Chapter 107: Oh No, I've Been Turned Into Prey

Zephyr's face was now filled with a smile.

Even though he had lost a disciple, he had gained two of Garp's grandsons.

Given their relationship, shouldn't Garp's grandsons call him "grandpa" too?

Which means he’s essentially gained two grandsons!

With Garp’s grandsons around, losing a disciple didn’t really matter at all.

Zephyr was even happy to trade. From his perspective, Lee Rock had already found his own path.

At this age, as long as he keeps chasing his dream, even if he joins the Navy, he’ll just have a bigger platform.

His ideals and convictions won't change, and no one will be able to sway him. It won’t affect him much.

He might even get lucky and gain the approval of Sengoku and others, thereby receiving significant Navy resources.

That might be much better than staying by his side.

“Garp, say something. I think Reijin’s proposal is pretty good.”

“Your grandsons will be guaranteed to become Navy Admirals under my guidance. I promise they won’t go astray.”

“You can rest assured. I’ll treat them like my own grandsons.”

Zephyr quickly added, noticing the hesitation on Garp’s face.

“Teacher Zephyr.”

Lee Rock looked a bit confused, not expecting to be "sold" off so quickly.

But this was the path Reijin had arranged for him, so there shouldn’t be any problems.

It's just a pity he wouldn't be able to stay in Dressrosa anymore.

“Don't speak! This is a good thing for you!”

Zephyr quickly covered Lee Rock’s mouth, preventing him from saying anything unnecessary.

Although he could learn unique techniques here, further training with the Navy was a better opportunity.

If Lee Rock performs well, he might even end up with a special Devil Fruit.

Although Zephyr didn’t care much for Devil Fruits, he knew not everyone thought like him.

With the right Devil Fruit, one’s potential in all aspects could be greatly enhanced.

Cough, cough! “How did you know about my business, kid?”

Garp was puzzled. Although his sailing routes weren’t exactly secret, someone who paid close attention to him might be able to dig up some information.

But isn’t this king always active in the New World? How does he have time to investigate Garp?

“I'm now a Shichibukai working with the Navy. Does Vice Admiral Garp think I would do anything harmful to the Navy?”

“Besides, after learning about your grandsons, I discovered something really concerning.”

Reijin said with righteous indignation.

As a Shichibukai under the king, he was cooperating with the Navy. How could he sabotage his own path?

Moreover, Reijin didn’t have time to investigate Garp in the East Blue. Everything he knew was based on the original story.

“Could it be that Garp’s been using his Navy position to run wild back home?”

Zephyr squinted his eyes and looked at Garp seriously, feeling a bit disappointed.

If Garp really did that, how was he any different from those pirates?

“Hey, hey, hey, kid, don’t slander me like that.”

“How could I run wild? At most, they might say I beat up a king or two.”

Garp picked his nose, looking a bit disdainful.

As someone who had dedicated his life to the Navy, there was no way he would do such things. But he did have a grudge against the Goa Kingdom!

Some events from the past still made Garp angry, but he never had the chance to deal with that bunch. Or maybe he hadn’t found the right successor.

Otherwise, even if he swapped kings, it would just be the same old soup in a new pot, and it wouldn’t make any difference.

So Garp had never bothered with it. Anyway, that bunch had calmed down a lot.

As long as they didn’t mess with Windmill Village, he didn’t care.

“Garp didn’t run wild, but his grandsons… their dream has always been to become the Pirate King.”

“Both of them plan to set sail and compete for the title of Pirate King once they come of age!”

“As the grandsons of a Navy hero, their dream is quite rebellious.”

“That’s why I recommended you, Zephyr, to teach them.”

“So they can truly become champions of justice, rather than dreaming of being Pirate Kings every day.”

“Zephyr, do you think I’m wrong?”

Reijin smiled as he exposed Luffy and Ace’s aspirations.

These two, who were intent on becoming Pirate Kings, hadn’t even gotten his permission.

This sea was going to be his domain. He wouldn’t allow another king to rise.

There could only be his subjects, not other rulers.

Besides, there was no such thing as absolute freedom in this world!

