"Go check that kind of thing yourself! We're not at headquarters right now, anything I can do, you can do too!" Sengoku's forehead was throbbing with veins as he yelled at Garp.
"No way, you're a Marine Admiral, your position is higher than mine, you can definitely find things I don't have the authority to find."
Garp's indifferent tone left Sengoku speechless. Everyone at Marine headquarters knew that Garp was said to be a Vice Admiral, but in reality, he was no different from an Admiral.
"...I'll send the message to headquarters and let Fleet Admiral deal with it." Sengoku passed the buck, then added, "I'm very curious about the power that Number Three used, tell me about it in detail."
Speaking of Number Three, Garp also said with a serious expression, "I didn't fight him directly. He applied his power to Barrett from a distance, or rather, he released some kind of power from a distance that mixed with Barrett's punches."
"From a distance?"
"It looked a bit like Armament Haki coating and emission, but it was also a bit different. It should be... demonic power." Garp said in a deep voice, "In short, the opponent's strength is very strong."
Number Three indeed deserved Garp's evaluation of being very strong. After all, there was often a gap in the Marines, and on average, the difference between a Vice Admiral and an Admiral was almost as big as the difference between an ordinary person and a Vice Admiral.
Although Number Three only made one move, Garp believed that ordinary Marines were definitely not his opponent.
"Don't worry, there should already be some CP agents lurking on the island." Sengoku said softly, "If necessary, they will also take action."
"How long until you get here?" Garp seemed unwilling to talk about things related to CP, so he changed the subject.
"Two more days, during this time, investigate Barrett's life and who he had contact with before the 'Snow Tragedy'."
"I don't want to." Garp said as a matter of course, "It's better for you to do that kind of thing, I'm going to continue looking for Barrett."
"Hey! Garp!" Sengoku roared upon hearing this, but by the time he shouted into the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Garp had already hung up.
"..." Sengoku looked at the Den Den Mushi speechlessly, and finally shook his head.
"Forget it, I'll be there soon anyway." he comforted himself, then walked to the warship's deck, ready to enjoy the sea breeze.
The sky was already getting dark, and he looked at the wide sea with a long-lost peace in his heart.
This task definitely wouldn't be solved in a short time. He really didn't know when he would be able to leave Jaltzburg Fortress after he arrived.
"Hmm?"
Looking at the distant dark horizon, Sengoku suddenly seemed to see something. His Observation Haki spread out, and he immediately accurately caught the traces of life ahead.
It was...
A person hanging onto a piece of drifting wood on the sea. The clothes he was wearing were very tattered, and he had some blood on him. He looked like he had experienced a shipwreck and drifted here.
However, for some reason, the moment Sengoku saw him, he felt a touch in his heart!
No...
The touch wasn't only there after he saw him. Even earlier, Sengoku used his Observation Haki to discover a dying survivor that was unnoticeable in the dim world because of that touch.
For some reason, Sengoku felt that his intuition, which he had brought to its peak by using the Buddha Fruit, could determine that this young man had a certain connection with him.
Or rather...
Did he have a connection with Buddha?
"Bring the survivor up."
Although there was some touch in his heart, Sengoku still calmly gave orders to the Marines. Before long, two soldiers brought the survivor, who was covered in seawater, onto the warship.
Sengoku frowned as he looked at him. What was the reason for this feeling that he had never had in the past few decades?
The survivor looked to be in his twenties, but he was a little unkempt, and his height was probably over six feet. He was soaked, and after being carried onto the deck, he suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a lot of water.
"Send him to the medical room, and notify me when he wakes up." Sengoku gave another order after taking a look.
As a formal force, the Marines were very different from pirates. Marines would wrap themselves in layers of bandages, big and small, even for the slightest injury, as if they were about to die.
Even Sengoku and Garp, the Marine Admirals, were like this. Sengoku was covered in bandages after the Summit War, and Fujitora would also wrap himself in bandages whenever he fought. This was because they had a complete medical system, so of course they should go for treatment after a battle.
Compared to the Marines, older pirates almost all had various ailments. Whitebeard, the strongest man in the world, was plagued by illness in his old age, Roger also suffered from an incurable disease in his later years, and Chinjao also suffered from hidden injuries after his head cone recovered. Almost everyone was injured.
On the other hand, Sengoku was older than Whitebeard at the time of the Summit War. Whitebeard was only seventy-two years old, while Sengoku was seventy-seven, and Garp was also seventy-six, but neither Sengoku nor Garp had any illnesses, just old age.
This shows the formality of the Marines. For high-ranking Marine officers, annual physical examinations go without saying, and medical expenses can be reimbursed after each battle. Wouldn't it be a waste of this benefit to not wrap a few bandages?
Even if pirates had doctors on board, they could often only guarantee that there would be no problems at the moment. Many hidden injuries accumulated in long battles would not manifest in their youth and would become unmanageable in old age.
However, he seemed to have suffered very serious injuries. The information from the medical staff was not optimistic. According to the diagnosis, he seemed to have been subjected to a huge impact, but there were no traces of punches or kicks on his body, as if the attack was carried out from a distance.
Armament Haki emission? Or Conqueror's Haki coating? Or maybe some kind of Devil Fruit ability?
If it was Haki, then it could only be said that this person was involved in many things. After all, those who could master Armament Haki emission and Conqueror's Haki coating were all among the strongest in the sea.
However, what Sengoku cared about most was the sudden inspiration he had at the time, especially after seeing him up close on the deck, which gave Sengoku a feeling of familiarity.
Familiar with what?
Now, Sengoku slowly realized what the familiarity was with...
Indra!
Could this young man have something to do with Indra?
He waited slowly for news from the medical room, and after two days, when they were about to arrive at Jaltzburg Fortress, the man finally woke up.
"What's your name?" This was the first question Sengoku asked after arriving.
The man was lying on the bed, seemingly unaware of Sengoku's arrival, but still slowly said his name.
"Ah Xing..."
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