123 Chapter 121: Vice Admiral Garp's Arrival

The New World, Vice Admiral Garp's Naval Warhead.

"Garp! You bastards!" A scream echoed in Vice Admiral Garp's warship, the scream came from the den-den mushi that Garp was currently holding and the one who shouted was Sengoku.

"Where are you now?! Hurry back! You have a lot of work to do!" Sengoku shouted angrily.

"Impossible!" Garp fearlessly answered the call, "I'm already on my way to the venue. It's impossible for me to return to Headquarters." Garp said back and continued, "How could I let go of this opportunity anyway. I will definitely come to try the dishes made by Jouichirou"

"Garp! You must be aware of your identity! If a reporter saw you there, where would the Marines face be?!" Sengoku asked with a black face.

"Don't worry about it, Sengoku" Garp said calmly, "I'll go there alone and let Borgart and the others wait for me a few kilometers offshore. I'm also currently wearing casual clothes. There are no definite reporters who know where I am mixed in with them."

"This bastard!" Sengoku gritted his teeth angrily.

Meanwhile, Bogart, who was currently with Garp, was silent hearing this.

"You really have prepared all this, haven't you?" Sengoku asked with a gloomy face.

"Bahahaha… Of course" Garp laughed excitedly, "At the time I learned the information regarding this match. I have prepared everything for the sake of coming there and tasting the dishes made by Jouichirou! Unlucky! I couldn't help myself knowing that Jouichirou's dish was better than Gin's. I have to come to try it out" Garp said with a grin, "How about I ask you to make something to bring to you, Sengoku? You will definitely be very interested in their dishes the moment you eat them."

"No need!" Sengoku immediately said in a disapproving tone, "Remember Garp! Don't let anyone get caught, especially journalists who find your whereabouts! The face of the Navy will be at stake."

Sengoku finally gave up and knew that it would not be possible to bring Garp back at this time especially Garp who had left from the morning.

"Bahahaha…. Don't worry. This cooking competition is held on the Island which is Whitebeard's hometown. There's no way any journalists would dare come to cover it if they still love their lives," Garp said.

"Hopefully" Sengoku said with a black face

"Bahahaha… Take it easy, Sengoku. I will definitely be careful and just wait quietly there. I will definitely bring you special dishes that Jouichirou made for you to eat there." Garp smiled as he closed the line which made Sengoku very angry.

"Is this really okay, Vice Admiral Garp? Fleet Admiral Sengoku seems very angry with you" Bogart asked carefully.

"Don't worry about small things like that" Garp said calmly, "After all, it's also not the one or two times you've heard Sengoku say such stupid things before. We can simply bring the dish Jouichirou made to him and make him taste it."

Bogart sighed and also knew for a fact that this would happen.

"How long will it take for us to reach the Sphinx Island?" Ask Garp.

"About 45 minutes for us to get there, Vice Admiral Garp-san" Bogart said calmly.

"That's too slow" Garp muttered, "Increase the speed of the ship to get there quickly. I can't miss the dishes that will be used in this match"

"Alright, Vice Admiral Garp"

Bogart immediately ordered the entire army to increase the speed of the ship using the propulsion engine that had been installed.

"Cooking match… I can't wait for the dish that Fortis Kingdom's Best Chef is making right now" Garp muttered as saliva dripped out of his mouth as he couldn't wait to taste the dish Jouichirou was about to make.

Grand Line, Naval Headquarters, Fleet Admiral's Room.

"This bastard" Sengoku who got the act of shutting down the communication directly had a very angry face.

"Arara~ Garp-san went to taste the dish that Jouichirou made. This is really unfair. He should have invited me" muttered Aokiji who was right there.

"That's right. This is really unfair. Garp-san should have called us to come along" Kizaru also added.

"Shut up you two!" Sengoku shouted as he stared intently at the two, "It's enough for Garp to do something stupid like this and not the two of you anymore! I don't want the two of you to do something stupid like you two did before."

Tsuru sighed listening to the quarrel between the higher-ups.

"Hmph! How good is the food made by the Chef of the Kingdom of Fortis? Doesn't it taste the same as the dishes made by the chef in the cafeteria?" Akainu asked sarcastically.

