Garp looked at Sengoku's corpse in pain.
The Marines tried every method.
The answer they got.
Was consistent.
He was dead.
Nearly ten thousand Marines stood in silent mourning.
The Fleet Admiral was dead!
"How did he suddenly die?"
Garp clutched his head in agony.
He couldn't understand.
He never dreamed that Sengoku would die, that he would die at the hands of Kevin, who was not yet twenty years old.
Recalling the details of his previous encounter with Kevin in the East Blue.
He was very strong.
But he absolutely couldn't kill Sengoku, nor could he do it with a sneak attack.
He had grown stronger again.
"Did the Marines' relentless pursuit literally force out a monster?"
He killed Sengoku in one hour, even if there was teamwork and a sneak attack involved.
But without sufficient strength, it couldn't be done.
Garp estimated that even he, going all out, wouldn't be confident in taking down Kevin.
The real trouble had arrived.
He felt a long-lost pressure.
They were both human, so why did Kevin grow so fast? How did he do it? Is the difference between people really that great?
For the first time, Garp felt that he couldn't understand a person.
This situation.
He had never seen it before with Rocks or Roger.
The growth of Rocks and Roger was step by step, with clear traces of their progress.
But Kevin.
In Garp's eyes, his strength would surge after a period of time, and then surge again after another period of time.
It was completely abnormal growth.
It wasn't that Garp hadn't seen geniuses; his own talent was at the pinnacle.
Yet he was still shocked by Kevin.
"He's still two months shy of twenty years old, only twenty years old!" His peak period is still a long way off.
Not yet twenty, he already stood at the pinnacle of the sea.
"Where is the limit? Can he keep growing indefinitely?" Garp was filled with dread; this was the most terrifying aspect.
If he continues to grow like this...
I dare not imagine.
"He should be close to his limit, right? Any further enhancements would be minor," Aokiji frowned.
It's impossible to improve indefinitely.
Once he reaches his limit, he will naturally stop.
"Not necessarily. Kevin is quite formidable."
Aokiji was stunned for a moment. Mr. Garp, don't scare me.
"He can't be stopped now. The Marines' days ahead won't be easy." Mr. Garp glanced at Aokiji, "Fortunately, I'm old. These matters are up to you all."
Aokiji's brows were tightly furrowed.
Mr. Garp walked towards the military doctor, carrying his last hope, and asked in a hoarse voice:
"Chief of Staff Tsuru, how is she?"
"Chief of Staff Tsuru is still alive."
"Alive? Alive? It's good that she's alive, it's good that she's alive." Mr. Garp laughed and then cried.
"Only Mr. Sengoku and Kaji are dead?" Aokiji looked around.
Before arriving.
He had already prepared for the worst, that all the Marines here would be gone.
"Sigh, actually, I didn't approve of the plan to encircle and annihilate Kevin," Aokiji sighed.
Recalling Kevin's actions.
Aokiji found that he didn't dislike him that much.
He didn't seem like a pirate.
He didn't plunder wealth, slaughter civilians, or destroy others' homes.
"Yes."
Mr. Garp sighed, "If it weren't for the World Government, the two sides wouldn't have come to this point."
Only Mr. Garp dared to say such words.
Looking at Sengoku, who was covered by a white cloth.
Mr. Garp opened his mouth, ultimately letting out a deep, long sigh.
Mr. Garp shook his head, sighed, and bent his back.
He walked towards the warship with a dejected expression.
"There's probably no chance to change Ace's dream anymore," Mr. Garp felt an even greater headache.
....
East Blue.
In the Goa Kingdom forest.
"Ace, Sabo."
Luffy looked at his two brothers, who often beat him, with concern.
They had been sitting by the river for a whole day.
They hadn't eaten a bite of food or drunk a drop of water.
This situation.
Ever since they returned from the city a month ago, it had been like this. Before, they at least maintained the necessary energy for life, but today was the most severe.
Luffy knew.
It was because Ace knew his idol had died, and had been dead for a long time.
The pirate who tricked Makino was dead.
It was getting dark.
Sabo, who had been sitting blankly for a long time, his vacant eyes slowly changed, and he turned to look at Ace.
"Ace, we can't be like this. Mr. Kevin's death is already a reality. Today, the Marines trampled on his grave. We need to pull ourselves together," Sabo persuaded Ace.
Ace remained unresponsive.
As if he had no soul.
No purpose in life.
"Ace."
Sabo forcefully patted Ace's shoulder, "Didn't we agree to become stronger together, to set sail together, then go to the Grand Line, and then for Mr. Kevin, to destroy that island, so he wouldn't be humiliated again?"
"Do you want to see Mr. Kevin's grave, just like today, forever become a place for others to arbitrarily trample upon?"
Ace's expression finally slowly changed.
He slowly clenched his fists.
He gritted his teeth.
His eyes became firm, and he slowly stood up, "Yes, I will definitely do it, Mr. Kevin, just watch from above."
Seeing Ace and Sabo regain their senses and pull themselves together.
Luffy excitedly ran over.
I knew it, what's so scary about death? At worst, I'll share a tiny bit of my dream with you, and you can also work hard to become the Pirate King, how about that?
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"Hit him."
Sabo and Ace chased Luffy and gave him a beating.
That's enough.
That's enough madness.
The three brothers lay on the grass, looking at the sky.
Suddenly, Ace sat up and said with an incredibly serious tone, "I'm going to the city. I want to see today's newspaper."
"???"
Sabo looked at Ace with worry.
Today's newspaper?
The content of today's newspaper was obvious without even thinking about it.
It was the Navy's glory and Kevin's day of shame.
"Ace, there's no need, right?" Sabo was afraid Ace would go crazy after seeing it.
He couldn't imagine how the newspaper would mock and trample on Mr. Kevin.
"If I don't even dare to face it, what kind of man am I?" Ace's gaze was unwavering.
Once he made a decision, Ace wouldn't change it.
Even if it was late at night, he would go.
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The three brats stumbled constantly through the forest, rushing towards the city.
They didn't reach the city's edge until midnight.
Before even entering the city, they saw the brightly lit city and heard cheers, as if a grand celebration was taking place.
Ace's expression slowly turned to anger.
Today wasn't a holiday.
There was no grand celebration.
There was only one major event at sea, happening thousands of miles away on the Grand Line.
"How can they be like this? Mr. Kevin helped them deal with the Celestial Dragons and saved them," Ace couldn't understand.
It's worth celebrating and cheering for you all night.
Sabo looked at his country with increasing disgust.
He disliked it more and more.
Ace and Sabo, both emanating a cold aura that warned people to keep their distance, walked silently towards the bustling city.
Their angry brows were tightly furrowed.
Slowly, confusion appeared on their faces.
They were shouting Mr. Kevin's name?
Why?
Mr. Kevin had been dead for a hundred days.
"A-A-Ace?" Sabo screamed, looking as if he had seen a ghost. He pointed at the newspapers scattered on the ground: "Lord Kevin isn't dead!!!"
"What?"
Ace was incredulous.
With trembling hands, he picked up the newspaper.
His downcast eyes were replaced by joy, shock, disbelief, and admiration, which continuously burst forth.
"Not only is he alive, he also killed the Fleet Admiral."
"Hahaha, as expected of Mr. Kevin, as expected of my dream."
Ace's excited shouts echoed through the sky.
"Luffy, look, can the Pirate King kill the Fleet Admiral? Your dream is nothing but nonsense," Ace boasted, waving the newspaper in his hand at Luffy.
Luffy was displeased and flushed with anger. Seven.
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