The pinnacle of the navy! It all started when Garp captured him Chapter 053

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Donghai·Roger Town·A Tavern “Ding-ling——”

The wooden door of the pub was pushed open and the bell rang crisply.

The sparse drinkers looked up and stood in awe as the White Hunter Colonel Smoker walked in with three men.

“Master Smoker!” The boss came up to him immediately. “How come you are free today…”

“Old location.”

Smoker held a cigar in his mouth and glanced at Roy and the two little ghosts behind him through the smoke. “Two more glasses of milk.”

“Okay!” The boss hurried to prepare.

“Wow, this place is so cool!” Luffy looked around excitedly and leaned on the back of the chair as if he had entered an amusement park.

Ace frowned and said in a dissatisfied tone: “You just said ‘milk’? I’m 12 years old, can you give me some wine?”

Smoker turned around and snorted, “You little brat, you still want to drink? You need to control your anger first.”

“What did you say?!” Ace became furious and his fists were lit.

“Alright, alright,” Roy pressed his head down and took the wine from the boss, “Don’t mess up the house in the bar.”

The boss put down the drinks and served a large plate of freshly roasted beef: “This is the signature of our shop, for Lord Smoker and our distinguished guests.”

(Note: Since Smoker was stationed in Rogue Town, he has cracked down on pirates, never letting a single pirate escape, and never causing any civilian casualties. He is deeply loved by the local people.)

Smoker nodded slightly, and the boss tactfully withdrew.

The brass lamplight shone, and the corner of the pub became quiet, with only the clinking of cups and the occasional creaking of wooden chairs.

Smoker blew out a puff of smoke, leaned back in his chair, and lowered his voice: “Tell me. You suddenly came to the East China Sea, bringing two ‘time bombs’ with you. What exactly do you want to investigate?”

Roy took a sip of wine, swirling the glass between his fingers, his smile fading: “How much do you know about Shanks’ broken arm?”

“Heh.” Smoker sneered, his eyes becoming fierce, “A great pirate from the New World could have his hand bitten off by a sea king in the East China Sea? It’s hard for anyone to believe, right?”

He paused, “Besides, you’ve fought him before. Do you think this is reasonable?”

Roy nodded. “Let alone sea kings… the ‘pets’ in the East China Sea, let alone biting my arm, it’s rare for them to bite my shoes and get a mouthful of oil on them.”

Smoker snorted coldly, took out a crumpled piece of intelligence from his pocket and pushed it to Roy: “You have also read the intelligence from the headquarters, but I have also found out something else.”

Roy unfolded it and frowned slightly: “Satsuluso Kingdom?”

“Hmm.” Smoker lit another cigar. “The Red Force briefly stopped there a week before he lost his arm. It is said that he had private contact with a royal family.”

“Contact with a pirate of Shanks’ level? The royal family is still alive?”

Roy raised his eyebrows and tapped the table with his fingertips. “It looks like something was exchanged.”

“I guess so.”

Smoker frowned, “But that kingdom has blocked almost all port departure records recently.”

“…This is not clean.”

Roy whispered, “It’s not about the hand, it’s about Shanks’s whereabouts and motives.”

“What is he covering up?” Smoker’s eyes were sharp.

Roy tapped his fingers on the table, thoughtfully.

At this moment, Luffy suddenly came over, his nose almost touching the information: “Wow! What is this? A treasure map?”

Ace pulled him back, blushing, “Don’t mess with important documents, Luffy, you idiot!”

Smoker’s cheek twitched, and he suppressed his anger: “Roy, can you send these two living bombs away from you?”

“Don’t be so fierce~ they are still young.”

Roy put away the information with a smile and patted Smoker on the shoulder. “Thanks, old friend. This thing is very useful to me.”

Smoker snorted, “Don’t cause any trouble. I don’t want to clean up your mess.”

Roy laughed and said, “You still have the nerve to talk about cleaning your ass. Whenever I meet Tina, I often hear her complain about how she can help you solve the trouble you got into by not following orders from your superiors.”

As the two of them were joking—

“Bang!”

