Since Zephyr had already caught up, Garp had no choice. Though he was stronger than Zephyr, when moving across these seas, a ship was the most important tool of all.
Even if an admiral-level figure was chasing you, as long as his ship was not faster than yours, there was no need to panic too much.
After leaving the navy, Zephyr had taken his followers and founded the NEO Navy. At first, their ultimate goal was to kill every pirate in the New World, even if it meant overturning the entire New World's waters.
Later, however, after Aokiji joined, Zephyr was influenced by this gentle-hearted junior and made some compromises as well. Because he understood that he did not have long to live, but these marines who had followed him without hesitation could not be left with no one to rely on.
If he was gone, with their strength, they would be devoured in the New World until not even bone scraps remained.
So in order to keep Aokiji, he chose to give ground.
And now Garp's arrival delighted him even more.
NEO Navy headquarters.
"Garp, I know why you left the navy. Though I don't think much of that grandson of yours who ran off to become a pirate, still..."
Zephyr pushed over a photograph. "There's a very good chance he isn't dead."
"What did you say?!"
Garp had not reacted much when he heard the first half. He knew what Zephyr had gone through to change from the "admiral who did not kill" into a man who had sworn to slaughter every pirate to the last, so there was nothing wrong with him hating all pirates. It was only natural that he disliked Luffy too.
But that last half-sentence made him unable to stay seated.
He snatched up