CHAPTER 2

One Piece World, Year 1518, Grand Line, Marineford, Marshal's Office.

Marshal is the highest position held by the Marineford navy. At this time the position of Marshal is led by Fleet Admiral Sengoku who is currently sitting at his desk while reviewing various documents from various seas.

*BOOM!*

Suddenly the door of the Marshal's room was smashed. Sengoku who was reviewing the documents, his face immediately turned black because he knew who was the mastermind behind the incident.

"Garp! Can't you enter the normal way?!" Sengoku shouted so loudly that even the screams could be heard as far as Marineford square. However, this incident itself had become commonplace if Vice Admiral Garp was at Marineford and not carrying out his duties or going to his hometown in East Blue for a vacation.

"Hahahahaha…. Don't be angry, Sengoku. After all, it's not cool to enter normally" Garp said in a tone of indifference to his friend's anger, "By the way, what business did you call me yesterday, Sengoku? Don't tell me you called me just because of your sanbei that I ate? You're too stingy."

"Unlucky! bastard! Too stingy you say? Almost every day you eat Sanbeiku you say stingy! What an ignorant old man!" Sengoku's screams echoed through Marineford again to the point that the officers guarding the entrance had to cover their ears and sigh as they each had to hear the commotion between the two.

"Ha ha ha ha…. So, what was the purpose of you calling me yesterday if it wasn't for Sanbei? Do you want to give me a day off? Hehehehe….. Sengoku, you are indeed the best friend. I've been wanting to go see my grandson for a long time." Garp said in a relaxed tone which irritated Sengoku even more.

"Leave, you say? Bastard just three months ago you took a leave and right now you want to ask for a leave back?" Sengoku slowly started trying to calm himself down to fight his friend.

"Then what is the purpose of you summoning me here?" Garp asked again while his little finger tucked into his nose.

Slowly Sengoku's anger began to calm down again, Sengoku then looked at Garp and said "Garp, my purpose in calling you here is because there are some things happening in the East Blue area"

"East Blue?" Garp's face immediately became serious as he looked at Sengoku. Garp is usually an easygoing and funny person. However, if serious problems occur or problems occur in his hometown, Garp will take it seriously, "What happened to East Blue?"

"Before that I want to ask you. Has there been a fog in the East Blue region that has never dissipated until now?" Sengoku asked seriously.

"A mist that never dissipates?…..There really is such a mist. The fog appeared more than 10 years ago and until now it has never completely disappeared." Garp looked at Sengoku strangely and continued back "Sengoku, did you call me for this matter? Isn't that just fog—"

"Garp!" Sengoku called out his name seriously "Do you think it's just ordinary fog? Garp, that fog is no ordinary fog. The 15th Naval Branch has provided a report regarding the fog. They found some problems related to the fog."

"Problem?" Garp looked back at Sengoku seriously.

"Um…" Sengoku nodded and said, "The 15th Marine Branch chased the Pirates several times to the fog area, but due to the fog, usually the 15th Marine Branch never got into the fog and usually just waited for the Pirates. out just caught. However, usually when in the fog, it only takes one to two hours to be able to get out of the fog through any area and even then the time is quite long and if fast it only takes a few minutes. However, according to the report submitted, the pirates who entered into the fog will come out one month after."

"What?!" Garp shouted with a surprised face, "Sengoku, is it possible that the fog is the same as the fog in the Florian Triangle region?"

"No. The fog was different from the fog in the Florian Triangle region. Because through the interrogation carried out by the 15th Naval Branch of the Pirates who were caught after entering the bolt, they found that within the fog it was like a maze which was very difficult to get out of, the Pirates also said that they often saw silhouettes like a sea monster measuring 100 meters high in the fog and usually once every seven days there will be a very violent shaking at the location where the monster's silhouette appears. The 15th Naval Branch also tried to verify the matter and sent a team of 100 navy soldiers into the fog. The result was as the Pirates said. Everything the Pirates said was true. What they feel is all right."

