【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

Chapter 377 The Darkness Under the Bubbles

Naval Headquarters Marineford

Zhan Guo sat at his desk, looking at the documents on the table. These documents required summoning all necessary naval forces to come to Marinford to participate in the war. He needed to prepare for the upcoming war.

Although the execution news had not yet been announced in the newspapers, it was coming soon, and the date was about to be set. Whitebeard would not tolerate the arrest and execution of any of his sons. Fortunately, those guys at least had some brains and did not ask to deter the pirates and the revolutionary army at the same time at this time.

Otherwise they would have to face more than just Whitebeard, but in any case it would be a huge war.

After signing the last document, Sengoku leaned back and relaxed, sighing as he looked at the pensive Crane beside him. "Garp will be back soon, right?"

"We've arrived at headquarters." Crane nodded.

Zhan Guo frowned in pain, and could already imagine how Garp would make a scene at them when he found out the news. Just as he finished speaking, the old guy came.

Looking at Garp who pushed the door open angrily, Zhan Guo sat up straight again and confronted him as calmly as possible. They all knew that no matter what Garp said, this matter would not change.

"Warring States!!"

"Is this your plan? To transfer me back so you can capture my grandson!?"

"Shut up, Garp, don't forget who you are!" Zhan Guo replied sternly, "I haven't settled the score with you for hiding Roger's child!"

Garp sneered. He was in no mood to argue with Sengoku. He looked at Crane who remained silent beside him. He knew that this was probably her plan to send him back to Nanami to hold him back and prevent him from intercepting Akainu.

Garp snorted coldly and turned away. He knew that no matter what he said, the outcome would not change, but the son paying for his father's debt was simply "ridiculous!!"

Sengoku sighed as he watched Garp slam the door and leave. He knew how much of a blow this incident had dealt to Garp, but this was a special order directly issued by the World Government. They had indeed taken advantage of Garp, even preventing him from intervening. "I hope that old man doesn't do anything stupid."

"He is still a marine after all." He said with a bad look on his face. They all knew how firm Garp's stance was, so they were not worried about that.

"Contact Morgans and spread the news of the execution." Zhan Guo said, pinching his eyebrows.

......

Garp sat at his desk in the office. This time he didn't speak loudly to anyone, nor did he laugh. He was very quiet, staring at the photo in his hand. Two boys appeared on it. Memories flashed through Garp's mind. He still remembered the scene when he took the photo from Ace and Luffy. The Den Den Mushi that Makino could provide for taking photos of them was already very old. This was one of the clearer ones. He always regretted not being able to take a photo of the four of them when they were young.

He still remembered how he felt when he lost his grandson last time. He should have realized that this would happen again sooner or later, but he refused to think about it. He refused to think about the cruelty of the Demon Killing Order, refused to think about those Celestial Dragons, refused to consider Batalila, refused to think about them being killed because of a child who had a chance of survival, and he refused to think about the fact that the system he served not only implemented but would continue to implement these measures.

Garp hid the photo in the cabinet, covering his head with his hands in despair, his eyes fell on the latest wanted posters of Lucci and Ace. They were his family, his grandsons, and his heart kept screaming that he should do something, do something!

But the part of him that had been loyal to the navy for decades kept whispering to him, "They are pirates. They chose to be this! Take responsibility!"

His fingers unconsciously tightened in his hair. There's nothing I can do, nothing I can do, Cap tried to convince himself, trying to ignore the voice in his head that was still screaming.

No, he should do something, as a father he should let his son know about this, at least let him know that his son was still alive, even if he would soon fall into despair again, although there was a part of him that hoped that his rebellious son could help when he was powerless.

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Chabaoti Archipelago

Under the leadership of Xiao Ba, they soon arrived at the tavern where the coating craftsman was, and also witnessed the famous bubble culture of Shabaodi. Just like the shells on Sky Island, the Shabaodi Archipelago uses bubbles produced by mangroves as a means of transportation and transportation. The bubbles here are also used in all aspects of the lives of the residents of the Shabaodi Archipelago. However, the bubbles here can only be used within the climate range of the Shabaodi Archipelago. The bubbles will burst if they leave the mangroves.

Although this island is prosperous and beautiful, it is full of corruption and darkness. There are human trafficking, slave traders, pirates who are bought and sold at will, the arrogant Celestial Dragons, the navy who aid and abet the evil, greedy pirates and bounty hunters, and even the slave culture continues on this island. Just the journey to the tavern perfectly shows them all the darkness of the Sabaody Archipelago.

"Is the coating craftsman also a fishman?" Luffy stuck his head out of the bubble car and looked at the tavern in front curiously.

"Papagu and I haven't met him either. We heard he's a very powerful person," Kami said with a smile.

"Rayleigh, Shaggy, are you there!?"

As Xiao Ba pushed open the door, they could see the scene inside the tavern clearly. Several pirates with wounds all over their bodies were lying on the floor of the tavern. The Xia Qi that Xiao Ba mentioned seemed to be the owner of the tavern, and he was holding a pirate with a bruised face and nose in his hand.

Kimi, Chopper and the others were obviously frightened by the brutal behavior of the tavern owner, but after she handed one to Chopper, Chopper was no longer afraid of her at all.

Luffy rushed to the refrigerator as soon as he entered the tavern and took out a lot of food from it. Although the tavern owner complained about this, she did not stop Luffy at all, but let him do as he pleased.

She seemed to understand them completely, and she didn't show any surprise at either Luffy or Chopper's behavior.

"Boss lady, you seem to know us?" Qi asked.

"Of course, you're news figures, but I didn't know about the Skeletons joining the gang, or that they could move." Shaqi held a cigarette between his lips and poured them a few cups of tea. "I saw the report on Judicial Island. Did you really challenge the World Government?"

"Well... I'm too lazy to talk about that anymore." Luffy said helplessly. They had been asked about this several times. He just saved his partner.

"Haha, don't you want to show off?" Xia Qi said with a smile, then looked at Qi and said, "You look a lot like someone I know."

"Really?" Qi blinked in confusion.

"Just as cute." Xia Qi teased.

Qi looked at the proprietress speechlessly. He thought she knew Luffy, but she said he was cute. "Who says a man is cute? Oh, Luffy doesn't count."

"Hey, Qi! What do you mean!?" Luffy retorted dissatisfiedly "I am handsome!!"

"Hahaha, little Luffy is really cute." Shaki said with a smile, and before Luffy could refute, he continued, "You are looking for Rayleigh Coating, right?"

"Ah, that's right, we are going to Fishman Island!" Luffy, who temporarily forgot to refute, answered while pouting and blowing the hot tea in the cup.

"It's a pity he's not here, but he won't leave the archipelago. You can look for him in the bars and casinos."

"Then let's wait, he should come back." Luffy said casually.