One Piece: Initially tricked into joining the Marines by Garp

Chapter 243 A Conversation with Sengoku Garp

Sengoku, seeing the two excited, cautioned, "Don't be too happy yet. The power of Devil Fruits is strong, but we can't be careless. Um... young Garp, you still need time to familiarize yourself with and master this new power."

Garp waved his hand dismissively: "I know, I know, I understand the Sengoku period."

"At worst, we can go find Whitebeard and have a fight to get some experience."

Luo Xia gave a wry smile: "That's really the old man's personality."

Garp glared at Rorschach: "You brat, just wait and see how this old man displays his might!"

At this moment, Sengoku looked at Rorschach and asked, "Rorschach, you guys came from the future, so it must only be a few years from now, right?"

Why do you ask that?

Sengoku pointed to Garp sitting next to Rorschach, "Because that guy's hair is even darker than Garp's now."

"I was dressed casually, like I was on vacation."

Rorschach turned his head and saw that it was indeed the case, because Karp, who was sitting next to Rorschach, was wearing a floral shirt.

Luo Xia turned around and gave a wry smile. "We come from more than thirty years in the future. As for why this old guy has such black hair and looks so young, that's naturally because of me."

"Because of you?"

"That's right, because I'm an inventor, I gave the old man something to drink, which made him about thirty years younger."

"After all, he's not at Marine Headquarters right now, but at a Marine base in the New World, so he naturally needs to be strong."

"Otherwise, we could be attacked by pirates at any time."

"And I can't beat such a strong guy right now, so I need the old man."

Sengoku listened to Rorschach's explanation and his eyes lit up with curiosity: "Your invention is so amazing? Can it be mass-produced? If so, the navy's combat power will be greatly enhanced."

Luo Xia smiled slightly, revealing a mischievous grin, and then held up three fingers: "Thirty billion for each bottle. Even if you can afford it, I won't give it to you. After all, this is something for the future, and I won't change it."

Garp, standing next to Rorschach, laughed and said, "Sengoku, don't even think about it."

"And there should be someone like Rorschach in this world, right?" Garp asked, turning his head.

Rorschach shrugged. "How would I know?"

Sengoku pointed at Rorschach and then looked at Garp, asking, "Did Rorschach join the army voluntarily?"

"Could you tell me how you met this kid decades later?"

Garp didn't speak, but instead nudged Rorschach with his elbow. Seeing Rorschach nod slightly, Garp slowly began to speak.

"I remember it was in... in, cough cough, I've forgotten which year it was."

"Even though I haven't lived long enough, I still know."

"After deceiving Sengoku that time, I led the marines back to Windmill Village. When we were almost at Windmill Village, we encountered a deserted island."

"Wouldn't there be streaks of fire slashing from the back of that isolated island? Those streaks almost struck me when I was passing by."

"After that, I rushed to that deserted island, and under my persuasion, the kid agreed to join the Navy. That's how it is."

"However, I don't know the specifics."

After listening to Garp's explanation, Sengoku stroked his chin and began to think.

"That sounds like an interesting experience. Rorschach, why were you alone on that deserted island? And what was with that fire slash?"

Rorschach shrugged and said, "That's not something you can know, because I've long forgotten about it."

Sengoku shook his head helplessly. "Alright, it seems you have your own secrets."

Garp laughed: "But the kid hasn't been born yet, so it's no use for you to know."

"It's alright, I can write it down first and look at it again decades later. Then I can bring Brother Luo Xia back." Zhan Guo Bai Nian said, taking out his notebook and starting to write.

Luo Xia smiled wryly, thinking to himself, "It's highly likely that this marshal's plan will fail, because there simply can't be another Luo Xia in this world."

"And I am unique."

After finishing writing, Zhan Guo looked up and asked, "By the way, Brother Luo Xia, could you sell me a few of those things that make you younger?"

"When we drink it decades later, we can still catch pirates."

Rorschach stroked his chin and considered for a moment before saying, "No, the effects of this thing are immeasurable. If you misuse this drug, it may lead to unforeseen consequences."

"Moreover... this one costs 3 billion, and I might even raise the price."

Sengoku sighed in disappointment, "Alas, indeed, this is far too defying the heavens."

Luo Xia smiled slightly, his magnetic voice reaching their ears, "It's truly heaven-defying, after all, it can bring the dead back to life."

In an instant, the air fell silent. Sengoku and Garp, who were sitting opposite Rorschach, widened their eyes and stared intently at Rorschach.

Rorschach remained calm and even used his spatial ability to obtain an apple and begin eating it.

That can be summed up in one sentence: "You guys do your thing, I'll eat mine, it doesn't matter."

After a long while, Sengoku finally found his voice, "Rorschach, you just said... you can bring the dead back to life? How is that possible?" Garp also looked at Rorschach with a serious expression.

Rorschach took a bite of his apple and said slowly, "In the future, the technological development I, Rorschach, will far exceed our imagination. But the raw materials for this potion are extremely rare, and the manufacturing process is complex. So far, I haven't used many, just a few at most."

Sengoku took a deep breath. "Even so, this is against common sense. This kind of power will inevitably disrupt the balance of the world."

Rorschach nodded. "That's why I won't use it easily, much less sell it. This time I came to the past just to see what you were like back then."

"I just wanted to beat up a young Garp, but things didn't go as planned. I didn't expect him to be so strong."

"Although I don't sell them, I did use them for pirates in the future. As for who it was, guess for yourselves!"

Karp scratched his head. "Then why did you tell us this secret?"

Rorschach shrugged. "You can't have it anyway, so what's the harm in talking about it? Besides, I trust you won't go around telling everyone."

Sengoku and Garp exchanged a glance and nodded silently.

At that moment, Garp, who was sitting next to Rorschach, suddenly grabbed Rorschach and asked, "Kid, you used it on that bastard Shanks, didn't you?"

“That’s right, his arm has recovered, so it’s perfect for him to use.”

“He has a similar personality to me, we get along very well, and he’s rich.”

"If I conquer the pirate world, I might just steal him first."

"hey-hey."