"I'm around the same age as him, both of us being in our teens, yet he has already become a notorious Great Pirate, standing shoulder to shoulder with the Navy's greatest combat powers..."
Gion recalled her own experiences. She had become a Marine captain at a young age, earning the title of genius within the Navy and receiving the pursuit and admiration of many Marines. But in today's battle...
Only then did she realize that she had been nothing more than a frog in a well.
Just then, Vice Admiral Tsuru seemed to notice something. With a slight sidelong glance, she saw the dazed look in Gion's beautiful eyes. It seemed that the powerful Ares had dealt her quite a blow.
She spoke in a deep voice to comfort her:
"Gion, don't let what you're seeing before you discourage you. The strong have the strong's responsibilities, and the weak have the weak's duties. Sengoku and Garp deal with powerful enemies, while we naturally handle the weaker pirates."
"Today, they're protecting us. But tomorrow, you may be the one protecting them."
Hearing Vice Admiral Tsuru's words, the light returned to Gion's beautiful eyes, and her expression gradually became resolute. "Sister is right. One day in the future, I'll take the field too, protecting the weak with the sword in my hand."
"That is my justice!"
Tsuru was satisfied to see that Gion understood immediately and nodded. "Little sister, your talent far surpasses mine. In the future, you may well become a Marine Admiral."
Serving in the Navy during the same era as Garp, Sengoku, and Zephyr was her good fortune, but it also let her clearly see the gap between herself and those three.
Even Zephyr had accumulated his strength over time and now caught up with Sengoku and Garp, becoming