If Sengoku doesn't pull back his net soon, I'll become the Pirate King!

Chapter 48 Garp: I am the rising star of the Navy, the next Fleet Admiral!

The room was completely silent.

Glug~ Glug~~

Setting down his wine cup, Zhan Guo sighed again:

"Sure enough, that kid has access to the Poneglyphs, so his worries are not unfounded speculation."

"The Roger Pirates had three members who had awakened Conqueror's Haki, and all of them were non-Devil Fruit users."

"In other words, seastone weapons are almost useless against them."

"This is really troublesome. If the Roger Pirates really get their hands on the man who can translate the Poneglyphs, our Navy will be in a completely passive position."

"Brother Kong, I suggest a full-scale annihilation of the Roger Pirates. Also..."

Sengoku took several deep breaths, his eyes serious:

"We must maintain round-the-clock surveillance of the Whitebeard Pirates, regardless of personal gain or loss, and absolutely prevent any close contact between the two pirate crews!"

"If possible..."

"Execute the decapitation plan against Kozuki Oden; we absolutely cannot allow any pirates to translate the true contents of the Poneglyphs!"

Kong didn't reply immediately, but crossed his arms and tapped his fingers back and forth on his thick arms.

"Xiaohe, what's your opinion?"

Tsuru: "This time I agree with Sengoku's assessment. If Kozuki Oden had survived, the threat to our navy would have been far too great..."

"What are you all hesitating about?"

As Garp picked up the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, a sense of conflict and hesitation arose in his heart.

To be honest, he doesn't want to eat any Devil Fruits.

Eating a Devil Fruit means he will be hated by the sea, but the power boost from the Rumble-Rumble Fruit is unmatched by any other Devil Fruit.

Borsalino: "Bazaar asked me to tell you that you must stop the Great Pirate Era at all costs."

At all costs...

Garp still didn't understand why Bazel wanted him to eat the fruit; the Roger Pirates were indeed a great threat.

But Bazeir, who had been with him day and night for over a decade, should have known better than anyone that he was unwilling to accept this force.

Even though the other party knew about it, they still went to great lengths to find this fruit.

That means that in Bazel's mind, his own preferences were insignificant compared to the threat posed by the Roger Pirates.

They might even say things like, "We'll stop the Great Pirate Era at all costs!"

call……

"Then let's take the gamble, Bazel. I'm betting everything on this new era!"

Having made up his mind, Garp picked up the Devil Fruit with a determined look in his eyes.

He swallowed it in large gulps under the astonished gazes of the others.

"Garp, you're not..." Sengoku hadn't finished asking.

"Even if the whole world knows what the Poneglyphs record, so what? It's not like it records the history of our navy. What are you all talking about here?"

"The World Government should be the one panicking. Our Navy is at best just an armed organization. What you're discussing is meaningless to me."

"As for threats, all I need to do is defeat the entire Roger Pirates and prevent them from continuing their voyage."

yah~

Garp clenched his right fist, extinguishing the lightning in his palm, his face showing eager excitement.

"It's been a long time since I've set sail to pursue the Roger Pirates. It seems like this will be the perfect opportunity."

"I swear in the name of justice, I will never let pirates become the protagonists of the next era!"

Kong stared intently at Garp and asked in a deep voice, "Garp, are you mentally prepared?"

Garp nodded: "Originally, I didn't plan to eat a Devil Fruit. After all, no matter what kind of power it is, nothing is more reliable than a fist. But the situation is different now."

"The message Borsalino brought back is that Bazel believes our navy's time is running out if we can't capture or kill those great pirates as soon as possible."

"What awaits our navy in the future is definitely a huge mess."

Karp took several deep breaths, his expression grave.

"I believe that kid Bazeir wouldn't lie to me."

"And Roger's ship..."

After a brief pause, Garp picked his nose and pondered.

"There's something wrong with his ship; it seems to have its own consciousness. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Every time our operation was about to succeed, that ship would always break through the storm and bring the pirates to safety."

Rubbing his temples, Kong said with a headache, "A ship spirit? I never thought such a thing actually existed."

"Tsuru, gather information about the Roger Pirates tomorrow and hand it over to Garp and Sengoku."

"Go find the Whitebeard Pirates. You don't need to fight them. Just get all the information about Kozuki Oden. As for the longer-term plans, let me think about them some more."

"Marshal Kong," Tsuru said, glancing at Garp who was now wielding lightning, "should we report to the Five Elders about Garp eating a Devil Fruit?"

"Report my ass, Xiao He, don't you dare side with outsiders!"

