Chapter 68 – Luffy' s background is surprising

"What good?"

Carina was startled but quickly caught on.

"Damn it, Uta, you're asking for it."

After saying that, Carina extended her hand as if to smack Uta.

Seeing this, Uta immediately turned and ran to the side.

For a moment, their laughter filled the entire ship.

And reached Arton's ears.

"Indeed, women get along so easily."

"Just in a short time, and their relationship has gotten so good."

Arton, watching Uta and Carina play, couldn't help but remark.

"Yes, yes, Uta-san and Carina-san really hit it off."

Jango nodded in agreement.

"Alright, you don't need to stay here anymore."

"With Garp not here, you can go ahead with your tasks freely."

"Next, we're heading full speed to Syrup Village. If Captain Kuro calls to communicate with you, tell me right away."

Saying this, Arton's expression suddenly became serious.

"Understood, I'll go right now and ensure we sail at full power."

Jango nodded and quickly went towards the other sailors on the deck.

"Sorry, Captain Kuro, it's not that I want to betray you, but the opponent is just too strong."

"Take care."

Jango thought to himself.

Arton turned back around, continuing to gaze across the sea.

Then, he opened his navigation diary system, uploading all the photos of Garp he had taken earlier.

[Photo: First sight of Garp, bearing injuries!]

[Photo: Betting with Garp, and winning his donuts, tea, and senbei, Garp's expression afterward.]

[Photo: Garp looking frustrated after being hit by "Báthory Erzsébet".]

The latest photos appearing in the diary copy made Uta and Carina pause for a moment.

But soon, they resumed chasing each other.

After such a long time, neither of them believed Garp could catch up with them.

The sea is vast.

There are countless routes.

It's safe to say that even if Garp tried to catch up now, after so much time has passed, the probability of Garp accurately finding Arton and the others' route is almost insignificant.

Therefore, Carina and Uta were no longer worried about Arton recording anything about Garp in the diary.

Different from Carina and Uta's lack of interest, other diary copyholders were surprised to see a series of photos about Garp uploaded by Arton.

They stared wide-eyed at the various pictures of Garp.

Charlotte Smoothie: "It's Garp? Arton actually encountered Garp and fought with him? Anyway, it's good that Arton could leave safely."

Whitey Bay: "It's surprising, Arton actually managed to take senbei and tea from Garp?"

Violet: "With such abilities, Arton could definitely defeat Doflamingo!"

Ulti: "This Arton guy has some skills, huh? I'm getting more and more curious about how capable he really is."

Vinsmoke Reiju: "It's the Navy hero Garp, but why does Garp have injuries? Surely, it couldn't have been Arton who inflicted them?"

Belo Betty: "Garp didn't capture Arton? Is it because Arton is strong enough, or because he didn't know Arton is a pirate? Either way, such a character being merely a pirate seems a waste. It would be great if he could be invited to join the Revolutionary Army."

Nico Robin: "Now it seems, Uta and Carina intentionally prevented Arton from publishing Garp's photos earlier. They're quite clever, knowing to guard against potential female Marines who might have diary copies."

Garp's photos stirred a huge wave among the diary copyholders.

Especially those born into powerful pirate crews or organizations.

With their considerable strength, they deeply understood the value of the title "Navy Hero Garp."

That is truly standing at the pinnacle of the world, an existence even the Four Emperors would show respect.

Such a man encountering Arton, and the intent pirate Arton managed to leave.

Everyone seemed to imagine Garp's regretful look in the future.

And the frustrated expressions of the female Marines with diary copies when they find out about this.

Just as Charlotte Smoothie, Whitey Bay, and others thought.

Gion, Hina, Ain, and others showed indeed interesting expressions after seeing the photos.

[Ain: The legendary figure turns out to be Vice Admiral Garp, how could this be?]

[Tashigi: Vice Admiral Garp, wounded? How is that possible?]

[Hina: Arton fought with Vice Admiral Garp, was it Arton who wounded him?]

[Gion: I've been trying to contact Garp, but for some reason, the call can't get through.]

[Tashigi: How could this be?!]

[Hina: Could it be because of Arton's earlier attack, that thing Hina remembers is called "Báthory Erzsébet," right?]

[Gion: An attack related to sound, maybe indeed it caused the Den Den Mushi to faint.]

Gion frowned deeply.

She felt quite distressed at this moment.

By now, she naturally understood the reason Arton only now published photos about Garp was because Uta and Carina had distracted him.

Otherwise, based on Arton's habit of recording in the diary, he would have published Garp's photos much earlier.

Not wait until now.

But thinking about what might have happened between Carina and Arton.

Gion also understood why Arton was distracted.

"I'm not sure about Uta, but Carina is definitely a very smart and decisive girl."

"It seems, aside from Uta, Carina is also not to be underestimated."

"Right, after all, she is the woman who could deceive the Golden Emperor in the future; I shouldn't have underestimated her."

"What a hassle, just when we were about to make contact with Arton, because of her and Uta, we've drifted further from Arton."

"Really, it's a bit of a shame."

Gion shook her head, her gaze drifting to the distant sea.

As if she could see where Arton was by doing so.

Just then, new content appearing on the diary copy caught Gion's attention.

[Let me sort this out.]

[The cut wounds on Garp indicate he has encountered "Axe-Hand."]

[So, Garp's grandson has already set out to sea as a pirate.]

