"Hahaha! What's the rush?"
Garp waved his hand nonchalantly, "For negotiations, you should treat your guests well first, right? Who starts with the documents directly... Hmm?"
He squinted his eyes, looking at the massive ice field suddenly appearing on the sea surface, "Strange, is this... Kuzan's power? No, it seems a bit different."
"It should be the power of the Snow-Snow Fruit."
Bogart observed for a moment, speaking softly:
"The Ability User is named Nojiko, the sister of that Shano. Besides, according to our intel, there are two other Logia-type Ability Users on his ship, all possessing formidable strength."
No, not just formidable.
Bogart secretly marveled in his heart.
Who would've thought? The country boy he saw in the Korbo Mountain Range has now not only become a renowned figure but also gathered a group of powerful subordinates.
A total of three Logia-type Ability Users!
Looking across the entire world, except for our Navy Headquarters and the Four Emperors in the New World, which power has such a luxurious lineup?
"Really?"
Garp brushed off the crumbs on his hand, "I don't care much about these, but... readying the venue in advance, hahahaha, it seems this kid thought along the same lines as me!"
Thought along the same lines?
Bogart was taken aback.
The next moment, he suddenly reacted and his face changed, "Mr. Garp! Please remember your mission this time; don't act on impulse..."
"Don't worry, don't worry." Garp chuckled, "You've been with me for so many years, you should know I have a plan."
"Report!"
A voice suddenly came from above, "Vice Admiral Garp, the Endgame ahead has been spotted! There's a figure on the ice, none other than Shano, with a bounty of 540 million Belly!"
"Ah, I saw it too."
Garp grinned widely.
His eyesight far surpassed ordinary people, allowing him to see not only the figure at the center of the ice.
He could also see the man lounging comfortably on a deck chair under a sunshade, sipping beer.
It seemed he also noticed the approaching battleship, raising his glass bottle and gently shaking it towards this side.
"Darn it, old man has been searching for you tirelessly, and here you are relaxing comfortably, you cheeky brat!!!"
Garp laughed heartily and leaped directly from the ship's railing.
He didn't use Moonwalk; instead, relying on his terrifying leg strength, he leaped a few hundred meters high and crashed onto the ice like a cannonball—
Bang!!!
An enormous hole instantly exploded open on the ice surface, with cracks spreading out like spider webs.
The figure of the Navy Hero vanished into the ice cavern, leaving only a circle of splashing water.
Hmm?
Shano was puzzled and turned to look at Nojiko.
"Uh, that's the edge area, the ability weakens there."
Nojiko blushed, speaking awkwardly, "The center is still over ten meters thick, but there, it's probably only two or three meters... Should I go fix the hole now?"
Shano shook his head, "Forget it, no need. We're bound to fight in the center anyway..."
Before he finished speaking.
A series of bubbling sounds suddenly came from the ice cavern, followed by—
"Hahaha! What's going on? This ice is way too thin!"
Garp's head abruptly popped up from the water, munching on half a rice cracker, hair soaked and plastered on his forehead, adding a comedic touch under his dog-headed hat.
While struggling to climb up, he waved at Shano:
"Hey! Brat! Aren't you going to give me a hand?!"
Shano remained silent for two seconds, then turned to Nojiko, "...Fix the hole."
Nojiko: "...Alright."
She crouched down, placing her hands on the ice.
Crack crack—
The chill exploded again, thickening the ice rapidly. Upon seeing this, Garp vigorously kicked his leg, screaming as he jumped straight out of the water.
"Murder! Little girl!"
Garp strode over, grumbling, "Good thing I'm quick to react, or you'd have me frozen under the sea!"
Shano sighed, handed over another bottle of beer, and pointed to the seat opposite, "Sit down, old man, I really don't know if you're here for negotiations or a circus performance."
You love being playful.
But check the occasion, will you!
Such a great ambiance we had.
On the vast sea, miles of ice sealed, old friends meeting after many years, raising the bottles, having a drink under this umbrella.
And now? It's all ruined!
"Negotiations? That's just minor stuff!"
