Every time Eiichiro Oda’s manga comes back, it has a new surprise, like in One Piece 1082. In One Piece 1082, Aokiji wanted to avoid beating Garp, as it turns out. In One Piece 1082, the former skipper wanted to save Luffy’s grandfather’s life. Fans were surprised by how Garp fought Aokiji in the last part.
In that episode, claims that Aokiji is a secret member of SWORD were shown to be false. Because Oda himself named yesterday’s chapter “Aokiji, the 10th Captain of the Blackbeard Pirates Group.” But if you look closely, Aokiji wants to protect Garp somehow.
The first sign is that Aokiji stops Garp all by himself. Chapter 1080 shows that Aokiji is in Hachinosu with four other Blackbeard pirates. Avalo Pizarro, Vasco Shot, Sanjuan Wolf, and Shiryu are their names. They had already felt Garp’s attack on the island’s mainland and knew where Coby was.
So they should be able to get to where Garp and the SWORD troop are quickly. But in fact, all of the four of them still need to show up. So, are they scared? Of course not. Even though Garp, a hero, was the one who came, Luffy’s grandfather was very old. Blackbeard’s crew, still in their prime, will instead see fighting Garp as a task.
In their eyes, the other SWORD members are just kids from yesterday afternoon. From this, Aokiji likely told the four Blackbeard crew members not to get in the way. The former commander said he would solve these problems by himself. Aokiji can, of course, say that he is responsible for Coby.
If Aokiji and the rest of Blackbeard’s crew attack Garp, Luffy’s grandpa won’t be able to win. Garp himself has realized, especially in the last chapter, that he is not as strong as he used to be. Then, what should Aokiji do next so he can save Garp from Hachinosu?
The first step is to keep fighting because if Aokiji acts as if he lost in one attack, the other Blackbeard team will start to get suspicious. So it looks like Aokiji and Garp will still fight, and that fight is needed to show some essential flashbacks. There are at least two exciting memories about Garp and Aokiji.
The first is about Aokiji, specifically his fight with Akainu at Punk Hazard. So far, we have yet to learn much about the big fight that lasted ten days. Then, the story of Garp’s fight against the Rocks pirates comes next. Even though some of them had shown up, many things still needed to be confirmed in that big fight in God’s Valley.