Douluo Continent Chat Group: Building My Academy

"Huh?" Shanks asked in confusion. "Mr. Garp, didn't you tell Mr. Zeff that the captain entrusted his child to you?"

"Forehead……"

Garp was stunned for a moment, glared at Shanks, and stammered as he spoke, avoiding Zeff's gaze.

"Roger entrusted his child to Garp?" Zeffa feigned a sneer. "How did you know that, redhead?"

"It was Mr. Jaba who said it in Elbaf; he said it was Mr. Karp who told him himself."

Without hesitation, Shanks sold Garp off in an instant.

Now Garp lowered his head even more guiltily, trying to disguise himself as a mushroom.

Seeing this, Zephyr found it amusing and watched Garp like this for a long time.

When Garp couldn't help but secretly look up, he saw Zephyr's ambiguous smile.

"Zeffa, you...you knew everything?"

"I'm not so old that I can't hear anything."

"oh oh."

"Then... I'm sorry?"

"Sorry for what?"

"I……"

Karp scratched his head in frustration. He didn't really want to hide this from his old friend, but he really couldn't bring himself to say it.

Now that Zephyr knows, Garp is at a loss for what to do.

"The child is innocent."

Seeing Garp looking as if he had done something wrong, Zephyr finally said only this one sentence.

Garp was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and shook his head. "As expected of you, Zephyr."

Shanks waited for a while, and seeing that the atmosphere between the two senior figures had eased, he couldn't help but speak up:

"So... Mr. Garp, may I meet the captain's child? He's like a younger brother to me."

Upon hearing this voice, Garp's tone immediately turned irritable.

"You're such a troublemaker, kid. Whether Ace wants to see you or not is another matter!"

"Hehe." Shanks chuckled twice, then slowly muttered, "Ace, his name is Ace, right?"

Why doesn't he want to see me? We can be family.

"I..." Garp hesitated for a moment, "I told Ace about his father's identity."

"What's wrong?"

Shanks asked in confusion, but immediately he realized what was going on.

"Does Ace hate Captain Roger?"

Just like him, he thought he was a free little pirate, but he had the blood of a Celestial Dragon.

Ace may have thought he was the grandson of a naval hero, but in reality, he had the blood of the Pirate King flowing through his veins.

Thinking about it this way, Shanks' smile faded.

"In that case, I should go and see him. Captain Roger was indeed a pirate."

Zephyr glanced at Garp and nodded quietly to him. In a sense, Ace was trapped by Garp for his entire life because of his father's bloodline.

This leads to Ace having a severe tendency to self-destruct in extreme situations.

To burden a child with such a past at such a young age, Zeff can only say that he truly lives up to Garp's reputation.

Just this once.

Garp closed his eyes and said in a deep voice.

It would be good to let Roger's children meet Roger's other child, at least to make amends for his mistake.

After being told about Ace's past on that day, Garp rarely saw the smiling face of his beloved grandson.

"Thank you, Mr. Karp."

……

The three returned to PARTYS BAR after their heart-to-heart talk.

Beckman was the first to notice some changes in the head, but he wasn't sure what the specifics were and planned to ask later.

Shanks casually put his arm around Uta and sat down, continuing to have fun as if nothing had happened, showing no sign that he had just joined the Neo Navy that Zeff had mentioned.

Garp also placed Luffy on his lap, but after hearing that Luffy had been defeated by Uta about fifty times, he became furious and decided to personally take action and settle the score with Shanks.

Shanks readily accepted the challenge, his fighting spirit high.

As Zefa watched the 'fool' devour two plates of thick noodles, he couldn't help but shake his head.

After casually inquiring about the treatment of Sig and the others, and confirming that all guilty individuals would be given a day trip to Enies Lobby and a seat in Impel Down, Zephyr nodded in satisfaction.

No crime is too small, and since we've encountered this Sieg, Zefa naturally has to put him on the scales to be weighed.

Seeing that Garp and Shanks were practically spitting out noodles from their nostrils, Zephyr sighed and turned his head away, feeling he couldn't bear to watch.

[Zeff: Arrived at Windmill Village, and finally met that red-haired kid, but there was a little accident—Garp ate the Nanika Fruit.]

Flanders: ?

[Oki Yukinari:? 】

Dumbledore: ?

[Zeff: It's absurd, but that's the truth. Little Luffy kindly offered some fruit, and Garp ate it without even looking at it, and that's how it ended.]

Flander: Nikkap... This is a path I never imagined.

Now he and Sengoku truly are the two pillars of the Navy, each possessing a Mythical Zoan-type Human-Human Fruit.

[Oki Yukinari: So Straw Hat Boy became Straw Hat Old Man?]

Dumbledore: No, I think that's unlikely.

Zephyr: Garp would never take Roger's hat unless he's crazy.

Although I don't really want to say it this way, it's not necessarily a bad thing for me. Being forced to become an enemy of the World Government just gives Garp a reason to do so.

At least my Neo Navy now has two more members.

[Flanders: Two people, could it be?]

Zephyr: Yes, I persuaded that redhead to join in, and he agreed.

To paraphrase your words, unite all forces that can be united.

[Flander: Uh, while I knew you'd come to a lot of understanding, I didn't expect you to be this clear-headed.]

Zephyr: After all, that kid isn't a bad person, and neither is Roger. People with principles are always admirable.

It's a pity it's a bit late now, otherwise, we might have been able to save Harald, who also yearns for communication and equality.

[Flander: That's true, but I really didn't expect you, Zeff, to have already foreseen the land of giants.]

[Oki Yukinari: It's normal to think about potential allies in the future and build up influence across the sea. Our alliances are spread across various regions.]

Speaking of which, if you want to develop covertly, the Sky Islands are a very good place—secluded and with plenty of gold as funding.

[Zefa: That's right, Xuecheng and I think the same way. Even if it's a bit more troublesome from top to bottom, there are probably many flying insects and birds in the ocean.]

[Flander: In that case, Fishman Island isn't bad either. It's 10,000 meters deep in the ocean, with a very strategic location, and it even has the ancient weapon Poseidon.]

[Zeff: Yeah, I didn't know that before. Now that I know so many secrets, I really feel like the world is so big, there's nowhere I can't go.]

Dumbledore: That's just how reality is. It's like reading a book; if you don't know what's inside, no matter how you turn the pages, it's all completely unfamiliar.

The discussion became increasingly lively. Perhaps when it came to the topic of construction, even older men had a fervent desire to contribute, not to mention that among the four worlds, Zephyr's world was the one most in need of unification and the best to achieve.

Zephyr: In short, the matter concerning Garp and Shanks has been mostly resolved, but that Shanks kid gave me a surprise.

Her daughter, Uta, is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user with the Sing-Sing Fruit ability and the host of the future Music Devil.