General Lanlin of One Piece

Chapter 697 The hero is late
Two days later, the headquarters hospital.

On the hospital bed covered with a new quilt, Garp slowly opened his heavy eyelids. The first thing he saw was the ceiling that had been painted white.

His cloudy eyes glanced left and right until he saw two young sailors sleeping soundly beside him, and then they slowly gained focus.

"Kerby, Belumeb, I...why didn't I die?"

Garp's chapped lips trembled slightly, as if he couldn't believe he was still alive.

Obviously when he was on Nine Snakes Island, his throat was pierced by Rayleigh's finger, and he didn't know how much blood flowed out.

He should die.

But why when he woke up, what he saw was not the underworld, not Roger and Ace, but the hospital of Malinfando, and the two disciples who were sleeping soundly with tired faces.

Garp raised his right hand in a daze, trying to touch his throat to confirm that the life-and-death fight with Rayleigh was not a dream he had.

But at this moment, his right hand was as heavy as if it were filled with lead. Even the lifting movement was extremely difficult.

A sudden noise woke up Kebi and Belumeb, who were sleeping soundly.

"Is Garp awake? Kirby."

Garp, who looked sad and silent after being scolded by Warring States for a long time, immediately burst into tears after hearing Lieutenant General He's two sentences, his shoulders twitched, his voice was choked, and he cried like a wronged child.

In the ward, the atmosphere was somewhat solidified.

Kebi choked and rushed to Garp's side, grabbed Garp's palm excitedly, and shouted in a slightly distorted voice: "Lieutenant General Garp! Are you awake? Great! You are finally awake! Woohoo! Wow, I almost thought, thought you..."

Soon, within a few minutes, there were dense footsteps in the corridor outside.

And what Garp said is indeed correct. The disciple he accepted may really have the qualifications to be a general.

"Okay, okay, go about your business and don't worry about us." Luo Xia waved his hand and said warmly.

"Yes!" Kebi accepted the order and walked out with Amber Bell.

The arm with several blood vessels and infusion tubes tied around it had just been lifted into the air when it fell back heavily, pulling the hanging bottles and blood bags standing next to the hospital bed until they fell over.

Lieutenant General He had no intention of blaming Garp at all.

But Garp didn't say anything back, he just remained silent with a sad face.

"It's okay, it's okay, as long as you're okay. I, I'll contact Marshal Warring States right now."

Due to his lack of strength, he was unable to participate in the top war, so he did not get those stains on Kerby. Because of his ability to endure hardships and his humble and shy character, he still seemed quite likable at this time.

"Marshal Sengoku! Lieutenant General He!" Seeing Sengoku and Lieutenant General He, Kebi and Belumeb quickly stood up and saluted.

Warring States roared with red eyes, like a glaring King Kong, but the words he spoke were not as angry as his expression, but full of worry.

"Don't think too much. Now that you've survived, live well. There is no obstacle in life that you can't overcome. At such a long age, you should think more openly. If you feel that staying here is really depressing, let's go together. Retire and travel around the world together. After working hard for most of my life, it’s time to take a break.”

He angrily scolded Garp for a long time, until Lieutenant General He stepped forward and stretched out his hand to pull away his hand that was holding Garp's collar. Then he walked away angrily and left Garp on the hospital bed.

"You probably don't know yet, right? Lieutenant General Jonathan has already gone. Warring States and I have known about it for a long time, but we just kept it secret from you. Because you had a good relationship with him back then, we were afraid that you would be sad. Haha, this handkerchief, and There is that love letter that you asked Lieutenant General Jonathan to forward to me. Garp, your handwriting is really ugly. What would you do if I said that I didn’t understand what you wrote in that love letter? think?"

There is no doubt about Kebi's potential and growth rate, but it may be because of Rorschach's intrusion that it is far from being revealed at the moment.

General Hezhong smiled tenderly, took out a blue handkerchief that was very old and washed, and gently wiped the tears flowing down Garp's face, and whispered in a reminiscence-like voice: "Do you still remember this handkerchief? You gave this to me, and it has been more than fifty years. If I hadn't had the ability to wash fruits and use ordinary starching methods, I'm afraid this handkerchief would have rotted long ago."

Warring States nodded to them and ordered: "Well, Kebi, go and prepare some food for Garp. Remember to keep it light and let Deno cook it himself."

The eyes of Warring States and Lieutenant General He fell on Garp's face. They had been staring at him since they entered the door.

Neither of them spoke. They just stared at Garp for more than ten minutes. Garp was so scared that he couldn't help but speak. Just when he was about to say something, he saw Warring States suddenly walking in front of him. He stretched out his big hand, grabbed Garp's collar, grabbed him from the hospital bed, and asked him angrily:

Lieutenant General He said softly with a gentle voice.

Before the Warring States people arrived, an old voice came from outside the door.

Seeing Garp who had woken up in the hospital bed, everyone was obviously relieved, and the tense expressions on their faces relaxed.

