The Paper Fruit Among the Pirates

capital of seven waters,

A few days passed in a blink of an eye.

With the joint efforts of Franky, Mr. Bingberg, and the three foremen of the Carrera Company, a sailboat capable of crossing all sea areas has been built rapidly, and it will be ready to sail soon.

And Roman quietly knocked on the door of Vice Admiral Garp's room.

"Hahaha, it's Little Roman!"

The hearty tall old man patted the table in front of him and poured himself a cup of tea.

"Come on, sit down! Chat with the old man for a while—that bastard Lu Fei doesn't even have the patience to listen to my old man's words!"

"Mr. Garp, I have something to ask for you." Roman didn't sit down, but stood in the room, his serious face made Garp serious.

"Ace got caught."

?

"What Ace..."

"Portgas D. Ace, Luffy's big brother." Roman sighed looking at Lieutenant General Garp who was motionless like a statue.

"Or—Gol D. Ice?"

! ! !

In an instant, an aura as heavy as a mountain and as thick as a vast ocean instantly enveloped Roman's body! Even with Roman's current strength, he still couldn't breathe for an instant, as if he had been thrown into the deep sea and couldn't move.

Ka Ka Ka! !

There was a dense creaking sound throughout the room, as if all objects were moaning and begging for mercy!

"Do you know what you're talking about, little Roman."

In Garp's extremely calm voice, the teacup in his hand first turned into fine sand and flowed down, and then disappeared in the air together with the tea! Immediately afterwards, the chair he sat on also collapsed silently, and even the table and the floor in front of him...

In the blink of an eye, there was only a tall old navy 'sitting' out of thin air left in the room, and his soul-penetrating eyes locked on Roman firmly! Not to mention 'elementalization', even raising one's hand to use abilities is extremely difficult. but--

Roman wasn't prepared to fight the naval hero either.

"I got the message,"

Facing the terrifying arrogance that seemed to smash him to pieces in the next second, Roman's expression remained the same.

"A few days ago, there was a battle on Banaro Island."

"The two sides in the battle are Ace, the captain of Whitebeard's second squad, and Blackbeard Tiki, a defector under Whitebeard's command."

Black Beard Teach? !

For a moment, Karp remembered the person who broke into the Qiwuhai meeting held some time ago:

"I recommend my family's captain to succeed Shichibukai,"

The man named Laffitte, holding a cane and wearing a top hat, laughed and looked at the three Shichibukai, Vice Admiral, and Admiral who were present.

'His name is Marshall D. Teach! '

It's him?

As soon as the momentum subsides, the whole room regains its calm again! If it weren't for the tables, chairs and floors that had 'disappeared', it would have been as if nothing had happened.

"Go on!"

Facing Garp's tough words, Roman didn't care.

——If something goes wrong with the Straw Hats, my tone will definitely be much worse than this.

"The result of the battle was that Ace was captured alive, and Blackbeard should have sent Ace to the Navy Headquarters. ——If he wants to seek the position of Shichibukai, he needs a sufficient 'meeting gift'."

Captain of the Whitebeard 2nd team, the "Fire Fist" Ace with a bounty of 550 million Berry is enough!

Garp once again took a deep look at the boy in front of him, whether it was Ace's true identity, or the battle on another island, or Blackbeard's pursuit of Shichibukai...

These are by no means ordinary people—even the information that most powerful people can access!

"I know what old Mr. Cap is thinking,"

Roman spread his hands. Although the traverser knows a lot of confidential information, it is very troublesome to explain the source of these information. ——Fortunately, now is not the time to worry about these 'little things'.

"But the top priority now is to prevent Ace's identity from being exposed."

If it's just the captain of Whitebeard's second team, then maybe he can be 'rescued'. But if the identity of the son of Ace One Piece is revealed, then...

"Blackbeard Titch used to be Ace's subordinate, and with Ace's temper—"

The entire Whitebeard Pirates know that he is the son of the previous One Piece, not a few.

"So, old Mr. Garp must go back quickly. Whether it's tampering with the report or shutting up the person involved, first cover up Ace's identity, and then find a way to get him out..."

They are all members of the 'system', even if they are as clean and honest as Karp, they should never be unfamiliar with these 'methods' after decades. And with his status and rights, it is not impossible to suppress this matter.

——Impartial? Dagong Zhizheng?

Then it is not human.

"Little...you..."

