ground.
Sengoku retracted his fist and pushed up his black-rimmed glasses, looking anxious and helpless.
"Garp You bastard, watch your attitude!"
"What we are facing now is the god who truly holds power after death."
After saying that, Sengoku looked at Kenma with a deep apology on his face.
"Great King, please don't pay attention to Garp's nonsense."
"He was like this when he was alive. He spoke freely and caused countless troubles."
Kenma waved his hand and pointed to the sofa in front of him.
"It's okay, just sit down wherever you want."
He already knew the characters of these people, so why would he care.
Especially Garp, although he looks carefree and carefree, he has a very kind personality and has advantages that ordinary people cannot match.
"Thank you Great King for your magnanimity."
Sengoku bowed and then lightly kicked Garp on the ground.
"Garp, why don't you get up quickly."
Garp covered the bulge on his head, got up from the ground, and showed an apologetic smile to Kenma.
"Haha, I'm sorry King Enma, I'm an old man who was rude just now, please forgive me."
"Hurry up and take a seat." Kenma said.
Although this tea room is used for the rest of the staff here, it can be built to be extremely wide, and the sofa and coffee table are equally wide.
Even though the few people present were all veritable giants, there was no feeling of crowding after sitting down, and on the contrary, there was a lot of free time.
Zephyr on the side took out a cup from under the coffee table, made tea and handed it to the three of them.
Kenma looked at the three of them, nodded secretly, and asked, "I have been at Soul Society during this period and have never paid much attention to this place. How did you come to Yomi?"
Sengoku took the tea cup, held it in his hand, and said, "Since the war that swept the world, I completely retired and later died of old age."
"Not long ago, after my death, I met your messenger, the little girl Riko. After signing a contract, she came to this city of Yomi."
He looked at Zephyr and Whitebeard standing aside with some surprise.
"I never expected that I would meet acquaintances in life after death. When I saw Zephyr and Whitebeard, I was shocked."
"I have to say, fate is really incredible."
After saying that, Sengoku picked up the tea and took a sip.
Kenma nodded and looked at Garp next to Sengoku.
Garp was picking up the snacks on the table and eating them, when he noticed Kenma's eyes falling on him.
He took a sip of tea, hurriedly swallowed the snacks in his mouth, and said, "What I said was earlier than Sengoku. After I died, I heard Riko-chan said that Ace is also here, so I came over."
"When I saw that brat Ace later, I was really shocked. I never thought I would actually see him after death."
Whitebeard took the opportunity to add, "Ace and I met Kenma Boss when we were Summit War."
"Boss is very concerned about this world. It is reasonable for your grandfather and grandson to reunite after death."
Garp laughed when he heard this.
Kenma looked at Akainu on the side.
Akainu was silent for a moment, then said, "I died in that battle, much earlier than brother Sengoku."
"I also met the little girl Riko after my death, but I still have some nostalgia for the world before my death, so with the help of Riko, I stayed on the sea for a while longer."
"It was not long ago that I truly set foot in this city of the afterlife."
Kenma looked puzzled and asked, "What happened to the war you mentioned repeatedly before?"
When this matter was mentioned, Sengoku looked serious and pushed up his glasses, a layer of white light appeared on the lenses.
Akainu looked gloomy and pursed his lips, obviously not wanting to say more.
Only Garp has a very proud and proud smile on his face.
"Actually, it's nothing. Luffy actually found Roger's Great Treasure, and then he and World Government broke out into a world-wide war."
"After Luffy and his partners won the war, they actually held a Grand Banquet event that everyone in the world could participate in. The scene was very spectacular when you think about it."
Hearing this, Akainu snorted coldly and said nothing.
Kenma nodded gently.
Unknowingly, so many years have passed.
He was in Soul Society, and he was not very aware of the passage of time, and he never wanted to miss such a battle.
In the past few years, he had heard about this from people's mouths.
Starting from Summit War, Whitebeard predicted the coming of this war. Later, as the darkness of World Government was revealed step by step, it is normal for it to develop like this.
He asked, "What happened next, Luffy and them?"
Garp said, "Now, he and his friends should be continuing their adventure somewhere in the sea. That guy can't take any time off."
After learning the news about Luffy, Kenma couldn't help but nodded.
