Marine Headquarters—Marineford.
Sengoku and Spandine had gone to Mary Geoise.
Garp had nothing to do while he was idle, especially since he was injured and had yet to recover. There was even less work for him to handle.
Wearing his dog-head hat and holding a rice cracker in his hand, he wandered around Marineford.
Every time Garp saw someone, he felt an itch to go chat with them about Vikengam's child. But Sengoku had issued a gag order, and he couldn't spread gossip, which made Garp miserable.
After making a couple of rounds, though, Garp grew puzzled. Many people who saw him today had strange expressions, as if they wanted to say something but held back.
This left Garp utterly baffled. He specifically went to the restroom to look in the mirror, but there was nothing wrong with his appearance, was there?
"Oh? Mr. Garp, you're personally using the restroom too?" Kuzan stepped out of a stall, saw Garp looking in the mirror, and greeted him with a chuckle.
"Ah, Kuzan." Garp glanced at Kuzan, then turned around in front of the mirror to inspect his back. "There's nothing strange about me, right? Nobody stuck a note on me or anything?"
"Nope, you're no different from usual. Though bringing rice crackers into the restroom to eat does make you look rather refined." Kuzan gave him a thumbs-up as he mocked him.
"Hahahaha, you brat. Want a bite?" Garp laughed heartily.
"No, I haven't washed my hands yet," Kuzan refused without hesitation.
He had no intention of sharing rice crackers with Garp in the restroom.
That would be way too weird, okay?
If someone saw them, all kinds of rumors would definitely start spreading.
There had been especially many rumors in the Marines lately, particularly ones involving the higher-ups. Admiral Sengoku,