Seeing Sengoku's serious expression, Garp raised a hand and scratched his already graying hair.
"Fine, fine. You're still as naggy as ever, Sengoku. Though it really has been a long time since the three of us old friends went out together for real."
Garp sounded rather emotional as he spoke.
Judging from his eyes, he seemed to be reminiscing about the days when they had sailed the seas together.
"That's true. Though we did go out together not long ago."
Vice Admiral Tsuru smiled as she looked at Garp.
"Uh, that doesn't count!"
Garp froze for a moment, then shook his head.
"Ever since Cyrus went to sea, the ocean has become more and more unstable. Back then, I already felt his threat was above that of the Revolutionary Army. Now it seems that thought has become reality."
"On top of that, the Revolutionary Army and the Hunter Guild are also cooperating."
Sengoku spoke again, bringing up another matter that gave them a headache.
Or rather, before Cyrus appeared, this had been the biggest headache of all.
Garp naturally understood what Sengoku was hinting at, but he simply dug at his nose with his little finger and wore his usual shameless expression.
"That is true. The Hunter Guild's existence has drawn our attention away from the Revolutionary Army, but I've also seen reports that the Revolutionary Army is still active.
"At the very least, they haven't fully joined forces."
When Vice Admiral Tsuru spoke about the Revolutionary Army, she also looked toward Garp.
"Even if they haven't completely joined forces, the relationship between them must be very close. This old woman thinks we still need to spare some attention for them later.
"I keep feeling that the Revolutionary Army is plotting something major in the dark."
"Hey, hey. Shouldn't that Cyrus guy be the one you're paying more attention to?"
The moment Garp heard that, he immediately reminded them.
"The attention we're giving him now is already enough. After all, there isn't much we can actually do. Instead of putting all our attention on him, it would be better to shift some of that focus onto the Hunter Guild and the Revolutionary Army."
Sengoku spoke with a serious expression, and Vice Admiral Tsuru nodded in agreement.
"All right, even if what you're saying makes sense…"
Garp's expression stiffened slightly. He glanced at the Marine Headquarters officers standing not far away, then lowered his voice.
"But Sengoku, you should also start thinking about the Marines' future."
The moment Garp said this, Sengoku's expression changed.
He looked seriously at Garp.
He knew this old friend very well. If Garp was saying something like this, then it meant the matter had been weighing on his mind for quite some time.
"Cyrus attacked Mary Geoise twice, and countless Celestial Dragons died or were wounded. The world is definitely going to undergo a huge change after this.
Although the Marines take orders from the World Government, if the World Government falls into chaos first, the Marines cannot fall into chaos with it.
After all, if the Marines become unstable, then the entire sea won't be able to avoid the consequences. When that happens, the situation will become much worse than it is now."
Garp spoke with a grave expression.
Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru exchanged looks.
"We'll discuss this matter later."
Sengoku did not directly reject Garp's words.
The World Government had clearly considered this point before as well, which was why they had sent people to enter the Marines and tried to seize control of part of the organization.
However, after Cyrus went to Mary Geoise again, that situation had actually decreased quite a bit.
And that commander of God's Knights, the person who had previously overseen this matter, had not shown himself in a long time.
Thinking back to the people who had attacked Cyrus's crew at Impel Down, the one behind them should have been that man.
His fate was not difficult to guess.
Even if Cyrus had not killed him, his actions had drawn Cyrus to attack Mary Geoise and caused such enormous losses.
His ending would not be good either way.
"Fine. We'll talk about it later. But this operation in the New World may not be targeting Cyrus, but Cyrus is still in the New World. We really might run into him."
"In that case, the Marines should prepare for that possibility too."
Garp gave another reminder.
"Mm. But Garp, your brain seems to be working very well today."
Sengoku nodded, then looked at Garp with a strange expression.
"This old man doesn't know why either, but my head does feel a little active!"
Garp scratched his head.
"Vice Admiral Garp."
At that moment, Garp's adjutant quickly stepped forward, his expression serious.
"What is it?"
Seeing Bogard's grave expression, Garp's own face also turned serious.
"Luffy was taken from Foosha Village."
Bogard's words made Garp's expression change drastically.
"What?" Garp's voice rose sharply.
His shout immediately drew the attention of the surrounding Marine officers.
"What happened?"
Garp's brows tightened.
Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru exchanged looks, their eyes full of surprise.
"The details aren't clear. The message came from Madam Dadan. According to her description, it was three people, two men and one woman. They were very strong."
Bogard naturally knew how much Garp cared about this grandson.
After all, he had followed Garp back to East Blue many times.
Garp lowered his head slightly, and everyone could no longer see his expression.
"Garp, you can go back first."
After thinking for a moment, Vice Admiral Tsuru glanced at Sengoku, then spoke.
"No."
Hearing this, Garp raised his head and shook it.
Naturally, he was extremely worried that his grandson had been taken.
But now that Luffy was already gone, and they did not know the identity of the people who had taken him, how were they supposed to search?
"I'll order the Marine bases everywhere to pay attention to this matter."
What Garp could figure out, Sengoku could naturally figure out as well.