Great Voyage: Luffy’s voyage is revealed at the beginning Chapter 005

Chapter 5: Gathering in Shells Town

Garp looked at the Den Den Mushi in front of him, troubled. After a long time, he whispered into the soldier’s ear, “Tell Sengoku that I went out to catch pirates and haven’t returned yet…”

“I heard you, you bastard Garp…”

Before Garp could finish speaking, Sengoku’s furious voice came from the receiver, roaring, “You old geezer, you’re still trying to trick me!”

Garp awkwardly scratched the back of his head and laughed, “Hahahaha, Sengoku, aren’t I just joking with you? Don’t be so serious…”

“Joking? Hmph, you’ll cry when the time comes.”

“No way, no way, Sengoku, I’m chasing a group of pirates. I’ll call you back later.” Garp quickly picked up the receiver, ready to hang up.

“You plan to hang up?”

Sengoku’s voice was calm, but Garp heard a strong warning in it.

Garp’s movements stiffened, and he chuckled, “Hahahaha, how could I hang up, Sengoku? Do you need something from me? I’m busy.”

“What do you mean, you don’t know? Garp, your grandson is really something, he’s actually Roger’s successor. Aren’t you going to say anything?”

“The newspapers are just writing nonsense, there’s absolutely no such thing.”

“You know whether there is or not. Alright, before your grandson causes any major trouble, quickly tie him back and make him a Marine to salvage the Marine’s lost face.”

Garp nodded with a serious expression, earnestly saying, “Yes, yes, I’ll go and catch that kid Luffy right away and personally send him to Marine Headquarters.”

Originally, Garp wasn’t really concerned about whether Luffy became a pirate, but this time, Luffy’s connections were exposed, and Luffy still lacked the ability to protect himself.

If Luffy continued to be a pirate, a strong individual from the New World might suddenly appear and casually eliminate Luffy.

Now, Garp truly couldn’t rest assured letting Luffy venture out. It was better to catch him back as soon as possible, lest he end up burying his own child.

Garp was silent for a moment, then said with a solemn expression, “Sengoku, I beg you for one thing: don’t let this news be published worldwide.”

“Hmph, do you even need to say that? Aokiji has already taken care of it.”

“Aokiji?”

Garp was slightly stunned. That lazy fellow, Kuzan, would actually take the initiative to do such troublesome a thing?

One must know that Morgans was very difficult to deal with, not even giving face to the World Government. How did Aokiji manage to stop him from publishing this news?

“Aokiji’s bicycle broke down, and he just happened to encounter Morgans’ ship at sea…”

“…Aokiji, that kid did a good job!”

Although Sengoku didn’t finish his sentence, Garp roughly understood what had happened. It was nothing more than Morgans being threatened by Aokiji.

“Hmph, this time it was just good luck. Morgans only agreed not to report it this time. If your grandson causes any more major trouble, he’ll spill everything.”

“That’s how it is, Garp. We’re old friends. Don’t do anything you’ll regret.” With that, Sengoku directly hung up the phone.

Garp was silent for a long time before finally placing the receiver back on the Den Den Mushi. He waved his hand at the soldier beside him and walked alone to the bow of the ship.

Looking at the turbulent sea in the distance, for a moment, Garp seemed to have aged several years.

Sigh, neither of his two grandsons gave him any peace of mind.

Fortunately, although Ace became a pirate, he had Whitebeard’s protection, so there wouldn’t be too many safety issues.

As for Luffy, sigh…

…

Shells Town.

Ling Long held the microphone and put the filming Den Den Mushi into his pocket, saying, “Rolley, we’ll be staying on this island for a while. You go find a place to stay first. I’ll go see if there’s any news material.”

Rolley nodded blankly, not asking any more questions, and honestly said, “Oh, I understand.”

Ling Long nodded in satisfaction and turned to walk towards the street.

…

Inside a women’s clothing store, Ling Long scanned the store’s environment and walked towards a middle-aged woman who was writing and drawing in a notebook by the counter, smiling:

“Excuse me, madam, I’m a reporter from the World Economic News. May I interview you?”

“Interview?”

The middle-aged woman looked up at the handsome man in front of her, surprised, “Of course, but I’m just a clothing store owner. There shouldn’t be anything worth interviewing, right?”

“It’s like this, I just arrived in this town and found that everyone is very dissatisfied with Captain Nezumi. How do you view Captain Nezumi?”

Captain Nezumi?

The middle-aged woman’s expression changed, and she instinctively glanced towards the door. After a moment of silence, she said, “Captain Nezumi is a great person, a great hero. He has done so much for our Shells Town…”

Ling Long waved his hand, interrupting the woman, “Alright, madam, if you want Captain Nezumi to fall, then tell the truth.”

“I wonder if you’ve heard of my pen name, ‘Evil Dragon’s Roar’? Have you heard of it? No matter what news it is, I dare to write it, I dare to report it.”

“Our World Economic News is not threatened by any evil forces. Don’t worry, I won’t reveal your name either.”

Ling Long was indeed not lying. Although they were only the East Blue branch of the World Economic News, they still adhered to Morgans’ style.

As long as the news was valuable, let alone the threat of the Marines, they weren’t even afraid of the World Government’s threat.

Evil Dragon’s Roar?

The middle-aged woman’s eyes suddenly lit up. How could she not have heard of that name? The newspaper on the counter right now had “Evil Dragon’s Roar” written on the front page.

The middle-aged woman was silent for a long time, struggling, “Are you sure you won’t expose me?”

It’s working!

Ling Long secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded affirmatively, “No, I’m a journalist with professional ethics. In the Clockwork Island news, didn’t I also not expose anyone?”

The middle-aged woman was somewhat tempted but still hesitant, as this concerned her personal safety. She said, “How do you prove that you are ‘Evil Dragon’s Roar’?”

Ling Long smiled slightly. He knew the woman was tempted. He took out his ID and said, “This is my press card. I even specifically asked the editor-in-chief to add my pen name to it.”

The middle-aged woman examined it carefully, but to be honest, she still didn’t know if the ID was real or fake. However, she was willing to choose to believe.

The middle-aged woman took a deep breath and whispered, “Okay, I’ll tell you in detail about Captain Nezumi, but once I leave this door, I won’t admit to any of these words.”

Ling Long’s eyes lit up slightly, and he said gratefully, “Thank you very much.”

Then the middle-aged woman recounted a great deal about Captain Nezumi, such as his cruelty and tyranny, how those who disagreed would be executed, and so on.

Captain Nezumi also indulged his son’s arrogance and bullying of the townspeople, constantly unleashing vicious dogs on people, and despite having no military rank, he could command the Marines, etc…

The interview ended, and Ling Long put away the microphone, earnestly saying, “I’m very grateful for the information you provided. Believe me, Captain Nezumi will be arrested soon!”

Looking at the departing “Evil Dragon’s Roar,” the middle-aged woman murmured, “I hope so…”