Garp's Adjutant, Bogart!

"Kid, even if you're Rayleigh's son, you're still too young!"

"Give it a few more years and I might not be able to take you down, but right now... you'd better come with me obediently!"

"Oh, right, where's that old geezer Rayleigh? He went into hiding after Ohara. We turned the place upside down looking for him back then, but couldn't find him anywhere!"

Rayleigh had interfered with the Buster Call at Ohara. The Navy had nearly turned the West Blue inside out back then, yet they still hadn't found Rayleigh.

"Then I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. That old man Rayleigh has something to do right now, so you won't be seeing him!"

"Besides, the three of us are more than enough to deal with you!"

Mislanda held his hand toward the Calamity Soul Magatama, preparing to pour his life force into it.

"Speaking of which, Vice Admiral Garp, I'm really unhappy right now. Because of you people showing up, my tender little beauty is gone!"

He had been lying comfortably in bed, with a beautiful woman giving him a close massage beside him.

That feeling had nearly made Mislanda lose control.

But before he could enjoy it for long, Garp had landed on the island.

Mislanda had no choice but to give up that ultimate tenderness. Who the hell could stand that?!

"So, prepare to pay the price!"

As he spoke, golden light appeared in Mislanda's hand, all of it gathering on the Calamity Soul Magatama embedded in Susanoo's chest!

But before Susanoo could use Soul Rend, a Slash streaked between Garp and Mislanda, leaving a long scar across the ground!

Mislanda frowned at the sight.

Not many people in the Sabaody Archipelago could unleash a Slash of that level!

Sure enough, Rayleigh stood in the direction the Slash had come from!

"Sigh, old man, what are you doing here?!"

Mislanda couldn't help sighing.

According to the original plan, with Mislanda holding Garp here, Rayleigh and the others could have escaped!

Yet Rayleigh hadn't left!

"Rayleigh, hmph, perfect timing!"

Garp grinned broadly, looking extremely pleased!

Then he clenched his fist and charged straight at Rayleigh.

Rayleigh refused to be outdone, swinging his sword as he slashed back!

Clang!

The two collided at once.

A massive shockwave burst in all directions, forcing even Mislanda to raise a hand to shield himself!

Then Mislanda looked over and saw the two locked in a standoff.

"Rayleigh, I've finally seen you again!"

Garp laughed loudly.

After Roger died, the Roger Pirates had disbanded, and Garp had never seen those people he had once hunted down again!

Now that he had encountered Rayleigh, Garp grew excited once more!

Feeling Garp's terrifying strength, Rayleigh gave a bitter laugh.

"Garp, I don't want to see you again either!"

"But today, I don't have a choice!"

With that, Rayleigh leaped backward, putting distance between himself and Garp.

Garp, meanwhile, punched the ground, making a huge area tremble.

"Mislanda, who is that?"

Pointing at Susanoo, Rayleigh couldn't help asking.

He had never heard of Mislanda having any subordinates before.

"Oh? He and this dog became my subordinates after I destroyed the slave prison. I only got them the day before yesterday, so of course you wouldn't know!"

"Oh? They were Celestial Dragon slaves?"

Mislanda didn't answer again, so Rayleigh took it as confirmation.

"All right, let's get out of here first. Garp is very troublesome to deal with!"

"You actually didn't need to come. I've got the two of them—enough to hold Garp back!"

Susanoo hadn't even gone all out yet. It was just as well to save it.

One year of lifespan was nothing before the Dragon Essence, but Soul Rend could only be used once a week.

Better to save it if he could!

"Then let's move quickly and shake off Garp first!"

"Oh? Do you have a way?"

Seeing how calm Mislanda was, Rayleigh suspected he had some backup plan.

Mislanda merely gave a mysterious smile.

While Susanoo and Xiaobi had been fighting earlier, Mislanda hadn't been idle!

By now, he had set up a massive black hole below.

Once it was triggered, the Navy soldiers below would all be pulled in and rendered unable to move!

Thinking this, Mislanda raised his right hand.

Immediately, black mist rose from the ground beneath the Navy soldiers' feet, as though something had been buried below!

Looking at the black mist around them, the Navy soldiers immediately felt an enormous threat!

They wanted to flee at once, but their bodies were held fast by an invisible force. Forget running—they could barely even lift their legs!

"Damn it, what's going on?!"

A Navy officer braced one hand against the ground, looking as though he were struggling tremendously.

He was already quite powerful among the Navy, yet those weaker than him had already been pressed to the ground, unable to stand at all.

Boom!

Suddenly, the ground beneath them split apart, and every Navy soldier was involuntarily dragged toward the center!

Seeing this, Garp couldn't help recalling the giant pit on the Red Line, along with the agents inside who had been crushed into meat patties.

"Stop it!"

Garp immediately leaped into the air, clenched his sandbag-sized fist, and smashed it toward Mislanda.

But in the face of that devastating punch, Rayleigh stepped directly in front of Mislanda and blocked it with his sword!

"Garp, there's no fun in bullying children. Don't forget I'm right here!"

"Get out of my way!"

Seeing Rayleigh blocking him, Garp roared, the muscles in his arm bulging.

Under that terrifying force, even Rayleigh was beginning to lose his hold.

When it came to raw strength, Rayleigh was naturally no match for Garp!

At the same time, the Navy soldiers below had already been drawn together by a black vortex that continued to compress them.

At this rate, they would sooner or later be crushed into one enormous ball of flesh!

Whoosh!

Just as Mislanda was about to increase the force, a sharp Slash swept through.

The Slash was powerful. In Mislanda's view, it was not much weaker than Rayleigh's!

Left with no choice, Mislanda abandoned the attempt to kill those Navy soldiers and dodged the Slash!

"Who is it?!"

Mislanda looked toward the source of the Slash, his eyes fixed on it.

A Navy officer in a brown suit and hat walked over.

His expression was cold, like a block of ice that sent chills down one's spine.

He looked to be around thirty, but he gave off an incredibly sharp presence!

[Top Navy Bodyguard, Bogart. Strength: Star Glory Peak. Defeat him to obtain 2,000 Strongest Points!]

Bogart? Wasn't he Garp's adjutant?

If Mislanda remembered correctly, Bogart had previously been Steel Bone Kong's bodyguard, but Garp had later poached him.

Garp's previous adjutant had been Aokiji. Now that Aokiji had become an admiral candidate, Garp naturally needed a powerful adjutant by his side!

"Why is he here?"

Seeing Bogart, Rayleigh couldn't help frowning.

He had fought Bogart before. Although he had won, he had also been injured!

So many years had passed—who knew how strong Bogart had become now!