The Chosen One Sets Sail Early! (Double Chapter)

The relationship between Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Dragon was quite strange. In terms of their personal bond, the two had not actually had much contact. When Tsugikuni Yoriichi had first joined the Marines, Dragon had already been a relatively prominent officer at Marine Headquarters.

Dragon had also been carrying out missions abroad during that period. For a long time, his allegiance had been torn between the Freedom Army and the Marines.

Although Dragon had heard Garp mention Tsugikuni Yoriichi, he had usually been more focused on pursuing his own path in life.

What truly brought Tsugikuni Yoriichi into Dragon's view was when Garp sent Dragon to the Boin Archipelago to assess the results of Tsugikuni Yoriichi's training.

At the time, Tsugikuni Yoriichi had awakened Conqueror's Haki. His Armament Haki and Observation Haki had also reached a certain level, and he was both young and powerful. That Tsugikuni Yoriichi had left a profound impression on Dragon.

But after that, contact between Dragon and Tsugikuni Yoriichi had actually been very limited.

Their relationship had largely existed because Garp served as a bridge between them.

Dragon was Garp's son, while Tsugikuni Yoriichi was one of the few young people Garp had kept by his side and nurtured throughout his years in the Marines.

But after Garp's death, the bridge maintaining the bond between Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Dragon had effectively been severed.

The reason Dragon had invited Tsugikuni Yoriichi for tea that evening had not been because he wished to meet an old friend.

After Garp's death, their private relationship could truly be said to have become completely disconnected, their feelings having fallen to freezing point.

Both Dragon and Tsugikuni Yoriichi felt that something seemed to stand between them whenever they were together. They could no longer communicate sincerely in private.

Garp's death had had