The moment the news was announced by Warlord, everyone watching the live broadcast was left in disbelief. Their faces were filled with incredulous expressions as if they had witnessed the most absurd and unimaginable thing in the world.
"Did I hear that correctly? Did I just hear that the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy, is the son of Revolutionary Army's Dragon?"
"You didn't mishear. I think I heard the same thing."
"This can't be true. How can something so absurd happen?"
At that moment, everyone found it difficult to accept or believe what they had just heard.
And why was that?
"I remember it was mentioned earlier that Luffy and Ace are sworn brothers, not blood-related. Luffy is the grandson of Vice Admiral Garp, and now it's being said that he is the son of Dragon from the Revolutionary Army."
"The son of the Marine hero is a member of the Revolutionary Army?"
"And not just any member, but the leader of the Revolutionary Army?"
"Is there anything more outrageous than this?"
"My father is a Marine, my son is a revolutionary, and my grandson is a pirate... Our family's professions are quite diverse."
"This doesn't make any sense. They are completely on different paths. How can they be related?"
As they reflected on their previous perception of Garp, the realization hit them. Could it be that he was a traitor to the Marines?
"His son joined the Revolutionary Army and aims to overthrow the World Government."
The implications of these revelations left everyone stunned, struggling to comprehend the complexities and contradictions within this family's affiliations and aspirations.
Your grandson becomes a pirate, and that means he's directly opposing the Marines. They can't believe that you, Garp, are not a traitor to the Marines. This is beyond imagination.
Thinking back to the fact that your grandson was kidnapped and became a pirate because you weren't home often, they can't help but mockingly comment that if you had managed your family properly, half of the world would be at peace. Why do you, Garp, go through so much trouble chasing pirates everywhere?
In the eyes of ordinary people in this world, due to deliberate propaganda by the World Government, Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, is considered the most evil man in the world. His reputation is no less than that of the Pirate King, Roger, and in some cases, even higher than Roger's.
After all, Roger, despite causing immense pain to the world, is already dead. But Dragon is still alive, leading his Revolutionary Army and causing trouble all over the world. People can almost read in the newspapers every now and then about the Revolutionary Army stirring up trouble in certain kingdoms, starting wars, overthrowing governments, and turning those places into chaos and suffering.
Unless people have personally witnessed the actions of the Revolutionary Army, most of them have a negative impression of it. After all, when it comes to newspapers as a medium, they can only receive one-sided information. They can only see what the newspapers write, and the accuracy of the information is limited.
Coupled with the fact that these media outlets are controlled by the World Government, it's difficult for people to have a positive impression of the Revolutionary Army.
Now, Luffy and Ace, these two brothers, have suddenly found themselves in the spotlight. One is the son of the Pirate King, Roger, and the other is the son of the Revolutionary Army leader, Dragon. Their fathers are considered the most wicked men in the world.
Having such fathers, it's surprising that these two boys didn't attract attention. What's even more alarming is that they are sworn brothers who grew up together and both became pirates.
People can't imagine what kind of bloodshed and chaos these two boys, who carry the bloodlines of the Pirate King and the leader of the Revolutionary Army, will cause on the high seas in the future.
Roger alone had already inflicted unforgettable pain on the world, and now there are two more like him. How can the future handle this?
And this is not just baseless worry or exaggeration because Ace has already proven it in the footage. The entire Summit War was ignited because of him.
The Marines are at war with the Four Emperors!
And Luffy, at the young age of seventeen, has stormed and escaped from Impel Down. How can such a ruthless character be contained in the future?
At that moment, they couldn't help but feel deep concern about the future, perhaps anticipating earth-shattering changes.
In contrast to the panic among civilians and ordinary Marines, the higher-ups of the Marines didn't have much of a reaction.
They all knew that Garp's son had left the Marines to join the Revolutionary Army and oppose the World Government.
However, Garp is a Marine hero, and if this news were to spread, it would undoubtedly raise questions and become a scandal for the Marines.
So the best course of action is to keep the information sealed and prevent the outside world from knowing about it.
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