Chapter 478: Children confronting the tiger! (Two in one)

Garp's loud voice shocked everyone in the tavern, and everyone turned their heads to look at Garp and Zefa who walked into the cowboy door at this time.

People who drink in this tavern are basically people from the town, and these people are also quite familiar with Garp. After a brief surprise, everyone's face also showed a surprised smile.

"Oh! Mr. Garp, I didn't expect you to come back!"

"Luffy has missed you a lot during this period!"

Behind the bar, Makino was wiping the wine glass carefully. When he heard the voice, he looked up and saw Garp and Zefa standing in front of the door with bright smiles on their faces. They patted Luffy's head and greeted him.

In front of the bar, Luffy was sitting on a high stool, holding a spoon in his hand, picking up the seafood fried rice in front of him. When he heard the voice, his body was shocked, and then he turned his head stiffly and looked behind him.

Looking at Garp's rough and brilliant smile, Luffy's face was not happy at all. Instead, he turned his head and hurriedly ate his meal, as if he was afraid that Garp would snatch food from him.

Seeing Luffy like this, Garp's veins jumped for a moment. He quickly walked behind Luffy in two steps and three steps, punched Luffy on the forehead, and shouted angrily: "Asshole, why didn't you say hello?!"

Luffy's head tilted, and under Garp's fist, Luffy's forehead bounced like rubber, and there was no pain at all.

Scratching his forehead lightly, Luffy picked his nose and shouted casually: "Grandpa, why is it you?!"

"Welcome back."

Luffy's casual appearance made Garp's face even more angry. He didn't expect that after just a few months of not seeing him, Luffy had become such a disrespectful person.

It seems that I really need to educate my grandson with my iron fist, and let Luffy know what it means to respect elders.

Garp grabbed Luffy's ear and was about to scold him when he suddenly found something. He frowned, rubbed Luffy's head and asked in confusion:

"Don't you feel pain?"

When Garp used his fist to teach Luffy a lesson just now, although he held back, Luffy was not the kind of guy who could endure pain since he was a child. According to previous experience of getting along with each other, the punch just now was enough to make Luffy scream in pain.

But such a scene did not happen. Garp also felt that the touch was not right after grabbing Luffy's ear. He reacted belatedly and asked.

"Hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt!"

"I am a rubber man who ate the rubber fruit. How could a fist make me feel pain?"

Luffy answered Garp's question nonchalantly. He didn't know what the rubber fruit meant, nor the value of the devil fruit. Such words were quite casual when they came out of his mouth.

"What!!!"

"Rubber fruit? Rubber man? What are you talking about?!"

Garp was startled, grabbed Luffy's collar and lifted him up from the bench, staring at Luffy's face with a pair of tiger eyes, and asked angrily.

"That's right, I'm a rubber man who ate the rubber fruit."

"Devil fruit, have you heard of it?"

"Rubber fruit, I ate a devil fruit called rubber fruit and became a rubber man!"

"Hehehe, grandpa, I'm not afraid of your fist!"

When Luffy said that he was not afraid of Garp's fist, his face was filled with a bright smile. When facing Garp, there was no fear in his heart.

Garp's iron fist named "love" was really the shadow of Luffy's childhood. Although his father's "Seven Wolves" were missing in his life, Garp's iron fist also made up for his childhood "regrets".

"Gum Fruit?!"

"You ate the gum fruit?!"

"What's going on!"

Garp didn't expect to hear about the devil fruit from Luffy. His pupils shrank suddenly and his face changed.

He tried to control his emotions and asked softly.

And Zephyr, who walked into the tavern with Garp, also looked at Luffy after hearing the name of the gum fruit from Luffy. His eyes were full of doubt and he looked at Garp from time to time.

"That kid ate the gum fruit?! What Yunyi has been looking for for so many years, was obtained by this kid?!"

"Is this Garp's arrangement?!"

"No, looking at Garp's look, he should have heard it for the first time."

"What is going on!"

Zeffer looked at Garp and Luffy, the grandfather and grandson, intently, and there was already an uproar in his heart.

