When they walked into the restaurant, the interior was in complete disarray. Tables were covered with scattered tableware, yet there was not a single person inside, as if all the diners had suddenly left, leaving the waiter with no time to clean up.
Aside from Ace, who was somewhat puzzled by the absence of other diners, everyone else had already guessed what was going on and did not pay much attention; they simply found seats and sat down.
After they sat down, a waiter walked over while trembling, then he forced out an ugly smile. "Hon, honorable guests, what would you like to eat?"
The words had just fallen, but before the eagerly anticipating Ace could order…
"Please let me in. I am the princess of the Kingdom of Dressrosa, Violet. I only wish to thank my benefactors and have no other intentions!"
A sudden commotion arose at the entrance, causing Ian and the others to raise their heads and look in that direction.
Noticing their gazes as well, the marines who had originally been blocking the princess of the Kingdom of Dressrosa immediately withdrew to both sides and once again hid themselves.
After the marines left, Violet, dressed in a dancer's outfit, entered with an excited expression.
When she reached Zephyr and the others, she immediately bowed deeply in thanks.
"Mr. Zephyr, Mr. Enel, Mr. Ace, Mr. Kuma, Mr. Law, Mr. Ian, thank you for saving the Kingdom of Dressrosa. My father has always felt self-blame and shame for being unable to personally express his gratitude."
Ian: "..."
The princess of the Kingdom of Dressrosa?
A trace of surprise also flashed across Ian's face. Although he was being thanked as well, he remembered that the Dressrosa incident had nothing to do with him.
Last time, he had merely gone to clean up the aftermath.
After exchanging a glance with Zephyr, Zephyr smiled and shook his head, then looked at the princess of the Kingdom of Dressrosa in front of him, just as he was about to say something, another commotion suddenly came from the entrance.
"Oh my, why the rush? Sakazuki, you're just too impatient. I'm already old; I'm not like you young people who can withstand such rushing about. Don't rush. Rest assured, I still have a bit of face in front of that kid. I'll handle the talk later. There won't be any problems!"
Hearing this voice, Ian and Zephyr once again looked toward the entrance, their eyes immediately narrowing.
Marine Headquarters had sent someone!
"Ah hahaha, everyone's here!"
Dragged in by Sakazuki, Garp looked at the people inside the restaurant.
The resentful expression he had before immediately turned into a familiar smile. He waved as he walked in, then directly pulled over a chair beside him and sat down.
As for Sakazuki... After sweeping a glance around, he crossed his arms, a cigar clenched at the corner of his mouth, snorted coldly, and sat down to the side with an indifferent expression.
His icy eyes glanced at Zephyr and finally landed on Ian. Although time was tight, he did not say anything, preparing to let Vice-Admiral Garp, who claimed to have some face, be the one to speak.
"This one, this one, and this one, I don't want this. Bring me one serving of everything else."
Seeing Garp casually pick up the menu beside him and almost flip through the whole thing made Sakazuki completely lose it.
He immediately turned his head with a face full of black lines and roared at Vice-Admiral Garp: "What the hell are you doing? Do you even know the current situation?"
Damn it, he knew Garp was unreliable!
"Don't be in such a hurry; eating while talking works just the same."
Garp laughed it off, but faced with the cold stare fixed on him, he still coughed a couple of times awkwardly.
Turning his head, he nevertheless kept a cheerful expression. "You've been making quite a big commotion lately! That old fellow, Sengoku, sent me to persuade you to leave quickly. The Celestial Dragons are about to descend, and he's worried you'll beat them up."
Sakazuki: "..."
As soon as these words fell, before Ian and the others could say anything, Sakazuki's already dark face turned even darker.
"How can you say all of that out loud, you old bastard?"
One had to know that the movements of the Celestial Dragons were confidential!
And this guy actually dared to tell this group of vicious criminals. Was Garp not worried that these people would really go and harm the Celestial Dragons?
Sakazuki stared at Garp with a face full of black lines, but still forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart and took a deep breath.
After realizing once again how unreliable Garp was, he decided to handle it himself. He coldly looked again at the people of the Umbrella Corporation in front of him. "Leave this place. This is not somewhere criminals like you should stay!"
"Your temper is still as explosive as ever, Sakazuki."
Hearing Sakazuki's words, Instructor Zephyr was the first to speak. He did not mind Sakazuki's tone at all; instead, there was a smile on his face. "Sengoku actually sent both of you here. Looks like our arrival has given that old fellow quite the headache!"
"Indeed, it's quite the headache."
Before Sakazuki, who had his mouth open, could speak, Garp directly nodded.
Like chatting with an old acquaintance, he laughed and said, "After hearing that you came over, he didn't sleep the whole night. He's probably still having a headache right now!"
"Hmph!"
Hearing Vice-Admiral Garp's words, Sakazuki snorted coldly again. This time, however, he ignored Garp and continued looking at Zephyr in front of him, a mocking curl at the corner of his mouth. "A former Chief Instructor of Marine Headquarters has now become the most vicious criminal on the seas, and you even brought your boss along. How could the World Government not be on guard?"
As he spoke, he fell silent for a moment, his gaze locking onto Ian, his tone not yielding in the slightest. "Leave this place, or declare war on Marine Headquarters!"
Everyone: "...?!"
As soon as his words fell, after hearing the threat in the Marine Admiral's tone, all members of the Umbrella Corporation instantly turned their heads to stare at him.
A terrifying pressure instantly erupted between the two sides.