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

Chapter 247 Garp: I swear on Sengoku's ass!

Chapter 247 Garp: I swear on Sengoku's ass!

Sachi and the others remained silent.

I wanted to refute it, but I found that the other party was not lying.

Just then, Teach, who had always displayed an honest and simple nature, suddenly spoke up.

"Bazaar!"

Bazel glanced over instinctively.

"What would you do if someone killed your mother?!"

"Feed Teach, don't ask these weird questions!"

Satchel pressed down on Teach's head, his left hand resting lightly on the hilt of his sword.

They subtly shielded the boy behind them as they moved.

Bazel was surprised that the young Blackbeard would ask him this question. He crouched down and waved to Teach.

Teach broke free from Sachi's protection, walked up to Bazel, and raised his head with a serious expression.

Then they asked the same question again.

"Needless to say, it's an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, blood for blood."

"You've got some nerve. What's your name?"

When confronted with Bazel's questioning, Teach did not hesitate for long and revealed his name when he made eye contact with the man.

"Teach, Marshall D. Teach!"

"I enjoy studying history, but I hate things like that—"

"It's the moon!"

moon?

Bazel was slightly taken aback, but didn't think much of it.

"Oh~ a member of the D clan, what a coincidence. I didn't expect you to have the same D as Roger."

Teach slowly stepped back and rejoined Sachi's group, but his eyes remained locked with Bazel's.

It's as if they want to say something, but can't because of certain concerns.

"You idiot, you're not allowed to do such dangerous things again!"

Marco put his arm around Teach's neck and they started playfully teasing and joking around.

"Hey, you brat named Teach."

Bazel's sudden words interrupted their playful banter.

All five members of the white group looked over.

With a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth, Bazel looked at the boy wearing a patched beret with a playful expression.

"I will definitely become the strongest in the world, what about you?"

Teach was taken aback at first, then grabbed the brim of his hat with his right hand and pressed it down to block his view.

"—I can't do it. Dad says my talent is just average, but I'll try my best!"

"I see. But I do have high hopes for you, Teach."

After giving Teach one last, deep look, Bazel turned and left.

"Loki, Bear, we're off. We'll set off after we replenish our supplies."

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"Here it comes~~"

Bear and Loki quickly followed.

Before leaving, the latter gave Teach one last look and left some seemingly nonsensical words.

"Another strange person, half black and half white."

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"But why do I suddenly feel so uneasy? I have this uneasy feeling that something important is about to be taken away—"

""

"Hey, kid."

"Go tell that Kozuki Oden guy, I won't forget him. Next time we meet, I'll smash him to pieces!"

"————"

Watching the man's departing figure, Teach's pupils reflected the black cloak and the twisting word "hero" on it.

"Don't be discouraged, Teach. You're still young. By the time you grow up, that guy might already be dead somewhere."

Sachi pressed down hard on Sachi's hat.

"The reason your father said you have average talent is because he was comparing us to the level of his generation."

"Apart from Oden, everyone else on the Moby Dick was either considered 'ordinary' or 'idiot' by my father."

"I see."

After giving a vague response, Teach lowered his head, suppressing the regret and excitement in his eyes.

"Let's go back, Captain Sachi. I want to see how Captain Oden is doing now."

The end of February, 1495 in the Haiyuan calendar—

Grand Line, Jaya Island

A gigantic eight-headed serpent flew out from the clouds in the sky.

After a series of stops and starts, Bazel and his two companions finally arrived at the landmark island below the Sky Island of Paradise before March began.

Looking at the Devil Town that had been filled in and rebuilt, Bazel finally decided to stop outside the town.

"This is where Big Brother became famous, right?"

Loki, taking advantage of his height, peered into the distance, shading his eyes with his right hand.

"It's a small town that looks very prosperous, but the atmosphere is a bit chaotic."

Bazel ignored Loki's mention of the chaotic aura, dusted off his clothes, and headed towards the town first.

"Let's go to the town to replenish our supplies."

at the same time--

【The Other Side of Jaya Island】

Several naval vessels were anchored on the shore.

