I completed the mission.
Mu Chen stood ramrod straight, his gaze behind his sunglasses calm and unruffled, his face the picture of innocence.
Enies Lobby had been destroyed. The Buster Call's objective had been completed. What fucking achievement was there to speak of?
Pointing at Mu Chen's nose, Sengoku trembled with rage. He could not tell whether Mu Chen was genuinely stupid or merely playing dumb.
The Straw Hats had all escaped, and the World Government's flag had been burned. Where was the Navy supposed to put its face now?!
At that, Mu Chen sounded even more like he was considering the Navy's interests. "Face is earned through fighting, not chasing. If I really led the entire military police force after one tiny broken ship, tomorrow's front-page headline would be: Navy Admiral Fails to Hunt Pirates, Gets Toyed With Instead."
Sengoku could only look helplessly at Mu Chen's words. He knew Mu Chen had a point, but he could not just let Luffy escape like that!
"You still dare to talk back?"
Sengoku grabbed the battle report and hurled it at Mu Chen, cursing him with the look of someone furious at his failure to meet expectations.
Mu Chen slowly picked up the report, dusted it off, and said calmly, "Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Luffy is Garp's grandson."
Those words were like a bucket of cold water dumped over Sengoku's head. His fury instantly dropped by half, leaving only deep helplessness behind.
Could he possibly not know that Luffy was Garp's grandson?
Otherwise, he would not have sent Mu Chen to lead the Buster Call.
The best outcome would have been for Mu Chen to capture Luffy and lock him up. At least that way, Luffy's life could have been spared.
"I know, but you can't just... Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Garp