Chapter 77: The Ripples Stirred in the World
Windmill Village pier.
“I’m back.”
It didn’t take long for Kain to return here.
“Kain! How was the battle?”
Yamato excitedly jumped off the deck, very curious.
Everyone on the Raikougo also looked on with anticipation.
Kain chuckled, “Ace can come with us now.”
“Oh!”
A burst of cheers instantly erupted on the ship.
Although Kain didn’t explicitly say it, the result clearly showed that the victorious Kain had the upper hand.
Some rejoiced, while others grieved.
The Marines on the Doghead Battleship, seeing only Kain return, were both anxious and angry.
“Heavenly Disaster Kain, what did you do to Vice Admiral Garp?”
Bogado gripped his sword hilt, ready to draw it if a single word was amiss.
“Don’t worry, he’s fine, just a little injured.”
Kain shrugged.
Upon hearing this, Bogado didn’t bother fighting Kain and immediately ordered the Doctor to go with him to meet Garp.
The remaining Marines were also given strict orders by Bogado not to lay a hand on Kain.
“Little ones, let’s go!”
Kain ignored the Marines, turned back to the Raikougo, and shouted his command.
This time, no one stopped him.
By the time Bogado and his men reached Garp, they saw the old man lying on the ground, sound asleep.
Seeing this, Bogado breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Garp’s injuries were not light, his life was clearly not in danger.
“Quick, give the Vice Admiral something to eat,” Bogado ordered.
“Yes!”
The Marines followed orders.
They split into two teams, one to bandage Garp and the other to feed him.
Garp wasn’t idle either; he slept while blowing snot bubbles and instinctively ate.
The next day.
Garp had fully recovered his spirit.
The first thing he did was, “No! Let me go! I don’t want to be a Marine! I want to be the Pirate King!”
Luffy was like a ruffled kitten.
Garp pinched the back of his neck and walked him all the way to the Doghead Battleship.
Luffy, whose fate was gripped by the scruff of his neck, resisted with all his might but still couldn’t escape the suppression of Garp’s iron fist.
“Fist of Love.”
Garp mercilessly punched him down.
If a child is disobedient, they probably need a beating; one punch will do the trick.
Sure enough, Luffy immediately fell into a baby-like sleep.
As Luffy’s fate took another path, the seas were also stirred by today’s news.
“Shocking! Pirate King Successor Appears?!”
On the deck of the Raikougo, Kain looked at the freshly printed World Economic Journal, his face half-darkened, and his teeth grinding, “Morgans, you birdman!!!”
Wasn’t this headline ruining him?
In the main body of the report, Morgans didn’t claim that he defeated Garp, only that he got away from Garp unscathed.
But this birdman actually compared his achievement yesterday with the story of Garp chasing Roger back in the day.
It gave the impression that Roger got away from Garp unscathed.
Kain also got away from Garp unscathed.
Therefore, Roger = Kain.
Kain finally understood what a bloodless killing blade was.
At the same time, Kain’s bounty also began to skyrocket, directly soaring to a massive 1 billion Berries.
Completely surpassing Queen.
Queen would probably be in a bad mood for a few days.
“Damn it!”
The newspaper in Queen’s hand was completely crumpled, and the fat on his face trembled.
“How did this kid’s bounty increase so fast?!”
This was the only place I could find a sense of superiority over that kid!
No, I need to work hard to develop more terrifying virus bombs.
King, however, was unfazed, “It’s only natural for Kain to have this bounty, being able to contend with Garp.”
As an ally, he naturally learned the actual battle situation immediately.
That name, however, made him look towards Kaido.
“Waaah…”
Kaido cried loudly while chugging sake, “Garp, you old geezer have gotten weaker!”
Well, Mr. Kaido probably didn’t care.
An island somewhere in the New World.
The increasingly powerful Red Hair Pirates began to massively occupy territory.
This was one of their battlefields.
“Divine Avoidance!”
A sharp and massive slash instantly cleared the battlefield.
Shanks unleashed his final strike, ending the war.
During the break, Benn Beckman approached Red Hair, who was resting on a rock, with a newspaper.
“That young man from the Beasts has caused another stir.”
Shanks took it and, upon seeing the headline, burst into laughter, “Hahaha, Morgans is still as good at writing headlines as ever!”
But as he read on, his expression changed.
Of course, it wasn’t because of the so-called Pirate King successor, but because he saw the battlefield where Kain and Garp fought.
“Windmill Village?”
Shanks frowned.
Luffy, the Captain Roger successor he favored, was right there.
Benn Beckman immediately sensed his Captain’s thoughts and exhaled a smoke ring, “Should we contact Windmill Village? Keep it discreet; the Marines won’t know.”
Shanks was silent for a moment, his gaze fixed on the distant sea, and finally slowly shook his head, “The main battlefield isn’t in Windmill Village, and with Garp there, Luffy and the others should be fine.”
Besides, it’s too late to contact them now.
If Luffy truly is the person the Captain is waiting for, nothing will happen to him.
It’s better to wait and see.
A certain sea area in the New World.
Moby Dick.
The members of the Whitebeard Pirates were also discussing today’s news.
“Morgans is getting more and more unreliable, even calling out a Pirate King successor. Only our Old Man can become the Pirate King!”
“Exactly! I think he should just be called Mor-unreliable!”
The deck was filled with cheerful air.
Whitebeard sat on his enormous custom chair, an IV drip on his arm, also holding that newspaper, a hint of undetectable sadness flashing across his face.
Garp was beginning to fade.
He was close too.
He knew his own body; his peak condition was getting further and further away from him.
In recent years, Whitebeard had already felt his powerlessness.
Old injuries from his youth were recurring, and he even had to start using medication to maintain his body.
But how long he could maintain it, he didn’t know anymore.
How much longer could his old-era ship sail?
Marco, who was checking Whitebeard’s body, seemed to sense the melancholy emanating from his Old Man and softly called out worriedly, “Old Man?”
“Hmm? What is it, Marco?”
Whitebeard instantly buried the sad emotion deep in his heart, replacing it with his usual boisterous smile.
“Nothing, I just wanted to say, Old Man, your body is recovering very well.”
After checking Whitebeard’s body, Marco smiled.
“Gurararara! Of course!” Whitebeard laughed heartily, “I still want to see you all get married!”
“Then Marco has to get married first!”
“Will anyone really fall for a pineapple head?”
The commanders immediately started joking, and the ship was filled with laughter again.
Our gaze returns to the Raikougo.
“I have to train with them?”
Ace pointed at Sanji and Zoro, hands on his hips, a little proud, “I don’t need those childish exercises.”
“I want to get stronger quickly!”
Although he was only fifteen this year, he had already fought all over the mountains in the deep mountains of the Goa Kingdom, with no one able to defeat him.
Those ferocious Beasts were no match for him and could only become food for his stomach.
This kind of seemingly tedious basic training made him feel like he was wasting time.