Zefa led a group of students off the warship and stood on the beach to give his final speech before their graduation exams.

"—This time, the target is the newly emerging pirate force in Devil Town!"

"We'll rank them according to the bounty for capturing pirates. The champion will become the first mate of Marine hero Garp. Do you all understand!?"

"Yes, Professor Zephyr!!"

Dozens of men and women wearing navy-style short-sleeved shirts shouted excitedly.

"Zeff-sensei, is it true?!"

Kuzan, wearing sunglasses, ran up to Zeff and laughed.

"You brat, get back to the ranks!"

Zefa chuckled irritably and said, "Don't think I don't know, you've been eyeing this position for a while, haven't you!"

"If you want to become a champion, you have to rely on your own efforts. I absolutely will not give you any special treatment!"

Kuzan wasn't angry even after being kicked in the butt by Zeff; he remained as cheerful and carefree as ever.

"I really look forward to becoming a hero Marine like Vice Admiral Garp, Professor Zephyr!"

"I'm going to win! Hey, you guys, just give up already! I'm Kuzan, the rookie monster!!"

Kuzan put his hands on his hips, turned around, and gestured to his fellow Navy cadets.

"You have no chance of winning. Surrendering now and going back to drink your sorrows away is the best outcome for you~" "Don't talk nonsense, Kuzan!"

"We will never admit defeat! You're just someone who ate a Devil Fruit!"

"That's right, that's right! We're elite marines who are proficient in the Six Powers of the Navy!"

Seeing Kuzan being surrounded and beaten by a group of people, Zephyr did not stop it.

"A hero just like Garp—"

Zephyr sighed. Just one day before the graduation assessment at the elite training camp, Garp suddenly visited.

That night, the two drank all night long.

Karp told him many things while he was drunk.

Among them are the things that Bazel, Dorrag, and Borsalino plan to do.

And Bazel's true intentions in giving away the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

Upon hearing this news, Zephyr recalled asking Garp why he didn't go to Sengoku to talk to him, but instead confided in him.

—The night before graduation assessment, a recollection—

"Those three brats are definitely planning to overthrow the World Government!"

"If I had known it would be this troublesome, I wouldn't have said those things when those two bastards were kids."

Karp downed another glass of wine, muttering curses under his breath.

"Borsalino must have been tricked into teaming up by those two brats, I swear on Sengoku's ass!!"

Zephyr refilled Garp's glass, then said, half-laughing, half-crying, "What kind of oath are you making with Sengoku's ass?"

"I didn't expect Borsalino to be so patient and tolerant. That kid was the one I clashed with the most during training camp."

"But Garp, these are all just your guesses, aren't they?"

Karp downed another full glass of wine and let out a long sigh.

He revealed that he had skipped work for six months and secretly traveled to Wano Country and the West Blue.

"—I've seen something incredible. Both Dragon and Bazel are looking for places to test the feasibility of a world without noble privileges."

"You know what this means, don't you?"

Zefa's expression suddenly turned serious.

"And let's talk about your good student Borsalino. Do you really think he's become a Celestial Dragon's lackey?"

After shaking his head with a self-deprecating laugh, Garp stared at Zephyr and said in a low voice, "I secretly investigated that kid after receiving definite information from Sengoku."

"He endured that kind of fame entirely in order to get close to the scientist Mr. Vegapunk!"

"I overheard Vegapunk's conversation while I was secretly following him."

"Borsalino wants to create a new type of navy, and the core concept of this navy is Vegapunk's technology."

"And the sea stone mines secretly controlled by Bazel!"

"He's trying to build an all-around elite force, Zephyr. Headquarters doesn't know about this. You know what that means!"

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Zephyr's expression changed slightly: "That kid used headquarters' money to train his own private army!?"

Garp was speechless. He glared at Zephyr without saying a word and then said slowly, "Where would headquarters get the money for him? That young man is trying to trick Vegapunk into diverting the World Government's research funding."