Garp was surprised to hear this report. Garp's surprise was not due to the sea monster problem or the labyrinth but Garp's surprise was due to the shock that occurred. Usually shocks occur due to battles that are already at the level of Admiral or even Sea Emperor while shocks can also occur due to volcanic eruptions. However, it is impossible for a volcanic eruption to occur every seven days. Because of that, Garp thought that the shock that occurred was due to a battle fought by two people who had abilities no less than the Admiral.

As stupid as Garpm was, Garp still had a mind to think. Therefore even in a certain situation, Garp's thinking ability will be better than Sengoku who is currently still unable to think the reason due to a shock.

"Sengoku! I go. It doesn't matter if you will allow me or not. I will go. The fog is close to my hometown. I don't want the fog to cause trouble for my hometown." Garp said seriously as he looked at Sengoku determined to leave.

"I know. That's why I called you here. I will give you an assignment to go to the East Blue area to find out the cause of the fog and also find out about the silhouettes of the monsters and the shocks that occur. If you encounter a monster as described by the 15th Naval Branch in its report, you can deal with it head-on."

"You don't need to say it, I already know." Garp immediately turned around and walked out of Sengoku's room.

"Bogarts!" When Garp got to his room upon his return from Sengoku's room, Garp immediately called his aide.

"Is there an assignment, Vice Admiral Garp?" Bogart asked seriously.

"You prepare my ship. We're going to East Blue. There are a few things we need to work on there."

"I understand, Vice Admiral Garp." Bogart saluted and immediately left to prepare the ship from Garp.

"Sengoku, what happened to Garp? Why is his voice so heavy like he's going through something serious?" Suddenly a woman entered Sengoku's room. This woman's name is Tsuru. Tsukasa is one of the Marines at the same time as Garp and Sengoku. Because of this, the relationship between the two is very close.

"There are some problems going on in the East Blue area. The matter is close to Garp's hometown" Sengoku made no secret of the matter and immediately told his friends.

"Oh, I see. Then, what's the problem? Is it really that serious?" Tsuru asked again.

"You can see it" Sengoku immediately took out a document that recorded related to the report and gave it to Tsuru. Tsuru read it quietly until his face wrinkled and sighed, "This matter is indeed a big problem."

"Does that need to be said as a big problem?" Sengoku asked while raising his brow. According to him, this is a common problem and need not be said to be a big problem.

"Sengoku. This problem is a big problem. Perhaps if the problem was only related to the mist maze as well as the sea monsters that were 100 meters high, this matter could be said to be an easy or moderate problem. However, in this report it is said that there was a shock. Come to think of it, what usually causes shaking?" Tsuru asked in a serious tone.

"...Wait!…Are you saying that the shaking was the result of the battle?" Sengoku asked in a surprised tone. Sengoku's face immediately broke out in cold sweat.

"Then what again? What do you think can cause shock besides fighting? Volcano? Do you think the volcano will activate once every seven days?"

"…." Sengoku was silent.

Tsukasa sighed, "But this is still just an opinion. I don't know if the shaking was due to fighting or not." Tsuru paused for a moment and resumed in a more serious tone" However, if it happened it was due to a battle problem. The battle that took place there was definitely no ordinary battle. Because in the battle it can cause shocks that can affect the sea. Usually a battle that can cause this phenomenon is a battle at the level of an Admiral or even at the level of a Sea Emperor."

Tsuru looked back at Sengoku, "You made the right decision to send Garp on this mission. Because if my opinion is correct and the shock problem that occurs is the result of the battle, the Marines in the East Blue area won't be able to handle this problem. I'm sure Garp knows about this matter too. Because of that, Garp looks very worried even very serious."

"Do you think we should ask one of the Admirals to come down to help Garp?" Sengoku asked seriously because even if it was still an opinion, an opinion could also turn into a fact if it was proven to be true.

"No. For now it is not necessary. Even if the shaking problem was caused by the battle, Garp could still handle this problem if the battle was conducted at the level of an Admiral. However, if the battle takes place at the Sea Emperor level, we can still send an Admiral to send help. Better to wait for now. Moreover, the sea in the New World was still not calm after Akagami ascended the throne to become a Sea Emperor. There have been battles everywhere. If we send an Admiral to help Garp at this time, the Navy's power in the new world will decrease and the Pirates will take advantage of this."

