One Piece: Almost Exposed That I Am Stronger Than Roger - Chapter 19

Chapter 19: Shocked Garp!

Seeing Solo leave the sea, Buggy couldn’t help but feel a little crazy. Although Solo’s strength is indeed powerful, he was extremely shocked.

But—

Does this guy know how far it is from Loguetown? I’m afraid that even if I’m given a month or two, I wouldn’t be able to walk to Loguetown.

Moreover, the picture of Solo splitting the sea with a sword is indeed spectacular and amazing, there is no dispute about that. However, the separated sea water will recover sooner or later.

At that time, I will be directly sunk on the bottom of the sea, and I will drown! But then again, those crew members who were not devil fruit users were all buried at the bottom of the sea. Only me and Alvida were left safe and sound.

But neither of them knows how to swim, and there are were no passing ships around.

If this goes on, I’m afraid I will die sooner or later.

The strong desire to survive made Buggy’s brain work fast.

“Dracule Mihawk.”

Soon, Buggy noticed Hawkeye’s actions. He put away his shock at Solo and began to piece together floating planks on the sea, trying to make a raft.

Now he has only one idea, which is to catch up with Solo as soon as possible.

Fight him! Bet on the number one title in the world!

Buggy gritted his teeth and stared at Hawkeye. Now he obviously has no interest in him. Buggy wouldn’t want to be associated with a guy like that if he could. But there is no other way, Hawkeye is his only hope.

“Hawkeye.”

Buggy took a deep breath and flew towards Hawkeye. He stroked his chin, “You really want to know where the marine is going?”

Although Buggy’s current strength is mediocre, he is a person who has seen strong winds and waves after all. He has seen a lot of warriors like Hawkeye. Saying that Hawkeye doesn’t want to compete with Solo at all, he wouldn’t believe it.

But Hawkeye didn’t talk to Buggy but concentrated on making the small raft.

“Cough cough.”

“Actually, when I was in Loguetown, I heard about him. I also know where he is going. Well, Hawkeye, as long as you take me out of here, as a transaction condition, I will take you to find that marine, how about it?”

Buggy deliberately kept calm, as if he really knew where Solo was going. But in fact, he didn’t even know what Solo was called. In any case, it didn’t hurt Hawkeye to bring Buggy.

In addition, he was eager to fight, so after hearing the terms of the deal, he glanced at Buggy meaningfully. Finally, Hawkeye nodded. It is better to have a general direction than to know nothing.

And if everything goes well, if he encounters a pirate ship, he might be able to go around Solo. In this way, Hawkeye hit it off with Buggy, ready to chase Solo.

At the same time…

In the other direction of the sea. The “Axe-Hand” Morgan riot delayed Garp for two more days in the 153 branch. But overall, he has gained a lot this time, he got two good disciples, Koby and Helmeppo.

After subduing Morgan, Garp returned to the headquarters.

“Today is also a sunny day.”

Garp stood on the deck of the warship, facing the sea breeze, looking at the endless sea. The wound slashed by Morgan has begun to heal. Now he is in a very happy mood.

“Vice Admiral Garp!”

However, at this moment, a marine hurried up to him with an extremely pale face and an irritable tone.

“An enemy attack is found ahead!”

The soldiers reported being out of breath. Just now, he detected an incomparably majestic sword energy, approaching their warship.

Menacing!

This level of attack, even the elite of their headquarters, has never seen this kind of power. For a while, they were so nervous that they had to seek Garp’s help.

And the most incredible thing is they didn’t even notice the enemy. They only saw the attack from the enemy!

“Is there such a thing?”

Garp blinked hard, only feeling that what the soldier said was a bit mysterious.

“Let’s go.”

Garp slammed the ground, let the soldier lead the way, and stepped toward the bow of the ship. Soon, the calm warship was like fried ants. Hundreds of marines temporarily put aside their work and gathered on the deck.

In a short while, many marines gathered on the bow deck, looking in the same direction. The gigantic sword aura was as exaggerated as hundreds of meters, and it was so menacing that it set off a huge wave and approached the warship.

The scariest thing is—wherever the sword energy went, it cut the sea directly, unfathomably deep, and immediately exposed the uneven seabed. Many marines watched with binoculars, and their hearts were shocked to the extreme.

And the most surprising thing is no matter how they observed, they couldn’t find the person who released the sword energy.

“What a powerful slash.”

Even Garp, known as the Marinel Hero, was also confused at this time. He never dreamed that he would encounter such a terrifying slash in this sea area.

Who is this person? Golden Lion Shiki? Or White Beard? For a while, Garp couldn’t help but think of these old-time powerhouses.

“Sir, I received information that Hawkeye is hunting pirates in the East Blue.”

“Could it be that guy…”

At this moment, Bogard, Garp’s confidant, couldn’t help recalling the news he had received before and also linking the slash with Hawkeye.

In his opinion, the only person who can wield such a terrifying sword aura today is Hawkeye who bears the world’s number one swordsman!

“Dracule Mihawk?” Garp frowned.

To him, Hawkeye can be regarded as a kid. But in any case, Garp couldn’t think of a more suitable person. After Golden Lion Shiki escaped from Impel Down, he disappeared.

If Whitebeard had come to East Blue, Sengoku would have been too impatient to tell him to go back.

“Ha ha ha ha!”

After thinking about it, Garp also thought it should be Hawkeye, so he couldn’t help laughing.

“Little kid of the new era, do you want to say hello to this old man? Then come!”

In an instant, Garp stepped on one foot. In order to prevent the warship from being affected, he directly used Moon Step and took the initiative to meet the sword energy at a height of 100 meters.

The next second…

Garp’s right hand was dyed black by the bursting Armament Haki, and aimed at the sword aura, it was a violent punch.

Boom!

There was a loud noise like thunder on a sunny day. Immediately afterward, a terrifying air current swept across in all directions, setting off several meters of sea waves and slapping them out.

The huge marine warship, like a small boat, swayed on the sea, poor and helpless.

Garp’s complexion changed even more suddenly, and his eyes were wider than a donkey’s eyes.

“The swordsmanship of that little Hawkeye, why is it so strong?!”

Garp was extremely shocked in his heart. He wanted to disperse the sword’s energy with a punch, but he realized it after a strong collision.

This sword energy is stronger than I imagined!

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