Chapter 726 Revealing Ambition
"That's right! You shouldn't interfere directly in Luffy's affairs, so let me take care of it from now on!"
"By the way! Why is the old man in the East China Sea?"
The identities of Luffy's family are indeed somewhat special. His grandfather is a naval hero, his father is the leader of the Revolutionary Army, and he himself wants to be a pirate. This requires him to occupy one of the three forces.
Especially because of Dragon's identity, the World Government hates him too much. If they knew that Luffy was Dragon's son, they would definitely kill Luffy before he grew up, or use him as a hostage to threaten Dragon. It would be useless even if he had a grandfather who was a naval hero.
Vic really wanted to know how Cap came to Windmill Village. There was no such scene in the original book. Could it be that this happened because the old man had a breakthrough in strength?
"Of course I'm back from vacation. I also want to see what kind of trouble my grandson can make! Hahaha!"
Garp laughed heartily, but the sound seemed to be blocked by an invisible barrier and could not spread to the space two meters away. Otherwise, such a loud laugh would definitely alarm Luffy and the people who were seeing him off at the dock, but now those people were unaware of it, and the two sides seemed to be in two different spaces.
"Oh, that's how it is!"
It was not too surprising for Wick that the old man came back on his own initiative, because the current Garp is not the Garp in the original work who wanted Ace and Luffy to be navy. The current Garp has let it go. If the Garp in the original work knew the time when Luffy would go to sea, he should have stopped Luffy from going to sea, and then taken him to the navy for some good training?
But in the original work, Garp was in the East China Sea during this period of time. He was the one who cleaned up the mess after Luffy and Zoro defeated Monk. It was only a few days before and after. Could it be that in the original work he really didn't go back to Windmill Village to spy on Luffy going out to sea?
The same goes for Dragon. He also appeared in the East China Sea during that period of time and rescued Luffy from Smoker in Rogue Town. So did he secretly witness Luffy going out to sea?
Did the father and son witness this moment in secret? It's just not shown in the original story? Otherwise, it's too coincidental that the father and son appeared one after another after Luffy went to sea. Isn't it too coincidental?
And why did Garp bring Coby back to the Marine Headquarters for special training? Did he really see the potential in Coby? Can he see the potential in Coby just because he is a timid and cowardly short person? Not necessarily!
Did Garp secretly follow Luffy's every move and decide to take him away because he knew about Luffy's relationship with Coby? Did he think that if he could train him, he would train him, and if he couldn't, he would just forget about it? After all, Coby was a member of the navy, so he deserved to be friends with Luffy?
After thinking about it, Victor felt that in the original work, the father and son had probably been keeping an eye on Luffy since he set out to sea. At least Dragon had been following Luffy not far away, and Rogue Town alone had rescued Luffy twice.
Anyway, it is very likely that the East China Sea has been following him all the time. As for whether he is still following him secretly after reaching the Grand Line, Victor is not very sure. In other words, no matter whether Victor has changed Garp or not, the old man will not stop Luffy from becoming a pirate?
Of course, there is another possibility, that is, in the original work, Garp returned to the East China Sea too late. He originally wanted to return to the East China Sea to stop Luffy from going out to sea as a pirate, but after returning to the East China Sea, he found that Luffy had already gone out to sea.
Then he wanted to catch up with Luffy, but the Marine Headquarters assigned him a nearby mission, asking him to bring the parasite Monka back to the headquarters for trial, and only then did he give up chasing Luffy?
Anyway, all these possibilities exist, it’s just a matter of probability. However, there must have been a deep meaning behind Garp’s appearance in the East China Sea at that time.
After that, the three of them didn't communicate much and all of them kept their eyes on Luffy. Luffy and Ace's personal charm was beyond doubt. Although they all had to go out to sea as pirates, they both received help from the folks in Windmill Village.
The villagers knew that the two boys were not bad people by nature, and that they would not do anything harmful even if they became pirates, so whenever they went out to sea, they would come over to see if there was anything they could do to help.
Luffy's voyage was uneventful, just like in the original story. The last time Ace went out to sea, the King of the Sea, who was going somewhere unknown, stopped Luffy's boat.
This guy might have remembered Luffy's breath and came out to show his presence. Then, in front of everyone's attention, Luffy knocked the King of the Coast down with one punch!
When Ace went out to sea, he had already awakened his Observation Haki and knew the path he would take in the future. That was something Vic had specially strengthened because he was afraid that Ace would repeat the same mistake.
But when it comes to Luffy, his strength is not much different from the original. Victor doesn't need to worry too much about Luffy's growth, because he will have everything he deserves in the future.
So over the years, Victor has only strengthened Luffy's foundation, tempered his will to be tougher than steel, and improved his practical experience and fighting instincts a lot. Anyway, the road ahead will be easier, and the improvement in combat power will not leave any hidden dangers.
Luffy disappeared on the sea level. Victor said hello to Garp and his son and left. As for what Garp and Dragon will do next, Victor didn't care much. Anyway, he had already guessed it before. Luffy would be fine in the East China Sea.
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And at the moment when Luffy set sail from Windmill Village to become a pirate, a major event happened on the Moby Dick in a certain sea area in the New World!
The Dark-Dark Fruit that Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach had been dreaming about was picked up by Team 4's captain Thatch. Except for Blackbeard, who had seen the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia and recognized the purple Devil Fruit, everyone else was guessing what kind of Devil Fruit this was.
So after getting this devil fruit, Thatch did not eat it immediately. No one wants to eat a rubbish devil fruit, at least there will be some struggle in the heart. It was this hesitation about the unknown that brought Thatch's life to an end!
Perhaps Blackbeard's obsession had paid off, and the Dark-Dark Fruit was affected by his will and indeed appeared near him. However, his luck was a little worse, as he was not the first to discover the Dark-Dark Fruit.
However, as long as Thatch doesn't eat the Dark-Dark Fruit right away, that will be his chance, the chance he has been waiting for since he boarded the Moby Dick as a child!
For this opportunity he would kill anyone, including the man he had called dad for decades, and then Thatch was killed, his devil fruit disappeared, and Marshall D. Teach was also missing!
Blackbeard, who has obtained the Dark-Dark Fruit, no longer needs to keep a low profile. He has already obtained the capital to realize his ambitions. He needs to build his own power and no longer needs to hide in the Whitebeard Pirates. Therefore, there is no need to investigate who the murderer of Thatch is.
Killing companions is a taboo on the Moby Dick, and it is the thing that Whitebeard cannot tolerate the most. Blackbeard Teach is a member of the second team, so Ace, the captain of the second team, must personally capture him and bring him back to be punished.
Then Ace left the Moby Dick and began to chase Blackbeard. With the strength shown by Blackbeard, Ace was still confident that he could capture him.
Blackbeard was well aware that his killing of Thatch was a big violation of his father's will, but for the sake of his own ambitions, he had to do it. He also knew that he would be hunted down by Ace next!
Blackbeard still recognized Ace's strength. If he had not eaten the Dark-Dark Fruit, he would have lost for sure. After eating the Dark-Dark Fruit, the two of them were evenly matched, and he was not sure of defeating Ace.
So in order to find a partner and stay away from Ace, he left the New World and came to the first half of the Grand Line, and even went to all corners of the world to look for a partner he liked.
Ace was also inquiring for information while hunting down Blackbeard. What happened on the Moby Dick caused quite a stir in the New World. All the bigger forces knew about it. After all, finding out Blackbeard's whereabouts would inevitably reveal a lot of information!