"I guess so" Sengoku nodded.

"Besides that, we don't know yet whether the battle that took place was carried out by the pirates. It's possible that there are forces that haven't joined either side fighting there. If so, we can use this to attract them to join the Navy. That way, the strength of the Navy will become stronger and it can easily suppress the Pirates who are increasing day by day. However, we also have to be prepared. If only the person who was fighting was in the stronghold of the Pirates, the current era would be even more chaotic than before because of the emergence of this power."

Sengoku sighed nervously. Because right now, just four Pirates was enough to make the New World into turmoil that caused wars to occur everywhere due to the struggle for power. If Tsuru's opinion is true regarding the forces that haven't joined and can be drawn into the Navy, that's a very good thing. However, if the unknown power was part of the Pirates, it would be a new headache for the Marines.

Sengoku sighed and said, "Just pray. Hopefully what we think is just our opinion and does not become a fact."

"Um..." Tsuru also nodded in agreement because he knew it would be a headache to manage two new powers on the same level as the Sea Emperor who was currently the ruler of the sea in the New World territory.

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East Blue, Island of the Nine Beast Kings, Western Region of the Dense Forest, Ares Capsule House.

Ten years have passed since Ares came to the world of One Piece. Ares made good use of those ten years. Ares trains and also builds relationships with the Beast Kings. With the efforts made by him, the Nine Beast Kings on this island have become close friends, especially for the Beast King Son Goku who became his best friend because he always accompanied him to practice and also compete every week. Just for your information, all the wild animals that live on this island have high intelligence and wisdom like humans. It could be said that the beasts living on this island were almost the same as the tall beasts on the island of Zou. Because of that, Ares was not lonely living as a human on this island during his training.

Son Goku himself is the King of Beasts who loves fighting. Almost every once a week since he knew Ares, the two of them would always fight in various places. In the early years, Son Goku always calmed the battle between the two, while at the time of entering the later years starting in the fifth year, Ares began to calm the battle due to the advantages of Haki controlled by Ares.

Knowing the ability of Haki, Son Goku asked Ares to teach him the ability. Not only him, the other Eight Beast Kings also asked Ares to teach them how to use Haki. Ares was quite surprised to find that the Nine Beast Kings possessed three kinds of haki and their talent for learning was also very fast. It only took half a year of teaching from Ares, the Nine Beast Kings understood the basics of Haki abilities and were even able to use them even though they were still basic. Ever since the Beast King understood Haki, everyone studied together. With high talent and understanding, Each of them has reached the advanced level of Haki in Ares' eighth year in the One Piece world which means Ares' age at that time was 13 years old.

After mastering the Haki abilities, each King of the Beasts spreads the knowledge to every beast that serves them to increase their abilities.

The battle that took place after understanding Haki became bigger than the previous battles. Not wanting the territory to be destroyed by a big battle, the Nine Beast Kings and Ares worked together to build two battle platforms that they could use to compete right in the middle of the island with each of the Nine Beast Kings and Ares giving 5 kilometers of territory to be used as a battle location.

The battle platform was also not only used by Ares and the Nine Beast Kings, the beasts living on this island also often used the platform to fight if Ares and the Nine Beast Kings didn't use it. Because if they were to fight while Ares and the Nine Beast Kings used it, they would be instantly crushed by the impact of the battle.

On the east coast, we can see a man floating while using his telekinesis ability to take a large number of fish in the sea and then store them in the storage room. That person is Ares. Ares currently has the appearance of a height of about 183 cm, a tall upright body and very well-built muscles, white skin, long black hair tied in a ponytail, and wearing casual clothes. Ares is currently 15 years old.

Suddenly a beast that had a height of 100 meters suddenly appeared next to Ares. The animal has the appearance of the upper part similar to that of a bull while the lower part is similar to that of an octopus. The beast was one of the King of Beasts who occupied the region of the lake connected to the sea that was Gyuki.

"Yo! Ares. If I'm not mistaken today is the day of the battle between you and Son Goku, right?" The appearance of Gyuki did not surprise Ares because he already knew it when Gyuki approached him.

