"The Devil Child, that little girl from Ohara?"
Garp was clearly a bit surprised.
Of course, he knew about the Ohara incident back then, and he knew that Ohara had been annihilated by a Navy Buster Call.
It was also because of that incident that his eldest disciple, Aokiji, had gone from a spirited young man to a lazy bum.
"What are you planning to do?"
Garp didn't believe his disciple was going to capture her.
If he wanted to, he would have done it back then.
"The World Government already knows about this and has sent people to the West Blue. I'm just going over to help out."
Aokiji's lazy voice sounded.
'I'll believe you when pigs fly!' Garp picked his nose with a speechless look on his face.
He knew his disciple's character all too well.
He most likely had other ideas.
"You can decide for yourself."
After saying that, Garp hung up the Den Den Mushi, placed it on the small table beside him, and turned to look at Cyrus, who had his eyes closed.
"You seem very interested in what was just said?"
Cyrus's reaction naturally didn't escape Garp's notice.
Although the old man was straightforward, he was a veteran marine of several decades, and his ability to read people was not low.
"Just curious." Cyrus said with his eyes closed.
"This is no small matter. Getting involved could lead to hostility from the World Government."
Garp reminded him.
"I wasn't interested until you said that. But now that you've put it that way, I'm actually quite interested."
Cyrus opened his eyes and turned to look at Garp.
This personality!
Garp was stunned.
This personality seemed familiar.
The people around him all seemed to have this kind of personality.
Garp sized up Cyrus, trying to judge if he was being serious, but unfortunately, Cyrus had closed his eyes again.
...
The warship sailed on the sea and the marines on board still discussing the earlier battle.
The island that had been attacked wasn't far from the Naval Base, and with the warship's high speed, they arrived at the base in a few hours.
Captain Nezumi, who had already received the news, was waiting.
Cyrus disembarked from the warship carrying Arlong's head and tossed it to Captain Nezumi.
He subconsciously caught what Cyrus threw.
When he saw clearly what it was, he shuddered and almost dropped the head in his hands.
"A Fish-man Pirate with a bounty of twenty million. The other pirates from his ship are on board. Calculate the total into Belly later."
Cyrus waved his hand, about to leave.
Captain Nezumi tossed Arlong's head to a pale-faced marine beside him.
"Wait, the branch is out of money."
Nezumi called out to the departing Cyrus.
"Out of money?"
Cyrus frowned and looked at Captain Nezumi.
"No one in the East Blue captures this many pirates in such a short time like you. I've even used the branch's operating funds."
Captain Nezumi had a massive headache at this moment.
It got even worse when he saw Garp disembarking from the warship while picking his nose.
"Headquarters will deposit the bounty into your private account. When you need it later, just go to a bank and withdraw it yourself!"
Garp had naturally heard Cyrus's words. He flicked away what he had dug out and said.
Cyrus turned his head.
"Small places don't have that kind of bank. It's a department set up by the World Government on a few large islands. Of course, if you're a pirate, hehe." Garp said cheerfully, looking at Cyrus.
'Confiscation, is it!'
Cyrus nodded.
The technology in this world wasn't actually low; it was just controlled by the World Government.
That guy Vegapunk had researched quite a bit of black technology.
It wasn't strange for things like banks to exist.
"But most banks are on the Grand Line. Some World Government affiliated nations have them too."
Garp looked at Cyrus, feeling he should explain things clearly first.
Otherwise, with this kid's style of capturing pirates everywhere for money, he would probably cause trouble if he couldn't get his cash.
But Cyrus was actually just killing time.
"That's perfect. I have another ninety million Belly!"
Cyrus nodded, then turned and left, leaving that sentence behind.
Not long after, Cyrus retrieved the ninety million Belly he had stored at the tavern and delivered it directly to Garp at the Naval Base.
"Aren't you afraid this old man will swallow your money?"
Seeing Cyrus's nonchalant attitude, Garp grew curious.
Did this kid care about money or not?
"It's fine. If you swallow it, I'll just go to a Naval Base and 'withdraw' it myself. It's no big deal."
Garp froze.
He understood, of course.
The 'withdraw' Cyrus mentioned wasn't a real withdrawal.
If he really did that, he'd probably start with a bounty of one hundred million.
"Alright, leave a photo and a password."
Garp nodded.
The photo was simple.
The Navy already had a photo of Cyrus.
As for the password.
Cyrus thought for a moment. "Ryujin Jakka!"
'Ryujin Jakka?' Garp mumbled the words, curious about the phrase, but didn't ask further.
"No problem, I'll take care of this for you."
Nearby, Captain Nezumi watched Cyrus and Garp converse in such a tone and pretended he didn't exist.
'He's acting too familiar with Vice Admiral Garp.'
'But it seemed he still hadn't joined the Navy.'
'What was going on?'
"By the way, the oranges from the Conomi Archipelago are pretty good. I quite like them. You should patrol there more often with your warship, don't let pirates destroy it."
After settling the money issue, Cyrus turned to look at Captain Nezumi.
"Uh... I understand."
Captain Nezumi glanced at Garp, then nodded.
This was, after all, part of his duty as the base commander.
But Cyrus's commanding tone made Captain Nezumi feel a bit strange.
"What? You know someone there?" Garp asked when he heard Cyrus's words.
"I suppose so!"
After thinking about it, Cyrus didn't deny it.
"She used to be a marine, but she retired after a battle with pirates."
Now that Cyrus mentioned it, Garp became even more curious.
But Cyrus clearly had no intention of elaborating.
Captain Nezumi secretly pondered.
He had originally planned to skim a little for his retirement after becoming base commander, but it seemed that was no longer an option.
Even if Cyrus didn't say anything himself, just his familiarity with Vice Admiral Garp was enough to make him not want to cause trouble.
Besides, that wasn't the only way.
Captain Nezumi's eyes darted around.
"I'm off!"
Cyrus waved, turned, and left without another word.
"Vice Admiral Garp?"
Captain Nezumi watched Cyrus leave and spoke cautiously.
"This old man is heading back to Headquarters too."
Garp glanced at Captain Nezumi and stood up to leave.
In truth, he had just noticed that Cyrus's words seemed to be a warning to the base commander.
But he wasn't in the mood to delve into it right now.
Cyrus left quickly.
...
Not long after, in Cocoyasi Village.
"The usual!" Cyrus said with a smile as he looked at Bellemere.
"Huh?"
This was the third time and he wanted all of them again?
This man was a god of wealth!
This time, Bellemere was accompanied by two girls.
One had light blue hair, the other orange.
Both were now looking at Cyrus with curiosity.
Was this the person who had improved their lives these past few days?
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