The person is wearing a straw hat, and starts with the power of words!

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With Sima Di's precise guidance, they returned to their temporary residence in about 1.0 minutes.

Sima Di pushed open the door, panting, and found everything as usual.

Looks like Garp hasn't arrived yet. But even if they did arrive early, it's alright, Zoro can still...

“Sima Di, you’re back,” Usopp said.

He was teaching Melie to read at that moment.

"Well, I'm back."

"Huh? That's rare. Zoro actually let you come back first."

"What are you saying? He won't..."

Sima Di turned his head as he spoke, but was stunned.

"He's gone!" Sima Di exclaimed. "How on earth did he manage to get lost even when someone was leading the way?!"

When Zibu Sheng saw Sima Di hurriedly push the door open and enter, he sensed something was wrong. He put down the pudding he had snatched from Luffy's jaws and sprinted into the closet at a speed of 100 meters per second.

118 must refer to spades.

Holy crap! How could he forget about Garp?! Even if he could let go of his pirate grandson, he might not be able to let go of this CP9 traitor and Revolutionary Army member!

Just as Zibu Sheng slammed the wardrobe door shut, a loud bang came from behind Luffy, and a hole was punched through the wall.

"You... are the Straw Hat crew, right?"

Luffy's grandfather, Garp, makes a dazzling appearance and, incidentally, teaches Luffy a lesson with his loving fist.

This time, the crowd was far less surprised; they all nodded silently, a sense of dominance rising in their minds.

However, the mention of Shanks by Garp later in his speech still slightly shocked everyone.

It turns out that Luffy is actually connected to one of the Four Emperors.

Garp had just finished talking about Shanks when he heard a commotion outside.

"Huh? What's going on?" Garp looked in the direction of the voice. "Oh... it's Luffy's crewmate. They're really aggressive! Hey, you two, go stop them."

"Yes!" two voices answered with great conviction.

Zoro took the attack directly, but noticed that his opponent was using a very rare ancient sword and paid special attention to it.

"Hey! Zoro! Wait a minute! Don't mess around!" Luffy was afraid that Zoro would get serious, so he rushed out to stop him, but was instead kicked by someone else.

Luffy barely dodged it.

This move is... shave?

No matter how powerful these two were, they were instantly defeated by Luffy and Zoro.

Sima Di could hear a slight rustling sound coming from inside the wardrobe. He guessed it must be that guy Zibu Sheng who wanted to see, but was afraid to come out because of Karp.

Garp laughed heartily, "They're no match for us at all!"

Sima Di took two steps forward and saw clearly the two people whose appearances had changed drastically.

That pink-haired boy is Koby, and that blond-haired boy is... wait, what's his name again?

Sima Di stroked his chin, deep in thought.

On the other side, Luffy and Zoro easily remembered Coby, but couldn't recall the other person at all.

"It's me! It's me!" the blond boy shouted, pointing to his own face.

Luffy and Zoro were completely bewildered, having no recollection of this guy at all.

“You may not remember me, but Emperor Sima should remember me!” The blond-haired boy took two steps to stand in front of Emperor Sima, took off his glasses, and brought his face close to his.

"Ah! I know you!" Sima Di clapped his hands.

"That's wonderful, you still remember me..." The blond-haired boy was moved to tears.

"I know you! You are...you are...that good-for-nothing son of the navy with braces!" Sima Di finally managed to utter these words after a long pause.

The blond-haired boy was so moved that tears instantly welled up in his eyes.

So this is the impression he leaves on others?

"What about a name?" the blond boy asked, clinging to his last glimmer of hope.

"Sorry, I really can't remember, haha." Sima Di laughed awkwardly.

"My name is Helmeppo, Helmeppo! Remember that well!"

Bellumeber's red heart shattered into thin rice porridge.

Old friends are no longer here, making it difficult to catch up.

The group chatted briefly about the current situation, while Lieutenant General Garp resignedly repaired the wall—the very trouble left behind after his "shining debut."

Hidden inside the closet, Zibu Sheng felt as if countless cats were scratching at his heart; he desperately wanted to push open the door and witness these "familiar faces" firsthand. But his reason warned him: No, no, he couldn't…

As Karp was repairing the wall, he started thinking about some topics that he shouldn't have thought about.

"By the way, Luffy! I heard you met your dad?"

In the next thirty seconds, the revolutionary army leader Monchi... (The sentence is incomplete and lacks context, so a direct translation isn't possible.)

Garp, realizing the situation too late, slapped his head.

"Oh dear! It seems I shouldn't have said that! Just pretend I didn't say anything..."

All the Marines and Luffy present were astonished, defeated by the lovable Vice Admiral Garp.

"Alright, since we've already said so much that we shouldn't have, let's say a little more," said Lieutenant General Garp.

Sima Di was taken aback. Was there anything else?

Lieutenant General Garp turned to look at Sima Di, his expression serious.

"You must be Sima Di, Luffy's first mate?"

"Uh... Ah, yes!" Sima Di replied hastily.

Even the student in the closet, Zibu, started to tense up. Was this unreliable Vice Admiral Garp going to…?

"you……"

"how?"

"...Should I join the Navy?"

Everyone was deathly silent, their expressions one of utter disbelief.

The most frightening thing in the world is when the air suddenly goes quiet.

Sima Di's thought process couldn't keep up with the lovable Lieutenant General Garp. It took him a while to remember to speak.

"Why... why?"

"Haha, for no reason. I just find you pleasing to the eye. If you join the Navy, how about I offer you the rank of Rear Admiral?" Garp tossed out a huge reward.

The highest rank in the Navy is Fleet Admiral, also known as Commander-in-Chief. Next are the three Admirals. Then comes Vice Admiral, the rank held by Garp. Below Vice Admiral is Rear Admiral.

X, the "Red Flag" of the Supernova 11, has a bounty of 22 million Berries, slightly higher than Law's. While his strength has undoubtedly improved since becoming a pirate, the power represented by a Rear Admiral within the Navy cannot be denied.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, each rear admiral possesses at least the strength to command a bounty of over 080 million.

The Straw Hat crew kept their eyes fixed on Sima Di, awaiting his decision.

"I don't understand..." Sima Di said after thinking for a while.

"Is there anything you don't understand?" Karp asked.

“It’s common for Marines to defect and become pirates, but I’ve never heard of a pirate becoming a Marine.” Sima Di mustered his courage and looked at Garp.

“That’s right, that’s right, Grandpa is just causing trouble!” Luffy nodded.

"You have no right to say others are causing trouble!" the entire Straw Hat crew complained.

Garp chuckled nonchalantly, "That's true, but that applies to other people. It's no problem if it's you. Besides, there have been pirates who became Marines in history. And... I trust your character to be Luffy's crewmate. Introducing you to the Marines is just a piece of cake." Garp replied earnestly, "And if you become a Marine, you can also keep those arrogant guys in check."

That arrogant guy...

This must refer to spades!

Garp really did know about those guys!

If that's the case, Sima Di joining the Navy would essentially be a declaration of his return to Spades. Both the Navy personnel and the Spades would be happy to see this happen.

119, but I'd rather go home.

“To keep those guys in check…” Sima Di repeated in a low voice.

Garp's words clearly indicate his strong disapproval of the existence of Spades. If he were to actually join the Navy...

Seeing that Sima Di was wavering, Karp continued to increase the weight.

"If you choose to join the Navy, I'm willing to lend you the Navy's power to accomplish what you want to achieve. Others may not be able to do it, but you can... Those guys are a murky mess, albeit a very important one."