Setting Sail Once More! Jinbe the Knight of the Sea Arrives in the East Blue

Garp connected the Den Den Mushi and landed two solid punches, sending Ace and Luffy rolling across the floor before he finally looked at the device.

"Vice Admiral Garp, the person has returned!"

The Den Den Mushi's mouth moved, transmitting the voice of Bogard.

"Hahahaha, that brat is back at the 16th Branch Base? Keep him there for me, I'm heading back right now."

After speaking, Garp stood up and looked at the two boys rolling on the ground with bumps all over their heads.

"If I ever hear you two talking about going out to sea to become pirates again, what awaits you is my Fist of Love."

Garp shook his fist in the air, glaring at Ace and Luffy.

The two brats, clutching their heads, instinctively scrambled to their feet and backed away.

Garp turned and walked away immediately after finishing his sentence.

"Old man, I'm definitely going to become the King of the Pirates!"

Watching Garp's retreating back, Luffy shouted at the top of his lungs, only to have his mouth clamped shut by Ace.

Garp heard him from over there, but he didn't turn back.

After all, he still had matters to attend to.

Smack!

Luffy received a slap to the back of his head as Dadan, the burly female mountain bandit, glared at him fiercely with a cigarette dangling from her mouth.

The two of them turned around, saw it was Dadan, and bolted away with a startled cry.

"You two little bastards, get back here!"

Dadan hadn't expected the two brats to run the moment they saw her, so she grabbed a club and gave chase.

"One old bastard, two little bastards!"

16th Branch Base town.

The escorting of the pirates had already concluded.

Clearly, the people here had yet to recover from the excitement.

Good grief, they had never seen a scene like this before; had they captured every pirate in the East Blue?

After the initial excitement, these people naturally had no mood to attend to their own affairs, gathering together one by one to chat about the day's events.

The taverns were also filled to capacity in a short amount of time.

Old Komodo kept swallowing hard, glancing from time to time at the two large bags beside Dunn.

"Having too much money is also a trouble, isn't it?"

Dunn finished the juice in his hand, set the glass down, and looked at the two bags of Beli with a troubled expression.

Old Komodo couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Could he have that kind of trouble instead?

"How about you keep them for me for now?"

Dunn picked up the bags beside him and tossed them to Old Komodo.

"I'll come back to get them when I'm ready to leave."

Clutching the heavy bags, Old Komodo hadn't even processed what happened before Dunn had already stood up and left.

"Old man, what did that young man give you?"

The incident at the counter had naturally attracted the attention of quite a few people, and someone spoke up to ask.

"N-nothing, nothing at all!"

Old Komodo swallowed hard and quickly stashed the bags behind the counter.

But his heart was pounding wildly.

He had never seen this much money in his entire life; if he packed it up and left, he could live the life of a wealthy man anywhere until he died.

But the moment he thought about how Dunn had captured so many pirates in such a short time all by himself, Old Komodo extinguished the thoughts that had sprouted in his heart.

The docks.

When Dunn returned, the Marines were busy cleaning up the pirate ship he had brought back.

"The ship doesn't seem to have been appraised for a discount!"

Dunn squinted his eyes as he looked at the pirate ship, which was considered quite large for a pirate vessel.

It should be worth a few million Beli, right?

"This is your ship!"

Bogard had spotted Dunn when he arrived, and as he walked over, he heard Dunn's words and spoke up.

"Vice Admiral Garp is on his way back from Foosha Village."

After saying this, Bogard kept a close watch on Dunn's expression.

Dunn's expression remained unchanged.

"Give it up. You can't force me to become a Marine, can you?"

Dunn smiled and looked back at Bogard.

"I wouldn't know about that. After all, Vice Admiral Garp is the one who makes the decisions. But there are many hidden benefits to becoming a Marine. If you want to hunt Pirates, the Marines have far more information and intelligence at their disposal."

Bogard had no doubts whatsoever about Dunn's abilities.

Although Dunn looked quite sturdy, his face clearly showed he wasn't very old.

To have such power at this age reminded him of someone else who used to follow Garp.

Another monster within the Marines.

The current Marine Admiral Aokiji.

Even Aokiji was still in the training camp at Dunn's age.

[Top-tier Swordsman]

Blue text hovered above Bogard's head. Dunn glanced at it for a moment before looking away.

"My goal in hunting Pirates is for the money, not out of some hobby."

Dunn waved his hand dismissively, then walked over to the Marines cleaning up the Pirate ship and spoke to them in a low voice.

Bogard watched Dunn's back, knowing that Dunn was likely about to set sail.

But Vice Admiral Garp was on his way back.

Besides, isn't this guy tired?

Doesn't he want to rest for a few days?

He could just wait for Vice Admiral Garp to return.

Thinking of this, Bogard hesitated, pondering how to keep Dunn here.

But he shouldn't have a ship right now.

One person couldn't possibly maneuver such a large Pirate ship.

No sooner had this thought crossed his mind than he saw the joyful expressions on the faces of the few Marine soldiers talking to Dunn.

Bogard's heart skipped a beat; he had a bad premonition.

Then, he watched as the few Marine soldiers left, and a moment later, they sailed over in a small boat.

He saw Dunn turn back to wave at him, then board the small boat and leave just like that.

On the calm surface of the sea.

Dunn sat at the stern of the small boat, his arms transformed into flames, spewing long trails of fire. The boat surged forward as if it had been fitted with a thruster.

This was an idea Dunn had previously conceived.

The inspiration came from the way Monkey D. Luffy flew when he clashed with Doflamingo in Gear Fourth.

Luffy used air pressure to propel himself, while Dunn used rocket propulsion.

However, this method consumed a great deal of stamina.

Of course, with his current stamina, he could still handle this level of consumption.

He would just treat it as training for his Flame-Flame Fruit ability.

Moreover, he was getting familiar with this method, which would allow him to achieve high-speed movement in the future.

Clearly, this method was much faster than Dunn rowing with oars or a long sword.

Setting off in the afternoon, he arrived at Cocoyasi Village before the sun had even set.

Before long, Bell-mère looked at Dunn standing before her, her expression dazed.

"Packing up?"

Dunn nodded.

"The same as before?"

Dunn nodded again.

"Alright!"

Bell-mère didn't refuse this time. She looked at the Beli Dunn had left behind, then went to call Genzo to help move the oranges.

Dunn planned to operate in the nearby waters afterward.

After all, that was the purpose of his visit this time. Since he had news of Arlong, the guy would likely be arriving before long.

Meanwhile, at Reverse Mountain.

A massive Pirate ship flying the Sun Pirates flag crested Reverse Mountain and crashed down onto the surface of the East Blue along the reverse-flowing waterway.

The Marines on patrol nearby immediately spotted the Pirate ship and swarmed toward it, but their expressions shifted drastically the moment they saw the flag.

This flag?

The commanding officer of the warship turned pale, recognizing the Pirate flag.

One of the Shichibukai, who possessed the legal right to plunder, the Knight of the Sea Jinbe.

Why would a guy like that come to the East Blue?