“Grandpa Garp!
You must be joking, right?” “Do I look like I’m joking?!” Garp’s two ‘Fists of Love’ struck straight onto the heads of Sabo and Ace.
(Sabo: It was Ace who said it, why do I have to get hit too ◝ ₍ ᴑ ̑ Д O ͝ ₎ ◞) Both of them reached up to clutch their heads in pain.
Garp didn’t say anything more; he decided to let the young ones resolve their own affairs.
He then turned his head toward Dadan and said, “So, Dadan, I’m counting on you.” Dadan shrugged helplessly and replied, “I’ve already got three here; I don’t mind one more.” Garp grinned.
He turned to leave, but after taking just one step, he suddenly paused and stopped.
“Chinatsu, come with me for a moment.” “Huh?
Oh.” Chinatsu followed Garp into the nearby woods.
“Chinatsu, you must be a Devil Fruit Ability user, right?” Garp looked at Chinatsu.
Although he was not a Devil Fruit Ability user himself, someone of his level had seen too many ability users; Garp could basically sense with ease whether someone was a user or not.
Chinatsu didn’t hide it; after all, Garp was a trustworthy person and also “her” grandfather.
“I am indeed a Devil Fruit Ability user, but I’m not very clear on what the specific ability is.” “You don’t know your own ability?
That’s impossible.
The moment you consume a Devil Fruit, the general nature of the ability should surface in your mind.” Garp looked at Chinatsu in surprise.
Hearing Garp’s words, Chinatsu closed her eyes.
Indeed, there was a vague impression in her mind—Devil Fruit Ability…
coaxing it out like this…
Relying on her instincts, Chinatsu tried to coax the power within her out.
Her body gradually began to emit waves of heat, and the aura she radiated underwent a qualitative change.
“Logia?
No, that doesn’t seem right.
But one thing is certain: the kid Chinatsu didn’t eat a Paramecia.
Hmm?
Why does it look a bit like that guy Sengoku’s ability…” Suddenly!
Chinatsu opened her eyes, and a powerful heat surged from her entire body.
Her form was enveloped by this heat; her hands transformed into bright red wings, and her feet turned into sharp, blood-red claws.
Her originally black hair turned the same blood-red as her body.
The originally lazy aura of indifference that Chinatsu had possessed was gone; now, she was brimming with intensity and filled with a sense of oppression.
“Zoan · Mythical Type · Bird-Bird Fruit · Phoenix?” Chinatsu muttered the name of her Devil Fruit.
Phoenix.
So, Marco’s “Phoenix” isn’t the same as this Phoenix?
Well, that makes sense; strictly speaking, a Phoenix and this bird are not the same creature.
Chinatsu wasn’t entirely clear on the specific abilities of this Mythical Zoan Phoenix Fruit, but it surely wouldn’t be worse than Marco’s Phoenix Fruit.
Super recovery ability?
Thank goodness, thank goodness.
With this ability, she should be able to survive easily even in the pirate world, right?
Chinatsu’s goal for herself was simple: just survive here.
Becoming the Pirate King, the world’s greatest swordsman, or anything like that—she had no such ambitions.
And even though she was now Luffy’s sister, she couldn’t let her guard down.
After all, didn’t Luffy’s brother Ace die in the original story?
As the saying goes, “Being with a king is like being with a tiger.” Staying by the protagonist’s side is the same: either you become a god, or you ascend to heaven.
“Chinatsu!
Come with me and join the Marine!” “Huh?
What?!!” Chinatsu was shocked, but after a moment’s thought, it seemed pretty normal.
Still, she had to act shocked.
What a joke, to be a Marine, to be a Marine…
Hmm?
Being a Marine actually doesn’t sound too bad?
For one, being a Marine is much safer than being a pirate.
Usually, it’s about numerical superiority, they have complete weaponry, and they have comprehensive suppression over low-level pirates.
Even if they run into high-level pirates, not many ruthless characters like “Captain Kuro” would dare to directly clash with the Marine.
Secondly, she would have Garp looking out for her!
Whether inside or outside the Marine, this status was very advantageous.
There wouldn’t be any internal exclusion, and getting promoted to a logistics Rear Admiral in the future would be a breeze, right?
Thinking this, the corners of Chinatsu’s mouth couldn’t help but turn up slightly, but Garp’s next sentence shattered this thought into pieces.
“It just so happens that you can still make it to the Marine recruit training camp.
I can have Zephyr teach you directly.
Although Zephyr isn’t as good as me, he’s still a very powerful expert.
Chinatsu, you will definitely become stronger.
I’ll guarantee you an Admiral position in the future, hahaha!!!” Garp thought this way, laughing happily while patting Chinatsu on the back.
Chinatsu wore a forced smile on her face.
Zephyr, a former Admiral, was known as “Black Arm.” He joined the Marine at 38 and used his powerful strength to suppress many pirates, but his greatest achievement was training excellent Marines.
At 42, he trained Akainu and Kizaru.
At 44, he trained Aokiji.
Most of the Vice Admirals at Marineford came from Zephyr’s tutelage; one can imagine how strong his teaching ability was…
“That training camp won’t open for another half year.
During this time, you just stay at Dadans House first.
It would be best if you could help me handle that brat Luffy.
He talks about becoming a pirate all day long.
If you could help me persuade Luffy to join the Marine with you, that would be great.” Garp looked at Chinatsu full of expectation.
He truly hoped that Luffy could also become a Marine; if possible, he also wanted Ace and Sabo to become Marines.
As for Chinatsu, Garp naturally saw that she had absolutely no desire to become stronger.
But to survive in this world, one either needs to have no power at all and be safely protected by others, or one needs at least the power to protect oneself.
And Chinatsu clearly could only choose the latter.
“I will come to pick you up in half a year.
For this period, just stay at Dadans House.
Although she is a mountain bandit, her nature isn’t bad.
And with your abilities, you shouldn’t have anything to fear, right?” “Mm…
mm.” Chinatsu nodded.
She realized she had been completely led by the nose by Garp.
This old guy, he was quite old, yet he was still so calculating.
After sending Garp off, Chinatsu returned the way she came alone.
When she arrived near Dadans House, she found Dadan and the three brothers, Luffy, standing at the door; they were likely waiting specifically for Chinatsu.
“Big sister.” “You’re called Chinatsu, right?
We are Luffy’s brothers, and you are Luffy’s big sister, so we should calculate the seniority between us, right?” Ace and Sabo said in unison.
Hearing this, Chinatsu was stunned for a moment before sighing helplessly.
“Seniority between us?
Naturally, I am your big sister~” Speaking of seniority, a blazing fire ignited in Chinatsu’s eyes once again…