Note: 1 extra chapter per 35 power stone.
1 chapter per two or three days.
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The next day—
The Marine ship continued sailing steadily toward Marineford.
The sea remained calm.
Meanwhile—
Monkey D.
Ramon was still training nonstop at the center of the ship.
BOOM!!!
BOOM!!!
BOOM!!!
His fists continuously slammed against the massive Seastone block.
Even after the brutal battle against Douglas Bullet—
He still trained like a madman.
Meanwhile—
A News Coo suddenly descended from the sky carrying newspapers.
“Coo!
Coo!”
Several Marines quickly bought newspapers from it.
Soon—
Shock spread throughout the ship.
“What?!”
“No way!”
“Shiki attacked Marineford alone?!”
One Marine immediately began reading loudly from the newspaper headline, “Emperor Shiki attacks Marineford alone and gets defeated and captured by the joint forces of Marine Hero Vice Admiral Garp and Admiral Sengoku!”
The Marines immediately erupted into discussion.
“That monster actually attacked Marineford by himself?!”
“As expected of Vice Admiral Garp and Admiral Sengoku!”
“Thank goodness they stopped him…”
Meanwhile—
Bogard quietly stood nearby reading the newspaper calmly.
Then—
One Marine suddenly approached him respectfully.
“Vice Admiral Bogard sir…”
Bogard lowered the newspaper slightly.
“What is it?”
The Marine hesitated briefly before asking,
“Why isn’t Vice Admiral Ramon’s capture of Douglas Bullet mentioned in the newspaper?”
The moment those words were spoken—
The surrounding Marines also looked toward Bogard curiously.
After all—
Defeating Bullet was an unbelievable achievement.
Yet there was nothing written about it publicly.
Bogard took a slow breath before replying calmly, “Because revealing the news right now would be dangerous.”
The Marines listened carefully.
Bogard continued,
“If the world learns Douglas Bullet has been captured before we reach Marineford or Impel Down…”
“Then remnants of Roger Pirates or other dangerous pirate crews may attempt to rescue him.”
The Marines immediately became serious.
Bogard folded the newspaper before continuing, “Bullet is too dangerous.”
“We cannot take unnecessary risks.”
“So the Government decided to delay the news until he safely reaches Impel Down.”
Hearing that—
The Marines finally understood.
The Marine who asked immediately nodded respectfully.
“I understand now.”
“Thank you sir for the explanation.”
Bogard simply nodded.
Meanwhile—
Not far away—
Ramon didn’t even glance toward the newspaper once.
He showed absolutely no interest in fame, titles, or headlines.
Instead—
He simply continued punching the Seastone block repeatedly.
BOOM!!!
BOOM!!!
BOOM!!!
Each punch echoed across the ship like thunder.
One Marine watching from afar muttered nervously, “Vice Admiral Ramon doesn’t care about reputation at all…”
Another Marine replied,
“For him…”
“Only strength matters.”
Meanwhile—
Ramon narrowed his eyes slightly while punching the Seastone again.
Inside his mind—
Only one thought existed.
‘Still not enough…’
BOOOOOOM!!!
Soon—
After several days of sailing—
The massive Marine ship finally approached Marineford.
The moment the ship appeared near the harbor—
The Marines stationed there immediately became tense.
Meanwhile—
Waiting near the docks—
Sengoku stood with a serious expression.
Beside him—
Several powerful Marines and warships were already prepared.
After all—
They were about to transport one of the most dangerous monsters in the world:
Douglas Bullet.
Sengoku narrowed his eyes slightly while looking at the approaching ship.
Then—
He immediately turned toward his Marines and yelled loudly, “All units!”
“Prepare yourselves!”
“He’s here!”
“We are transporting Douglas Bullet to Impel Down immediately!”
The Marines instantly saluted.
“Yes, sir!”
Weapons were prepared.
Cannons adjusted.
Warships positioned themselves carefully around the harbor.
The atmosphere became extremely tense.
Soon—
Ramon’s ship finally docked at Marineford.
The moment Monkey D.
Ramon stepped onto the harbor—
Several Marines looked toward him with admiration and fear mixed together.
After all—
The young Vice Admiral had just defeated Bullet after a five-day nonstop battle.
Meanwhile—
Ramon casually looked toward Sengoku.
Then suddenly laughed loudly,
“Kuahahaha!”
“Yo, old man!”
“How are you?”
The moment Sengoku heard the words “old man”—
A vein immediately bulged on his forehead.
Even after all this time—
He still got irritated every single time Ramon addressed him like that.
