One Piece: We already have the Four Gods, so my Six Paths Sage is reasonable, right?

"Tap tap tap tap~~~"

Ron strode over to Garp's side, looked down at the figure lying on the ground, and said in a moderate voice, "Hey, Garp, isn't it stupid to use a living life to cushion the death of someone already dead?"

Garp didn't answer immediately. He slowly raised his arm to cover his eyes, and after a moment, his voice came from under his arm: "Everyone has different ways of living. You became a pirate, and I became a marine. Whichever path you take, as long as you feel it's meaningful, that's enough."

Karp's meaning was clear: if he felt something was meaningful, he would do it, regardless of whether others thought it was foolish.

"Want to become a pirate, Garp?" Ron asked casually, without any ulterior motive, just being inquisitive.

"Hey, Ron."

Just then, Rocks' voice came from the other side.

Garp lowered his arm from his eyes, turned his head slightly, and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

Ron turned around and said, "Rocks? What brings you here?"

"Never mind how I got here, you should be thinking about how to explain this to Shakky. You've made a mess of Amazon Lily," Rocks said as he walked.

"What does it matter? We can just run away, can't we?" Kaido said confidently from the side.

"Shut up, Kaido," Rocks said, glancing at him.

"Oh," Kaido responded, and then fell silent.

"Don't worry, Lockes, I promised to give them a town," Ron explained with a light laugh.

"Whatever." Lockes waved his hand. Since you have a way to solve it, he doesn't care. Anyway, just don't blame Lockes in the end.

When Rocks reached Ron's side, he stopped, glanced down at Garp who was still lying on the ground, and said in a deep voice, "Hey Garp, aren't you Marines annoying? Didn't you just come here not long ago? Why are you here again now?"

Karp ignored Rocks, instead raising his arm to shield his eyes again, and said calmly, "Give me a quick death, Ron."

"In saving others, you also saved yourself, Karp," Ron said calmly.

Karp paused for a moment, lowered his arm, slowly sat up straight, and looked at Ron with suspicion.

But Ron didn't explain further; he simply turned and left.

Kaido quickly caught up and followed beside him: "Ron, from now on, I'm going to train in Haki properly with Rocks."

Ron glanced at him sideways, and seeing that "significantly bruised" face at such close range, he couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Hey Kaido, why are you always so bruised and battered?"

"Damn it, I want to know why too! I've already obtained a powerful Devil Fruit, so why am I still the one getting beaten up?!" Kaido said, looking frustrated.

Lingling's gaze lingered on Garp for a moment, then fell on Ron and Kaido, who were walking further and further away, before she walked towards Ron's direction.

Rocks stood still, looking at the figure still sitting on the ground, his tone becoming more serious: "Hey, Garp."

Karp met his gaze.

Even the most brutal pirates have a sense of justice.

Karp's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't speak.

"Also, Steelbone is in the dungeon. Take him back. Don't cause any more trouble for Amazon Lily," Rocks added, then turned and left.

"Rocks, I won't grant you any of your requests," Garp's voice came from behind.

Lox paused for a moment, but did not turn around.

"Hahaha, you will, Garp."

With a questioning tone, Lox took another step.

Karp didn't speak again. He sat on the shattered ground, watching the figures walking away until their outlines were slowly obscured by the settling dust.

The words still echoed in his mind: "Even the most brutal pirates have a sense of justice."

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Much later. In the dungeon.

"Tap tap tap tap~~~"

Footsteps echoed through the passageway once more.

However, this time, Steel Bone Sora, whose heart was ashen, did not look up.

The footsteps stopped in front of the cell.

Xia Qi's voice came first: "This is it. I've already given you the key."

After saying that, Xia Qi didn't say anything else and turned to leave.

Garp stood in front of the iron bars, looking at the silhouette sitting in the shadows with its head down.

Then he grinned, his voice carrying an effort to remain relaxed: "Hey, Sora, still alive?"

Kong's body trembled slightly. He abruptly raised his head, his gaze focusing in the dim light on the figure grinning at him from outside the iron bars. Then, an incredulous look appeared on his face: "Garp?"

"Still alive? Looks like this trip wasn't a waste of time." Garp shook the keys in his hand and laughed.

However, the smile on his face, which was swollen like a pig's head, was rather funny.

Looking at his bruised and swollen face, Steel Bone Kong remained silent for a moment before saying, "You... you must have come here by yourself again, right?"

Garp nodded as he unlocked the cell door with a key, then went inside and knelt down to remove the handcuffs from Steelbone's wrists.

"That bastard Sengoku would be so happy to know you're still alive," Garp said.

"Phew~~"

Kong sighed softly, looking down at his wrists being untied, and said calmly, "Navy, I can't go back."

Karp paused, then looked up. "Where are you going?"

Steel Bone Kong was silent for a moment, then said, "I plan to retire."

After a pause, Kong added, "During my time in captivity... I've thought a lot. Also, the World Government is absolutely rotten."

The dungeon was quiet for a moment.

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