East Blue, Foosha Village.
As the hometown of Marine Hero Garp, Foosha Village is far from the entrance of the Grand Line and major trade routes, so it is rarely invaded by pirates.
Being known as the weakest sea further proves that the East Blue is relatively safe.
This was also the reason why Seven had sent Captain Roger's wife, Rouge, to Foosha Village.
Under the cover of darkness, Seven sneaked into the yard of Garp's old home. After confirming the location, he took a shovel out of the system warehouse and began digging for treasure.
The supreme grade meito ace has a direct system sale price of ten thousand points, equivalent to ten whole Senzu Beans.
But with Seven's trait as the Pirate Merchant King, he would list it on the trading platform for at least five times the price, focusing on not scamming poor guys, only scamming rich guys' points.
Excited heart, trembling hands.
However, when he dug up the wooden box and opened it, what appeared before his eyes made Seven freeze in place, and the joy on his face was instantly Frozen.
The supreme grade meito ace was no longer in the wooden box; only a toy sword carved out of wood remained.
"How... did it turn into wood?"
Sensing movement behind him, Seven had just turned around when he saw a dark gun barrel poking out from inside the door, along with Rouge, whose face flashed with shock followed by joy.
"Seven?"
Seeing the shovel in Seven's hand and the wooden box on the ground, Rouge clutched her stomach and laughed.
"Mr. Garp specifically told me that when you came back and dug this up, I must tell you: Kid, is it a surprise? Is it unexpected?"
Only then did Seven realize that the sword Ace he had buried had been swapped by old man Garp.
"It certainly is a surprise."
"Long time no see, Sister-in-law Rouge."
Rouge put away the rifle. "Come in and sit for a while; I'll go pour you some tea."
The supreme grade blade he had been longing for for so long had been swapped for a wooden sword by old man Garp, leaving Seven with a deep sense of frustration.
This old man is way too damn crafty.
Is the Voice of All Things really that useful?
I'll remember this grudge.
"Sister-in-law Rouge, how on earth did Mr. Garp find it? I clearly buried it so deep."
Two years ago, fearing that Garp's Observation Haki would discover the sword Ace, Seven had intentionally buried it very deep. He never expected that Garp would still find it.
Rouge's eyes were full of smiles.
"It was a bit of an accident."
"When Mr. Garp came back a while ago, little Ace kept digging and digging at that spot for some reason, and then Mr. Garp dug it up."
Hearing this, Seven sighed.
What a huge loss; I've lost at least tens of thousands of points.
"Sister-in-law, are you getting used to living here?"
"It's quite nice." Rouge pointed to little Ace, who was fast asleep in his crib. "The Old Village Chief and Sister Dadan have been taking good care of us."
"Since they heard Ace is Mr. Garp's grandson, Marines from the nearby Marine branch occasionally bring over some supplies."
Seven took out 100 million Berries in change and placed it on the table. "Sister-in-law, this is some pocket money for the little guy from his uncle."
Rouge did not refuse.
Roger had specifically told her before surrendering that they were all family and not to be polite with Seven.
After chatting for a while longer, Seven gently pinched little Ace's chubby cheeks before getting up to say goodbye.
"Sister-in-law, my current identity isn't suitable for staying here too long. In the future, be careful with my bounty posters; don't let little Ace see them."
"And don't let him talk about dreaming of becoming a pirate or anything like that."
In the original timeline, Ace wanted to become a pirate because he had lost his parents at a young age, knew of his heritage and believed his bloodline was sinful, and was left by Garp to be raised by the bandit Dadan with no one to guide him.
Now, Sister-in-law Rouge is alive and well.
Seven had repeatedly urged Sister-in-law Rouge and Garp not to tell Ace about Captain Roger.
If, despite this, Ace still becomes a pirate like in the original timeline and joins the Whitebeard Pirates, then Seven would truly have nothing left to say.
If he had a choice back then, Seven wouldn't have wanted to be a pirate either; he actually would have preferred a steady job within the establishment.
Rouge said with a smile.
"When Ace gets a bit older, Mr. Garp plans to personally train him to become a Marine. With you and Mr. Garp around, I'm very much at ease."
Seeing Sister-in-law Rouge's hopes for Ace's future, Seven didn't know what else to say. It was precisely Garp's personal teaching that made one feel more alarmed.
Garp had already taught a leader of the Revolutionary Army, and in the future, if nothing unexpected happened, there would also be a grandson clamoring to be the Pirate King.
"I'm leaving now, Sister-in-law. Remember to contact me anytime if anything happens; I can be back quickly."
Rouge hurriedly said.
"That sword is still in the yard. Mr. Garp buried it in one of the other three corners."
"Nani?"
Seven seriously suspected that this was old man Garp being mysterious, planning to use Sister-in-law Rouge's mouth to tease him once more in the name of the sword Ace.
This old man is simply detestable.
But he had to try.
What if it were true? After all, it's one of the supreme grade swords, worth Seven personally... turning over the yard for old man Garp.
"Mr. Garp didn't say which one specifically?"
Rouge shook her head. "He only said it was buried in one of the corners. I'm not sure which one specifically."
"Alright." Seven picked up the shovel.
A moment later, inside the wooden box in the first corner, Seven opened the note inside, which had a grinning smiley face drawn on it.
Damn it, old man Garp.
I've decided. I'm going to snatch Dragon's wife away later. In the future, there will be no more Monkey D. Luffy in this world, only Beelzebul Luffy.
Cursing under his breath, Seven filled in the first two holes and moved to another corner to continue digging.
Old man Garp, just you wait.
Clang~
The sound ringing in his ears made Seven hurriedly open the wooden box. Inside was indeed Captain Roger's sword, the supreme grade meito ace.
"Eh? It's actually real?"
Before digging, Seven just wanted to try his luck; in reality, he believed more that Garp had already taken the sword Ace away and hidden it.
I didn't expect this old man to still be so playful.
Not bad, your grandson is safe.
Having recovered the sword Ace, Seven was in a great mood and didn't even skip the last corner, considering it as leveling the yard for old man Garp.
As expected, there was another wooden box.
But surprisingly, inside the wooden box wasn't a wooden sword, but a manual left by Garp and a note stuck to the cover—
[Kid, consider yourself lucky to have dug this up.]
And when Seven opened the manual, his curious eyes suddenly burst with a hot glow. On the inner pages of the manual, it was written in crooked handwriting:
[Fist Bone Impact...]
[Blue Hole...]
[Infinite Fists of Bone...]
"Hiss... Mr. Garp, why is this?"
No one answered the doubt in Seven's heart. Only the line of words on the last page seemed to be talking to Seven face-to-face across thousands of miles—
[After you've mastered it, remember to modify it a bit.]