Sengoku glared at him and yelled,
“SHUT UP!”
“Things are serious right now and you’re still joking around?!”
Then—
He immediately became serious again and continued, “We’ve already captured one Emperor-level pirate, Shiki.”
“We cannot lower our guard now.”
“Bullet is just as dangerous.”
Sengoku then pointed toward the heavily restrained Bullet being transported from the ship.
“You stay here and guard Marineford.”
“Along with Garp.”
“I’ll personally escort Bullet to Impel Down.”
Ramon listened casually before shrugging.
“Kuahahaha!”
“Do whatever you want.”
Then—
Without waiting any longer—
He immediately turned around and started running toward the main Marine headquarters building.
“I’m going to meet Grandpa!”
Sengoku twitched again seeing Ramon ignore the serious atmosphere completely.
Meanwhile—
Several Marines carefully transported the unconscious Bullet using enormous Seastone restraints.
Even now—
Dozens of Marines guarded him nervously.
Some of them still looked pale after hearing how Ramon and Bullet almost destroyed an entire island during their battle.
Meanwhile—
Ramon quickly entered the Marine headquarters building.
His footsteps echoed through the hallways as Marines saluted him respectfully while he passed by.
“Vice Admiral Ramon!”
“Vice Admiral Ramon!”
Ramon casually waved at them while continuing forward.
Soon—
He finally reached the office of Monkey D.
Garp.
Without knocking—
BANG!
He directly opened the door loudly and grinned.
“Grandpa!”
“I’m back!”
Inside the office—
Monkey D.
Garp was sitting casually on the couch while eating rice crackers loudly.
CRUNCH.
CRUNCH.
Ramon enter—
A huge grin instantly appeared on his face.
“BWAHAHAHAHA!”
“You brat!”
“You finally came back!”
Then—
Garp carefully looked Ramon up and down.
Just a few days ago—
Ramon had fought Douglas Bullet nonstop for five entire days.
Yet now—
He was already walking around energetically like nothing had happened.
Seeing this—
Garp burst into even louder laughter.
“BWAHAHAHAHA!”
“No wonder Bullet lost!”
“You recovered this fast after fighting for five whole days?!”
Hearing that—
A huge grin appeared on Ramon’s face.
He proudly crossed his arms and laughed,
“Kuhahahaha!”
“Of course!”
“That guy was strong though…”
“Really strong.”
Then Ramon leaned back slightly and continued, “At the very least he was Peak Admiral.”
“No…”
” he was almost Emperor level.”
Then his eyes narrowed slightly.
“But after fighting him…”
“I think I’ve finally reached Peak of Emperor level.”
Saying that—
Ramon laughed again confidently.
“Kuhahahahaha!”
Meanwhile—
Garp’s grin widened hearing those words.
He could clearly tell Ramon had grown stronger again through that battle.
Soon—
Ramon casually sat down on the couch beside Garp.
Then—
Without hesitation—
He grabbed rice crackers from the table and started eating together with him.
CRUNCH.
CRUNCH.
For a while—
The two simply ate rice crackers together casually.
Then Garp suddenly looked toward Ramon and asked, “So?”
“How was the fight?”
Ramon continued chewing for a moment.
“Crunch.”
Then swallowed and replied,
“Yum yum…”
“It was good.”
“He was strong.”
Then—
Ramon suddenly became a little quieter.
His grin faded slightly as he looked downward.
“But…”
“He’s going to Impel Down now.”
Hearing that—
Garp silently listened.
Meanwhile—
Ramon leaned back and sighed slightly.
“Like this…”
“He’ll never grow stronger anymore.”
Then Ramon looked toward the ceiling and muttered, “…I wanted to fight him again someday.”
“I hope I still can.”
For a brief moment—
The office became quiet.
Garp looked at Ramon silently.
Then—
Suddenly—
He burst into loud laughter again.
“BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”
“As expected of my grandson!”
“Instead of being happy you captured a monster like Bullet—”
“You’re sad because you can’t fight him anymore!”
Hearing that—
Ramon also started laughing loudly again.
“Kuhahahahahaha!”
Soon—
The entire office echoed with the laughter of grandfather and grandson together.
After laughing loudly together for a few more seconds—
Both Monkey D.
Garp and Monkey D.
Ramon slowly calmed down.
The room became quieter.
Only the sound of chewing rice crackers remained.
CRUNCH.
CRUNCH.
Then—
Ramon suddenly stopped eating for a moment.
His expression became slightly hesitant.
