One Piece : Winged Dragons of the Beast Pirates

"Brat!!"

Vice Admiral Garp's gaze was now fixed solely on Ian, his fists clenched so tightly that they creaked, and dark lightning surged ominously.

This man, with his powerful Armament Haki, was a force to be reckoned with! Even Ochoku would hardly compare in front of this Vice-Admiral.

However, as everyone else tensed up, Ian smiled and said, "Vice-Admiral Garp, do you want to fight? Right now? Here?"

Garp, immediately froze.

He instinctively looked around and saw the surprised villagers.

The fist that had been clenched so tightly loosened.

If they fought here, the entire village would likely be destroyed, and these familiar villagers would surely perish.

The furious Marine hero furrowed his brow.

The situation was a bit tricky now.

"So," Ian smiled as he raised his glass, "Vice-Admiral Garp, and Mr. Kuzan, let's all join in for a New Year's party!"

"Ah la la."

Kuzan hung his dead fish eyes, "This is quite an invitation. Never thought I'd hear it from a pirate."

Not just him, even the Red-Haired Pirates were stunned.

Inviting the Navy, and having a banquet with a legendary Marine and an Admiral Candidate? That's bold!

"Hahahaha!"

Only Red-Haired Shanks laughed heartily, "Isn't this fun? Captain Roger once said, it's a shame he never got to have a banquet with Vice Admiral Garp!"

"Kid," Vice Admiral Garp's voice was cold, "Are you being too bold?"

Ian sighed, "It's you guys who are ruining the fun, Vice Admiral Garp. It was supposed to be a lively, joyful banquet where everyone was having a great time."

Garp looked around again. All the villagers who met his gaze quickly lowered their heads, too intimidated to make eye contact.

Even Kuzan couldn't help but sigh.

It seems he's really getting along with the pirates—having a banquet together.

These villagers were old acquaintances of Mr. Garp.

Now, he didn't know what to do.

In fact, not just him, even the well-traveled Garp had fallen silent.

"You damn brats!"

The Navy hero cursed loudly.

"Kuzan! We're going back!"

He shouted.

"Yes!"

Kuzan immediately stood straight, his posture sharp and precise, responding with the loudest, most standard reply.

If things escalated into a fight, they'd probably be the ones who'd lose.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

The pirates also relaxed. They weren't exactly afraid, but as Ian said, if such a joyous banquet got interrupted, it would be such a shame.

"You two brats!"

Vice Admiral Garp turned around, glaring fiercely at his two grandchildren, "Come back with me!"

"I don't want to!"

The two children shouted in unison.

"You're not in control here!"

The Navy hero began to roll up his sleeves. Today, he had to teach these two rebellious brats a lesson.

Just as Ian was about to say something,

He suddenly looked up.

Shanks and Garp raised their heads as well.

"Is it here?"

The drunkenness in Shanks's voice had completely vanished, and his gaze was now incredibly serious.

"Could this really be a coincidence?"

Ian gazed into the distance at the sky, speaking to himself.

"Is it here?"

Mihawk, though a little slow to realize, already wore a smile full of excitement in his eyes.

"Kuzan!!"

Garp yelled, "Contact headquarters!"

"The Golden Lion Shiki has appeared!"

High in the sky, above the vast city of the Goa Kingdom,

While the citizens below nervously celebrated New Year's Eve, an island silently approached.

"Hehehehe!"

The man floating above the island waved his hand lightly, "Happy New Year."

The island, which had initially ignored gravity, was suddenly pulled by its force and began plummeting downward with a mighty roar.

"Oh, there are still two hours until the New Year, but that's fine, no need to be happy."

The wind caused by the island's fall already shook the sky like thunder.

Let's rewind to a little earlier.

Down below, at a distance from the city, several ships from the Goa Kingdom were floating on the sea. On board were nobles from various families of the kingdom.

In order to avoid a possible attack from the Golden Lion, they had fled to the sea by ship.

In one of the ships, a scream echoed from a room inside the cabin.

"Ah! My stomach hurts so much! The food last night was bad!"

Inside the room, a golden-haired child rolled on the floor, clutching his stomach, screaming in agony.

His cries quickly had an effect. The door, which had been locked from the outside, was opened, and two servants rushed in, hurriedly checking on the boy.

"Young Master Sabo! Are you alright?"

The two servants quickly approached to check on the boy's condition.

However, unexpectedly, the boy sprang up with incredible force, knocking both servants to the ground. Without hesitation, he dashed out of the room and ran down the hallway of the long ship's corridor.

Sabo sprinted down the corridor.

It was now the time for the New Year's Eve celebration, the moment when the ship's defenses were the weakest!

He dashed up the stairs and kicked over two guards who were stationed by the cargo doors. Finally, Sabo burst onto the ship's deck.

"Young Master Sabo has escaped!"

He heard the frantic shouts of the guards from behind.

But it didn't matter. He was free!

Now, all he had to do was jump into the sea and swim back to the island to find Ace!

That guy was definitely still looking for him! He needed to meet up with him first, then figure out a way to find a ship and set sail.

Although the behavior of the nobles abandoning the people was disgraceful, in a situation like this, with the threat of the Golden Lion looming, it was definitely safer to escape to the sea.

Huh?

Just as he reached the edge of the ship, about to leap into the water, Sabo suddenly heard the sound of wind howling from above.

He looked up.

And then...

He froze.

In the sky, beneath the night sky, something massive—something so huge it seemed to block out the sun—was falling.

It was as if the sky itself was collapsing.

"Eh?"

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