Uchiha's personal opinion

"You mean... if they don't resist, if they don't stand up and support the revolution, they can live a good life?"

Long chuckled, nonchalantly stating the cruelest truth: "But the reality is, if they could even survive, they wouldn't be willing to exhaust all their courage, grabbing a machete and running to support the revolution..."

"By the way, you should have gone back to Goa before you found me, right?"

"That was an extremely morbid political system!"

Lieutenant General Garp finally found his point: "Incompetent, indulging in empty talk and bickering, utterly inefficient! Apart from the change in power from the royal family to so-called officials and parliament, it's no different from the Kingdom era!"

"But they've already taken over the entire Dong Island!"

Dragon retorted without hesitation: "Moreover, it's not just the royal family; the Celestial Dragons no longer exist above them!"

"A weak political system, once it loses the protection of the World Government, is utterly defenseless against its enemies! Even without the Navy's encirclement and suppression, a single pirate crew could completely overthrow the Goa Republic and even the Thirteen Republics Alliance!"

Lieutenant General Garp's voice grew increasingly loud: "This is placing one's hopes for survival on the mercy of others; it is unsustainable!"

"I told you, there are no Celestial Dragons above them anymore!"

The dragon replied in the same booming voice, "They are more important than anything else!"

Even if it leads to collapse or complete annihilation?

Vice Admiral Garp extended his right fist from his sleeve, Armament Haki coiling around it, seemingly ready to attack.

Even if it means complete annihilation like Ohara!

Without hesitation, the dragon uttered a forbidden place name.

Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Garp's expression immediately changed.

Although Ohara, a famous archaeological mecca in the West Blue, is just an unremarkable little island, it boasts the world's largest library, the "Tree of Omniscience," and is home to the world's best archaeologists and top-notch archaeological teams. However, everything in Ohara was completely destroyed by the Navy's Buster Call several years ago, and the entire island was wiped off the map!

"However, even the most ruthless pirates in the four seas would not lay a hand on Ohara!"

Long gave a cold laugh: "But the Five Elders, as the highest governing body of the world, ordered the Navy to destroy this island brimming with the world's treasures..."

Vice Admiral Garp, who knew the inside story, was speechless.

"For everything you gain, you must give something in return; for everything you give, you will receive something in return!"

Long Jian said firmly, "My revolutionary army will not stop at the East China Sea, much less at the mere republic it is today! The revolutionary flames of this era have become a prairie fire, and given time, they will surely spread throughout the entire world!"

"Even to reduce himself to ashes..."

Lieutenant General Garp sighed softly.

"Even if I am eternally engulfed in flames, that is the path I have chosen. Please return!"

The dragon made a gesture of invitation.

"Have you decided?"

"It's decided!"

"You won't regret it?"

"I will never regret it!"

The dragon's tone was very firm.

"Then let's find a woman and have a child; the family line can't end!"

Suddenly, Vice Admiral Garp's face broke into a bright smile, his previous gloomy expression vanished, and the Haki wrapped around his right fist dissipated.

"Ah, this..."

It was obvious that the dragon was not quite used to its father's 180° turn.

"Do what you want to do, as long as you're willing to bear the consequences and always take responsibility for them..."

Lieutenant General Garp's smile grew even brighter.

"..."

Dragon was somewhat at a loss in this situation.

"Remember, don't forget to leave a child behind."

Lieutenant General Garp reiterated, "If you're worried, leave the child in Goa. I'll arrange for someone to take good care of him..."

"By the way, you're not still a virgin, are you...?"

"no!"

Feeling both ashamed and angry, Long quickly interrupted his father's disrespectful words.

"That's good!"

Vice Admiral Garp's smile was as radiant as the sun, even dazzling the heartless Dragon.

"I haven't hugged you in so long..."

Just as Dragon was about to step forward, the Den Den Mushi in Vice Admiral Garp's arms rang again.

"Hey! Hey! Mishi Mishi!"

This time, Lieutenant General Garp didn't reject the call. Instead, he pulled out his limp Den Den Mushi (snail phone) and held it to his ear, replying, "Speak louder! The wind's too strong! I couldn't hear you!"

As he spoke, he turned around, his back to his son.

Long stopped in his tracks, which was about to step forward, and silently gazed at the naval hero's imposing figure.

"Headquarters sending people? Let them come! What's the big deal!"

"Kizaru? It doesn't matter, I know him very well!"

"Okay, okay, I'll buy some senbei and head back!"

After shouting and yelling at the top of his lungs, Vice Admiral Garp finally hung up the Den Den Mushi and looked at his son, who seemed hesitant to speak.

"I want to go back."

Vice Admiral Garp waved the Den Den Mushi in his hand, his tone quite relaxed.

The dragon simply nodded silently.

"Take care of yourself, and remember not to act on impulse..."

Vice Admiral Garp put the Den Den Mushi back into his pocket and said, "By the way, the Marine Headquarters Admirals should be leading the battle personally starting the day after tomorrow. If the Kirigakure Pirates are wiped out, then you should be prepared."

Long nodded silently, but did not speak.

"I'm leaving..."

Lieutenant General Garp said it again before resolutely turning and leaving.