Karp immediately tried to dissuade him:

"Those five old geezers are no good. If you told them I ate a Devil Fruit, do you believe they would issue a Buster Call every now and then?"

"They even saved money on artillery shells and directly ordered me to carry out a national annihilation operation. If I didn't go, they would just find some excuse to cut the navy's budget."

"In the end, it will be our navy that has the biggest headache."

Sengoku, unusually, sided with Garp: "That's right, I suggest we keep it a secret for now about Garp eating the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, for as long as possible."

"Garp, having eaten the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, is now qualified to be our Navy's trump card. With a surprise attack, even Whitebeard couldn't withstand Garp's punch."

Garp immediately put his hands on his hips and burst into laughter.

"That's right, Sengoku! You have excellent judgment! I am the Navy's rising star, their trump card!"

"Maybe I can even become the next Fleet Admiral!"

"Hahaha~~~"

"...Don't pay any attention to that muscle-bound idiot."

Sengoku held down Borsalino, who was about to clap, and they formed a small group with a blank expression.

"Borsalino, keep this a secret. If Zeffa asks, just pin it on me."

"I'll take full responsibility for the explanation, Garp. Stop laughing!"

Garp was still laughing maniacally.

"Buddha Impact!!"

"I'm sorry, I was too smug." Garp, his face bruised and swollen, knelt down again.

"snort."

Zhan Guo put his clothes back on, and the aura emanating from his body subsided.

"You must keep it a secret from Dragon. This isn't a discussion, it's an announcement!"

"If you can't correct that kid's mindset, he'll never become the next Admiral!"

When talking about his son, Garp also had a pained expression on his face.

"That kid's all grown up now. If I say anything more... I suspect we might end up fighting."

"Ever since he saw what the Celestial Dragons did, he seems to have become a different person, constantly nagging about going to find true justice."

Celestial Dragons.

Ugh!

A chorus of sighs filled the room.

"If they are Celestial Dragons, there's nothing I can do. Let nature take its course."

With a single sentence, the topic is turned over, and a glass is raised.

"Let's drink. Regardless of what the future holds, that kid Bazel really helped a lot, and I'll remember that favor!"

"Warring States, once you've finished dealing with these matters recently, you should personally return to the South China Sea."

"In his capacity as a naval admiral, commend Bazel for his public identity and take along an elite force to ensure the safety of Bazel's family."

"Understood, Marshal!"

……

【Sky Island Bika, on the edge of Thor's Forest】

"Hey, this is really a headache. Don't you guys even know what fear is?"

When they returned to Tianyue, Bazel, who had only been by their side for a few hours, reluctantly got up.

"You blasphemers who have committed grave sins against the Lord Thunder God, surrender and accept our sacred punishment, or else..."

"Otherwise what?"

Bazel's eyes widened, and his Conqueror's Haki burst forth, stunning all the enemies except for the old man in the lead.

"Enel, move those people away and make way for them."

"Yes, brother!"

Enel glanced at the old man, picked up the knife from the ground, and took advantage of the moment when people were moving to finish them off.

Anyway, my older brother just told me to move out.

It didn't say where they were moving to.

Since no one said it~

Moving to the underworld or hell wouldn't be a problem, right?

Looking at those familiar faces and features, Enel's eyes flashed with a hint of pleasure.

He was bullied by these people since he was a child, and they beat and humiliated him.

I'm finally able to collect some interest today!

Bazel ignored Enel, took the long sword from the old priest with his Haki-infused hands, twisted it into a pretzel shape, and then returned it.

Do you know why I didn't kill you?

The old priest stared nervously at the weapon in his hand, which had twisted into a pretzel shape, and swallowed hard.

"No, I don't know."

"Because sometimes, living is the punishment."

Bazel patted the old priest on the shoulder.

"Ah Shi, we're leaving."

"I went to find Bondi Wald, but I didn't find his body. I can't even drink anymore."

Enel dropped the dagger and wiped the blood from his hands on the old man's body.

"Old man, you used to enjoy bullying me, didn't you? Go back and tell those bastards in Bika."

"I, Enel, will definitely return! When I set foot on this sky island again, it will be the time when you bastards are going to your graves!"

"Enel, what are you still muttering about? We need to get going."

Enel immediately put on a sweet, boyish expression: "Yes, I'm coming right now, Onee-sama~!"

He turned his head and resumed his previous fierce expression.

"You better remember this, then wash your neck clean and wait for death!!"

Meanwhile, on the sea of ​​clouds at the edge of the Thor Forest, Bazel stroked a large Vapor with a curious expression.

"These are really strange modes of transportation, but the shells here might become best-selling products."

"We should ask Kaido if he's willing to move these sky islands to Wano Country."