One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

However, correspondingly, when his Armament Haki reaches a high level, the power he can unleash is unimaginable.

"Grandpa Garp!" Lark jumped out from behind Rorschach, a joyful smile on his face, and called out in a clear voice.

Garp chuckled and reached out to pat her head, saying, "Little Lark is quite capable too. She should be promoted to Major this time. I reckon it won't be long before she catches up with that rascal Rorschach. Keep it up, or you might not be able to control him from philandering after you marry him."

"Who...who is going to marry him..." Yun Que's face immediately turned red.

Just as Karp was about to continue his teasing, Jonathan's angry voice came from beside him.

"Garp! You brat, you've come here and started causing trouble. Are you trying to destroy this port that was just repaired yesterday?!"

Jonathan's words were met with complete silence.

On the warship, all the naval soldiers fell silent, their mouths agape.

"Daring to insult Lieutenant General Garp... what a brat... who is that old man?"

Karp raised an eyebrow and then noticed the gaunt old man standing next to Rorschach.

He picked his nose and looked Jonathan up and down, his face full of black lines.

"Who are you, old man? Do I know you?"

"You little brat! Say you don't know me again?"

You're asking for trouble, aren't you? How dare you call yourself "old man" in front of me! Have you forgotten who helped you deliver the love letter to Xiaohe?

Who delivered food to you bunch of rascals fifty years, seven months and sixteen days ago?

You heartless bastard! You've completely forgotten my kindness! Just like that brat from the Warring States period, you're both ungrateful wretches.

Jonathan pointed at Karp's nose and spat all over his face.

Karp blinked, then suddenly grinned, stretched out his two thick arms, and to Jonathan's astonishment, lifted him up from the ground and gave him a tight bear hug.

"Hahaha! It's you, Major General Jonathan! I didn't expect you to have aged so much in the decades since we last met. You've even lost all your teeth."

"Let go... let go of me, Garp! You little bastard! Ah! You're going to break my back..."

Jonathan felt as if his bones were cracking and popping, as if he were about to be crushed by Garp's bear hug.

Not far away, King Poplar V of the Kingdom of Saint Poplar, along with his royal family members, stood there dumbfounded, watching the commotion unfold, exchanging bewildered glances.

They were ignored.

Chapter 278 Major General Luo Xia

Night falls in the royal city, in the main hall of the palace.

The scattered gas lamps and flickering candlelight illuminated the vast royal city, making it a brightly lit place.

The banquet stretched from the magnificent palace all the way to the inner city gate.

Under the dark night sky, the Queen's City of Spring, illuminated by countless lights, resembles a torch in the darkness.

The city was bustling with noise and excitement.

This was the second city-wide banquet held by Pope V to welcome the arriving navy.

This extremely expensive way of welcoming people can be described as the grandest of all.

In the brightly lit hall, Pope V, with his large belly, chuckled and raised his wine glass to toast Capu, who was engrossed in eating and drinking.

"Vice Admiral Garp, on behalf of the Kingdom of St. Poplar, I thank the Marine Headquarters for their support."

Karp looked up from a large plate of golden-brown, crispy, and pepper-scented roasted meat, casually wiped the grease from his mouth with his white sleeve, and raised his wine glass to clink with that of the smiling, fat king.

"If you want to thank someone, thank that old Jonathan and that kid Rorschach. By the time I arrived with my men, you had even repaired the wrecked port. I guess this trip was for nothing."

He downed his drink in one gulp, grabbed a huge piece of leg bone meat, and began to chew it vigorously.

The food here is actually quite good.

"Thanks are a must. For a naval hero like Vice Admiral Garp to come in person is a testament to the World Government's respect for my Saint Poplar Kingdom. As for Chairman Jonathan and Commodore Rorschach, they are undoubtedly heroes of this war. Come, both of you, let me toast you."

Popula V finished his drink, poured himself another, and looked at Rorschach and Jonathan.

"King Bobra is too kind," Rorschach and Jonathan said with smiles, raising their glasses in a gesture of respect.

Rorschach didn't have any ill feelings towards Popra, the fat king.

Compared to a capable and approachable leader like Iceberg, Pope V does seem somewhat lacking in excellence.

His Kingdom of the Holy Poplar encompasses several very prosperous cities, including the Queen of Spring and the City of Gourmet Food.

This member country, located on one of the park's seven essential flight paths, boasts an undeniably excellent geographical location.

In Rorschach's words, in this geographically precarious location, even without doing anything else, one could make a fortune simply by opening a hotel on the island.

The cities of the Holy Poplar Kingdom are indeed very prosperous and wealthy, a world apart from the small countries of the North Sea.

Although Popula V, this fat man, was not particularly talented and did not love his people like his own children.

However, he had one advantage: he dared to give his subordinates and the bounty hunter guild founded by Jonathan ample trust.

