Dragon, long time no see

Chapter 187: What did you say?

The Celestial Dragons had held a hunting competition for sport, and the prey had been human beings!

But that wasn't even the most shocking part. What Kuzan found hardest to accept was that the Marines had served as the Celestial Dragons' bodyguards back then. How bitterly ironic was that?

Kuzan considered all sorts of possibilities, then remembered Dragon's sudden betrayal. He had spent a long time aboard Garp's ship, after all. Garp had been both his teacher and his benefactor, and he had once heard Garp say that Dragon had left the Marines after the God Valley Incident. Now it all made sense.

And now Dragon had founded the Revolutionary Army. Of course, Kuzan knew what the Revolutionary Army intended to do.

But even with that explanation, Kuzan still couldn't accept it. The Celestial Dragons couldn't be shaken, so Dragon's efforts were futile. Kuzan wanted to protect this world and its seas. Though the Celestial Dragons disgusted him, and though his resolve had wavered a little, what did any of that have to do with this incident?

"Even so, what does that have to do with the people you saved?"

"They're trying to awaken an ancient weapon and destroy the world!"

"The Celestial Dragons and the World Government told you that too, didn't they? You actually believe them?"

"Pants, should I call you naive or just plain stupid?"

"What do you mean?"

Mu Chen showed Kuzan no consideration whatsoever, mocking him to his face.

Kuzan was immediately displeased by Mu Chen's ridicule.

"Pants, they're just a bunch of archaeologists. All they're after is the truth about this world and its history. Destroy the world?"

"Are you kidding me?"

"If the world were destroyed, how would they keep seeking new knowledge?"

"To put it bluntly,