One Piece: My Crew is from Other World-Chapter 74: Resurrection!

Chapter 74: Resurrection!

Garp's Observation Haki had clearly confirmed it—those people were dead.

Even if Najenda had pulled off some strange trick when killing them, she herself had definitely been beaten to death. Garp had held her lifeless body in his own hands just moments ago.

And yet... there she was, standing right in front of him.

The bizarre scene made even the experienced Garp hesitate in disbelief.

"Well... to be fair," Ryuunosuke said with a calm smile, "I don't think our Dragon Hunter Pirates have really done anything that bad, right?"

"In the East Blue, your Navy came after us first. We just defended ourselves, plain and simple."

"Then your guys didn't fight back, and yeah, they got killed."

"And Vice Admiral Gion? She came at us on her own. We didn't provoke her."

"In fact, we let her go out of respect. Didn't want any beef with the Navy."

"And now you're here trying to block our path again. What, do you think we're easy pickings?"

From the day Ryuunosuke and his crew set sail, they hadn't done anything particularly evil. Sure, they hit some merchant ships—but only those tied to corrupt nobles. They even liberated a ship full of slaves.

Hell, they'd done unpaid work for the Navy. Helped them out and didn't get a single reward in return. Now that they were on the Grand Line, they hadn't even gotten a chance to stir up any real trouble, yet the Navy was already coming after them.

As for the situation with Morgans—well, the guy was a big-shot in the underground world, not some government official. He didn't fall under World Government or Navy jurisdiction.

Given all that, even Garp was starting to think Ryuunosuke might not be as guilty as everyone assumed.

"If that's really the case," Garp asked, his voice calm, "then why form a pirate crew at all?"

"Ryuunosuke, with your strength, if you came to Marineford—"

"Stop."

Ryuunosuke cut him off cold.

"Old man, I've got my own beliefs. My own path."

"I'm not gonna be some dog for the World Government."

That last word—dog—hung in the air. Garp let out a deep sigh.

Yeah, that was how most people saw the Navy these days. No matter how righteous they claimed to be, no matter how many pirates they captured, at the end of the day... they served the World Government.

That's also why Garp had never accepted a promotion to Admiral—he didn't want to be some bureaucrat's puppet. But there were limits to how far he could go. If he pushed too hard, it wouldn't just be insubordination—it would be full-on rebellion.

And his own sense of justice wouldn't let him take that step.

"In that case," Garp said, his tone now resolute, "I'll do what I must. I'll bring you in using my own power."

As soon as he said it, an overwhelming pressure erupted from his body—pure, unrelenting Haki.

"Conqueror's Haki, huh?" Ryuunosuke chuckled. "As expected from you, old man."

"But you might want to hold off for a sec. I've got help arriving."

Ryuunosuke pointed up toward the sky.

A distant caw broke the tension. Garp looked up and saw a News Coo—one of the newspaper delivery birds—circling overhead before landing in front of him, dropping a sealed report.

"What the hell is this...?"

Garp unfolded the paper and began to read. His expression went from puzzled to shocked... then to furious.

"Ryuunosuke... You actually—!"

BOOM!

Before he could finish, Garp slammed his fist into the frozen sea. The impact shattered the ice beneath them.

Meanwhile, Ryuunosuke and his crew leapt back aboard their sinister-looking warship.

"Mr. Garp," Ryuunosuke called out casually, "we don't want to keep fighting. If I really wanted to push this, I could probably keep you tied down here for a while."

"Not that I'd enjoy it. I mean, Ace is your dumbass grandson and Luffy's your idiot of a grandson too. So fighting you? Honestly, just a pain."

"You expect me to believe you'll leave this kingdom untouched?" Garp demanded, ripping the paper in half, his fury unhidden.

Ryuunosuke gave a small nod.

"I give you my word."

"And hey, I've still got a bit of credibility left. So relax, Vice Admiral. No need to worry."

"Oh—and by the way. I'm not the only one in the Dragon Hunter Pirates."

"There are other monsters in my crew."

"So if the Navy ever wants to make another move... maybe think twice, yeah?"

Just then, Ace stepped forward and launched a wave of scorching flames onto the ice, melting a path through the sea.

Their warship set sail once more, slowly disappearing from view.

Garp remained there, standing on a lone chunk of ice, still in shock.

The sea had already begun to thaw from the heat of his attack.

"Vice Admiral Garp, why...?"

Kuzan approached cautiously, but before he could finish, Garp handed him the report.

"The Kingdom of Baruto was being held hostage?"

"Dragon Hunter Pirates... Second Division Captain... Chrollo?"

Kuzan's expression shifted. Now he understood why Garp had let them go.

If the fight had continued, the whole kingdom would've gone up in smoke.

"This makes sense now," Kuzan muttered. "Vice Admiral Garp truly is the coolest man alive."

Because truthfully, Garp could've taken them all out.

But he didn't.

He made the hard choice—for the people.

"No..." Garp said with a weary tone. "Even if there weren't a kingdom at stake, it wouldn't be easy to bring them down."

"You saw it too—those dead crew members were resurrected."

"I don't know what ability that is, but judging by Ryuunosuke's condition, there doesn't seem to be any real drawback."

Garp sighed again.

He didn't want to believe it... but it was true.

And Ryuunosuke... he was already at a level where he could go toe-to-toe with a Navy Admiral.

His crewmates weren't far behind either—some of them might even be stronger than Ace.

A pirate crew like that... it wouldn't be long before they ruled the seas.

Maybe that man's prediction would come true after all.

Garp stared out in the direction the ship had vanished, his thoughts spiraling.

Peruru... Peru...

His Den Den Mushi buzzed to life.

"...Sengoku."

"Failed, huh?"

"Come back," Sengoku said simply.

Garp was surprised at how calm his voice was.

But he understood. Sengoku already knew—this was the only choice they had.

"Back to Marineford, then."

Garp turned and walked back to the warship, then laid down with a heavy sigh, already half-asleep.

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