In the New World waters, more than a dozen large warships have recently appeared, frantically searching for someone's whereabouts.
On one of the Dog Head Warship, two men dressed in Justice Coat stood side by side.
"How dare they bully Little Tsuru! If I find that brat this time, I'll smash his dog head in with my Iron Fist!"
Garp clenched his Iron Fist so tightly they cracked, his eyes filled with resentment towards a certain guy.
"Speaking of which, how exactly did that guy bully Little Tsuru? I asked Little Tsuru, but Little Tsuru won't tell me. Do you know why?"
Then he looked at Sengoku beside him, his eyes full of doubt.
All he knew was that Little Tsuru had been acting strangely ever since she returned from her mission. When he asked Little Tsuru what had happened, Little Tsuru wouldn't say. When he got annoyed, Little Tsuru simply told him to get lost.
So he asked Little Tsuru's adjutant, who told him that they had encountered the Rocks Pirates ' Oak during their mission, and a conflict had broken out between them.
As for what exactly happened, Little Tsuru's adjutant couldn't explain it either, because she was stunned by Oak's Conqueror's Haki at the very beginning of the conflict, and then slept for a whole day. When she woke up, Oak had disappeared, and the conflict was over. Little Tsuru's mood started to deteriorate from that point on.
That's why Garp believed that Little Tsuru was bullied by that Rocks Pirates, Oak.
Garp's question nearly broke Sengoku's composure; the usually calm Sengoku vanished, replaced by a volatile and irritable man.
"Why are you asking so many questions? Little Tsuru must have her reasons for not wanting to talk about it. All you need to know is that it was that brat from the Rocks Pirates who bullied Little Tsuru. When you see that brat, just beat him to death!"
The Sengoku erupted in anger, his eyes red-rimmed, as if he wanted to kill someone.
Sometimes he really hated himself for being too smart, having this title of " Wise General." He wished he could be as clueless and dim-witted as Garp.
Although Little Tsuru didn't say anything after returning to Marineford, he guessed what Little Tsuru had gone through by asking other people involved on the warship for details.
When he received that result, his whole world collapsed!
Those damned Rocks Pirates, how dare they... how dare they do that kind of thing to Little Tsuru?
Sengoku clenched his fists, unable to contain his rage, constantly thinking about tearing that Oak apart alive.
Thus, he, usually so calm, acted impulsively, taking Garp to the New World to cause trouble for Oak.
And there were many others who acted in the same way as them, all of whom had secretly admired Little Tsuru since the training camp, and whose positions were at least Rear Admiral generals.
Some of them, like Garp, only knew that Little Tsuru had been bullied and spontaneously came to help Little Tsuru get revenge, but they didn't know the specific reasons.
Others, like him, investigated and analyzed the reasons, wanting to personally kill the Oak who had defiled their goddess.
However, all those who investigated and discovered the cause voluntarily suppressed the matter and never revealed it to anyone other than themselves.
Achoo! Achoo!
In the Calm Belt the New World, ever since Oak left Hachinosu, sneezing has been almost constant.
How many people are criticizing themselves?
And it runs 24/7 without stopping!
What deep-seated hatred or grudge could warrant such a fuss?
Oak is physically strong and has never known what illness is since he was born into this world. So, there's only one possible reason why he sneezes: someone is talking about him behind his back. However, the frequency of this talking is too high, and he can't take it anymore.
Could it be those bastards in the navy talking about me?
After much thought, Oak concluded that this was the only possibility. After all, Shakuyaku had recently reminded him that he had incurred the wrath of many in the Navy, including Garp and Sengoku, and that countless of Little Tsuru's suitors were looking for trouble with him.
So he involuntarily increased his flight altitude by more than 100 meters.
A dog's life is more important!
Oak felt it was necessary to lay low for a while to avoid being spotted and ganged up on by the Navy if he got alone.
Directly below him, at the very moment he gained altitude, Garp on the Dog Head Warship also looked up.
"Why do I feel like there's a familiar presence up there? Could it be that bastard we're looking for is right above us?!"
Oak had only just revealed a trace of his presence, which Garp had keenly detected. However, due to the high altitude and the fact that his vision was completely obscured by clouds, Garp was not entirely certain.
"How could it be such a coincidence? That bastard is so bold!"
Although Sengoku wished he could find Oak and tear him apart right now, he was unsure about Garp's feelings, thinking that Garp was probably just too obsessed and had misjudged him.
So the warships continued their patrol forward. For the next period of time, despite the navy's large-scale operation, Oak was not found, but the smaller pirate crews of the New World suffered.
The Marines, furious at not finding Oak, vented their anger on any pirates they encountered along the way. As a result, within a few days, all the cells on the warships were overflowing, giving Impel Down a huge boost in its KPIs. This farce only officially ended when large pirate crews like Rocks intervened.
To provide cover for Oak's journey to the West Blue to relocate his family, Rocks led his entire crew out to sea.
Large pirate crews such as the World Pirates (led by Bondi Wald) and the Roger Pirates also launched actions to demonstrate to the Navy that the New World is pirate territory.
Terrified, the Navy Headquarters urgently ordered all warships in the New World to withdraw, fearing that an entire new generation of the Navy might be lost, jeopardizing decades of their future, and leaving them with no time to even cry.
While all the Marine warship withdrew to Marineford, Oak successfully crossed the Calm Belt and once again reached the West Blue.
In the Valley of the West Blue God Valley, Saint Garling, unwilling to remain idle, once again concealed his identity and arrived there. He was standing before Magnolia's window, entering a state of post-exercise bliss, when suddenly he saw a streak of blood-red light flash across the sky and fall into a nearby courtyard.
What is that?
Following the light towards the small courtyard, a faint smile appeared on his lips.
Because that small courtyard was the target he had ordered to be closely monitored, it meant that the two men in black robes he had encountered last time had returned, and this time there was no sense of extreme danger like before.
"What are you looking at!"
Magnolia walked up behind him, gently hugged him from behind, and asked softly.
"An interesting prey has been spotted!"
Saint Garling smiled knowingly, a hint of amusement in his eyes.
I'll see who you really are!
I've discovered something interesting again after a long time: there's actually a person hiding on this island!
He immediately went out and found his men on the island, ordering them to increase surveillance on the small courtyard.