Douluo Continent Chat Group: Building My Academy

"Don't underestimate me just because I'm a naval admiral. I've been working hard all these years."

Zephyr, however, had a cunning look on his face, which contrasted sharply with his serious demeanor as an old naval officer.

Shanks nodded blankly. So the Marine Admiral's intelligence was this amazing?

"Go on."

"oh oh."

Shanks straightened up. Although he didn't understand why he felt like a student in front of Zephyr, it was normal since he was a junior.

"Where should we begin? Let's start before the establishment of the World Government."

"As early as eight hundred years ago, there were rumors about the sun god Nika. It is said that he was a warrior who brought liberation, but some people say that he was a warrior who brought destruction. He once fought against the war god of the giant kingdom. Let's call him the first Nika for now."

In short, the original Nika was very strong, so strong that the legends of the time were almost entirely based on him.

Later, for some unknown reason, Nika transformed into a Devil Fruit, namely the Nika Fruit.

Eight hundred years ago, there was a man named Joy Boy, who was a user of the Nika Fruit and the greatest enemy of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons. He almost overthrew the Celestial Dragons' rule, but ultimately failed.

The so-called great treasure was actually a gift left behind by Joy Boy.

Of course, this is what Captain Roger told me. I've never seen the One Piece, so I really don't know what it is.

In short, for the past eight hundred years, the World Government has been searching for the Nika Fruit, but the fruit seems to possess sentience and has never been discovered.

It is said that in order to conceal its true nature, the Nika Fruit only possesses rubber-like abilities before awakening. Only after awakening can it reveal its true form.

Captain Roger said that when they arrived at One Piece, it was too early. I'm not sure if "early" refers to the Nika Fruit or something else.

In short, Joy Boy's legacy lies within the One Piece.

At this point, Shanks paused, Garp's brows were furrowed, and Zephyr's expression was obscured by his sunglasses.

The Nika Fruit was a kind of Captain Roger's last wish; he wanted his children to see the scenery he had never seen.

But that was just a dying wish. Captain Roger hoped his children would obtain the One Piece, but hope doesn't mean it's the only one.

"Go find it!" Roger gave all the pirates a goal.

Shanks simply wanted to help the captain out and see if the captain's child, his "brother," was the one.

But now, Shanks never expected that person to be Garp!

Although it's strangely reasonable, after all, Garp and Captain Roger had been fighting for their entire lives.

It is said that when they retreated, Captain Roger and his crew did not forget to take Garp with them.

In that case, Shanks was willing to share some information with these two veterans.

After all, he's already eaten the Nika Devil Fruit. Even if Garp still wants to be a tough nut to crack, the World Government won't tolerate him anymore.

Shanks also had his own little schemes.

Shanks became a pirate because he inherited Captain Roger's freedom, but what he really wanted was to get rid of the "bloodline" in his body.

"The ones who understand each other best are the enemies. So, by chance, I infiltrated Mary Geoise, obtained information about the Nika Fruit, and then escaped."

I originally planned to have the captain's son try, but I didn't expect it to be you, Mr. Garp.

Shanks shook his head, his final tone wistful.

Garp was almost overwhelmed by the barrage of information and was in a daze.

"Hey, Zephyr, what's that kid saying? I don't quite understand."

"He said that the One Piece that Roger found was left behind by Joy Boy, an enemy of the World Government. Joy Boy was the previous user of the Nika Devil Fruit, and now you have obtained Joy Boy's Devil Fruit power."

"Well……"

Karp blinked blankly, then realized the seriousness of the problem.

Rounding down... he's now a major enemy of the World Government!?

"Pfft, hahaha!" Garp burst out laughing. "Interesting, this is really interesting!"

Zephyr laughed. "This is indeed interesting. I never expected that something like this would happen when I was planning to turn my back on the World Government."

"What!" Shanks exclaimed, alarmed.

"Defection from the World Government!?" Garp's smile vanished abruptly as he looked at Zeff. "Hey, Zeff, could it be that you...?"

"Garp, if the World Government can't uphold the banner of justice, then why can't we truly uphold justice?"

Zephyr's words silenced Garp, leaving him speechless and lost in thought.

"Justice... justice..."

Shanks blinked blankly, looked at Garp, then at Zeff, a surge of joy welling up inside him, which he then abruptly suppressed.

"Seniors, do you intend to set sail and become pirates?"

"impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

Garp and Zephyr immediately retorted, their spittle splashing all over Shanks.

"Haha." Shanks awkwardly touched his face. What a pity...

"What I want to build is a new navy, a new navy called Neo, that can truly uphold justice on this sea and bring all evil to justice."

"Originally, I planned to do it myself for a while and then tell you after I saw some results, but now it seems like the right time."

"Garp, how about we do something big together? Your current situation isn't so reliable~"

Zefa made a joke, which made Garp grind his teeth as if they were sore.

"Zeffa, you rascal... let me think about it for a few days."

"That works too." Zephyr nodded. Going against his decades-long principles wasn't easy. He wished Garp could see the future too.

Wait, this seems to be...

Zephyr had an idea, and then turned his gaze to Shanks, who was still somewhat embarrassed.

"Hey kid, how about you join the Neo Navy?"

"Huh? Me?"

Shanks pointed blankly at himself.

"Um, Mr. Zephyr, I'm a pirate."

"I know, but I also know that there are differences between pirates and between marines."

Someone once told me that it is necessary to unite all forces that can be united.

Besides, why did you become a pirate?

"Uh, freedom?"

Shanks spoke up weakly, but in reality, he wasn't against the so-called justice, after all, he had inherited something from Captain Roger—never to harm civilians.

"What freedom can a pirate who can't become a Marine have?"

Zephyr's words sent Shanks' mind racing.

After much thought, Shanks still couldn't quite understand that sentence.

"Mr. Zephyr, could you please repeat that?"

"How can you call yourself free if you can't become a pirate in the Navy?"

Shanks fell silent, thought again, fell silent again, and then remained silent for a long time.

"etc!"

But then, after hearing Zephyr's words, Garp had a sudden inspiration.

"Zeffa, you mean I can be a Marine, and I can also be a Neo Marine, right?"

"certainly."

Zefa smiled and nodded. His old friend was exceptionally clever in this kind of matter.

"Then there's no problem, Zephyr, I'll join your Neo Navy."

Garp's familiar big laugh returned to his face. "Why didn't you say that earlier?"

Then, the two elderly people turned their gaze to Shanks.

"Kid, what do you say now?"

"Uh." Shanks raised his hands in surrender. "Let's make it clear beforehand, I can be a pirate, and then join the Neo Marines, right?"

Zephyr nodded. "It's okay for now, but in the future, the so-called pirates may need to change their name."

"I see..." Shanks smiled, but quickly nodded. "Alright then."

"If I don't do anything, I might get a good beating from you guys, right?"

Shanks was slightly troubled, but not particularly averse to it, since what Zeff wanted to do was somewhat in line with his own ideas.

Zefa nodded; this kid isn't stupid.

"Now there's only one thing left, red-haired kid. You said you wanted to give the Nika-Kazono Fruit to Roger's son to try, so why did you come to Windmill Village? Isn't this Garp's hometown?"

While seemingly addressing Shanks, Zeff's gaze was actually fixed on Garp.

Garp was stunned, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

not good!