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Chapter 395 The Warring States Period, You'll Regret It! (Third Update!)

"I can't understand it."

Back on the ship, Nico Robin still couldn't understand Uehara Naraku's thought process. Her brows furrowed deeply: "Why would you bully a weak reindeer?"

Uehara Naraku was too lazy to bother with it.

Because the mindset of a "cheater" is something that normal people shouldn't be able to understand.

They now have more important matters to attend to. Kakuzu and Hidan have arrived on their ship, and Kakuzu has just used the Geomantic Fear technique to plunder Wapol's heart.

"Can I use my Devil Fruit powers?"

This was undoubtedly what Uehara Naraku cared about most.

Kakuzu separated one of his own Geo-Yuan Yu and slowly nodded, saying, "Hmm, theoretically it should be possible. I can sense the power within this heart, but this Geo-Yuan Yu is not suitable for fighting at sea."

"Then let's go plunder some even more powerful Devil Fruit abilities!"

Uehara Naraku glanced at Wapol's corpse and continued, "Throw his body back onto the shore! Let others know what happens when they're targeted by Baroque Works."

There's no need to elaborate on this.

In any case, news of the Baroque Works members attacking Drum Kingdom will soon reach the Navy's ears; Wapol's corpse is just one side of the story.

The only slightly odd thing is...

The people of the Drum Kingdom had mixed feelings.

Because Wapol was a tyrant, life under his rule was not good. Baroque Works helped them kill Wapol, which was equivalent to rescuing them; however, the people of Baroque Works then stole one million Berries from them.

This feeling is really strange...

It's a bit like everyone crowdfunding a million dollars to kill their own king.

No, it should be said that they crowdfunded two million peles.

Dr. Kureha, a witch, contributed one million, so after seeing Wapol's corpse, Kureha announced that she would move into Wapol's castle.

Even Chopper's feelings towards Baroque Works have become complicated. Those guys bullied him and stole his money; but they also killed Wapol, that tyrant…

These ordinary people don't care.

For world governments, it's a completely different story.

Upon receiving the news, the World Government immediately ordered the Navy to issue a bounty on the two new members of Baroque Works, as someone had brazenly murdered the king of a member state, an incident whose impact was far too egregious.

Uehara Naraku, a Baroque agent, has a bounty of 800 million Berries.

Kisame Hoshigaki, Baroque Agent, with a bounty of 1500 million Berries.

After the Navy placed bounties on the two Baroque Works members, it was inevitable that they would mention the woman who seemed to have the power to command them.

Is this woman taking revenge on the world?

Regardless, the Navy updated Nico Robin's wanted poster, which hadn't been updated for over a decade: "Devil Child, Nico Robin, bounty 8000 million Berries."

Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku the Buddha casually glanced at the wanted poster and put it aside, not taking minor characters like Uehara Naraku seriously.

Even if Nico Robin, the devil's child, were to reappear, it wouldn't be as important as the other matter at hand, after all, they've been hunting Nico Robin for so long...

Sengoku looked down at the most important wanted poster in his hand, his gaze gradually becoming more and more serious. It was the wanted poster for Portgas D. Ace, the captain of the Spade Pirates!

The admiral sighed softly, set the arrest warrant aside, and thought that perhaps it would become invalid in the future...

The World Government wanted to invite Ace, the captain of the Spade Pirates, to join the Seven Warlords of the Sea before he arrived at Sabaody Archipelago, a transit point on the Grand Line!

Once a great pirate becomes one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Navy will stop hunting them down and may even allow them to enjoy a certain degree of legal plundering rights, which is a huge disgrace to the Navy...

For the entire Navy, the upcoming addition of a new great pirate to the Seven Warlords of the Sea is far more important than capturing minor members of criminal organizations…

Especially since this great pirate is related to a high-ranking officer in their navy—no, they're practically family.

If Ace refuses, the entire Navy will do everything in its power to hunt him down and prevent Portgas D. Ace from entering the New World, the second half of the Grand Line!

"Hey, Sengoku, do you have any donuts?"

Just then, the high-ranking naval officer who was related to Portgas D. Ace walked in; it was none other than Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp.

Similarly, Vice Admiral Garp was also a naval hero, a true naval veteran, and a close friend of Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

When Lieutenant General Garp entered, he didn't see any donuts, but he did see a bag of rice crackers on the table. Not disappointed, he tore it open and poured them all into his mouth: "Mmm... rice crackers are fine too..."

"Have you finished eating?"

A glint flashed in Zhan Guo's glasses. He slightly raised his head and watched his old friend finish his snacks, his expression gradually turning gloomy.

"Hey, Garp, the World Government has invited Portgas D. Ace to become a Shichibukai. Go do that after you finish eating!"

"I'm not going!"

