Marine Headquarters, Navy Headquarters conference room.
Sengoku was so angry that his meticulously groomed beard bristled. He slammed the table repeatedly, cursing, "Idiot Garp, you've made your family matters known to everyone. Do you want the whole world to mock the Navy's incompetence?"
With that foolish bird Morgans, the identities of the Revolutionary Army Leader and Pirate Luffy couldn't be kept secret.
Even the image of Navy Hero Garp, which had been so painstakingly built, might be difficult to maintain.
"When I get back, I'm throwing away all his donuts. Eating sweets has truly addled his brain!" Sengoku said coldly.
He and Garp joined the Navy in the same batch. Although they had been comrades fighting side by side for many years, they had very significant disagreements regarding the concept of justice.
He himself was able to perfectly carry out the World Government's orders, climbing through the ranks with a flawless record to become Fleet Admiral.
Garp, however, frequently made mistakes. Despite having combat power not inferior to his own, he often let weak pirates escape or botched certain World Government orders.
He even refused promotion to Navy Admiral, remaining a Vice Admiral to hunt in the Four Seas.
This time,
even Sengoku couldn't figure out whether Garp's words were truly unintentional or if he was deliberately feigning ignorance.
Seeing that even the Vice Admirals attending the meeting were stunned, the public opinion regarding this news would likely be difficult to control.
Garp.
You, who have guarded Marine Headquarters for decades, must not do anything foolish.
Sengoku's relationship with Garp had surpassed that of ordinary comrades; they were close friends who could entrust their lives to each other. He didn't want to watch Garp destroy his reputation and future with his own eyes.
He's almost at retirement age, there's nothing that can't be endured, right?
Just then,
a Navy soldier received intelligence and reported, "Report, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, news from the intelligence department, which has been monitoring the Red Hair Pirates, indicates that the Red Hair Pirates are not following their usual activity patterns. Instead, there are signs of them heading to the East Blue."
"Red Hair?"
Sengoku's expression turned grim. The East Blue was already in chaos, and the Red Hair Pirates were going to add to it?
"Kizaru, head to the East Blue at your fastest speed, catch up with Sakazuki and Tsuru, and make capturing Monkey D. Dragon your top priority!"
Sengoku closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and then issued this order.
Since their reputation couldn't be saved, at least the Revolutionary Army had to be stopped. If both were lost, the Four Seas and the Grand Line, which had been suppressed with great difficulty, would see ambitious individuals stirring and beginning to test and disregard the Navy's strength.
"How terrifying."
Kizaru scratched his messy hair and asked, "Can I not go? The power Dragon obtained from that terrifying Game Merchant is truly too frightening!"
Although he would often speak in this peculiar tone when hunting pirates, this time, he genuinely felt a sense of danger.
Others might not be clear, but the two Navy Admirals present observed closely. They had developed their Logia abilities to the extreme and could easily discern that Smoker's elementalization was broken by the opponent in an almost crushing manner.
It wasn't like normal Armament Haki or elemental counter-attacks, such as rubber countering lightning or magma countering fire, which are simple elemental suppressions. Instead, it was an absolute dominance, like steel crushing an eggshell.
The wind element magic Dragon released was too bizarre.
He had just received his military pay at the beginning of the month, and he didn't want to cause trouble for himself at this time.
Sengoku accurately grasped Kizaru's thoughts and said coldly, "This is an order. Do you want your salary deducted?"
"My apologies, this old man spoke out of turn just now."
Kizaru stood up helplessly and slowly walked towards the window.
He also knew that such long-distance pursuit and combat could only be assigned to him. He was merely asking; it would be best if he didn't have to go, but if he did, there was no other way.
This was his [Ambiguous Justice].
After a slight hesitation, Sengoku said, "If possible, communicate with Morgans and ask him to stop publicizing internal Navy matters."
Although he knew it would be extremely difficult to make a news fanatic like Morgans cancel a news story, it was worth trying.
Even if rejected, the World Government wouldn't be able to find fault with the Navy.
At the same time, he ordered Vice Admiral Onigumo to lead two Navy teams to Morgans' headquarters immediately.
"Understood."
Kizaru nodded slightly, indicating he understood the mission content, then pushed open the window and said, "Fellow colleagues, this old man will be back shortly."
Whoosh.
He leaped high.
At the moment his leap ended and he was suspended in mid-air about to fall, his entire body transformed into a golden light and vanished into the sky.
"Come back with me."
"No, I'm going to be the Pirate King!"
"Pirate King, what a remarkable ambition."
"Dragon, get lost!"
Although Luffy and Dragon were meeting for the first time, they surprisingly had great chemistry, ganging up on Navy Hero Garp and making him tremble with rage.
Right in front of him, Dragon praised Luffy's dream of becoming the Pirate King.
"What about your dream?"
Luffy curiously stared at the man in front of him, whose features weren't very similar to his own.
He had never seen this father before, so he had no impression whatsoever. Now that he met him, he had a very special feeling that made him incredibly happy inside.
Just like every time he met his grandfather.
Although he would be brutally beaten by the Fist of Love, his fear was mixed with the excitement and joy of meeting a family member.
"Me?"
Dragon pointed to himself, seemingly not expecting Luffy to ask this question, rather than the questioning he anticipated about why he had been missing for over a decade, abandoning him in the East Blue without a word.
"Dragon, don't corrupt my precious grandson!"
Garp's face flushed with anger, and he immediately made his move.
Even for a wanted pirate, there was room for redemption. If he were truly swayed by Dragon to join the Revolutionary Army…
Dragon Ascent Fist!
His body control, honed to the extreme, stirred up swirling hurricanes. His pitch-black iron fists swung furiously.
The spot where Garp stood was like the eye of a hurricane, sweeping across the ground of Ghost Town, plowing up a deep layer of the floor.
"Old man, calm down. Luffy isn't suited to be a Revolutionary Army member, and I have no intention of making him follow me."
Dragon twisted his body, still conjuring wind dragon wings to dodge.
But he didn't expect Garp to suddenly change direction, rushing towards him like a bolt of lightning and throwing a powerful straight punch.
Wind Dragon's Horn!
Dragon's expression changed slightly as a emerald green magic circle spread out, and a pair of dragon horns formed from condensed strong winds appeared.
Boom.
The shockwave generated by their collision directly sent everyone watching on the entire street flying.
"Luffy's grandfather and father are that strong?"
"That's a Navy Vice Admiral!"
Zoro had his sword sheath plunged into the ground, standing firm, with a strong emotion bursting in his eyes.
A World's Strongest Swordsman was an existence far surpassing a Navy Vice Admiral.
He once had no accurate understanding of Mihawk's strength, but now seeing Garp and Dragon's fight, he could vaguely touch a hint of reality.
"Did he finish him?"
At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku was also closely following the confrontation between the Navy and the Revolutionary Army.
The massive dust cloud slowly dissipated.
The Revolutionary Army Leader was seen slammed into a deep pit, with spiderweb-like cracks continuously spreading outwards from the ground behind him.
A fist print was embedded in his chest, and blood continuously flowed from his mouth.
Even Sengoku was a little shocked.
It was just a skill purchased in the Trial Tower, without any training or the accumulation of time.
How could Garp's punch be so strong?
"Old man, you're truly cunning. You must also be wearing defensive gear, right? Yet you pretended to be unfamiliar with the equipment?"
Dragon struggled to get up, clutching his chest, his chin stained with blood.
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