While Nami is still young, invite her to join my ship!

Hearing Ningchuan's words.

Others did not show any unusual behavior.

And Garp, who had just proposed to accept Ningchuan as his apprentice.

He froze in his tracks after hearing Ningchuan's words.

"Protect the people around you?"

Garp repeated Ningchuan's words.

Then he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"Protect the people around you. If it were me, could I do it?"

At this moment, Garp couldn't help but think of his grandson who had already dreamed of sailing out to sea to become the Pirate King!

"Ace!"

Over the years, Garp has always wanted to train Ace and Luffy to become a qualified navy.

Especially Ace.

As the son of Pirate King Roger, he was born to bear Roger's sins.

If he follows Garp's arrangement.

After entering the navy, he will practice well and grow to the rank of general as soon as possible.

Then even if his identity as the son of Pirate King Roger is exposed in the future, there will still be a little room for maneuver.

But now he has to choose to become a pirate.

Once he is caught by the navy.

Even if he, Garp, is the current admiral of the navy, he can't save him!

And his son, the current leader of the Revolutionary Army, Monkey D. Dragon!

If one day his son is captured by the World Government and is to be sentenced to death.

Then, as a father, can he protect his son?

After a long time.

Garp's face no longer has any smile.

Instead, it is full of helplessness and deep fatigue.

"Your dream seems a little too big!"

Hearing Garp's words.

Ningchuan smiled slightly and responded confidently.

"I don't think it's big at all!"

For some reason.

Garp always has a feeling that he has been seen through by the kid in front of him who hasn't even grown all his hair.

After a long silence.

All the negative emotions on Garp's face disappeared.

He raised his head and looked at Ningchuan with a serious face.

"Since you refused to become my disciple, do you know what kind of punishment you should be given for the crime you committed?"

"Bogart, tell him the punishment!"

After hearing Garp's order.

Bogart stood up and blocked Ningchuan's back.

He put his right hand on the saber at his waist and said seriously.

"Killing a high-ranking naval officer will be sentenced to life imprisonment!"

"The arrester can be executed on the spot without asking for permission!"

While speaking.

Bogart had already pulled out the saber from his waist and put it on Ningchuan's neck.

For this sudden scene.

Nami and Nokigo, who were sitting next to Ningchuan, were already terrified.

At this time, Ningchuan.

Still sitting there with a calm face, holding a glass of beer and drinking it all!

"Vice Admiral Garp, it was wrong of me to kill Colonel Mouse!"

"But if possible, how about we make a deal?"

Looking at Ning Chuan who was held by a knife, he was not nervous, but still calmly talked about the deal with himself.

Garp and his adjutant Bogart were very surprised by the courage shown by Ning Chuan at this time.

Even those pirates with bounties of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions at sea.

I am afraid they can't remain calm at this critical moment.

But now a child has done it!

"Oh? Deal?"

"Interesting!"

"Tell me, what kind of deal can offset your crime of killing a naval colonel!"

Ning Chuan stared into Garp's eyes.

After a long time, he slowly spoke.

"I don't know the whereabouts of the son of Pirate King Roger. Can it be exchanged for my life?"

As soon as Ning Chuan said this.

A terrifying killing intent instantly filled the entire restaurant!

Maybe it was to prevent Ning Chuan from saying the following words.

At this moment, Bogart's knife was a little closer to the artery in Ningchuan's neck.

"Do you know the whereabouts of Roger's son?"

At this moment, Garp's words already contained a strong murderous intent.

As long as he dared to say something he shouldn't say.

Garp's fist would probably hit Ningchuan's head the next moment.

"I think Vice Admiral Garp doesn't need to ask anyone else about this question, right?"

Hearing Ningchuan's answer.

Garp couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Then his brows knitted together!

Of course he could hear the meaning of Ningchuan's words.

But what made Garp feel incredible was.

He was the one who handled Ace's affairs!

Only he and his confidant Bogart knew the process in the middle.

Others could never guess that Ace was Roger's son!

And Bogart, Garp knew him very well.

He firmly believed that Bogart would never betray him,Tell this shocking news.

Even if we take a step back.

Even if he wants to tell it, he can't just tell a child whose hair hasn't even grown up yet!

Karp thought for a long time.

So long that Bogart's hand was a little sore holding the knife.

After a long time.

Karp finally spoke again.

"How do you know this? Who else knows it besides you?"

Although Karp acted very calmly at this time.

But Ningchuan knew that he should have panicked in his heart.

But the expression on Karp's face successfully covered up his panic.

"Of course it's a secret!"

"Generally speaking, unless it threatens your life, who would tell the secret they know?"

"Mr. Karp, am I right?"

Hearing Ningchuan's words.

Karp couldn't help showing a trace of helplessness on his face.

Kill Ningchuan before he was sure who else knew this secret besides Ningchuan.

This is indeed a very stupid thing to do.

Looking at the hesitant look on Garp's face.

Ning Chuan felt that the time had come, so he stared at Garp and spoke.

"Vice Admiral Garp, you can take my words as a joke."

"Next, let's formally discuss the content of this transaction!"

Looking at the serious look on Ning Chuan's face.

Garp understood that this was a way for him to save face for what happened just now.

From this point of view, Ning Chuan didn't seem to be very interested in Ace's secret.

"This kid is really a smart guy!"

Garp cursed in his heart, and then pricked up his ears again.

He wanted to hear the content of the transaction that Ning Chuan wanted to trade with him.

"Colonel Mouse died because he wanted to steal my 30 million berries and a ship!"

"How about this, in the next year, I will help you catch pirates with a total value of more than 3 billion!"

"Use the bounties of these pirates to pay for Colonel Mouse's life, what do you think?"

"100 times the price difference, your navy will make a lot of money!"

Hearing Ningchuan's words, Garp couldn't help but show a look of surprise on his face.

"Within a year, pirates with a total bounty value of more than 3 billion?"

"You seem to be bragging a little too much, right?"

Looking at Garp's face full of disbelief.

Ningchuan smiled and then spoke.

"Whether I am bragging or not, we will know in a year."

"In a year, I will personally go to your navy headquarters, Marinford, to deliver these spoils!"

Looking at the confident look on Ningchuan's face.

Garp couldn't help but be moved.

That's a pirate with a total bounty of more than 3 billion berries!

Even if he went there personally.

If he didn't go after those guys with ridiculously high bounties in the second half of the Grand Line.

It would be difficult to collect the 3 billion berries bounty.

And Ning Chuan's opening number was 3 billion, which surprised even a veteran who had been professionally catching pirates for decades!

However, before he could ask Ning Chuan which guys on the sea he was going to go after.

Ning Chuan's next sentence.

But it made him spray out the beer he had just poured into his mouth.

"Of course, before completing this bet, I have one more thing I would like to ask Vice Admiral Garp for help."

"This matter is very simple for you, but it is a bit difficult for me."

"That is, I would like to ask Vice Admiral Garp to teach me how to practice!"

At this point, Ning Chuan paused.

He continued to speak with a bit of embarrassment on his face.

"As for combat, actually... I'm still a newcomer!"