The Announcement That Set the Seas Boiling!

Great Vortex Iron Triangle, Impel Down.

Splash, splash, splash...

Amid the grinding of gears, the three-meter-thick iron door was slowly hoisted open, revealing the dim space beyond.

Dragon slightly opened his eyes, noticed the figure walking in, then closed them again.

Likewise, Garp paid no attention to his "wayward" son. He walked straight ahead until he reached the iron bars at the deepest part of the prison.

"Ace, I came to see you! Puhahahahaha!"

The hearty laughter woke Ace. He slowly raised his head... As he did, bright flames gradually ignited across his body, his hair resembling a burning broom and giving off an eerie red glow.

The entire cell swiftly shifted from dim orange-yellow to crimson. Then, as the chains trembled, the searing heat gradually subsided.

Ace shook the Seastone chains around his body and looked outside, the corner of his mouth lifting.

"Is the way I look really that funny, old man?!"

"No, I just find it amusing that you got beaten by that brat Ron twice in a row."

"When I brought him into the Marines, I never expected him to make it this far."

Garp laughed so hard that tears nearly streamed down his face.

Then, after catching his breath, he turned serious.

"But this time... you all went too far, Ace!"

"I don't remember raising you into lawless brats!"

You broke into G-10 to save someone—did you really think Marine Azure Dragon was made of clay?!

Even setting that aside, did you really think Marine Year One of 1518 was merely something people talked up?!

As one of the older generation, Garp knew better than anyone how much the Marines' military strength had expanded over the past few years. It had reached a level that even moved the Five Elders!

Mere pirates...

They really were