"Sakazuki, don't you dare pin this on me. I just helped you out!"
Garp glared at her, sounding even more justified than Sakazuki.
Sakazuki merely stared at Garp with a venomous look. "The Straw Hat Pirates aren't getting away. I'll pursue them personally until they're eliminated. I'll report what happened today, so you'd better think carefully about how you're going to explain this to Fleet Admiral Sengoku and the Five Elders!
"Pursue them at full speed! I don't care if the Straw Hat Pirates flee to the ends of the earth—I'll destroy them!"
Ignoring Garp,
Sakazuki issued her orders with force.
She wanted to see whether Garp would keep following her. If he tried to interfere again, he'd only have himself to blame when she showed no mercy.
Watching Sakazuki leave in a hurry, Garp returned to his warship, his expression shifting repeatedly.
Sakazuki was pursuing Luffy herself, and wouldn't stop until she caught him. Could Luffy withstand her?
"Damn it."
But only a few minutes later, a Den Den Mushi call came in from Marineford.
"Vice Admiral Garp, it's... it's a call from the Fleet Admiral."
An adjutant held out the Den Den Mushi, stammering.
Garp took the Den Den Mushi, his expression darkening and brightening by turns.
He didn't answer, but the call soon came again.
Once, twice.
The Den Den Mushi of every other officer aboard the warship began ringing one after another, too.
"Hello! This is the escaped convict Garp."
With no other choice, Garp finally picked up.
"I don't care what you're doing right now. Get back to Marineford immediately! I'm giving you one day. If you're not at Marineford by then, you can go sit in Impel Down.
"You can disobey orders if you like. Don't blame me when I personally take the four