Crisis, The Navy Attacks (3 updates, seeking flowers)

Garp, Tsuru, and Sengoku left Hachinosu Island to report their intel up the chain.

Two months slipped by...

Hachinosu Island.

Right now, Patri Vic was training in Body Technique.

His Body Technique progress had hit 99%, and Hashirama Senju's character template completion had reached 99.9%.

He was only 0.1% away from unlocking the power of Fire Release.

"Still no good. The further you go with Body Technique, the slower the gains." Patri Vic shook his head with a resigned look.

He was completely drained from unleashing Body Technique's power.

Just another 1% in Body Technique would push Hashirama Senju's completion by 0.1% and unlock Fire Release.

But that 1% had him stuck for three whole days with no progress.

"Looks like I need a fight to speed this up." Patri Vic rested his chin on his hand, speaking slowly.

Almost every pirate with any real strength on Hachinosu had joined the Rocks Pirates.

The ones left were all small fry—fighting them was worthless.

Going toe-to-toe with Whitebeard was a solid option, but these past few days seemed to be their departure time.

Patri Vic didn't want to bother Whitebeard for a spar right now just to push his progress.

Mary Geoise.

The leaders of the Navy and the World Government were keeping a close eye on Hachinosu Island.

They'd been preparing for a long time—it was time to launch an attack.

"The troops are ready. Time to snuff out those pirate sprouts on Hachinosu."

"There's no shortage of strong fighters joining this plan to wipe out the Rocks. I hope they don't disappoint me," one World Government leader said slowly.

"Relax. This time, an Admiral is leading the charge." The Fleet Admiral smirked in reply.

They could already picture Hachinosu Island's destruction.

At Marineford, several Navy warships were docked at the shore.

Garp, Tsuru, Sengoku, and others were also joining the operation to crush the Rocks Pirates.

"Finally get to throw down with some real pirates," Garp said boisterously.

"Don't let your guard down, Garp. That attitude of yours will get you killed." Sengoku pushed up his glasses, speaking slowly.

"Sengoku's right, Garp. Don't underestimate the pirates on Hachinosu."

"Hahaha..." Garp didn't care what they said.

The Navy warships set sail, heading straight for Hachinosu Island.

By then, all the pirate officers on Hachinosu had returned to their ships.

"Brothers, time to set sail!"

Rocks stood at the bow of a massive warship and bellowed.

Cheers erupted from everyone on board.

Patri Vic stood on the shore, watching the Rocks Pirates' ships fade into the distance.

"Most of them are gone. Business at the bar's gonna slow down."

He sighed, then added.

"Oh well. Fewer customers, but even an ant's meat... wait, there's no meat..."

The bar was quiet now, but Patri Vic believed that one day, his tavern would thrive.

So even with hardly any patrons, he kept the staff hired and lay back counting the cash.

Before long, at the horizon of Hachinosu Island, several colossal Navy warships slowly sailed into view.

On the bow of the middle ship stood a sharp, spirited man, arms crossed, expression calm.

He was a Navy Admiral.

Becoming an Admiral in this era was no small feat.

"Admiral Krieg, Hachinosu Island is straight ahead," a sailor beside him said respectfully, lowering a telescope.

The warships crept closer to Hachinosu Island. An unprecedented crisis loomed over it.

At that moment, Patri Vic was asleep in his bar on the island.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!!!"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!"

Patri Vic, who was sleeping, was suddenly jolted awake by a series of noises.

"Boom!"

A cannonball landed squarely in front of his tavern, unleashing a massive shockwave.

The tavern was blown to pieces by the shell. The ceiling collapsed along with it.

And it didn't end there—more cannonballs came raining down toward his tavern.

"Did I piss someone off just by selling booze?" Patri Vic muttered, his expression grim as he watched the shells hurtling down from above.

How could selling drinks get someone to fire cannonballs trying to destroy his tavern?

"Boom boom boom!!!"

Several shells slammed into his tavern.

The waiters he'd hired, along with the customers drinking inside, were all blown to shreds by the blasts.

He moved quickly, escaping the tavern without being caught in the explosions.

His Body Technique was decent by now—after all, his Ninja Body Technique progress had reached one hundred percent.

The Marine battleships kept firing without pause, blasting away nearly a fifth of Hachinosu Island.

"Hahaha... I sure hope I run into a strong opponent." Garp clapped his fists together, laughing excitedly.

On the shore of Hachinosu Island, a large number of Marines began their assault on the island.

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On the island, Patri Vic looked at the wreckage of his destroyed tavern, a little irritated, then shook his head helplessly.

He'd only wanted to lie low on Hachinosu Island, quietly running a small tavern.

He planned to emerge only when his strength was enough to stand at the top of the world.

But all those hopes were dashed—someone had attacked Hachinosu Island and demolished his little bar.

His gaze swept to the horizon, where a large group of men in Marine uniforms appeared in the distance.

His expression shifted slightly, and he said with some surprise, "The Marines?"

Since the entire island of Hachinosu was their target, a dozen Marines quickly surrounded Patri Vic.

"Give up, pirate."

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