"Arara~ You say that because you haven't tasted the dishes made by them, Sakazuki" Aokiji suddenly turned his gaze towards Akainu, "If you compare the dishes made by the chefs in the cafeteria with the dishes made by Gin at the time. that, the difference is like earth and sky. The difference is huge."

"The dishes made by Gin are truly extraordinary" Kizaru added, "Jouichirou is said to have greater skill than Gin and there are also two others whose cooking skills are higher than Jouichirou's. Ah~ Garp-san really isn't fair going there alone" Kizaru said sadly.

"Is it really that delicious?" Tsuru asked strangely.

"It was really really delicious" Kizaru and Aokiji said in unison.

"Even now. I tasted the dishes in the cafeteria very nearly after tasting the dishes made by Gin" Aokiji said.

Sengoku's face who listened to the comments from Aokiji and Kizaru regarding the food in the cafeteria turned very black.

"You two bastards!" Sengoku shouted, "If you guys really don't like the food in the cafeteria! Please go find some food out there"

"Looking for food out there?" Kizaru's eyes immediately lit up hearing this, "Sengoku-san, does that mean I can go looking for food outside whenever I want? This is really a lucky thing." Kizaru immediately got up from his seat and casually walked out.

"Where are you going, Borsalino?" Sengoku asked with a strange and bad feeling.

"Didn't Sengoku-san say that I can look for food outside? Right now I haven't had breakfast and also at this time I'm already hungry. I want to go out to look for food now" Kizaru said casually, "Well then—-"

"Not!" Sengoku immediately shouted back, "You can look for food outside. However, don't leave the Naval Headquarters territory."

"What?!" Kizaru asked with a face full of disbelief, "How could something like that happen?"

"I'm just saying you can look for food outside. However, beyond what I mean is not looking outside the Naval Headquarters. But outside the canteen, it's still inside the Navy Headquarters." Sengoku said seriously, "If you dare to leave the Marine Headquarters without my permission, Borsalino. Your salary this month will be cut by me immediately."

Kizaru's face immediately became sad hearing this. Kizaru finally knew that he should not say such things to Sengoku. Otherwise, he would probably have already left together with Garp for the Sphinx Island.

Kizaru immediately returned to his seat with a sad face.

"Too bad~ Your efforts were in vain, Borsalino" Aokiji said calmly, "I guess, we'd better hope that Garp-san can bring some food for us to eat"

"Don't expect it, Kuzan" Kizaru said sadly, "Garp-san is a person who likes to eat. Before the food got to us, Garp-san must have eaten the whole dish alone without any leftovers. No, not to mention Garp. Even Garp's subordinates will probably finish it off."

Aokiji and Kizaru looked at each other then sighed. They were currently very sad because they couldn't taste Jouichirou's dish when now both of them had the opportunity to do so.

"Are the dishes made by the chefs of the Fortis Kingdom really that good?" Sengoku, Akainu, and Tsuru thought when they saw the faces of Aokiji and Kizaru who looked less enthusiastic and even very sad.

New World, Sphinx Island.

"Come on Thacht! Don't lose to Jouichirou!"

"That's right, Thact! You have to win this match."

The entire Whitebeard Pirates cheered enthusiastically for Thacht while for Jouichirou. No one cheered him on. Nonetheless, it seemed that Jouichirou didn't think about it and was very focused on the dish he was currently making.

"What a terrifying level of focus..." Whitebeard muttered.

"If you meet other chefs from our Kingdom, Newgate" Rayleigh said calmly, "Everything at the time of cooking will have that level of focus. When they cook, usually they will forget everything around them and only focus on the dishes they are making right now."

"Hahahaha… That's their strength" Hashirama said, "Though their focus is really good. However, if you call them or talk to them. They will definitely repay you."

Whitebeard nodded and continued to watch the cooking match.

Thacth who was currently preparing the ingredients for making the sauce for his dish also felt the level of focus from Jouichirou, "This guy…" Thacth's face smirked excitedly, "The dishes made by him must be really good…"

At the same time as this comment was issued, a very fragrant aroma immediately came out of Jouichirou's cooking oven. The aroma came from the meat that had just been taken out by Jouichirou from the oven where the meat was beef of the highest quality covered with various kinds of spices specially made by Jouichirou.

The aroma of the meat instantly covered the entire area which was added by a small breeze carrying that scent. All members of the Whitebeard Pirates could clearly smell the fragrance.

