We Are All Fighting for Justice

At Marine Headquarters, Marineford, inside the Fleet Admiral's residence.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku stood with both hands pressed against his desk, gazing calmly at the three men before him.

In front of him, Garp held a stack of senbei and sat on the sofa, crunching away nonstop.

Beside Garp, Tyrant Bartholomew Kuma, one of the Shichibukai, and Marine Admiral Kizaru sat with their legs crossed, chatting idly.

Kizaru curled his lips and spoke lazily.

"Anyway, that's what happened, Boss Sengoku.

Kuma and I really did meet the protagonist of the Mary Geoise Incident.

Maa~~, he was quite a handsome young man. A Celestial Dragon named Gawain."

"Indeed!"

Tyrant Kuma affirmed Kizaru's words, but after doing so, he fell silent once more.

Garp swallowed a senbei, then suddenly burst into laughter.

"Ahahahaha, what an unexpected turn of events.

A Celestial Dragon actually has such an outstanding descendant!

Sengoku, that was Conqueror's Haki powerful enough to shatter the sky all by himself. It even startled this old man.

We never encountered such domineering Conqueror's Haki when we were young!"

"That's enough, Garp. I don't need you emphasizing it!"

Sengoku frowned and lightly slapped the desk.

"I more or less understand what happened. Because the Celestial Dragon Gawain clashed with other Celestial Dragons, Gawain awakened Conqueror's Haki.

His Conqueror's Haki pulverized every building within a certain range, knocked out nearly everyone in the Holy Land Mary Geoise, and shattered clouds across an enormous area!

Even Red-Haired Shanks's Conqueror's Haki can only have a slight effect on reality, such as cracking wooden boards or bricks.

Yet Gawain can reduce every object around him to pieces!

Such Conqueror's Haki can already be called the strongest in the world!

Garp, what do you think?"

"What can this old man think? Hahaha, I can't be bothered dealing with Celestial Dragons.

Sengoku, I've finished all your senbei. Hurry up and bring out more senbei!!!"

"Garp!!!"

Bang!

Even after slapping the desk helplessly, Sengoku still failed to stop Garp from stealing his senbei. As the crunching resumed, Sengoku rubbed his chin.

"Borsalino!"

Sengoku asked.

"You only treated him and never came into contact with the conscious Gawain, correct?

What kind of ambition could someone capable of awakening such Conqueror's Haki possibly harbor?

I'll find an opportunity to visit Mary Geoise and try to meet that imposing Saint Gawain!

As for you and Kuma, return first—"

Pururururu~~~.

Before Sengoku could finish, the Den Den Mushi on his desk rang. Sengoku paused for a moment before picking up the receiver.

"Moshiboshi~."

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, this is Vice Admiral Doberman stationed at Sabaody. I have an urgent matter to report!"

"Oh?"

Sengoku froze, then his brow tightened.

"Doberman, has something unusual happened at Sabaody? Do you need an admiral's support? Explain everything clearly!"

The instant his words fell, the crunching abruptly stopped. Garp stopped chewing his senbei and turned his full attention to the Den Den Mushi.

After all, this was Sabaody, the place Celestial Dragons loved to visit most aside from Mary Geoise.

Even if Garp disliked Celestial Dragons, he did not want another God Valley Incident, where the Celestial Dragons' fury would spread to even more innocent civilians!

Kizaru, on the other hand, remained unchanged. He still wore that lecherous smile and continued to listen in silence without a care.

On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Doberman instinctively shook his head.

"Of course not. Ever since Red-Haired Shanks became the Fourth Emperor, both the Grand Line and the New World have been much quieter than before. Sabaody has not encountered any danger.

It's just that a strange Celestial Dragon came aboard my warship and demanded that I take him to Marineford!"

After saying that, Doberman wiped away a cold sweat.

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, I don't know why, but this Celestial Dragon gives me a very... terrifying feeling!

Not the kind of terror that comes from evil, but rather... I can feel an immense pressure from him. If I set that pressure aside, he actually seems rather... kind?

Anyway, his name is Gawain. He came to Sabaody with Saint Donquixote Mjosgard. I—"

"Wait!"

Sengoku cut Doberman off.

"What did you say his name was?"

