Chapter 204: The O'Hara Incident: New Target

One week after the O'Hara incident—

Grand Line Malinvandor.

A heavy atmosphere of tension floated in the sea breeze.

Branno from the Propaganda Department was running in the square holding official documents.

He came to the high-level conference room of the Navy Headquarters and started his work.

"We must take this matter seriously, again, and seriously."

"Eleven thousand elite soldiers, all of them are frostbitten. It will take at least ten years for them to fully recover."

"The amount of loss in the O'Hara incident was as high as tens of billions of Baileys. Compared with the previous losses, this is a very small loss."

"At present, it seems that the attempt to arrest Arthur by force is just a pipe dream."

"He is different from everyone else. Every time he survives a battle, his strength improves by leaps and bounds."

All the senior military officers listened seriously to Branno's speech on the stage.

Everyone remained silent, watching the latest bounty appear on the screen.

"Arthur, after experiencing... 1. The Eivor Islands incident, he showed his terrifying fighting talent for the first time as a navy officer. The final result was that he survived with minor injuries."

"2. Sphinx Island Incident. Soon after joining the Navy, he joined the fleet led by Admiral Sengoku and clashed with the Whitebeard Pirates, the Golden Lion Pirates, and the Roger Pirates for the first time. He showed amazing physical strength. The final result of the incident was that he survived with severe injuries."

"3. The destruction of the Jarzburg Kingdom. There are many rumors about this incident, so I won't go into the details for now. In this incident, Arthur killed two elite government agents and was arrested for collaborating with Barrett to massacre the country. The final result of the incident was that he survived with severe injuries."

"4. The Judicial Island Incident, a turning point in fate. Arthur was accused of genocide, convicted of multiple crimes, and sentenced to death. During the execution, his pet untied the iron chain and showed amazing swordsmanship, cutting off the entire town of Judicial Island and defecting from the Warring States general. The final result: surviving with minor injuries."

"5. Red Harbor Incident... Escape with severe injuries... 6. Sabaody Archipelago Incident... 7. Battle of Edworth Incident..."

The meeting lasted from morning to noon, and Branu presented all the events that Arthur had participated in since he joined the navy...

All were told to all the senior naval officers present.

Almost all of them survived with serious injuries or were on the verge of death.

Such a horrific record made almost all the navy feel awe.

It seems that many of them were caused by the navy's coercion.

"To put it simply, ever since he betrayed the Navy, his purpose in life has been to keep fighting."

"Bounty! 36 at 7 million Baileys! Arthur, the Ice Sword Master!"

"That is to say, the combat power threat from him alone is comparable to that of a group of the Four Emperors!"

"According to my personal analysis, if he one day appears strong enough to shake everything, that will probably be the day we are doomed!"

"He will never let this go or forgive us."

Branno was very emotional and his voice was so powerful that it made people's blood boil and they listened to his story attentively.

It seemed that he had analyzed with his clear mind that Arthur's transformation from a navy to a pirate was just a conspiracy.

Dissuade everyone from trying to waste unnecessary resources targeting Arthur.

The meeting involved internal changes, changes in strategy, and changes in targeting Arthur.

In fact, everything is related to Arthur.

End of the meeting.

Karp walked out of the conference room and stretched lazily facing the sunset.

"Tsuru, the government has imprisoned Kake for treason. I hope you can help persuade him," he said to Tsuru.

O'Hara incident.

Gion was not held accountable because of his naval connection with Tsuru.

However, Kake had no status and was severely punished.

"They probably won't want to embarrass us now. The navy is already short of talent, and if they attack us again... it's unacceptable."

"I understand. You better be careful. Sengoku has been crazy about targeting Arthur. He is lucky to have lost his left leg. Don't do that." He warned and left the Admiralty Building.

"Don't worry, Xiaohe, I'll go visit him." Cap walked towards the military hospital.

Not long after they left...

In the corridor of the high-level meeting, Aokiji and Akainu had a verbal conflict.

Kizaru watched from the sidelines with no intention of stopping it.

The O'Hara incident left a serious psychological scar on all of them.

How could one person be so strong that even two generals couldn't shake him...?

"I saw it! Did you give the order to bombard the refugee ship?" Aokiji roared at Akainu.

"I have to do this for the mission!" Akainu responded from his own perspective.

The two became even more incompatible.

……

Marinford Military Hospital.

Highest level care unit——

Garp forced his way into the ward with a bag of senbei.

"You can't do this, Vice Admiral Garp. Admiral Sengoku's body needs rest."

"What the hell! He'll be fine after eating two senbei. I know him!"

Garp entered the ward, shook off the doctor, closed the door, and saw the seriously injured Sengoku lying on the bed, looking at the sunset outside the window with a heavy face.

"What's that expression?" Garp walked up to him, and seeing Sengoku's look, he threw a bag of senbei into his arms with some displeasure.

He also tore open a packet, puffed out his mouth, stared at Zhan Guo angrily and started eating.

"Am I wrong? Garp." Sengoku withdrew his gaze from overseas and looked at his disappearing left leg.

"What the hell, you're wrong! I'm getting mad just by looking at you!" Garp cursed at him and kept throwing senbei into his mouth.

"I heard that Kong will resign in five years and let me take over the position of marshal..."

"That's right, the position of God of Finance is vacant, and Kong will be called in as a replacement." Garp replied.

"Has Arthur been... doing anything recently?" Zhan Guo asked again.

"They massacred a village, and then... nothing happened. They kept a low profile like before."

"Really…"

"The government said that they plan to let Vegapunk install a mechanical leg for you. What do you think?" Cap said, "As long as you don't grow bigger, there will be no abnormality."

Garp didn't talk about anything political, but chatted with the confidence-losing Sengoku.

Garp felt no sympathy for Sengoku's plight.

I even hope that he can learn a lesson from this incident.

"I will focus on the navy and training new recruits from now on, Garp. I will no longer act out of selfish desires."

……

Chabaoti Archipelago, Area G-13.

"When is the best time to coat the boat, Master Lei!"

"We're closed today, but we'll open in two days. Don't worry."

Inside Xia Qi's bar, Rayleigh was holding the latest newspaper and the reward, looking at them seriously.

"You said you wanted to build a guild force?"

"Well, my power is limited. I can't improve my strength without fighting. The risk of each battle is too high. I might really die in a battle... So I need to establish a guild."

In the room, Arthur sat in the dark, talking with Rayleigh.

Fully aware of his own shortcomings gave him new ideas.

One person's power is limited after all...

"Huh~" Xia Qi exhaled a puff of smoke and listened carefully to their conversation.

"Why are you looking for me?" Raleigh asked again, sitting at the front desk.

"If the deputy captain is unwilling, I will go find someone else on my own."

"Hahahaha, let me go, Arthur, I already have one leg half in the grave." Rayleigh politely refused Arthur.

I don't want to go back to the sea and make a fuss anymore. I just want to wait quietly for the child of destiny to appear and inherit Roger's will.

Obviously, that person was definitely not Arthur behind him.

"She is the surviving little girl of O'Hara, right? It's strange, why is she next to you?" Xia Qi asked Robin, who was sitting on the sofa obediently.

"It was caused by a moment of weakness," Arthur responded.

"Ah~ Little Arthur can be soft-hearted. It's really curious what he's like." Xia Qi teased when he heard it.

"What are you going to do next, Arthur?" Rayleigh interrupted the two and asked calmly:

"Continue to fight? Or, build up power?"

"I'm going to take some time off and travel around the world looking for guys who fit the bill."

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