Sengoku's Concerns

"Where is it unsuitable?" Garp asked, stunned.

"Mr. Garp, think about it! Mosen was brought to the Navy by Dragon, and Dragon is your son. This child already has your label on him. If you recommend him to Mr. Sengoku, people will think he only got transferred back to the Navy from Impel Down through your backdoor, Mr. Garp," Tokikake said.

After hearing Tokikake's words, Garp looked completely bewildered. "What nonsense are you talking about? Tokikake, you think too much, and that's why people dislike you. Sengoku definitely won't care about this sort of thing."

Tokikake's mouth twitched. As expected, he shouldn't have said these things to Garp. Garp couldn't understand such words.

"Mr. Garp, sometimes I really suspect if Dragon is your son."

"Tokikake, to be honest, I've suspected it too."

"Huh? Mr. Garp, are you joking?"

"Who's joking? I've told that brat Dragon long ago to join the Navy, but he refuses. If he were my biological son, would he be unwilling to join the Navy?"

"So that's what you meant, Mr. Garp! I thought…"

"Thought what?" Garp asked, scratching his head.

"Nothing, nothing, I was just overthinking."

"Is that so! If you were just overthinking, then there's no need to say more. Tokikake, you'll come with me to see Sengoku! I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it clearly."

"Okay, Mr. Garp."

Garp nodded and jumped off the warship. Seeing this, Tokikake quickly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. His original intention was that Dragon was too smart and unlike the simple-minded Garp's son. Who knew Garp would say he also didn't think he was his son, which completely stumped Tokikake.

"Fortunately, I didn't hear any shocking gossip from Mr. Garp today, otherwise, I probably wouldn't have a chance to return to Marine Headquarters," Tokikake said, still feeling uneasy.

"Hey! Tokikake, what are you doing? Hurry up and follow!"

Hearing Garp's shout, Tokikake quickly responded and jumped off the ship.

Tokikake followed Garp, who swaggered and walked with extreme arrogance, to Sengoku's office.

Just as Tokikake was about to knock, Garp kicked the door open.

"Yo! Sengoku, I'm back!"

Sengoku's face, which had been smiling brightly at Garp, instantly turned dark.

"Bastard! Garp, where have you been all this time?"

"Me? I went home to visit! Didn't I tell you?" Garp ignored Sengoku's anger and replied calmly.

"You said you'd be gone for three to five days, but you were gone for two months. If I hadn't sent Tokikake to pick you up, were you not planning on coming back at all?"

"Two months? How is that possible! I was gone for 58 days at most! Sengoku, you can't just lie with your eyes open!"

As soon as Garp finished speaking, the temperature in Sengoku's office dropped by several degrees. Sengoku's face was now as black as the bottom of a pot, but Garp seemed completely oblivious, still talking about how Sengoku didn't remember the time and if he was getting old.

"Then… Mr. Sengoku, should I go out first?" a Marine holding a folder asked timidly.

Sengoku waved him away. The Marine felt as if he had been granted amnesty and ran off without looking back.

Seeing this, Tokikake also wanted to slip away, but he still hadn't said what he came for! He couldn't leave yet!

Sensing the powerful aura emanating from Sengoku, Tokikake subconsciously took two steps back.

"Garp!"

"Huh? What is it?"

"Bang~" Sengoku's fist landed heavily on Garp's face. Garp was sent flying and embedded in the wall.

Garp was naturally very displeased at being ambushed by Sengoku. He got off the wall and lunged at Sengoku, and they began to brawl.

An hour later, Sengoku, with two black eyes and a lisp, asked Tokikake, "Tokikake, this Carlos Mosen you mentioned, is he the one who underwent the Lineage Factor modification?"

"Yes, it's him. Mr. Sengoku, when I met him, his body seemed to have fully recovered. I traveled with him for a while, and during that time we…"

Tokikake told Sengoku the important details of what happened and the conversations between him and Mosen after they met.

Sengoku fell into thought after listening.

Sengoku knew Tokikake very well. He was straightforward, meticulous, and hated power struggles. Anyone Tokikake admired must have impeccable character.

Furthermore, Mosen's loyalty to the Navy didn't need to be doubted. This could be seen from the fact that he readily agreed to participate in the Lineage Factor modification, despite knowing its dangers.

Besides, in a sense, Mosen was one of his friend Garp's people. With Garp around, there was no need to doubt Mosen.

However, Mosen's situation was indeed somewhat special. Sengoku knew very well that Mosen's parents were killed by Celestial Dragons, and Mosen undoubtedly harbored hatred towards them.

And the Celestial Dragons were World Nobles, beings the World Government had to protect with all its might. The Navy, as a subordinate organization of the World Government, might cause trouble by harboring such a person.

Otherwise, when Mosen was first introduced to the Navy, Sengoku would have arranged for him to study under Zephyr directly, instead of letting him participate in Vegapunk's human experiments.

One must remember that Mosen was a genius who mastered the Six Powers at the age of 15 and independently learned Life Return!

Garp, as Sengoku's friend, saw that Sengoku seemed to have some reservations. He didn't have so many complicated thoughts and got straight to the point. "Sengoku, is there a problem with this Mosen?"

Sengoku sighed and said, "Sigh! Garp, Mosen's parents were murdered by Celestial Dragons, and he harbors hatred towards them in his heart. Don't forget, not long ago, our Navy had an incident where a Navy Major General assaulted a Celestial Dragon. Marshal Kong immediately declared that Navy Major General a pirate. Later, he was captured by our people while protecting civilians from pirates."

At the time, this incident caused a huge uproar within the Navy. Marshal Kong originally wanted to kill him on the spot, but you objected with all your might, almost getting into a fight with Marshal Kong. In the end, Marshal Kong, fearing that it would cause dissatisfaction among some Navy members and lead to bigger trouble, spared his life and sent him to Impel Down.

"I don't want to see a similar incident happen again."

Garp frowned upon hearing this, "Sengoku, I don't think Michael did anything wrong. That beast back then..."

"Garp! You are a Navy Lieutenant General, mind your words," Sengoku rebuked.

Garp pouted and didn't say anything further, directly pulling Tokikake away.

After the two left Sengoku's office, Garp suddenly asked Tokikake, "Tokikake, this Mosen is on the Impel Down 5th Layer, right?"

Tokikake nodded.

"What was Michael's Bounty back then?"

"It was around 150 million Belly."

"So that means Michael should also be on the Impel Down 5th Layer, right?"

"Mr. Garp, you're thinking of..."

"That's right, exactly what you're thinking. Let's go! We're heading to Impel Down."

Sengoku in the office twitched the corner of his mouth. Did Garp think he had just been beaten deaf?

Garp is about to meet the protagonist. Some readers previously said that Michael should have been executed directly for hitting a Celestial Dragon. This is actually a foreshadowing, intended to arrange for the protagonist and Garp to meet.