"This scent…"

"This is really a must…"

"This scent… It came from…"

"It came from the meat that Jouichirou just expelled!"

"Coming from Jouichirou!"

Everyone's gaze immediately turned towards Jouichirou's place where everyone could only gulp when the meat that Jouichirou had just removed from the oc=ven was placed on the table where the smell of the meat always came out every time which made the surrounding area have a very strong aroma. the smell of the meat.

"This scent… It really is a must" Marko muttered with an expression full of surprise.

"Compared to the smell of food… I think… It's almost like the smell of perfume" Izo muttered with a face full of surprise.

"Unlucky! I can't wait to taste the dishes made by Jouichirou" Ace said excitedly.

"Hey, Ace" Joz immediately said, "You got your share, didn't you? You should share it with me too."

"What?!" Ace who heard this was very surprised and looked at Joz along with the other commanders.

"Zehahaha… Captain Ace. I want it too" Teach who was there also said, "Could you share us a bit? The dish must have been very good. It would be a shame if you were the only one who got the share."

"That's right, Ace. You should share it with us too" Haruta said.

Marko saw that all the troop commanders had gathered around Ace and started asking for a share, Marko intelligently remembered that later Thacht would get a share and immediately walked up to Thacht, unexpectedly there, already joined Speed Jiru who wanted to participate in asking for Thacht's share.

"Jiru?"

"Hehehe… I didn't expect you to have the same idea, Marko" Jiru said, "Ace will definitely be their share to squeeze. They must have forgotten that Thacht would also be getting a share."

"Don't say it out loud" Marko said, "We better know only"

Jiru nodded and immediately went to where Thacht was currently focusing on cooking. Thacht's focus point is currently at its highest because Thacht is currently feeling tremendous pressure from Jouichirou especially just through the meat made by him.

"Hey, Thacht" Marko called Thacht in a fairly low voice.

Thahct who heard this voice immediately looked at Marko and Jiru, "Marko, Jiru?"

"Thacht, give you your share later for Jouichirou's dish" Jiru said with a grin.

"What?" Thacht was surprised to hear this, "How is it possible that you guys prefer his dish to mine?" Thacht asked sadly.

"Don't worry, Thacht. We will definitely continue to love your dishes. It's just, we want to try the dish made by Jouichirou" Marko said, "Besides, you'll definitely get a pretty big portion. At least give us one too."

"Only reason you say that, Marko" Thacht rolled his eyes and said, "Ok. I'll give it when I'm done tasting the dish."

"Good" Marko and Jiru nodded excitedly.

"Bahahaha… What a delicious scent! Sure enough! It's not wrong for me to come to this place"

Instantly a voice full of excitement immediately rang out from the east. Everyone immediately stopped their work except Jouichirou. Even Thacht, who was currently very focused on his work, also stopped his activities and immediately turned his attention towards the voice.

"Garp?!" Instantly the faces of all members of Whitebeard's pirates immediately changed when they saw the person who came was Garp.

"Parent?!" Ace, who saw it immediately, was very surprised and indirectly hid behind Joz, "Damn it! How could that person have come to this place?"

"Gurararara~ What is an Old Marine like you doing in this place, Garp? Did you come to arrest us?" Whitebeard asked excitedly.

"I don't think that's the point, Newgate" Rayleigh said as he looked at Garp especially his clothes, "Look at the clothes he's wearing. It doesn't reflect someone who wants to catch someone. More like…"

"Someone who came for a vacation" Hashirama continued.

"Rayleigh?!" Garp who heard Rayleigh's voice was immediately surprised by Rayleigh being there, "How can you be here?"

"Yo! Garp, long time no see" Rayleigh said with a smile, "I have currently joined the Fortis Kingdom and become a trainer there"

"Ha? Join the Fortis Kingdom?!" Garp was immediately taken aback by this information and looked at Hashirama, "Is that true, Hashirama?"

"Yes" Hashirama nodded, "His Majesty invited Rayleigh to join us with the post he held was trainer for our troops. The training given by him is regarding physical training and spiritual energy control."

"Spiritual energy control? Wait don't say…"

"Yes" Hashirama nodded, "His Majesty has granted Rayleigh access to this study"

"This is really very surprising" Garp said with a face full of surprise.

"Hey, Old Man" Whitebeard called out to Garp with an annoyed face, "What is your purpose in coming here? Did you come to cause trouble?"

