Chapter 26: Pirate King and One Punch Garp

In front of the Dadan family's mountain bandit home.

Garp suddenly clenched his fists, his entire aura shifting drastically.

His thoughts were straightforward.

If Sig really had something to do with Roger, and was approaching Luffy with some ulterior motive...

Then as the grandfather, he couldn't pretend like he didn't know anything.

"Dadan, do you know where that guy Sig lives?"

Garp grabbed Luffy by the collar and asked.

"I need to thank him in person for looking after my grandson!"

Seeing Garp's expression, Dadan and the others instinctively took two steps back.

If this eccentric old man got serious, there were very few people on the entire sea who could match him.

And as for the self-proclaimed King of East Sea Bandits, Sig, who was in the Goa Kingdom?

It seemed that this name would soon be erased entirely.

...

A moment later.

In the mountains, Sig's bandit hideout.

The bald bandit stood in front of a large group of bandits, leading their daily training session.

"For the glory of the Bandit King!"

"For the glory of the Bandit King..."

The loud chants of the bandits reverberated through the mountain forest.

As they were chanting, a commotion arose at the front gate of the hideout.

A tall, muscular old man with graying hair, carrying a child, appeared at the entrance.

"Hey hey, are you lost? This is a bandit hideout, old man."

"You even brought a kid to a bandit lair? What's this old man thinking?"

The group of bandits, with ill intentions, surrounded Garp and Luffy.

But before they could make a move, a loud shout came from behind them.

"You're here to see Big Boss Sig, right? Are you here to visit Big Boss Sig?"

At some point, a bald man had emerged from the crowd and stepped forward.

Looking at the imposing old man in front of him, the bald man's heart raced.

He was originally from the Navy and immediately recognized this most famous Navy hero.

Thinking back to just a few days ago when the leader of the Revolutionary Army had visited, the bald man's heart was still trembling.

"Our Big Boss Sig, he chats freely with the Four Emperors of the Sea. The leaders of the Revolutionary Army and Navy heroes have both come to visit!"

"Which top force in the world hasn't Big Boss Sig had contact with?"

"Visit? That's right, I'm here specifically to visit." Garp nodded slightly.

His affirmation made the bald man even more excited.

"Finally, the destined enemy of Big Boss has arrived! Finally, we'll see Big Boss in action!"

"No wonder, when Big Boss heard that Garp had arrived at Windmill Village, he didn't make a move. Turns out he had already predicted that Garp would come to him on his own!"

With this thought, the bald man immediately shouted at the bandits to clear the way, then quickly ran into the wooden house to report.

"Boss! The one you've been waiting for, your destined enemy…"

"He's here!"

Garp wasn't far behind, following the bald man into the wooden house.

In front of him sat a tall, slender figure in a chair.

"Well, if it isn't Uncle Sig!"

Luffy, being held by Garp, greeted him cheerfully.

"You're Sig..."

Garp stared at Sig's face, his brows furrowing slightly.

He had originally thought it would be a familiar face, perhaps like Shanks, a former crew member of Roger's pirate crew.

But now, looking at him, it was a completely unfamiliar face.

"Forget it, no matter who you are, I must thank you properly for taking care of my grandson."

Garp's voice gradually became lower, his massive fists tightening again.

At that moment, he was like a volcano on the verge of erupting, his hot and violent anger ready to explode.

"Big Boss Sig… The earth-shattering battle is finally about to begin!"

"Boss, I must confess. When I was observing Garp's warship from the mountaintop before, I had a moment of hesitation about the big plan you mentioned!"

"I actually thought for a moment that you might be trying to avoid the battle with your fated enemy. I was truly too naive!"

The bald man was once again deeply moved in his heart.

Facing this, Sig, sitting in the chair, spoke indifferently:

"Wait a moment."

"Do you plan to have Luffy watch here?"

These words caused Garp's momentum to stall for a moment.

Then, the tall figure in the chair gave instructions to his subordinates:

"Take Luffy and leave. The farther the better, preferably wait at the bottom of the mountain."

The bald man and the other bandits outside all trembled in unison.

"Big Boss is already prepared for battle with Iron Fist Garp!"

"He's worried that the aftermath of this earth-shaking battle will affect us…"

"A battle between such top-tier powerhouses? Forget about watching, just staying on this mountain would be dangerous! We're so far from Big Boss's level!"

At this, all the bandits were moved to tears.

"Boss, I'm sorry, we're too weak to be worthy of such a strong boss. We can't even stay by your side to watch the battle!"

"It's decided, starting today, I'll work hard to get stronger, so I can be worthy of being Big Boss's subordinate. At least next time…"

Among the crowd, the bald bandit rubbed his shiny head, his eyes filled with tears:

"Next time, we won't let Big Boss face the battle alone!"

"You're right, I will get stronger too!"

The bandits cried out, taking Luffy and retreating down the mountain.

In just a short while, in the wooden house and throughout the entire mountaintop, only Garp and Sig remained.

"Although I don't know exactly who you are, you certainly dare to face me. Not bad."

Garp squeezed his fists, his volcanic-like aura brewing with intensity.

He had taken in the scene just now, and a rare feeling of excitement surged in his heart.

There were already very few people in the world who could be his opponent.

He thought again of the names of the great pirates that Luffy had mentioned.

Anyone who knew these names was not an ordinary character.

Luffy's stories about Sig's accomplishments were clearly exaggerated in some places.

But among them, there were a few things that even Garp could not be sure about.

These captured pirates were likely the ones who lost in battles between pirate groups and were severely injured, only to be picked up by the Navy.

But who defeated them, the world government still didn't know.

The captured pirates were very tight-lipped about their defeats, refusing to acknowledge being defeated, and never revealed any useful information.

Garp didn't dwell on it much.

Whatever the truth was, once he defeated Sig in front of him, the Navy could take over the investigation.

Wasting words was never Garp's style.

He took a deep breath.

With a powerful step, the wooden floor beneath his feet cracked, and his massive body instantly appeared in front of Sig.

He gathered his energy and threw a punch!

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