Marine Headquarters, training grounds.
"Wah! Yah! Stop!"
"Stop it already! Vice Admiral Garp, you big bully!"
"Mm-hm! I never thought Vice Admiral Garp was such a brutal man! What a disappointment!"
Amid the endless cries of alarm, Longinus defended himself throughout while Garp struck him with one punch after another.
"Hey, hey, when did you brat become so popular?" Garp grumbled as he picked his nose. "And you were the one who asked me to be your sparring partner. How did I end up being the bad guy?"
"It's because they're still too young to understand your charm, Vice Admiral Garp." Longinus smiled, adding silently, Only middle-aged and elderly women like Big Mom can appreciate your charm!
"Hahaha! That's true. But is it just me?" Garp scratched his head with the right hand he had just used to pick his nose. "I feel like there have been a lot more female recruits these past few years. Back then, we could barely recruit a few in an entire round."
"Perhaps." Longinus neither confirmed nor denied it as he rolled his neck. "Will you continue, Vice Admiral Garp?"
"Haha! Of course!" Garp raised his fist with ill intent. "It's rare to find such a fine punching bag. How could I not get more practice in?"
Longinus's gaze sharpened slightly as Armament Haki, directed by his secondary personality, gradually fused into every strand of flesh and blood.
Then, the berserk Iron Fist rained down in succession.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
His body was sent flying again and again like a balloon, yet Longinus suffered remarkably little damage.
"You really learned that madwoman Charlotte's technique!" Even Garp was deeply astonished. Then he laughed heartily. "Not for me, though. This kind of power that requires splitting your focus doesn't suit me!"
"If I can't devote myself