"No, no, no. Don't get me wrong, Whitebeard" Garp said calmly without any fear, "I came here because I wanted to come to taste the dishes made by Jouichirou and also wanted to come to see my stupid grandson"

Ace immediately broke into a cold sweat hearing this because he could feel it even though Garp wasn't looking at him. Ace senses Garp has found his whereabouts.

"Garp" Whitebeard's face immediately darkened, "If you want to catch Ace. I will never let that happen"

Whitebeard's entire pirate army immediately became serious upon hearing this.

"Who wants to catch him, Whitebeard" Garp's face became strange, "I came here because I just wanted to come to see. I haven't seen that stupid boy in a long time." Garp paused and continued, "Wait! How do you know that my grandson is Ace?"

"Ace told us that, Garp" Marko suddenly said calmly.

"Ace said it?" Garp was instantly excited to hear this, "Bahahaha… Good, at least that kid still remembers who he should be respected by." Garp sighed, "Too bad~ That bastard has to become a pirate. In fact, I have prepared him to become a great Navy."

"Impossible!" Ace who was previously hiding immediately stood in front of Joz, "I'm not going to be a Marine, old man! I want to be free like a pirate!"

Garp who saw Ace immediately used Soru and suddenly appeared in front of Ace which made everyone shocked and without waiting for long, Garp immediately hit Ace very strongly, "Bastard! Was that the first time you met your Grandpa? Also, don't call me old man?! Call me Grandpa!"

*BOOM!*

Ace immediately lay down with a small round head nestled above his head.

"Sick!" Ace immediately shouted loudly while holding the head that was hit by Garp.

"Bahahaha… Ace, you're still 100 years easier to fight me" Garp excitedly laughed after hitting Ace.

Everyone who was there immediately fell silent at this.

"Garp" Whitebeard suddenly called out, "Didn't you say you don't want to cause trouble here?" Whitebeard asked with a dark face.

"Whitebeard" Hashirama suddenly said, "I don't think it's a mess. All Garp did was educate his grandson. After all, it's a possible thing. The trouble is when Garp attacks your group or attacks the island using a warship. However, he didn't do that."

"I agree with what you said, Hashirama, Newgate" Rayleigh nodded, "Didn't Garp say his goal too? He came here just to come to taste the dishes made by Jouichirou and to see his grandson"

"Bahahaha… You two really know me" Garp said with a laugh, "And also, Whitebeard. You recognize Ace as a Boy. Doesn't that mean you are my son?"

"...." Everyone fell silent hearing this.

While Whitebeard who heard Garp's words immediately blackened his face.

"Hey! Get used to being calmer!" Suddenly Jouichirou, who was previously calm and didn't speak, suddenly spoke, "There is currently a match here. If you want to cause trouble, do it somewhere else."

"...." Everyone fell silent again hearing the words said by Jouichirou. While Jouichirou himself did not lift his gaze and remained focused on the work he was currently doing.

Thacht who heard this smirked, "Really interesting person ... I think I should also continue my work" Thacht then started working again.

"Gurarara~ What a cocky kid" Whitebeard just laughed hearing this then his gaze turned to Garp, "Garp, you probably won't have a chance to taste this Jouichirou dish"

"Ha? How could it be?" Garp asked with a face full of surprise.

"That's right, Garp" Rayleigh added, "Jouichirou will only make five dishes in this match. Three of them will be served to me, Hashirama, and Newgate who are currently the judges of this match. As for the other two. The dish will be given to Thacht and also to Ace."

"To Ace?" Garp's gaze immediately filled with excitement, "Then it's an easy thing. The part that belongs to Ace will be mine."

"What?!" All members of Whitebeard's pirate group, especially the commanders who had already received a share of Ace's share, shouted in surprise. Meanwhile Marko and Jiru heaved a sigh of relief that their share was safe for now.

"Parent-"

"Are you still not satisfied with my one hit, Ace? I still haven't forgotten that you didn't say goodbye to me earlier." Garp's gaze was full of threats which made Ace and the other Whitebeard pirate commanders down.

"You really are a quirky old man, Garp" Hashirama said and then laughed.

"Bahahaha… I finally got to taste the dishes Jouichirou made. I can boast about this in front of Kuzan and Borsalino. Both of them must be very jealous" Garp excitedly walked towards Whitebeard and the others, "Hey, Whitebeard, where is the other seat?"

