Chapter 74
Ghost Muscle Blite assessed the current strength of the Rocks Pirates.
He realized that with Aitrias Vilin's addition,
the Rocks Pirates had grown even stronger.
But he was the strongest man in the New World.
He had no fear of that bunch of brats from the Rocks Pirates.
He absolutely had to get revenge for this humiliation!
Just thinking about Golden King Ubel lurking behind him gave Blite a headache.
Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
With the sound of shattering glass,
Fleet Admiral Kong directly smashed the teacup in his hand onto the floor.
At this moment,
Kong had learned that Vilin had successfully joined the Rocks Pirates.
He was utterly furious.
Garp, seeing Kong explode in rage,
could only show an awkward smile.
Sengoku scratched his mushroom head in embarrassment, his face full of awkwardness.
Only Tsuru remained calm.
She lightly walked toward the door,
picked up a broom, and cleaned up the powdered glass shards.
"Garp! This is what you called 'not worth worrying about'?"
"A pirate with Admiral potential is this harmless in your eyes?"
"Tell me, what kind of person would actually make you feel pressure!"
"Do you know how big a threat this guy will become to the world if he grows further?"
Garp felt spit flying in his face.
Looking at Kong's furious expression,
Garp could only endure it with a stiff face.
"Hahahaha! I didn't expect this guy to be so cunning either!"
"He was still holding back during our fight."
"And his survival ability is too strong."
"It was very hard for me to keep him."
Garp carefully countered while looking at Kong's darkened face.
"Are you saying I wrongly blamed you?"
"Let's put this aside for now."
"What's going on with Gol D. Roger!"
"We've been hunting him for a year, lost so many men, and still haven't caught him!"
Hearing Kong's words,
Garp and Sengoku both showed awkward expressions.
They had really tried their best.
But every time they were about to annihilate him, something unexpected happened.
If they hadn't seen Roger remain completely fine even after falling into the sea,
they would have suspected he ate a Paramecia-type Lucky-Lucky Fruit.
After venting all his anger,
Kong finally sat back in his chair feeling refreshed.
Garp saw this and plopped down on the guest sofa.
Seeing this scene,
veins bulged on Kong's forehead.
In the end,
he chose to ignore Garp.
Kong looked at the somewhat cautious Sengoku.
He showed a kind, fatherly smile.
"Sengoku, I have high hopes for you!"
"For your sake, I specially went to Mary Geoise and met with the Five Elders."
"I applied for this powerful Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit for you."
"I hope you can shoulder the future of the Navy!"
Saying this, Kong carefully took a golden Buddha-head-shaped Devil Fruit from the safe behind him and handed it to Sengoku.
Sengoku looked at the golden Devil Fruit in Kong's hand.
His eyes gradually became moist.
As Garp's good brother,
his pressure had always been immense.
Under Kong's guidance,
whether in physical training or Haki training,
he was always invisibly suppressed by Garp.
No matter how hard he tried, even practicing nonstop every day,
he found himself still far behind his good brother Garp.
This left Sengoku somewhat disheartened.
He never expected that just when he had given up trying to catch up to Garp,
Fleet Admiral Kong had found him a powerful Devil Fruit,
and it was a Mythical Zoan.
This moved him deeply.
Kong saw Sengoku's eyes becoming moist.
He also sighed.
He understood Sengoku very well —
he was someone who refused to admit defeat.
But due to his physical talent,
he had always been suppressed by Garp.
This also made Kong feel some guilt toward this disciple.
Sengoku took the golden Devil Fruit from Kong and swallowed it in a few bites.
Only after swallowing the entire Devil Fruit did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Sengoku felt the vast, ocean-like golden energy inside him.
He finally showed a satisfied expression.
"Garp! Let's go find an island to spar!"
"Help me get familiar with my new ability."
Hearing Sengoku's words,
Garp's eyes instantly lit up.
He grabbed Sengoku and ran out of the office.
Tsuru saw the two running out.
She also followed.
Tsuru wanted to witness what kind of power eating such a legendary Devil Fruit would grant.
Near Marineford,
on a deserted island nearby.
At this moment,
an intense battle was unfolding.
The two sides were Garp and Sengoku — the twin stars of the Navy's younger generation.
On the cliffs around the battlefield,
a group of Navy officers had gathered to watch the excitement.
On a mountaintop,
Tsuru's black silky long hair danced in the wind.
Her fair skin reflected faint white light under the sun, looking very captivating.
At this moment,
Tsuru's pitch-black eyes looked at the massive golden figure on the island, filled with shock.
This also made Tsuru somewhat yearn for the power of Devil Fruits.
In the middle of the island,
a giant figure radiating golden light stood tall at the center.
He solemnly raised his massive golden fist and continuously clashed with Garp.
As their fists collided again and again,
shockwaves spread outward from the two as the center.
The surrounding cliffs were riddled with holes from the impacts.
The watching officers saw their strength was so immense,
their eyes were filled with amazement.
In the battlefield,
Garp watched golden shockwaves constantly bombarding him,
his expression somewhat grave.
He never expected one Devil Fruit could increase Sengoku's strength so dramatically.
Garp continuously raised fists wrapped in Armament Haki to clash with Sengoku's incoming shockwaves.
Every collision sent him flying back.
This made Garp's fighting spirit rise even higher.
His Haki also began to improve continuously during the battle.
"Hahahahaha! So refreshing!"
"Again!"
Garp laughed loudly while fighting.
As the two continued clashing,
the massive energy from their collisions constantly erupted across the island.
The entire island trembled from their bombardment.
The watching Navy officers saw the two possessed such immense power.
They all showed yearning expressions.
Tsuru looked at the smiling Sengoku.
Seeing his strength, amplified by the Devil Fruit, had reached a level where he could fight Garp evenly.
This made Tsuru feel extremely envious.
She also wanted to possess such powerful strength, sail on Navy warships, punish evil, promote good, and capture pirates.
This battle.
Garp and Sengoku fought for three days and three nights before it ended.
In the end,
they fought to a draw.
This battle allowed Sengoku to finally hold his head high in front of Garp.
In an instant.
A powerful aura erupted from Sengoku's body.
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