Grandfather and Grandson

Chapter 191: Grandfather and Grandson

"Please wait for a moment; the Warden is still in the restroom," Hannyabal said.

Soon, the sound of a flushing toilet followed, and Hannyabal continued, "He's coming out now."

The restroom door swung open, revealing a tall man dressed in the Warden's uniform. He had a pair of black wings on his back and detachable horns on his forehead, giving him the appearance of a legendary demon.

The Impel Down Warden, Magellan, was a Paramecia Devil Fruit user with the Venom-Venom Fruit ability.

"Thank you for your hard work, Warden!" several voices greeted Magellan as he emerged, which felt like a battlefield to him.

To defeat him, all one needed to do was destroy all the restrooms...

"What a battlefield indeed!" 

Magellan clutched his stomach and suddenly covered his face with his hand, saying, "Ah, it's so bright! Why is it so glaring? Can't it be a bit darker? If possible, seal my senses entirely!"

"Warden, please don't make a fuss. Vice Admiral Garp and Shichibukai Rodney have come to see Portgas D. Ace. If you're not willing to cooperate, step down from your position as Warden, and I'll take over. Oops, I let it slip again!" Hannyabal covered his mouth and turned his head, trying not to speak.

"It's quite disheartening. Why do I have subordinates like you? Your recent comments really sadden me! Hah..." 

Magellan deliberately exhaled some poisonous gas towards Hannyabal.

As a Poisonous Man who had consumed the Venom-Venom Fruit, Magellan could produce deadly toxins from any part of his body, including his sweat, saliva, and breath. Even his ordinary breath was toxic.

"Ah!" 

Hannyabal smelled the toxin, foaming at the mouth instantly, but he wasn't fatally poisoned. One of the nearby staff members quickly said, "Prepare an antidote for Vice Warden!"

"Hahaha, your relationship with Hannyabal is still this good, Magellan! Hahaha, lead the way; I want to see that idiot grandson of mine!" 

Garp and Magellan had a decent relationship, considering they were acquaintances.

Magellan's gaze shifted to Rodney, and he asked, "Is this Warlord Rodney? Do we need to use Seastone handcuffs on him?"

"Don't worry; with me here, this guy won't stir up any trouble," Garp patted Rodney's back, causing his body to make a loud thud sound. His physical strength had increased, and if it had been earlier, Rodney's lungs might have been slapped out.

"In that case, please follow me."

Magellan nodded, and as the Warden, he needed to lead the way.

They took the elevator again, reaching the sixth level: Infinite Hell!

This level held some of the most notorious criminals. They were either sentenced to death or life imprisonment, individuals who needed to be erased from history, the most ruthless pirates.

The likes of Golden Lion Shiki, Patrick Redfield, Douglas Bullet, and others who had once been legendary pirates were now imprisoned here. Since the founding of Impel Down, no one had successfully escaped except for Shiki twenty years ago, which was a record that remained unbroken until Monkey D. Luffy came along, breaking it with his crew's help. 

These notorious pirates managed to escape and become the bosses of a theatrical film, where they were eventually defeated by Luffy...

It was well-known that in the film, Luffy had the highest combat power...

"Isn't that Garp? What wind blew you here?" a man with a sarcastic tone said. 

Though he was also brought in by Garp, he never admitted defeat and tried to gain some advantage, even if it was just verbally.

Garp completely ignored him and walked straight to the restrained man.

Rodney whispered, "Warden Magellan, we'll wait here. It's time for them, the grandfather and grandson, to talk."

"Portgas D. Ace is Vice Admiral Garp's grandson?" Magellan said in surprise.

"Yes."

...

Garp approached the heavily injured Ace, sitting down on the ground and smiling, "You punk, how's life as a pirate treating you?"

"Old man..." 

Ace raised his eyes to look at him before lowering his head again.

Beside him, an equally battered Sabo asked in surprise, "Why did Vice Admiral Garp come here?"

Jinbe was imprisoned here mainly because he didn't want to participate in the war against Whitebeard. The World Government had stripped him of his title as a "Shichibukai" and imprisoned him. He had endured severe torture, leaving his body covered in scars.

"Old man, what are you planning to do?" Ace asked.

"I came to see my grandson, Ace." 

Garp chuckled and then sighed, "It's too late to stop it now. Ace, Whitebeard has been provoked by us, and the great war has already begun. Hahaha, it's really something, being this old and still having to fight. I initially wanted to make you and Luffy excellent Marines."

His expectations had always been for both Luffy and Ace to become outstanding Marines.

"But now it seems impossible. Besides the Marines, both brothers have become great pirates. Have you heard about Luffy's rumors? He destroyed Enies Lobby. My grandson may not have that kind of strength, but he dares to fight on Enies Lobby, showing some courage! Hahaha!"

Garp naturally knew that Enies Lobby wasn't destroyed by Luffy, but he knew Ace had the same blood as Whitebeard. He wouldn't have allowed himself to be bullied by Rodney like this. Nevertheless, what of it? Luffy was still his grandson!

"I still gave him a taste of my love-filled fist, though. Hahaha! But this kid doesn't know how to repent. He even fought against the Celestial Dragons at Sabaody Archipelago. What a true chip off the old block! Hahaha!"

"Furthermore, I told him about his father's deeds, and he was quite shocked back then!"

Ace smiled bitterly and said, "That kind of thing, whether he knows or not, it's troublesome."

Luffy's father was the world's most infamous criminal, openly opposing the World Government. If the World Government discovered the truth, Ace and Luffy would end up imprisoned here, facing public execution as a tool to attract the Revolutionary Army.

"I inherited the bloodline of the great criminals!" 

Ace said halfway before recalling Rodney's words. 

"It's too late to say anything now, old man. Everything I did, I did to myself."

"Yeah, you reap what you sow!" 

Garp sighed, stood up, and said, "You're his son; maybe this is just following in his footsteps. In some ways, you and him are quite alike."

Garp knew Roger well, both as an enemy and as a friend. He was very familiar with Roger. Even if Ace had never seen Roger, he resembled him in some aspects.

"Heh, I mourn for having his bloodline. I wish I had only inherited my mother, Portgas," Ace looked at

 Garp again and said, "Old man, my father is only Whitebeard!"

Ace only acknowledged Whitebeard as his father; he didn't want anything to do with Roger. Even if Roger had given him emotions, he only recognized Whitebeard.

Garp sighed in frustration and said, "You and Luffy are the same; he's affected by Red-Haired's influence, are you influenced by Whitebeard too? It seems there's no antidote to this kind of poison. You should've known better; we should've eliminated them all from the start." 

The old man spoke out of irritation, but no one in the room doubted his ability. If he went all out, he could probably pull it off.

Who dared to say he was old?

His fists were probably no weaker than they were in his prime. He was a true monster, perhaps even more carefree and laid-back in his old age, always eating and drinking.

"Dad is the strongest!" Ace declared.

Garp got up and said, "Forget it, I can't persuade you. Besides me, others have come to see you. Hey, Rodney kid, come over here!"

"Ah, here I am!" 

Rodney walked over. Since Magellan was currently in the restroom, only Garp and Rodney had the freedom to move around.

"Rodney?"

"Mr. Rodney?"

Ace and Jinbe were both surprised to see Rodney.

"Hello there, Ace. I saw you like this a long time ago. How are you feeling?"