On the mountain behind the G-5 base, Dylan sat on the edge of the cliff.
The giant warrior Salpa D. Oberon sat beside him.
"What is your purpose in joining G-5?"
Facing the sea breeze, Dylan's long white hair floated slowly, but his eyes kept looking into the distance.
"It is following the orders of my good friend, Prince Elbaf 'Loki'."
"Loki..."
The prince of this generation is indeed named Loki, and I think he is a few years younger than Linlin. Loki was born the year Linlin destroyed the village.
"Yes, the prince said that the time agreed between Joyboy and 'All Races' is coming. Although Elbaf does not need to make a choice, they also need someone to witness this moment."
Sure enough, the most powerful country, Elbaf, had also concluded an "agreement" with Joyboy, but out of confidence in their own strength, they seemed not to choose either side this time.
"So Hajrudin chose to go to sea and become a pirate, and you chose to join the Marines? Isn't that right? You are D, shouldn't you be more likely to join the pirate camp?"
Oberon shook his head: "This was arranged by the prince. He said that I no longer need to bear D's promise."
Dylan thought for a moment after hearing this.
It seems that after eight hundred years of long waiting, many ethnic groups have lost confidence and patience.
The Tontatta tribe has rebelled, Fish-Man Island has joined the World Government, and among other ethnic groups... it is estimated that except for isolated places like Zou and Wano Country, others may have the idea of rebelling.
"I have a question... How many camps is Elbaf divided into now? Three? Or more?"
Oberon looked at Dylan in surprise.
How did he know Elbaf was in schism?
Dylan turned to look at him: "It's just speculation, what? It's not convenient to say?"
Oberon waved his hand: "That's not true. In fact, as you said, Elbaf is currently divided. Each village has its own position, but it can be roughly divided into three categories."
"The first group believes that they should stick to their word and wait for Joyboy to return and continue to follow him."
"The second group believes that after one failure, we should completely switch to the World Government."
"Third..." Oberon hesitated: "The third category believes that Elbaf is strong enough and does not need to rely on any party. We rely on natural danger and strength to maintain the heritage of the race."
It is as expected...
It seems that the giants are not at peace within themselves either.
"What about Loki's position?"
Oberon looked into the distance, seeming to remember something from the past: "The prince does not lean towards any party, he supports us in making our own choices."
"Huh? No thought of reuniting Elbaf?"
Oberon fell silent. In fact, he couldn't understand the prince's meaning at all.
Dylan crossed his arms and pondered.
The giant race, their population should be very small, although they also have ultimate moves such as Hakoku.
But the upper limit of population and upper limit of strength determine many things.
Linlin, who was a few years old, killed "Waterfall Beard" Jorul in seconds, and Kuzan, a young man, killed Saul in seconds.
This all illustrates the shortcomings in their combat capabilities.
They're very powerful at clearing out soldiers and causing damage, but master battles seem almost uninteresting.
"Since Loki asked you to be a witness, I won't stop you, but if you join G-5, you must obey G-5's orders. Do you understand?"
"Clear."
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After returning to the fortress, Dylan did not go back to the office directly, but came to the living room next to it.
Kaka! Kaka!
An old man with white hair was sitting inside, throwing senbei into his mouth.
Seeing Dylan walk in, he took a sip of tea and continued eating.
Seeing that he had no intention of stopping, Dylan said to Nojiko next to him: "Go and buy senbei for the big inspector. Buy a cart... no... buy a boat! After buying it, I'll buy myself some cake!"
Nojiko responded with a strange expression and then turned around and walked out.
"Hey, one boat is too much, and I'm not Garp."
Dylan sat across from Sengoku with his feet raised: "What are you doing here? Are you not afraid that I will kick you out, which will make you lose face?"
Sengoku laughed: "I'm just a retired old man, what do I need to save face?"
"Snort."
Dylan snorted coldly, this old ghost has used all his politician tricks in his position as Fleet Admiral.
Seeing that Dylan was not enthusiastic, Sengoku put down the senbei in his hand.
"Dylan..."
"No need to apologize, Sengoku. We all have our own paths, as long as you remember that you are a Marine."
"Ah... I always have been."
Sengoku also regained his former composure. He stared at Dylan and asked slowly: "But I don't understand. Back then, you asked your Unit 07 to secretly take away the Den Den Mushi from 'Buggy the Clown', and at the last moment Whitebeard's 'last words' were played. What was the purpose of this?"
Dylan shifted on the other foot, certainly not expecting something like this to go unnoticed by Sengoku.
"Then why didn't you stop it? If you struck, not to mention the Den Den Mushi, all the ants in that area would be dead, right?"
Hearing Dylan's malicious ridicule, Sengoku showed a trace of struggle on his face.
"Garp... After that war, his reputation was almost cut in half. Although everyone can understand him, many people cannot accept his actions at the time, especially his plan to take action against Sakazuki."
"So I was pushed out and replaced Garp as the 'strongest Vice Admiral in history'?"
Sengoku nodded and did not deny Dylan's statement.
"Young people need goals and leaders. This is why I didn't reveal it at the time. But I still want to ask today, what are you going to do?"
"How to do it?"
Dylan glanced at Sengoku. The old man had never looked so serious and focused.
Even when he faced Whitebeard during the war, and even when Whitebeard rushed under the execution platform, he had never seen such a look.
After thinking for a moment, Dylan raised his head and looked at Sengoku.
"Do you remember what I said when I erected the plaque?"
"Ah... you said that we should stop fighting with force, eliminate evil, and welcome peace."
"This is not my real goal," Dylan leaned forward slightly: "Actually, that plaque should be-'Equal Justice'!"
There was not much surprise on Sengoku's face, and Dylan even felt a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth.
"As expected!"
After saying this, Sengoku fell silent, but Dylan's eyes did not leave him.
The air fell into silence. After a while, Sengoku smiled and said, "It seems that you are waiting for my answer."
Dylan's expression remained unchanged, but his tone was extremely calm: "Since you came to me to ask for an answer, your answer must have been prepared in advance."
A light flashed on Sengoku's glasses:
"I'm not sure if I can really do anything for you, but there is one thing I can answer!"
Sengoku looked at the young man in front of him with a calm expression that made him a little uneasy, and said slowly:
"When necessary... I will stop Garp for you!"
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