Chapter 170
Water 7,
A few days have passed in the blink of an eye.
With the combined efforts of Franky, Mr. Iceburg, and the three foremen of the Galley-La Company, a sailboat capable of crossing any Sea Territory has been built in no time at all and will be ready to sail in no time.
And Roman also quietly knocked on the door of Marine Vice Admiral Garp.
"Hahaha, it's little Roman!"
The cheerful tall old man patted the table in front of him, each minding their own business and poured himself a cup of tea.
"Come on, sit down! Chat with the old man for a while - that stinky brat Luffy doesn't even have the patience to listen to my old man!"
"Garp Old Mister, I'm looking for you." Roman didn't sit down, just stood in the room, his serious face made Garp also serious.
"Ace got caught."
?
"What Ace..."
"Portgas·D·Ace, Luffy's big brother." Roman looked at the motionless statue of Vice Admiral Garp sighed.
"Or - Gol D. Ace?"
! ! !
In an instant, an imposing manner that was as heavy as a mountain and thick as an ocean instantly enveloped Roman! Even with Roman's current strength, he couldn't breathe for a moment, as if he was thrown into the deep sea, unable to move even a little bit.
ka ka ka! !
The whole room was full of fine creaking sounds, as if all the objects were moaning and begging for mercy!
"Do you know what you're talking about? Little Roman."
In Vice Admiral Garp's extremely calm voice, the teacup in his hand first melted into fine sand and flowed down, then Scattered ashes and dispersed smoke in the air with tea! Immediately after that, the chair he sat on collapsed silently, even the table and floor in front of him...
In the blink of an eye, there was only one person sitting out of thin air in the room. The tall old Marine with ', the eyes that can penetrate the soul firmly lock Roman! Don't talk about 'elemental transformation', even raising your hand to use the ability is extremely difficult. But—
Roman wasn't ready to fight the Hero of the Marines either.
"I got the message,"
Roman's face was as usual in the face of terrifying Haki, who seemed to be crushing himself in the next second.
"A few days ago, there was a battle on Banaro Island."
"The two sides of the battle were Captain Ace, the second division of Whitebeard, and Blackbeard Teach, a defector under Whitebeard. .”
Blackbeard Teach? !
For a split second, Garp remembered the man who broke in at the Shichibukai meeting held some time ago:
'I recommend my family's captain to take over the Shichibukai,'
The man named Lafitte with a cane and a hat laughed and looked towards the three Shichibukai, Marine Vice Admiral, and Marine Fleet Admiral present.
'His name is Marshall D. Teach! '
Is it him?
As soon as the imposing manner is closed, the whole room is calm again! If it weren't for the desks and chairs floors that had 'disappeared', it would be as if nothing had happened.
"Go on!"
Roman didn't care about Garp's tough words.
——If something goes wrong with the Straw Hat group, my tone is definitely worse than this.
"The result of the battle was that Ace was captured alive, and Blackbeard should have sent Ace to Marine headquarters. ——He needs a 'meeting gift' of sufficient weight to seek Shichibukai's position."
Whitebeard 2nd Team Captain, 'Hiken' Ace with a bounty of 550 million Berries is enough!
Garp once again took a deep look at the boy in front of him, whether it was Ace's true identity, a battle on another island, or Blackbeard seeking Shichibukai...
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These are by no means ordinary people - even the information that most powerhouses can access!
"I know what Garp Old Mister is thinking,"
Roman spread his hands, crossed over people know a lot of classified information, but to explain the source of this information is a matter of itself. Very troublesome thing. - Fortunately, now is not the time to care about these 'little things'.
"But the top priority now is to prevent Ace's identity from being exposed."
If it is only the identity of the Captain of the Whitebeard Second Division, then maybe it can be 'rescue'. But if the identity of Ace Pirate King's son is revealed, then...
"Blackbeard Teach used to be Ace's subordinate, and with Ace's temper-"
The whole The Whitebeard Pirates knew he was the son of the previous Pirate King, and not a few.
"So, Garp Old Mister has to go back quickly. - Either tampering with the report or shutting up the person involved, cover up Ace's identity first, and then find a way to fish him out.
" ····"
They are all members of the 'system', even if they are upright and honest like Garp, they should never be unfamiliar with these 'methods' after several decades. And with his status and power, it is not that there is no probability of suppressing this matter.
——Impartial and incorruptible? Grand Duke is right?
