At Marineford, in Fleet Admiral Sengoku's office, a group of admirals and several vice admirals had gathered for a meeting.
Meanwhile, in one corner of the office, a sheep was leisurely munching on something. Every now and then, it would look up at the assembled senior officers with curious, remarkably human eyes and an equally human expression.
"..."
"Everyone!"
"Now that we've settled the battle plans, let's talk about something else."
"Last night..."
"Impel Down, the great underwater prison, was attacked!"
"And the attackers..."
"Were none other than the Straw Hat Pirates' 'Straw Hat' Monkey D. Luffy and the 'Brat' Annie Hastur!"
Seated behind his desk, Fleet Admiral Sengoku slowly recounted, word by word, the report he'd received from Magellan last night. Then he shot a meaningful look at Vice Admiral Garp, who seemed a little surprised himself.
"What?"
"Impel Down was attacked?"
"This..."
"Yohoho!"
"Look at that! Kids these days are terrifying..."
"Tch!"
"This has to be a first for Impel Down, right?"
"Not exactly?"
"How so?"
"What about Golden Lion?"
"..."
"Golden Lion escaped from prison. He didn't attack it. Those are two completely different things!"
"Uh..."
"I guess so?"
"Hmph! Either way, attacking Impel Down takes some nerve. It's outrageous and unforgivable!"
"Exactly..."
"Ahahaha!"
"That's my grandson, all right!!"
"..."
As soon as Fleet Admiral Sengoku finished speaking, the vice admirals and admirals began whispering among themselves. But Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp, who had been sitting off to the side and eating, suddenly threw back his head and laughed without a care in the world. His fellow officers all turned to stare at him.
"What are you looking at me for?"
"Let me make this clear: I had absolutely nothing to do with this!"
Noticing their looks, Vice Admiral Garp took it in stride and loudly