Little Goku's Great Adventure Starting from One Piece

Chapter 263 Approaching the Execution Platform, Goku Reunites with Old Acquaintances and Garp

On the azure sea, the Merry was speeding along at an unprecedented pace.

Everyone on the ship remained silent. Zoro sat on the ground with his arms crossed, eyes closed, trying to calm himself. Usopp paced back and forth nervously, sometimes stopping to check his equipment. Chopper slung his medical kit over his shoulder and took deep breaths to relieve his stress.

The navigator woman opened her palm, in which lay Ace's life paper. She would occasionally observe the direction indicated by the life paper to ensure that the voyage was always on the right track.

The chef man maneuvered the ship's rudder, constantly making subtle adjustments to the direction under the navigator's guidance.

Their captain, Luffy the Straw Hat, sat cross-legged on the bow of the ram's head ship, his lips tightly pursed, his determined gaze fixed on the distance.

"Ace, you must hold on. I will get there, I will definitely rescue you, I promise."

The scene shifts to Marineford, where the Straw Hat crew is still struggling to get there, completely unaware that the first person to rescue Ace has already appeared.

Moreover, the way it appeared was extremely unique and unexpected.

"This, this guy is..."

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The naval soldiers closest to Wukong were startled by his sudden appearance. When they came to their senses and saw what Wukong looked like, they all stared wide-eyed and speechless.

"This... isn't this Son Goku, the one with a bounty of 3.5 million Berries?! What's he doing here?!"

The naval soldiers erupted in commotion, staring at Wukong as if they had seen a ghost.

This is Marineford, their naval headquarters, and the number of naval personnel gathered here is unprecedented. Including the naval personnel guarding the perimeter of Marineford, there are nearly 100,000 people in total!

With so many naval personnel guarding the place, how did this wanted Sun Wukong manage to sneak in without anyone noticing?!

Although the execution platform was far from where Wukong was, his voice still carried over.

Upon hearing someone call his name, Ace abruptly raised his head and looked in surprise toward the source of the sound.

When he saw a very blurry figure, but could vaguely recognize the person's identity from their appearance, his pupils contracted and he opened his mouth in utter astonishment.

"That, that could be Wukong?!"

Sengoku, who was guarding him, frowned, his sharp gaze fixed on the spot where Wukong was. When he recognized who had shouted, he too was astonished and asked in surprise, "Sun Wukong? What's that brat doing there?!"

Garp, who had been looking down behind him, suddenly looked up and stared into the distance in disbelief.

"Wukong?! What happened to Wukong?!"

The four Shichibukai who were positioned in front of the execution platform all reacted in their own ways.

The most astonished was undoubtedly Empress Hancock, who clenched her fists tightly, her heart leaping into her throat.

"How come Goku is out so quickly? The Whitebeard Pirates haven't even arrived yet!"

Hawkeye, who had been pretending to be asleep with his arms crossed, opened his sharp, hawk-like eyes and stared at Goku after he appeared.

"Sun Wukong? That kid who caused the Sabaody Archipelago incident?"

Doflamingo stood out in the crowd with his hands in his pockets and his pink feather coat.

Upon seeing Wukong suddenly appear, he grinned, revealing a wicked smile.

"Hey! Sun Wukong, this brat actually came here, and he even wants to save the White-Bearded Man. This is going to be interesting."

Bartholomew Bear, who had been completely transformed into a humanoid weapon and lost all his memories, turned his head without a word, and a beeping sound came from the crystal screen in his eyes.

At the same time, a message appeared: "Enemy detected. The enemy is Son Goku with a bounty of 3.5 million Berries. The enemy is too far away, and there are too many friendly forces around. It is not advisable to attack."

Meanwhile, people around the world watching the live feed on big screens couldn't see Goku suddenly appear in Marineford, but they did hear Goku's name from Sengoku's mouth.

"What did he just say? Sun Wukong?"

Someone asked the person next to them in surprise.

"That sounds like the name, I heard it too." The person next to him nodded.

"Could this be Son Goku, the one who fought the Celestial Dragons a while ago?! Why is Fleet Admiral Sengoku suddenly calling out his name?"

"I don't know, but from what Marshal Sengoku just said, it seems that this Sun Wukong appeared in Marineford?"

Countless people began to discuss and speculate about what had just happened.

Let's turn our attention back to Marineford.

When he saw his friend, whom he wanted to rescue, on a high platform in the distance, Wukong shouted and ran off along the fortifications.

These fortifications were originally built to defend against invasions by foreign enemies, but now they have become Wukong's gateway to heaven. As long as he runs along the fortifications, he will soon reach a place not far from the execution platform.

