"Ha ha, Laxus, I didn't expect you to still be in the mood to drink tea here. Those people opposing you have practically worn down the threshold to your courtyard."
Garp's hearty laughter suddenly rang out in the courtyard.
Seeing Qin Yu still calmly drinking tea without the slightest reaction, Garp helplessly reined in his laughter. Picking his nose, he said with a gossiping look, "Kid, you're full of tricks."
"Right now, many people at Marine Headquarters are still watching from the sidelines, but that hesitation will gradually change as Chaton's opposition gains momentum."
"If you don't respond soon, I'm afraid you won't even have to wait four days for the proposal rejection motion to begin. Those voices of opposition will likely grow louder and louder, eventually causing the proposal rejection motion to die before it is even born!"
The long speech echoed through the courtyard and lingered for a long time.
Even Zoro and the others, who were staying here to temporarily avoid trivial matters, could not help raising their brows.
They might have been rather straightforward thinkers, but faced with Garp's well-reasoned analysis, they clearly understood that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.
To break an ironclad rule that had existed for so long, without sufficient leverage—
It would be difficult to convince everyone.
"Teacher, how about we go have some fun being Admirals?" Bepo was the first to be unable to hold back.
The battle three days ago had also been Bepo's battle of fame.
He had accumulated quite a reputation within Marine Headquarters.
The nickname Thunder Bear had spread through every corner of Marine Headquarters and even reached the New World.
"Old Bear, are you getting carried away? I'm the one who's going to become Pirate King. Who would want to be a