Sengoku's series of questions came out of his mouth like a barrage of questions, and Garp's face was sprayed with saliva.

He said weakly: "I made you worry, Kebi."

Rorschach, Kizaru, Black Horse, and Flying Squirrel stood outside the door and did not come in.

When he saw several tall figures standing outside the door, who looked like door gods, he was instantly frightened, and he stammered and raised his hands in salute.

The door to the ward was quickly pushed open, and several people hurried in, led by Warring States and Lieutenant General He.

Warring States turned around, raised his palm without leaving a trace, and pressed it on his face.

She just bent down to lift up the sling bottle and blood bag that Garp had stumbled over. She tied the infusion tube for him again with gentle and familiar movements. Then she pulled up the quilt covering Garp's body and wrapped it around his arms and legs. The body was covered with bandages.

"Garp! You bastard, what are you thinking? You went out to sea without permission to pursue Rayleigh. You didn't even give notice. Do you want to die outside? A dignified senior general of the Navy Headquarters, without the permission of his allies, You openly broke into the Shichibukai's territory and destroyed other people's countries like that. Are you not worried at all that the World Government will cause trouble for you?"

Garp gritted his teeth, trying to hold back the tears that kept pouring out, but he couldn't stop them at all.

Kebi shook his head like a rattle, wiped away his nose and tears, took out his phone and dialed.

"Lieutenant General Luo Xia, General Kizaru, Director Black Horse, Lieutenant General Flying Squirrel..."

"...Is this still the heartless Garp of the past who made countless pirates on the sea frightened? Where has your courage and will gone? Actually... you feel so guilty that you seek death because of those rumors, you... …You bastard, don’t let me look down on you!”

When the two of them opened their tired eyes and saw the awakened Garp, tears of excitement burst out of their eyes instantly.

Looking at Kebi who was so excited that he howled, a guilty smile finally appeared on Garp's dull face.

Lieutenant General He rambled on about the past decades ago, and Garp's choking voice gradually calmed down as she spoke calmly.

The ward door closed automatically and silently.

In the corridor outside, four men lined up, leaning against the wall with their arms folded, and quietly listening to the stories that happened in the distant past from Lieutenant General He.

The flying squirrel took out a box of cigars from his pocket and handed it to several people.

"Smoking?"

Kizaru and Kuroma smoked a cigar box and stuffed it into their mouths.

Rorschach thought for a while and took one too.

The flying squirrel took out the lighter and lit the cigars for the three of them one by one.

He sighed and said: "This is what the guy from Huo Shaoshan handed it to me before the war started. He said that smoking cigars can refresh your mind and won't distract you on the battlefield. Ha, I think he is lying to me. , What a refreshing thing, if it really had that effect, he wouldn’t have died under Whitebeard’s shock wave, and even his body would not be found intact.”

The lit cigar glowed red and emitted white smoke, making the corridor outside the ward a little hazy.

This was Rorschach's first time smoking a cigar. The last time someone asked him if he wanted a cigar, it seemed like it was Huo Shaoshan.

Yes, in the headquarters conference room before the start of the G1 battle, when Huo Shaoshan distributed cigars to everyone, he also asked him if he wanted to smoke one.

Rorschach remembered that he also told a very dirty joke at that time, which made Flying Squirrel and others burst into laughter, which relieved the tense atmosphere in the conference room a lot.

That is a veteran general who is considered quite good among the headquarters.

pity……

Rorschach took a deep breath from the cigar, swallowed the smoke into his lungs, savored the spicy stimulation, and then slowly exhaled a long puff of smoke.

"Lieutenant General Huoshaoshan is right. This cigar can indeed refresh your mind."

Rorschach imitated the behavior of Kizaru next to him, holding a cigar in his mouth, leaning against the wall with his hands in his pockets, and said with emotion.

"Yes, I feel like I have lost all my sleep." Kizaru also responded.

"This is the best cigar I've ever smoked," Dark Horse laughed.

The flying squirrel held the box of half-remained cigars, and his eyes suddenly became moist.

Several people just leaned against the corridor wall and quietly smoked the cigar before leaving one after another.

Before leaving, Flying Squirrel gave the remaining half of the box of cigars to Rorschach, saying that he wanted to thank Rorschach for killing Whitebeard and avenging Huo Shaoshan and Gumil.

Luo Xia originally wanted to leave with Kizaru, but was stopped by Sengoku who walked out of the ward.

"Rorschach, come in, Garp wants to talk to you."

He looked very tired and reached out to pat Luo Xia on the shoulder, "Thank you for rescuing this stubborn old guy from hell."

"This is what I should do."

Rorschach took a deep breath and walked into the ward.

Lieutenant General He smiled kindly at him, nodded, and left with Warring States.

The door closed, and only Garp and Rorschach were left in the ward.

"Rorschach, come here and help me up." Garp showed a wry smile to Rorschach, "After lying down for a few days, I feel like my body is rusty. This man really can't stand old age. He really gets older when he gets older. It’s useless. I really envy you young people.”

