
Chapter 1166 reframes everything fans have heard Garp say about Dragon over the years. His frustration, joking insults, and dramatic rants were never sincere contempt — they were a shield to protect both of them.
Garp stayed within the system.
Dragon tore down the system from the outside.
Both fought for the same ideal: justice for the innocent.
Garp understood Dragon’s actions at God Valley were morally right even if they violated Marine protocol — and helped shape the world silently from behind the scenes.