But would the navy just stand by and watch him run like that? Obviously not.

Before Sengoku could give the order, a lieutenant general in charge of the area roared, "Fire! Shoot him down!!"

The soldiers, who were initially taken aback by Wukong's appearance, finally came to their senses, raised their guns to aim at Wukong, but hesitated to pull the trigger.

This is just a child. Are they going to shoot a child?

Many of the soldiers here joined the navy to uphold justice, and in their minds, shooting a child, even if the other party is a wanted criminal, seems a bit excessive.

Of course, some soldiers did not hesitate at all because Wukong was a child. Upon hearing their superior's order, they decisively pulled the trigger, and bullets rained down on Wukong.

But how could Wukong be hit by them now? He didn't even need to dodge or stop to catch the bullets like before. He just ran forward with lightning speed, making all the bullets miss behind him.

"What are you all hesitating for! This is a battlefield! There are no old, weak, women, or children here! Only enemies! Anyone who has intruded here and attempted to disrupt the execution is an enemy that our navy must kill!!"

The lieutenant general noticed that some soldiers were hesitating to fire and immediately roared in anger.

Under his reprimand, the hesitant soldiers gritted their teeth, hardened their hearts, and finally pulled the trigger, and more bullets shot densely towards Wukong.

But as I said before, at this point, no one could hit Wukong. Even if they did, they couldn't hurt him; at most, they would only make him feel a little pain.

The lieutenant general also noticed this, and with a clang, he drew a gleaming samurai sword. A sword beam that tore through the air swept towards Wukong as he swung it.

Wukong kept his head down and ran forward, seemingly unaware of the sword light flying from his diagonal rear.

But when the sword light swept across from behind him, he seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. He lightly jumped while running, causing the sword light to pass under his feet without even touching the hem of his clothes.

"What?!"

The lieutenant general was furious, but he did not launch a second attack because Wukong had already moved far away from the area he was responsible for. Under these circumstances, he should not continue to take action, but should hand over the task of blocking the enemy to other colleagues.

And that was indeed the case. The person in charge of the next area was a lieutenant general named Red King, who was tall with an extremely long neck and a huge mechanical arm in his right hand, which contrasted sharply with his thin left hand.

He had already ordered his soldiers to fire when he saw Wukong about to rush into the area he was in charge of.

This time, a barrage of bullets came from in front of Wukong, making it impossible for him to fling the bullets behind him as he had done before.

But Wukong remained oblivious to this, and with a sudden increase in speed, he vanished from everyone's sight like a ghost, causing all the dense bullets to miss their mark.

After the Marines, having mastered Observation Haki, carefully sensed the situation, they abruptly turned their heads, pointing at Goku who had appeared a hundred meters away on the other side, and exclaimed in shock, "He, he's already there! He's so fast!!"

Seeing that things were not going well, Red King leaped high into the air and swung his huge mechanical arm. High-pressure steam spewed out from the holes in the arm, greatly amplifying the impact force it contained.

He couldn't let Wukong keep running. He wanted to stop Wukong's movement, so he threw a punch at Wukong. But he didn't even hit Wukong's shadow. Instead, he blasted a huge hole in the solid defenses with a loud bang.

Wukong was still running, rushing past the arc-shaped defensive fortifications like a gust of wind. In just a few breaths, he had covered most of the distance and was approaching the execution platform, the core defensive area.

This place is not only guarded by the most elite soldiers, but also has a considerable number of mid-to-high-level combat forces. Apart from the three admirals, there are more than ten vice admirals, dozens of major admirals, and four Shichibukai whose strength is above vice admirals but below admirals.

This terrifying lineup turned the area into a near-death hell, enough to instill despair in any enemy who dared to venture there.

But Wukong seemed completely unaware of how terrifying this place was. After jumping down from the fortifications, he rushed in without slowing down.

As soon as he stepped into the area, three lieutenant generals attacked simultaneously. Among them were Lieutenant General Onigumo, who had relentlessly pursued him but never caught up; Lieutenant General Keisha, who had a scar on her left eye; and Lieutenant General Doberman, who believed in absolute justice.

All three were experts with swords. As soon as they made their move, a torrent of sword light poured down, instantly blocking all of Wukong's escape routes. The three worked in perfect harmony, knowing that as long as they blocked Wukong's escape routes, he would not be able to escape with his astonishing speed.

In an instant, cold shadows crisscrossed in the air, silver light danced wildly, and the scene was imposing.

Wukong finally stopped and drew his Ruyi Jingu Bang from his back. With just one strike, he struck Keisha, who was slashing at him from the left, causing her hand to split open and her long sword to fly out of her hand uncontrollably.

