One Piece: Get Stronger by Watching Battles

Damn it, those bastards! I saved you guys, and you betrayed me like this!

Zhou Ze felt like dying for a second, and pointed at the crowd, "How long has this been going on?"

Marine immediately laughed and said, "It's been like this since dinner, and it looks like it'll continue until the wee hours. After all, a lot of new people have arrived at Marineford recently."

Zhou Ze: "..."

"Lieutenant General, are you alright?" the Marine asked when he saw Zhou Ze remain silent.

Tears welled up in Zhou Ze's eyes, and he shook his head. "No, it's nothing, I just want to be alone!"

After saying that, he turned and left. A while later, the marine's shouts reached his ears again.

"Lieutenant General Zhou Ze just passed by and was very satisfied with our work. I saw that the lieutenant general was so moved that he almost cried. Let's all cheer up and do a good job!"

Zhou Ze's legs went weak and he almost fell, barely suppressing the urge to go back and kill that marine.

……

"Hey, 'Mo Long,' what brings you here again?"

When Lieutenant General He saw Zhou Ze appear in front of him, he chuckled and made a teasing remark.

Zhou Ze was at his wit's end and said speechlessly, "Lieutenant General He, stop teasing me. I'm having trouble even getting back to my own ship right now."

"Ha ha ha ha"

Lieutenant General Tsuru burst into laughter, a rare occurrence for him. He managed to suppress it after a while, then smiled and said, "Don't worry, this is a good thing. This is exactly the time when we need to boost morale. No one will gossip."

Seeing Zhou Ze looking at him suspiciously, Lieutenant General He threw the pen in his hand at him and said angrily:

"I said it's nothing, so it's nothing. Look at the state you're in!"

Zhou Ze grabbed the quill pen and handed it to Lieutenant General He, asking, "Are you really alright?"

“It’s alright,” Lieutenant General Tsuru took the pen, glanced at Zhou Ze, “How many times do I have to say it?”

Zhou Ze was relieved, straightened up, and said solemnly, "As a vice admiral of the headquarters, it is my duty to boost the morale of the navy!"

"Pah, shameless brat!" Lieutenant General Tsuru laughed and cursed again. "Go back and rest now, and go pick up Tina first thing tomorrow morning!"

"Huh?" Zhou Ze was taken aback for a moment, then remembered the lie he had made up in a moment of panic. He hadn't expected Lieutenant General He to take it seriously. He quickly waved his hand and changed the subject.

"Vice Admiral Tsuru, Vice Admiral Garp went straight to Impel Down as soon as he returned..."

Lieutenant General Tsuru assumed Zhou Ze wanted to find out Lieutenant General Garp's purpose in going to Impel Down, so he kept a straight face and gave a light snort.

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. Go on!"

I didn't want to ask; I knew he went to see Ace.

Zhou Ze muttered to himself, when he saw Lieutenant General He wave him away with a look of disgust, and could only helplessly say, "Fine."

Go see Tina, that would be a good opportunity to clear up the misunderstanding from before.

When Zhou Ze emerged from the main fortress once more, the sailors he encountered along the way were all invigorated and filled with reverence.

Zhou Ze sighed helplessly, "This joke has gone too far!"

Impel Down, the Great Prison.

"A joke?" Garp looked at the blue, chubby fishman who was locked in the same cell as Ace and said in a deep voice, "Do you think the Marine Headquarters is joking?"

The blue, chubby fish-man has a topknot, a short, thick beard, a large tooth on each side of his lower jaw, and wears a bathrobe embroidered with patterns.

More importantly, he was wearing a pair of wooden clogs from his previous life, the kind worn by island nations.

Those who wear flip-flops are all experts; this is the first law of the pirate world. It's safe to assume that this blue fat guy is also an expert!

Jinbe, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the whale shark man, the "Knight of the Sea"!

He was captured and taken to Impel Down this afternoon for refusing to be summoned by the World Government.

Fishman Island is right near the Marine Headquarters!

Jinbe stared at Garp in shock, "But this means the Marine Headquarters will inevitably have to fight the Whitebeard Pirates. At that time, Kaido of the Beasts and the Revolutionary Army will be waiting for an opportunity to strike, and you..."

Garp laughed heartily, tears welling in his eyes. After a long while, he looked at Ace with a complicated expression.

"What could be more important to the World Government than the execution of the bloodline of Pirate King Roger!"

Before Garp could finish speaking, Jinbe's eyes widened in disbelief!

Chapter 85 Garp's Iron Fist! Remember, you are a Marine!

"No one can stop it now!" Garp sighed.

"I still want you and Luffy to become excellent Marines, now..."

Jinbe, who was standing to the side, was increasingly shocked as he listened. Ace was actually the son of the Pirate King Roger.

