On their way to the restaurant, Senga and the others ran into Garp and Sengoku, the two old buddies.
Both were dressed in floral shirts and brightly colored floral shorts, carrying fishing rods in one hand and boxes of fishing gear in the other, clearly going fishing.
Upon seeing Senga, Sengoku adjusted his round-framed glasses and exclaimed in surprise,
"Hey! Isn't that Senga?"
Garp, who was standing nearby, stopped and followed Sengoku's gaze, then called out,
"It really is! Haha! My grandsons are all here too!"
The two old men jogged up to Senga and his group. Sengoku greeted Senga, while Garp grabbed Luffy and, spitting as he shouted at Luffy,
"Good lad! You've gotten a lot stronger lately! Much stronger than your dad was back then!"
Luffy, with a look of disgust, pushed Garp's big face away and struggled to shout.
"Let me go! Ace and Sabo are here too! They're stronger than me!"
Garp naturally couldn't show favoritism, but when he turned around, the other two brothers had already gone far away. One was looking up at the sky in deep thought, while the other was scratching his face and counting ants on the ground.
Luffy was completely dumbfounded. He wiped the drool from his face and said,
"Grandpa, you'd better go fishing, or someone will take your good spot."
"What a good grandson of mine! Don't worry! Borsalino and Zephyr have already secured their spots there, just waiting for Sengoku and me!"
"Um?"
Senga raised an eyebrow and said, arms crossed.
"I remember Admiral Kizaru hasn't retired yet, right? Now even taking a break isn't enough for him, he's switched to fishing?"
"Forehead..."
Garp's expression froze; he had accidentally let something slip and had put his teammate in a difficult position.
He released Luffy and began to speak well of Kizaru.
"Well, Senga, you know him too. Borsalino isn't young anymore. Thanks to you, the seas have been quite calm these past few years, so he really doesn't have much to do. You see..."
Seeing Garp's cautious expression, Senga couldn't help but laugh.
"Alright, Vice Admiral Garp, I'm not involved anymore. Just don't let Kalifa find out, or she'll dock your pay!"
"I understand, I understand. If his salary is docked, it'll really kill him. He always complains that the money he's saved over the years isn't enough for his retirement."
"Huh? How could that be? Admiral's salary and benefits are quite good, and his retirement benefits are also excellent. How could it be insufficient?"
Sengoku spoke up for Garp from the side.
"Of course it's enough, but Borsalino wants to open the world's largest kindergarten after he retires, and it's really a bit difficult to do with just his salary."
Senga was immediately shocked. He hadn't expected Kizaru to have such a dream, and was he really a character from some gag manga who had traveled through time?
Before Senga could react, Aokiji, wearing a pair of ice-blue shorts, strolled up from behind, carrying a parasol, and said lazily,
"Vice Admiral Garp, what are you guys still doing here? I've been waiting for you... Huh? Senga!!"
Aokiji instinctively hid the parasol behind his back, but this was just burying his head in the sand.
Garp sensed something was wrong; he had just saved Kizaru, and now Aokiji had walked right into his trap.
Senga glanced up at Aokiji, her gaze lingering for a moment on his distinctive pair of shorts.
"So you're going fishing too?"
Aokiji swallowed hard, and after a long pause, managed to utter a sentence.
"Would you believe me if I said I was there to stand guard for these retired elderly people?"
Senga raised her hand to her forehead, looking helpless, and said...
"Alright, alright, go ahead, but it'll be tough on Sakaski..."
Before he could finish speaking, another deep, muffled voice came from behind him.
"Kuzan, I've been thinking about it, and it wouldn't hurt to relax once in a while. I'm also craving some fish."
Senga glanced over and, wow, Akainu was wearing a pink shirt that revealed his muscular chest covered in tattoos, and a pair of bright red shorts that matched Aokiji's perfectly.
His attire made him look like a gangster boss; no one would guess he was a Marine Admiral.
What's most eye-catching is the basket he's carrying, filled with all sorts of seasonings, mostly chili powder, showing that Akainu really loves spicy food.
Akainu walked up to Aokiji carrying a basket, and when he saw Senga, he froze in embarrassment.
A plume of black smoke suddenly billowed from Akainu's body. He did remember to give Senga a military salute first, and said in a muffled voice,
"Fleet Admiral Senga! I..."
Senga made a stop gesture; he truly hadn't expected that even the usually diligent Akainu had been corrupted by Garp and the others.
However, he could understand. After dedicating his life to justice, now that the world had finally achieved peace, couldn't he at least enjoy himself a little?
He waved his hand dismissively and said,
"Alright, then we don't need to go to any restaurant. Let's just go eat fish with Vice Admiral Garp and the others."
Hawk Eyes and the others naturally had no objections, especially Hawk Eyes, who used to fish whenever he had free time while rowing his small boat on the sea, which was one of his main sources of food.
When they arrived at the beach, they could hear Zephyr's scolding voice from afar.
"Borsalino! How many times have I told you? Don't rely too much on Devil Fruits! The fish you shot are all burnt! How the hell can you eat them?!"
Kizaru's distinctive voice followed.
"Professor Zephyr, you're really putting me in a difficult position. If we rely solely on you to fish, we're afraid we'll go hungry later!"
"Damn it, can't you clean up these banana peels? Shouldn't you have at least the basic manners of Marine Admiral?"
"You don't understand, do you? Banana peels are all-natural. Even if they wash into the ocean, they can feed the fish or something. I'm being so environmentally friendly!"
"Someone like you wants to run a kindergarten? Don't corrupt the children!"
The Sengoku shook its head helplessly.
"Those two, once they get together, there's no peace and quiet!"
Senga and his group walked toward the direction from which the sound came and soon saw Zephyr and Kizaru sitting on a protruding boulder.
The two had calmed down. Zephyr stared intently at the distant buoy, where a huge dark shadow could be seen emerging from beneath it.
Kizaru whispered from the side,
"Professor Zephyr, this is a huge machine! With your old arms and legs, will you need my help later?"
Zephyr glanced at him sideways and said in a similarly low voice,
"Get lost! As soon as this fish bites, I can pull it up right away! Just don't make things worse!"
However, Garp had already rushed forward, patted Zephyr on the shoulder, and said in a carefree manner,
"How was the harvest?"