'No matter what, it's good that Garp doesn't know we're pirates.'
'This way, we can leave safely.'
'Wait a minute! Since Uta and I have the diary copy...'
'Maybe there are cute girls in the Navy who have the diary copy too.'
'If they find out we've encountered Garp...'
"And if they call him via Den Den Mushi, wouldn't that be..."
Thinking this, Carina's body involuntarily shivered.
She quickly opened her diary copy to check.
'Good, there's no new diary content.'
Carina let out a sigh of relief, her gaze shifting nervously towards Arton.
'I need to find a way to definitely prevent Arton from recording anything about Garp in the diary.'
What Carina didn't know was that Arton had no intention of recording anything in the diary at that moment.
After all, even though Garp currently bore no malice, he was ultimately one of the top figures in the world's power hierarchy.
With him nearby, Arton naturally needed to devote more attention to monitoring him.
Being distracted by recording in the diary wasn't something he should be doing now.
"What, I don't want to be in the Navy."
"You, with the big beard, don't randomly make decisions for others."
"Really, just like Luffy, even though you're already so old."
Uta pouted, pointing at Garp in annoyance.
"Ahahaha, don't say that, girl."
"Being in the Navy is really great, you know."
Garp laughed, still trying to persuade Uta.
"Hmph, I'm going to become the world's greatest songstress."
"I won't be joining the Navy."
"And I already have companions, I won't be going back with you."
Uta made a face at Garp and quickly stepped back to stand between Arton and Carina, grabbing each of their hands.
"Wanting to be a songstress doesn't conflict with being in the Navy, does it?"
"Since these two are your friends, why not join the Navy together?"
"And, you guys don't have any connections with that Red-Haired guy, do you?"
Garp looked at Arton and then at Carina as he asked.
"No, no, I've never met Red-Haired Shanks."
"I'm just a simple wandering singer."
"Then, in the course of my travel with my manager, we just happened to meet Uta."
"I only just found out that Uta is the daughter of Red-Haired."
Carina shook her head, calmly and smoothly spoke to Garp.
Arton, seeing Carina's demeanor, couldn't help but admire inwardly.
A great thief is indeed a great thief; when it comes to lying, her professionalism is on par with his own calmness.
"A wandering singer, an manager, so you guys are a music team."
"That's quite rare. Despite having such power, you're just into music."
"Especially you, kid, it's hard to imagine someone with Conqueror's Haki being a simple manager."
Garp's gaze fell on Arton, his eyes hinting at scrutiny.
"The sea is a dangerous place, even for musicians."
"If you want to live safely on the high seas, you need to have some power."
"Especially as the captain, if I can't protect my crew, I wouldn't dare to sail freely on the seas, especially when I'm with two lovely songstresses."
"Not to mention, achieving Uta's dream of becoming the world's number one songstress."
Arton smiled lightly, speaking calmly.
"I see."
"So your dream is just to help Uta achieve hers?"
"Don't you have a dream of your own?"
Garp asked with a meaningful tone.
"Of course, that's not all. Besides Uta, as the captain, I also have the dream of helping Carina achieve her ambition of becoming a wealthy lady."
As soon as Arton finished speaking, Carina immediately pouted and said to Arton:
"What dream of becoming a rich lady?!"
"Carina, dare you say you don't have the idea of becoming a wealthy lady?"
"Well, yes, but can't you phrase it differently? Like, a successful beauty with endless wealth?"
"That's still a rich lady."
"Hmph."
Carina huffed, pouting and turning her head away.
"Ha-ha, it seems you are a very good captain."
"But you talked about helping others achieve their dreams."
"You haven't mentioned the dream you want to achieve for yourself."
"Don't you have your own goals?"
Garp laughed.
"How could I not."
Arton's mouth curved up, and he shook his finger at Garp.
"Of course, I have ambitions."
"Oh? What kind of ambition do you have?"
"Do you even have to ask? As a captain, naturally, my goal is to make my team the best."
"To make the music band famous worldwide?"
"Of course!"
"Good ambition, but joining the Navy could also fulfill your ambition, and I could help your band hold concerts within the Navy."
"Forget it, being in the Navy means going on missions, and that would delay a lot of things."
"But being in the Navy means you're part of an organization, and you also get extra salary."
"Hehe, with that little salary, can it support a band? Tell me, how much can you save in a month?"
"Well... probably, maybe about this much."
Garp scratched the back of his head, showing Arton a finger.
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