Sailing at Sea: The Breath of the Day at the Start

After battling with Ron and downing several bottles of expensive liquor, Karp slumped drunkenly onto the table.

Although Ron's face was flushed from drinking, his mind was still relatively clear.

He used the excuse of going to the restroom to leave the tavern, abandoning Garp there.

"If I remember correctly, the blueprints for Hades are currently in Franky's hands."

Ron, his face flushed, pondered to himself.

He had no interest in the Hades design before, but after acquiring the skill of mechanical mastery and having a vast amount of knowledge about mechanics appear in his mind, he became interested.

It took a while to find out where the Franky House was located.

He put on a fox mask he bought on the roadside and slipped into Frankie's house like a ghost.

Franky and a few of his underlings were repairing a boat.

"You guys, give it your all today and try to get this ship repaired by the day after tomorrow!"

"Yes, Brother Franky!"

Franky, engrossed in repairing the equipment, noticed someone approaching, but assuming it was just a subordinate, he didn't turn around. Instead, he simply reached out and said:

"Misi, you've come at the right time, give me a wrench."

next second.

A small chop to the neck struck him hard.

Frank's vision went black instantly, and he collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

Wearing a fox mask, Ron bent down, turned on the switch on his stomach, and took out the Hades design blueprint.

Then they disappeared without a trace.

No one was alerted throughout the entire process.

When Ron returned to the warship.

Garp is back.

He saw Ron and roared at him:

"Ron, you bastard! You're so disloyal, abandoning me and leaving first!!!"

42. Naval Headquarters, Marineford (Bonus chapter on June 5th, please give flowers and reviews)

“I don’t have any money to pay the bill, and you’re drunk. There are a few burly men watching the tavern from the door. I can’t take them to the navy to get the money, so I have to run away first, right?”

Ron walked past him leisurely, his hands behind his head.

"Besides, you're Vice Admiral Garp, I know you'll be fine."

"Then why didn't you help me find him? Where did he run off to? I had to explain to them for so long, and they almost didn't let me out!"

"Huh? I thought they would definitely recognize you, Vice Admiral Garp. Don't they?"

Ron feigned surprise.

Kapu gritted his teeth in anger.

After Ron returned to the ship's cabin...

The anger on Garp's face vanished instantly, and a smile of relief even appeared on his face.

This scene left the young sailors around them looking at each other in bewilderment.

I have absolutely no idea what Vice Admiral Garp, this naval hero, is thinking.

Only Garp himself knows the truth.

Garp donned the coat of justice, donned the dog-head hat, and stood with his arms crossed at the bow of the warship, issuing his orders:

"Let's go, to Marineford!"

The warships set sail for Marineford, the naval headquarters.

And in Water Seven, at the Franky House.

When Frank wakes up and discovers that his biggest secret—the blueprints for Pluto—are missing, he is struck dumb, and a greater sense of confusion arises in his heart.

Why would the person who knocked him unconscious and took the Hades blueprints know that this thing was with him?

How did you know he hid it here?

There is clearly no one else who knows about this.

"Could it be... some kind of Devil Fruit power?"

Frank couldn't help but speculate.

But no matter how much he speculated, the Mingwang design blueprints that could shake the world would never return.

He didn't even know who took that thing...

……

Naval Headquarters.

Malinvando.

"Did you hear that?"

"what?"

"It seems that the rumored specially recruited intern is arriving today."

"The one that Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Vice Admiral Garp have their eye on?"

"Correct."

Several sailors standing on the pier whispered among themselves.

"Hey you guys, don't whisper to each other while you're on guard duty."

A smiling naval officer wearing a naval hat, smoking a cigar, and with a stern face addressed them.

"Yes, Lieutenant General Huoshaoshan!"

"Lieutenant General Garp is back!"

I don't know who shouted.

Then all the naval personnel turned to look towards the bay.

A warship slowly approached, with a dog symbol on the front. Those familiar with the ship knew it was Garp's personal warship.

Inside the headquarters building further away.

Sengoku stood by the window, watching the warship gradually approach the shore.

On a rooftop, Vice Admiral Aokiji lay there, propping his head up with his hand, gazing lazily into the distance.

Suddenly he spoke up to the person next to him: "Don't we have a mission today, Borsalino?"

As soon as he finished speaking, golden flashes appeared around him, which converged into a human shape.

"Hey, I'm not like Sakazuki, who enjoys catching pirates."

Wearing sunglasses, a yellow shirt, a white t-shirt, and a justice coat, Vice Admiral Kizaru Borsalino stood with his hands in his pockets, gazing towards the bay, and said:

"Someone recognized by Mr. Garp... Kuzan, what kind of guy do you think he would be?"

"Who knows."

Wearing sunglasses and casual clothes, Aokiji yawned.

……

Warships docked at the shore of the bay.

Garp came down with a black-haired boy carrying a long sword and a bundle.

Almost all the navy personnel around the bay had their eyes on the handsome, dark-haired boy.

"Is that him... that specially recruited intern?"

"He looks no different from any other child."

"No, can a normal 10-year-old child calmly face so many eyes staring at them?"

"That makes sense..."

Fire Mountain, accompanied by a group of assistant marines, approached Garp and Ron, and said to Garp:

"Lieutenant General Garp, the Marshal said that if you return, you should go see him immediately."

"I see."

Garp nodded to him, then looked at Ron and said, "You follow this lieutenant general. He will take you to your lodgings. Go and put your luggage down first."

Ron nodded.

Garp walked toward the Navy Headquarters building. With a cigar in his mouth and a big smile on his face, Fire Mountain extended his hand to Ron and said, "I am Vice Admiral Fire Mountain of the Navy Headquarters. You must be the rumored specially recruited intern Ron. Welcome to the Navy Headquarters."

Ron reached out and shook hands with his large hand.