You two brothers would make good tools for Dressrosa's military might.

I wonder what it would be like when the Sun God Nika meets Asura, the son of the Six Paths Sage.

Gear Fifth Luffy versus Kurama Mode Naruto.

That would definitely be interesting.

“Want to be Pirate King? They idolize Roger?”

Zephyr squinted his eyes and looked at Garp.

What kind of teachings did this guy give his grandsons?

Now they’ve both set their sights on becoming pirates.

When they grow up, who knows what kind of trouble they’ll cause?

And it all traces back to Garp.

“…”

Garp turned his head away, feeling a bit guilty.

Reijin stood nearby, smiling brightly.

He was just here to watch them argue. He had started this fire, but now it was up to Garp to deal with the fallout.

“Is this true, Garp?”

Zephyr’s voice grew colder as he seriously questioned Garp.

As his old comrade, he didn’t want to see Garp make such a mistake.

After all, Garp's son was already a wanted man by the World Government.

If his grandsons followed suit...

Sigh!

What bad luck for the family.

Would Garp have a peaceful life in the future?

If Sengoku found out, Garp would never hear the end of it.

Even Garp, the future hero of the Navy, became the Navy's bane. After all, whose naval hero has a family full of wanted criminals? Ordinary people would suspect that Garp was a traitor within the Navy.

"Ahem, I've always planned to train them to be Navy officers since they were young," Garp said, his face etched with bitterness. "But after I went out on a mission for a while, I didn't expect Luffy and Ace to both want to become pirates when I came back. Luffy even got poisoned by Shanks, who gave him Roger's straw hat, which made him even more determined to become the Pirate King. Zephyr, my heart aches, I didn't want this either!"

Garp originally planned to make both his grandsons Navy officers. Look at the mess now! Both of his grandsons want to be pirates, and he has no way to stop them. Now he can only give up and rarely returns to East Blue, just to avoid seeing them. But he didn't expect someone to bring it up.

"Shanks! If I have a chance, I'll definitely teach that bastard a lesson!" Garp exclaimed. "Now he's even targeting children, he has no shame. But, Garp, I didn't expect this to be true. As a Navy Vice Admiral, the image and face of the Navy, you let your grandson become a pirate, do you still have any sense of justice in your heart? What are you thinking? Do you really plan to let your two grandsons become pirates? I can see that your education is not good, I will teach them in the future. Just as Ray Ren said, bring your grandson here. I will personally teach him and definitely change his personality."

Zephyr spoke sternly, looking at Garp with disappointment. Although he knew Garp was unreliable, he didn't expect him to be so unreliable in teaching children. His own son has become the world government's most wanted man, yet he still lets his grandsons do whatever they want. If they were sent to the Navy, that kid would definitely only dream of becoming the so-called Navy King, not the Pirate King!

"Also, Lee Rock can't be taught by you either," Zephyr added.

"Hey, hey, hey, wasn't this a swap? How can you go back on your word?" Garp was stunned. His grandson had already been given up, how come he hadn't even gotten his own disciple yet? Wasn't this just giving Zephyr two grandsons for free? How did this deal make him look like an idiot, just sending people to Zephyr? Was he really here to do charity work?

"You don't know what your teaching style is like? Who knows what will happen to Lee Rock if he falls into your hands. If you want to teach him in the future, it can only be in Dressrosa! I will be there to supervise to ensure there are no problems. Of course, you can also choose some promising disciples here to teach!" Zephyr comforted Garp.

But then Zephyr frowned slightly. Wasn't this indirectly keeping Garp here? How did it feel like he had become a Dressrosa person, already consciously helping Ray Ren recruit people? Zephyr glanced at Ray Ren and saw him smiling at them the whole time.

Forget it! Now that Roger is gone, Garp staying at Navy Headquarters is just wasting time. He just drinks tea with Sengoku every day, might as well teach students here with him. Drinking tea there is not drinking tea, here he even gets food and accommodation. Dressrosa is a good place to retire! Garp wouldn't be wasting his time here, after all, he could still help train a few good successors.

