Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

"Isn't Mr. Garp's name Monkey D. Garp?!"

Boom!

A bolt of dark thunder roared in the sky.

"Hiss, hiss..."

The extremely low temperatures on the ice field caused the breath of many sailors to instantly condense into white mist.

Admiral Aokiji's abilities are simply too powerful.

But at this moment, some of the navy personnel who vaguely sensed certain truths felt a chill in their hearts that was even colder than the icy plains.

Garp seemed oblivious to the complex inner thoughts of his subordinates behind him, or rather, he simply didn't care.

His gaze met Luffy's and the others.

In the heart of the ice field, a vacuum zone filled with a chilling atmosphere has temporarily formed.

The naval soldiers spontaneously lined up behind Garp.

Finally, we reached a distance close enough for a clear conversation.

Garp stopped in his tracks, his navy cloak fluttering in the sea breeze behind him.

Finally, he found himself on the opposite side, and with a grim expression, he declared:

"Luffy and Ace, the pirates. This is the end."

"Grandpa, are you still going to stop me now?"

After saying that, Luffy suddenly shook his head and smiled. Actually, it should be like this: Grandpa has his own stance.

This situation was entirely predictable.

"Grandpa?!"

The conversation and way Luffy and Garp addressed each other were like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, instantly stirring up huge waves in the Marine camp behind Garp!

Countless eyes widened suddenly, their incredulous gazes sweeping back and forth between Garp and Luffy!

Are they actually grandfather and grandson?

The sailors behind them cried out in surprise.

Only a few Marines knew about the relationship between Luffy and Garp, and no one immediately connected Straw Hat Luffy with Garp.

As soon as Luffy spoke, the fierce battle that had just taken place fell into an eerie calm.

The sailors were dumbfounded.

The villainous Straw Hat Pirate who killed a Celestial Dragon, fought an Admiral, cleaved through Impel Down, and possesses the bloodline of the Revolutionary Army leader in the Sabaody Archipelago is actually the grandson of Marine hero Garp.

And Ace, who has the bloodline of Pirate King Roger and possesses the Fire Fist, also called out "old man" just now.

What kind of insane family is this?!

"A hero of the Navy, the son of the Revolutionary Army, the son of the Pirate King... Why is there such a relationship?"

A rear admiral muttered to himself.

He felt his worldview was collapsing.

grunt.

The prisoners also looked like the sky was about to fall.

"That's terrifying."

"So, the revolutionary Long's bloodline was also inherited?"

"Hehehe, isn't this hilarious?"

The golden lion grinned widely.

One family represents the pinnacle of three different factions!

Garp ignored the commotion behind him; his gaze first fell on Luffy, his expression complex and unreadable.

Then, it slowly moved to Ace's face.

Ace was also looking at him.

Perhaps the events of this period have made Ace grow up all at once. Now, he can empathize with Garp. At this moment, the one who is suffering the most is probably the old man in front of him.

This old man dedicated his entire life to the navy.

He has always upheld his beliefs and upheld justice.

Karp lowered his eyes.

"Why don't you live the way I told you to, you idiot!"

Garp's thoughts seemed to be instantly pulled back to more than ten years ago, back to the cell where Gol D. Roger was imprisoned.

The scenes in my memory are like faded photographs, yet they are so clear they are heart-wrenching.

That day, Garp inexplicably went to Roger's cell alone.

In that dimly lit cell with only a flickering oil lamp, the man known as the Pirate King leaned against the wall, a serene smile on his face that seemed almost like relief.

Then, he heard the man speak in a calm tone, words that could change the fate of many.

"Garp, do you know? My child is about to be born."

Karp's heart sank.

"Unfortunately, I won't be alive by then."

"Why are you telling me this, Roger?!"

Looking at the smile on Roger's face, Garp knew that this man was about to say something incredible, and he wished he could plug his ears.

Everyone knows that anyone associated with Roger will be executed, and neither the Navy nor the World Government wants to see Roger's sinful bloodline inherited.

Roger's smile deepened, a smile of serene acceptance as he entrusted his life, death, and even his affairs after death to others.

"That's why I told you, Garp."

Roger walked up to Garp, the two separated by the cell. "We've been through countless battles together, haven't we? You're like a partner to me, someone I can trust."

"You will protect him."

"Stop making decisions on your own, you bastard!" Garp cursed angrily.

"No, you will definitely help me. I entrust my child to you."

Entrusting one's orphan to another.

That is the greatest trust between men.

What happened next occurred as Roger had predicted, and as Garp had feared.

The Navy and the World Government launched an unprecedented large-scale investigation, and all those suspected of having ties to Roger, including all the babies born within ten months before and after Roger's public execution, as well as their mothers, were dealt with ruthlessly.

It was a bloody storm that swept the world.

Only after the aftermath of the storm gradually subsided did Garp go alone to that remote village in the South China Sea and meet the woman named Portgas D. Rouge.

She was one of the women Karp admired most in his life.

A great mother who, with astonishing willpower, forcibly postponed her delivery for more than a year in order to protect the bloodline of the man she loved in her womb.

Garp snapped out of his brief reverie and subconsciously raised a hand to rub his temples. "Ugh, this is a headache."

"Grandpa, stop us!" Luffy's voice pulled him back to reality.

Karp paused for a moment, then looked up.

Luffy smiled broadly.

"This is the path we chose ourselves."

Luffy said, "Once a man chooses his path, he must walk it steadfastly, just like you, right?"

Beside him, Ace laughed and said, "Although I never acknowledge that man as my father, you are my grandfather, and that will never change."

Karp remained silent.

The cold wind ruffled his short, gray hair and the cloak on his shoulders.

A few seconds later, he suddenly burst into loud laughter:

"Well said, you brats!"

The laughter seemed to sweep away the gloom.

Garp swung his famous iron fists, and Armament Haki spread out like flowing ink, quickly covering them!

"Then you'd better obediently submit to my arrest!"

"Hehehe! Garp!!"

On the other side, Shiki the Golden Lion, who was hovering in mid-air, laughed loudly when he saw this scene. "I told you long ago! You stubborn guy should live a free and easy life like me."

Garp turned his head, grinned at Golden Lion, revealing his gleaming white teeth: "Golden Lion, you're an old bachelor who's never even had a decent woman in your life, so don't spout nonsense here! You don't know anything!"

"You bastard!"

The Golden Lion was so choked by this incredibly precise personal attack that he almost couldn't catch his breath. His face turned green with anger, and the surrounding pebbles trembled slightly because of his emotional outburst.

The prisoners around him were trembling.

No, you mustn't laugh!

They will be killed!

Garp has already made his move!

Without using techniques like Moonwalk, relying solely on his own powerful physique.

Power comes from the legs.

boom!

A shallow crater appeared on the ice beneath his feet, and Garp's massive body, like a cannonball, tore through the air in an instant, reappearing right in front of Luffy.

"I won't hold back, Luffy!"