When some brat drove her bratmobile, the Golden Mother battleship—a gigantic vessel over ten thousand meters long—through the waters of Totto Land, rampaging everywhere and successively "conquering" Nanamitz Town on Lockmizz Island, Fantasy Town on Unique Island, Eggwhite Town on Egg Yolk Island, and Kubotown on Chibo Island, on the other side of the Red Line, at the Marine Headquarters that was still temporarily located in the Sabaody Archipelago, Fleet Admiral Kizaru was also swamped with all sorts of matters.
The brat in the New World had stirred up a massive storm, dragging nearly every power in the New World into the world war that was about to erupt. Meanwhile, far away in the first half of the Grand Line, all kinds of problems were cropping up in the East and South Blues as well.
As a result, Kizaru, the new Fleet Admiral, could no longer spend his days slacking off, clocking in, drinking tea, and leisurely collecting his generous top-tier salary as he had before.
"Huh?"
"Garp?"
"What brings you here?"
Kizaru had been sitting in his office, busy but carelessly signing one document after another. Suddenly looking up, he saw retired Vice Admiral Garp walk in, and couldn't help feeling a little surprised.
After all, Garp usually spent his time drinking tea and reading the paper at the new recruits' training ground, or simply wandering around the island. He never did any real work, and Kizaru knew that all too well after getting familiar with the man. So seeing him unexpectedly turn up in the Fleet Admiral's office today really was a rare sight.
"Am I not allowed to come?"
"I am still a vice admiral, after all, aren't I?"
Garp retorted, then glanced around and casually dropped onto a sofa opposite the desk. He crossed his legs