The moment Nagasawa clicked yes on the question of whether to join, he instantly felt his vision go black. Immediately afterward, Nagasawa felt an intense sense of weightlessness. When he came back to his senses, he was already in the sky above a sea, continuously falling downward.
Nagasawa did not panic. Relying on his own powerful strength, he walked in the air, then, relying on his powerful perception, sensed that there was a place with many presences. It should be a ship.
Nagasawa casually took out a Flying Thunder God kunai and threw it in the direction of the ship, then immediately used Flying Thunder God to teleport onto the ship.
This gave the pirates on this pirate ship a great fright.
A living person had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
However, pirates who could reach the New World more or less had some ability. Clearly, they would not keep standing there stunned because of this.
A burly pirate wearing a black coat, holding a large blade in his hand, and with a hideous scar on his face asked viciously, "Kid, who are you?"
Looking at this black-clothed pirate's burly figure, Nagasawa fell into thought. He was thinking whether he should use the Transformation Technique to make himself a little taller. Otherwise, any unknown background character he casually encountered had a blade in his hand that was bigger than his entire body, and he had to look up to see people. How tiring was that?
"Are you deaf? This uncle is talking to you, didn't you hear?" Seeing Nagasawa actually directly ignore him, the black-clothed pirate roared angrily.
Because just now, he had been passionately giving a speech to his crew members, talking about the bright future after seeking refuge with the Beasts Pirates, when suddenly a hidden weapon flew over and brushed past his face, scaring him half to death. The atmosphere on the scene was also completely gone.
"How much is your bounty?" Seeing that this pirate was actually so arrogant, Nagasawa asked curiously.
Before the black-clothed pirate could speak, a pirate beside him rushed to say, "Our captain's bounty reached 180 million Belly some time ago! We have only entered the New World for just over a year."
Hearing his subordinate mention his achievements, the black-clothed pirate smiled proudly and said, "Kid, although your appearance was very strange, don't think that means I am afraid of you."
He had mastered Observation Haki, and because he was a Zoan fruit user, he still had a certain amount of confidence in himself.
He felt that after joining the Beasts Pirates, he could directly become a Headliner, then become one of the Flying Six, and finally become an All-Star, reaching the peak of his pirate life.
As for becoming one of the Four Emperors, he temporarily did not dare think about that.
Hearing that it was only 180 million Belly, Nagasawa revealed a disappointed smile. So weak. Even if he was an ability user, it was definitely not some powerful ability.
Luffy already had 300 million Belly before entering the New World. This person had been in the New World for over a year and only had 180 million. Clearly, he was not some impressive character.
"Boss, don't waste words with this kid. Just cut him down," a violent pirate among the crowd said.
"So, you often cut people down?" Nagasawa asked casually.
"Haha, you kid are really funny. We are pirates. If we don't cut people down, don't rob, don't kill and set fires, then what do we do?" That pirate seemed to find Nagasawa's words very funny.
Hearing the conversation between the two, the pirates nearby also laughed loudly.
But in the next instant, they could no longer laugh.
Nagasawa somehow took out a blade and held it in his hand. He casually swung it twice, and powerful slashes instantly flew out, killing a large number of pirates.
Because Nagasawa was afraid of destroying the ship, he controlled the power, leaving alive a small portion of pirates whose positions were good.
"Flying slashes! He's a swordsman!" The small number of surviving pirates revealed terrified expressions.
The black-clothed pirate had not expected Nagasawa to actually be a swordsman. He immediately used his fruit ability and turned into a giant dog with a white front and black back.
Nagasawa was stunned by the sight. Why did it look so much like a house-demolishing dog from his previous life called a husky?
Seeing Nagasawa freeze, the black-clothed pirate thought he had successfully shocked Nagasawa and laughed loudly, "I ate the Dog-Dog Fruit, Black-and-White Dog Model. I have abundant stamina and powerful defense. Now, if you join my Black-and-White Dog Pirates, I can overlook what you did and even let you become my vice captain."
The black-clothed pirate was someone who believed in the law of the jungle. He did not want to care about those weak pirates who had been killed. If this swordsman joined their pirate crew, then even with many small fries gone, their strength would instead rise.
"Is your ability demolishing houses?" Nagasawa could not help asking.
"What demolishing houses?" The black-clothed pirate revealed a confused expression like a great intelligence, not understanding what Nagasawa was saying.
