First Meeting Gion

The human body gradually lost cellular vitality as time passed.

After reaching middle age, metabolism also began to decline slowly.

New cells were no longer enough to replenish and replace aging ones.

Under such circumstances, a person would gradually grow old.

But this thing could actually increase bodily vitality, accelerate metabolism, and boost the activity of newly formed cells!

Theoretically, as long as there was enough of this stuff, one would never grow old.

With that thought, Ye Tong fell into a deep sleep.

Over the next twenty-odd days, they sailed across the sea.

On the twenty-seventh day, they finally arrived at the destination of their journey: Marineford.

"So this is Marine Headquarters, Marineford!"

Before them stood enormous gates and countless imposing cannon barrels.

There were also warships docked all around.

Sure enough, seeing it in person was far more awe-inspiring than seeing it in a manga.

"You'll have time to look later. I'll take you to meet someone first!"

Garp patted Ye Tong on the shoulder as he spoke slowly.

"Vice Admiral Garp, could you control your strength a little?"

"It really hurts!"

Ye Tong could not help complaining.

This guy loved patting people on the shoulder, back, and wherever else whenever he had nothing better to do.

Every time, it hurt so much that Ye Tong bared his teeth in pain!

If his body had not been as tough as it was, Garp would probably have patted him to death sooner or later.

Thinking of Luffy and Dragon's childhoods, Ye Tong understood why they had not wanted to stay by Garp's side and become Marines.

There were historical reasons behind it!

"Hahaha, your body isn't that easy to break, kid!"

"Let's go!"

Garp led Ye Tong and quickly arrived before the gate of a courtyard.

In Marine Headquarters, where every inch of land was precious, anyone who could own such a large private courtyard was surely no ordinary person.

"Gion! Little Gion!"

Before Ye Tong could guess, Garp had already started shouting loudly beside him.

"Gion?"

"The special Vice Admiral, candidate for Admiral, the swordswoman codenamed Peach Rabbit?"

The moment he heard that name, information surfaced in Ye Tong's mind.

But the most important thing was not Gion herself. Behind Gion stood someone else: the Marine's strategist and one of the current three Admirals, Tsuru!

After all, Tsuru was Gion's older sister.

In other words, Garp had probably brought him here to find Tsuru.

But why had he brought him to see Tsuru?

For a moment, Ye Tong was rather bewildered.

After all, he had no direct connection with Tsuru! And Tsuru was not responsible for training ordinary Marines either!

Even if Garp wanted to take him to find a new teacher, it should have been Zephyr!

At this moment, Ye Tong's heart was filled with doubts.

After all, there was simply no logic to this at all!

"Creak..."

Just then, a girl opened the gate.

"Vice Admiral Garp, my sister said she won't see you!"

Little Gion poked her head out and spoke with a mischievous look.

"Hahaha, Tsuru's home?"

"What luck. Tsuru, how could you refuse to see me..."

Garp muttered to himself as he walked straight inside.

"You, my sister said..."

"Vice Admiral Garp..."

Gion could not stop Garp, so she could only call after him helplessly.

Looking at Gion like this, Ye Tong almost laughed.

After all, the Gion he knew was a special Vice Admiral draped in a cloak of justice, ruthlessly wielding Konpira!