Pirate: It’s not a phantom beast, it’s a phantom god!

Chapter 74 The Yellow Bird's Battle (Part 1)

The first half of the new world.

On the way back to the Marine Headquarters, Garp did not stay on his warship, but went to Zephyr's side.

"Hey, Zefa. What do you think of that little girl's background?"

The navy hero, who was lying on the deck chair with a big bump on his head, asked while eating the senbei he bought in the town of the Beast Base.

"What's her background? Isn't she just an ordinary little girl? At most, she's pretty and sensible."

Zefa was tasting the pastries made by La at this time.

This sweet and sour snack tasted as dreamy as it looked, and he wanted to bring some back for his wife and children to try.

But unfortunately, although more than 600 of them were made, each soldier could only get two or three on average, which was just a taste of the new thing.

Zefa couldn't possibly snatch things from the soldiers below.

And when he thought about a certain lieutenant general who secretly ate dozens of them in one breath, his fists became stiff again!

"That's what I'm talking about!"

Garp sat up from the recliner, put the senbei aside, and said in a serious tone:
"I think back carefully, it seems that the little girl acted too mature from beginning to end."

"Not only that, her physical condition is also abnormally good."

"physical fitness?"

Zefa was a little confused.

"It's the snack box!"

Karp reminded:
"It was a soldier from the kitchen squad who reminded me just now.

Such a big food box, and it’s filled with snacks.

It would be difficult for an ordinary person to carry it with both hands, so how did a girl of about ten manage to do it with just one hand? "

This was a blind spot that neither Garp nor Zephyr noticed at the time.

After all, both of them were tough guys who could drag a warship, so they didn't feel anything was wrong when they saw La carrying a larger food box.

They themselves often pick up things that are several times larger than their own bodies.

But when Karp asked someone to take the lunch box away for cleaning, he found that the lunch box, which appeared to be made of solid wood, was so heavy that it required an adult orderly to lift it with both hands.

So how did La, who looked only about ten years old, carry it around with one hand?

At that time, it didn't seem like she was struggling at all.

"Um……"

After being reminded by the other party, Zefa couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

[What is La's identity?]
Why would the mayor trust a group of unfamiliar navy officers to a child?
[Why is that kid so calm when talking about pirates, and is he so familiar with the pirates' dormitory?]
[Why……]
Departing from La's "friendly aura", the cool-headed admiral began to notice a series of suspicious points about La on the island.

[Could it be that... La is a pirate?]
[No! That's not right!]
[When she heard the identities of Garp and me, she showed no fear or hostility, and her concern and kindness did not seem fake.]
Zefa shook his head and denied this conjecture. After all, La's attitude and appearance did not look like a pirate.
[Not a pirate, but not an ordinary person either...]
"Zefar, Zefa... Hey! Zefa!"

Garp called out a few times, but Zephyr, who was immersed in thought, did not respond at all, forcing him to lean over and yell in Zephyr's ear.

"Huh?! Ah, what's wrong, Garp?"

"Have you thought of something?"

Zephyr was awakened from his complicated thoughts and turned his head to look at Garp who was about to try to roar again.

"I can't think of anything. I was just wondering if you have any conclusions."

"Um……"

Zefa hesitated for a moment and said:

"That little girl—I don't think she has any ill will towards us. As for the wrist strength issue you mentioned...

Perhaps that little girl has a special talent. After all, anything that appears in this ocean is not surprising. Hearing Zephyr's words, Garp nodded, reluctantly agreeing.

After all, with the example of BIG MOM, it is not impossible for little girls with a little more strength to accept it.

Again, nothing that happens on this ocean is surprising.

Besides, he also didn't think La was a bad person.

As a veteran who has been on the sea for many years, Garp has experienced all kinds of things and met all kinds of people.

He can easily tell whether a person has ill intentions towards him.

And La...

From beginning to end, Garp did not see a trace of malice in La.

"Don't overthink it. She's just an ordinary little girl who was forced by circumstances to mature."

"Instead of doubting her, it would be better to wipe out the pirates in the New World as soon as possible, so that children like her can have a peaceful and carefree childhood."

Zefa thought of the pure and flawless smile that La showed him in the small town, and he couldn't help but strengthen his faith in his heart again.

"Okay, where are we now?"

Garp picked his nose and casually changed the subject.

"We were sailing directly towards our headquarters, and two and a half days have already passed.

Although we're not going at full speed due to the mast problem, we should at least reach the vicinity of the G5 branch before dark."

Zefa looked at the Eternal Pointer in his hand, and based on his rough estimate of the location of the Beasts' stronghold, he made a quick calculation and came up with their possible current location.

"G5 branch? I lost track of Roger a few days ago and passed by there on my way back."

"I even met Kaido at that time. If I had known this would happen, I should have pulled him down from the sky and given him a good beating."

Garp looked up at the sky, thinking back to the giant dragon that flew through the clouds a few days ago...

"Um?!"

Suddenly, his eyes widened!
"Zefar! Look what that is!"

Garp pulled Zefa's arm hard, pointed at a small black dot on the horizon and shouted in surprise.

"Uh……"

Seeing Garp's excited expression, Zephyr squinted his eyes and looked carefully at the faint black spots in the sky.

Perhaps sensing Garp's enthusiasm, the already faintly visible black spot suddenly seemed to change direction and slowly approached the front of Zefa and the others' route.

As time went on, the black spot grew larger and its outline became clearer...

"It's a ship! A pirate ship! There are so many pirate ships flying in the sky!"

The scout holding the telescope suddenly shouted.

"Haha! I said our luck couldn't be this bad. So, it turns out you're waiting here!"

After seeing the pirate ships clearly, Garp laughed out loud.

"Yeah~ It's that guy Golden Lion. There's no one else in the New World who can do this."

Zefa made the same judgment.

"Pass the order! Hoist the sails! Full speed ahead! We must catch this guy this time!"

Garp took immediate action, his eyes fixed on the fleet flying in the air.

But just when almost everyone was staring at the sky, the surprised voice of the soldier in charge of reconnaissance suddenly sounded again.

"Report! An unknown ship has been spotted in the sea ahead. Judging from its appearance, it's likely a pirate ship!"

(End of this chapter)