One Piece: Alucard the Immortal

"Doflamingo, that bastard... up until the very moment he was thrown into prison, he looked entirely full of confidence."

"Is it because the world’s most villainous blood flows through his veins? Or is it because... he believes Kaido or Alucard will come to save him?"

Inside the Marine Headquarters, the former Marine G-1 Branch in the New World, every Marine was locked in a heated debate after receiving news of the arrests of the Donquixote Family’s three top figures.

In particular, the image of Doflamingo laughing maniacally right before his imprisonment left a deep, chilling impression on everyone. The sheer impact of that wicked bloodline made many Marines feel their skin crawl.

Why was Doflamingo so confident?

Did he see through the Marines, believing they wouldn’t last long and that he would be released soon?

Or was he firmly convinced that Alucard and Kaido, who had previously colluded with him in the shadows, would come to his rescue?

Whichever it was, it was more than enough to leave the Marines deeply unsettled.

"This is getting quite troublesome, isn’t it?"

At that moment, Kuzan, dressed like a vagrant, rested his chin on one hand as he lay sprawled across the carpet of the Fleet Admiral’s office. "Fresh news from inside the Immortals: Captain Alucard is preparing to deal with Big Mom. Meanwhile, a massive horde of pirates led by the Kuja, Golden Hair, and Black Thorn crews are eyeing the Beasts Pirates like hungry wolves. It looks like they want to dominate the entire sea for themselves."

Concluding his update, Kuzan didn’t forget to add, "Oh, right. Please don’t breathe a word about this. It’s classified. Otherwise, I’ll be marked as an enemy by the Immortal Pirates."

With a head full of white hair, Sengoku’s face fell. "The World Government has collapsed. The bounties of Law, Luffy, Ace, and the rest of the crew who brought down the Donquixote Alliance should have been raised, but because the Government fell, it’s difficult to even issue new wanted posters now!"

"That’s true. Back at Gran Tesoro, the two sides almost clashed as well."

Kuzan shifted from his lying position to sit cross-legged, his expression turning considerably graver. "Sengoku-san, we must make the Marines and the remnant forces of the Government army realize the severity of this situation. If we collapse too, the global order will be plunged into utter chaos."

Submitting to the Immortals mattered little in Kuzan’s eyes, as long as it maintained order on the seas and protected the world. Whether it was the World Government or Alucard standing at the top made no difference to him.

Sengoku stood up and walked to the window, letting out a long sigh. "Easier said than done... Back at the Marine Academy, we always taught the younger generations that Marines and pirates cannot coexist under the same sky. Now, if we ask them to bow their heads to a pirate, who knows how many Marines will commit suicide out of sheer defiance?"

Sengoku was not joking. If he truly announced that the Marines were to "coexist peacefully" with the Immortals, a massive wave of hawkish Marines, led by the likes of Doberman and Bastille, would likely take their own lives on the spot.

Therefore, even if Sengoku was swayed by Kuzan’s words, it remained strictly his personal stance.

"I have a solution."

Just then, Garp walked into the office, drawing the immediate attention of both Sengoku and Kuzan.

The moment they saw Garp’s appearance, both of them were startled. Garp’s hair, which had previously been merely grizzled and graying, had turned completely white.

Whitebeard, who belonged to the same era as Garp, had been bald long before his death, keeping his head covered with a bandana. Sengoku’s hair had also long since turned white, though he had been dyeing it until two years ago.

Only Garp had mostly maintained a relatively relaxed and cheerful attitude, avoiding hair loss and rapid graying, though his hair had gradually turned gray due to his age.

Yet, when Kuzan saw Garp just last month, his hair was still normal. How could it have turned entirely white upon seeing him today?

"Garp-san, your hair..."

With immense grandeur, Garp waved his hand to interrupt Kuzan, his voice full of vigor and booming with strength. "Say no more, just listen to me! My plan goes like this..."

By the time Garp finished speaking, Kuzan’s face had turned pale, while Sengoku instantly blew his top. "Absolutely not! You are the strongest asset the Marines have right now. Even if someone has to go, it shouldn’t be you. It should be me..."

"Is your standing among the ranks higher than mine?"

Garp’s single sentence choked the words right back down Sengoku’s throat, leaving him speechless.

It was true. Although Sengoku was the Fleet Admiral, the number of Marines who idolized Garp within the ranks far surpassed those who idolized him.

After all, hot-blooded soldiers naturally admired a warrior who fought on the front lines much more than someone who sat behind an office desk.

"You’re going to your death, Garp-san," Kuzan said, his facial features contorting into a deeply pained expression.

"Bwahahaha! This is the last thing this old man can do!"

Garp burst into a booming laugh that reached the heavens. "Gather all the soldiers and the reporters. Kuzan, my boy, go and notify the people on the Immortals’ side."

Kuzan felt a deep conflict tearing at his heart, but in the end, he turned and left the room.

"Garp, you..."

"Sengoku, you can’t die yet."

After Garp spoke, he took a firm step forward and left the room as well. "This is my choice."

The following day, just as the world had barely processed the shocking news of the arrests of the Donquixote Family’s three leaders, it was struck by an earth-shattering piece of breaking news.

"Marine Hero ’Iron Fist’ Garp Stakes the Future of the Marines on a Final Duel Against Alucard, Captain of the Immortal Pirates."

This was the headline dominating the newspapers.

Accompanying the text was a photograph of Garp delivering a stirring, impassioned speech from the podium at the new Marine Headquarters plaza, with a dense, dark sea of Marines filling the space below him.

Further down was the detailed content of the article.

The general gist stated that while Fleet Admiral Sengoku intended to establish a cooperative relationship with the Immortal Pirates, roughly thirty percent of the Marines, represented by Garp, vehemently opposed this course of action.

Ultimately, it was decided that Garp, acting as the representative, would challenge Alucard, the Captain of the Immortal Pirates, to a decisive duel.

If Garp won, the Marines would retain their total independence. If Garp lost, the Marines would bow their heads and pledge allegiance to the Immortals from that day forward.

In the eyes of outsiders, the Marines were simply unable to resist the daily expanding might of the Immortals, and were thus using this method to bring things to a definitive conclusion.

But to the discerning eye, the outcome was already set in stone. This battle was merely a performance; the result of the combat would inevitably be Alucard’s victory, and Garp would likely lose his very life.

Or rather, it should be said that Garp was using his own life to provide the Marines with a dignified way out.

A stepping stone built upon the name of the "Marine Hero."

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