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

In an office.

Garp looked at Sengoku, the former Fleet Admiral, who was mimicking Fujitora's serious tone.

"The pride you're always afraid of losing is better kept hidden in your pocket."

"Doesn't the fact that such credibility can be completely lost simply because of admitting negligence mean it never existed in the first place?!"

Garp was absolutely talented at playing Sengoku, and he was laughing so hard he almost cried. He kept stuffing senbei into his mouth. "I'm dying of laughter. I heard that Sakazuki's face turned red after Fujitora scolded him."

Sengoku nearly spat out the senbei he was eating. He was struggling to hold back his laughter, and his shoulders were shaking. "Isn't Sakazuki's face naturally red?"

Garp chuckled, "It seems that's true."

The two semi-retired guys burst into unrestrained laughter.

I heard that Fujitora, as a naval admiral, knelt down and apologized to the civilians of Dressrosa in public.

Akainu, as Fleet Admiral, called to question him.

This time, Fujitora didn't hang up the phone immediately.

Instead, he directly retorted.

Then the scene from earlier appeared.

What are you doing now?

Tsuru walked in from the doorway. She glanced at Sengoku and Garp, who were eating senbei, and frowned slightly.

These two seem to have completely let loose after retiring.

Of course, for Tsuru, Sengoku had simply reverted to his true nature; it seemed that he no longer cared about anything after resigning as Fleet Admiral.

As for Cap?

That bastard hasn't changed.

Otherwise, why would these two people become friends?

If you don't have that kind of personality, you'll never see eye to eye.

As for why Tsuru became friends with these two men... she glanced at their shameless behavior and then snatched the senbei from their hands.

He adopted a slightly authoritative tone befitting the Chief of Naval Staff, saying, "Behave yourself. If the young naval personnel outside saw you like this, their illusions would be shattered."

After the Battle of Impel Down, both men were semi-retired, dedicating themselves to training young naval personnel and no longer on the front lines.

"Hey, Tsuru, you took the Sengoku senbei, fine, but why did you take mine?" Garp said innocently.

"Why else? Wasn't this whole mess caused by your grandson?"

Crane said calmly, "Having repelled the Four Emperors Kaido and the Blackbeard Pirates, the landscape of the New World has been changed once again."

Sengoku nodded vigorously beside him.

"That's it."

He leaned closer to Garp, "Garp, atone for your sins."

"Ok."

Garp can't stay serious for more than three seconds.

He grinned, revealing two rows of neat teeth. "Pfft, well done, Luffy! You're worthy of being my grandson."

Tsuru couldn't help but sigh, "How should I describe your grandson, Garp?"

Sengoku quietly leaned close to Garp's ear, his voice neither too low nor too high, just enough for Tsuru to hear, "Seriously, how did your grandson manage to snag Tsuru?"

He blinked. "This is much better than when you were young."

He frowned.

That guy from the Warring States period really knows how to bring up the most sensitive topics.

She never imagined that Gion's promise to deal with Straw Hat Luffy would end up getting herself involved.

What happened in the end?

The two have not been in contact since then, except that Smoker was encountered in Gion in Punk Hazard and asked him to come back and say hello to her.

I know Gion is safe now, but this kid has become a pirate without a word!

Tsuru now understands a little better what Garp felt back then.

She remarked, "The new world is becoming more and more like what it was like back in the time of Rocks."

"Lox?"

Upon hearing this familiar name, both Sengoku and Garp became unusually serious.

That's a name that the World Government deliberately erased, and thinking of that name inevitably brings to mind certain events.

Valley of the Gods, a place that changed the fate of many.

"The navy is also experiencing tremendous changes."

Sengoku gazed leisurely out the window. "I didn't expect Kuzan and Gion to make the same choice. Garp, what kind of magic does your grandson possess?"

"Pfft, I don't know either."

Garp laughed heartily, "Maybe it's because he's my grandson?"

Tsuru sighed and turned to walk outside. "Let's not stay here. Let's head out to deal with the aftermath of Dressrosa. The issues involving Doflamingo are still very serious."

The two old men also became serious.

……

Around the same time.

The country of peace.

A colossal azure dragon appeared in the clouds, its winding body piercing through the thick cloud curtain as it slowly descended toward Oni Island.

boom!

It was accompanied by a huge noise.

The Azure Dragon crashed onto the summit of the Demon Island.

The ground suddenly collapsed, kicking up clouds of dust.

A handsome man with a serious and composed expression strode over. Unlike ordinary people, he had white hair, brown skin, and black wings, much like the new generation of pacifists.

King, the top commander of the Beasts Pirates, the leader of the Three Disasters, nicknamed the Wildfire, is Kaido's right-hand man.

Upon seeing Kaido, King breathed a sigh of relief. "Lord Kaido, you're finally back."

"Oh, yeah, I almost didn't make it back."

Kaido picked up the Eight Precepts and carried them on his back, slowly emerging from the smoke and dust.

King's eyes widened in surprise, and he exclaimed, "Lord Kaido?!"

Kaido laughed loudly, "Oh, oh, oh, oh, you look pathetic."

His chest was sunken in, and the wound left years ago had become even deeper. His body was covered in knife wounds, and even Kaido's terrifying physique couldn't heal in a short time.

Most importantly, Lord Kaido is missing one of his iconic dragon horns!

It's Conqueror's Haki!

A Conqueror's Haki even stronger than Kaido's!

"That Straw Hat guy really made me look bad."

Kaido grinned, a smile of long-lost joy on his face. "I've lost."

Jin fell silent.

Is that straw hat kid really that strong?

In his memory, this was the first time Lord Kaido had admitted defeat.

"Oh no, what a disgrace! I actually ran away."

He slammed his spiked club into the ground. "That straw hat left a corner on him. That kid is really strong, Jhin. Now I know who Joy Boy is."

Kaido's lips curled into a smile. "So it was that brat who defeated me!"

"Oh, oh, oh, oh, there haven't been any interesting guys since Rocks. This era is really interesting. It's true that living is interesting."

Kaido laughed and waved his fists, "I haven't given up! I'll compete with that kid for the title of Pirate King!"

There is nothing shameful about running away.

He has fled countless times since becoming a pirate.

As long as I survive in the end, that's enough.

He still wants to fight for the One Piece.

He turned to look at Jin.

"Hmm? So that old woman really did come here?"

The surrounding area looked like a battle had taken place.

Jin suppressed his emotions and nodded.

"I've already sent it back."

Wano Country is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Lord Kaido predicted from the beginning that Big Mom would come to steal his house.

So he, Quinn, and Jack were prepared.

The Big Mom Pirates' surprise attack was repelled.

It took some effort.

The two pirate crews have been fighting for decades and know each other very well. It's always one of them predicting the other's predictions.

"Oh, Rongrong, Rongrong, call that old woman's number for me. I need to contact her about something."

Kaido grinned, completely unconcerned about the missing horn on his head.