"The Supreme Commander of the Holy Knights, Saint Figarland Garling?"
Yas mulled over the unfamiliar name, a faint glimmer of understanding crossing his Ice Blue eyes.
"That old bastard Zephyr's superior?"
"Exactly!" Garp's expression was utterly grave. "Zephyr was once a member of the Holy Knights too, but he left over differences in ideals. Yet even he only ranked in the upper middle of the Holy Knights."
"And that Saint Figarland Garling..." Deep apprehension flashed in Garp's eyes. "He's a true monster! A 'god' who has been unrivaled since the last era, who has personally slain countless powerful fighters!"
"They say even Rocks D. Zebek, captain of the Rocks Pirates, once suffered a crushing setback at his hands!"
"His strength is unfathomable. He might even be... stronger than Rocks!"
Garp's words were like a massive bomb dropped onto a tranquil lake.
Stronger than Rocks?
How was that possible?!
After all, Rocks D. Zebek was universally acknowledged as the undisputed overlord of these seas before Roger's rise! He was the only man considered closest to the throne of the "Pirate King"!
And now Garp was saying that a knight commander hidden behind the World Government might be even stronger than Rocks?
This world really was getting more and more interesting.
"Oh?"
Rather than showing the slightest fear, Yas curled his lips into a smile brimming with bloodthirsty desire.
"A god?"
"Perfect. Slaughtering gods is what I enjoy most."
Seeing Yas's crazed expression, not alarmed but delighted and even eager to try, Garp felt his eyelids twitch wildly.
This brat's mind really did work differently from a normal person's.
But...
That was good!
Only a madman like this was qualified to challenge a hell like God Valley!
"Hahaha, well said!" Garp burst into laughter again. "I've long been sick of those Celestial