What Tsugukuni Yoshiichi had been looking for for so many years, he finally saw it in this windmill village, and the Nika fruit was actually eaten by Garp's grandson. This is really

Zeff didn't know whether to be happy or sad at this moment. He was happy because the whereabouts of the Nika fruit had been found, and it was not in the hands of some messy person, but in the hands of Garp's grandson.

He was sad that his disciple had been chasing the Nika fruit for so many years but to no avail, and finally it was obtained by a little kid.

If such a thing were to be publicized, I don't know if it would become a stain on Tsugukuni Yoshiichi's life.

It's funny and pathetic that he can't even win against a kid.

Just when Zefa was feeling mixed emotions, Garp and Luffy, the grandparents, made the whole bar noisy.

In order to show Garp his powerful "special ability", Luffy grabbed his cheeks with both hands and made a big face at Garp. Luffy's face skin stretched nearly half a meter, which made Garp's eyelids jump wildly.

After showing his ability, Luffy looked at Garp's astonished expression, straightened his chest, and said complacently: "Grandpa, you understand my strengths, right!"

"I'm not afraid of your fists."

Seeing Luffy's arrogant look, Garp's forehead veins jumped, and he punched Luffy on the head again. Facing Garp's iron fist, Luffy still looked "dead" and didn't care.

"Dang~"

A light sound came from Luffy's forehead, and a familiar pain came from Luffy's head.

"Hiss——"

Little Luffy gasped in pain, covered his head with both hands, and then let out a cry of pain.

Garp clenched his fist, snorted, and said to Luffy with a smile: "There is no way to defend against the fist of love of this old man!"

"Luffy, don't think that you can be unscrupulous in front of your grandfather just because you have become a capable person!"

Luffy felt that the worldview he had just established was shattered. He had obviously become a rubber man, so why was he still hurt by a fist.

At this moment, Luffy couldn't help but start to doubt his life.

"Shirley, thank you."

Zeff ignored Garp and Luffy who were fighting, walked to the bar, sat on the stool, gently took out a clean cup from the side, and said to Makino behind the bar.

"Oh, okay."

"Please wait."

Makino's eyes swept across the snow-colored military uniform on Zephyr's body, guessed that this person should be Garp's colleague, and answered repeatedly.

This was the first time that Makino saw Garp bring navy men of similar age to the island. In the past, when Garp came back for vacation, he was mostly alone. Only occasionally would he bring his subordinates to the island.

Makino, who was meticulous, also guessed that this middle-aged navy man who looked gentle and polite should be a very good friend of Garp.

The wine glass in front of Zefa was filled. While Zefa was drinking, he listened to the conversation between Garp and Luffy.

The grandfather and grandson were also very interesting. Garp was disrespectful to the elderly, and Luffy was a guy with a lively personality. When the grandfather and grandson chatted, it was like a quarrel, and the tone of the two was higher than the other.

"What, Red Hair's rubber fruit was eaten by you?!"

"What, Red Hair's arm was bitten off by the King of the Near Sea to save you?"

"What, you want to become the Pirate King?!"

"Asshole!!!"

In just a few minutes, Garp had been "shocked" by Luffy's words several times. He didn't expect that so many things had happened in just a few months.

His grandson now seems to have been "poisoned" by Red Hair.

"Asshole, you have to become an excellent navy!!!"

Among all the things Luffy said, what Garp cares about most is not Red Hair's broken arm, not Luffy becoming a capable person, but Luffy actually shouting to become the Pirate King

Garp can accept everything.

This is the only thing that Garp absolutely cannot allow.

He absolutely cannot tolerate his grandson becoming a pirate, or even dreaming of becoming the Pirate King!

After hearing Luffy's wish, Zefa, who was drinking silently, paused in his drinking action, turned his head and glanced at the young Luffy, without saying a word.

He doesn't think that a kid like Luffy can become the so-called Pirate King one day. It's not that Zefa looks down on young people like Luffy, but Zefa knows that there is no soil for breeding the Pirate King on this sea now.

"Hey, your name is Luffy, right?!"

"Want to become the Pirate King?"

"Are you going to conquer this sea?"

"With you, do you think you can do it?"

Just as Garp was playing with his grandson, Zephyr, who had been drinking silently, suddenly asked Luffy.

After hearing the sudden words, Garp and Luffy also quieted down.

Garp glanced at his grandson thoughtfully, leaned back, and let Luffy and Zephyr's eyes meet.

