The smile had yet to fade from Akainu's face as he slowly turned toward Garp and asked him a question.
Garp, however, seemed utterly uninterested. That was strange. Normally, whenever he saw a powerhouse like Whitebeard, he would be the first to charge into the fray.
Yet now he did not budge, leaning against the mast and pretending he was about to fall asleep.
Akainu said nothing more and leaped straight off the mast!
Akainu actually knew why Garp was unwilling to go. Garp seemed to despise their decision to gang up on Whitebeard, but Akainu did not care. Justice-or rather, truth-always belonged to whoever had the last laugh. Once you held justice in your hands, who would be foolish enough to question how you had obtained it?
In his eyes, justice itself was ambiguous, but any means were acceptable to achieve it!
Watching Akainu leave, Garp quietly opened one eye as he leaned against the mast. He sighed silently, then closed it again...
"Brat, what's your name?"
Jozu blocked another of Capulias's attacks, while Whitebeard once again used his power to tear apart the Meteor Volcano unleashed by Akainu. The resulting tsunami also capsized two warships.
"My name is Jozu. I'm Pops's strongest shield! And don't call me a brat, you old geezer!"
Jozu waved his Diamond Arm around boastfully as he spoke to Capulias.
"Damn you, filthy mortal! I can't crush you, but I can send you flying!"
In his Dragon-Man Form, Capulias charged at Jozu again, his arms coated in densely concentrated Armament Haki.
"Pops! Akainu's in the sky!"
Vista spotted Akainu approaching through the air with Geppo and raised his twin swords to intercept him!
"Hey! Vista!"
Whitebeard gave Vista a worried look, but Vista had already charged forward.
"Hmm?"
The moment Akainu landed, he saw