"Gawain, Fleet Admiral."

"Gawain!"

Sengoku's expression sharpened, and he immediately gave Doberman an order.

"I understand. Continue sailing as usual. Headquarters will make the necessary preparations to receive him.

Gawain, huh? How interesting."

"Oh?"

Hearing the teasing tone from the Den Den Mushi, Doberman asked in confusion.

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, is there something special about Saint Gawain? Do I need to make any special preparations?"

"No need." Sengoku smiled. "Don't worry. The reason you feel pressure from him is likely because this Celestial Dragon is suspected of possessing the strongest Conqueror's Haki in the world.

In any case, if his Conqueror's Haki isn't some illusion, then he won't cause you trouble.

Bring him to Marineford without concern. I happen to want to meet him. See you soon!"

With that, Sengoku hung up and looked up at Garp, whose face had become extremely solemn.

Garp put down the senbei in his hand with an incomparably serious expression, then abruptly rose to his feet.

Patting his coat, Garp turned around and spoke solemnly.

"Sengoku, this old man suddenly remembered that I haven't eaten dinner yet!

The food at that sea restaurant back in my hometown is just too delicious. This old man needs to hurry back and fill his stomach!

You all go ahead and talk. This old man is setting off now. Rest assured, I'll wipe out every pirate I encounter along the way! Hahahaha!"

Laughing loudly, Garp started toward the door. A dark vein immediately appeared on Sengoku's forehead.

Bang!

After slamming the desk hard, Fleet Admiral Sengoku roared.

"Garp, even if you're making excuses because you don't want to meet a Celestial Dragon, you should at least come up with a better one! What the hell is this about eating dinner?!"

"Would breakfast be any better? This old man is leaving!"

After shouting one last time at Sengoku, Garp crashed through the office door and vanished without a trace.

Once Garp's figure had completely disappeared, Sengoku looked at Kizaru with a bitter smile.

"Since Garp has left, you stay behind for now, Borsalino.

After all, the other party is a Celestial Dragon, one of the World Nobles.

Although Celestial Dragons only come here once every few decades, according to the old rules, when Marine Headquarters receives a Celestial Dragon, the Fleet Admiral, the admiral stationed at headquarters, and every vice admiral currently staying at headquarters must be present.

The admiral assigned to guard headquarters is Sakazuki, but he sailed out yesterday to inspect Impel Down. Take his place and fulfill that requirement."

"Maa~, no problem, Boss Sengoku."

Kizaru wore an even more lecherous smile as he continued.

"But at Vegapunk's place, shouldn't we at least let Kuma return first?"

"Yes, that's fine."

Sengoku waved his hand. Tyrant Kuma immediately rose expressionlessly and left the room.

After Kuma left the room, Sengoku let out a weary sigh.

"Sigh, next I need to notify every vice admiral about this.

Borsalino, notify them for me. This old man needs to make a trip to the docks!

We can't possibly be the only two going to receive a Celestial Dragon, can we?"

"Of course. Even without a bonus, I'll help notify them. Hehe~."

Borsalino smiled meaningfully.

A dozen or so minutes later.

"Well, if it isn't Vice Admiral Onigumo. Are you preparing to..."

"Hahaha, Vice Admiral Onigumo! I just received intelligence that pirates are causing trouble in Water 7. How outrageous!"

"Same here, except my intelligence came from Alabasta!"

"My goodness, Alabasta? Do you really need to go that far?"

"Well, it's all to fulfill our mission. Hurry, hurry, hurry! Vice Admiral Garp already set out!"

"What's that ahead? Onigumo, don't block my ship with yours! Move it out of the way!"

"Oh, isn't that Vice Admiral Tokikake? You too...?"

"Stop making small talk. There's no time! Don't tell me you want to see those people's disgusting faces!"

"Hahaha, Vice Admiral Tokikake, that's going too far. We aren't trying to avoid anyone. We're all fighting for justice!"

"I'm fighting for justice too!"

Thus, over the next several dozen minutes, more than ten vice admirals who were supposedly in a desperate rush to sail out and uphold justice.

Stood behind Sengoku and Kizaru with dejected expressions, helplessly watching as Doberman's ship gradually approached the docks...