Chapter 12: Garp, It’s Your Grandson Again!

"This monster..."

The flames dyed the sky red while the entire sea surface around was covered with fire.

Waves of extremely scorching heat kept spreading around those fires.

Faced directly with the beast covered in blazing flames and exuding terrible heat, it makes it impossible for anyone to get close to it.

"Even for the Mythical Zoan, such a temperature is a bit too outrageous!"

At this moment, Vice Admiral Stainless's whole body was covered with Armament Haki as he looked at the beast in front of him with a solemn face.

Moreover, the sword he held tightly in his hand was extremely red.

After blocking that beast's attack, it was burned extremely red, and terrifying heat continuously transferred to the handle of the sword.

It was so hot that he could hardly hold it.

"Shave (Soru)!"

His hands were unbearably hot, and he felt a burning pain in his hand.

So, naturally, he won't be stupid enough to keep this battle prolonged.

"Pah...pah..."

He immediately retreated, and the moment he stabilized his body, his legs turned into afterimages as he kept kicking violently at very high speeds toward the beast in front of him.

"Tempest Kick (Rankyaku)!"

The sound of swift kicks breaking the air continued to resound.

One after another, a sharp compressed wind blade came one after another.

It blasted hard at the huge beasts, which were bathing in flames.

"Boom..."

Fire shot into the sky.

There were constant loud explosions and billowing smoke.

Ren, who transformed into a Qilin, did not dodge at all.

He let those sharp wind blade slashes hit him one after another.

But the incredibly thick scales that covered his entire body completely blocked all the incoming attacks.

"Hey, are you tickling me?"

The next moment, under Stainless's horrified eyes, Ren, who was unharmed, directly pounced towards him with a sneer.

"Asshole!"

When Stainless heard this, he became furious and unwilling to be outdone; he charged forward: "Don't be so arrogant, bastard!"

His eyes were stern as he firmly grasped his sword wrapped with Armament Haki and slashed down.

"clang..."

Pieces of sparks sputtered out.

The extremely sharp sword was directly blocked by Ren's incredibly thick scales.

The pieces of fiery red dragon scales look like cast steel; they're indestructible and unshakable.

Only shallow scratches were left on it.

"What!?"

After witnessing this scene, Stainless was horrified.

"As expected of a Vice-Admiral from Marine Headquarters..."

At this moment, the beast bathing in flames sarcastically said jokingly: "Keep up the hard work; I'm starting to feel a little pain!"

Then, the next moment, it moves at an astonishing speed as it pounces on Stainless, like a fiery red stream of light.

"Bang..."

"Ah..."

Although Ren didn't pay any attention to those ordinary Marines around.

But that huge body was constantly causing intense heat waves.

Along the way, those Marines who had no time to dodge were all knocked away.

Many marines were even affected by the flames, and their bodies were set on fire.

Those who react quickly jump into the sea immediately.

While some just kept rolling on the deck as they tried to extinguish the flame.

But a few moments later, they were directly burned to coke or even reduced to ashes.

…

At this time, in the Marine Headquarters, Marineford. In the Fleet Admiral's office located on the highest floor.

"What, that guy Aokiji ran out?"

In the spacious and bright room, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, who was sitting behind the desk, suddenly became furious when he listened to his adjutant's report.

"That guy neglected his duties! What if one of the Emperors of the sea suddenly came and attacked the headquarters at this time? Who will defend it?"

"Contact him immediately and tell that guy to get back!"

"Yes, Fleet Admiral Sengoku..."

The adjutant was sweating profusely while repeatedly nodding.

"Bwahaha, Does it even matter? Aren't you and I still here?"

On the sofa next to him, a tall, energetic old man with a white beard and hair, wearing a gray-white suit, was sitting there carefree.

He held donuts in his arms and stuffed them into his mouth while speaking nonchalantly: "Let that guy Aokiji go out for some air. It's still too difficult for him to stay in the headquarters for more than three months!"

"You're so laid-back! I haven't settled the matter with you about your grandson yet!"

Seeing his old friend looking so carefree, Sengoku was furious.

As the Naval Hero, his son established a revolutionary army that went against the world government.

Moreover, his grandson also became a pirate who kept causing trouble again and again.

That is to say, he, the Marine Fleet Admiral, is too lenient to him.

If it were anyone else, he would have been held accountable by his superiors and imprisoned in Impel Down.

"Bwahaha..."

Garp laughed, pretending to be dumbfounded.

But he also felt helpless in his heart. He didn't expect that Luffy would run out and become a pirate.

