A Fistfight with Garp, Farewell to Rayleigh!

"All right, young man, what do you want? A ride?"

"No need. I've got hands and feet—I can travel on my own!"

As he spoke, Mislanda looked over the situation on the ship.

He asked curiously, "Where is Vice Admiral Garp headed?"

"Oh, to deal with a pirate crew. The guy's bounty is 250 million!"

Garp sat down in his chair and picked up a doughnut from the table, eating it.

Oh, so that was it!

"Hahaha, Vice Admiral Garp truly lives up to his name as a Marine Hero. You're so calm even when facing a pirate worth 250 million!"

"When I was little, the old man at home talked about you all the time!"

The ship was headed in the opposite direction from the Sabaody Archipelago.

Then there was no need to stay any longer!

"What, you'd heard of me when you were a kid? Am I really that famous?"

Garp took a bite of his doughnut and laughed heartily.

Mislanda smiled as well.

"Of course! Marine Hero Garp was the man who chased Pirate King Roger all over the world back then. Who hasn't heard of that?"

"But...!"

Mislanda suddenly changed his tone and looked at Garp with great interest!

"What I admire most is your battle at God Valley, Mr. Garp. You actually defeated the Rocks Pirates!"

Boom!

God Valley, the Rocks Pirates?!

Hearing those two familiar yet unfamiliar names, Garp abruptly rose from his chair!

He had not heard those two names in many years!

Garp could not help clenching his fists as he stared at Mislanda with overwhelming pressure!

Only then did Mislanda check Garp's information!

[Marine Vice Admiral, Garp. Strength: King. Defeat him to obtain 10,000 points!]

Mislanda had expected that information already!

Feeling the pressure radiating from Garp, he merely curled his lips into a faint smile.

"Kid, who exactly are you? How do you know about that?!"

Garp took several steps forward, ready to strike at any moment!

"What? It was obviously something worth boasting about. Why are you acting like this, Mr. Garp?"

Seeing Garp's clenched fists, Mislanda rolled his arms as well.

"I've changed my mind. Since I've run into a Marine Hero, of course I have to test myself against you. Then this trip won't have been for nothing!"

With that, Mislanda clenched his fist and charged at Garp!

Bang!

As their fists collided, the ship beneath Garp's feet shook violently, nearly overturning, while waves rose across the surrounding sea!

Feeling Mislanda's strength, Garp could not help but be surprised.

So young, yet already so powerful. Even he could not afford to underestimate him!

"Kid, you've got some strength, but you're still a little lacking compared to this old man!"

The moment those iron fists of Garp's were mentioned, even great pirates would get headaches!

Although Mislanda had used Dragon Essence to strengthen himself, he was still inferior to Garp in terms of strength!

After holding on for a few more seconds, his body was sent flying backward!

Using the impact, Mislanda immediately left the area!

After a long while, the once-turbulent sea gradually calmed down.

Watching a streak of black mist rapidly disappear into the distance, Garp frowned deeply.

"Go, bring me my Den Den Mushi. Contact Marine Headquarters!"

Though he did not know who the other party was, Garp was certain that this young man would one day shake up the balance of the seas!

"Tsk, as expected of Iron Fist Garp. His punches are incredibly strong!"

Mislanda's arm was still trembling even now!

There was no helping it. Garp was simply too strong, and Mislanda was not his match yet!

However, Mislanda was confident that in half a year—at most half a year—he would be able to compete with Garp head-on!

After all, they had only compared their fists just now, and that was what Garp excelled at!

"Forget it. I should hurry to the Sabaody Archipelago!"

Sabaody Archipelago!

It was an extremely important island.

The Calm Belt and the Red Line divided the entire world into four parts—the East, West, South, and North Seas—while the first and second halves of the Grand Line were separated by the towering Red Line.

There were currently three known ways to travel from the first half to the second.

First, fly directly over it.

But there were too few people in the world capable of flight, so that option could be ignored.

Second, the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, where there was a passage.

However, those who could take that route were either Marines, members of the World Government, or citizens of nations affiliated with the World Government.

Ordinary people could forget about using that route. They had no chance.

The third method was to pass through the deep sea ten thousand meters below the surface—that was, through Fish-Man Island.

And for those who wanted to use that method, the Sabaody Archipelago was a place they had to visit.

Because ships could be coated here to withstand the terrifying pressure ten thousand meters beneath the sea.

Even so, it was already impressive if two or three out of ten ships made it to Fish-Man Island.

There was no helping it. The world was simply that cruel.

And on the Sabaody Archipelago, Rayleigh, who had lived here for over two years, had also learned how to coat ships.

That was right, he had become a ship-coating craftsman!

Of course, this was only one of Rayleigh's little hobbies.

After ten days of travel, Mislanda finally arrived at this island filled with bubbles.

He had not seen Rayleigh in a long time. He actually missed him quite a bit!

Following Rayleigh's Vivre Card, Mislanda finally found him in a small alley.

Five years had passed. Rayleigh's hair had become a little grayer, and several noticeable wrinkles had appeared on his face.

But he still looked quite energetic!

Although the two had not met during these years, they communicated through Den Den Mushi from time to time.

Therefore, Rayleigh also knew what Mislanda had experienced over the years!

"We haven't seen each other in three years, and you've improved tremendously, Mislanda!"

Rayleigh recognized the man who felt both unfamiliar and familiar at a glance.

"It won't be long before you surpass me!"

"Of course. My goal is to become the strongest in the world. If I can't even surpass you, what am I doing all this for?"

"What, are we just going to chat here? Aren't you taking me to meet my stepmother?"

Rayleigh: ...

"Don't talk nonsense. She isn't your stepmother!"

Rayleigh rubbed his forehead, looking somewhat guilty.

"Is that so? Old man, ask yourself—do you believe that?"

With that, he directly dragged Rayleigh toward Grove 13.

There was a bar there, Shakky's Rip-off Bar!

Many years ago, Rayleigh had an old flame.

This woman's identity was far from ordinary. She was the queen of Amazon Lily on Kuja Island in the Calm Belt—or rather, the former queen now.

At the time, Rayleigh was still the vice captain of the Roger Pirates.

Back then, the Kuja Pirates were already a sizable pirate crew, and because of that, Marine Hero Garp had prepared to capture them.

And right at that moment, Rayleigh appeared to play the hero and save the beauty.