Garp keeps track of intelligence in the East Blue every day. Although Vic is his adjutant, Vic knows nothing about this intelligence. The old man never talks to him about these things. To Garp, Vic is more like an apprentice and a henchman than an adjutant.
However, for a powerhouse like Vic, all he needs to do now is improve his combat strength and overall strategic vision; he doesn't need to worry about everything.
Garp is the same way; he doesn't care much about small matters, and he takes care of minor pirates as they come. His attention is mainly focused on the movements of the major pirates. Before Roger surrendered, Garp was specifically keeping an eye on him. Whitebeard's situation was only secondary; it was Sengoku was mainly keeping an eye on him.
After setting sail, the Dog-Head Warship headed directly towards Loguetown. Vic thought it was going to the Grand Line, but it slowed down as it approached Reverse Mountain.
After that, they began to patrol along the Calm Belt. They were still within the East Blue China Sea and had not ventured deep into the Calm Belt, but they were getting closer and closer to the waters where Vic had previously visited the Mystery Island with the ferocious beast.
This made Vic's heart stir. Should he find some time to go to the island and retrieve that Mystery Fruit? In the past, his strength was insufficient to compete with those ferocious beasts, but now even giant Sea Kings would be no match for him.
Vic coveted that Mystery Fruit, which seemed to enhance soul power or intelligence. Perhaps it could help improve Observation Haki or Awakening Conqueror's Haki. It might also be a fruit with a higher content of Primal Spirit than the flesh of Sea Kings. However, these were all just Vic's speculations. Only after eating it would he know for sure.
However, Vic definitely can't go now. He's on a mission right now, and he'll have to wait until after the mission is over. There's so much fruit on that tree; only two fall a month, so there's no need to worry about running out. He'll only take it seriously if it works well. He's reached his current level on his own, and external things are just icing on the cake.
" Vic! What are we looking for?" Rebecca was also completely confused. She thought Vic would know some information, after all, he was the old man's adjutant.
"I'm not entirely sure either. The old man didn't say, but I reckon it'll be a powerful veteran pirate, and he'll definitely have some strong henchmen around him. You guys need to be careful and act within your capabilities!"
Vic didn't know who it was either, but judging from the old man's serious attitude, he knew it was someone not to be trifled with, so he could only warn the group to be careful.
However, the voyage did not yield any useful clues. Garp, on the other hand, was very persistent, spending most of his time cruising along the edge of the Calm Belt, except when he went to Loguetown for resupply.
Almost half a month had passed like this, and Garp's expression grew increasingly grim. Without finding anyone, the mission was considered a failure; the threat of the Great Pirate remained, and coming to the East Blue was a waste of time.
"It's almost been a full month! Should I take some time to go to Mystery Island? This mission is probably ruined, but it's so close, it would be a shame not to go!"
Vic looked at the nearly full moon hanging in the sky and muttered to himself, "We've been in the East Blue for almost two months now, and apart from some intelligence the old man received last time, we haven't found anything else."
Vic estimated that the old man would be returning to the New World soon. Such a strong lineup on the Dog-Head Warship couldn't be wasted in the East Blue, so Vic planned to wait for the full moon to go to the Mystery Island to steal the fruit and see how effective it was.
"Enter the Calm Belt!"
The next day, at Garp's command, the Dog-Head Warship charged into the Calm Belt. Since there were Calm Belt along the edge of the Calm Belt, Garp decided to try his Calm Belt there.
The Dog-Head Warship is not yet equipped with outer wheels, so the marines on board have to row manually. Vic took out the pointer from the Mystery Island and looked at it. The warship and the pointer were pointing in the same direction. Vic was dumbfounded.
Tonight is the night of the full moon, and now the Dog-Head Warship is heading there too. Could it be that the secret of the Mystery Island is about to be exposed?
Could this great pirate be connected to the Mystery Island, or was the scheme on the Mystery Island orchestrated by that great pirate? But that scheme couldn't be set up by an ordinary person. Could the old man possibly rival such a figure?
Vic was completely bewildered and could only take it one step at a time, but he was on high alert, knowing that the person who orchestrated this had definitely developed their Devil Fruit ability to its fullest extent.
Just as the Dog-Head Warship was still half a day's journey from the Mystery Island, Garp and Vic quickly looked up at the sky, almost at the same time.
Rebecca and the others, belatedly noticing the two's reaction, also looked up at the sky. But in that instant, a look of horror flashed in their eyes!
A cone-shaped shadow was rapidly enlarging and hurtling towards the warship. It was a huge island, and the Dog-Head Warship was utterly insignificant in front of it. Once it collided with it, it would be like throwing a stone at an egg; the warship would instantly shatter and sink into the sea.
"Another island falling from the sky! Am I just destined to encounter islands in the heavens? Are they determined to crush me to death? This place and Drum Island seem to be on the vertical line of the Calm Belt! Is there any connection between them?"
Seeing this scene, Vic recalled his experience on the way to Drum Island, where several small islands seemed to be crashing down on him, accompanied by Iceburg and Inazuma. For an ordinary person, any one of these would be a disaster, but the various coincidences made Vic suspicious.
"Finally couldn't hold back anymore?"
Garp murmured something, a hint of joy in his voice. Though his voice was soft, Vic heard it clearly and realized that the old man was trying to force the other party out.
It's highly likely that the Mystery Island wasn't just known to him and Koshiro; others probably knew about it too. As for whether others knew the island's secrets, he didn't know.
Although Garp saw the island rapidly approaching, he had no intention of making a move. Vic had originally wanted to see the old man's full strength, but it was clear that the old man wanted him to go first.
Although Rebecca and her companions were capable, they couldn't handle this situation. Escaping was possible, but saving the warship was out of the question, so only Vic could step in.
At this moment, the other marines on the warship had stopped paddling. They were trembling with fear as they watched the island rapidly growing larger in the sky. Although their overall qualities were already very high in the navy, how many times had they seen such a scene? They were almost stunned.
Vic transformed into a Inazuma and shot straight at the island. He didn't choose to use his Great Grade Sword to cut the island in two; now was no longer the time for him to go to Drum Island.
The cleaved island will definitely have a significant impact on the warships, and the resulting waves will be on par with a tsunami. Enel was able to destroy an island with his abilities, and Vic's development is now even stronger. Moreover, his Observation Haki didn't detect any life forms on the island, so Vic decided to use his lightning abilities to destroy the island directly.
Vic's Inazuma struck the falling island directly, and instantly, one bolt of Inazuma multiplied into countless Inazuma that enveloped the entire island.
As time went by, the island grew smaller and smaller, and by the time it was about to crash into the warship, it had vanished without a trace. The remaining lightning gathered together and transformed back into human form.