Chapter 751: 751 The World Line Converges Again
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"What wrong? Is there anything else?"
Sherwin looked quizzically at Dragon, who was staring back at him.
After finishing his speculations about "Uranos," Dragon had shut his mouth and stopped speaking. Yet, he didn’t leave either. Instead, his face was filled with internal conflict, looking as if he had something to say but was hesitating.
"I... well..."
Dragon opened his mouth, stammering and refusing to say what it was, completely unlike his usual swift and decisive self.
Sherwin: ???
"What Mr. Dragon wants to say is probably about this, meow."
(=ΦωΦ=)つ
At this moment, Huamei walked over and handed Sherwin the latest newspaper issued by the World Government.
["Marine Traitor" Monkey D. Garp to be Publicly Executed in Marineford in Ten Days]
"...Huh?!"
Looking at the front-page headline, Sherwin was utterly flabbergasted.
What was this supposed to be? The world line converging again? A grandfather version of the Summit War?
After carefully reading the contents of this news report, Sherwin roughly understood what was going on.
Although the newspaper claimed that Garp had intentionally let his son and Revolutionary Army leader, Dragon, escape from Egghead, a crime of that level alone would unlikely lead to Garp execution.
The most probable outcome would just be dismissal, or at worst, imprisonment in Impel Down.
However, right after he went easy on his son at Egghead, "Uranos" was damaged, followed immediately by Mary Geoise being jointly attacked by the Felyne Investigation Team and the Revolutionary Army. Right on the heels of that, Dragon cut off the food supply to the Celestial Dragons...
After being provoked repeatedly by Dragon, and with Imu existence exposed, it would be a miracle if the World Government didn’t blow its top under such circumstances.
And as Dragon father, Garp had just been caught red-handed showing mercy to his son. Now, being dragged out to be made an example of and to serve as a punching bag for Imu anger became perfectly logical.
Furthermore...
"This trap is a bit too obvious."
Sherwin twitched the corner of his mouth. In the original manga, the World Government used this exact same trick to deal with the Whitebeard Pirates, and now they were using it on Dragon ahead of time.
However, although this strategy was old-fashioned, it was undeniably effective.
Dragon obviously couldn’t just stand by and watch his own old man get killed because of him.
But with the World Government situation being such an obvious trap, Dragon couldn’t bring himself to drag other uninvolved people into taking risks with him. Yet, he also didn’t have much of a solution against an out-of-the-ordinary Ancient Weapon like "Uranus"...
No wonder Dragon had been acting hesitant and stammering since earlier.
"That how things are..."
Seeing that Sherwin had already understood the situation, Dragon, who had been conflicted all this time, felt somewhat relieved.
"My main concern is that ’Uranu might have already been repaired by then. If that the case, we won’t stand a single chance."
In other words, if he hadn’t noticed that the World Government might have repaired "Uranus", Dragon actually didn’t intend to ask Sherwin and the others for help.
"You’re being too formal."
Having guessed Dragon thoughts, Sherwin patted his shoulder and said, "Old man Garp has a pretty good relationship with us too. There no reason for us to sit back and watch him die without saving him."
"That right, that right! Klee Meow and brother Sherwin will definitely help you rescue Grandpa Garp, meow!" (=`ω=)
Among the many Felynes, the little Ragdoll who had the best relationship with Garp also chimed in and shouted.
And...
"Ace definitely won’t sit idly by either. If that happens, the Whitebeard Pirates will most likely join in as well. The strength on our side is still very considerable."
Sherwin reminded him, "But before that, you had better discuss it thoroughly with Whitebeard first."
Dragon did not say anything more, but bowed deeply to Sherwin to express his gratitude.
"Sherwin, I have a question meow."
(=ω=)
When Dragon left to arrange the Revolutionary Army work and contact the Whitebeard Pirates, Haibara Meow, who had been staying on Sherwin shoulder and listened to the whole thing from beginning to end, suddenly tugged at his ear and asked in confusion,
"The World Government is making such a big fuss about promoting this matter, aren’t they afraid that Kaido and BIG MOM will take advantage of this time to attack Egghead Island meow?"
Oh, right!
Sherwin slapped his thigh.
The World Government had been fighting the Hundred Alliance, the Revolutionary Army, and his Felyne Investigation Team continuously during this period, and they were already severely short-handed.
Even an Admiral, who was part of their top-tier combat power, had been killed by Sherwin. Even if Uranus was repaired, it would be impossible to take care of both sides at the same time...
Unless Imu planned to take action personally, and his ability was strong enough to match an Ancient Weapon.
Otherwise, even if he was somewhat stronger than the three Admirals or the four... five Emperors, it wouldn’t be enough to deter any side of the battlefield.
Moreover, with Imu personality as the ultimate introvert, Sherwin did not think that mere rumors would completely force him out.
So...
Could there be some new changes on Egghead Island?
But Vegapunk hadn’t sent any news over?
It couldn’t be that York had also betrayed them ahead of time and had already killed Vegapunk and the other clones, right?
As a result, just two seconds after this thought popped up, Sherwin immediately remembered his own bizarre jinx (scratch that) prophetic talent...
Better give Vegapunk a phone call after all.
Feeling a bit guilty, the Hunter quickly took out a white Den Den Mushi that prevented eavesdropping and dialed the number Vegapunk had left for him.
"Beep beep beep beep..."
The ringback tone sounded for a long time, but no one on the other side answered.
Just when Sherwin thought something had really happened to Vegapunk, the call was finally picked up.
"Sherwin? Why are you looking for me?"
Vegapunk deliberately lowered voice came from the mouth of the Den Den Mushi. "Speak quickly if you have something to say. The World Government strengthened its surveillance over the entire Egghead Island a while ago. If it takes too long, I’m afraid it will be discovered."
This was also the main reason why Sherwin rarely initiated contact with Vegapunk. That place was full of mixed company, making frequent contact highly inconvenient.
So, Sherwin quickly and briefly explained the situation on his end.
"I know about Garp situation, but now that you mention it... something does seem a bit strange. Aside from the strengthened surveillance a while ago, the guards on Egghead Island have not increased over the past few days, and nothing else on Egghead Island has changed."
Vegapunk also realized at this moment that this situation seemed a bit off, but for the time being, he really couldn’t find a clue.
"In short, I will keep a closer eye out. If I find any new situations, I will find a way to contact you."
Ultimately, Vegapunk couldn’t figure anything out either, and could only hang up the phone in a hurry.
After all, there were simply too many possibilities. Without key information, it was impossible to speculate at all. If one factored in Imu stubbornly acting on a whim, even with key information, it might not be possible to deduce the truth.
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