Then he vanished from his spot, dodging the nine long swords that Dobermana Ghost Spider was slashing and hacking at.

Then it appeared in front of Onigumo, used the scissors move from rock-paper-scissors, and stabbed Onigumo in the eye, causing Onigumo to scream in pain and retreat repeatedly, unable to attack again in a short time.

Doberman's pupils contracted as he realized that in the blink of an eye, he was the only one left who could still fight.

He was a seasoned veteran of the navy, having served for decades. Although the situation suddenly deteriorated, he did not panic. His black sword, imbued with Armament Haki, unleashed a fierce and ruthless attack.

The unstoppable black blade tore through the air, creating a shrill whistling sound, and slashed fiercely down at Wukong, who was facing away from him and had no leverage in mid-air.

Bang!

To his utter shock, Wukong didn't turn around at all. He simply held the Ruyi Jingu Bang (a magical staff) behind his head with both hands, and that seemingly ordinary red staff blocked his peak attack, which was a culmination of his momentum and will!

How...how is this possible?!

The moment the thought crossed Doberman's mind, he realized that Wukong, who had blocked his attack, had suddenly disappeared.

He turned around in a panic, looking around, completely unaware that Wukong had already appeared behind him.

But then Wukong slapped him on the waist with his Ruyi Jingu Bang, sending him flying through the air in a graceful arc before crashing into a crowd a hundred meters away.

The scene of the three vice admirals being defeated in the blink of an eye was witnessed by the surrounding naval soldiers. They saw the three vice admirals attacking Wukong with astonishing momentum, and then being defeated one by one in a short time. They were all dumbfounded and stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.

But at that moment, one of the marines took a deep breath and charged out with unstoppable momentum, blocking Goku's path.

"Sun Wukong! I've finally seen you again!"

Wukong looked at the resolute-looking young man in front of him, blinked, and felt that he seemed to be somewhat familiar with him. However, after trying hard to search his memory, he couldn't figure out who this person was.

"Um, you look familiar, but I can't remember who you are." He scratched his head.

The young man's face stiffened, then he roared furiously, "Bokart! I'm Bokart! Damn it, you actually forgot about me?!"

Upon hearing the name, Wukong finally remembered and exclaimed, "Oh! It's you!"

More than half a year ago, when he met Garp, he also met this young man named Bocart. At that time, Bocart was full of vigor and was very proud of himself as a genius of the new generation of the Navy.

But everything changed after he met Wukong.

His prized talent was nothing compared to Goku's. It would take him months to learn the Six Powers, but Goku could learn them after just one glance.

His supposedly formidable strength was completely overwhelmed when he faced Goku, leaving him utterly helpless.

Bokat discovered that he was not a genius at all; only monsters like Goku could be called geniuses, and he didn't even qualify as a scrap of genius.

But he did not become discouraged because of this. Instead, he learned from his mistakes and resolved to work hard to cultivate so that one day when he met Wukong again, he could show Wukong through his victory that even geniuses can be defeated!

Unexpectedly, his reunion with Wukong would take place at this time.

Bokat stared intently at Wukong and said in a deep voice, "Sun Wukong, I don't know why you came to save that person, but I know that what you did was unwise. Well, I don't care about any of that now. I only know that I made a promise with you that when I see you again, I will defeat you."

"You may not know how hard I've trained over the past six months, and my strength is now vastly different. I know you've become stronger too, but I still firmly believe that I will not lose now."

He paused here, then clenched his fists, his sharp gaze piercing, and roared at Wukong, "Come on! Sun Wukong! Let me see your current strength!!"

Wukong listened quietly to him finish speaking, and after he finished, he nodded very seriously: "No problem."

After saying that, he assumed a boxing stance, pulled his right fist back as if to attack.

Upon seeing this, Bokart mustered all his strength, his eyes wide with rage, and roared, "Iron Block!!"

boom!!

As Goku threw a punch, an invisible shockwave emanated from his fist and struck Bokat like lightning.

Bokart's expression changed as he felt an irresistible force slam into him, instantly launching him into the air before he flew a distance and landed on the ground.

Strangely, when he got up from the ground, he found that he had not been hurt at all by the heavy blow, not even a scratch.

creak creak!

His fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and his jaw bulged out from his clenched teeth.

Finally, his body went limp, and he watched the figure who had thrown that punch and continued toward the execution platform, letting out a heartfelt sigh of resignation.

Sun Wukong, you win. I admit that you are an opponent I can never surpass in this lifetime.

