The Bet

Although the World Government did everything it could to cover it up, news that the East Blue had fallen still began spreading across the seas.

As two of the Four Emperors, Whitebeard and Red-Haired, set out from the New World and sailed toward the East Blue,

news of the East Blue's fall spread far and wide.

But before either of them arrived, Marine Vice Admiral Garp got there first.

Thanks to the Navy's superior technology, Garp's flagship crossed the Calm Belt directly and reached the East Blue.

As soon as Garp arrived in the East Blue, Kizaru received the news.

Kizaru had left everything to his subordinates, especially Tobirama, to handle, so he had plenty of free time.

The moment he received the news, Kizaru headed for Garp's flagship.

A flash of golden light swept across the deck, and Kizaru appeared before everyone's eyes.

The sailors aboard Garp's flagship were all from Marine Headquarters. They had witnessed Kizaru unleash his might in the plaza at Marine Headquarters, where he had defeated every Marine officer single-handedly.

So when Kizaru appeared on deck, all the sailors around him froze. Many stared at him with trembling legs and cold sweat running down their faces.

"Oh-ho-ho! Am I really that scary?" Kizaru glanced around with a beaming smile.

Thud!

At Kizaru's words, a sailor sweeping the deck dropped the brush he was holding because his hands were shaking with fear.

At the sound, Kizaru turned to look. Under his silent gaze, the sailor buckled beneath the immense pressure and slumped to the deck.

"Sorry! He didn't mean to!" A pink-haired boy rushed up to Kizaru and stepped in front of his terrified comrade.

Kizaru's lips curled into a smile. Looking at the boy before him, he kept his left hand in his pocket and