As the impact blew away everything, everyone was at a loss, especially the Marines, who had given their all, supporting their hope to bring their victory, yet unexpectedly, at the end of the moment, someone from their side betrayed them so viciously!
"..."
The battlefield was silent; no one could talk, except for Sengoku, the Fleet Admiral of the Marines.
"GAAAARRRRRRRRPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!"
Sengoku's enraged voice echoed throughout the space, tearing away all the silence as if representing the anger of everyone felt toward this Marine Hero, Monkey D. Garp!
Rather, it wasn't just the Marines, but the pirates, all the criminals, and all the people in this world, who watched the fight, were dumbfounded because they had never expected the hero of the Marines that everyone worshipped would suddenly betray and make a sneak attack on Vice Admiral Kuroyagi, Shinra Uchiha!
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!"
"GARP, ANSWER US?!"
"ARE YOU BETRAYING ALL OF US?!"
The roars of the Marines caused his heart to bleed, like many blades pierced his chest, yet Garp ignored them and stood before Luffy, trying to protect his grandson.
"I am sorry, but when everything is over, I will apologize! I will put myself in the prisoner's place, but at this moment, let me be selfish and protect my grandson!"
The Marine was important, but how could he let his grandson die?!
"....."
Yet, the Marines and everyone were in a daze before they became even angrier!
"DON'T BE KIDDING US?! IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR GRANDSON, THEN STOP HIM FROM BEING A PIRATE FIRST!"
"HE IS A PIRATE! HE IS ALSO AN ADULT! HE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS OWN ACTIONS!"
"IF YOU WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE, THEN KILL YOURSELVES, GARP!"
No one respected this old man anymore; the name of the Marine Hero was directly tarnished, broken, and even thrown away into the trash due to this single moment.
At this moment, there was no place for this traitor, who wanted to bring the ruin of the Marines!
Did Garp not even think about the consequences of his action?
If Luffy were released and became the new hope for the pirates, what would happen to all of them?
What would happen to their family?
What would happen to all the people in this world?!
To erase all of those threats, they had to bring a complete victory, showing all of them that the Marines were unbeatable, yet unexpectedly, Garp betrayed them and chose to be on the side of his grandson, who had chosen to become a pirate!
Caring for his grandson?
Wasn't it too late?
If Garp really cared about Luffy, then he should have locked him up and stopped him from being a pirate from the beginning instead of closing his eyes to what had happened!
"GO DIE, GARP!"
No one had respect for him; everyone thought of him as a traitor, but Garp was also angry despite his sadness.
Why?!
Why was he so miserable and hated like this?
Garp just wanted to save his grandson; what was wrong with that?!
With what he had done, and how he even became the Marine Hero, how could they not forgive him for this little selfishness?!
Was it wrong to save his grandson?!
Yet, even so, Garp never wavered, especially when he was determined to protect his grandson no matter what.
"Grandpa..."
Luffy, who was all weak and fragile, called Garp softly, which made Garp's heart, which was slightly weakened due to the constant jeers of everyone, start to harden once again, thinking to protect his grandson no matter what!
"Don't worry. I will protect you!"
Garp looked at Luffy's crew and said, "Bring him food! Help him replenish!'
"Y-Yes!"
Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, and the others tried to gather as much food as possible and tried to give it to Luffy, so Luffy could recover!
Meanwhile, Shinra, who had dodged Garp's attack, emerged from the shadows at a distance and stared at Garp with a sigh. "I have a feeling that you will betray the Marines for your grandson, but I still have hope that you won't. Unfortunately..."
"Cut the crap! Just fight me! I know that you want to kill my grandson, right?! I won't let you, you little bastard!"
Garp roared in anger, thinking that everything that Shinra had done was a ploy to lure him out and become the traitor of the Marines. When he thought that he had lost everything, and became a trash in front of everyone, while everything was his own fault for not being able to stop himself, his heart definitely couldn't hold on if he really did so, and because of that, he took all the faults of this young man!
"It's your grandson, who wants to kill me." Shinra was still calm, even if everyone tried to feed Luffy, especially when he had poisoned all of the food in the area. Then again, the food was scarce as everything was destroyed by Kuzan, Kizaru, and Akainu, and even if Luffy had recovered, it wouldn't have changed anything.
At the same time, Shinra thought that his direction was correct, and that was to increase his energy.
Energy was the source of everything, after all, and without it, even Nika, who was known as the god, could do nothing.
"Should I do nothing if your grandson wants to kill me? In your eyes, do those Marines who have sacrificed their lives for justice not matter? It doesn't matter if they die, but it matters if it involves your grandson?
"Marine Hero?" Shinra chuckled. "That title suits you well."
"Y-YOU BASTARD!"
Garp could say nothing under Shinra's sarcasm.
If Shinra was angry and even mocked him, it was all fine, but Garp could tell that all of the thoughts that he had toward him before were all wrong.
In Shinra's eyes, Garp was nothing.
Even if Garp wanted to stay or leave the Marines, it didn't matter.
Shinra didn't care about Garp at all.
It was the first time for Garp to taste such humiliation, and he wanted to show Shinra that there must be a price for what Shinra had done, but did he think that Shinra was the one who had to pay the price?
"But you sure are lucky to eat that Devil Fruit."
Shinra sighed, thinking that Garp was lucky to eat the Sara Sara no Mi, Model: Axolotl.
How did Garp escape?
It was by cutting away his arms and legs, like how Shiki cut his own legs to run away from Impel Down, but unlike Shiki, who remained legless from then on, Garp quickly gained new limbs due to his Devil Fruit, the Sara Sara no Mi, Model: Axolotl.
Axolotl could regenerate its lost limbs, and naturally, Garp, who had eaten this Devil Fruit, being pressed by the thoughts of losing his grandson, quickly awakened, which made his regeneration impressive enough that he could even regenerate his limbs.
Frankly, Shinra had to say that this Devil Fruit suited Garp well, but like Luffy, Garp didn't have unlimited stamina, and sooner or later, Garp would lose everything. However, before that, their fight was about to start.
"I WILL FIGHT YOU!"
Garp was ready to fight, facing this strongest enemy that he had ever faced, but Shinra was all calm and didn't even put a fighting stance when Garp was prepared, since—
"Ice Mass: Two Thorn Pikes."
All of a sudden, several spears of ice were launched and ready to stab Garp to death!
Naturally, Garp reacted by blasting those spears of ice to pieces with his fists, but that attack wasn't the end, since the one who launched those attacks appeared and smashed his fist into Garp's old face!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!!!
"GRANDPA!!!!"
While Nika was in a panic, Garp, who was bleeding as many parts of his body were frozen by ice, stared at the one who attacked in disbelief. "...why?"
Why did Kuzan attack him?
Did Garp do anything wrong?
Kuzan was half of his disciples, someone whom Garp had taught for so long after the join, but why did Kuzan do this?!
As Garp was unable to accept everything, Kuzan simply said, "I will kill you by my own hand, Traitor!"
Yup, there was no need for Shinra to move at all, as he knew the others would make their move, and because of that, it was his time to take away the power of Nika!
His Sharingan flashed as he was ready to bring an end to everything!