Chapter 47

Then he pretended nothing was the matter and looked around,

gazing at the sky, picking at his toes, that sort of thing…

Garp pulled his gaze back,

picked up the documents Li Xiao had tossed over,

and began flipping through them carefully.

A moment later,

Garp slowly raised his head,

scratched at his thinning hair,

and put on a rather awkward smile.

"Ahahaha! So that's how it is, a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding!"

Seeing this,

Li Xiao shook his head,

and with a thought,

recalled the Purple-Gold Exquisite Pagoda above his head.

This wasn't so much out of any great trust in Garp,

but rather Li Xiao's confidence in himself!

Even at such close range,

if Garp were to make a move on him,

he could still summon the Purple-Gold Exquisite Pagoda in an instant,

to ensure his own safety!

Li Xiao slowly rose,

waved at the Arlong Pirates still pretending to look around nearby,

pointed at the pile of Berries at the door,

then pointed inside the Marine base,

signaling them to keep hauling!

Then he turned to Garp and said:

"Actually, your coming is perfect timing. I had originally planned to hand the Arlong Pirates over to the Marines of this Marine branch for imprisonment, but with this mess happening, since you're here now, I'll leave them all to you to handle later!"

"Hahaha! No problem, just leave it all to this old man!"

Having said that,

Garp took a Den Den Mushi from a Marine sergeant,

then walked aside and dialed the Den Den Mushi.

"Hey! Sengoku…"

Seeing this,

Li Xiao shook his head helplessly,

sure enough,

what Garp meant by leaving it to him to handle

was really just having Sengoku come clean up the mess…

A moment later,

Garp hung up the Den Den Mushi,

walked up to Li Xiao,

and said:

"Don't worry, someone will come to handle things here afterward!"

Saying so,

Garp turned to look at the Arlong Pirates, who had started busily hauling treasures again,

and spoke up:

"Speaking of which, the money that Colonel Mouse embezzled and took in bribes should be handed over to the Marines to handle, right?"

GLOSSARY:

【Li Xiao, Garp, Sengoku, Arlong Pirates, Purple-Gold Exquisite Pagoda, Den Den Mushi, Colonel Mouse】