He looked toward Garp and asked slowly,
“Grandpa…”
“Can I ask you something?”
Hearing the serious tone in Ramon’s voice—
Garp raised an eyebrow slightly.
Still—
He grinned casually and replied,
“Yeah.”
“Ask whatever you want.”
“I’m in a very good mood today.”
Hearing that—
Ramon took a deep breath.
Then asked carefully,
“Grandpa…”
“If I found a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit for you…”
“Would you eat it?”
The moment those words entered the room—
Garp stopped moving entirely.
Even the rice cracker in his hand froze.
For a moment—
Silence filled the office.
Then—
Garp slowly looked toward Ramon and asked,
“Why?”
“You know I don’t like becoming a landlubber, brat.”
Hearing that—
Ramon immediately realized Garp misunderstood him.
Before he could explain—
Garp suddenly clenched his fist.
Crack.
Then glared toward Ramon.
“Do you want a Fist of Love?”
The pressure in the room instantly increased.
Hearing that—
Ramon immediately waved both hands hurriedly.
“Kuhahaha— wait, wait, wait!”
“No, no, no!”
“That’s not what I mean, Grandpa!”
Garp narrowed his eyes.
“Then explain.”
Ramon slowly calmed himself.
Then—
After taking another deep breath—
He finally spoke honestly,
“What I mean is…”
“Grandpa…”
“You’re getting old.”
The atmosphere immediately became quieter.
Ramon continued seriously,
“Right now you’re still strong.”
“One of the strongest in the world.”
“But…”
“Your strength will eventually start decreasing with age.”
Then Ramon lowered his eyes slightly and said, “What I want…”
“…is to find a Devil Fruit that lets you continue fighting at your peak forever.”
Silence.
Complete silence filled the office.
Even Garp stopped smiling for a moment.
The usual loud atmosphere disappeared entirely.
For several seconds—
Neither of them spoke.
Then finally—
Garp slowly leaned back in his chair.
“Bwahahaha…”
But unlike before—
His laughter this time was quieter.
Softer.
Then he looked toward Ramon and replied calmly, “Just for that?”
“You were worrying over something like that?”
Then Garp shook his head slightly and smiled.
“Brat…”
“I’m already old.”
“It doesn’t matter if I become weaker with age someday.”
Then he pointed toward himself proudly.
“I’ve already lived my life exactly how I wanted.”
“I fought countless battles.”
“Protected countless people.”
“And reached the peak with my own fists.”
“I’m already satisfied.”
Hearing this, Ramon immediately shook his head.
“No, no, you don’t get it, Grandpa.”
Taking a deep breath, Ramon’s expression slowly turned serious, something extremely rare for him.
Even the usual grin on his face disappeared.
“Grandpa… what I’m about to say… can you keep it a secret?”
Garp, who had been casually sitting while eating rice crackers, slowly stopped chewing after hearing Ramon’s tone.
The atmosphere inside the room changed instantly.
Garp narrowed his eyes slightly and asked,
“Is it really that serious, brat?”
Ramon nodded slowly.
“Yes.”
Garp looked directly at Ramon for a few moments.
Seeing the seriousness in his grandson’s face, he finally sighed and crossed his arms.
“Alright, alright, I get it.”
Then Garp’s expression also became serious.
“Now talk.”
Ramon took another deep breath.
Inside his mind, countless thoughts moved rapidly.
He carefully started mixing lies together with parts of the future he already knew.
He could not reveal everything.
Not yet.
Looking directly at Garp, Ramon spoke in a low voice, “Grandpa… what I’m about to say is extremely dangerous.
I hope you won’t tell this to anyone.”
He paused for a second before continuing.
“Not even to Grandpa Sengoku… or my dad.”
Hearing that, Garp’s eyes narrowed even further.
The room became completely silent.
“During one of my pirate hunts a few months ago, I reached a strange island.”
Ramon’s voice remained low and serious.
“At first, I didn’t think much about it.
I thought it was just another normal island in the Grand Line.”
Garp listened silently.
“But later… I met a Devil Fruit user there.”
Hearing this, Garp frowned slightly and asked, “A Devil Fruit user?
What’s so special about him?”
Ramon immediately shook his head.
“You still don’t get it, Grandpa.”
His eyes slowly became serious again.
“That man was different.”
Garp narrowed his eyes.
“How?”
Ramon took a deep breath before answering.
“His Devil Fruit allowed him to see fragments of the future.”
The moment those words left Ramon’s mouth—
Garp froze.
