Chapter 10 Deprivation
Staley's condition, which was diagnosed by military doctors as being severely frightened, became even more serious.
When he saw the projected person, he screamed in fear. With terrifying strength, he broke free from the support of the surrounding navy and jumped into the sea in panic.
In desperation, the navy could only tie him up and lock him in the cabin, which made him calm down a little.
However, his performance also further proved that this red-haired man was indeed the one who hid the Kingdom of Goa.
The atmosphere on the warship was solemn, and no one was deceived by the narcissism and arrogance displayed by this man.
How could someone who could hide an entire island be just an ordinary character?
At this moment, the Revolutionary Army can wait and see, the pirates can wait and see, but Garp, who is looking for the Goa Kingdom, can no longer wait and see.
"Kuzan, use your power to freeze this sea."
Garp said seriously, "I don't believe he can move an entire island to another place!"
Navy Admiral Aokiji Kuzan is the user of the Ice Fruit, and freezing a large area of the sea is easy for him.
Every second of delay at this moment may put the people of the Kingdom of Goa in greater danger.
Kuzan also changed his usual laziness. As he jumped off the warship swiftly, a visible chill immediately spread around his body.
Ice Age
The temperature dropped suddenly, and the surging sea water froze into ice in the blink of an eye, and quickly spread to the surrounding areas with Kuzan as the center.
In reality, the distance between the Kingdom of Goa and the surrounding islands on the nautical chart is roughly around this location.
If the island is still there, the ability of the ice fruit will definitely be able to find the hidden island.
The sailors gathered around the warship and looked around.
The soldiers on the watchtower held up binoculars and carefully searched for any possible anomalies.
However, nothing was found.
Garp looked up at the observation deck and asked loudly, "Anything you found?"
The navy man, who was looking at the distant horizon, moved his telescope.
"No, middle—" The horizon in the lens was suddenly completely blocked by something, leaving only a blurry golden color in the field of vision.
The Marine put down the telescope in confusion and looked at the man who was leaning over and also looking at him.
The man's long, soft and flowing red hair fell from his shoulders, and his pair of golden eyes blinked at him with a smile.
What was blocking the telescope lens just now must have been his eyes.
But before the navy could recover from the shock of the beauty, two dark shadows suddenly descended from the sky.
Kuzan and Garp work together very well.
Kuzan quickly rushed to the watchtower with a razor, grabbed the navy man by the collar and took him away.
Almost at the same time, Garp's fist covered with domineering power rushed in front of the man who suddenly appeared with great power.
The whistling fist wind made a sharp whistling sound, and even the navy on the deck could feel the strong wind.
However, what was strange was that the man facing the strong wind stood still, and even his long hair, which should have been obviously blown by the wind, just fell neatly at his side.
Garp's fist passed through the man's body as if it were ordinary air.
Seeing that it was about to hit the deck, Garp twisted his body forcefully and poured the attack, which he could no longer control, onto the frozen ice surface.
With a loud bang, the ice shattered and the sea shook violently under the powerful impact.
The warship also shook, and the sailors standing on the deck struggled to keep their balance.
Kuzan raised his arms, and the ice quickly climbed up along the mast until it froze the lookout tower into ice.
"Are you a devil fruit user?" Yale looked at Kuzan below with great interest.
He rested his hands on the railing of the observation tower, and the cold ice showed no sign of spreading to his body.
Garp stepped on the broken ice and returned to the deck.
Kuzan's expression was a little serious, but he still answered calmly.
"Yeah, isn't that obvious?"
He withdrew his attack and spoke as calmly as possible.
"I don't think you have any ill intentions, maybe we..."
"I quite like eating devil fruits." Yale didn't listen to him at all. After getting the answer he wanted, he spoke again.
"Do you know where I can buy devil fruit seeds? I want to buy some and plant them so I can have an endless supply of fruits to eat in the future."
…
There are so many flaws in this statement.
Kuzan's expression was a little broken, and Garp and a group of marines also looked at the man on the observation deck with strange expressions.
"What do you mean... you really like eating devil fruits?" Kuzan asked with difficulty.
He really didn't want to recall the taste of cooked feces he tasted when he ate the devil fruit.
What this man meant must be that he wanted to eat a devil fruit to gain abilities, right?
That must be the case! It's definitely not because I think devil fruits are delicious that I want to buy seeds and grow them.
But even so, there are still many complaints!
Who told you that devil fruits are grown from seeds and you even found a place to buy them? Haha, do you really have any common sense?!
"My general knowledge of this planet is acquired by capturing the brainwaves of the citizens of Goa City."
