Pirate: Seeing Proficiency Made Me a Legend

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"Oh, right. Dragon wants to meet you!"

"Come on, old man. I think the future world belongs to your family. You're a Marine hero, Dragon leads the Revolutionary Army, and if your grandson becomes the Pirate King too... Terrifying stuff!"

"Get lost! My precious grandson is going to join the Marines!"

Neither knew how long they talked. The sky was pitch-black by the time Garp boarded his warship and left Shimotsuki Island.

Meanwhile, in the Five Elders' office in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, Tian Gang trembled before them.

"Another one dead? Tian Gang, do you want this job or not? If you don't, get out! Plenty of people do!"

"Why don't we send the Marines tomorrow?"

"Good idea. If the Marines step in, the other side might cooperate."

"Who should we send? Aokiji, Kizaru, or Akainu?"

"Not Aokiji. What happened recently left him unhappy, and he'd probably just go through the motions. Akainu wouldn't bring the target back alive; we'd be lucky to get a corpse. Send Kizaru. He has no major assignments right now."

"Agreed!"

"Agreed!"

"You five old bastards are in for quite a show tomorrow!"

Aboard his warship, Garp chuckled, tipped back his head, and went to sleep.

Meeting Koshiro Again; Kizaru Lived Up to His Reputation

At Isshin Dojo, Koshiro looked at the young man before him, who had grown so much taller, and felt a rush of emotion.

In just two years, Dongze had achieved so much, taking his place among the Five Emperors of the sea.

He had forged a new path of Swordsmanship unlike any other, sending shockwaves across the entire sea.

"Master, have you been well?"

Those simple words carried Koshiro back years, to when Dongze had been a little boy practicing Swordsmanship at Isshin Dojo.

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