【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

Chapter 549 Garp has so many grandsons!

"Even though I can't understand a word, I really like this bronze statue! It's so imposing!" Luffy said, grinning as he looked at the statue in front of him.

"Hey, isn't this our great warrior Rebecca?"

"Invincible heroine, we're really looking forward to your amazing performance today!"

"That last punch gave you some satisfaction, didn't it? The Spartan who always bullied you got beaten up so badly."

"What do those guys mean?" Luffy asked, looking at the two men who had suddenly come over and said those words.

“You don’t need to worry about it…” Rebecca bit her lower lip, holding back her tears. “Today is the last time I’ll fight! After I get the power of the Devil Fruit, I must kill Doflamingo!”

"Huh?" Luffy finally remembered why he came to this island and looked at Rebecca in surprise. "You want to take Doflamingo?"

Which district are you from?

"C," Luffy replied. Hearing the commotion outside and remembering Ace who had already entered the arena, he rushed towards the window. The battle was almost over, and only Ace and a masked man remained on the field. "Phew, thank goodness I didn't miss it!"

"Those two guys are terrifyingly strong!"

"In the blink of an eye, the arena was cleared out, leaving only the two of them."

"Oh, he took off his mask!"

"How could this be? It's actually this man... B... Bages!?"

"Blackbeard Pirates!?"

"It really was you!" Ace ripped off his beard and stared intently at Burgess. "Isn't that bitch Blackbeard hiding anymore?"

"Fire Fist!?" Burgess exclaimed incredulously.

"How...how could this happen!?"

"It's...it's appeared!!"

"Fire Fist Ace has actually appeared in the arena!!"

"Why would even such a big shot come to participate?!"

"It's that guy again!" Luffy glared angrily at Burgess standing on the platform, remembering his attempt to ambush Lucci in Jaya. "Ace, go for it! Beat that bastard to a pulp!!"

"It really is Fire Fist Ace..." Cavendish had somehow appeared at the window, watching Fire Fist Ace punch Burgess until his face was contorted in pain, then turned to Luffy with a sly look. "So you're Straw Hat Luffy then..."

......

"Isn't this a direct exposure of his identity?!" Franky exclaimed incredulously, looking at Ace who had ripped off his beard. He had thought that with Ace around, Luffy wouldn't be exposed so easily, but he was exposed in the very first battle. Franky sighed and sat up. "Then I'd better get to work as soon as possible. There should be an entrance to the underground factory nearby..."

"Wait, I'm going too! I need to talk to you."

"What are you doing? Get out of my way." Franky said to the toy soldier clinging to his leg with displeasure. "I have nothing to say to people who don't know the factory entrance! I'm in a hurry!"

"Wait, wait a minute, let's find somewhere else to talk!"

Franky looked thoughtfully at the toy soldier's tense expression. "Who exactly are you?"

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Arena Lounge

"You're Straw Hat Luffy!!"

My name is Lucy!

"Are you really not?" Cavendish sheathed his sword and lunged at Luffy's beard. "Then take off your beard and let me see!"

"Hey! Stop it! Don't pull!" Luffy immediately covered his beard and backed away. Seeing Ace coming over, he hid behind Ace and peeked out at Cabbage. "I told you, I'm not Straw Hat Luffy! My name is Lucy, Lucy!"

Ace instantly understood what had happened. It must have been his impulsive act that exposed his identity, which led to Luffy's identity being exposed as well. "His name is Lucy. I have three brothers."

"Really?" Cavendish looked at Fire Fist Ace with suspicion. "So Straw Hat Luffy and Lucy are both your brothers?"

“That’s right.” Ace nodded seriously. As long as Luffy could continue to hide his identity, that was fine.

"Since that's the case, we only need Lucie..."

"Is your other brother Monkey D. Lucci?"

A smiling voice suddenly interrupted Cavendish.

“Ah, that’s right, that’s my brother.” Luffy said, looking at the old man with the strange head who had suddenly appeared behind him.

"How is Mr. Karp feeling lately?"

"Huh? Old man, do you know my grandfather?" Luffy asked in surprise.

"I almost got killed by Garp before... That's when I decided I'd hate him for generations to come!"

"So this guy was that old man's enemy after all," Ace said, pulling Luffy aside and watching the old man mutter to himself, demanding they repay their grudges.

"That Garp guy has so many grandsons! I'm going to kill them all!" Chinjao said, spinning his massive body and ramming his forehead into Ace and Luffy. "Wu-tou!"

"If you want to hate someone, go hate my grandpa!" Luffy said angrily, throwing a punch at the old man who was bumping into them.

"Get out of my way, old man!" Ace raised his flaming fist.

"Damn Green Pepper leader, get out of my way! I need to find out if this kid is actually Straw Hat Luffy!" Cavendish drew his sword.

The fist, the beautiful sword, and the hard head collided, and the shockwave generated instantly sent the surrounding crowd flying, while the green pepper's massive body was flipped over in an instant.

"They actually knocked the green pepper away!"

"What's with this old man suddenly showing up?" Ace muttered, looking at Green Pepper lying in the ruins. "If you want revenge, you should go find that old geezer."

"Whoa!!" Green Pepper squinted angrily as he stood up from the ruins, clasped his hands together, his beard flying wildly, and took a step to the side with his right foot, assuming a horse stance. "Looks like you all have good aptitude! But this ends here!!"

"The green pepper has gone berserk!"

"Wait, wait, Grandpa! That's enough."

"If you act recklessly here, you'll be disqualified from the competition!"

"Those are Old Cai and Abu from the Flower Kingdom!"

"Let me go, my lovely grandchildren!"

"What are you doing! If you fight before the match, you'll be disqualified!"

"Even if I get ejected, it doesn't matter, I want to... Ah!?" Cavendish stared incredulously at the empty spot. The two people who had just been standing there had vanished without a trace. Cavendish found a direction, brandished his sword, and ran while shouting, "Lucy! Take off your beard and let me see it!!"