Yale leaned down and changed his posture from supporting the railing to leaning forward.
He held his cheek with one hand, and the laziness and disappointment in his golden eyes were not concealed.
"So the devil fruit appears out of thin air. Only when the previous user dies... will it reappear."
The look he gave Kuzan became dark and dangerous.
An invisible and powerful sense of oppression suddenly swept towards Kuzan.
Along with this feeling of oppression came the uncomfortable sensation of something being peeled off like a thread as the arm passed through the chest.
The red hair fluttered in front of her eyes, and the golden pupils hidden under the hair were like the sunset glow scattered on the horizon, so beautiful that it made people's hearts tremble.
Kuzan opened his eyes wide in astonishment, looking at the man who suddenly appeared in front of him. There was only shock and confusion in his heart, and no resentment of dying at all.
Why? My observation Haki can't detect any trace of this person...
"Kuzan--!" Garp's angry roar sounded like thunder.
His observation Haki also did not sense the man's sudden disappearance and reappearance.
The fist he swung still easily penetrated the man's body without hurting him at all.
Yale didn't even glance at the loud-mouthed native.
He knew at a glance that this native named Cap was a rough man who only knew how to swing his fists.
However, it seems that most of the people on this planet are reckless, and there are very few people with normal intelligence.
Countless ice-blue threads were connected between the fingers that pierced the chest.
Yale withdrew his hand, and when he withdrew his palm from Kuzan's chest, a blue devil fruit appeared in his hand.
"I originally wanted to sink you, but~for the sake of this fruit, I'll let you go this time."
Yale felt that he was as generous as the most generous philanthropist in the universe, and of course, he was like that.
"Go talk to your government—no, the Celestial Dragons—oh, anyway, talk to them. Ask them to step down early and let me take their place. I can be kind and give them a chance to live a good life."
After saying that, he disappeared from the spot, taking with him a devil fruit that he had taken from Kuzan's body.
Kuzan covered the place where he was pierced. There was no wound there and he didn't feel any pain.
He just lost...his devil fruit power.
"How is this possible..." Kuzan murmured, looking at Garp in surprise.
Garp's expression was uglier than ever before.
"He can't be a Devil Fruit user. Even Haki can't touch him."
"Even with my Observation Haki, I can't sense his approach." Kuzan paused before dropping the real bombshell.
"Mr. Garp, my devil fruit ability disappeared... No, he took it away from me!"
At least from what they knew, they had never heard of a devil fruit ability being taken away by someone else.
The only situation where the same ability will appear is when the previous user dies and the successor eats the newly appeared devil fruit.
But Kuzan had his strength forcibly sucked out of his body while he was still alive.
Perhaps the only good news now is that he is still alive, and even nothing is wrong with him except for the lost strength.
...Is there really nothing unusual?
Or is it that the abnormality is a change on the spiritual level that cannot be seen with the naked eye?
Kuzan put his hand down and said to Garp calmly, "Mr. Garp, we need to tell Marshal Zhan Guo about this immediately."
Garp nodded heavily.
He looked out to sea again.
Broken ice floes rise and fall, and the horizon and the sky are connected, so calm that it seems as if nothing will ever change.
The Kingdom of Goa was truly and completely wiped out.
Their home was completely gone...
The warships set sail and headed towards the island where the naval base was located.
Under the fluttering naval flag, a few sobs were heard from the bandits.
Dadan stood by the side of the ship, looking at the sea and biting his lips.
Tears welled up in her eyes, sparkling in the air with the sea breeze.
"Can't go back?" She asked with difficulty through gritted teeth.
Garp didn't say anything immediately. He patted her shoulder silently first, and then made an assurance in a deep voice.
"Don't worry, I will keep looking. We will definitely find the Kingdom of Goa!"
After comforting Dadan, Garp turned around and walked to Kuzan who was being examined by a military doctor.
Although Kuzan himself felt that there was nothing wrong, he was pierced through the chest by that mysterious guy after all, so how could he not be checked?
"How is it?" Karp asked with concern.
The medic shook his head, "Nothing wrong... except my abilities."
"There's no need to mention this anymore." Kuzan smiled bitterly, stood up and put his clothes back on.
He originally thought that he was here to relax and take a vacation, but he didn't expect that he was here to overcome his tribulation.
Garp looked at him, thought for a moment, and said, "After returning to the base, I will continue to stay here to search for the Goa Kingdom. You go back to the headquarters first and tell Sengoku about this matter in more detail."
Kuzan nodded, not worried about having to return alone.
Although his strength is greatly reduced without the ability of the fruit, the reason why he can become the admiral of the navy is not simply due to the fruit.
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