Suddenly, a Marine with a pistol aimed his gun at Morgan. He lowered his voice and said, "Little brother is right, Morgan, you've done so many evil deeds, you should have died a long time ago!"
With someone to lead the way, more and more people began to resist. Everyone's gun muzzles were aimed at Morgan. At this, Morgan's face turned a deep red, and the veins on his neck bulged.
"Daring to point a gun at me? You're asking for death!" He was truly enraged, swinging his big axe and wildly slashing, hitting anyone he saw! The Marines saw this and quickly dodged. After being suppressed for so long, they finally dared to fight back.
"Hahaha, I'm coming!" Luffy felt they were too timid, so he directly charged forward. The next second, he appeared behind Morgan and straddled his neck.
"You bastard!" Morgan's expression changed drastically.
"That's enough, I'll let you live another day." Luffy seemed to remember something. The hand that was about to hit his temple instead slammed a punch directly into Morgan's head. Instantly, Morgan's eyes rolled back, and he fell to the ground, unconscious.
"Tch, this level of skill still got my grandpa angry? As expected, those in the manga are all brainless!" Luffy jumped down from his neck, looked back at the stunned Marines, and said loudly, "I'm glad you all came around. When I have time, I'll talk to Grandpa and get your fees waived."
At the building entrance, Zoro and Nami had just come out, looking confused. Things had unfolded too quickly, their eyes had kept up, but their minds hadn't quite processed it. The Marines were also stunned for a long time before they individually raised their guns and shouted:
"Thank you, Hero Luffy!"
"Luffy has become a hero!"
"Hero Luffy is amazing!"
Nami and Zoro exchanged confused glances. Zoro touched his green hair, looking bewildered, "I just joined a pirate crew, didn't I…? Was I mistaken? Should I have been with the Marines instead?"
Did Luffy mean 'Marines' when he said 'find a companion'? Am I having a memory confusion? No, whose side is Luffy on anyway?
Three hours later, behind Morgan's desk in the high tower. Luffy's legs were casually propped on the desk, leaning back, listening to a Marine's report. "Reporting, hero, the ship you requested has been purchased… The prisoner Morgan has also been locked in prison and can be executed at any time!"
"Good, you've made a great contribution. When I have time, I'll ask my grandpa to promote you," Luffy said, nodding.
The Marines were very excited. "Thank you, sir!"
"Alright, hurry up and get something to eat ready, we're all starving."
"Right away!"
The Marines quickly retreated, rushing toward the dining hall. As for the sofa in the office, Nami and Zoro were both dumbfounded, staring blankly at Luffy sitting in the chair.
"What are you two looking at?" Luffy turned his head, puzzled.
Nami rubbed her temples, full of doubt, "Explain this to me clearly. How can you, a pirate, command the people around in a Marine branch and be called a hero?"
"Hahaha, that's all thanks to my connections!" Luffy laughed. "I have a hero for a grandpa, so of course I can inherit the title of hero!" He stood up, walked to the coffee table in front of Nami, took some wine, and poured it into his mouth. "What's so great about giving orders? Tomorrow, I even plan to publicly execute a Marine Commander!"
As soon as these words were uttered, the two across from him were completely stunned. A pirate publicly executing a Marine Commander? They must have misheard, right?!
In fact, the reason he was able to thrive here was entirely due to his grandpa Garp's "cheap" prestige. As a Marine hero, Garp's reputation in the East Blue was even more effective than Sengoku's. This was no exaggeration, if you went to a remote little village and asked who Sengoku was, no one might know, but if you asked who Garp was, even a seven-year-old child could tell you.
However, even though Garp was famous, the Marines still followed the rules. Just like now, at Marine Headquarters, Garp, as a hero, was eating rice crackers, while Sengoku was fuming. Garp looked up, glanced over, then lowered his head to continue munching.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku clutched his chest in anger, seething. "Garp! You bastard!!"
In the Fleet Admiral's office on the top floor of Marineford.
"Garp!!" Sengoku's eyes were wide as he looked at the old man in front of him, who was engrossed in devouring food. He was filled with exasperation. "I'm talking about your grandson, can you please listen to me seriously!"
Garp said indifferently, "Go ahead, I'm listening while I eat."
Sengoku's face was ashen, but he could do nothing but sigh. "Do you know how much trouble your grandson has caused? He's messed up the Marine branch in Shells Town! The Commander has been arrested, and he, on the other hand, became the boss and even said he wants to publicly execute Morgan…"
"Hahaha, as expected of my grandson, his personality is just like mine!" Garp sat on the sofa, finished his rice cracker, took a gulp of tea, and smiled widely, "Ah, Sengoku, why are you so anxious? You heard on the phone yesterday, it was truly Morgan who was causing trouble…"
This was going too far. Sengoku's mouth twitched. Morgan was going too far, but wasn't your grandson also going too far? Letting a pirate who just set sail publicly execute a Marine Commander on behalf of the Marines? I'm blushing just hearing it!
"No, even if there is an execution, it has to be done by our own people!" Even if he's your grandson, Garp, he can't substitute you in killing a Commander. Where would that leave the Marines' reputation?
"Alright, alright, send whoever you want. Anyway, I haven't been to Windmill Village in a long time, so I'll take a stroll in the East Blue." Garp finished speaking, stood up, threw the empty rice cracker bag into the trash can, and walked out, laughing heartily.
Sengoku watched his retreating figure, pouting, and helplessly took a gulp of tea. This guy was just doting on his grandson.
Logically, even if Morgan had issues, it should have been handled by a military court. Luffy's unauthorized actions at Marine Headquarters and his insistence on carrying out a public execution for such behavior would have warranted a bounty of tens of millions, or even more.
"This bastard! What's 'taking a stroll in the East Blue'? He's clearly afraid his grandson will suffer!" Sengoku unhappily tore open a new bag of rice crackers and munched on them.
However, speaking of Luffy, he had visited Windmill Village with Garp when he was a child.
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