Rosse did not stay long and left after feeding.
He just left Zannie to take care of Rogue, and he was not in a hurry about the matters afterward.
When a person's life is full of people from a certain force, even without intentional brainwashing, that person will naturally take sides.
Rumors from strangers cannot compare to one's own personal experience.
But this requires making that person live comfortably; otherwise, it might backfire.
In the following days, Rosse completely relaxed.
Every morning, he sparred with Zephyr on the beach, in the afternoon he sat at Rogue's house reading books and newspapers, and at night played games with Stella. Every day was extremely fulfilling.
In the pirate world, even ordinary people have great physical condition, plus top-level recuperation. By the third day, Rogue was able to get out of bed and walk.
By the fifth day, Rogue had completely recovered to her former state.
After giving birth to Ace, Rogue seemed to carry a gentle aura about her, even Rosse would occasionally be attracted and distracted.
Rosse did not bother to hide it. After all, as a Celestial Dragon, of course he should be loving to all.
However, this leisurely life came to an end on the seventh day.
"Saint Rosse, Garp is here. To avoid attention, he swam to this island," Zephyr pushed open the door, with mockery on his brows.
In just a few days, with Rosse's identity and wealth, it was enough to buy off everyone on Baterilla Island, and even equip each household with a standard Den Den Mushi.
Even if Garp could avoid the eyes and ears of the world government, as soon as he stepped on this island, someone would report it.
He had only been guessing before, but now it was confirmed.
The grand Marine hero Garp, who truly knew the whereabouts of Roger's child, would rather watch the innocent of the South Blue suffer than reveal this secret.
"You know him well. Do you think he'll just take a look secretly, or try to take the child away?"
Rosse slowly stood up, bones cracking with a series of popping sounds.
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[Rosse]
[Strength: B- (Vice Admiral level)]
[Combat Skills: Conqueror's Blast, Armament Haki (A), Conqueror's Haki (B), Observation Haki (C), Swordsmanship (C), Marksmanship (D), Martial Arts (C)...]
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With Zephyr as a sparring partner during these days, it was enough for him to fully utilize his strength.
This strength was definitely not enough to fight Garp, but if Garp wasn't being serious, at least he wouldn't be instantly defeated.
"That depends on what agreement he had with Roger. If they agreed to help take care of Ace, with that guy's personality, he might not forcibly take the child," Zephyr snorted coldly.
He didn't like Garp's personality before, and now he looked down on him even more.
Even if Roger died, the influence he brought would still affect many more people.
Such a person was not worthy of sympathy.
Moreover, he was sure that Garp would never save Rogue. Because what he cared about was Roger's child.
Otherwise, Garp would have already figured out a way to rescue her long ago, not waiting until now.
With his understanding of Garp, most likely Garp himself was also torn inside.
Torn about whether to save Roger's child.
"Back then, he was just an ordinary sailor, already reckless. Even now he hasn't changed a bit," Zephyr sneered.
"What happened back then?", Rosse asked curiously.
Rosse didn't really like Garp.
Garp always talked about his principles, but judging from his actions, he seemed to have done everything. Yet ended up with regret in all.
"Back then, a pirate crew took over the royal palace of an allied kingdom and held hostages in four separate locations. I, Tsuru, Sengoku, and Garp carried out the rescue mission together."
Thinking of the past, Zephyr sighed lightly and said, "At the time, the World Government decided to use artillery to cover the palace, killing everyone. The Marine Headquarters instructed us that we only had one chance to rescue. If we were late, artillery would immediately strike."
"The four of us agreed on a time to act simultaneously. Sengoku and Tsuru chose a clever approach, lured away the guards, and successfully rescued the hostages."
"What about you and Garp?", Rosse asked.
Sengoku and Tsuru's approach and result were not surprising, but since Zephyr brought it up, it meant he and Garp made a different choice.
"I wanted to be the hero behind the scenes, so I chose to sneak in and knock them out. Since Garp attracted many guards, my operation went particularly smoothly. Though I was eventually discovered, I rescued the people before they could be used as threats," Zephyr grinned. Even now, in his old age, recalling his youthful days, there was still some shame, but more of the fondness brought by memories.
"Garp, on the other hand, unexpectedly chose to brute-force his way through."
"He made such a huge commotion that Sengoku laughed himself silly afterward. He even expressed gratitude to Garp, thinking he had deliberately drawn all the attention to ensure the success of our rescue."
"In fact, Garp didn't think that far ahead. He just thought charging headfirst could save everyone. The result was average. After a bloody fight, out of twenty hostages, only the most important prince survived; the rest were all killed."
"From the mission result, he saved the key figure, killed many pirates to avenge the dead. But I never approved of his actions."
"At best, he's just a brute. Not worthy of the word 'hero'."
Zephyr snorted. The word 'hero' was a complicated one for him.
Back then, he was actually not so different from Garp. Just had a bit more brains, but also an idealist.
It was only after a family tragedy that he truly woke up and changed.
Deep down, he still hoped for more heroes in this world, but definitely not ones like Garp.
"Yet Garp is a Marine hero," Rosse teased.
"You know better than me how that hero title came to be," Zephyr's expression worsened.
If Garp had saved the Marine or some country and was recognized as a Marine hero, Zephyr would admit it sincerely.
The key was that Garp saved the Celestial Dragons of God Valley and joined forces with Roger's crew to defeat the Rocks Pirates, that's how he became a Marine hero.
"That really is a hero. After all, I'm a Celestial Dragon," Rosse wore a smile. It wasn't often he got to see Zephyr choked up.
Garp saved the Celestial Dragons, and the World Government acknowledged him as a Marine hero, nothing wrong with that.
"That's true. I almost forgot you're also a Celestial Dragon," Zephyr shook his head. Spending time with Rosse was pleasant enough that he subconsciously forgot his identity.
Rosse, in day-to-day life, didn't give him the disgusting feeling other Celestial Dragons did. Only showed some mischievous quirks when on missions.
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