The natural system started off strong, but the navy finally reached its peak!

"The struggle between absolute power has always existed and has never stopped."

"And all the rules should be written by the 'strongest'!!" With that, Gern turned and left.

Ribo, Boa Hancock, and Tesoro followed closely behind.

The morning light, like a veil, elongated their shadows, as if gilding them with a golden outline.

Enel slowly rose from the ground, squinted at Gern's retreating figure, then suddenly grinned and shouted loudly.

"Hey! Gern!"

Gern paused slightly.

"If we go to Qinghai, will they provide enough apples?!"

Gern didn't turn around, but simply reached into his pocket, pulled out a bright red apple, and tossed it behind him.

The apple traced a graceful arc, and Enel caught it with his outstretched hand, glancing down at it.

"What do you think?" Gern's voice drifted on the wind, carrying a faint hint of amusement.

"Hahaha!!!" Enel laughed, slung his golden staff over his shoulder, and strode after him.

Lightning spread beneath his feet, as if paving a divine path to the human world.

"Then let Qinghai... properly welcome the arrival of 'God'!!!"

Chapter 231 Young people are so healthy, they can fall asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow.

A week later, the first half of the Grand Line was under a clear blue sky.

The White Gull rested quietly on the sea, a gentle sea breeze stirring up fine waves that lapped against the hull with a pleasant sound.

On the deck, Libo was lying on the ship's side, her fluffy rabbit ears swaying gently in the sea breeze.

She held a carrot in her hand, taking a bite every now and then, her gaze curiously fixed on the distance.

“Gern, hasn’t this guy had enough?” Libo turned her head to look at Gern, who was leaning back in his deck chair, and then glanced at someone sitting atop the mast of a warship.

"Is it really that fun to fight a few million-dollar pirates? Humph!" Ribo took a fierce bite of the carrot.

"Oh dear! I've just arrived at the sea, and I'm still feeling all excited. That's how it is!" Gern lazily rolled over, while Black Blade Eight Desolations leaned back in his chair.

"And I asked Tesoro, and pirates frequent this area quite often, so it should be..."

Before he could finish speaking, Tesoro's shout came from the lookout tower: "Pirate ship spotted at ten o'clock!"

Almost at the same instant, a bolt of blue lightning shot out from the mast!

"Hahahaha! Finally here!" Enel's figure appeared at the top of the mast in an instant.

With the golden staff slung over his shoulder, his long earlobes swayed in the wind, and his eyes gleamed with excitement.

In the distance, a medium-sized pirate ship was slowly approaching.

The sails were painted with a skull and crossbones symbol, and a dozen pirates on the deck were shouting and waving their weapons.

Judging from the size of the ship and the flag, this is just a small pirate crew with a bounty of a few million.

"Hey! Look over there!" On the pirate ship, a lookout suddenly pointed at the White Gull and shouted, "There's a warship!"

"What's there to be afraid of!" The pirate captain drew his scimitar and grinned maliciously. "These small warships are perfect for robbing."

That'll raise my bounty even higher! Kids, get the cannons loaded!

However, suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck the mast of the pirate ship!

“Mortal…” Enel’s lips curled into an exaggerated grin as he pointed his golden staff sharply at the pirate ship’s deck.

"Face God!"

"What is this guy talking about?" For a moment, the pirates looked at each other in bewilderment.

The next second, their questions were forever etched on their faces.

"Pretending not to hear? How amusing!"

"Divine Judgment!!!" Enel raised his arm, and the sky instantly became overcast.

A bolt of lightning, several meters in diameter, descended from the sky and struck the pirate ship precisely in the center!

"BOOM!!!" With a deafening explosion, the wooden hull was torn apart like paper.

Wherever the blazing white lightning passed, everything was carbonized and vaporized.

The pirates didn't even have time to scream before they were reduced to ashes in the lightning.

The shockwave created huge waves, blasting a massive crater in the sea surface, causing the surrounding seawater to rush in and form a brief whirlpool.

When the lightning dissipated, the pirate ship had vanished without a trace, leaving only a few charred planks floating on the sea.

"Hahahaha!" Enel stood on a floating piece of shipwreck and laughed loudly.

"Do you see that? This is the consequence of blaspheming God!"

Laughter echoed across the sea, filled with madness and excitement, while lightning electrolyzed the surrounding seawater, sending up wisps of white steam.

"How was it?" Enel, back on the warship's deck, wore a satisfied smile. "Have you developed a sense of awe for the power of the gods?"

"Wow...that's amazing!" Even Libo, the ultimate cheerleader, widened her eyes, and the carrot slipped from her hand.

"So, all your moves can be harmful!"

"Then why couldn't you defeat Gern before? Tell me, Enel!"

"..."

"Forget it." Enel glanced at Ribo, who had been supporting him, and snorted coldly.

"You are also a being capable of harming a god, so I won't hold it against you."