"So, it wasn't Arton who wounded Vice Admiral Garp, but this Axe-Hand."

Gion slightly furrowed her brows, her expression complex, leaving others guessing her thoughts.

Meanwhile, the other diary copyholders.

Charlotte Smoothie: "So it wasn't Arton who wounded him? 'Axe-Hand' truly exists, huh? And he already possesses the ability to wound Garp now, not just in the future."

Whitey Bay: "No wonder Dad always said not to underestimate the weakest sea, East Blue. It really does produce strong characters from time to time."

Ulti: "Axe-Hand…, I wonder how he compares to Captain Kaido? Why can't Arton just say his real name?"

Seeing the photos of Garp with cut wounds, those who were initially doubtful about Arton's knowledge of the past and future are now fully convinced of his abilities.

After all, Garp's wounds are undeniable.

And injuring Navy Hero Garp is not something ordinary people can achieve.

Perhaps, only the "Axe-Hand" Arton mentioned could do it.

Meanwhile, the women grew increasingly curious about the "Axe-Hand" Arton mentioned.

If Arton knew how many people were curious about the existence of "Axe-Hand" and were wary of his power, he would probably laugh till his stomach hurt.

[Speaking of which, the Monkey D. family really is outrageous.]

[Grandfather is a Navy hero, the father is the leader of the Revolutionary Army, and now the grandson has gone to sea, becoming a pirate among pirates.]

[Three generations have taken three different paths; only the Monkey D. family could do this, right?]

Boom!

The women felt as if a thunderbolt had struck their minds upon reading Arton's message.

For a moment, they wondered if they had read it wrong.

But after rubbing their eyes, they found the diary's content hadn't changed.

Belo Betty: "So that's why the Chief often looks towards the East Blue; his son is there."

Koala: "I wonder what the Chief would feel knowing his son has gone to sea as a pirate."

Monet: "With a grandfather who's a Navy hero, a father who's the leader of the Revolutionary Army, and a guide like Red-Haired Shanks, Luffy's background is too significant. We must caution the young master to be wary of this person in the future."

"Even if we confront him, we should let Sugar use her ability on him, making the world forget Luffy ever existed."

"But compared to Luffy, Arton is someone we need to be more cautious about. I wonder if Sugar's ability would work on Arton."

At this moment, even though Luffy is still a rookie pirate, the women dared not underestimate him.

"Vice Admiral Garp really doesn't know how to educate his family."

Gion held her forehead, feeling a headache coming on.

To be precise, since receiving the diary copy, Gion has had more headaches these few days than she had in the entire past year combined.

At this moment, Gion thought of Sengoku, Zephyr, and Tsuru, the three Navy officers from Garp's generation.

"I wonder if they are aware of Vice Admiral Garp's situation."

"If they knew, they would probably be just as troubled."

Gion muttered to herself.

[Garp is formidable, indeed, but he really doesn't seem to know how to guide his children.]

"Even Arton comments so."

Gion rested her chin on her hand, her gaze fixed on the diary copy.

Her intuition told her that Arton's revelations about Garp were not over yet.

More sensational news was about to come.

Indeed, that was the case.

[Luffy has just set out to sea, not yet making a name for himself, but Garp's grandson has been at sea for quite some time.]

[Who would have thought, the great-grandson of Navy Hero Garp would be Ace, the Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, one of the Four Emperors?]

[Tsk tsk, if this news gets out, both pirates and the Navy would be shocked.]

"This really is…"

Gion's mouth twitched.

At this moment, she really wanted to confront Garp and ask him how he guided his children.

Despite being in the Navy, why hasn't a single descendant followed in his footsteps to become a Marine?!

Hina: "Hina doesn't even know what to say anymore."

Tashigi: "Vice Admiral Garp…"

Ain: "Even though Garp is a Navy hero, when it comes to education, it seems we really have to look up to Teacher Zephyr."

Charlotte Smoothie: "Indeed, it's quite shocking. The grandson of a Navy hero becomes the son of Whitebeard. This is truly interesting."

Whitey Bay: "So, Ace had such an identity, lucky for Dad that Garp doesn't know how to educate. Otherwise, the Whitebeard Pirates would have been short of a capable commander."

"Wait, Ace is Dad's son and Garp's grandson. So, Garp is Dad's..."

"Damn Garp, taking advantage of Dad, unforgivable!"

At this moment, many diary copyholders were very curious about how Garp educated his children.

Even some with deeper thoughts began to suspect whether Garp intentionally let his son establish the Revolutionary Army and his grandson become a pirate.

And he himself is actually a mole in the Navy.

Of course, only a few people had such thoughts.

Most believe there was something wrong with Garp's education method.

This has led to the current situation.

[Now that Luffy has set out to sea, the carefree days Garp has are numbered.]

[After all, Ace will face his death shortly after Luffy sets sail.]

[Who would have thought Ace would be killed by a comrade he recognized as a good friend, also a member of the Whitebeard Pirates.]

[This matter also involves Whitebeard's responsibility as a captain for not noticing that there was a traitor with ill-intent on his ship.]

Ace's death is coming soon?

And to be killed by an old member of the Whitebeard Pirates?

A traitor within the Whitebeard Pirates?

Such explosive news completely stunned the holders of the diary copies.

This information, even more than Luffy's background, shocked the holders.

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