After standing still for several minutes, Garp slowly unclenched his fists. Without turning around, he said slowly to Ye Feng behind him, "Let's pretend this never happened."
Garp turned around, looking as though he had become a different person. The gloominess from before was gone, replaced by a smile as he said to Ye Feng, "Come on, let's go find that little girl Avril. Ever since you left without a word, she cried for days on end. I had no choice but to bring her into the Marines. Now that you're here, come on, I'll take you to see her. She'll definitely be very happy."
Following behind Garp, Ye Feng silently mourned for those innocent Marine soldiers and muttered an apology after hearing what Garp had said. Then he heard news about his younger sister.
He quickened his pace, hoping to see Avril sooner—the little girl who had never left his side before, yet whom he had not seen in three years.
Seven or eight minutes later, he followed Garp into a small courtyard within Marine Headquarters.
Before they could even open the door, they heard the sounds of fighting coming from inside.
Garp turned to Ye Feng and said, "Your sister, that little girl Avril, is inside. Go see her first. I'll deliver your files to Sengoku. I'll be back soon." With that, he walked away toward the rear.
At that moment, Avril and Peach Rabbit were sparring with swords in the courtyard. A pink-haired woman stood nearby, watching the match. If Ye Feng had been there, he would definitely have recognized her. She was Hina.
Sharp sword energy streaked out from the courtyard one after another. Avril held a sword strikingly similar to the Abyss Rainbow Sword in Ye Feng's hand. The Shadow-Bearing Sword had been forged by