Enies Lobby Finale
Fathers held authority over their children.
In a patriarchal society, the father, as the family's main pillar of labor, was not only the highest earner in the household but also the one who had to make the major decisions that affected everyone—whether to move, rent or buy a house, pay cash for a car or take out a loan, choose a nearby school or a better one farther away...
And so on and so forth. Men's logic was stronger than women's, while women paid more attention to details. They complemented each other, but when major matters arose, a man's perspective was undoubtedly more comprehensive.
All these factors shaped fathers into figures whose word was absolute within their own homes.
Perhaps mothers could still be considered individuals with independent personalities, but children were not necessarily the same.
No matter how old or successful some children became, they were still children in their parents' eyes.
And Garp was precisely such a feudal, old-fashioned patriarch.
He had neglected his family for long periods, yet whenever he returned to Foosha Village, he would beat Ace and Luffy soundly and put them through cruel, hellish training.
As for their future goals, he had made them crystal clear from the time they were ten: become outstanding Marines, perhaps even rise to the rank of Marine Admiral.
What was a patriarch?
That was a patriarch.
Judging by how aggressively he had trained his two grandsons, perhaps there was also a measure of retaliatory provocation aimed at Dragon mixed into it.
Only Dragon and Garp knew the truth of the matter.
Garp stood silently atop the storm Dragon had created.
Dragon was naturally happy to remain silent as well, buying more time for the Revolutionary Army members who had breached the Gate of Justice and