"You finally came!" Magellan said, still patting Longinus on the back so emotionally that Longinus was a little bewildered. Were they really that close?
"Haha! Magellan, you..."
"Now that you're here, I can finally go to the bathroom without worry!"
Hearing Magellan's next words, Longinus's smile froze on his face.
"Make sure you keep a close eye on Vice Admiral Garp. Don't let him do anything stupid." After whispering the instruction into Longinus's ear, Magellan clutched his large belly and hurried toward his mobile toilet.
Longinus rubbed his somewhat stiff face and walked forward.
Outside the prison cell holding Fire Fist Ace, Garp sat cross-legged with an unapproachable air about him. Even the guards kept their distance.
"Vice Admiral Garp," Longinus greeted him.
"You should be at Marine Headquarters preparing for war. What are you doing here?" Garp's tone was somewhat low. Such a state was extremely rare for him.
"I only intended to speak with Jinbe. I just didn't expect to run into you here, old man."
"Want to sit?" Garp shifted over.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Longinus sat down calmly.
"That brat Magellan sent you to keep an eye on me, didn't he?"
"Yes," Longinus admitted directly. "Magellan isn't familiar with you, old man. He was only doing his duty."
"Heh! He didn't do anything wrong. If he weren't here, I might really have acted on impulse." Garp did not try to hide it at all.
"Grandpa, you..." Ace said in shock from inside the cell.
"What's so surprising about that? Look at Longinus. He's a Marine Admiral, and he didn't react as strongly as you did." Garp said unhappily, "You should learn from him when it comes to keeping your composure."
Ace's mouth twitched speechlessly. You were the least composed one here, weren't you? Besides,