".Alright! Zephyr, you haven't changed at all." Garp nodded casually, not rejecting Zephyr's proposal. He didn't expect that even after coming here, Zephyr still focused his heart on his students. Even children he had just met for a short time were taken to heart. It's not bad here either.

"Ahem! The ship is ready, we can set off for East Blue anytime," Ray Ren said at this time.

"???" Garp's face was full of question marks. Go to East Blue overnight?

"It seems you were prepared," Zephyr chuckled, not bothering with Ray Ren's little schemes. Even if he had any, it had nothing to do with him now. After all, he had resigned from the Navy! He was no longer the Navy Vice Admiral or instructor, but now the instructor of Dressrosa.

At the port of Dressrosa, a pirate ship docked. People on the shore were directing the docking, and a man with hawk-like eyes jumped directly from the ship, a black sword strapped to his back.

"Phew!" The pirates on the ship breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Hawkeye disembark. They had been on edge the whole way, afraid this guy would suddenly go crazy and kill them. But fortunately, they had delivered him to his destination, and their mission was complete. They could continue their voyage!

"We finally delivered this devil," one pirate said.

"Our food on board is gone, should we go ashore to resupply?" another asked.

"Of course we need to resupply, but this is Dressrosa, we have to pay for things, right?"

"Idiot, who do you think I am? I've never paid for anything on the sea. It's just a Warlord, a dog of the Navy and the World Government. How dare they not give me face..."

As the pirates were discussing, the sky suddenly changed color. The people on the shore looked up subconsciously, and saw lightning flashing in the sky, as if a rainstorm was about to come.

But it wasn't!

A blue lightning bolt flashed in the sky above the shore, and a huge lightning pillar instantly pierced through the ship Hawkeye had been on.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the ship shattered into pieces, exploding into fragments right at the port. Most of the people on board were instantly turned into charcoal, not even having time to react.

The port suddenly fell silent, and some pirates with ulterior motives immediately sailed away. How could they not understand at this moment that this was caused by a powerful Devil Fruit user? It must be a strong person from Dressrosa, but they didn't even see who it was.

Others might not have noticed, but Mihawk couldn't have missed it.

"I didn't expect there to be someone like you in Dressrosa! It seems Dressrosa is not so bad after all," Hawkeye said with a smile, his gaze turning to one side. He saw a white-haired man with a lazy expression, lightning crackling in his hand. It was obvious that this guy was a Devil Fruit user.

But Mihawk also sensed the aura of a swordsman from Kakashi. Now, Mihawk had already challenged most of the swordsmen on the sea...

Even Red-Haired Shanks used to spar with him frequently. But now that Shanks is missing an arm, Mihawk hasn't seen him in a long time. He's now searching the seas for other swordsmen, looking for someone who can be a worthy opponent. Even though he often fights against the strong in the world, Mihawk doesn't consider himself invincible. He continues to seek out powerful opponents on the sea, pushing himself to constantly break through his limits.

He originally came to Dressrosa to see how much of a gap there was between him and those monsters, but he didn't expect to find an unexpected surprise here.

"Me? What kind of person am I?" Even though the person in front of him was one of the Shichibukai, Kakashi didn't show any weakness in his aura. He just felt that this person was a bit strange, saying odd things as soon as he saw him. Did he have something unique about him that Kakashi didn't know about? Or was he interested in his Logia-type Devil Fruit?

"You must have trained in swordsmanship since you were young! I can sense the sharp look in your eyes that's different from ordinary people," Mihawk said. "That's a look that only someone who has wielded a sword for many years can have. It can't be faked."

However, he was also a bit puzzled. The calluses on the other person's hands didn't seem to be from gripping a sword at all. This conflicted with his feeling, but Mihawk never doubted his intuition.

"Oh, that's what you meant. I practiced my family's swordsmanship with my father for a while when I was young!" Kakashi suddenly realized, so the other person was talking about swordsmanship. He thought to himself, the swordsmen in this world have strange personalities. He had heard that this Hawkeye Mihawk was obsessed with swordsmanship, constantly searching the seas for swordsmen to spar with and prove his skills. It seemed to be true. He didn't expect him to be so eager as soon as he landed on the island.