Garp shook his head quickly, looked down at Ace's wanted poster on the table, and said with some displeasure, "I've been instilling the Navy's justice in this brat since he was little, and now he's watching his grandfather's principles of justice being humiliated..."

To be honest, this feeling is really unpleasant.

For a naval grandfather to invite his pirate grandson to join the Seven Warlords of the Sea, a legitimate form of piracy, wouldn't that be like offering himself up for a beating?

Ace, that brat, is going to be laughing his head off!

Sengoku clasped his hands together, looking up at his old friend: "Hey, Garp, are you really not going? If we fail, the Navy will launch a full-scale attack to stop Portgas D. Ace from entering the New World!"

"Hahahaha..."

Garp slowly scratched the back of his head, reached for Ace's wanted poster, and planned to find another pirate poster below to change the subject.

As luck would have it, Garp discovered a wanted poster below that belonged to someone named Uehara Naraku.

On Uehara Naraku's wanted poster, he still has his eyes narrowed and a very kind smile, looking like an absolutely harmless person, as if the photo was perfectly staged.

Did you buy the photos at a photo studio?

"Hey, Sengoku."

Garp held up Uehara Naraku's wanted poster and explained earnestly, "I had a gut feeling this guy is extremely dangerous. Look at his face, he looks like he doesn't care about anything in the world!"

Garp looks so serious...

I really don't know if it's an act or just a pretense...

Sengoku, of course, refused to believe it. He snatched the wanted poster from Garp's hand and said with a displeased expression, "If you don't want to go, I won't force you. Just stay in Marineford and wait for the results!"

After saying that, Sengoku continued in a deep voice: "If Portgas D. Ace accepts the title of Shichibukai, you can do whatever you want."

If he refuses, then you're in charge of preventing him from entering the New World; capture him and imprison him in the underwater prison for execution!

"That guy is really dangerous!"

Garp skipped over the topic of Ace, still persistently wanting to continue discussing that minor character named Uehara Naraku. He even volunteered, "I'll go and arrest that guy named Uehara Naraku right now!"

"Don't try to avoid the topic of Ace!"

Sengoku angrily interrupted Garp, issuing his order in a deep voice: "Garp, we already know Ace's identity."

You should understand that under no circumstances should we allow someone like that to enter the New World. The World Government will absolutely not allow another pirate to arrive at Laugh Tale to be born in this world…”

"I'm serious!"

Monkey D. Garp remained steadfast in his opinion: "That guy is really dangerous. Maybe he's weak now, but his mind is definitely dangerous, hahaha..."

At this point, Garp couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Because he felt it was somewhat inappropriate to say that other people's thoughts were dangerous, Sengoku became even more convinced that everything Garp had just said was false.

How dare you say such things?

Sengoku's face gradually hardened with barely suppressed rage. He pointed to the door, signaling his old friend to get out: "You bastards! The most dangerous person in the world is none other than your son, Dragon!"

"..."

Monkey D. Garp angrily kicked the chair next to him away and left the marshal's office like a crab, leaving only one last sentence in his anger.

"Warring States Period, you'll regret this!"

"Garp, I am the Fleet Admiral!"

Since the argument with his old friend had escalated to this point, Sengoku the Buddha seized the opportunity to invoke his status as Fleet Admiral and issued a direct order: "Vice Admiral Garp, please remain at Marineford and await the results of the Seven Warlords of the Sea appointments!"

"…I see."

Garp paused at the doorway.

The next moment, the veteran's resolve hardened again, and he turned sharply to ask, "By the way... do you still have any donuts in your cupboard?"

"Only rice crackers!"

The anger on Sengoku's face had not yet subsided.

"Oh, that works too."

Garp slowly nodded, turned around and sat back down, leisurely watching his old friend angrily hand him snacks.

After an argument, Sengoku's heart would usually soften a little.

Even though she was still angry at this moment, she would share the snacks that she usually wouldn't share with him because of her guilt.

This is based on Karp's many years of experience.

Now that they've just finished arguing, they should get back to business.

Sengoku took out the wanted posters for Uehara Naraku, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Nico Robin, and continued softly, "If you really think it's dangerous, then let Kuzan go! After all, it involves the remnants of Ohara from back then, and I remember he's always been in the first half of the Grand Line..."

"Oh, whatever."

Garp gulped down a whole bag of senbei (rice crackers) before continuing, "Anyway, I just wanted to find an excuse to leave... because I know Ace wouldn't agree to become a Shichibukai. I know those brats in his family pretty well!"

"Garp, you bastard!"

Sengoku couldn't help but curse in anger, but he still dialed Kuzan's Den Den Mushi: "Kuzan, I have news about the Devil Child Robin and her two subordinates..."

Two more chapters to go!

Everyone, go to bed early!

(End of this chapter)