The next day, early morning!
Roy waved at Garp and the group of Marine soldiers aboard the warship as they prepared to leave.
It counted as his farewell.
Although his attitude was rather cold, the Marines were quite enthusiastic.
He did not know whether it was because they had held a bonfire banquet together…
Or because Roy’s strength was powerful.
“Goodbye!”
Ryan and the group of soldiers waved back in response!
As for Garp, he had fallen asleep while eating donuts just now.
When Garp woke up, he discovered that the warship was already sailing across the boundless sea.
“This old man seems to have forgotten to say goodbye to Roy because I fell asleep.
Hahaha!”
Garp scratched his head, looked in the direction of Roy, and laughed without a care.
Afterward.
Garp seemed to remember something.
He took out the Den Den Mushi in his arms, then dialed Sengoku.
…
At the same time, in the first half of the Grand Line, inside the Fleet Admiral’s office at Marine Headquarters—
Sengoku, who was handling some documents, suddenly frowned.
Because the Den Den Mushi on his desk had started ringing.
Buru buru buru~
Buru buru buru~
When he picked up the receiver, the Den Den Mushi’s appearance transformed into a face that felt extremely familiar to Sengoku.
He recognized that face at a glance and immediately said in an annoyed tone, “Garp, you bastard, when are you finally willing to come back to Marine Headquarters?
Do you know how many days off you’ve taken this month?”
“Ahahahaha!”
On the other side of the Den Den Mushi, Garp ignored Sengoku’s complaints and laughed without a care.
“Sengoku, this old man has something very important to tell you.”
“What?
You want to make a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old boy one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?”
“Garp, have you lost your mind!?”
As the Fleet Admiral of the Marines, Sengoku’s eyes widened after hearing Garp’s explanation, and he felt his expression shift roaring.
He suspected that something was wrong with Garp’s head.
To become one of the Seven Warlords, one first had to possess powerful strength.
Could a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old boy really have strength that powerful?
Wasn’t this just reckless nonsense?
Could this guy Garp be drunk?
“This old man is being serious!”
“Sengoku, I’m telling you, this boy isn’t an ordinary boy.
He should be a Devil Fruit user!”
“Of course, there are plenty of Devil Fruit users.
That isn’t the reason this old man invited him to join the Seven Warlords.
The reason I invited him is because of his strength.”
“He has the potential to compete for the position of Marine admiral!”
“His strength can absolutely be considered that of an admiral candidate!”
Garp explained in a heavy tone.
A fifteen- or sixteen-year-old boy with the potential to compete for the position of admiral?
An admiral candidate?
How was that possible?
“Garp, you’d better make sure you aren’t drunk right now.
When the two of us were only fifteen or sixteen years old, neither of us had strength that exaggerated.
Do you think someone else could?”
Sengoku said in disbelief.
What benefit would I get from fooling you?
This old man is being very serious, all right?”
Garp yawned as he spoke.
He had enjoyed himself until the latter half of the night yesterday, so he was somewhat sleepy right now.
Although he was usually unreliable, carefree, and casual, the solemnity and seriousness in Garp’s current tone were clearly not fake.
Garp continued, “This old man also found it hard to believe, but I personally fought him and tested his strength!”
“You even sparred with him?”
After hearing Garp’s words, Sengoku immediately froze.
He could also hear the seriousness in Garp’s tone.
Could it be that this guy had really encountered a monster-level genius during his trip to East Blue?
Sengoku knew that when Garp’s tone became like this, it meant he had become serious.
At this moment, Sengoku already believed what Garp had said.
But a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old boy possessing the strength of an admiral candidate was far too shocking!
The shock on Sengoku’s face was impossible to hide.
Sengoku frowned, then suddenly asked, “Why didn’t you directly invite him to become a Marine?”
If everything Garp said was true, then if this young man named Roy could join the Marines, the Marines would definitely gain another admiral in the future.
With one more Marine admiral stationed at Marine Headquarters, the Marine force they belonged to would become even more intimidating!
“Of course this old man invited him, but he said he wanted to become a traveler and worships freedom, so he refused me!”
“Since he refused to join the Marines, I figured I might as well let him join the Seven Warlords.
After all, the Seven Warlords are also granted by us Marines!”
“Hehehe, this old man didn’t stay idle even during my vacation!”
Garp chuckled.
“How about approving another week of vacation for this old man?”
“Maybe I’ll discover a few more genius monsters!”
“Get lost!”
Sengoku’s face darkened as he gnashed his teeth.