The southernmost border area of the Goa Kingdom is called the Edge Town. Because it is only separated from the Gray Terminal by a single wall, it emits a considerable stench and is a gathering place for ruffians.
Further inside is the High Town, the true Goa Kingdom, where ruffians from the Gray Terminal and Edge Town are not allowed to enter casually. The area is patrolled by the "Trash Disposal Unit," a name somewhat similar to Zephyr's current Trash Disposal Unit. However, it is still easy for children to sneak in.
It was not yet the time of day when the garbage was dumped twice, so the city gate leading to the Goa Kingdom was naturally still tightly shut. However, Wolf's size, which was far larger than the city gate, had already attracted the attention of a large crowd on the other side of the wall.
The city gate didn't even reach his waist. "Where did that monster come from?!"
"If he steps down once, won't this whole place be finished?"
Ignoring the sounds of astonishment at his body, sounds he had long grown accustomed to, Wolf lowered his head and addressed Alucard, who was standing in front of the gate, in his simple, unique voice. "Captain, the gate is closed~"
"Then what are you standing around for?"
Alucard said flatly. Upon hearing this, Wolf clenched his right fist. Amidst the thoughts of the onlookers below, such as "Is he going to...", he slammed his fist fiercely into the city wall.
BOOM!!!
A deafening sound reverberated, reaching almost the entire southern region of the Goa Kingdom. Countless people dropped what they were doing and looked toward the southwest.
What happened?
At that moment, a massive hole had been torn through the city wall. No one knew where the gate had been struck. Everyone who witnessed this, both inside and outside the wall, was terrified, collapsing onto the ground.
Is that something a person can do? Although, just looking at that physique, that big brute clearly isn't human...
Alucard walked through the hole Wolf had punched, entering the Edge Town. Wolf was about to move his enormous body to follow when he suddenly heard Alucard say from ahead, "You don't need to follow. Find the child."
Wolf stopped and returned to the Gray Terminal.
By the time the Kingdom soldiers guarding the area regained their senses, Alucard had already disappeared into the town, out of sight. Through the gigantic hole, however, they could see many monsters wreaking havoc and searching for people in the Gray Terminal.
"Quickly notify His Majesty the King of this matter!"
A few soldiers consulted with each other and immediately ran toward the High Town palace, abandoning all else.
Alucard had to admit that he hadn't experienced this feeling in a long time.
Whether it was on the Grand Line or in the New World, as soon as he stepped outside, everyone would instantly recognize him. Walking down a bustling street like this without attracting much attention was something he hadn't experienced in ages.
Alucard sat at a single table in an outdoor café, quietly waiting for the results. He hadn't expected that the Red-Haired Pirates would actually dare to launch a sneak attack on him for Luffy, especially right after provoking another Yonko.
The older crew members were fine; they had met Luffy, had some affection for the boy, and were willing to take the risk to save him. But the new crew members who had just joined wouldn't see it the same way. They had never even met Luffy, only heard a little about him from Shanks and the others. To risk their lives to enter another Yonko's den just for that was surely met with inner dissatisfaction—to say otherwise would be a lie.
However, due to Shanks's resolute attitude and charisma, they reluctantly agreed, consoling themselves with the excuse that "Yonko Alucard isn't on the island anyway."
They forgot that the last time they went to Arderay, Alucard also did not personally engage them, yet they still lost a quarter of their men.
It was unclear if Luffy truly possessed some mysterious power or if fate was somehow aiding him.
For three consecutive days, the Immortal Pirates had virtually turned the Gray Terminal upside down but failed to find him and the other two boys.
On the third day, one of Matthew's subordinates brought in Bluejam, the Captain of the Bluejam Pirates. Bluejam revealed that he had once captured Sabo, one of the three boys, and that Sabo was the son of the Goa Kingdom's King, from whom they might be able to glean more information.
Then... Bluejam was killed. They gathered a lot of intelligence, but they still hadn't captured the person they were looking for, which gave the Red-Haired Pirates the time they needed to attack Arderay...
At this time, Luffy, after learning that Sabo was the King's son, had been thrown out of the kingdom. He returned to Mount Corvo, where he usually lived, only to find everyone in the Dadan Family's home wrapped in bandages, with some having broken arms and legs.
Ten-year-old Ace rushed toward Dadan, who had bandages wrapped around her head and legs near the stove, shouting, "Hey! W-what happened?! Huh? What exactly happened while we were gone?!"
As Ace spoke, he looked around. Everyone avoided his gaze, especially Luffy.
"Hey, is everyone okay?" Luffy kept asking, but no one answered him, and no one even dared to look at him. Perhaps some of them had sold out Luffy.
"Quiet!"
Dadan, whose injuries hadn't fully healed, slapped the relentlessly questioning Ace, sending him flying several meters to crash onto the ground. "It was a fall! Why are you asking so many questions?!"
Ace slid a few feet on the ground, then stood up, furious. "Fine! I don't care about you guys! Luffy, let's go! We have to save Sabo!"
"Oh!"
Luffy quickly followed as Ace left.
But just as the two brothers reached the door, Dadan suddenly stood up, forcefully pinned both of them to the ground, and said with a dark expression, "Neither of you is allowed to go
anywhere! I've already notified Garp! Now I'm having people send you out of Foosha Village and to Shells Town!"
Shells Town, the town closest to Foosha Village that had a Marine military base. Once there, all they had to do was mention Garp's name, and Luffy and the others would definitely receive the best possible protection.
Dadan's face was grim as she recalled the flag insignia on the pirates who had severely injured her crew—she read the newspapers.
She recognized the Yonko Alucard's flag at a glance!
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I just realized some of the chapters i posted have errors like in spacing and arrangements. It's not my fault, its the copy-pasting mechanism. I'll make sure this won't happen in the next chapters.
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