"You think I'm thrilled to team up with you?" Sengoku said, veins bulging on his forehead.
"Huh? Aren't you?" Garp said with heartfelt anguish. "Sengoku, you've changed!"
Sengoku's mouth twitched wildly. Ignoring him, he stepped forward and asked, "How are your injuries now?"
"They're already fine."
"More or less healed."
Sengoku was not surprised by that result. Both men possessed physiques beyond human limits, and Marine Headquarters had the second-best medical facilities in the world. Getting them back into decent condition was not all that difficult.
Even so, Sengoku asked Sakazuki, "Your left chest—there's no problem, right?"
As magma, having part of his body scorched black by Kaido's Heat Breath was naturally a mark of shame for Akainu.
The left side of his chest was covered in crisscrossing, sickening scars.
"I plan to tattoo roses there and consider them a gift from that guy," Sakazuki said indifferently.
"As long as it hasn't affected you." Sengoku relaxed. He really had been overthinking it. Sakazuki was a man with a will as unyielding as iron and stone.
"Admiral Sengoku, did you come today to ask about Pure Gold?" Longinus asked.
"Let the Five Elders worry about Pure Gold." Sengoku shook his head and asked grimly, "What I want to know is about Apophis."
"Wouldn't it be better to let Lieutenant Colonel Issho, who has been fighting Apophis all this time, answer that question?"
Sengoku fell silent for a moment before saying, "He hasn't been at Marine Headquarters all day. Reports say someone resembling him was seen in a casino on Sabaody."
This time, Longinus fell silent. "I understand. Ask away, Admiral Sengoku."
"I won't keep you from resting for long. Just a few questions. Is Apophis planning to form his own pirate crew?"
"That should be correct."
"Hasn't it always been rumored