Setting Sail Again! The Knight of the Sea Jinbe Arrives in the East Blue

Garp punched the Den Den Mushi twice, sending Ace and Luffy rolling across the floor, before finally looking at the receiver.

"Vice Admiral Garp, the person has returned!"

The Den Den Mushi's mouth moved as Bogard's voice came through.

"Hahahaha, that kid 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, 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 speaking.

"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 for Ace to immediately clamp a hand over his mouth.

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

After all, he had other matters to attend to.

Smack!

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

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

"You two little bastards, stop right there!"

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

"One old bastard, two little bastards!"

The town of the 16th Branch Base.

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 heart for their own work, gathering together one by one to chat about the day's events.

The taverns were filled to capacity in no 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 nuisance, isn't it?"

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

Old Komodo couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Could he have that kind of nuisance, please?

"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 whenever I'm ready to leave."

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

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

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

"N-nothing at all!"

Old Komodo swallowed hard and hurriedly shoved the bags under the counter.

But his heart was pounding wildly.

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

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

At 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 yet!"

Dunn squinted his eyes as he looked at what was, for pirates, a large vessel.

It should be worth a few million Belly, right?

"This is your ship!"

Bogard had spotted Dunn as he approached, and upon walking over and hearing his words, he spoke up.

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

After speaking, 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 turned back to look at Bogard.

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

Bogard had not the slightest doubt regarding Dunn's abilities.

Although Dunn looked quite robust, his face clearly showed he was not very old.

To have such power at this age reminded him of someone else who had previously followed 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 a few times before looking away.

"My goal in hunting pirates is for the money, not out of a hobby."

Dunn waved his hand, then walked over to the Marines cleaning 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, wasn't this guy tired?

Couldn't he 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.

Just as this thought crossed his mind, 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 and 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. Long trails of fire spewed out, and 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 clashing with Doflamingo in Gear Fourth.

Luffy used air pressure for propulsion, while Dunn used rocket-like jetting.

However, this method consumed a great deal of stamina.

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

He would just treat it as training his Mera Mera no Mi ability.

Moreover, he was also familiarizing himself with this method, so that he could achieve high-speed movement in the future.

Clearly, this method was 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 did not refuse this time. She looked at the Belly 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 now had news of Arlong, he figured that guy would be arriving before long.

Meanwhile, at Reverse Mountain.

A massive pirate ship flying the Sun Pirate Flag crested Reverse Mountain and crashed down onto the surface of the East Blue, following the reverse-flowing waterway.

The navy soldiers patrolling nearby immediately spotted the pirate ship and swarmed toward it, but their expressions shifted drastically the moment they saw the flag flying above.

That flag?

The commanding officer of the warship turned pale, instantly recognizing the pirate emblem.

It was the mark of one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, who held the legal right to plunder: the Knight of the Sea, Jinbe.

Why would a guy like that show up in the East Blue?