Pirates: Building High Walls Starting from the East Blue.

Chapter 47 is just an ordinary tavern.

"It's you, kid!" Garp scratched his head in annoyance as he looked at Kuzan, who had suddenly sat down beside him. "What are you doing here? Are you here to catch that kid too? Oh no, has my secret been discovered?"

"Huh~, what secret?" Hearing Vice Admiral Garp's words, Kuzan raised an eyebrow, a curious look appearing on his lazy face. "What secret is Vice Admiral Garp talking about?"

"Hahaha~, a secret? What secret? Take back what you just said!" Seeing Kuzan's curious gaze, Garp chuckled, feigning ignorance as he picked his nose with an innocent expression, saying, "I never said anything about a secret. Did you hear me wrong?"

"..."

Looking at Vice Admiral Garp, who was still stubbornly refusing to admit it, Kuzan shook his head helplessly, then resumed his usual lazy expression and said, "Since I was passing through the East Blue, Fleet Admiral Sengoku sent me to personally inform you that your vacation is over and you must return immediately!"

"Hahaha~, it's over already? So fast? How come I didn't know?"

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku said you hung up on his call directly, and he's already sent Bogart with your personal warship and subordinates." Seeing Vice Admiral Garp still pretending to be confused and picking his nose, Kuzan showed no mercy and directly exposed Garp's pretense. "I've already seen Bogart at the dock. Also, Fleet Admiral Sengoku told you not to hang up on his Den Den Mushi call."

As he spoke, he stopped looking at Garp. He was just there on official business, and he didn't care whether Lieutenant General Garp would go back or not, since he had already notified him.

Turning to the tavern owner, Makino, he said leisurely, "Miss Makino, long time no see! A cold beer, please!"

"Cough cough~"

"Please give Vice Admiral Garp a drink too! And is there anything else we can eat? I haven't eaten all day~"

Upon hearing Lieutenant General Garp's cough, Kuzan immediately understood his meaning. Without paying any attention, he shrugged and was just about to take out the money from his pocket.

Sudden.

"Hahaha~, thank you so much, Kuzan!" Vice Admiral Garp laughed heartily, patting Kuzan on the shoulder as he was pulling out his money, and said cheerfully, "Haven't you eaten yet?"

only.

As Garp's large hand slammed down, Kuzan, who was taking out money, stumbled.

Immediately afterwards...

"Da~"

It looked as if something had accidentally fallen from Kuzan's pocket onto the bar.

"What a coincidence, me neither!" Garp, who was vigorously patting Kuzan, seemed to hear something fall down. As he spoke, he chuckled and looked down. "Huh, it looks like you dropped something?"

At that moment, he seemed to see something too, staring blankly at the small pink card that had fallen on the bar, and then blinked.

"This thing... why does it feel so familiar?"

"Mr. Garp~" Makino looked at Garp helplessly and reprimanded him without hesitation, "Please pay attention!"

then.

Just as Kuzan raised an eyebrow, about to reach out and pick up the small card...

Makino quickly reached out, picked up the card herself, and handed it to Kuzan, who was still holding out his hand. "Excuse me, Mr. Kuzan! This is yours, a VIP card for the Red Romance Private Club? Please keep it safe."

"..."

Actually, you don't need to say it.

Kuzan's lips twitched, but he quickly reached out and snatched the card with a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, then swiftly shoved it back. "Oh, thank you so much, Miss Makino!"

Meanwhile, Garp, who had been deep in thought, seemed to realize something and exclaimed with a look of sudden realization, "Red Romance Private Club? That's right, isn't this the Red Romance Private Club? Kuzan, how come you have one too?"

"..."

Can you please not be so loud?

Before Kuzan, whose face was full of black lines, could say anything...

Across from the bar, Marcino, who had already taken out two glasses of ice-cold beer, asked curiously, "Red Romance Private Club? Mr. Cap, have you been there too? What kind of place is that?"

"Hahaha, of course I've been there too." Cap chuckled, picked up his ice-cold beer, downed it in a big gulp, and said, "That was a good one..."

however.

Before he could finish speaking...

"A tavern~" Kuzan interrupted Garp, a lazy smile on his face, looking at Garp, "Mr. Garp, isn't that a tavern?"

"A tavern?" Garp, who had already finished his drink, realized what was happening. He blinked, then narrowed his eyes, giving Kuzan a meaningful look. "That's right, Kuzan is right, it's a tavern!"

"Mr. Karp is right, it's just an ordinary tavern!"

"I just happened to have a drink somewhere when I came back," Garp waved his hand and laughed loudly. "Nothing special!"

"..."

Makino looked at the two strange people in front of her.

It's a tavern then~

Why did Mr. Garp and Mr. Kuzan repeat themselves so many times?

Is the wine there really that good?

only.

At that moment, neither Garp nor Kuzan saw the helpless yet curious expression on Makino's face; they were both looking at each other.

One person wore a cheerful smile, while the other lazily drank beer.

His eyes held a profound meaning.

Just a moment.

In the short time it took Kuzan to finish his beer in one gulp.

