Garp and Aokiji, a Reunion of the Old Era

After warning Oak that his father and an Admiral would be coming, Dragon turned his gaze to Robin and spoke with complicated feelings.

"Miss Nico Robin, I'm deeply sorry about what happened in Ohara. For a long time afterward, we of the Revolutionary Army had been trying to find you and place you under protection..."

As Ohara's sole survivor, Robin had earned the Revolutionary Army's sympathy. Dragon looked at her with sincerity in his eyes, but before he could finish, Oak's cold voice came from behind him.

"I'll remind you once: she's mine. Don't get any ideas about her, or else..."

"The consequences are not something your Revolutionary Army can bear!"

Oak knew perfectly well what Dragon was planning. It was true that Dragon sympathized with Robin's ordeal, but he valued her identity even more. As Ohara's only survivor, Robin was probably the only person in the world besides the World Government who could read Poneglyphs.

And for anyone seeking to overthrow the World Government, the ability to read Poneglyphs was crucial. The Void Century from eight hundred years ago concealed secrets of immense importance to the World Government, perhaps even its weaknesses. Gaining control of Robin meant gaining control of those secrets.

Dragon setting his sights on Robin was no different from touching Oak's reverse scale. He had no intention of letting someone else steal away one of his people, so he issued Dragon a warning.

"Don't think you can act however you want just because we're cooperating!"

Dragon fell silent at the warning. After a moment, he finally spoke.

"Sorry."

There was no explanation and no rebuttal. Dragon heard the impatience in Oak's tone. Knowing Oak's temperament, he understood that pressing on would only make Oak completely turn against him. Oak had the temperament of a pirate through