"Roger, what are you doing here?"
Garp clenched his fists.
"Hahaha! Garp, you nearly destroyed our precious Jackson. We won't be satisfied until we teach you a lesson."
Roger grinned at Garp, one hand resting on the sword at his waist, ready for the battle ahead.
The other crew members unleashed their powerful fighting auras.
Garp had driven them here, but they deliberately ignored that fact and said nothing.
What mattered was that they achieved their goal.
It was an unspoken understanding between the two sides. It wasn't the first time the Roger Pirates had taken the blame for Garp, either.
Who said Garp was simple-minded? He had too many shackles binding him. There were many things he couldn't do openly.
Meanwhile, at Marine Headquarters.
"Why have the Roger Pirates appeared? Are they after revenge on Vice Admiral Garp? Should we send reinforcements?"
They had thought Garp's arrival would settle the matter, only for the Roger Pirates to show up.
Roger's explanation naturally led them to believe he had followed Garp all the way to the Mozartel Kingdom to get revenge.
It was a reason they could accept, and the most likely one.
"Forget it. They're too far away."
Tsuru shook her head. She had guessed how this would end, so there was no point wasting effort on anything else.
With Garp alone and the Roger Pirates in his way, they had lost their chance.
Since Garp had made his choice, she needed to support him as an old comrade.
"Garp can handle himself. Trust him."
"Then we need to prepare to lose the Mozartel Kingdom as an Affiliated Nation."
"All right. I'll ask the government what it thinks."
Kong knew the mission had likely failed after hearing Tsuru's words. But the Roger Pirates were to blame. The Marines had