General Lanlin of One Piece

Two days later, the headquarters hospital.

On the hospital bed covered with a new quilt, Garp slowly opened his heavy eyelids. The first thing he saw was the ceiling that had been painted white.

His cloudy eyes glanced left and right until he saw two young sailors sleeping soundly beside him, and then they slowly gained focus.

"Kerby, Belumeb, I...why didn't I die?"

Garp's chapped lips trembled slightly, as if he couldn't believe he was still alive.

Obviously when he was on Nine Snakes Island, his throat was pierced by Rayleigh's finger, and he didn't know how much blood flowed out.

He should die.

But why when he woke up, what he saw was not the underworld, not Roger and Ace, but the hospital of Malinfando, and the two disciples who were sleeping soundly with tired faces.

Garp raised his right hand in a daze, trying to touch his throat to confirm that the life-and-death fight with Rayleigh was not a dream he had.

But at this moment, his right hand was as heavy as if it were filled with lead. Even the lifting movement was extremely difficult.

The arm with several blood vessels and infusion tubes tied around it had just been lifted into the air when it fell back heavily, pulling the hanging bottles and blood bags standing next to the hospital bed until they fell over.

A sudden noise woke up Kebi and Belumeb, who were sleeping soundly.

When the two of them opened their tired eyes and saw the awakened Garp, tears of excitement burst out of their eyes instantly.

Kebi choked and rushed to Garp's side, grabbed Garp's palm excitedly, and shouted in a slightly distorted voice: "Lieutenant General Garp! Are you awake? Great! You are finally awake! Woohoo! Wow, I almost thought, thought you..."

Looking at Kebi who was so excited that he howled, a guilty smile finally appeared on Garp's dull face.

He said weakly: "I made you worry, Kebi."

"It's okay, it's okay, as long as you're okay. I, I'll contact Marshal Warring States right now."

Kebi shook his head like a rattle, wiped away his nose and tears, took out his phone and dialed.

Soon, within a few minutes, there were dense footsteps in the corridor outside.

"Is Garp awake? Kirby."

Before the Warring States people arrived, an old voice came from outside the door.

The door to the ward was quickly pushed open, and several people hurried in, led by Warring States and Lieutenant General He.

Rorschach, Kizaru, Black Horse, and Flying Squirrel stood outside the door and did not come in.

Seeing Garp who had woken up in the hospital bed, everyone was obviously relieved, and the tense expressions on their faces relaxed.

"Marshal Sengoku! Lieutenant General He!" Seeing Sengoku and Lieutenant General He, Kebi and Belumeb quickly stood up and saluted.

Warring States nodded to them and ordered: "Well, Kebi, go and prepare some food for Garp. Remember to keep it light and let Deno cook it himself."

"Yes!" Kebi accepted the order and walked out with Amber Bell.

When he saw several tall figures standing outside the door, who looked like door gods, he was instantly frightened, and he stammered and raised his hands in salute.

"Lieutenant General Luo Xia, General Kizaru, Director Black Horse, Lieutenant General Flying Squirrel..."

"Okay, okay, go about your business and don't worry about us." Luo Xia waved his hand and said warmly.

Due to his lack of strength, he was unable to participate in the top war, so he did not get those stains on Kerby. Because of his ability to endure hardships and his humble and shy character, he still seemed quite likable at this time.

And what Garp said is indeed correct. The disciple he accepted may really have the qualifications to be a general.

There is no doubt about Kebi's potential and growth rate, but it may be because of Rorschach's intrusion that it is far from being revealed at the moment.

In the ward, the atmosphere was somewhat solidified.

The eyes of Warring States and Lieutenant General He fell on Garp's face. They had been staring at him since they entered the door.

Neither of them spoke. They just stared at Garp for more than ten minutes. Garp was so scared that he couldn't help but speak. Just when he was about to say something, he saw Warring States suddenly walking in front of him. He stretched out his big hand, grabbed Garp's collar, grabbed him from the hospital bed, and asked him angrily:

"Garp! You bastard, what are you thinking? You went out to sea without permission to pursue Rayleigh. You didn't even give notice. Do you want to die outside? A dignified senior general of the Navy Headquarters, without the permission of his allies, You openly broke into the Shichibukai's territory and destroyed other people's countries like that. Are you not worried at all that the World Government will cause trouble for you?"

Sengoku's series of questions came out of his mouth like a barrage of questions, and Garp's face was sprayed with saliva.

But Garp didn't say anything back, he just remained silent with a sad face.

"...Is this still the heartless Garp of the past who made countless pirates on the sea frightened? Where has your courage and will gone? Actually... you feel so guilty that you seek death because of those rumors, you... …You bastard, don’t let me look down on you!”

Warring States roared with red eyes, like a glaring King Kong, but the words he spoke were not as angry as his expression, but full of worry.

He angrily scolded Garp for a long time, until Lieutenant General He stepped forward and stretched out his hand to pull away his hand that was holding Garp's collar. Then he walked away angrily and left Garp on the hospital bed.

Lieutenant General He had no intention of blaming Garp at all.

She just bent down to lift up the sling bottle and blood bag that Garp had stumbled over. She tied the infusion tube for him again with gentle and familiar movements. Then she pulled up the quilt covering Garp's body and wrapped it around his arms and legs. The body was covered with bandages.

"Don't think too much. Now that you've survived, live well. There is no obstacle in life that you can't overcome. At such a long age, you should think more openly. If you feel that staying here is really depressing, let's go together. Retire and travel around the world together. After working hard for most of my life, it’s time to take a break.”

Lieutenant General He said softly with a gentle voice.

Garp, who looked sad and silent after being scolded by Warring States for a long time, immediately burst into tears after hearing Lieutenant General He's two sentences, his shoulders twitched, his voice was choked, and he cried like a wronged child.

General Hezhong smiled tenderly, took out a blue handkerchief that was very old and washed, and gently wiped the tears flowing down Garp's face, and whispered in a reminiscence-like voice: "Do you still remember this handkerchief? You gave this to me, and it has been more than fifty years. If I hadn't had the ability to wash fruits and use ordinary starching methods, I'm afraid this handkerchief would have rotted long ago."

Garp gritted his teeth, trying to hold back the tears that kept pouring out, but he couldn't stop them at all.

Warring States turned around, raised his palm without leaving a trace, and pressed it on his face.

"You probably don't know yet, right? Lieutenant General Jonathan has already gone. Warring States and I have known about it for a long time, but we just kept it secret from you. Because you had a good relationship with him back then, we were afraid that you would be sad. Haha, this handkerchief, and There is that love letter that you asked Lieutenant General Jonathan to forward to me. Garp, your handwriting is really ugly. What would you do if I said that I didn’t understand what you wrote in that love letter? think?"