And the Straw Hat Luffy, who is currently riding high, having captured Enies Lobby and attacked the Celestial Dragons in the Sabaody Archipelago, is actually the grandson of Marine hero Garp and the son of revolutionary Monkey D. Dragon!

"My father is just a white-bearded man!"

Ace gathered all his strength and roared out in a firm voice.

Garp stared at Ace for a long time before slowly saying:

"Not long after Luffy set sail, I went back to Windmill Village once, and there I met a kid..."

“Zhou Ze!” Ace said a name.

Karp paused for a moment, "Oh? You know him?"

Seeing that Ace remained silent, he sighed again, "If only you brothers could be as worry-free as that kid Zhou Ze."

"You don't know, do you? That kid has a new title now..."

Garp sat on the ground, talking to himself for a long time, but Ace didn't respond. Garp was the only one rambling on in the entire sixth level of Impel Down.

Finally, Garp laughed heartily at the end of his speech, then stood up, glanced at Ace one last time, and said, "I'm leaving!"

Then he left gracefully.

It was already very late at night when Zhou Ze, who was asleep, suddenly felt a sense of alarm. He sprang up from the bed with a swift movement, and his dark blue-green Armament Haki instantly protected his entire body.

"bang"

With a loud bang, his body was sent flying by a punch in the next second, tumbling several times in the air before crashing heavily to the ground.

Zhou Ze shook his somewhat dazed head, then quickly got up and was about to enter "second gear" when he realized that the one who attacked him was Garp.

"Lieutenant General Garp, what are you doing?"

Garp, having landed a successful blow, didn't pursue further. He calmly tore open a packet of senbei, popped one into his mouth, and then said, "Armament Haki? And a high-level one at that?"

"I haven't seen you cultivate much usually, but you've made quite a bit of progress in just a few days."

Zhou Ze then remembered that Garp must have just returned from Impel Down. His gaze darkened, and the thought that the old man was about to bury his son made him lose his anger.

Looking at the composed Garp, he felt a little relieved. "How much have I improved? I still got knocked to the ground with just one punch from you."

"Hahahaha"

Karp laughed heartily, and Zhou Ze laughed along with him.

As Zhou Ze laughed, he realized something was wrong. His cheeks were aching from laughing, while Garp was still laughing uncontrollably.

"Lieutenant General Garp, are you alright?" Zhou Ze leaned closer and asked softly.

Then, under the moonlight, Zhou Ze saw that Garp's face was covered in tears. His mood immediately plummeted. No matter how optimistic he was, it was Ace who was about to be executed.

He was the child that Pirate King Roger entrusted to Garp's care before his execution.

It is the bloodline that the mother fought with all her might to preserve.

It was a swaddled baby that I received in my own hands.

Looking at Garp, whose face was streaked with tears, Zhou Ze felt an overwhelming sadness. "Vice Admiral Garp, should I go and rescue Ace..."

"bang"

Garp delivered a powerful punch, and before Zhou Ze could react, he was blasted away again, crashing through the house and creating two large holes before finally stopping in the yard.

"You little brat, do you even know what you're saying?"

Garp roared angrily as he watched Zhou Ze slowly rise from the ruins.

"If you dare do that, I'll beat you to death right now!"

A deafening explosion shook the quiet night, instantly illuminating the naval officers' residential area as many naval officers rushed out.

They stared at Zhou Ze, who was spitting out blood, in disbelief and astonishment.

Zhou Ze was not angry when Garp punched him hard. He felt heartbroken whenever he thought of Ace's death, so he knew even more about the pain in Garp's heart.

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Zhou Ze shouted at the naval officers who had gathered nearby.

"What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a fight before?"

I've seen fights, but I've never seen someone get beaten so badly they vomit blood!

The naval officers were thinking this to themselves, their eyes gleaming with a burning desire for gossip.

Seeing that they still didn't react, Zhou Ze became even more irritated.

"Don't you guys need to sleep in the middle of the night? Get out of here!"

How are we supposed to sleep when you guys are playing so enthusiastically?

The group of naval officers looked on with longing, but seeing Zhou Ze's imposing aura and extreme anger, they exchanged a glance before dispersing abruptly.

Zhou Ze then took a deep breath, circulated his internal energy to calm his agitated mind, and walked back into the house.

After punching Zhou Ze away, Garp was somewhat annoyed. Seeing Zhou Ze enter, he said in a deep voice, "Zhou Ze, this old man..."

Zhou Ze waved his hand to interrupt Garp, revealing a smile, "It's alright, Vice Admiral Garp, I can take a beating!"

Garp's eyes flickered, and he sighed.

"Kid, we're the Navy. I want you to remember our position as Navy personnel. If you dare..."

Garp wisely kept silent, and Zhou Ze stared at Garp for a long time before nodding.

“Vice Admiral Garp, you were the one who recruited me into the Navy. Regardless of my original intentions, I have always remembered your kindness.”