Sengoku was Shocked

Chapter 173: Sengoku was Shocked

No matter what Garp asked, Solo could answer fluently. It's just that the body of Shiki can't be found so there's no way to verify it. But no matter how one says it, the crisis in Loguetown and even the entire East Blue has been completely resolved.

Solo and all the marines in Loguetown are all heroes of the battle. But because Solo is the supreme officer of Loguetown. The credit for blocking Shiki is naturally Solo's major contribution.

Soon, Solo's name spread among the marines. Solo not only has excellent swordsmanship talent but has also made great achievements. Returning to the Marine Headquarters this time, Solo's status is bound to be greatly improved.

A new star is rising.

As the commander of this reinforcement operation, Garp even got in touch with the Marine Headquarters.

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Inside the ship lounge.

Garp sat leisurely on a chair, holding a Den Den Mushi in his hand. After a burst of purururu sound. Sengoku, who was sitting in the office answered the Den Den Mushi.

Of the sudden incident in East Blue, Sengoku was naturally extremely concerned. Until now, he still vaguely remembers that battle that shocked many people. If it weren't for him and Garp joining forces, it would be difficult for the entire Marineford to find an opponent who can compete with Shiki.

It is no exaggeration to say that Shiki is definitely a pirate on par with Whitebeard. The most frightening thing is that according to what the Sengoku knew about Shiki, that man has great ambitions. 

This time he came out of the mountain suddenly, so he must have made sufficient preparations, adding the Whitebeard Pirates, fighting against two legendary pirates at the same time, even Sengoku felt a little bit afraid. 

It was precisely because of this that he quickly asked Garp to deal with Shiki. Of course, this is only one aspect of the reason. On the other hand, the reason is to hope that Garp can make him recognize his identity through the battle with Shik—he is a Vice Admiral and not a pirate's grandfather. 

"Has the problem been solved, Garp?" 

Sengoku rolled his throat and asked cautiously, "Do you need more people from the headquarters?" 

If even Garp can't deal with Shiki, then they can only consider dispatching an Admiral. Marineford must not be allowed to have two legendary characters appear at the same time. However, what Sengoku never dreamed of was... 

 "Before we arrived in Loguetown, Shiki was taken care of," Garp said truthfully. 

If he wanted to be promoted, he would have been an Admiral many years ago. In fact, Garp rejected the Admiral's appointment more than once. He is naturally not interested in credit or anything. 

On the contrary, it was Sengoku, who couldn't help being startled. It feels like his brain can't process the information.

What does he mean...Before Garp arrived in Loguetown, the problem was already been solved?

"Garp, what do you mean?" Sengoku asked.

At the same time, a lot of strong people came to mind.

Aokiji, Kizaru, Akainu?

In order to deal with the Whitebeard Pirates, the three Admirals are now sitting in Marineford.

Shichibukai?

They are not even interested in the Shichibukai Conference held by the World Government how could they save Loguetown?

Could it be...Zephyr?!

Suddenly, the image of Zephyr flashed in Sengoku's mind. When he was in his thirties, he was already an Admiral and his Armament Hako has been cultivated to the pinnacle.

Not to mention the strength, he also received the weapon assistance of Vegapunk. He is indeed a man who can fight Shiki. Although Zephyr has ignored the orders of the Marine Headquarters for a long time, he himself hates pirates very much.

When he was young, he also fought against Shiki. If he got the information that Shiki appeared in East Blue, Zephyr might indeed go there and fight to the death with his opponent. However, when Sengoku asked whether it was Zephyr who dealt with Shiki, Garp shook his head.

"That man should be somewhere in the New World, hunting pirates. Actually, it was Solo."

Garp didn't make a fool of himself, he directly pointed out the matter and then stated in the most concise sentence of the process of Solo's statement. According to Solo, Shiki did not lose to the Marines. Instead, he died of his own asthma attack.

Hearing the words, there was a moment of silence on the other side.

"However..." Garp suddenly changed the subject, "Although there is no evidence, my intuition tells me that that brat Solo lied. I think the person who really defeated Shiki is probably Solo!"

Sengoku at the other end suddenly sat up from the chair.

"Hey, Garp, I know you are very optimistic about Solo, but this kind of conjecture is too outrageous, you and I are people who know how terrifying Shiki is. Even if Solo is really talented , how could he be an opponent to Shiki. They are not from the same world at all. At least not yet!"

From the perspective of Sengoku, if Solo is trained, his future is likely to become bright. But now, he is only in his twenties, and he is just an Ensign.

Saying that he has the strength to defeat Shiki, doesn't that mean that the current Solo already has the level of strength of a Vice Admiral or even an Admiral?

This kind of thing is simply a fantasy. Sengoku couldn't believe it. Instead of believing Garp, he would rather believe what Solo said that Shiki died of his own asthma.

But then again, although Garp usually looks like a fool, he often has unique insights. For the trend of the world pattern, he has never missed it.

"It's gold, and it always shines."

Garp didn't care about the views of Sengoku, "Anyway, Loguetown has been almost destroyed, and throwing the reconstruction work to Solo is an overkill. It's good to take advantage of this opportunity and let Solo return to Marineford with me." 

He has high hopes for Solo and firmly believes that he will become an Admiral in the future. Letting him experience the war will undoubtedly help a lot. Garp still believes that it was Solo who defeated Shiki.

With such strength, maybe he can shine even more in the next war.

"Let Solo return to Marineford?" Sengoku could not help but murmur.

On this point, he quite agrees.