For the first time since the conversation started, even the Hero of the Marines turned slightly pale.
“What?”
Garp’s voice became heavier.
“You’re saying… he can see the future?”
Ramon immediately corrected him.
“No, no, Grandpa.
Not completely.”
“He cannot see the entire future.”
Ramon slowly continued,
“But according to him, he could see major future events… fragments of destiny itself.”
The atmosphere inside the office became dead silent.
Even the air felt heavy.
Ramon looked directly at Garp and continued,
“That man told me something terrifying.”
Garp asked immediately,
“What danger?”
Ramon clenched his fists slightly.
“He said one of the Three Ancient Weapons…”
“Uranus…”
“…is in the hands of the World Government.”
The room instantly trembled from the pressure leaking out of Garp unconsciously.
“What?!”
Garp stood up violently, the couch behind him cracking slightly.
“What do you mean by that?!”
“Are you sure about this?!”
Ramon also stood up and nodded seriously.
“Yes, Grandpa.”
Taking another deep breath, Ramon continued,
“That man also gave me proof.”
Garp stayed silent, listening carefully.
“He told me I would fight Douglas Bullet in the future and eventually capture him.”
Ramon looked directly at Garp.
“And it happened exactly as he said.”
Garp’s expression became darker.
Ramon continued,
“He also warned me about Shiki attacking Marineford.”
“At first, I didn’t believe him either.”
Ramon shook his head slowly.
“I thought the guy was insane.”
“But later, when the newspapers arrived… and when everything actually started happening exactly like he predicted…”
Ramon’s eyes narrowed.
“I finally realized he wasn’t lying.”
“It was all real.”
Silence.
Complete silence filled the office.
Garp slowly sat back down again.
For once, the legendary marine looked genuinely shaken.
Seeing Garp’s reaction, Ramon took a deep breath inwardly.
‘He’s starting to believe me…’
The atmosphere inside the office had already become extremely heavy.
Looking directly at Garp, Ramon continued seriously, “Grandpa… in the future, I’m going to have a few brothers.”
Hearing this, Garp frowned slightly and asked, “Really?”
Ramon nodded.
“Yeah.”
“Not one… but three.”
“One biological brother… and two sworn brothers.”
Garp crossed his arms and said in a deep voice, “Continue.”
Ramon took a deep breath before speaking again.
“One of them…”
“…is Gol D.
Roger’s son.”
The moment those words fell—
Garp’s eyes widened.
Ramon slowly continued,
“His name is Ace.”
This time, Garp completely froze.
Roger had already entrusted his unborn child to him before surrendering.
Very few people in the world knew this secret.
Seeing Garp’s reaction, Ramon understood immediately.
‘So Roger really did ask Grandpa…’
Garp stared directly at Ramon and asked heavily, “Ramon…”
“Are you serious?”
Ramon nodded without hesitation.
“Yes.”
Then he continued,
“A few decades later… after his identity as the Pirate King’s son is exposed…”
“…Ace will be publicly executed at Marineford.”
BOOM!
A terrifying pressure exploded from Garp unconsciously.
The entire office trembled violently.
Crack!
The floor beneath Garp’s feet shattered instantly.
“What?!”
Garp directly grabbed Ramon’s collar and roared in fury, “The Marines are going to execute him?!”
“How could they do that?!”
Ramon immediately grabbed Garp’s wrist and shouted, “Grandpa!
Calm down!”
“Let me finish first!”
Hearing Ramon’s voice, Garp slowly forced himself to calm down.
Heavy breathing escaped from him.
After a few moments, he released Ramon’s collar and sat back down again.
“…Continue.”
Ramon adjusted his clothes before speaking again.
Taking a deep breath, he said slowly,
“Grandpa… by that time…”
“You will already have grown old.”
“Your strength will start declining greatly.”
Garp stayed silent.
Ramon clenched his fists slightly before continuing, “And according to that future…”
“…you won’t be able to save Ace because you had your duty to protect civilians all around the world if you sided with Pirates at that time the Marine will lose it’s morale and might get completely destroyed as you are the spiritual pillar of the Marines.”
Silence.
Absolute silence filled the room.
Ramon continued in a low voice,
“Not only that…”
“One of your disciples will eventually get captured by an Emperor of the Sea.”
“And as for your own fate…”
Ramon slowly lowered his eyes.
“…you get captured during the rescue after that what happened even that man couldn’t see it clearly.”
“It became unknown after that point.”
For the first time in many years—
Monkey D.
Garp sat completely silent.
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Chapter End.