Garp took the beer, gulped down a big mouthful, sighed with satisfaction, looked across the round table at Shano, chuckling:
"Instead of that, why not let this old man see first—"
Swish!
The iron fist, infused with rampant Haki, suddenly appeared before Shano. Garp's hearty laughter echoed across the icy field:
"Let's see how much you've improved, kid!"
Shano was already prepared, his eyes flashed red, and he swiftly dodged aside.
Garp's fist grazed past his shoulder, the sweeping force exploded the chair into fragments, and the ice behind boomed into a trench tens of meters long.
"Hey! Weren't we supposed to negotiate first?!" Shano glared.
"Hahaha! Fight first, talk later!" Garp laughed loudly, launching another iron fist.
"You're even more impulsive than me, you old geezer!"
Shano cursed, but his eyes were also rising with battle intent.
Well then, a fight first wouldn't hurt, after all, he'd been wanting to test it...
Test after all these years, just how big the gap between him and Garp still was!
Buzz, his right arm instantly covered with black Armament, facing the onrushing fist, he directly clashed head-on.
Boom—!!!
At the moment the fists collided, a visible spherical shockwave instantly exploded between them.
The entire icy field, like glass trampled by a giant, cracked into web-like fissures with a diameter of hundreds of meters centered at the collision point.
The newly docked battleship was also rocked violently by the shockwave, the Navy on deck hurriedly clung tightly to the masts, yet were still shaken into precarious positions.
Bogart stood straight as always, watching the fierce battle of the two, he couldn't help but sigh with his hand on his forehead:
"...As expected, it ended up like this."
He should have anticipated it.
…
Boom, boom!
Under countless focused gazes.
The two figures kept crossing, transforming into elusive shadows amidst the flying ice crystals, each collision triggered chain explosions.
"Take this punch from the old man!"
Garp's fist carried terrifying force, striking toward Shano's face, as Shano leaned back to dodge, the fist wind grazed his hair tips, instantly pounding out a massive pit on the ice layer.
"Hahaha! Looks like you've mastered Observation well, nice dodge!"
Garp laughed, switching moves, his left leg chopping down like a War Axe!
"Tekkai!"
Shano crossed his arms to block, absorbing the full force of the strike, yet the ice beneath failed to bear the immense power and collapsed abruptly.
He simply sank into the ice pit, the next second, he broke out from behind Garp, his right leg entwined with intense Haki, whipping fiercely at Garp's nape!
Bang!
Without looking back, Garp caught Shano's ankle in a backhand, swinging him around to slam hard onto the ice surface.
Once, twice, thrice!
Each smash shattered the ice into countless cracks, Shano in no time was like a mallet, swung back and forth dozens of times, the smile originally hanging on his lips became gradually ferocious.
Enough already, you old geezer!
Dammit, this should be my signature move!
"Now it's my turn!!!"
When Garp once again lifted him to the arc's peak, he suddenly twisted mid-air, snapping away from Garp's large hand.
His left hand bracing the ground, the right hand gathered all his strength, striking fiercely toward Garp's chest!
"Rokushiki Secret Technique: Mountain Breeze Ripple Dash!"
"Tekkai!" Garp roared.
Boom!
At the moment the fist hit Garp's abdomen, time seemed to freeze, only ripple-like waves slowly blossomed on Garp's chest.
And then——
Boom!!!!
The terrifying shockwave spread in a sphere, all the snow on the surrounding ice layer soared high like a heavy snowfall!
Garp's chest Tekkai shattered, flown by the punch, slid hundreds of meters on the ice, finally slammed into the side of the Doghead Battleship, and stopped.
"Mr. Garp!"
"Vice Admiral!"
The Navy on deck hurriedly leaned over the railing on that side, showing incredulous expressions.
Mr. Garp's Tekkai couldn't even withstand that punch, sent flying so far?
Bogart's eyes flickered slightly, still standing quietly, unfazed.
He'd seen this scene many years ago.
"Mr. Garp."
He softly called down below, "It's clear the opponent's skills now far exceed those from back then. If you don't adjust your mindset and use your true abilities, you'll be completely underestimated."