"Nothing. You can die." Nagasawa swung his blade again, killing all the pirates except the black-clothed pirate. Then he flashed behind the black-clothed pirate and knocked him unconscious. After touching his head for half a minute, he directly killed him with one slash.
Although it was not a useful fruit, just an ordinary Zoan, and even a comedic breed like a husky, it was still the first ability user he encountered after coming to the Pirate world, so it was worth collecting.
But after killing all the pirates, Nagasawa suddenly thought of a problem. Who would sail the ship? He did not know how to sail.
If it were that kind of small boat, he could still use a blade as a makeshift oar to row, but for such a large pirate ship, using a blade to row was somewhat unsuitable.
"It's all your fault. Why did you have to commit so many evils, making me unable to resist killing all of you?" Nagasawa somewhat gloomily kicked the corpse of the black-clothed pirate.
Originally, he thought that since there was a ship, he could hitch a ride to a place with people, then think of a way to go to the Revolutionary Army's base, Baltigo, to meet Dragon and see the Revolutionary Army. If it was suitable, he would help the Revolutionary Army, giving them some advanced ideas as well as military support.
But with the situation now, he could only drift along and go wherever he drifted.
Since he was idle anyway, Nagasawa created a shadow clone to throw the corpses on the ship down to feed the Sea Kings.
It was unknown whether Nagasawa was lucky or what, but not long after drifting, Nagasawa sensed another ship entering his perception range.
This time, Nagasawa swore that even if everyone on the ship were evil pirates full of crimes, he would still leave one who could sail. It would not be too late to kill them after reaching his destination.
However, after it could be seen with the naked eye, Nagasawa discovered that what came was not a pirate ship, but a Navy warship.
"If it is the Navy, asking them to help send me to a nearby city should be no problem," Nagasawa felt that his luck was truly not bad.
He was not some wanted criminal with a bounty, so there was no need to fight when encountering the Navy.
But Nagasawa had not expected that although he did not want to fight, on the Navy side, a tall person suddenly jumped directly onto the pirate ship he was on.
"Garp?" Looking at the strong old man before him, nearly three meters tall and with short gray-white hair, Nagasawa immediately recognized his identity.
"Seeing as you are young and also fairly handsome, why would you be unable to think things through and become a pirate? Running into me today counts as your bad luck." Garp twisted his neck, preparing to end the battle with one punch.
"Pirate?" Nagasawa was somewhat puzzled at first, then suddenly thought that on this pirate ship, he was the only person, and he had also cleaned up the corpses. Then of course he would be taken as a pirate. He was the only person on this pirate ship.
Although he was misunderstood, Nagasawa did not explain. He had not fought Garp during the Summit War last time, so he could make up for it this time.
Garp threw an ordinary punch toward Nagasawa without using Haki.
Nagasawa kept Ryujin Jakka at his waist and also did not use Haki, meeting Garp with an ordinary punch.
Bang!!!
A huge sound of air exploding rang out. The powerful impact destroyed the ship's deck, and a large amount of wood splinters flew in the air.
Feeling the power on the other side of the fist that was not inferior to his own, Garp's expression changed, and he looked at Nagasawa with some surprise.
Although that punch just now did not use Armament Haki, it had used his powerful strength, enough to instantly defeat pirates with bounties of 500 million.
"Interesting." Garp grinned and laughed loudly. He was feeling annoyed. It was better if a punching bag who could take a few more punches came.
Bang bang bang!!!
Without using Armament Haki, the two sides quickly exchanged more than a dozen blows, evenly matched.
"Pirate kid, let's see whether you can take this punch!" Garp laughed loudly. His right fist was covered by extremely powerful Armament Haki, then smashed fiercely toward Nagasawa.
Nagasawa smiled slightly. He did not use Breathing Style, Chakra, or anything else. He also activated Armament Haki, colliding with Garp's fist.
Boom boom boom!!!
The wooden planks beneath the two could not withstand this powerful force and shattered one after another.
This time, Nagasawa fell slightly into a disadvantage and retreated farther, but Nagasawa did not care and laughed loudly, "Marine Hero Garp is indeed very strong, but I can still take it."
His current Haki had to use Chakra to display its strongest power, so just now did not count for much.
When the marines on Garp's ship saw that Nagasawa could actually clash with Garp, who had used Armament Haki, they all revealed extremely shocked expressions.
Garp was the Marine Hero. Although he was only a Vice Admiral, that was because he himself had always been unwilling to be promoted. Garp's own strength was definitely at the highest combat power level.