Not only did he form the Straw Hat Pirates, but they also defeated Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

A few days ago, there was a big fuss and massive casualties in the G-8 branch.

It's really a headache.

This is no longer an ordinary crime.

Even Fleet Admiral Sengoku could no longer sit idly by and had to significantly increase the Straw Hat Crew's bounty.

He did not directly send a fleet to pursue and suppress them out of consideration for his old friend.

"This is Marine's rule, not just playing house!"

Sengoku took a deep breath.

He glanced at Garp, who was pretending to be nonchalant.

Then he knocked on the desk, and he said righteously: "Except for special circumstances, there must be an Admiral who is responsible for defending the headquarters, being on call at any time, and assisting the Marine Fleet Admiral in handling matters, be it large or small..."

"Now, that guy, Aokiji, who is on duty, neglects his responsibility. What does it look like?"

"That guy is also the disciple you single-handedly brought out... So, in the end, it was all caused by you, Garp!"

In the past, Aokiji was a bit fussy and had a fiery personality.

But at least he was still passionate about doing his duties and was not so lazy.

Now, he has completely changed into a different person.

He has begun to pay less attention to some of the regulations of Marine Headquarters.

This is a very bad sign.

"Today I have eliminated ninety-nine packs of donuts... Sengoku, you will lose!"

"Bastard, leave some for me..."

"No, don't pretend to be nonchalant, be serious!!!"

Seeing this, Sengoku's eyelids twitched.

He was so angry that he ran over directly, snatched the donut from Garp's hand, and poured it into his mouth.

"Hey, Sengoku..."

"Cut the nonsense!"

Because the door is not closed.

In the corridor outside, a Rear Admiral who had just passed by holding a document accidentally saw this scene and was a little stunned.

Are these two really the big shots that countless Marines admire?

"You're already old enough. Are you still in the mood to make trouble?"

At this time, someone walks inside. Surprisingly, the person who came was a woman and one of the few women in the Marine Headquarters who was respected and loved by countless Marines. She was also a former comrade of Sengoku and Garp.

She's the chief advisor of the Marines at this time, Vice-Admiral Tsuru.

"Tsuru? You are here..."

Seeing Vice-Admiral Tsuru's expression looks solemn and somewhat heavy.

Garp suppressed his smile and said hello.

"Ahem, it's all Garp's fault!" Fleet Admiral Sengoku coughed dryly, then he returned to his usual serious expression and sat back in his seat behind the desk.

He sat upright while looking at his former comrade.

Looking at the other party, he looked much older than himself and Garp.

Her hair was already white, and her face was fully wrinkled.

Comparing it to his memory, he can see the heroic and beautiful woman who once fascinated countless young talents and even made him secretly admire her when they were young.

He couldn't help but feel a little emotional; time was not forgiving.

He just hated that he was a step too late when they were young.

He was relatively shy in this regard, but when he made up his mind to pursue her, the flower had already been picked away by someone else.

Now, she even has a granddaughter.

But soon, Sengoku came back to his senses and suppressed his complicated thoughts.

Looking at the Tsuru in front of him, Sengoku asked directly: "Tsuru, what's the matter?"

As a fleet admiral, he sometimes needs to take care of his identity.

In public, Vice Admiral Tsuru, the chief adviser of the Marines, is always called Great Staff Officer Tsuru to show respect.

But now it's just him and Garp, so naturally, he won't be as formal as in front of others.

"Just ten minutes ago, the fleet led by Stainless, a Vice Admiral from the Marine Headquarters who was responsible for chasing the Tiger Shark Pirates, suddenly reported that they encountered the Vice Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates in the Bocris sea area..."

Vice Admiral Tsuru speaks in a deep voice: "Moreover, the entire fleet has suffered heavy losses at present. Vice-Admiral Stainless is still fighting hard, but the enemy is too powerful. They are asking for reinforcement from the headquarters!"

"What!?"

Sengoku's complexion changed drastically.

"It's the Straw Hat Pirates again... Garp..."

For a moment, his face turned dark.

He couldn't help but glared fiercely at Garp.

It's driving him crazy.

Garp, on the side, was completely confused.

The next moment, he laughed, scratched his head as if he remembered something, and was about to walk out: "Bwahaha, those guys can really make trouble..."

"By the way, I suddenly remembered that there are still a few packs of donuts in my office-"

However, Garp hadn't finished speaking yet before Sengoku's fist cover with Armament Haki hit him hard.

"Boom!!"

"Ping..."

"Ah..."