Over the past few days, Patri Vic had practiced his Body Technique every day, releasing Nintaijutsu until he was utterly exhausted.
His Nintaijutsu progress had now reached �％.
By contrast, the completion rate of the Hashirama Senju character template had also increased by �％.
On this day, Patri Vic returned to the tavern as usual after finishing his training.
The tavern's servers were all ordinary people, so pirates inevitably developed malicious intentions and wanted to drink without paying.
Patri Vic's purpose for being there was still to keep the place under control.
More and more pirates had been arriving at Hachinosu Island, all of them wanting to join the Rocks Pirates.
However, as the Rocks Pirates' numbers grew day by day, the requirements for joining had risen accordingly.
They had to be worth at least ten million Berry.
With large numbers of pirates flooding into Hachinosu Island, business at his tavern was quite good.
The pirates who dared to come to Hachinosu Island and seek to join the Rocks Pirates were no simple characters.
As a result, trouble often broke out at his tavern. Whenever it did, he invoked Whitebeard's name.
And it really worked. Ever since the Rocks Pirates had been founded and Whitebeard had become one of its officers, Whitebeard's name had become increasingly useful.
After all, nobody would be foolish enough to provoke the Rocks Pirates while they were rising so rapidly.
"Creak..."
The tavern door opened, but it did not attract anyone's attention—except Patri Vic's.
"Garp?" Patri Vic froze inwardly and muttered to himself.
The moment Garp and the others entered the tavern, Patri Vic spotted them.
And it was not just Garp. Sengoku and Tsuru were also dressed in ordinary clothes, with ferocious-looking scars drawn across their faces.
They were not real knife wounds, but had been made with special tools.
They entered the tavern and swept their eyes around before sitting in an unoccupied, secluded corner.
"Why would people from the Navy come to Hachinosu Island? Is a battle about to break out here?" Seeing them, Patri Vic could not possibly have felt anything but surprised.
The current Garp, like Whitebeard and the others, had yet to mature.
Even so, there was no doubt that Garp and the others already possessed considerable strength.
The three of them sat in the secluded corner, speaking in hushed voices.
"There are pirates everywhere here, and they are not weak. Hachinosu Island certainly lives up to its reputation," Sengoku said hoarsely, resting his chin in his hands.
"I really want to arrest all these pirates and lock them up in prison," Garp said in a deep voice as he scanned the room.
"Don't act rashly, Garp. There are too many pirates here. If we make a move, it will be troublesome. Our main purpose in coming to Hachinosu Island is to investigate intelligence concerning the Rocks Pirates," Tsuru instructed calmly, watching Garp.
"What would you like to drink?" Patri Vic suddenly appeared beside them and asked with a smile.
"Three bottles of Gold Wine," Sengoku replied, holding up three fingers.
The tavern was noisy, and they had been speaking in low voices, so neither Patri Vic nor anyone else had heard their conversation.
"All right," Patri Vic replied with a smile.
Garp and the others did not know Patri Vic, but Patri Vic was very familiar with them. After all, they were all important characters in the original work.
Patri Vic went to fetch the wine while the three of them resumed their quiet conversation.
"You'd better control your usual temper while we're here, Garp. Otherwise, all of us will suffer," Sengoku warned earnestly.
"The pirates here are no ordinary people. You'd better not act rashly. Our purpose is to gather intelligence," Tsuru also warned, somewhat worried.
"It's too boring if we're only gathering intelligence. We're the Navy, after all," Garp said unhappily, crossing his arms over his chest.
"These are three bottles of Gold Wine." Patri Vic suddenly appeared in front of them and placed the bottles on their table.
"Hm?" Sengoku's expression turned solemn, and a trace of cold sweat appeared on his forehead as he glanced at Patri Vic beside him.
Garp's words just now seemed to have been overheard by this young man.
"You heard us, didn't you?" Tsuru asked, rubbing her forehead in distress.
Garp's dissatisfied voice had been slightly too loud just now. Patri Vic, standing nearby, had certainly heard it.
"I'm only a tavern owner. I have no interest in your identities or your mission," Patri Vic replied calmly.
He had only heard Garp say that he was with the Navy.
Although Navy personnel had arrived, the three of them posed no threat whatsoever to the Rocks Pirates, so there was no need to alert Whitebeard.
"How are we supposed to believe you?" Sengoku demanded coldly, killing intent flashing in his eyes.
They had come to Hachinosu Island to gather intelligence. This was an absolute secret of the Navy.
No one could be allowed to find out.
Otherwise, the three of them could easily suffer a devastating disaster. Now, a tavern owner on Hachinosu Island knew their identities.
If he reported them to Rocks, their mission would be considered a failure. Worse still, the three of them might die here.
He was considering whether to eliminate Patri Vic immediately.
"Do you want to kill me? If you can't take me down in an instant, there are so many people in this tavern that I can easily expose your identities. Do you think you'll still be able to live then?" Patri Vic replied calmly.
He had no intention of threatening Garp and the others.
However, Sengoku had already developed murderous intent. If Patri Vic did not reveal some means of defending himself, they might make a move.
"Garp, stay here and keep an eye on him. If he reveals our information to anyone, kill him immediately, then quickly contact us with a Den Den Mushi and tell us to leave," Tsuru ordered gravely after glancing at Patri Vic.
There was no other option. Although Garp was too impulsive and paid no attention to his surroundings, his strength was definitely the greatest among the three of them.
Now that Patri Vic knew their identities, they had to keep him under control.
Without Garp, Tsuru and Sengoku suddenly felt much more at ease.
"Huh? Why do I have to stay behind?" Garp complained unhappily.
Although they were only gathering intelligence and would not be taking action, he still wanted to act together with Sengoku, Tsuru, and the others.
He did not want to stay here and watch Patri Vic.
"Idiot, it's all because you revealed our identities," Sengoku scolded him helplessly in a low voice.
"Sorry, sorry." Garp awkwardly scratched his head with a grin. He had let his dissatisfaction make him speak too quickly, but his voice had been very quiet. Patri Vic had only heard him because he had come over.
Under normal circumstances, a voice that faint could not be heard from even a short distance away. Still, this was typical of Garp's way of doing things—careless and inattentive to details.
"Remember, stay by his side at all times. Don't leave him for even half a step. If anything unusual happens, contact us with a Den Den Mushi and report the situation," Sengoku ordered solemnly once again.
"I know." Garp also knew that their identities had been exposed because of him.
After complaining a little, he began seriously keeping watch over Patri Vic.
"Is this really necessary? I'm not one of the Rocks Pirates," Patri Vic replied helplessly, shrugging.
"You'd better behave. Don't force Garp to kill you," Sengoku said sternly, his expression dark.
"Although I'm only a tavern owner, it is basically impossible for you to kill me in an instant. If you don't believe me, you can try," Patri Vic said with a smile, offering a reminder of his own.
Patri Vic did not take their decision to guard him too seriously.
However, if Garp and the others crossed the line, Patri Vic would not show them any mercy. All he had to do was shout that the Navy had arrived, and they would suffer unforeseeable consequences.
Still, Patri Vic had no intention of doing that. He had only just gotten this place in order and did not want to cause any unnecessary trouble.
He only wanted to live an ordinary life, with wine and meat. He had no interest in fighting and killing.
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