If it came to an actual fight, Garp could probably break free within 0.5 seconds. But don't underestimate those 0.5 seconds. In a clash between experts, even 0.5 seconds could be fatal.
Still, the abilities of those eyes were terrifying enough. And Mu Chen had said they had only just awakened. If they became even stronger later on, it probably would not be a matter of just a few seconds.
Looks like you need to work harder. Your Genjutsu is still a little weak. If I hadn't been caught off guard, there's no way you could have succeeded.
Garp immediately put on a victorious expression, as though he were saying that he had only fallen for it because he had been careless.
But Mu Chen understood. This was Garp, after all. In a normal battle, he would never have been able to successfully cast Genjutsu on him.
Just then, Garp's Den Den Mushi started ringing. The moment Garp saw it, his smug little expression wilted. As the Den Den Mushi connected, it immediately took on the appearance of a goat-faced man. Hearing the caller dare to yell at Garp, Mu Chen immediately guessed who it was.
Hello? Sengoku, what's up?
Garp had barely spoken when Sengoku roared, "Why haven't you returned to headquarters yet?"
"I received reports that you were wandering around Loguetown. I sent you on a mission, not on vacation. Get back here immediately!"
"Hey, all right, all right. Aren't I already on my way back?"
"The warship has already departed. Do you think I don't know what you're like?"
"Get back here right now! I'm on my way back, and I have good news for you!"
"Oh? You're coming back? Good news?"
"What good news?"
Garp glanced at Mu Chen, then spoke directly into the Den Den Mushi. "I found a very promising new recruit in Loguetown. He's quite strong. He's not even twenty yet, but he already has the combat strength of a captain. I'm planning to let him enter the Marine Elite Training Camp."
However, Sengoku on the other end did not seem particularly interested in Mu Chen. After all, he had already seen monsters like Borsalino and Sakazuki. Compared to them, Mu Chen did not seem all that special.
Garp immediately became unhappy. "Sengoku, I'm telling you, this recruit I found has a very special ability. He's far more than that. Just wait and see!"
"Hmph!"
Without waiting for Sengoku to respond, Garp directly hung up the call.
"Mu Chen, that guy Sengoku doesn't know quality when he sees it. Don't take it to heart."
Garp even comforted Mu Chen, his face still showing his displeasure toward Sengoku. Mu Chen was talent he had discovered, and having Sengoku dismiss him like that truly irritated him.
"By the way, how long will we be sailing?"
"How do we get to Marine Headquarters?"
"Marineford?"
"Through Reverse Mountain?"
"Or by crossing the Red Line?"
Mu Chen was rather curious about this. Back when he watched the anime, he had always followed Luffy's route.
Although Mu Chen had come to the Pirate World, he had never really learned much about the world map. Back then, all he had thought about was how to slack off.
"How do you not even know that? How did you become a Marine?"
"And yet you know about Devil Fruits and Haki."
Garp recalled Mu Chen's reaction when he had heard about Devil Fruits earlier. He had not been surprised in the slightest. A tiny place like the East Blue could not possibly come into contact with Devil Fruits. They were considered legendary, let alone Haki.
Garp did not want to dwell on that issue. "If the bottom of the ship isn't inlaid with Seastone, then Reverse Mountain is the only way into the Grand Line. You know about Seastone, right?"
"I do." Garp had not expected Mu Chen to know about Seastone too, but he did not dwell on it and continued explaining.
"Actually, Reverse Mountain and Holy Land Mary Geoise are like the South Pole and North Pole of this Pirate World. They stand at opposite ends of the world and are both intersections with the Grand Line."
"The Red Line towers into the clouds, circling the world like a hula hoop."
"To put it simply, one side of the Red Line is the East Blue and South Blue, while the other side is the North Blue and West Blue."
"Between the East Blue and South Blue lies the first half of the Grand Line, separated by the Calm Belt."
"Between the North Blue and West Blue lies the latter half of the Grand Line, commonly known as the New World. Marine Headquarters is located in the first half of the Grand Line, close to Mariejois."
"If you want to travel from the East Blue to Marine Headquarters as quickly as possible, you can sail through the East Blue and then cross the Calm Belt by one of two routes. The first passes through the Sabaody Archipelago. The second passes through Enies Lobby and enters the Gates of Justice, using the Spiral Current to reach Marine Headquarters at Marineford."
"The second route is the fastest, so we'll pass through Enies Lobby. At full speed, we should arrive in half a month."
Mu Chen's eyes widened. Half a month?
Did that mean his slacking-off check-ins would come to an end for the next half month?
Mu Chen absolutely could not let that happen!
"Garp, how about I temporarily serve as a sailor on your ship?"
If he wanted to slack off and check in, he needed a position. Mu Chen's previous position had been major at the Loguetown Marine Branch, but now he was nothing. He had already left his check-in location, so he needed a new identity for checking in.
"Oh ho, you want to be my sailor?"
"Sure!"
"Ahahaha!" Garp had clearly been happy too soon. Just then, the system's voice rang out: New slacking-off identity acquired: Vice Admiral Garp's sailor.
Mu Chen listened and smiled. Just as expected.
Garp looked at him. Didn't Mu Chen like slacking off?
Why did he want to be his sailor?
But Garp had clearly overthought it, because over the next half month, he barely saw Mu Chen at all.
After half a month on the job, Mu Chen was currently hiding alone in a cargo hold, holding a bottle of fine wine and drinking away.
The food and wine in this Pirate World really were quite good.
After taking a sip of wine, Mu Chen opened a bag of scallops and began crunching away.
Mu Chen sighed in satisfaction. "This is the life!"
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