Recruit Luffy at the start and build the strongest navy.

The yellow streak of light moved at an extremely fast speed toward Garp's location.

In just a short while, it arrived in front of Garp. The light dissipated, revealing Kizaru's figure within.

But to Garp's surprise, there was a very conspicuous knife mark on Kizaru's body.

The knife wound stretched almost across his entire chest, tearing flesh and blood, and his clothes were tattered.

(⊙o⊙)...

Garp was stunned for a moment, then looked bewildered.

"Borsalino, what's going on?"

In Garp's memory, he hadn't seen Kizaru in such a miserable state for a long time.

Not to mention after becoming an admiral, Kizaru's mobility had already greatly improved after he ate the Glint-Glint Fruit while still a vice admiral.

Thanks to the speed of the Glint-Glint Fruit, Kizaru can easily deal with even enemies stronger than him.

Even if there were injuries, they would be minor and insignificant, or even if they were more serious, they would never be as serious as they are now.

"I'd love to know what exactly happened!"

Kizaru's face was droopy, and his voice was weak.

He still can't forget the scene he encountered when he arrived here.

Although Garp left earlier than him, he surpassed him later thanks to the power of the Glint-Glint Fruit.

They got closer to Mary Geoise than Karp.

Even though he was Gilgamesh, he was still affected by the terrifying aftershocks.

Because those aftershocks were mixed with an overbearing aura, he could not ignore them and travel at full speed.

At that moment, right after another incredibly powerful aftershock, he was forced to endure it for almost a second.

Normally, being controlled for a second wouldn't be a big deal.

But just then, a slash, accompanied by its aftershocks, came at an incredibly fast speed.

By the time he broke free of the 'control', it was too late for him to dodge.

The result was obvious: the slash landed squarely on his chest.

They just left him there and I don't know where he went.

Thinking of this, Kizaru subconsciously glanced at the wound on his chest, which was bloody and fleshy, and in some places, you could even see the white bones.

A hint of fear inevitably crept into his eyes.

This is very strange; he doesn't know how long it has been since he felt fear.

The last time this happened was some time ago.

If he hadn't used Armament Haki to protect himself at the last moment, the injury would have been much more serious.

For some reason, Zephyr's words about relying too much on Devil Fruit abilities came to mind.

He only needs to further develop his Observation Haki, and with the help of his Glint-Glint Fruit, there is practically no one on this ocean who can do anything to him.

But now—

He felt that he really needed to change his mindset.

Armament Haki... seems to be somewhat important too!

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so severely injured by a single slash and it would have taken him so long to recover.

Kizaru turned his gaze to Garp and spoke softly:

"So... what exactly happened here?!"

"What's going on with that guy up ahead?"

Kizaru looked ahead at the huge crater. The towering red earth continent he remembered had completely disappeared, and the entire mountain had shrunk by more than half.

If the Red Line has become like this, what about Mary Geoise, which was originally on the Red Line?

"It was caused by Kayle fighting the Celestial Dragon King!"

Karp spoke in a deep voice.

"Um?!"

Upon hearing this, Kizaru's brows furrowed deeply, and he turned to Garp, slowly speaking:

"How come I've never heard of a Celestial Dragon King?"

"Of course you wouldn't know, given your limited knowledge!"

Karp glanced at him.

Strictly speaking, Kizaru is not part of Kyle's faction, so Kyle naturally did not reveal anything about Im to him.

Garp didn't have much intention of explaining, and after saying that, he didn't say anything more.

Seeing this, Kizaru couldn't help but purse his lips.

Then he asked:

"So where are they now? What about Mary Geoise?"

Mary Geoise?!

"Now there's probably not even ashes left!"

Karp spoke calmly.

"As for where Kyle and the other guy went... I'd love to know too!"

"So, I'm going to go find someone now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Garp stomped his foot and shot out like an arrow, heading towards the huge crater in front of him.

Kyle is one of his grandsons, and he is now very worried about his safety.

-

Meanwhile, on the other side, a few hundred nautical miles from Marineford, a distinctive warship, the Azure Dragon, was sailing.

"ah!!!"

Suddenly, a loud shout came from the warship.

His voice trembled with shock and disbelief.

The view shifts to the deck, where Luffy and his two companions are gathered around a large barrel of sake.

Their eyes were filled with horror, beads of cold sweat rolled down their foreheads, and their pupils contracted sharply.

Their eyes were all fixed on the barrel in front of them, or more precisely, on something on the barrel, their eyes filled with disbelief.

"This...how is this possible?!"

Sanji's voice was filled with disbelief.

"How could something like this possibly happen??"

Zoro remained silent, but the shock and solemnity on his face spoke volumes about his feelings.

The reason was that a piece of white paper was burning at an extremely fast speed on the barrel of wine in front of them.

With each passing second the white paper burned, their hearts sank tenfold.

This is because this paper is not ordinary paper, but the paper of life, and the owner of this paper of life...

Kyle!!!

Since obtaining Kyle's Life Paper, it has been burned only a handful of times.

There hasn't been even once in recent years.

Even the worst time, only one corner was burned, far less than half.

That was the Impel Down War, the most difficult war Kyle had experienced in a long time.

But at that time, it was mainly because Kyle wasn't that strong. Otherwise, for Kyle now, facing another Impel Down war would be a piece of cake.

If even one of those pirates escaped, they were all weaklings.

But now—

The Life Paper of Kyle, which seemed almost invincible to the three, was burning at an extremely fast speed, and in the blink of an eye, half of the area had been burned away.

And the burning speed did not decrease in the slightest, continuing to invade the remaining parts at an extremely fast pace.

"No, stop burning it!!"

Luffy spoke instinctively, his voice trembling with tears, his emotions already on the verge of collapse.

But the burning of the life paper was not affected or stopped by his emotions; it continued to burn until only a small corner remained...