"Hahahaha, so you're the trash emperor who keeps starting wars? Looks like you've got some ability after all."
"Oh, wait. I take that back. Just pretend you didn't hear me."
A burly old man wearing a loud floral shirt spoke as though he'd accidentally said the wrong thing, but his face showed he couldn't care less.
"Baka! How can we pretend we didn't hear that?!"
Vice Admiral Bogard and the elite soldiers under his command complained helplessly.
They were used to it by now.
After all, their superior, Garp, even dared to insult and mock the Celestial Dragons.
Let alone the emperor of the Goa Empire.
Wang Shi watched Garp expressionlessly, his Conqueror's Haki still erupting in a wild, uncontrolled torrent.
"You're still not stopping? You little brat!"
Garp dropped his carefree, irreverent act and looked at Wang Shi rather seriously.
"..."
"I won't..."
Wang Shi stared at Fist Garp and spoke slowly.
"What?!"
Garp picked at his ear and widened his eyes, suspecting Wang Shi was throwing a tantrum and getting back at him.
"I came here to ask you to teach me how to train and control the Three-Color Haki."
"I heard Dragon is your son..."
Wang Shi said calmly, even bringing up Dragon, making his meaning obvious.
"You want to learn from me? Hahahaha~"
"That bastard Dragon really did leave me with a huge mess to clean up."
Garp thought for a moment as he looked at Wang Shi, then suddenly burst out laughing.
Hearing Wang Shi propose terms actually put him at ease.
He'd returned to Foosha Village this time because he was worried Wang Shi and the Goa Empire would retaliate against the village.
But now it seemed things weren't quite as bad as he'd feared.
If Wang Shi decided to attack Foosha Village, he'd go to the Goa Imperial Capital and teach this emperor a lesson and warn him.
But if he did that, the World Government would definitely get involved, and Sengoku would yell at him, making the situation even worse.
In the end, even his position as a Marine Vice Admiral might be in danger.
Although he was a little annoyed with this warlord emperor, all he could do now was clean up after his rebellious son, Dragon.
"Are you going to teach me or not?"
Wang Shi had come to Foosha Village fully prepared. Sengoku the Buddha had probably already called Garp.
With Sengoku's warning, Garp would be even less likely to act rashly.
"Since you can't even control that lousy Conqueror's Haki, I'll reluctantly give you some pointers."
"Also, I heard that bastard Judge is on his way to the East Blue. Don't bring shame on the East Blue."
"In the days before Judge arrives, I'm going to teach you a good lesson... Ahem, give you some special training!"
Garp clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking. He looked as if he planned to use the training as an excuse to teach Wang Shi a lesson.
A smug expression spread across his face.
He swung a powerful punch at Wang Shi. The blow forced Wang Shi to retreat at once, and his Conqueror's Haki abruptly stopped.
"Haha, see? Your Conqueror's Haki stopped just like that!"
"Looks like the special training has to continue. Getting beaten up is the fastest way to improve."
Garp grinned and immediately charged after him again.
He looked as though he wouldn't be satisfied until he'd beaten Wang Shi black and blue.
Wang Shi understood what Garp was thinking, but after considering it, he gave up on using the Toki Toki no Mi to dodge.
"If you can't teach me, then the beatings and injuries I've suffered will be repaid to Foosha Village in another way."
Wang Shi raised both arms to block Garp's massive fist and was sent flying by the heavy blow.
The intense pain made his scalp tingle.
It hurt! It hurt so much!
"Hahaha, even Marine Admiral Aokiji says my Fist of Love works wonders."
Garp started his "loving education" without the slightest hesitation, batting Wang Shi around like a ball.
Bogard and the Marines watched the scene with cold sweat pouring down their faces.
Vice Admiral Garp, could you go a little easier?
Foosha Village was, after all, His Majesty Wang Shi's territory.
Zoro and the others stared at Wang Shi getting beaten to a pulp, momentarily stunned as they swallowed nervously.
Was this teaching? This was a beating!
"Garp, have your adjutant teach those two swordsmen. Dragon owes them that much too!"
Wang Shi kept taking hits, and bruises appeared all over his body. There was even blood at the corner of his mouth.
"Heh! Bogard, give those brats a good workout."
Garp was having a great time beating Wang Shi and casually barked out the order.
"Your Majesty!"
Seeing that His Majesty Wang Shi was still looking out for them despite being beaten, Saka was so moved that tears welled in his eyes.
Zoro's gaze was filled with determination too. He would never let Wang Shi's efforts go to waste.
"Understood!"
Bogard saw that Wang Shi hadn't lost his temper despite the beating and breathed a sigh of relief.
As expected of an emperor who could awaken Conqueror's Haki. His courage and resilience were admirable.
"I wonder if Vice Admiral Garp has any snipers under his command who'd be willing to compete with me."
Van Augur spoke up first. If he wanted to get stronger, he had to learn to look out for himself.
"Baron Van Augur, we have sharpshooters here who'd be happy to exchange pointers."
A Marine officer immediately answered Van Augur.
As Garp's men, these elite soldiers had picked up his irreverent personality. They were just as fearless and arrogant.
"I'd be delighted."
Van Augur recovered from the effects of being overwhelmed by Conqueror's Haki twice, then strode over resolutely.
"Which hero among the hero soldiers under the Navy hero wants to spar with me? I'll reward you with some Belly!"
Eric had gradually recovered too. His eyes shifted as his seasoned instincts kicked in, and he promptly offered an incentive.
He had plenty of money, after all, and could certainly coax some real skill out of the crew of this hero ship.
"I'm in! I'm just out of pocket money for booze."
Sure enough, even more Marine officers responded to Eric than had stepped forward to spar with Van Augur.
Spending a few days training an imperial baron and getting paid for it was a pretty good deal.
By now, the news that the Germa 66 Legion from the North Blue was coming to the East Blue to cause trouble for Wang Shi was almost common knowledge.
Wang Shi and the others would probably be leaving in less than a week.
When the village chief, Woop Slap, the tavern owner Makino, and the soldiers and villagers who had fainted gradually came to, they saw Garp, Bogard, and the other Marines bullying and beating up the emperor and his entourage.
The sight nearly scared the village chief to death.
That was their emperor! How dare Garp and the others?!
It was over. Foosha Village was finished.
This Marine Vice Admiral, Garp, couldn't stay in Foosha Village forever.
When he left, the Goa Royal Family would only have to lift a finger to destroy Foosha Village.
Makino was pale with fright too.
Beating up an emperor and a baron was a serious crime!
A straw-hatted brat who'd come down from Mt. Colubo stared in terror at his grandfather, who was showing off his strength.
The punch his grandfather had just thrown at that man had been even fiercer than the ones he used on Luffy. It must have hurt terribly!
Straw Hat Luffy, who was fifteen this year, instinctively covered his head.
Over the past two days in the mountains, Garp's Fist of Love had beaten him black and blue, leaving him deeply traumatized.
He'd thought he was already pretty good at taking a beating, but this black-haired young man could endure even more than he could.
Garp had been beating him for so long, yet he still hadn't collapsed to the ground to beg or surrender.