"Um…" Ares nodded, "I heard that he has finished his training. Well, I can't wait to find out how much development his power has now. Do you think he could possibly win over me?"

"Ha ha ha ha…. Don't make me laugh, Ares. All the beasts that exist on this island know. No one can beat you as long as you use your telekinesis ability. Your abilities are so underhanded. Moreover, your stamina is endless. You can release this ability whenever you want."

"Hehehe… Isn't that a blessing for me? By the way, will the others also watch this match?"

"Certain. This battle is one of the most interesting things to watch on this island. There's no way we'll miss it."

"Ha ha ha…. That's how—"

Suddenly Ares and Gyuki's eyes stared at the mist that covered the island. Due to their Observation Haki being active at all times, the two of them could sense a ship entering the mist region.

"Looks like another ship has entered this area. Besides, the people on this ship are quite different from the previous ones, especially one of them has a very formidable power almost as strong as ours" Gyuki said in a serious tone.

The Nine Beast Kings themselves knew about the mechanics of the mist. They all knew that the fog was controlled by Ares.

Ares who also knew about it through his Observation Haki suddenly used his authority and looked inside the fog. Ares' face suddenly showed surprise because he didn't expect the ship that entered the fog area to be Vice Admiral Garp's ship, even Ares saw Garp standing in front of the ship while looking ahead.

" Looks like the Marines who had previously entered this area reported this which made Vice Admiral Garp worried. This is East Blue territory after all. Whatever the threat posed here, whether it was located far from Dawn Island or not, Garp would definitely come to take care of it. Moreover, the battles that usually occur every week cause several natural phenomena and also shocks at sea. Garp must have suspected that something was wrong in this area." Ares thought.

"Ares, you feel it, don't you? What do you need—"

"Don't worry, Gyuki. The person on the ship wasn't a bad person. We might even be able to invite that person to come here."

"Is it okay to invite that person over here, Ares? It would be very dangerous if the information about this island spread to the outside world" Gyuki said seriously.

"Hahaha… Don't worry, don't worry. Even if information about this island spread to the outside world, then what? Do you think they can enter as long as the fog is still there? Even if you have the same strength as us, as long as I don't give permission to come, there's no way anyone will be able to come here. That's why you don't worry. Moreover, this person who came was quite an interesting person. That person is Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp." Ares smiled as he said.

"Monkey D Garp? That Marine Hero you talk about a lot?" Gyuki was quite surprised to hear the name. Gyuki himself and the other King of Beasts knew little information about the outside world. The knowledge they gained through Ares. Ares often told them about the outside world. Gyuki and the rest of the Beast Kings knew that Ares' knowledge of the outside world was obtained through the newspapers he got and also they knew that Ares would go out every few months to look for merchant ships to buy food spices that Ares bought using gold obtained from this island. .

"Yes. That person who came here. With that person's personality. We don't have to worry. As long as he knows that we don't harm East Blue, he won't care. In fact, he might even have fun on this island especially when he finds out about the matches that often occur here. He would definitely come here often. Therefore you don't have to worry. He is a good person"

"Okay. I trust your judgment." Gyuki just nodded and agreed with Ares' words. Gyuki himself had already felt the magic of the fog, As long as people got into the fog, no matter how strong they were, they couldn't get out of the fog without Ares' permission. As for cases that occur outside that can be out for a full month, it's just a rule set by Ares. Because he thought it was quite interesting.

"Then, Gyuki. I'm back first. I want to prepare myself in advance to welcome them. Besides that, I need to store these ingredients I got at home."

"Um… By the way, Ares. Don't forget about your match today" Before Ares left, Gyuki reminded him again. Gyuki himself didn't want Ares to forget the match which made him unable to watch today's interesting match.

"Hahaha… Don't worry, Gyuki. I will definitely come. Besides, I will also take them to watch. You tell the others, that I will bring another human to watch the match."

"I see"

Ares immediately flew at high speed to return to his home while Gyuki swam back to the seabed to return to the lake area and then shared the information to the other Beast Kings.