"Old man, what are you talking about? Didn't you say that you will always be eighteen and your strength has not declined at all? You are talking nonsense like getting old. I remember you said last time that you fought hard with Lieutenant General Jia Ji. After three days and three nights, I am killing my way through a happy street..."

Rorschach said as he walked to Garp, reached out to hold his arm, lifted his body up, and sat against the wall.

"Shhh! What are you talking nonsense about? When did I say that? I am a serious person. When did I go to a gold-selling cave like Happy Street, where people are feasting and feasting?"

Hearing Rorschach's unconcealed voice, Garp's expression changed instantly. He glanced at the ajar door of the ward with a guilty conscience, and reached out to cover Rorschach's mouth, but Rorschach nimbly dodged it.

"Have you really never been there?" Rorschach looked at Garp with blank eyes.

"Of course... I'm a naval hero, don't I want to show off? How could I go to such a shady place?"

Garp argued with some lack of confidence.

Then, the two stared at each other with big eyes and small eyes, and fell into a long silence.

After a long while, Luo Xia sighed: "As expected of you, you actually chased and killed the legendary Pluto Rayleigh for thousands of miles. Old man, you are going to be famous again now. I am ambitious and aim for thousands of miles. Now it is true." After a thousand-mile chase, we captured a legend.”

"What a legend? It's so exaggerated. No matter how much you say it, he is just an old guy like Whitebeard, who is over seventy years old and frail. Even if I don't look for him, he will How many more years can I live? If I can die in this hearty fight, I will be happy even if I am the one who dies."

Garp shook his head, stretched out his hand to hold his heart, frowned slightly, and looked at Rorschach with a strange expression.

Luo Xia didn't seem to notice his eyes at all, and just smiled and said: "Old man, you are right. The strong should die on the battlefield, rather than die of old age in loneliness. If there is such a day, I am also willing to die in the hands of a stronger opponent than me."

After he finished speaking, the room fell silent again.

Both of them could feel that a wall of separation had been erected between them.

Garp knew that he was afraid that his relationship with Rorschach would never return to the closeness of teasing and scolding that it once was.

Rorschach was silent for a while, and then said apologetically to Garp in front of him: "Old man, what happened with Ace... I'm really sorry, I..."

"I do not blame you!"

Before Rorschach finished speaking, he heard Garp's loud words.

He looked up in shock and saw Garp's solemn old face.

Garp said in a deep voice: "Rorschach, I really don't blame you at all for what happened to Ace. What you did was right. Ace committed a crime and should have been executed. Because we are family members." Compared with me who is hesitant and indecisive when making mistakes, you are the real naval hero. If you hadn't been turning the tide and fighting hard in this war, our navy would not know how many brave soldiers would have been sacrificed for those who are alive. Sailor, thank you for your efforts!”

As he spoke, he actually raised his hand and saluted Luo Xia with a military salute.

Luo Xia pursed her lips and raised her hand to return a military salute.

Listening to the footsteps approaching outside the door, Garp touched his heart, but still did not mention the doubts in his heart. He just smiled on his face and said in a relaxed tone: "Rorschach, what do you think of my two disciples? I It’s about Kerby and Belumeb.”

When his voice fell, the footsteps outside the door paused momentarily, and at the same time, someone held their breath outside the door.

"Very good, Kebi is a talented person." Rorschach also smiled.

"Hahaha, of course my vision is not wrong. That old bastard from the Warring States Period still doesn't believe it. How about I ask the two of them to go to G5 with you?" Garp smiled proudly and then asked.

"The new world is too early for them now. I think it's better to wait until you pass on your true skills to them, old man, and let them practice in the paradise sea. It won't be too late to go to G5."

"Well, what you said makes sense, so let's do it. Once the two of them graduate as recruits, I will let them join you."

"Easy to say."

After the two of them finished talking, Rorschach said goodbye, turned and left the ward.

In the corridor, Kebi and Belumeber, who were holding a large plate of food in their hands, looked respectful, stood upright, and shouted hello to Rorschach who came out.

"Lieutenant General Rorschach!"

"Well, take good care of Lieutenant General Garp and practice hard two hundred times as hard. I'll wait for you at G5."

Rorschach smiled at them, reached out and patted Kebi on the shoulder before leaving.

Kebi's face suddenly turned red with excitement, "Lieutenant General Rorschach said to wait for us in G5. Did you hear it? Belumeber!"

"I didn't just hear this." Belumeber glared at Kerby angrily and said angrily: "I also heard Lieutenant General Rorschach just say that you are a talented person! Damn it! Lieutenant General Garp obviously asked It’s both of us, but Lieutenant General Rorschach only mentioned you, Kirby! This is so unfair!”

"Huh? Haha, it's my fault, I'm sorry~"

"Can you be more sincere? You're smiling so hard your lips are reaching your ears!"

(End of this chapter)