Chapter 167 - Chapter 169

Bradley walked into Sengoku's office while the fleet admiral was on a break and chatting away the daylight with his oldest friend, Garp. The Hero marine raised his gaze to meet eyes with Bradley. "Bradley, I hear he sent you away to deal with Cracker, how did it go?" Garp said with his mouth full of cookies.

"Mission successful. Cracker lies dead at the bottom of the ocean. There were some complications, our fight happened to destroy the island. Candy Island does not exist any more. And during out clash, Cracker took the island's civilian population hostage, and with the island's destruction moments later, they all died. I am the sole remaining survivor." Bradley stood in front of them both and lied through his teeth, just like he planned to do, and he did it perfectly. Garp and Sengoku did not doubt him in this matter. To them, Cracker wasn't an emperor, but they still assumed Bradley had between there and an Admirals level of strength, so it made sense to them that their fight would cause mass destruction. They didn't know Bradley could have just swung his sword ones and split the island into a billion pieces together with everyone on it if he wanted to. They still believed that Cracker would be able to put up quite the fight since he was still an emperor commander.

"How unfortunate. And how exactly did the island get destroyed? Your devil fruit I assume?" Sengoku and Garp were the only ones that Bradley told about his imaginary devil fruit. He had none, he had only magic, but he had said to them that he possessed a devil fruit on par with Whitebeard and that was the reason why Sengoku could accept reports he came with about islands being destroyed by him alone.

"Yes. Now that the Island is destroyed, we should be aware of Big Mom making a move. She cares more about these islands then she does of her children or even her emperor title. She will not let this go easily."

"We are aware, Bradley. Garp and I were just discussing how we will react when Big Mom eventually makes a move on us. What we do know is that she won't ever attack Marineford. Ever since Gotei's attack sixteen years ago, Marineford is too protected for her to do anything. Whitebeard would potentially be the only one with the ability to destroy us here." Sengoku said seriously. He took a sip of his tea and continued. "Now, what we discussed her most likely move to be taking her personality into account would be to go after you. Setting a trap, direct assault on your ship. She will mostly do something along those lines so I want you to be safe. I know it isn't in your personality to run from even Amell should he come after you, but try and keep an extra eye over your shoulder for the next few months because she will make a move against you." Sengoku looked at Garp and he nodded in agreement.

"You are right in assuming I would refuse to sit locked up in this place for my own safety. Big Mom is very welcome to come and personally knock down my door for that simply means I don't have to run so far to get rid of that fat sadistic pirate." Bradely was known for cursing at pirates and generally showing a nasty attitude towards them and every one of their kind. And most of that was his true feeling as well. He refused to see his Father, Amell as a simple pirate. Kaido, Whitebeard, they were all pirate scum and Amell was a million times mighter than any of them so he hated that his father was associated with their kind.

"Well, good to know you're confident, kid!" Garp said laughing.

"Garp, I am older than you! Stop calling me kid or I'll show you exactly how Cracker spent his last moment on this earth." Bradley's relationship with Garp was good and he liked talking with that giant man-child.

"Fine, fine! What's the plan now then? Are you returning to the New World right away?"

"Indeed! I have some business to take care of over there. A pirate that slipped through my fingers six years ago, he has surfaced again." Bradley said stoically.

"I see, so it's him again. Good luck with that, and don't die. You know his abilities are even more dangerous than an emperors entire existence." Sengoku nodded in understanding for what Bradley wanted to do. He was rather worried though since he knew how strong that pirate was.

"I will! Now, if there wasn't anything else I will take my leave."

"You can go, we are done here!" Sengoku said and released Bradley.

"See you later, Fleet Admiral! And you, kid!" Bradley looked in disdain at Garp before walking out of the office.

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