Garp rolled his shoulders and said in a deep voice, "Why would we need manners when dealing with pirates like you?"
At the same time, Ortolan climbed up from the ground. He could feel that several ribs had cracked and his internal organs had suffered some damage, but it was nothing serious.
The blood trickling from the corner of his mouth merely made him look somewhat bedraggled.
"You all right?" Garp asked.
Ortolan shook his head. "Just minor injuries."
Garp thought to himself that after fighting Kaido so fiercely and then taking Charlotte Linlin's heavy punch, Ortolan still called them minor injuries. He truly was a monster.
On the other side, Kaido's mind was in complete disarray as he stared at the three people opposite him in disbelief.
Garp, the Marine Hero—no problem there. And that guy called Bane Ortolan seemed to be his subordinate—also no problem.
But... why did Linlin call herself Bane Ortolan's mother?
"Is that guy your son, Linlin?" Kaido finally could not help voicing his confusion.
I was practically about to swear brotherhood with him, and you're telling me he's your son?
Charlotte Linlin grinned. "That's right. My son is impressive, isn't he? And you too, Garp. Your Marines are really bold. Didn't he tell you about his background? Didn't you Marines investigate him? You actually let a descendant carrying my bloodline join the Marines? Aren't you afraid he'll bring disaster upon you someday? Mamamamahaha!"
Ortolan sneered. "So what? If you're willing, as a Marine Headquarters commodore, I can arrange for you to live in the residential district at Marineford. If that doesn't work, I'll scrape together some money and open a cake shop for you. Consider it a small token of filial devotion."
"Ahahaha!" Garp laughed. "That's right. If you're willing, you can come back