"Hmm?" Hearing this, Mihawk frowned deeply. What did he mean by 'that kind of thing'? Was this guy looking down on swordsmanship? Devil Fruits were nothing compared to the skills honed through years of training. In Mihawk's view, only swordsmanship could lead someone to the pinnacle of this world.

"Pick up your sword!!" Mihawk reached for the Yoru behind him with one hand, his sharp aura bursting forth. He wanted to see if this guy had the conviction of a true swordsman, to say such disrespectful things.

"Wait, wait, wait!" Kakashi quickly stopped Mihawk. This place had just been built, they couldn't fight here. After all, when these guys from the sea fought, they aimed for the buildings. If they created a few more ruins, he would get scolded.

"Fighting is not allowed here. If you really want to fight, you'll have to go to the sea or the arena," Kakashi said awkwardly. He didn't expect this guy to be so reckless right from the start. If they really fought, he would definitely be held responsible. As for the arena, it was used to being destroyed, so fighting there wouldn't be a problem.

"Boring!" Mihawk withdrew his hand, feeling a sense of boredom. He didn't expect there to be such rules here. No wonder even pirates behaved themselves when they landed on the island. It turned out they were warned before they even set foot on it. But this also took away a lot of his fun.

"If you want to spar with swords, we have a few different types of swordsmanship here," Kakashi said with a smile, leading Mihawk towards the center of Dressrosa. "Although I'm not very skilled, they might give you some inspiration."

Some people on the road recognized Mihawk's identity, but they didn't make a fuss. After all, pirates with bounties over 100 million berries had been frequenting the island lately. It was normal for a Shichibukai to appear now.

"These swordsmanship styles were developed by you ninjas, right? How are they different from the swordsmanship of the swordsmen on the sea?" Mihawk asked hesitantly after a while. He thought about how this country was different from his previous understanding. It seemed to be led by a group of ninjas. What was the swordsmanship used by ninjas like? Mihawk was a bit curious.

"We ninjas use swordsmanship specifically for killing. Our purpose is very simple," Kakashi explained. "Every move is aimed at vital points and coordinated with our abilities. So it's very different from the swordsmanship on the sea."

But in terms of destructive power, the swordsmen on the sea were definitely stronger. They could easily tear apart the sea, something even the Second Hokage couldn't do with his swordsmanship. Ninjas focused on killing efficiency; fancy moves were useless. But assassination techniques were basically useless in this world now. He heard that Zabuza had developed a silent killing technique. He was truly a genius from Kirigakure.

"Interesting. I hope it won't disappoint me," Mihawk nodded, not showing any excessive reaction. It fit the legends about ninjas in the sea, after all, they were specialized in assassination!

"By the way, as a fellow Shichibukai, I've come, but your king hasn't even shown his face?" Mihawk asked, looking at Kakashi.

"Unfortunately, our king is out on business and should be back soon," Kakashi explained. "But I'm Ray Ren's right-hand man, so I can also represent him. We definitely don't mean to neglect you."

Ray Ren had left without saying a word two days ago, leaving Kakashi with no choice. Now he could only step up and suppress those disobedient pirates. With the Ishi Ishi no Mi and the Goro Goro no Mi, he could definitely deter most of the guys on the sea who had any ideas. If it really got to the point where he couldn't handle it, Kakashi could only contact Ray Ren for help. After all, with the Doa Doa no Mi, he could instantly return to Dressrosa.

"Not here? Oh well. There's still some time before the decisive battle, so I'll stay here for now," Mihawk decided not to leave. He wanted to study how ninjas fought.

"Sure, I'll arrange accommodation for you. By the way, are you married?" Kakashi suddenly asked.

"...No. Just prepare a room for me," Mihawk replied, stunned for a moment. He didn't know why Kakashi was asking this, but he answered subconsciously. Suddenly, he noticed that Kakashi's gaze seemed a bit strange, as if he was looking at something good.

This guy... couldn't he be seeing me as prey?

(End of chapter)