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Dog-head Battleship.
Garp was holding a Den Den Mushi.
"Garp, you must ensure the safety of King Cozia and the princess, understand?!"
"Bwahahahaha, as long as I defeat Daichi, that should be enough, right?"
"Bastard, the first objective is to rescue King Cozia and the princess!"
"Understood!"
Garp unhappily picked his nose.
The reputation of the Cozia Royal Family was not good. Like most royal families, they relied on war and oppressing their people to pay the Heavenly Tribute.
In his eyes, those royal families were not much different from the Celestial Dragons.
They were all trash.
He did not want to save them.
The old man's mind suddenly lit up, and he clapped his hands, saying, "Why don't we wait until King Cozia is taken care of, then we'll rush over?"
"Of course not!"
The Marines bristled in opposition.
Bogard reminded him, "Vice Admiral Garp, Daichi is currently near the Cozia Kingdom. We don't have time to delay."
"Tch."
Garp was full of reluctance.
Cozia Kingdom.
The Groudon arrived at the coast.
Looking at the impoverished village and numb villagers ahead, the pirates lost interest. In the past, they might have plundered it.
Now?
It was not as good as torturing captives.
"Ahhh! So hot, so hot!!"
King Cozia and the princess were tied to a stake for burning, screaming as they were roasted. The more they suffered, the more excited the pirates became.
Daichi shook his head.
"Don't burn them to death, they are hostages!"
"Don't worry, Captain!"
"Gahaha, we have experience!"
The pirates were extremely happy.
"Captain Daichi, can we torture them in other ways?"
"Whatever you want."
Daichi jumped ashore and walked into the village.
The villagers' clothes were tattered, and they were gaunt and sallow.
They were not much different from the people in the non-member countries of the New World, all hovering on the brink of starvation.
And in the depths of the island, a beautiful new city stood, presumably the capital of the Cozia Kingdom.
"Is this imitating the Goa Kingdom?"
Daichi stroked his chin.
The Goa Kingdom's isolation policy was praised by the Celestial Dragons, so many member countries followed suit.
In fact, the nature of Hoenn Community was similar.
The Hoenn Communities throughout the New World were clean and tidy inside, with excellent environments, like two different worlds compared to the harsh outside environment.
That was precisely why they were sought after.
But the biggest difference was that he could only build a Hoenn Community to harvest wealth and could not manage so broadly.
The Labor Country was different. It did not deliberately divide society but rather blurred class distinctions, encouraging everyone to dedicate themselves to labor, requiring them to work hard with their own hands to live well.
Productivity came from this.
And these member countries, they had the ability to manage their countries well, but they deliberately divided society, treating the poor people as trash.
No different from pirates.
"Pirate-sama."
A woman knelt before Daichi, holding a child in her arms. Though clearly terrified, she still gathered her courage to plead.
"Please, give us some food, my child is starving."
"..."
Daichi gazed at the woman and the emaciated child in her arms. Even with a heart of stone, he could not help but sigh at this moment.
The scene before him was a microcosm of this world.
And he was one of the perpetrators.
He knew very well how much impact establishing the Golden Route would have on North Blue, and millions of common people would die because of it.
But he knew even more clearly that the path he chose was not wrong. If such a distorted rule could exist, why couldn't he be the ruler?
I also want to be King!
I want to be the biggest landlord in this world!
"Speed, distribute all the food on the ship to the villagers."
"Page One, Ulti!"
Daichi raised his hand and pointed to the city ahead.
"Plunder everything, destroy this country!"
"Understood!"
War quickly ignited.
Inside the royal city, the wails of the rich and nobles echoed, while in the coastal village, the joyous laughter of the villagers after filling their bellies resonated—a complete reversal.
Kikara ran over, looking at the thick smoke billowing from the royal city, she shrank her neck and whispered, "Daichi-sama, the Marines have arrived!"
"Hm."
Daichi returned to the ship.
The Dog-head Battleship was approaching.
"Bring the ship closer."
The villagers behind were still eating, so he would not disturb them.
Dog-head Battleship.
Bogard was holding binoculars.
"Vice Admiral Garp, the Beast Pirates are destroying the Cozia Kingdom!"
"Bwahahahaha, I see it."
Garp looked at the thick smoke on the island, feeling a bit pleased, though he should not have laughed, he could not help it. "Hey, bring me cannonballs!"
"Yes, here you go!"
A Marine struggled to carry a cannonball forward.
"Let's say hello first!"
Garp weighed the cannonball, then gripped it tightly, his arm muscles bulging with force, and threw the cannonball towards the Groudon!
"Fist Meteorite."
"Boom!!!"
Dozens of meters high waves exploded next to the Groudon!
The pirates on the ship were almost scared to death.
"We haven't even entered range yet!"
"Hey, hey, hey, this couldn't be a cannonball thrown by Hero Garp, its power is even greater than a battleship's cannon!"
"How does that old man still have such powerful strength!"
"The legendary hero, Garp!"
The pirates clung to the ship's rail, looking at the burly man standing on the dog-head bow of the battleship, and swallowed hard.
Since birth, they had grown up listening to Garp's legends!
His legendary experiences were truly countless. Innumerable famous great pirates had fallen into Garp's hands.
Among them were even Yonko-level great pirates.
Red Earl, Golden Lion...
But Garp, like Whitebeard, was already old, and his strength should not be what it once was, but the scene just now showed astonishing power!
"Bring me cannonballs, I want 1000!"
"Huh?"
The pirates looked at Daichi. At some point, Daichi had taken off his shirt, revealing his breathtakingly muscular physique.
The enemy had greeted them, how could they not respond!
"Hurry up!"
"Yes!"
Daichi stood at the bow, gazing at Garp on the Dog-head Battleship.
As their respective subordinates pushed the cannonball carts into position, both men simultaneously grinned, picked up cannonballs, and hurled them furiously!
Two cannonballs whistled through the air, colliding precisely!
"Boom!!!"
A massive fireball shot into the sky!
But this was just the beginning!
"Bwahahahaha!"
"Jiehahahaha!"
"Take this!" x2!
Both men laughed as they threw cannonballs with both hands, the heavy cannonballs forming a continuous stream like bullets from a Gatling gun, each with ten times the power of an ordinary cannonball.
"Boom boom boom boom boom!!!"
Countless fireballs exploded on the sea surface!
The subordinates on both sides were dumbfounded.
"They actually blocked Vice Admiral Garp's Galaxy Impact!"
The Marines were terrified to their core. It was their first time seeing anyone able to block Vice Admiral Garp's attacks in the same manner.
Before this, no matter how powerful a pirate group, they would be completely annihilated under the terrifying offensive of the "Fist Meteorite," unable to even leave behind the wreckage of their ship!
This was Daichi!
"Bwahahahaha!!!"
"Jiehahahaha!!!"
Besides the roar of cannonballs, only the loud laughter of the two fighters remained on the sea!