The door of the tavern was violently pushed open, causing the wind chimes to change their tune and scaring the patrons into turning back.

An intelligence officer in a wrinkled military uniform stumbled in, his hat tilted so that it almost hit the bridge of his nose. “Report to Colonel Smoker! Urgent information! The Cocoa West Village sent a distress signal! A pirate group is attacking the village on a large scale!”

“What?!”

Smoker stood up suddenly, and the chair fell to the ground with a bang. The cigar fell from the corner of his mouth. “Where did this bastard pirate come from?! You are so bold, aren’t you?”

He grabbed the military cap on the table and rushed out: “Gather the troops and prepare to go!”

“Don’t worry~”

Roy’s light voice sounded behind him, with the same laziness and smile as always.

Smoker turned around and saw Roy still leaning on the chair, shaking the wine glass in his hand, but his eyes had become sharp: “Let’s go.”

“You?” Smoker frowned. “This is the East China Sea. There is no need for our headquarters to take action.”

“It will take you at least twenty minutes to mobilize the troops.”

Roy stood up and patted the drink on his body, “I’m leaving. Two minutes is enough.”

He lazily pointed at the sky outside the window and said, “You are still sending troops. I have already chopped up those bastards and fed them to the fish~”

“You bastard!” The veins on Smoker’s forehead were throbbing.

But the words are not finished yet——

“Whoosh!”

Ace stood up, and the blue-white flames instantly wrapped around his arms, with a fighting spirit: “Finally, something serious.”

Luffy jumped directly onto the table, “Want to fight? Want to fight? I’m going to beat all those bad guys away!”

“Bang!”

The boss was so scared that he dropped the grilled fish he was about to serve to the ground.

Smoker looked at the two eager kids, then glanced at Roy, whose face showed “I just want to meddle in other people’s business”, and finally scratched his hair irritably: “Whatever you want! But don’t make too much noise!”

“Leave it to us.” Roy stood up with a smile, and picked up Ace and Luffy with one hand each. “Let’s go, it’s time to beat the bad guys!”

“Beat the pirates!” Luffy shouted excitedly while punching in the air.

The next second——

Swish!

A strong gust of wind pressure shook the entire tavern, the curtains blew up suddenly, and the figures of the three people disappeared from where they were!

“Where are he and them?!” the intelligence officer was stunned.

Smoker picked up another cigar and took a deep puff. “Major General Roy has already been dispatched personally… What are you afraid of?”

He turned and walked out of the tavern, leaving behind a lazy instruction: “Notify the reply, those scumbags will not survive tonight.”

When the intelligence officer heard the name “Major General Roy”, his expression became serious and he nodded heavily: “Understood!”

The wind in the sky above the East China Sea sounded like a knife, and the eardrums were roaring.

Ace was unable to open his eyes due to the strong wind, and he was floating in the air with disheveled hair: “Hey! Brother Roy! Can you please tell me first next time…”

“Wowoooooooooooooo!!!”

Luffy was screaming excitedly in the air, “Let’s fly! It’s more exciting than swinging on vines!! Can I just fly and kick from the sky?”

Roy dragged the two people with one hand, standing in mid-air as if he was standing on flat ground, his eyes as calm as a blade.

In the distance, a thick cloud of black smoke was rising from the coastline.

“Kokoyasi Village.” He whispered, his tone calm.

On the sea below, a pirate ship painted with a shark is approaching the beach. A jagged nose is placed on the bow, a huge sea beast is tumbling on the side of the ship, and the pirate flag is fluttering in the wind: “The Dragon Pirates”

“Evil dragon…” Roy narrowed his eyes. “The scum that Fathead replaced from Impel Down after joining the Shichibukai is so bold.”

He looked at the two young men beside him.

“Today’s battle,” he said with a smile on his face, “you guys will fight.”

Ace clenched his burning fists, his eyes blazing.

“I can do it too!” Luffy waved his arms and laughed, “Look at me punching that fishman leader into a fish fillet!”

“good.”

Roy chuckled, and with a move of his body, the three of them transformed into streams of light that streaked across the sky and headed straight for the battlefield!