Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
Inside Fleet Admiral Sengoku's office, the atmosphere was so heavy it almost seemed to drip water.
Through the enormous floor-to-ceiling window, Garp the Hero of the Marines could be seen bracing both hands on the desk, furiously roaring something at Sengoku behind it.
On that broad desk lay a sternly worded order of condemnation from the World Government, silently recounting the Marines' crushing defeat the day before.
"Sengoku! Why did you do this?!" Garp's spittle nearly covered Sengoku's face. "Ace is my grandson! Luffy is my grandson too! Now you've arrested Luffy-are you deliberately targeting me?!"
Sengoku wearily raised a hand and wiped the saliva from his face, answering hoarsely, "I'm not targeting you, Garp.
"You're the one who needs to take a good look at yourself! Both those precious grandsons of yours went off and became pirates.
"Tell me, isn't that because you failed to discipline them as their grandfather?!"
The very mention of it irritated Sengoku.
He looked at his old friend raging before him and cursed inwardly.
You've got some fucking nerve saying that. You're a Marine hero, but your son is the world's most heinous criminal, the revolutionary Dragon, and both your grandsons are pirates with boundless futures.
Your whole family is full of major figures fighting the Marines and the World Government! Who's really the problem here?!
Garp was left speechless and sat back down in the chair opposite him in a fury.
He understood all the reasoning.
But he simply couldn't swallow it! Ace had only just been rescued from death's door, and now his youngest, most beloved grandson had fallen into Sengoku's hands.
He raised his head, suppressed his anger, and asked instead, "...What exactly are you going to do with my grandson Luffy?"
Sengoku's face darkened at once.
He