Stepping out of the palace, Gion's expression was more solemn than ever.
As a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral, she naturally understood all levels of officers at Marineford, especially Vice Admiral Garp, because she was once personally trained by Garp.
Even though she was now a candidate for Admiral, she still maintained her respect for Garp.
Of course, none of that was important.
What was important was that even she, who had a close relationship with Garp, didn't know that Garp actually had a grandson.
This meant that Garp had secretly raised the son of Dragon, the revolutionary army leader, whom the World Government called the most heinous criminal, right under their noses.
She knew Dragon.
Not only did she know him, but Admiral Borsalino also had a good relationship with him, because Dragon was once an officer in the Marine Headquarters.
Once an officer in the Marine Headquarters, he chose to betray the Marine due to disillusionment with the World Government.
He even led the growing Revolutionary Army to constantly wage war against the World Government's allied nations, and so far, several allied nations had been liberated by the Revolutionary Army.
Unlike the pirates on the Grand Line who only knew how to pillage and murder, the Revolutionary Army led by Dragon had already shaken the foundations of the World Government.
Under such circumstances, Saint Ian, the Young Master of the Nerona Family, the most powerful family in the Holy Land, naturally would not pretend to be ignorant like the Celestial Dragons who only knew how to indulge in pleasure.
His true purpose in coming to the East Blue this time was to target Dragon and the Revolutionary Army he led.
Her intuition told her that Ian's capture of Luffy was just the first step, and he would certainly use this as an excuse to make a big move, uprooting the Revolutionary Army lurking in the East Blue.
He might even force Dragon out by controlling Luffy!
"Vice Admiral Gion, what happened?"
The adjutant waiting outside the palace quickly came up to her, and seeing Gion's unprecedentedly solemn expression, he tentatively asked, "Saint Ian didn't do anything out of line to you, did he?"
Gion shook her head, "We all underestimated Saint Ian.
He didn't come to the East Blue this time for sightseeing.
My intuition tells me that there might be a change of power in the Holy Land.
Saint Ian, who is regarded as the devilish Young Master by all Celestial Dragons in the Holy Land, will most likely move from behind the scenes to the forefront to wield power after this trip to the East Blue!"
Without waiting for the adjutant's reaction, Gion stopped overthinking and immediately ordered, "Pass my order to the entire army, follow me to Mt.
Colubo immediately!"
As Gion's order was given, the Marine soldiers who had followed Gion to the Goa Kingdom quickly assembled, and then marched mightily towards Mt.
Colubo.
At the same time.
Rumble—
The sky above the Goa Kingdom, which had been clear, suddenly became covered with dark clouds, accompanied by thunder echoing through the heavens and earth, and strong winds rose in the Mt.
Colubo mountain range.
Immediately after, torrential rain poured down.
Mt. Colubo, in front of the Dadan Family's gate.
"Damn it, why did it suddenly start raining out of nowhere!"
In front of the wooden house's gate, a plump middle-aged woman looked up at the suddenly overcast sky and cursed, "What are you all staring at, hurry up and move the wood into the house!"
As soon as the middle-aged woman gave the order, several figures immediately rushed out of the wooden house and skillfully moved the wood piled outside into the woodshed.
The middle-aged woman didn't idle around and also helped move the wood in the pouring rain.
Just as she bent down to hoist a bundle of firewood onto her shoulder and stood up, a figure appeared in front of the wooden house's gate at some point.
"Who's there!"
Looking at the uninvited guest who suddenly appeared in front of the gate, draped in a green cloak and with a ferocious face, the middle-aged woman instinctively assumed a fighting stance, staring warily at the eerie figure standing in the storm.
"Dadan, I am Dragon, Luffy's father!"
The figure standing in the storm took a step forward and simultaneously raised his hand to remove his hat, revealing a face without eyebrows and imprinted with a tattoo.
It was none other than Monkey D. Dragon, the revolutionary army leader, whom the World Government called the most heinous criminal.
"Dragon!!"
The plump Dadan's pupils constricted slightly, "You... why are you here!"
"There's no time to explain to you now!"
Dragon looked left and right, then continued, "Luffy is in danger, what you need to do now is to immediately take Luffy and leave Mt.
Colubo with me."
"If Luffy is in danger, just take Luffy away, why do we have to leave with you too?"
"You will die if you stay here!"
Dragon kept it short, "Because the one who wants to capture Luffy is the Young Master of the Nerona Family from the Holy Land.
If he sends people to capture Luffy without success, he will definitely torture you all.
Whether you confess or not, he will not let you live!"
"The Young Master of the Nerona Family from the Holy Land?"
Dadan blinked, then her face turned pale as she looked up at Dragon and exclaimed, "A Celestial Dragon?"
...Gion and the others, who had left the Goa Kingdom and headed straight for Mt.
Colubo through the Gray Terminal, were all soaked to the bone by the sudden storm.
However, due to Ian's command, Gion dared not be negligent.
She took the lead, rushing at the very front, constantly accelerating forward through the storm.
"Vice Admiral Gion, what exactly is going on?"
"Why does Saint Ian want to capture Luffy?
As the most distinguished Young Master of the Nerona Family in the Holy Land, he should just indulge in pleasure every day.
Why does he want to interfere with the World Government's affairs?
And make us go capture some Luffy in this heavy rain!
By the way, who exactly is this Luffy that Saint Ian, a Celestial Dragon, takes so seriously!"
"Vice Admiral Garp's biological grandson!"
Gion did not hide it, and then continued with a shocking statement, "The son of Dragon, the revolutionary army leader."
"!!!!"
The adjutant's eyes widened, disbelievingly saying, "How could Saint Ian know so clearly?
If this Luffy is really Vice Admiral Garp's biological grandson, we should know even more clearly!"
"No, no, Vice Admiral Garp has never mentioned that he has a grandson..."
At this point, the adjutant's pupils suddenly constricted, "Could it be that Vice Admiral Garp concealed his grandson's information from the Marine Inspectorate?
Damn it, why would Vice Admiral Garp do that?"
Gion wiped the rain from her face and shook her head with a bitter smile, "Didn't I tell you?
Luffy is Dragon's son!
As his grandfather, Vice Admiral Garp naturally has to protect him!"
"This is bad!
If Vice Admiral Garp finds out we captured his grandson, will he beat us to death!
Also, you, Vice Admiral Garp, and Vice Admiral Tsuru have such a good personal relationship.
If Garp knows that you personally came to capture Luffy, then you all—"
Gion looked up at Mt.
Colubo, which was shrouded in heavy rain, and said with a solemn expression, "Since Saint Ian knows that Luffy is hiding in Mt.
Colubo and knows his relationship with Dragon, he naturally also knows the Marine Headquarters' network of personal connections like the back of his hand!
His sudden order to me is clearly a test for me!"
"If I let Garp's grandson go out of consideration for personal ties, all the Marines involved in capturing Luffy today, including you and me, will not escape death!"
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