"So you actually saw that kid?" Garp, picking his nose, broke the silence first, laughing as he asked, "Where's he? You've already caught him?"

however.

"I don't know anything about this kid~, Vice Admiral Garp, could you please be more specific?"

Faced with Vice Admiral Garp's question, Kuzan maintained his languid expression, directly rejecting it. After ordering another drink from Makino, he leisurely said, "Vice Admiral Garp was asking about Colonel Dand Shacher? I think that guy has a lot of talent, but he's been wasted in the East Blue. So, I've already sent him on a secret mission to the Grand Line, preparing to recommend him to the higher-ups. By the way, why did Vice Admiral Garp ask about him? Does he know him well?"

"Hahaha, we're not that close~" Seeing Kuzan feigning ignorance, Garp also pretended to be confused, tilting his head back and still picking his nose, saying, "Not close at all, I don't know any Shache kid at all!"

"..."

Vice Admiral Garp is still the same as ever!

Kuzan didn't say much about Vice Admiral Garp's feigned ignorance, but smiled and thanked Makino again, accepting the beer.

This time, however, he drank it slowly.

only.

As he took a sip and put the bottle down, his eyes flickered slightly.

This time, he's facing one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Will that kid still be able to hide his true strength?

Kuzan muttered to himself, "We should be almost in Alabasta by now!"

The voice just fell.

"Puru puru~, puru puru~"

Just as Kuzan was wondering what that kid would do this time...

The Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scoop) rang.

Kuzan skillfully picked up the Den Den Mushi and answered it directly, his tone languid, "Hello, what's up? If not, I'll hang up!"

"Get serious, Kuzan~"

"Oh my, is that Fleet Admiral Sengoku?" Hearing the Den Den Mushi's voice, Kuzan's languid expression softened slightly, and he said with a hint of a headache, "Is it another mission?"

"Is that Sengoku guy?" Garp, who was standing nearby, curiously leaned over, then quickly said with a serious expression, "Don't tell Sengoku I'm here!"

only.

Before the headache-ridden Kuzan could say anything...

"I can hear you!" the Den Den Mushi yelled, "Garp, how dare you hang up on me?!"

"Hahaha, have we been found out?"

"Damn it! Your vacation is over, and I'm telling you!" Sengoku Den Den Mushi roared angrily. "Your snacks are all gone! Don't expect me to restock them!"

"It's okay, I'll eat yours!"

"..."

That damn thing.

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku~" Seeing Sengoku about to explode with anger over his Den Den Mushi, Kuzan ignored Garp, who was picking his nose and looking completely indifferent. Worried that the two of them would continue arguing like this, he quickly interjected, "What mission did you call this time?"

"Oh, right, I almost forgot, it's all that bastard Garp's fault!" Hearing Kuzan's words, Sengoku's Den Den Mushi also came to his senses, took a deep breath, ignored Garp, and put on a serious expression.

This moment.

The entire Den Den Mushi seemed to exude the aura of a naval admiral.

"Issue this mission to Marine Headquarters: Admiral Aokiji, Vice Admiral Garp." Sengoku's eyes narrowed, his voice steady. "The plot of the Shichibukai—Crocodile—to seize the Alabasta Kingdom has been exposed and defeated by the passing Moko Pirates. You two are to immediately proceed to the Alabasta Kingdom, bring Crocodile back to Marine Headquarters, and simultaneously arrest the East Blue's overlords—the Moko Pirates!"

After issuing the task, a hint of emotion appeared on his face, and he said wistfully.

"I didn't expect the Mok Pirates to have already entered the Grand Line. It seems that Garp and I both underestimated this guy's strength. He defeated Crocodile as soon as he entered the Grand Line. This guy... is quite dangerous, far exceeding the danger level of the Supernova Portgas D. Ace."

Then, in a serious tone, he said, "You two must catch him this time. We absolutely cannot let him go any longer."

"..."

"What's wrong with you guys?" Receiving no response and seemingly sensing something was off, Sengoku frowned again, his tone tinged with displeasure. "Didn't you hear me?"

"...Hahaha~"

The two quickly chuckled, then immediately said with serious expressions, "We heard it~, we heard it~"

"This is really a headache. How did things get like this?" Although the responses from the two people on the other end seemed a bit strange, Sengoku Den Den Mushi didn't delve into it any further.

As long as they complete the task, that's all that matters.

"I'm going to be busy again!" Sengoku sighed, then raised an eyebrow at the two people in front of him. "Now, you two better get going! Especially Garp, you better get back here right now!"

"yes!"

"Okay, okay~"

"Beep beep~"

As the Den Den Mushi was disconnected, Kuzan and Garp exchanged another glance.

Immediately afterwards...

"Kuzan, kid, it's all yours now!"

"..."

Kuzan watched speechlessly as Garp continued picking his nose and drinking beer with an indifferent expression.

I realized that this old guy was planning to give up again.

But he didn't say much. He lowered his head, looked at the Den Den Mushi in his hand, sighed, and muttered to himself, "Dand Shacher."

I didn't expect it to be resolved so quickly?

But... he didn't make a move?