"Bwahahaha! Don't be so serious, Sengoku! Look, the Senbei over there look pretty good!"
Garp wore a sharp suit and a Coat of Justice that proclaimed the Navy's authority, but right now, he had none of the bearing expected of a "Navy Hero." He wandered from shop to shop like a retired official on vacation.
Seeing Sengoku's expression darken, Garp paid it no mind. Grinning, he stuffed a doughnut into his mouth and offered Sengoku another. "Quit looking so grim. Here, have one!"
"Like hell I will!"
Sengoku snatched the doughnut from Garp's hand and shoved it into his mouth. "Do I have to tell you how important this Tea Party is? Get your head in the game, you bastard!"
"Yeah, yeah! I get it!"
Faced with Sengoku's murderous glare, Garp picked his nose and looked up at the sky.
"Honestly, I should've brought Tsuru instead!" Sengoku took a deep breath and suppressed the volcano about to erupt inside him. But he knew that was just talk. A Tea Party on this scale was rare even in the history books!
At worst, it would turn into an all-out war!
The clash that followed would far exceed anything ordinary people could imagine. Tsuru had the strategic mind for it, but when it came to sheer force, she fell far short of Garp.
If not for Garp's strength, Sengoku would never have brought the bastard along.
Done lecturing him, Sengoku grabbed the dog-hatted Vice Admiral by the collar and dragged him toward the building flying the World Government's flag.
Around a corner, a squad of soldiers was escorting a man in the same direction.
Even here in Mary Geoise, the Holy Land whose streets were packed with Dragon People, the soldiers marched straight down the middle of the road, treating the Dragon