Very soon, three days passed.
That evening, Malverick sat on a large rock by the shore.
Suddenly, his closed eyes opened, staring toward the distant sea.
Even though the sky was dim, a few black dots could still be seen.
"They're here. Everyone, be careful."
"Yes, Captain!"
…
On the other side, through a telescope, Garp also saw Blackstone Island where Malverick's group was located.
But he only saw Malverick standing on a rock—
and the man even waved at him!
A blatant provocation.
Seeing this, Garp couldn't help feeling a bit of admiration.
At a time like this, and the kid still had such a good attitude!
"Full speed ahead!"
Garp ordered immediately, and the warships accelerated to maximum speed.
During the earlier scan, Garp only found Malverick—
he did not see Tiger or the fish-men.
Because they had all already hidden underwater.
Those were surprises for the Navy, and couldn't be revealed too early.
Very soon, seven warships arrived near Blackstone Island, carrying more than two thousand marines.
"Why is it this dog again?!"
Garp frowned at the sight of the lone, tiny figure standing on the shore—
Xiaobi.
Malverick was nowhere to be seen.
Only the little dog was there.
Xiaobi wasn't in his transformed state yet—
he looked adorable.
But anyone who had witnessed Xiaobi's true horror didn't feel that way.
On Sabaody, the scene of Xiaobi crunching on people was still fresh in the minds of many marines.
ROAR!!!
Suddenly, the once-adorable Xiaobi let out a thunderous roar, and his small body expanded rapidly.
In an instant, a massive white monster appeared.
Garp's face darkened.
This dog was a problem.
Sure enough, in the next moment, the transformed Xiaobi opened his mouth—
A massive cannon, over ten meters long, protruded from inside.
Thanks to the Swallow–Swallow Fruit, Xiaobi could merge with anything he ate.
By now, Xiaobi had eaten at least thirty to fifty cannons.
BOOM!
A gigantic cannon shell fired out, flying toward one of the warships.
It was huge—ten times the size of a normal cannonball.
If it hit, even a marine battleship would be shattered.
Just as the shell was about to hit a warship, a figure suddenly shot into the air—
SHING!
A massive slash cut across the sky, slicing the cannonball in half.
BOOM!
The explosion lit the darkening sky in glaring red.
"Well done, Bogard."
"Mhm. Leave it to me."
Bogard rarely spoke.
He was the type whose strength spoke for him—silent but deadly.
He stepped on Moonwalk and landed on Blackstone Island, ready to confront Xiaobi.
Seeing the airborne figure, Xiaobi's arm suddenly sprouted an axe, swinging hard.
But compared to Bogard's speed, it was far too slow.
SHING—another slash!
Xiaobi's thick arm was cut off on the spot.
Then Bogard's silhouette flashed around him at high speed—
Countless slashes landed on Xiaobi's body, carving wound after wound.
Finally, Bogard dashed past Xiaobi one last time and slowly sheathed his blade.
SPLASH!
An X-shaped gash appeared across Xiaobi's chest.
The wound was deep—almost cutting him in half.
The giant body collapsed with a crash.
Seeing this, many marines on the warships cheered loudly.
But Garp didn't look happy.
He had defeated this dog before—
he had even smashed its skull to mush.
And it still didn't matter.
Sure enough—
just a few seconds later, Xiaobi stood up again.
The severed arm sprouted wriggling flesh buds, and a new arm grew out.
The wounds across his body closed instantly.
BOOM!
Xiaobi punched the ground, creating cracks like a spiderweb across the black rock surface.
Then both of his arms sprouted axes again, swinging down hard!
CLANG!
Bogard blocked it!
Even with the ground cracking under him, Bogard's arms didn't falter.
At that moment, Garp dropped from above—
Armament Haki coating his fist—
and punched down hard.
This time, Xiaobi's head didn't explode.
Because Susanoo arrived just in time, blocking the blow.
Susanoo wasn't Garp's opponent—but blocking a single punch was no problem.
Garp increased the force in his arm, and Susanoo was slammed back into the ground like a cannonball, raising clouds of dust.
On the other side, Xiaobi's arms were once again severed.
Just as Garp and Bogard were about to strike again—
A storm of bullets suddenly rained in, forcing both men to retreat.
They could block bullets with Haki, sure—
but there were simply too many of them.
Not only that—
a pink mist rose, enveloping Xiaobi and Susanoo.
"Not good—poison!"
After inhaling a bit, Garp immediately held his breath and pulled back.
Bogard did the same.
When the mist cleared, several figures appeared before the marines.
At the center was the Navy's primary target for this mission—
Captain of the Dark Night Pirates, the Dark King—
Malverick.
Susanoo, Xiaobi, Robin, Reiju, and Alice stood at his sides.
"Vice Admiral Garp, it's been nearly two years since we parted on Sabaody, hasn't it?"
"Didn't expect you to still be so energetic."
Malverick looked at Garp and spoke calmly.
At that moment, a figure dropped from the sky, landing at Garp's right—
Aokiji.
"Another familiar face?"
"Aokiji… we last met even earlier. Back at Ohara."
During the Ohara incident, Malverick had fought Aokiji—
and lost miserably.
He had been frozen solid and remembered nothing afterward.
"So, gentlemen—are you here to capture me?"
"Of course!"
Garp stepped forward, clenching his fists, joints cracking loudly—
A terrifying sound.
"Fleet Admiral Kong gave strict orders—we must capture you.
And frankly, it's something I've been wanting to do myself!"
Hearing that, Malverick smiled.
"Good. Very good."
"In that case—let me see whether you really have the ability."
BOOM!!!
The moment he finished speaking, the world dimmed around them—
followed by an explosive surge of aura.
Conqueror's Haki!
After continuous training, Malverick's Haki wasn't the strongest in the world—
but few could stand against it.
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Author's note: I'm dropping this fanfic because i didn't got the support on pat reon...
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