One Piece: Initially tricked into joining the Marines by Garp

Chapter 3 Garp's Invitation

Rorschach was talking to himself about everything that had happened recently, but as soon as he finished speaking, he turned his head and saw Garp staring intently at the rice cracker in Rorschach's hand with eyes gleaming green.

"Gudong!"

Rorschach swallowed hard, nervously handing the rice cracker in his hand to Garp.

"Vice Admiral Garp... do you want some?"

Rorschach's hands trembled slightly. He was terrified of being beaten up, and Garp's gaze was so intense, it was as if he were looking at flesh, which was truly frightening.

"I'm so sorry!"

Despite saying that, Garp's hands moved quickly, grabbing it and stuffing it directly into his mouth.

Click, click!

Garp popped them all into his mouth, crunching as he ate, asking, "Where did you get these senbei?"

Did you do it yourself?

"I've never tried this flavor before!"

Rorschach glanced at Garp, thought for a moment, and slowly said, "I suppose I made the senbei for Vice Admiral Garp!"

"It just doesn't require any raw materials!"

A flash of blue light appeared in Luo Xia's left hand, and the rice cracker appeared out of thin air in Luo Xia's hand.

All the marines present stared wide-eyed; this time they saw it clearly.

It truly appeared out of thin air!

"A Devil Fruit user!"

Bogart said with great certainty.

Luo Xia pursed his lips and turned his head to the other side, showing no intention of speaking.

Moreover, he's not a superpowered individual, and he didn't attack them just now, so the Navy has no reason to arrest him.

Garp rubbed his hands together, put on what he thought was a friendly smile, and leaned close to Rorschach. "Kid, what kind of ability was that just now? You could actually conjure up senbei!"

"Could you tell me about it?"

"Our navy is currently recruiting heavily. Would you be interested in joining the navy?"

"And the food in our navy mess hall is absolutely delicious!"

At the mention of food, Luo Xia unconsciously drooled; he hadn't had a proper meal in a long time.

But at that moment, a mechanical synthesized voice echoed in his mind.

[Congratulations, host, on completing the mission.]

[Reward: System Space]

[The system space can be expanded or contracted according to the host's consciousness.]

Although the system said a lot, in the real world, it only takes a moment.

Coming to his senses, Luo Xia slowly said, "I'm very capable, I'm not joking with you!"

"Like the senbei I just ate, that's one of my abilities. If you want to know more..."

Both the marines and Garp listened intently, but Rorschach didn't say a word in the second half of the conversation.

"Rorschach, what are your abilities?"

Rorschach pointed to his flat stomach. "Do you have any food on your ship?"

I'm a little hungry!

"I'm so hungry, I don't even have the strength to speak, let alone the strength to talk!"

Bogart glanced at the marines behind him, and they understood. They sent a four-man squad to run aboard the ship to get food for Rorschach.

When the food was placed in front of Rorschach, his eyes lit up instantly.

"I won't be polite anymore!"

Even meat, fried rice, noodles, orange juice, and so on, ended up in Rorschach's stomach.

"Phew! I'm so full!"

Luo Xia wiped his mouth with a satisfied look on his face.

Garp patted Rorschach on the shoulder and asked, "What is your ability?"

"My ability is synthesis. I can synthesize anything, whether it's two things, three things, or even ten things!"

After listening to Rorschach's explanation, Garp scratched his head, "Synthesize... a Devil Fruit?"

"Why don't I remember there being such a Devil Fruit?"

“Mr. Garp, the ocean is vast and wondrous, so it’s not surprising that it might possess some kind of power!”

Bogart explained.

Garp nodded. "How about we cover it up?"

"Sure, considering I just ate so much of your food!"

After saying that, Luo Xia stood up and waved his hands in front of them. "There's nothing there, right?"

"Uh-huh!"

The next second, Luo Xia clenched his right fist, and the flame bracelet that had been on his right wrist suddenly appeared in Luo Xia's hand, gradually transforming into the shape of a knife.

"This is the same thing I synthesized a year ago!"

"Hmm—it should be made from a Logia-type Devil Fruit and a Great Sword!"

As he explained, the Tiger Hunting Flame in Luo Xia's hand circled around him, the color of the flames combined with the eerie blue making it exceptionally beautiful.

Looking at the sword in Luo Xia's hand, Bogart, a swordsman, immediately noticed its extraordinary nature. Moreover, the sword was fused with a Logia-type Devil Fruit, which was simply unbelievable.

"Young Brother Luo Xia, may I ask how you synthesized it?"

Bogart asked with some curiosity.

Luo Xia sighed helplessly. These navy men really talked a lot, but Luo Xia still spoke up so that he could have enough to eat in the future.

Then, Luo Xia slowly emitted a blue light from his hands in front of everyone.

"Here it is. Use your hands to combine them, understand?"

Boga nodded, and Xuanji pulled Lieutenant General Garp aside.

After walking about thirty meters, Bogart said, "Vice Admiral Garp, we must recruit this Rorschach into the Navy!"

Garp chuckled, his mind drifting back to the scene of him creating senbei in his palm just moments ago. "Of course! He can create senbei out of thin air, I won't give up!"

"Lieutenant General Garp, don't you know the value of the knife he just took out?"

Although Bogart was very excited, he tried to keep his voice down.

"What value? It's just a sword that's been synthesized with a Devil Fruit, isn't it?"

Garp picked his nose, completely unconcerned.

Bogart sighed in exasperation, already used to Lieutenant General Garp's reactions.

"As far as I know, only Vegapunk in this world can make a knife eat a Devil Fruit!"

"But that only applies to Zoan-type Devil Fruits. What Rorschach just pulled out was a Logia-type Devil Fruit fused into a sword!"

In an instant, space itself seemed to freeze. Garp slapped his forehead. "That's right! This guy looks like a treasure!"

After the two finished their discussion, Garp approached Rorschach and extended his hand, saying, "Rorschach, join the Navy!"

Rorschach was taken aback. He hadn't expected Garp to invite him so formally, but he was determined to accept in order to be able to work for the Navy.

"Fine, I'll starve to death if I stay on this island!"

When Garp saw that Rorschach had agreed, he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

"Alright, Bogart, prepare to return to base. Target: Naval Headquarters!"

"Yes!"