And this pirate before them, of whom they had no impression, could actually fight Garp using Haki. How shocking was that?
"State your name," Garp revealed a serious expression. After a simple probe, he could already be certain that the person before him was at minimum at the level of a Four Emperor crew cadre, and it was not impossible for him to be higher.
For a pirate of this level, he actually had no impression at all. This was very strange.
"I am Fujiwara Nagasawa. By the way, I am not a pirate," Nagasawa said with a smile.
After exchanging a few fist-to-flesh punches with Garp, Nagasawa was in a good mood and prepared to resolve the misunderstanding.
Garp was a character he liked quite a lot, and he was already so old. Although his strength was still present, Nagasawa felt that bullying the elderly was always a little off. Of course, it depended on the elderly person. For someone like Big Mom, Nagasawa would have no psychological burden at all when beating her.
"Not a pirate? Could it be that you picked up this pirate ship?" Garp looked at Nagasawa suspiciously, not directly believing Nagasawa's words.
Fortunately, Nagasawa had not cleaned up all the traces of killing. After explaining to Garp for a while, he even stepped through the air to retrieve several corpses.
With so much evidence, and because Nagasawa indeed did not look like a pirate, Garp believed Nagasawa's words.
"I do not deny that some pirates only yearn for freedom and are not doing it to rob treasure, but most pirates are not good people. They are only decorating their robber behavior," Nagasawa expressed his attitude toward pirates.
Hearing what Nagasawa said, Garp could not help patting Nagasawa's shoulder forcefully.
"Too right. If those two brats in my family could understand this truth, that would be good," Garp sighed.
Since they were little, he had instilled in Luffy and the others the idea of becoming marines, but in the end, they still became pirates and even shouted that they wanted to become the Pirate King.
But what could the Pirate King bring to this world? Since the Great Pirate Era, the number of pirates had surged, the world had become even more chaotic, and countless civilians had died under pirates' blades.
It was true that some pirates did not do bad things and instead did righteous deeds, but individual cases could not represent the whole. Most pirates were a group of people who did not deserve to live.
After talking with Nagasawa and recognizing what kind of person Nagasawa was, Garp instantly changed his opinion of Nagasawa greatly, feeling that Nagasawa was an outstanding young person with good values.
"You kid really suits my taste. If it were before, I would definitely have you be my adjutant," Garp laughed loudly.
Nagasawa smiled and did not speak.
Pirates were rotten, but the Navy also could not solve the problems of the Pirate world, because the Navy itself was the protective force of those problems.
"Nagasawa, do you want to join the Navy?" Suddenly, Garp asked seriously.
Nagasawa's strength was so powerful, yet he had always been unknown. In Garp's view, although Nagasawa hated pirates, he might also not trust the Navy.
As the Marine Hero, Garp was also very clear about the Navy's matters, but many things were things even he had no way to change, such as the Celestial Dragons.
But now the situation was different. The Navy had lost face in front of the entire world during the Summit War. The Great Pirate Era further developed, and even more people went out to sea and became pirates.
Moreover, after Aokiji failed in competing with Akainu for the Fleet Admiral position, he withdrew from the Navy, while Akainu also rose to Fleet Admiral. Two positions among the Three Admirals were suddenly empty.
Garp also wanted to increase some powerful combat power for the Navy. Nagasawa had such powerful strength while so young. He had great prospects.
Of course, the main reason was still that he admired Nagasawa and felt that Nagasawa was very suitable to become a marine.
"Now is the special period of the world conscription. With my recommendation, plus your strength, perhaps you can directly be promoted to Admiral," Garp said.
The losses in the Summit War were too great, and afterward, two Admiral positions were also opened up, so the World Government, eager to restore the Navy's strength, directly launched a world conscription. As long as one's strength was strong enough, one could directly jump to Admiral!
This would have been impossible before. No matter how strong you were, you still had to obediently climb the ranks. Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru had all climbed up step by step.
"Admiral..." Nagasawa fell into thought.
Originally, he did not know what point in time he was in, but according to Garp's words, he was now in the special period where he could directly become a Navy Admiral.
'If I become an Admiral, I should be able to provide the Revolutionary Army with quite a lot of help, and I can also correct the thoughts of some decent marines in the Navy...' Nagasawa immediately thought of all the benefits of being an Admiral. The role of an undercover Admiral was far too great.
In that case, the answer was simple.