No matter what, Luffy was his favorite animated character when he was a child, especially when Arlong Arc, Luffy and the four of them felt angry because of what happened to Nami. Every time they think about it, it stirs their hearts.
Even now, Kenma has been contaminated by the secular world and has the darkness of an adult, but he still has a good impression of Luffy and others.
Kenma's feelings are almost never concealed, and Garp and others can naturally detect it.
Garp asked curiously, "King Enma, it seems that you admire Luffy and the others quite a lot."
"Well, Garp, you have a great grandson." Kenma said.
Luffy struggled to survive at the hands of Garp when he was young. He grew up among a group of bandits, and his character did not change. This is really rare and valuable.
He waved his hand and refused to mention it further.
"Let's not talk about this first, let's continue talking about you."
"How do you feel about coming to this Underworld City and becoming my subordinate?"
Hearing this, Sengoku and Akainu looked at each other and saw each other's emotions in their eyes.
He pushed Garp, and Garp put down the tea in his hand, with a much more serious look on his face than before.
"We have been in this city for a while. We learned a lot of information about this city and your existence from Zephyr Whitebeard and others."
"It is also clear that King Enma you are not the native god here, but Shinigami who came to this place Yomi from another world."
Kenma looked calm, staring at Garp and said, "That's right, I have never concealed this."
"Why, do you have other ideas?"
Garp waved his hand. "How could it be? An old man like me doesn't have those thoughts. It would be better to say thank you for what you have done."
"Thank you?" Kenma raised his eyebrows. "I left Ace and your souls behind so that you could meet again?"
"Of course this is the case, but it is also more than this."
Garp stretched out his hand and pointed outside.
"You can allow me to reunite with my grandson and old friends after my death. This alone is a great favor that I will never be able to repay in my lifetime."
"In addition, I have walked out of the city's boundaries before and walked around. What I saw was a desolate place. The souls of the dead were frozen on the earth and could not be free."
"So when I saw such a city in this wasteland, I suddenly realized that your arrival is by no means a bad thing."
"Because of your existence, this dead Yomi Netherworld has burst into a different kind of vitality. This alone is enough to make me sincerely grateful."
"Thank you, King Enma."
Kenma said, "I understand what you want to convey."
"You want to transform all of this Underworld Land to become like this city, sheltering the dead so that they can exist peacefully in Netherworld, without being frozen by the chill of Yomi like the souls outside."
"I also have this idea, but this is a quite huge project. With our current strength, we are still unable to accomplish this feat of transforming the world. We can only do it step by step."
"?"
Garp A question mark suddenly popped up on his head.
After reacting, his eyes widened and he pointed at himself.
"I--do you mean it's so great?"
Seeing Garp's reaction, Kenma was stunned. "The deeper meaning of your words - isn't that what you meant?"
"Garp--"
Zephyr couldn't help holding his head, Sengoku sighed, Akainu silently turned his head to one side, not looking at Garp.
Even Whitebeard had a smile on his lips and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
Garp looked confused. "Wait a minute, that's not what I meant--oh, no, that's right, that's what I thought."
"Yes, that's what I think."
"As expected of me, it's amazing."
As he spoke, Garp crossed his arms and nodded repeatedly, his face full of pride.
Bang.
Sengoku's palm turned into a knife and struck Garp on the head.
I saw a slightly Little Ichi-sized bump bulging out from the big bump on Garp's head.
Garp gritted his teeth, with tears in his eyes, and a look of dissatisfaction.
"Sengoku, you're crazy again--"
"Shut up, Garp, if you don't know how to speak, don't speak!"
Sengoku growled lowly, then looked at Kenma.
"I'm sorry, Garp has always been outspoken and quick-spoken. He speaks without thinking. He is by no means a person who tries to push his limits."
"Please Great King don't be angry."
Kenma stretched out his hand to press it down, soothing Sengoku's emotions. "I know, I won't get angry because of such a trivial matter."
Seeing that Kenma was really not angry, Sengoku breathed a long sigh of relief and punched Garp's hand again.
Seeing Sengoku and Garp quarreling again, Kenma felt helpless. He didn't expect that a serious person like Sengoku would be so out of character.
He quickly stopped the two of them and asked Sengoku: "Sengoku, what do you think?"