The warship had descended from the sky, and Monkey D. Dragon was a vice admiral.
Everything happening before Tsugikuni Yoriichi's eyes felt somewhat unreal.
Absurd. It was truly absurd.
After greeting him, Dragon said something to the crew behind him. Then his figure flashed, vanishing from the bow. The next second, he appeared before Yoriichi, looking down at him from above.
Dragon stood 256 centimeters tall. Standing before Yoriichi, he was like a small giant.
In the world of the Pirate King, a height of 250 centimeters was as common as 185 centimeters had been in his previous life. The future Marine admirals were all nearly three meters tall. From this, it was clear that one reason Dragon had failed to become an admiral was Garp's influence. The bigger reason was that he simply was not tall enough.
"I've heard the old man mention you many times, but this is my first time meeting you in person."
"Let me introduce myself again. I'm Monkey D. Dragon, Vice Admiral Garp's son. A vice admiral at Marine Headquarters. Nice to meet you, Tsugikuni Yoriichi."
As he spoke, Dragon bent slightly at the waist and extended a hand toward Yoriichi. His polite manner was entirely unlike Garp's. If Yoriichi had not seen his reckless behavior just now, he might have genuinely wondered whether Dragon was really Garp's biological son.
"Hello. I'm Tsugikuni Yoriichi. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Dragon."
Yoriichi did not address him by his rank, hoping to use this method to narrow the distance between them.
Sure enough, when Dragon heard Yoriichi call him "Mr.," he immediately waved his hand. He seemed to dislike such an official form of address and said with a smile,
"Don't call me that. 'Mr.' is far too formal."
"We're both Marines. Just call