Pirates: Building High Walls Starting from the East Blue

Smoker's lips twitched. Seeing that Lieutenant General Garp was still trying to argue with the vendor, he quickly said with a dark face, "Lieutenant General Garp, don't forget our mission!"

Even Tashigi said helplessly, "Vice Admiral Garp..."

just.

"I know, I know." Garp waved his hand dismissively, stuffed a pancake into Sergeant Tashigi's hand, and said cheerfully, "I'm not lying to you, it's really good. Don't worry, someone's treating. That kid Shache said he'll pay for everything we need in Cocoyasi Village."

Seeing that Smoker still wanted to say something, his cheerful eyes flickered slightly as he ate his sesame seed cake and looked around.

"Smoker, don't be nervous, take a look around first."

The words fell.

Upon hearing Lieutenant General Garp's words, Smoker calmed down, but still curled his lip in disdain.

around?

What's so interesting about a small village?

You have to understand that he came from the Marine Headquarters and has seen everything on the Grand Line.

however.

He glanced at it, and his initial disdain turned into seriousness, as if he had seen something shocking.

The villages and towns before my eyes...

It was filled with cleanliness, vitality, and smiles on everyone's faces.

These scenes, common in the wealthy capital and the Sabaody Archipelago, left him and Tashigi, who was eating pancakes, stunned.

"here……"

The words are not finished yet.

"We seem to have stumbled upon an interesting place." Karp grabbed another pancake and took a big bite, then chuckled as he looked at Mok beside him, who was wearing a pained expression. "Hey, Mok, you'd better show us around properly from now on, or I'll be arresting you!"

Chapter 6 Welcome to Cocoa West Town

"What should we do next? Maybe we should just run!"

"I told you, calm down~" Xia Che said helplessly as he looked at Nami, who had returned and started tugging at him again. "Nothing will happen. Even if something does happen, I'm confident I can escape."

"Alright! Alright! He's a naval hero! Our Captain Shache will definitely be able to get him to cooperate." But seeing Shache's calm demeanor, Nami felt much more at ease. She looked around suspiciously, "Where's Robin? Why isn't she here? Did she sneak off?"

"Robin has something to do and will be back later." Xia Che waved his hand without explaining where Robin had gone.

As for Cap...

To be honest, he wasn't sure if Garp would join him in his corrupt practices.

You could say that Garp is opportunistic, irresponsible, and somewhat hypocritical, but there's no doubt that as a naval hero, he also has his own sense of justice.

There is no pure evil or pure good in this world; it is a cesspool.

There are bad guys in the Navy, and there are good guys among the pirates!

And Monkey D. Garp happens to have his own set of rules for distinguishing justice within the Navy.

As for the World Government and the Navy...

To be honest, the World Government's apparent capabilities are already enough to make people despair. If there's no better way to resolve this, then this kind of opportunistic justice is the best justice they can achieve right now.

Deceive your superiors, but uphold your own sense of justice!

Without strength, you either have to become a pirate and hide in the sea, join the World Government, or fish in troubled waters.

As for himself...

They're just taking advantage of the World Government and the Navy Headquarters.

You must understand that this is a world that belongs to the strong. The strong can destroy everything in an instant, while the weak can only abide by the rules set by the strong. Without great strength, everything is just empty talk.

Xia Che shook his head with a sigh, looked at the newspaper in his hand, and said, "At least it looks like he won't be arrested now."

After all, Vice Admiral Garp had just eaten the pancakes that I had treated him to.

Looking up at Nami's puzzled expression, he said, "If you really have nothing else to do, go out and help deal with the newly arrived refugees! You know, we arrested quite a few people this time~"

……

"Dad, are they really not going to sell us?"

"No, I don't know."

"Can I eat this? It's white rice and big white steamed buns, it smells so good!"

"I...I..." Looking at the longing look in his daughter's eyes, the man called "Dad" wanted to refuse but couldn't bring himself to say it.

He didn't know if all of this was a lie, or if this would be their last meal as ordinary people.

Once they finish this meal, they will become slaves, sold to those despicable nobles, or even the terrifying Celestial Dragons.

Although he was just a refugee, as someone who lived on this sea, he knew those gods... no, they should be called terrifying demons.

I've heard that once they fall into the hands of the Celestial Dragons, they are no longer human and can only live like insects.

They may even suffer unimaginable torment.

but……

"Daddy, I'm so hungry!"

Upon hearing his daughter's words and holding her small, thin body, the man couldn't bring himself to refuse.

Pique.

That's his name.

His wife had already starved to death, and he didn't want his daughter to starve to death as well.

but……

But as an ordinary person, he had no way to help.

Thinking back to yesterday...

They were originally just citizens of the Kingdom of Wittgen, no, they should be called forgotten citizens.

In order to pay the exorbitant sum of heavenly gold, the king of Wittgen confiscated their property and banished them to a remote part of the island, leaving them to fend for themselves in the desolate wilderness as forgotten people.

Some say this was learned from the legendary most beautiful country in the East Sea—the Kingdom of Goa—which drove away useless citizens to keep the country clean and beautiful.

It's even said that the Goa Kingdom received praise from the Celestial Dragons for this.

He didn't know how beautiful the most beautiful country could be, but how beautiful could a country that abandoned its own people be?

Yesterday morning they were scavenging in the desolate area, but last night a group of pirates suddenly stormed onto the island, and that's how they ended up here.

He remembered that when the bald pirate captain heard that he had a daughter, he paused for a moment, then let out an excited laugh and shouted, "You have a daughter! Take her with you, take her with you!"

What a terrible demon this is!

They don't even spare little girls.

They initially thought that after the father and daughter were captured, they would suffer unimaginable abuse, or even be sold into slavery, but things turned out differently...

How could it have turned out like this?!

Pique looked around, his nose involuntarily inhaling the wafting fragrance. It was irresistible, not just to a little girl, but even to an adult like himself.

He is hungry too.

I’m really hungry!

I want to eat!

At this time.

"Dong Dong Dong~"

A metallic clanging sound pulled Pique back to reality. He looked up, his eyes glazed, at the window that appeared before him.

Is it my turn already?

Is everyone in front of me already in line?

Did everyone actually get their food?

His heart was filled with doubt, but...

"Daddy, Katie is really hungry!" The little girl, who called herself Katie, glanced cautiously out the window, then looked at her father with longing eyes and asked, "Can I eat?"

“I…” Pike looked down at his daughter’s longing eyes, then looked up at the food in the window. He swallowed hard, then looked at the others who had already gotten their food, their eyes glazed over, as if they were dreaming, but were sitting down at the command of the security team.

Maybe I really am dreaming!

Even if they're just dreaming, they still need to eat their fill!

Thinking this, Pique's cloudy eyes became serious as he stared intently at his daughter. "Eat! We must eat our fill! This might be our last meal."

These words shouldn't have been said to a girl, but there's no other way now.

"Even if we're going to die, we'll eat our fill before we die. We absolutely cannot become slaves; that place is hell!"

however.

The voice just fell.

Before his young daughter could even ask what it meant, looking puzzled, he was already in trouble.

"Dong Dong Dong~"

Another metallic clanging sound rang out.

Then, just when Pique thought he was going to get beaten up for what he had just said...

"Hey, hey, hey, I've been waiting for you for ages! I thought you were picking out vegetables, but I never expected you to say something like that to a kid!"

"???" Pike looked up in confusion, staring out the window at the old woman serving food, her large white chef's uniform barely concealing her obese figure as she held a large ladle.

What does this guy mean?

Are you worried they might commit suicide?

Before he could even ask a question.