"Tell me! That was so cool!" Seeing Enel about to leave, Ribo immediately grabbed him.

As a result, he grabbed Enel's earlobe, and the two of them pulled each other for a distance.

"..."

After a moment of silence, their expressions changed from bewilderment to surprise almost simultaneously.

"Wow! Your ear fell off!"

"Ugh! You damn rabbit! These are God's ears!"

"Tsk tsk tsk!" Snake Princess leaned back against the seat next to Gern. "This guy really doesn't know what restraint is."

Tesoro also frowned: "Lieutenant General Gern, is it really okay to let him act so casually?"

Upon returning to Marineford, the discipline of the Marine Headquarters...

“Discipline?” Gern smiled faintly, mimicking Enel’s tone. “That applies to mortals.”

As he spoke, he silently turned his head when he saw Enel in the distance, whose neck was being wrapped with earlobes because he had frightened Ribo.

"Perhaps... God has His own way of doing things!"

"Lieutenant General Gern, you didn't have any confidence at all when you said that!"

On the other side, Enel, having tidied himself up, seemed to sense Gern's gaze.

He whirled around, pointing his golden staff directly at Gern! Did you just see that?

This is the power of God! These ants aren't even worthy of my attention!

Gern chuckled softly, his voice not loud, but it clearly reached Enel's ears: "Well done."

However, there are many pirates stronger than this in the latter half of the Grand Line.

"Stronger?" Enel's eyes lit up, lightning crackling in his pupils.

"Where are they? I'm going to judge them right now!"

"Don't rush," Gern waved his hand, "We still have people to wait for!"

"After all, this small boat isn't getting enough supplies, so we're planning to take another branch's warship back to headquarters."

Enel pouted, crossed his arms, and looked impatient. "Waiting for whom?"

"Wait..." Gern was about to speak when suddenly...

"Whoosh!!!" A deafening blast of the ship's horn suddenly ripped apart the calm of the sea.

On the distant horizon, a massive dog-headed warship cuts through the waves.

"Hey!!! Gern—!!!" A bold roar exploded like thunder.

The next second, Garp leaped from the deck of the warship, his cloak billowing in the gale.

Like a raptor spreading its wings, it crashed straight down on the White Gull!

"Hahaha! I've come to pick you up!!!"

"Lieutenant General Garp???" Gern was suddenly stunned, but then seemed to realize something, catching a glimpse of blue light out of the corner of his eye, and abruptly turned his head.

"Wait! Ai..."

"Heh...hehehe..." Enel lowered his head, his shoulders trembling slightly, and a low laugh escaped his throat.

“Very good…” He slowly raised his head, his entire body transforming into elemental form, his mouth stretching almost to his ears, “daring to confront the gods right from the start…”

A violent burst of lightning erupted from his body, instantly carbonizing the deck beneath his feet and filling the air with a pungent odor.

"During my time in Qinghai, I destroyed all the mortals..."

"I hereby call you... the strongest!!!"

Before he finished speaking, Enel suddenly transformed into a blinding bolt of lightning and shot towards Garp in mid-air at almost teleportation speed!

then.

A muffled thud.

Enel flew back at an even faster speed than he had charged out, crashing heavily onto the deck.

The person was embedded in the wooden board in a "T" shape, with their eyes rolled back and a wisp of smoke rising from their mouth.

Karp landed steadily on the White Gull, scratched his shoulder, and asked with a puzzled look, "Gern, did I just bump into something?"

He looked down at the deck. "And what's with this person sleeping here in the middle of the day?"

Gern glanced down at the unconscious Enel, and his lips twitched.

"fine."

"This is still okay?"

"It's normal for young people to fall asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow!"

Chapter 232 The Education of "Ai"

Garp's dog-headed warship sailed smoothly on the sea, while the White Gull had been steered to the nearest branch by other naval forces.

"Hahaha!" Garp's laughter boomed, and he patted Gern on the shoulder.

"You little rascal, you've been working really hard this week!"

When I came to pick you up, I didn't see a single pirate ship in this pirate-infested sea!

"Have you found another amazing guy? Aren't you going to introduce him to this old man?"

Looking at Garp, who was gradually aging, Guern smiled helplessly, "Vice Admiral Garp, stop pretending."

Others might not have seen it, but I saw you cover yourself in Armament Haki the moment you charged down!

After saying that, he glanced at Enel, who was lying unconscious on the deck.

"After all, he's a Logia-type. How could he be so fragile if you don't use Armament Haki!"

"Have we been found out?" Garp scratched the back of his head, making no attempt to hide it.

"I'm just curious! After all, you have two new faces by your side."

After speaking, Garp's gaze casually swept over Boa Hancock, who was being secretly watched by other Marines not far away.

Snake Princess noticed the gaze, snorted coldly, her long orange-red hair fluttering in the wind, her eyes filled with disdain and arrogance.