……

At this time, Ashura, who had established thirteen republics in succession, had become the spiritual leader of the East Sea Revolution. Even Monkey D. Dragon, who raised the banner of the revolutionary army and overthrew a royal family that had joined the royal family, was inferior to the pioneer.

Ashura's next goal is to draw on the forces of the thirteen republics to form a coalition and launch a proactive attack to sweep away the various states in the waters around Four Leaf Island and spread the flames of revolution throughout the East China Sea.

The waters off Yotsuba Island, west of the Goa Republic, were originally garrisoned by the 153rd Marine Division. However, after Uchiha Shiina led the vanguard fleet into the East Blue and began launching attacks everywhere, the 153rd Division suffered repeated defeats and lost all its ships. When Vice Admiral Garp led the Marine Headquarters to the East Blue to carry out the Buster Call, the division captain simply abandoned his plan to continue living as a local tyrant in Shells Town and led a group of relatively reliable subordinates to serve Vice Admiral Garp.

Therefore, in a short period of time, the only armed forces in this sea area, besides the countless small pirate gangs, were the garrison troops of the member states.

In Ashura's view, the kingdom's garrison and the allied forces he had just assembled were equally matched.

"To be honest, calling them a rabble is too kind..."

However, the advance force chief of staff, Uzumaki Ichiraku, who was assigned to take overall command, complained with great dissatisfaction: "Instead of using these useless people who can't even win a battle with a favorable wind, it would be better to have Commander Shiina send two ironclad warships over."

This was also the first joint military operation of the Thirteen Republics Alliance. The main force participating in the battle consisted of former pirate crews who had chosen to attach themselves to the various republics, as well as the National Guards of the various republics, which were like a plate of loose sand. Among these miscellaneous troops, let alone high-level Devil Fruit users, there were not even five people with the most basic Armament Haki.

Therefore, in Ichiro's eyes, this so-called Republic Alliance was nothing more than a group of bystanders sent to their deaths.

"This is their war to establish their nation..."

Ashura declined Ichiraku Uzumaki's suggestion, explaining, "Only iron and blood and death can bind them together, while victory and glory will be the foundation upon which they can stand on their own in the future."

"...I think if you don't intervene, they probably won't be able to navigate the ship safely to the outer edge of the Four Leaf Island waters, right?"

Uzumaki Ichiraku pointed to the dark mass of dilapidated ships in front of him and said, "Besides, even the United Company's fishing fleet is more presentable than these guys!"

"But they are, after all, the first regular armed forces of a republic alliance. No matter how weak they are now, they still need to see blood."

Ashura's attitude remained firm: "Moreover, the Thirteen Republics are nominally a regime established by the natives, and getting too involved with the vanguard may not be a good thing."

"...I respect your wishes, but I still suggest allocating two ironclad warships as a backup plan. What do you think?"

While Ichiraku Uzumaki was tactful, he did not relax his conditions: "In this way, even if the war goes against us, we can make timely adjustments."

"That's also possible... but you must remain above sea level and not participate in combat without orders."

Ashura's attitude softened slightly.

"That's not necessarily a bad thing..."

Although Ichiraku Uzumaki felt a little awkward, he still conceded: "However, these guys still need some training, otherwise they'll have a hard time avoiding seasickness..."

"Then they're yours."

Thus said the spiritual leader of the East Sea Revolution, the co-head of the thirteen republics, and the selfless Lord Ashura.

Chapter 522 The Arc of Rebellion

The newly appointed Admiral of the Marine Headquarters, "Kizaru" Borsalino, personally led a hastily assembled naval force to the East Blue to support Vice Admiral Garp's Buster Call fleet.

There's a reason why Borsalino's men are described as a hodgepodge of weaklings.

The prolonged fighting in the East China Sea not only tied down a portion of the Navy's main force but also severely damaged the Navy's prestige, leading to increasingly rampant pirate activities. Meanwhile, the Calm Belt of Paradise was nearing its end, and the magnetic field disorder caused the Memory Pointer to malfunction on a large scale, resulting in major chaos in shipping routes and the outbreak of fighting in the South China Sea.

As for the New World, according to CIPHER POL and information gathered privately among the pirates, the Four Emperors seem to be showing signs of joining forces. However, due to the numerous conflicts among their respective subordinates, the alliance is merely lip service—at least in the short term.

Even so, the World Government dared not be careless. It not only dispatched its most secretive CP0 agents, but also ordered another admiral from the Marine Headquarters, Akainu Sakazuki, to personally relocate and oversee the operation, in order to deter the pirates of the New World.

As a result, the naval forces that can be given to the new admiral are relatively limited.

But Kizaru didn't care. In his view, ordinary Marines, even those at the rank of admiral or colonel, were nothing more than worthless dregs. Their only purpose was to provide him with some conveniences in his work.

Among the Navy personnel participating in this battle, Kizaru values ​​Vegapunk, the great scientist from his elite science unit, the most.

Of course, there were also various top-secret equipment and secret weapons carried along, which were also intended to counter the 'Hidden Mist Pirates', whose ships had an overwhelming advantage in speed and firepower.

In addition to his combat mission, Kizaru also had another top-secret mission personally assigned to him by Fleet Admiral Sengoku: to coordinate personnel to investigate the origins of the weakening of the Calm Belt.