Dragon's Soul-Searching Questions

"Monkey D. Luffy, this kid looks much better-behaved than you did as a child. He'll definitely grow up to become a pillar of the Marines!"

The anger in Garp's heart had faded. The moment he laid eyes on his grandson, he could not stop himself from taking a liking to the child. After all, this was his biological grandson.

"I'll leave Luffy to you. What path he takes in the future will be his own choice."

With that, Dragon turned to leave, but Garp's expression darkened as he stepped forward to stop him.

"Wait, Dragon. You're planning to dump your son on me and ignore him while you stubbornly cling to your Revolutionary Army?"

"Give it up. The Marines have justice too. The Marines of the future will surely move in a better direction. If you're so worried, why not try using your own strength to change the Marines' current state?!"

After a long silence, Dragon stood where he was. He turned back and gave his father, who had devoted most of his life to the Marines, a deep look before asking a question that struck at the soul.

"Can an Admiral lift the ban on deciphering Poneglyphs? Can a Fleet Admiral amend laws and regulations? Can the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Army, and Air Force abolish slavery?"

Those three soul-searching questions left Garp speechless.

At that moment, he understood something. Dragon had not founded the Revolutionary Army in a fit of anger. Rather, he had silently contemplated it for years before choosing to leave the Marines and raise the first flame of revolution in the South Blue.

"As long as the rulers of the World Government are the Celestial Dragons and the Five Elders, there will never be a way forward. The people will never obtain true freedom!"

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