Chapter 171: Three Generations of Grandfather, Father, and Grandson: The Father is Kind, the Son is Filial, and the Grandson is Wise

Garp even suspected he had misheard.

After all, Luffy had not even been at sea for two months; how could he possibly be wanted by the Navy, and for something like assaulting a Celestial Dragon, no less?

It was not until he had confirmed it with his Navy subordinates time and again, and heard the full sequence of events clearly,

that Garp's face turned livid. Suppressing his rage, he said, "Luffy, you hit a Celestial Dragon?"

Even though he himself treated Celestial Dragons like trash all day long, he would never go so far as to directly assault one.

"That's right."

Seeing that Garp was not flying into a rage, Luffy pressed his palm against his shoulder, shook it twice, and said with a bright, happy smile, "How about it, Grandpa? I'm strong, right?"

"Still as hopeless as ever!"

After receiving a definitive answer,

Garp could no longer suppress the fury in his heart. He leaped high into the air, charging toward the grinning Luffy, intending to imprint his fist firmly onto Luffy's face.

How could he be a Marine if he had a bounty?

Had he not thrown his grandson into the deep abyss, tossed him into the dense, dark forest, and tied him to balloons to be released into the sky, all in the hope that Luffy could grow into a great Marine who feared no danger?

As the saying goes, deep love leads to deep hate.

Today, he would properly discipline this brat who did not understand his grandfather's intentions.

Bang.

A faster figure rushed up.

A second before Garp's fist could land on Luffy's head, it was blocked by Dragon, who had rushed up in time.

After a two-second stalemate, Garp's fist was deflected. Dragon said helplessly, "Old man, I've told you many times, that training method of yours is wrong."

Hearing his training methods being questioned, Garp said angrily, "Weren't you trained by me? Without my Iron Fist of love, do you think you could have become the Leader of the Revolutionary Army?"

"Vice Admiral Garp, please do not say such things."

His adjutant, Bogart, looked utterly helpless as he pulled down his felt hat and hurriedly flashed to Garp's side to stop him from continuing to spout nonsense.

Everything on Death Island was being broadcast live.

Did he mean to say that the Marine Hero had cultivated the Leader of the Revolutionary Army?

Garp curled his lip and waved his hand, saying, "Don't be so nervous, Bogart. I was talking about Dragon's great strength, not that he wanted to overthrow the Celestial Dragons. I never taught him that. Although Celestial Dragons are trash, even trash has its value."

"Please, stop talking."

Bogart only felt a headache; it was truly a case of making things worse by trying to fix them.

Nearby,

the Marines who were unaware of the inside story were all stunned, frozen in place, unable to recover for a long time, as if they had heard some monstrous joke.

"The pirate who assaulted a Celestial Dragon is Vice Admiral Garp's grandson?"

"It must be fake, right? A Marine Vice Admiral, a hero who has driven the Pirate King into a corner several times, actually has a son who is a Revolutionary and a grandson who is a pirate!"

Smoker was so shocked he bit right through the weed in his mouth, the bitter juice filling his mouth.

It helped him sober up.

But the more sober he became, the more absurd it felt.

"Hahahahahaha, what a huge harvest! The Navy really has a lot of crap on its backside."

Morgans, the president of the World Economic Journal and a Bird-Bird Fruit user, let out a sharp laugh.

In a corner of the street, on a wall.

Morgans rapidly pressed his shutter, snapping first-hand photos, then spent a high price to transmit the photos and data directly via Den Den Mushi.

Very soon, the news that the Marine Hero had a pirate grandson and a Revolutionary Leader son would spread across the Si Hai at a frantic speed.

"Morgans, stop that right now! Are you trying to provoke the World Government?"

Some Marines realized that if this news spread, it would cause massive damage to the Navy's reputation, and they looked at the albatross in its beast form with grave expressions.

Morgans was not afraid of the threat in the slightest and said, "Hehehe, I'm not a pirate, nor am I a Revolutionary; I'm just a news agency reporting the facts. Does the World Government really lack even that much magnanimity?"

Big news, this is big news!

In this vast sea, some people pursue treasure, some want to practice Jiangdian, and some want to rule as kings.

He also had his own conviction: to collect all kinds of eye-catching photographic material. He would not miss any news that could cause a massive stir in the world, even if it meant becoming an enemy of the World Government.

"Besides, even if I didn't report it, are these live-streaming Den Den Mushi just for show?"

Morgans pointed outside the Trial Tower at the countless Image Den Den Mushi hovering in the sky.

This scene had already been transmitted via snail-eyes to the major towns of the Si Hai and the Grand Line.

"How shocking, Luffy's father is actually a great villain!"

In Windmill Village, upon seeing that Luffy had also entered the Trial Tower in the East Blue, the villagers gathered spontaneously in the tavern.

An aged Image Den Den Mushi hung on the wall; the image was slightly blurry, but it did not affect the viewing.

These Den Den Mushi all shared the same perspective.

More than half of the Image Den Den Mushi were property of Morgans' World Economic Journal, and switching perspectives required a fee.

They took turns paying to watch the trajectory of Luffy's adventure.

"Mr. Garp, he feels so pitiful."

Makino covered her mouth in surprise, never expecting that the elderly Marine who always looked so hale and hearty when he visited Windmill Village would have a son who was the Leader of the Revolutionary Army.

She was a gentle person.

While everyone else was shocked by the news, she was the only one thinking that the sight of his son standing on the opposing side must be very painful for the old man.

The Si Hai, the Grand Line, and the New World.

Countless ambitious people took note of Caomao Lufei, this pirate crew that didn't even have a decent ship and had just set sail.

"Oh no."

On the Pirate ship with a ferocious dragon head at the bow,

Shanks scratched his red hair anxiously, looking at Luffy, who was exposed to everyone's sight, and sighed: "The Rubber Fruit was exposed too early; it will very likely alert the Five Elders."

The Rubber Fruit is actually the Zoan, Mythical Zoan Nika Fruit.

It is a God-level fruit that is legendary for possessing self-awareness and is known as the most incredible ability.

Throughout countless years, the World Government has been trying every possible way to find and recover this fruit, because it possesses the magical power to liberate enslaved people.

The Vice Captain, Benn Beckman, with a cigarette in his mouth, sat by the stove, turning the meat skewers, and said indifferently: "Captain, you have been very anxious lately; you wouldn't be like this usually."

Their Captain would never look troubled, no matter what happened.

The motto of the Red Hair Pirates is freedom, and as the Captain, Shanks has always been the freest man on this sea in this era.

"You're right."

Shanks exhaled, and after realizing it, he laughed out loud: "Since I have already made the choice to bet this arm on the coming new era, I shouldn't be indecisive; this is simply not something Shanks should do!"

When the Rubber Fruit was eaten by Luffy, he knew clearly that this was the fate of the era, and also the choice of the Nika Fruit itself.

His anxiety was largely due to the suddenly appearing game merchant.

What kind of purpose does this man, who stirs up Surging Waves with every gesture, actually have?

Never mind.

Having arrived in the East Blue, and being able to reach the area of the Trial Tower soon, let me go and ask the reason myself.

(End of this chapter)