stonecrandall Chapter 403 Bounty and Black Ship
Chapter 403 Bounty and Black Ship
(I will be traveling these two days and in the next few days, and will try to find time to update)
Many years later, Rogue Town, which had once suffered a disaster, once again faced a similar situation.
However, unlike the last time the Golden Lion came, the pirates who "attacked" this time obviously had no desire to destroy, nor were they sea legends like Shiki, but just some inexperienced newcomers.
However, it was these newcomers who actually worked together to "break through" the obstruction of the navy hero Vice Admiral Garp and escaped all the way to the Grand Line?
This is undoubtedly big news in today's ocean.
"Garp!!"
A familiar roar came from the Den Den Mushi. At the port of Rogue Town, Garp was sitting cross-legged on the ground with his upper body naked, picking his nose and listening to Sengoku's complaints boredly.
"What the hell are you doing?! With your strength, you actually let them escape?
Do you feel sympathy for them just because they are the descendants you personally trained?
One Dorag is enough for such an example!"
"Hahahaha!! There's nothing I can do about it, Zhan Guo. Who knew those little guys would be so unethical? Not only did they hide their strength, they also teamed up to besiege my kind grandfather.
We are both people of the old era. How can we stop the fresh blood from merging into the ocean? "
Garp said with a look of helplessness and indifference, and there was a hint of relief in his usual hearty laughter.
In the battle just now, he saw that Luffy and the others were much stronger than usual. In addition to the abilities that had been displayed before him, they also had many unprecedented powers.
The natural Flame-Flame Fruit, the ancient animal type, an extraordinary body of steel, and swordsmanship that can cut through steel...
It's really amazing. Those little guys each have their own unique abilities and tacit cooperation. If it were me, I might not be able to do better at the same age.
Moreover, in just a few months at sea, they harvested two rare devil fruits (in Garp's eyes). Could it be that fate is really pushing them forward?
"That's not an excuse for you!"
Upon hearing this, Zhan Guo refuted mercilessly. With his understanding of Garp, didn't he know the real reason?
Although he is no longer young and his endurance is somewhat insufficient, with his strength, a single punch is enough to cause the entire island to collapse. Such power cannot stop a few rookie pirates?
He didn't believe that those young men who were only in their twenties could have the ability to rival Garp!
"No matter what, now that the pirate flag has been hoisted, the navy must fulfill its duties!
Garp, delaying the issuance of the bounty is already against the rules, and this is the biggest concession I can make.
You should know that since they have hoisted the pirate flag, no matter whether they have committed crimes or not, they are inevitably tainted with sin.
Because you have no idea how many people will be infected and embark on the road of pirates, and how many people will suffer misfortune because of this.
These things, those young people can’t see, but you must not turn a blind eye, because you are not only their grandfather, but also a member of the navy.”
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Just like in the original work, when facing Luffy who has become a pirate alone, Garp is ultimately unable to sacrifice his own family for the sake of justice. All he can do is to repeatedly assert the justice he shoulders to remind them not to commit crimes, and at the same time use his iron fists to drive them to become stronger so that they will not be caught by him.
However, as Sengoku said, when most of the pirates are villains, the name "pirate" has become synonymous with "evil".
No matter what dreams they have when they go out to sea, the influence of a pirate supernova will still drive more people to become pirates for their own purposes. This is an unchangeable and unquestionable fact.
"Damn Roger, damn the times! Why on earth would you say something like that at that time?
Do you know that a casual remark from you has broken up countless families and caused countless tragedies?
What on earth does that Raftel have?!"
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A few days later, as events continued to unfold, the bounty on the Straw Hat Pirates was finally announced and spread around the world.
However, in order to avoid causing too much impact, the World Government removed Garp's figure from the report and instead turned it into a report about the Straw Hat Pirates breaking through the pursuit of the Rogue Town Navy and escaping to the Grand Line.
However, unlike this report that conceals the facts, the bounty issued by the World Government seems to be an attempt to cover up the truth.
Although the amount is not very high, the lowest bounty among the five people has reached 8000 million berries. As for Luffy and Ace, they are as high as 9000 million berries and million berries respectively. For newcomers who have just entered the Grand Line, the value of this bounty is undoubtedly astonishing.
"..."
Baldigo, Dorag looked at the brand new bounty order in his hand and fell silent for a moment.
"It seems that after me, someone else has strayed from the path you arranged, old man."
Thinking this in his heart, Dorag looked towards the east. The longing and guilt that he had been suppressing rose up again, making him slightly distracted for a moment.
Guilt is inevitable. As a son and as a father, he has failed too many times. But beneath this guilt lies an even more passionate enthusiasm.
Over the past few years, he had returned to Windmill Village and looked at Luffy from afar. The difference from before was that this time there were a few more young people there - all of them were full of energy, and their yearning for dreams was just like himself when he first joined the navy, and they were full of determination to uphold justice.
However, dreams have nothing to do with positions, but justice is different. After seeing the limitations and even corruption of the navy, Dorag realized that the justice he was pursuing was not here. Only by truly breaking some accustomed concepts and constraints can justice be equally given to everyone.
Those boys and girls are not evil pirates, and this alone is enough. There is no reason to refuse a group of young people from going to sea for their dreams. What I have always done is to enable everyone to freely pursue everything they deserve and pursue.
The revolution has not yet succeeded, and we still need to work hard. At least compared to when the revolutionary army was first established, the situation is much better now.
"Elbaf, Inazuma, Totland, and Azur Lane, these four countries are different but connected to each other.
Cooperation is not impossible. The combined power of the entire New World is enough to shake the walls of Mary Geoise!
You still underestimate the tenacity of revolutionaries, Celestial Dragons!"
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At the same time, the pirate group that wandered around and had no fixed place to live, which was accused by Uta as "a group of vagrants", directly contributed to Luffy's journey to becoming a pirate. Naturally, Red Hair also received a bounty order for the Straw Hat Pirates.
While feeling pleased and surprised at the other party's achievements, when Shanks saw the smiling boy on the wanted poster, he knew that change was coming and he had to start taking action.
"Hey, Beckman, I'm ready to accept Yakumo Shiro's proposal.
Make up for the regret of not being able to board Raftel last time, take over the captain's wish and become the new Pirate King!
Of course, the premise is that he can find that black ship!"
(This book is almost finished now, and it should be finished this month. I will try my best to come up with a suitable ending. I would also like to thank all the friends who have read this far and stayed with me until now. I wish you all a happy life and all the best.)