Conditions for Promotion to Marine Admiral

At Marine Headquarters, in the lounge,

the young man known as Black Long Hair rested his hands behind his head, a lollipop still dangling from his mouth.

Ever since receiving the title of [Marine Hero], he had rarely encountered any worthy opponents. Every day, all he could do was keep punching warships.

Punching warships was not much of a challenge, so later he followed old Garp's example and started punching mountains.

Without using Haki or a Devil Fruit ability, Austin had joined him in relying purely on their bodies, boring holes through several mountaintops by brute force.

Garp often laughed heartily and patted him on the shoulder, saying Austin had the same bearing he had possessed in his youth.

But Austin himself had some doubts.

Could Garp really have been as strong as him when he was young, strong enough to casually toss around mountaintops?

"Hey, old man, in ten years at most, you might not be my match anymore~"

On the other side of the lounge, Garp, who was making himself a cup of hot tea, did not react much when he heard that. He simply grinned, showing his big teeth.

"Even when this old man gets older, his fists won't go soft!!!"

"Roger is even avoiding me now. Who knows where he's run off to..."

This pair of archenemies thought of each other no matter when it was.

Austin shook his head and took a sip of the orange juice Kuzan had chilled for him.

If he remembered correctly, the Roger Pirates were about to find One Piece, and then Roger would turn himself in.

Old Garp had spent his whole life longing to capture Roger, only for Roger to turn himself in at the end. The outside world would even spread the story that Garp had defeated