One Piece: I am the Master of Black Magic

Chapter 161 The Captain’s Confusion

Dadan, holding a mallet, stood behind Garp, his face full of anger.

"Why do you still have the nerve to come back!!!"

With Dadan's roar, the mallet in his hand hit Garp hard on the head.

Garp was knocked backwards by the huge force and collapsed on his back.

"Mr. Karp!!!"

"what!!!"

"Boss!"

"Lieutenant General Garp!"

The soldiers loaded their bullets and quickly turned their guns to aim at Dadan.

"Don't shoot! She is an acquaintance of mine!"

After Garp gave the order, the navy's movements stopped and they all took two steps back.

Dadan gasped for air, her anger burning her reason. She, who had always been most afraid of Garp, couldn't care about anything else at this time.Qi stepped forward and grabbed Garp's collar.

"Asshole! You are on that battlefield! Right next to them! What did you do! What did you do!"

"Why why why? Why!!!"

Punch after punch, the vicious fist hit Garp's face, as if he wanted to pour out all his anger and vent it all on the man in front of him.

"Why?"

Crying questions rang in his ears, and large tears fell on Garp's face. Blood and tears mixed together, burning across his skin, as if his whole body had been thrown into a frying pan and tortured repeatedly.

"Why didn't you save Ace until he died???"

"Is the mission more important than family?"

"What kind of naval hero are you?! Asshole!!!"

His fists were stained with blood, but Dadan had no intention of stopping.The people around looked at Garp who showed no resistance on the ground with astonished expressions, and their hearts were filled with shock.

"Forget it, boss, stop it!"

"Go to hell! Old man!"

"Say something! Why didn't you save him? Why didn't you stop him?"

"Get up, stand up! You cold-blooded and heartless scum!!"

"You have no idea, Esta, how much he cares about your grandpa!!!"

"Stop! Dadan!"

Maginot flew towards Dadan and hugged her tightly.

"do not do that!"

She cried and shook her head at Dadan.

"Mr. Karp, who was so close but failed to save the two of them, is the most painful, isn't it?"

Dadan's raised fist slowly lowered, and she panted heavily with a mocking tone.

"No! Obviously the two guys who are suffering the most are Luffy and Sabo!!!"

"That guy Luffy...how much that guy admires his brother!"

"Sabo too, I just got the news that he is still alive!"

"Garp, just stick to your stubborn justice and continue!

Luffy, who pursues the dream of being the Pirate King, and Sabo, the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army, are the eternal enemies of the World Government. I want to see, how far can you go for your so-called title of naval hero?What else can be sacrificed? ? ? "

"Dadan..."

"Boss!"

"I'm sorry, and I'm no longer a navy man."

Dadan turned around and said a word indifferently.

"No need to apologize. Unless Ace is resurrected, I will never forgive you, never in this life!"

Garp lay on the ground with blood and tears on his face, staring blankly at the sky without saying a word.

Two days later.

Luffy was already awake, but compared to his out-of-control state in the past few days, Luffy's uncharacteristic silence now only made everyone more worried.

Even Sanji's favorite food has lost his interest.

Seeing Luffy in this state, the extremely beautiful Empress refused to leave, even though there were countless calls from Kuji Island urging her to return to the country as soon as possible.

Looking at the motionless figure lying on the little lion on the bow, everyone couldn't help but sigh.

"He's been like this for several days, what should I do?"

"Annie, think of a way."

"What can I do?"

"You have!"

"I do not have!"

"You have!"

Anne: ...

Annie stepped forward and tore the corpse-like Luffy from the bow of the boat.

"How long are you going to be like this?"

Luffy collapsed on the deck, his eyes empty and depressed.There is no trace of the spirit of the past.

Annie pulled his head away.

"If you lose it, you will lose it. If you really can't accept it, I can erase all the memories of Ace from your mind."

"do not want!"

Luffy snapped back to reality and glared at Annie angrily.

"No! You can't forget Ace!"

"Since you don't want to forget Ace, then don't let those unbearable memories trap you! If you lose it, you lose it! Don't dwell on the past, think about what you have left!"

"What do I have left?"

Luffy froze in place, repeating these words over and over again.

The companions stepped forward one by one and looked at their captain with worried eyes.

"Zoron, Nami, Usopp, Merry, Sanji, Chopper, Robin, Franky, Brooke."

Annie looked at Luffy and called out the names of her friends one by one.

"And me, your brother Sabo, and Jinbei and Hankaku who care about you."

"Luffy, I know you are in pain, but you can become a man on your own only after experiencing victory and defeat, running away and crying."

"It doesn't matter if you burst into tears. You can overcome everything. Your partner will always stand behind you."

"partner..."

Luffy muttered.

He took off the hat on his head, held it in his palm and looked at it.

"Annie."

"Ok?"

"Can I really become the Pirate King?"

When talking about his dream, Luffy's tone was not as firm as before, but rather a little erratic, with deep confusion.

Putting a hand on his shoulder, Luffy raised his head in a daze and met those smiling blue eyes.

"Remember what you said to me?

'Whoever it is, just shoot him away!'"

"Luffy will definitely become the Pirate King! I have never doubted this!"

"But, I can't even protect the people I want to protect."

"Whether it's a companion or Ace..."

"So, Luffy, improving yourself is the top priority."

"The chaos in the new world is beyond imagination. Now we are a thorn in the side of the government. We are in danger wherever we go."

"But, so what? Will the men on the sea be defeated by these fears and difficulties?

Don’t each of us have dreams and partners above all else?If you want to conquer this sea, how can you not lose it? "

"Luffy, whatever your heart desires, follow your footsteps. Don't be confused, you are the captain. If you lose your dreams and direction, what should we do?"

"Wherever your heart goes, go wherever you go."

After Luffy murmured several times, he suddenly looked up at Annie.

"What does this sentence mean?"

Annie's smile froze at the corner of her mouth, and her temples ached.

"Ah~"

"Luffy, just follow your heart."

"Follow my heart?"

Luffy pondered for a long time, then raised his head again, his eyes shining with the same light and hope as before.

"I understand!"