But I won't give up. I will keep chasing you until one day I can defeat you with my own hands!

Although Goku stayed at Bokat for a little longer than usual, it was only relative to his previous speed. As he continued toward the execution platform, the soldiers who were shocked by the fact that the three lieutenant generals had been defeated in an instant had only just recovered from their shock.

But even though they came to their senses, they had no idea what to do.

Shoot them; in this crowded area, they could easily accidentally shoot their own teammates.

Let's fight them. The three lieutenant generals just fell to their deaths instantly. Are we supposed to send these little Karamis, who are far weaker than lieutenant generals, to go up and be eaten?

Furthermore, some of the Marine soldiers in this area were from Garp's ship and had a good relationship with Goku. However, they were currently blending into the crowd, and Goku was busy rescuing Ace, so he didn't notice them at all.

They never considered Goku an enemy just because he had a bounty on his head. They firmly believed that Goku was a very kind little guy and had nothing to do with the heinous crimes the World Government described him to be.

But they were all low-ranking people who couldn't change anything. Even their direct superior, Garp, couldn't change anything, let alone them.

Back to the present, although they couldn't change anything or help Wukong before, they now feel capable of doing something for him.

They didn't understand why Goku wanted to save Ace. If it were anyone else who saved him, they would definitely treat them as an enemy and attack them severely. But since it was Goku, their attitude changed completely. Not only did they not stop Goku, they even intentionally or unintentionally blocked some Marines who had the opportunity to shoot at Goku.

And that's all they can do.

Wukong was only three or four hundred meters away from the execution platform. In front of him was a densely packed navy that blocked his way.

Instead of charging through the obstacles, he stopped, looked at Ace who was staring at him from the execution platform, and repeated with a grin, "Hey! Ace! I'm here to save you!"

At this moment, Ace was filled with shock, astonishment, and inexplicable emotion.

He was shocked and bewildered that Wukong would come to his rescue.

He was also touched that Wukong would come to his rescue.

He never imagined that the first person to come to his rescue would be a friend he hadn't known for long, and someone he hadn't been in touch with for a long time.

"Wukong, why did you come to save me?"

Ace asked with a complicated expression.

"Because you are my friend," Wukong replied without hesitation.

"Friends...?"

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Ace was startled and murmured absentmindedly.

Immediately afterwards, a smile, the first one to appear in recent days, unconsciously appeared on the corners of his mouth.

It seems he really made the right friend.

But he quickly regained his senses, his smile vanished, and he roared at Wukong, "I don't need you to save me! Get out of here!"

Although Goku has shown great strength along the way, he knows that this is only because Goku has not yet encountered any powerful opponents. Neither the Seven Warlords of the Sea nor the Three Admirals have made a move yet, and he does not believe that Goku can rescue him from these people.

Wukong did not respond to him, because his gaze was drawn to another figure.

"Grandpa Garp! You're here too!"

Goku looked at Garp walking out from behind the execution platform with surprise and shouted at him, completely disregarding the occasion.

His affectionate way of addressing them instantly caused an uproar among the navy.

"He just called Lieutenant General Garp 'Grandpa'?!"

"That's right! That's what he calls him. Does Vice Admiral Garp have some kind of relationship with him?!"

"This, how is this possible? How could a wanted criminal be connected to Lieutenant General Garp?!"

Although many people at headquarters know that Goku was brought back by Garp and almost joined the Navy, it's important to understand that the Navy here now consists of elites gathered from all over the world, and many people who weren't previously at headquarters simply don't know this information.

Furthermore, after Goku became a criminal, Sengoku ordered a strict ban on the dissemination of the information that Goku had once been a candidate for the Navy, which made even fewer people aware of the relationship between Garp and Goku.

No wonder so many naval personnel are surprised now.

"Wukong, it's been so long since we last met."

Garp walked to the execution platform. He wanted to flash the same hearty smile he had when he first met Goku, but the scene before him made it impossible for him to smile, and his expression remained stiff.

"Huh? Grandpa Garp, what happened to your face? Did you cramp up from eating too fast?"

Wukong blinked, puzzled.

At this moment, Garp's facial muscles twitched because he couldn't laugh, making him look extremely strange.

"Uh, haha, of course not."

Goku's innocent question inexplicably dissipated some of the negative emotions in Garp's heart, and his facial muscles stopped twitching.

He sighed. He had many questions he wanted to ask Wukong, and many things he wanted to discuss with him, but in the end, he could only say, "You shouldn't have come."

Hearing this, Goku's expression finally turned serious. He pointed at Ace and said, "Grandpa Garp, Ace wasn't a bad person, so why did you kill him?"

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