"I talked to Ace a long time ago, but you know—"

Facing Garp's hesitation to speak, Roman directly spread his hands, "I am also helpless".

"He won't listen to me. In fact, he doesn't even listen to Whitebeard, and Whitebeard doesn't approve of him chasing Blackbeard alone. —— I don't know how a hero like Roger can have such a head... ·Stubborn son."

"In short, I hope your grandfather can persuade him,"

"To be honest-what's so good about being a pirate? As long as he is willing to surrender, the Navy can immediately mold him into a model of the 'prodigal son', and the position of general is just around the corner..."

"It's really weird to say this from the mouth of a 'pirate' like you."

Facing Garp who slowly stood up, Roman rolled his eyes.

"I was dragged by your grandson to be a 'pirate', you should blame Luffy."

Well, even though Roman, who ate the paper fruit back then, was going to find a small country to play a trick of 'stealing the country', and then recruit troops to accumulate strength...

"Thanks, little Roman."

Garp, who recovered from the shock of the news, nodded to Roman. The other party can come to say such words at this time, and he has already regarded himself... No, he regarded Luffy as a real partner and family member!

Otherwise, with the shrewdness and caution shown by this young man named Roman, he would definitely hide as far away as possible in this muddy water.

"I'll sail back to headquarters right away!"

"But before that—"

Kaka, Kaka,

Facing Garp who was slowly approaching with his fists creaking, a row of question marks slowly appeared above Roman's head.

? ? ? ?

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"Hehehe, I heard that our ship is almost finished!"

Wearing a white T-shirt, Luffy walked happily to the beach with a large bag of meat on his back. Just now Roman asked them to go to the beach to see the boat and prepare for departure.

"Hmph, what's there to be happy about?"

Zoro, who was wearing a 'couple outfit' like Luffy's - actually a cheap discounted black T-shirt, curled his lips, but there was also a rare expression of interest on his face. After all, to a pirate group, a good ship is like a famous sword to a swordsman.

Thinking of knives, Sauron subconsciously supported the three knives on his waist.

In addition to Hedao Yiwen and Sandai Guitoru, the other knife was just bought in the capital of seven waters. Although the current straw hat group is "not short of money", it is just a "good knife".

Not worthy of Sauron's strange power, it can only be used as an excess——

Boom! !

A figure flew in front of the crowd, causing a group of people to stop. Then:

"Cough cough cough,"

Roman in a mess stood up from the big hole on the ground.

"Lufu? You're so cute~~"

"Roman, are you okay?"

The nervous Luffy can ask such a question, of course it is because of Roman's current appearance:

The suit is torn and torn, revealing the essence of paper; the muscles under the clothes are bruised and purple; a face...

"Life returned!"

As Roman rubbed his hands together, his swollen face quickly recovered.

"I'm fine,"

Roman, who had just gotten rid of his disfigurement, calmly patted his body, and the suit began to reorganize amidst the clattering sound.

"—But you have something to do."

? ? ? ?

Boom!

A tall figure suddenly landed behind Luffy and the others, and as they turned around with cold sweat on their faces, Lieutenant General Garp was behind him holding a casserole-like fist.

"You bastards!"

Boom!

The 'Fist of Love' crashed down amidst the shouting, instantly smashing Luffy's head into the floor! Lieutenant General Garp looked angrily at the others: Zoro and Sanji.

"If you have a little strength, you don't know the heights of the sky and the earth?"

"I thought I was very powerful, huh?"

"In Cap--"

Boom!

"Karp—"

Boom!

In an instant, the three fighters of the Straw Hats performed head-crushing boulders at the same time, making Roman, who straightened his tie, nod secretly.

That's right, partners should have the same blessings and share the same hardships, how can I be the only one who is beaten?

"Grandpa, why are you crazy!"

"Hey! Luffy——" X2

Facing the three fighters of the straw hats who got up in a rage, Garp rubbed his fists with contempt on his face.

"What? You want to fight my old man—"

"let's go,"

Roman, who was beaten by Garp and flew over, turned around without hesitation, and motioned for the stunned Nami, Robin, and Chopper who was frightened into a reindeer state to follow.

"Ro...Mr. Roman...Luffy and the others?"

Facing Joe's stammering question, Roman waved his hand casually.

"Don't panic,"

"They'll catch up in a moment."

Well, in the form of a bag full of...