Sengoku nodded, what was said made sense.
Before The Black Order appeared, nobody in this world believed in demons. They were basically seen as just Devil Fruit powers.
Although, those people probably weren't actually demons, just a group of people who believed in demons and were tricked into getting power.
They also had the ability to teleport, so it was reasonable that the person in charge didn't believe Ah Xing's words.
"I will clear out all the demons on the island. If you're interested, you can come with me," Sengoku said calmly. "We also have some things we want to ask you."
Ah Xing nodded. Joining the Marines and mixing into the higher levels was his mission. Genichi would eventually put his own people in all the powerful groups. Then he would be the real World King.
"After we get to Jaltzburg, please come with me to a place."
Ah Xing said to Sengoku, "It's where I lived for the past year. I'm worried the demons might attack them."
"!" Sengoku was happy to hear this. "There's a place like that? Tell me the location, and I'll send people to protect it now!"
"No, it's better to watch it secretly first."
This might be the only lead they have to draw out those demons. If they can use this place as bait to attract the demon followers, that would be best.
Then he and Garp would hide in the shadows, and Ah Xing would be the bait. Even though they had already gotten the Palm of the Buddha, the demons might still target Ah Xing if they knew he was alive.
Sengoku had originally planned to just push forward through the whole country after they arrived, using their large numbers to search every inch of the country.
But that would take too much time. To search every single piece of land, it would probably take several years.
Of course, the World Government didn't give them a strict time limit for the mission, but they didn't want to waste several years on a task like this.
Now that they had Ah Xing as bait, they might be able to reduce a lot of wasted time.
No matter who Ah Xing was or whether what he said was true, Sengoku was confident in his and Garp's strength. If it was a trap, so be it.
Because even an enemy's plot would have some clues. As soon as they moved, they would leave openings. It was more annoying if they just stayed hidden and didn't act.
Of course, the best result would be if what Ah Xing said was true, and the demon followers were successfully lured out by his bait. Then they would destroy the enemy, get the Palm of the Buddha, and get Pandora's Box.
That would be a perfect result...
"We're here..."
Sengoku and Ah Xing sat on the deck and talked for a while, mainly about Ah Xing's past life and personality. At least, Sengoku didn't notice anything wrong during that time.
Now, they had finally arrived at Jaltzburg. They entered from the southern port, so it should only take a little while to meet up with Garp.
Before, he had sent the location Ah Xing mentioned to Garp, telling him to observe from the outside and not to go inside and stir things up. Although Garp always did whatever he wanted, he probably wouldn't...
...cause him trouble this time, right?
Thinking about it, Sengoku felt even more uncertain. That guy Garp...
...wouldn't actually cause problems for him, would he?!
.........
"Garp, Vice Admiral!"
At that moment, Garp had already arrived at the place Sengoku mentioned in their earlier message.
He didn't expect that there would be such a small village in such a deep mountain area.
He remembered Sengoku's words and didn't go inside. Instead, he stood on a mountain, watching the area below.
The small village was surrounded by mountains, with only a very small area in the center where people lived. To make room for everyone, the buildings were built very tall.
"This place is called Pig Cage Village. It's been here for decades. During the war, some people escaped into these deep mountains to avoid the fighting." Behind Garp was a local government official, who was explaining to Garp.
"After the war ended, those people never came out again. Instead, they built a small village there and lived off the land. Over the years, the outside world has almost forgotten about them."
However, that wasn't actually true. Makima had controlled their memories and created the story of Pig Cage Village. The people inside were actually dead people who she controlled.
Garp became interested after hearing this. A self-sufficient little town that even this country had almost forgotten about? How did Sengoku know about it so far away at sea?
He was told about this place out of nowhere before even arriving in the country, and was told to secretly observe and not act rashly. But he couldn't wait.
"Hey?! Garp, Vice Admiral, Sengoku, Admiral, said not to go in and stir things up!" Seeing that Garp seemed about to jump off the mountain, the official behind him got scared and quickly tried to stop him.
Garp said carelessly, "Give me your bodyguard's clothes. I'll go in without wearing my Marine uniform."
After saying that, he took off the shirt and jacket of one of the people with the official. The official's clothes were too formal, so he didn't want them.
The bodyguard who had his shirt taken off blushed and quickly covered his chest with his hands. The next moment, Garp threw his Marine coat to him. "Here, you can wear my clothes."
"But Mr. Garp, aren't you too recognizable?" The official was still worried, but he couldn't stop Garp. Garp had already jumped directly off the mountain, which was hundreds of feet high.
"He jumped!"
They were shocked. It was hundreds of feet in the air! Was it really okay to jump from that height?!
Of course it was okay. Normal rules didn't apply to strong people. Garp landed on his feet and made a hole in the ground, but he just dusted himself off and was fine.
Pig Cage Village was about five hundred meters ahead. There weren't many people inside.
"But, it's so hot."
After coming down, Garp noticed that the temperature was really high in this area surrounded by mountains. The hot air seemed to blur his vision. Garp walked to the front of the town, looking at the big sign hanging above.
Pig Cage Village. The name was also strange. He didn't know why it was called that.
But Garp didn't care. He strode inside.
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