Barn said calmly.
"But didn't you just say the Marines were waiting to see how you'd react? If you attack Marine Headquarters now, the Guild will definitely become their target!"
Lia immediately spoke up to stop Barn after hearing his words.
Even the levelheaded Adam stepped forward.
"Lia is right, Master Barn. This really isn't the time to expose ourselves."
Barn merely smiled and said,
"Of course I know it isn't time to let the Marines find out about my connection to the Guild. But Fisher Tiger was my friend. I have to demand an explanation for his death."
Rayleigh frowned and asked,
"What are you planning to do, Barn?"
Barn smiled at Rayleigh's question.
"Dragon and his people are already targets of the Marines anyway. All I have to do is dump the mess on him."
As he spoke, Barn took a Den Den Mushi from inside his clothes and placed a call.
"Dragon, I need your help with something."
Marine Headquarters...
Inside the central Castle bearing the enormous words "Marines," the current Fleet Admiral, Sengoku, frowned at the documents in his hands.
Beside him, the carefree Garp was still focused on devouring the Senbei he had stolen from Sengoku.
"I never expected this."
Sengoku put down the documents and sighed.
Seeing his old friend looking so troubled, Garp set down his Senbei and asked,
"What happened, Sengoku?"
Sengoku turned toward Garp and said,
"We just received intelligence that Fisher Tiger, whom we killed a few days ago, had joined the Revolutionary Army."
Garp looked somewhat awkward at Sengoku's words. After all, the Revolutionary Army openly defying the government was led by Dragon, the son of Garp himself, the hero of the Marines.
Noticing Garp's discomfort, Sengoku stood and patted him.
"I originally suspected a connection between the FFF