To put it bluntly, they were extravagant, dissolute, and just waiting to die.

Under the influence of this lazy and complacent king, the members of the royal family also seemed to have a very Zen-like attitude.

They just need to eat and drink well every day; they won't deliberately oppress ordinary people in China.

Based on this alone, in Luo Xia's eyes, this fat man could be considered a wise ruler.

"Brother Luo Xia, I'd like to eat that lobster, could you get it for me?"

Beside Rorschach, Lark tugged at his sleeve, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the huge lobster on the table, as thick as an arm.

"Your body is still developing, you should eat more. Here, it's all for you."

Luo Xia reached out and picked up the five or six large lobsters that were placed in the middle of the table, and put them all in front of Yun Que.

"There's too much, I can't eat it all." Yun Que's small mouth opened slightly.

"How much is this? If you don't eat more, you won't grow tall. Let me peel it for you."

As he spoke, Luo Xia grabbed a lobster that was more than half a meter long and began to peel its shell.

"Th...thank you."

The lark blushed slightly and whispered her thanks.

Seeing this, Sera, a short-haired girl sitting diagonally opposite, immediately pouted in anger.

"No wonder she wouldn't accept me. So she already had someone new? Is this the type of woman this guy likes? She looks petite and shy. But this woman was much more ruthless than me when she was killing pirates the other day."

While peeling shrimp, Rorschach nudged Garp next to him with his elbow and whispered, "Hey, old man, I have a question for you."

"What?" Garp didn't even look up.

"That's right, that Green Pepper, isn't he the current leader of the Happo Navy? I remember that although the Happo Navy is a pirate force, it's also a regular army of the Flower Country. And the Flower Country is now a member state of the World Government. I killed one of their army commanders, won't they complain to the World Government?"

Rorschach's mutterings hadn't received a response from Garp yet, but they were overheard by the fat Poplar V, who was sitting in the main seat next to Garp.

Upon hearing this, the bald, fat man flew into a rage, slamming his thick hand heavily on the table in front of him, and roared indignantly, "He dares!"

"I haven't even settled accounts with them yet. The Flower Country is nothing but a bunch of bandits and pirates. How dare they accuse me first?"

"As their army commander, Green Pepper Cone has openly led the Eight Treasures Navy to invade my Holy Poplar Kingdom. This debt absolutely cannot be left unresolved!"

Commodore Rorschach, don't worry! I'll contact the World Government shortly and report Chinjao's unprovoked invasion of a member state's territory. I want to see how those pirates from the Flower Country explain themselves.

"If they don't give me a sufficient apology and compensation, do you think I won't confront them face-to-face at next year's world conference!"

"Your Majesty Poplar is so generous!" Rorschach couldn't help but give a thumbs up to the angry-looking fat man.

"Hahaha, I really like you, Bobra. Come on, let's drink!"

Karp grinned, stretched out his greasy hand, put his arm around Bobra V's shoulder, and raised his wine glass.

Popula V didn't mind at all; instead, he laughed heartily and raised his glass to everyone at the table.

"Tonight, we're drinking until we drop! Everyone must have a great time, eat and drink to their heart's content!"

"cheers!"

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The backyard of the Bounty Hunters Guild base.

"That bastard Garp is really something. He doesn't even care when we give him money. He's just lazing around eating and drinking, just like before. He's a heartless glutton."

Jonathan, grumbling and cursing, returned to the place ahead of schedule with Rorschach and a man in a black suit.

The man in the black suit is Garp's lieutenant, Bogart, who is also a formidable swordsman.

His rank was the same as Luo Xia's, brigadier general.

"Hehe, that's just how he is. If you have something to say, you can talk to Brigadier General Bogart. He can represent Lieutenant General Kap."

Rorschach chuckled and looked at Jonathan, teasingly saying, "What, judging from your tone, you want to give me money? Let me tell you, I'm a naval officer who upholds justice, and I don't easily accept bribes."

"One hundred billion. I'm planning to donate one hundred billion Baileys to the Navy Headquarters for military expenses. Do you want it? If not, forget it." Jonathan snorted and led the way into the empty hall, plopping down on the sofa.

"want!"

Luo Xia's eyes lit up, and he quickly spoke up.

Are you kidding me? A hundred billion pegories, would I even be human if I didn't want him?

"It's not for you, why did you agree so quickly?"

Jonathan rolled his eyes.

He casually picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.

The familiar taste of cooled boiled water.

The thought of plain boiled water made Jonathan feel a dull ache in his abdomen, and he couldn't help but glare at Rorschach again.

That little bastard handed me the bottled water that had been replaced with plain water right outside the door that day, almost getting me beaten to death by the drug-addicted Gulliver.

"Hehehe, what are you saying? What would I need so much money for? To start a rebellion? The Navy Headquarters is a large and powerful organization, and it's precisely at this time that military funds are in short supply. Come, come, let me pour you some tea."