Ye Chen was so insistent that Garp turned to Bogard. "Give me the Den Den Mushi."
Bogard sighed helplessly and took out the Den Den Mushi they used to contact Marine Headquarters. Garp took it and waved everyone away. They had no choice but to leave.
"Vice Admiral Garp isn't really going to ask Headquarters for this, is he? That kid's lost his mind. Has Vice Admiral Garp lost his too?"
Bogard knew Garp's personality better than anyone after all these years. Getting a rookie into the newspaper was exactly the sort of thing Garp might do.
"Sengoku, there's something I need to tell you..."
Before long, Garp was chatting with Sengoku as casually as if they were catching up at home. Laughing all the while, he told Sengoku what had happened.
"Sengoku, I wouldn't normally bother you with something this small, but that kid's something special. He's a promising newcomer... So... it shouldn't be a problem, right?"
But he had underestimated the matter. Garp was carefree and never seemed serious about anything. Sengoku, on the other hand, was known as the Wise General—Sengoku the Buddha!
"Garp, have you lost your mind? You can't joke about something like this... Wait. What did you say that kid's name was?"
"Ye Chen."
"Ye Chen? How old is he? What does he look like?"
Sengoku's face darkened at once, and his voice took on the authority of a man accustomed to command.
As soon as Garp finished describing him, Sengoku recalled what had happened seven years ago. It had to be that kid.
The incident had been horrifying. If word got out, it would deal a devastating blow to the Celestial Dragons' prestige. That was the last thing they wanted.
The higher-ups had suppressed the matter, but it had not ended there. For