"Conquer this sea?"

"I have never thought about it."

"I want to become the Pirate King because the Pirate King is the freest person in the world!"

When Luffy talked about the Pirate King, his eyes were full of longing. Luffy, who was raised in the Windmill Village since he was a child, had no playmates. What he longed for most was the vast sea mentioned by Shanks.

He wanted to become the Pirate King simply because he wanted to break free from the shackles of the Windmill Village and Garp and do what he wanted to do.

"The freest person?!"

When Zefa heard Luffy's answer suddenly, surprise flashed in his eyes. He thought he would hear some ambitions from Garp's grandson.

After all, he is going to become the Pirate King. Even if it is just a child's delusion, it is probably accompanied by some great ambitions.

But Zefa didn't expect that he would hear such an answer from Luffy.

Freedom

No one has ever associated the so-called freedom with the title of Pirate King.

The word "Pirate King" is often accompanied by treasure, power, fame, strength, etc.

"Freedom, hahaha!"

Zeff suddenly laughed, and Garp couldn't help but touch Luffy's head gently and shook his head when he heard Luffy's answer.

"Pirate King may not be able to have much freedom."

"When you grow up, you will understand!"

Zeff didn't take Luffy's words to heart. It is normal for children to have no correct understanding of the world and always have "inexplicable" ideals in their hearts.

Everyone wants to be a "scientist" when they are young, but that is just the most "noble" profession in the limited cognition of children.

The same is true for Luffy. One day, Luffy will understand that there is no real free person in this world.

Human beings will always be bound by this and that, and will never be able to get the so-called real freedom.

If there is.

It must be the enemy of everyone in the world!

"Luffy, you have to become a strong navy."

"Perhaps only if you become a strong navy, you can get the freedom you imagine."

Garp said while drinking with Zefa.

Just the two of them, for Luffy now, there is no "use" at all. It is not easy to change Luffy's already formed ideas.

After a short stay in the windmill village, Garp took Luffy to the home of the village chief Up Slap. Luffy was still taken care of by Up Slap during his time in the windmill village. Every time he came, Garp would leave Luffy's support.

Garp is a powerful navy, but he is not necessarily an outstanding grandfather. Even though he never lacks Luffy in food, clothing and daily expenses, it is obvious that Garp cannot give him what a child of Luffy's age wants.

After a short reunion between the grandfather and grandson, Garp and Zefa left and rushed to the Dadan family's base on Mount Korpo.

There are two important things for Garp to do when he returns to the East Sea this time. One is to visit Luffy, and the other is to take Zephyr to visit Ace and Sabo.

The world conscription organized by Tsugakuin Yoshiichi has caused a lot of noise, and Garp is also paying close attention to the various events happening in the Wan Guo.

With the founding of the Wan Guo, the navy's understanding of the Wan Guo is also deepening.

Garp knows that Tsugakuin Yoshiichi has opened a naval school for young orphans in Wan Guo. He is very interested in this thing and is thinking about replicating it in Marinford.

If Marinford can open such a school, his grandson can be brought back to the headquarters legitimately, and he does not need to go back to the East Sea to visit his grandson often.

Perhaps the biggest problem is that after Luffy is brought back to the Navy Headquarters, Dragon may not be able to secretly see his child.

However, when Garp realized the influence of Red Hair on his grandson, he also determined to bring Luffy back to the Navy Headquarters.

Mount Korpo is sparsely populated, and the road up the mountain is not easy to walk.

Zefa followed Garp up the mountain while touring the natural scenery on the mountain. He had not relaxed like this for many, many years.

"Roar!!!"

Halfway through the journey, a tiger roar came from the direction of the mountainside, resounding through the forest.

Hearing this sound, Zefa and Garp looked at each other and quickened their pace.

In an open space on the mountainside.

A nearly two-meter-long tiger crouched slightly, opened its mouth, and let out a series of low roars from its throat.

In front of the tiger stood a freckled boy holding a steel stick and wearing a red short-sleeved shirt, and right behind the tiger was a toothless boy wearing a tattered suit, a black top hat, and holding a steel pipe.

The two children, one in front and one behind, actually sandwiched the tiger in the middle and confronted each other.