That's not human.
"little demon...you..."
"I persuaded Ace a long time ago, but you know—"
Facing Garp's hesitant words, Roman directly spread his hands, "I'm also very helpless".
"He won't listen to me, in fact he doesn't even listen to Whitebeard, and Whitebeard doesn't approve of him chasing Blackbeard alone. - I don't know how a formidable person like Roger can be like this The stubborn son."
"Anyway, I hope you, the grandfather, can persuade him,"
"To be honest - what's so good about being a Pirate? As long as he is willing to surrender, Marine can instantly make him the signature model of 'The Prodigal Son', and Admiral's position is just around the corner..."
"This is from one of your 'Pirate' mouths It's really weird."
Facing Garp who stood up slowly, Roman rolled the eyes.
"I was dragged by your grandson to be a 'Pirate', I'll blame you for Luffy."
Well, although Roman, who ate the paper fruit at the beginning, was also going to look for it. A small country plays a trick of 'stealing the country', and then recruits troops to accumulate strength...
"Thanks, little Roman."
came back to his from the shock of the news The senses' Garp nods to Roman, saying that if the other party can run and say such words at this time, he has already regarded himself... No, Luffy is regarded as a real family member!
Otherwise, with the shrewdness and prudence shown by this young man named Roman, he definitely hides as far as he can from this kind of muddy water.
"I'm heading back to headquarters right now!"
"But before that—"
ka ka, ka ka,
Facing Garp, who clenched his fists and slowly approached, a row of question marks slowly appeared above Roman's head.
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“hehe, I heard our ship is almost finished!”
Luffy in a white T-shirt Happily carrying a large bag of meat to the beach, Roman asked them to go to the beach to watch the boat and prepare for the departure.
"hmph, what's there to be happy about."
Wearing a suit like Luffy's 'couple's outfit' - it's actually a Zoro curl one's lip with a cheap black tee, but There was also a rare expression of interest on his face. After all, to a Pirates, a good ship is like a sword to a swordsman.
Thinking of knives, Zoro subconsciously supported the three knives around his waist.
In addition to Hedao Yiwen and Sandai Guitou, the other blade was just purchased at Water 7. Although the current Straw Hat group is 'not bad money', it is just a 'good one' Knife' only.
It's not worthy of Zoro's strange power, it can only be used as an excess-
Boom! !
A silhouette smashed in front of the crowd, causing a group of people to stop. Then:
“cough cough cough,”
Roman stood up from the hole in the ground, all in a mess.
"Luffy? Dead mud cute"
"Roman, are you alright?"
The nerve-wracking Luffy asks this If it is, it is of course because of Roman's current appearance:
The suit is tattered, revealing the essence of paper; the well-defined muscles under the clothes are blue and purple; a face...
"Seimei Kikan!"
As Roman rubbed his hands together, his face full of buns quickly recovered.
"I'm fine,"
The suit began to recombine with the crash-bang sound of Roman's calm patted body, fresh off the disfigurement.
"—but you have something to do."
? ? ? ?
dong!
A tall silhouette suddenly landed behind Luffy and the others, and as they turned around in cold sweat, behind him was Vice Admiral Garp with a casserole-like fist .
"You bastard brats!"
bang!
The 'fist of love' in the shouting sound crashed down, instantly smashing Luffy's head into the floor! Vice Admiral Garp looks towards the others: Zoro and Sanji with an angry face.
"Not knowing the immensity of Heaven and Earth if you have a little strength?"
"Think you're strong, eh?"
"In Garp —"
bang!
“Garp—”
bang!
In an instant, the Straw Hat group performed three battle strengths at the same time, which made Roman, who was straightening his tie, secretly nodded.
That's right, my partner should have the same blessings and the same difficulties. How can I be the only one to be beaten?
"grandfather, what are you crazy about!"
"Hey! Luffy——" X2
Facing the Straw Hat three battle strengths, Garp Rubbing his fists with contempt.
"What? You want to fight with my old man—"
"Let's go,"
Roman without the slightest hesitation was beaten up by Garp He turned around, motioning for dumbstruck's Nami, Robin, and Chopper, who was scared of a reindeer, to follow.
"Ro... Mr. Roman... Luffy them?"
Facing Chopper's stammering question, Roman waved his hand casually.
"Don't panic,"
"They'll catch up in a while."
Well, in the form of a bag full of...