"You're not a guest here, Garp." Whitebeard said with a frown.

"Nonsense!" Garp immediately denied it, "I'm a guest here and I should get it" Garp's gaze then looked at Ace, "Ace, quickly get this chair for your Grandpa"

"No need" Hashirama suddenly said and immediately formed a seal using his hand, "Wooden Style : Wooden Chair"

Immediately behind Garp appeared a chair which was formed by Hashirama using his ability.

"Wood?" Garp was surprised by this, "Is this the power you have?"

"Sure." Hashirama nodded.

"Garp" Whitebeard's suddenly called out to him, "You're not surprised to find Hashirama able to use wood elemental abilities. You Marines must know about things related to the Fortis Kingdom, right? Especially regarding chakra?"

"No…" Garp was someone who wasn't very good at lying and had his face turned to the side with cold sweat dripping from his face.

"You really are the stupidest person to lie to, Garp" Rayleigh said dryly, "How do you Marines know about things about our secrets?"

"There's a possibility that the Marines have intercepted the conversation I had with Whitebeard earlier" Hashirama said calmly.

"How did you find out?" Garp asked with a face full of surprise.

"What do you mean, Hashirama?" Whitebeard asked while frowning.

"That is an easy thing for His Majesty to do"

"Your Honour?" Everyone is confused about this.

"His Majesty had predicted this. You Marines must already know about things that the Whitebeard pirates know such as ancient weapons and others. His Majesty told me that your side of the Navy has developed a technology wherein the technology can be used to intercept the conversations between the two parties without using tools such as the black den-den mushi which is usually used for wiretapping."

"..." Garp fell silent for a moment hearing this.

"Hashirama, how did King Fortis know about this?" Whitebeard asked, "Do you guys have spies on the Navy side?"

"No" Hashirama shook his head, "That is a natural thing to know because every big organization must have some kind of great technology. As for the Navy, which in fact is the organization that protects this ocean. They must have developed some kind of technology and then used it to monitor your side which is the Emperor of the Ocean of which you are their enemy" Hashirama paused and continued while staring at Garp, "I myself previously thought it was impossible. However, after confirming this time. The prediction that His Majesty said actually came true. You Navy guys really developed that kind of technology."

"...."

Everyone was silenced listening to Hashirama's explanation. Even Rayleigh was speechless hearing this. Even though Rayleigh had already joined the Fortis Kingdom. However, the period of time Rayleigh joined was still very short. There are many things that Rayleigh did not know until now, especially about Ars.

"Did King Fortis really predict that?" Garp asked with a serious face.

Hashirama nodded, "Yes. He said so."

"What a terrifying King..." Garp muttered to which Whitebeard agreed.

"Oyaji" Marko suddenly called out, "In the future, we should start to be careful about summoning each other especially talking about the plans we are going to do. If possible, it is better to have a direct conversation than to talk about it indirectly, namely through den-den mushi."

Whitebeard nodded and looked at Hashirama, "Thanks for the information, Hashirama" Whitebeard's gaze then looked at Garp and then mocked him, "I don't think it would be a bad thing for you to come to this place, Garp. You bring up something very important for us to know."

"Hmph! I don't care about that. Even if you guys know that, it's also none of my business" Garp said calmly and his gaze fell on Jouichirou's place, "Damn it! Will it take long for the dish to be served?"

"...."

Everyone was silenced by Garp's personality.

Usually there are people who will be angry when information about matters related to the organization where he works is exposed, especially those that are confidential. However, Garp was different. Garp paid no attention to such things. Garp himself holds the principle of strength. As long as he had the power, Garp could do whatever he wanted with it being a matter of justice.

"Garp, shouldn't you pay attention to such things? It was an information leak, you know." Hashirama said calmly.

"No need" Garp waved his hand, "That's not my job. Besides, I'm currently in retirement. Naval-related matters are no longer my concern. The matter regarding the disclosure of this information is Sengoku's business. None of my business" Garp said back.

"Gurararara~ You are indeed the Garp we know" Whitebeard laughed excitedly.

The atmosphere there was excited again after seeing Jouichirou and Thacht finally finishing their dishes and currently entering the plating process. Everyone couldn't wait for the dishes made by the two people.