#Maybe bio-mom died from Shounen Mother Disease

[moongothic]

You know I am gonna go on a limb and say that Dragon isn't a bad father who "abandoned his child"

Like we didn't need confirmation that Dragon is an ex-marine to come to this conclusion, but it does add to the fact that Dragon would've known that if he ever fathered a child, that child would be in grave danger simply for being Dragon's child. Dragon would've known he couldn't have stayed with his child

The Government went out of its way to hunt for the Pirate King's literal unborn child, hurting countless people, innocent pregnant women, their husbands and babies in the process. Because Roger's blood was "evil" and so was the child for carrying that same "evil blood"

And mere years after the hunt for Roger's child, the Government would put a gigantic bounty on an 8 year old child because she could read forbidden texts. And we know the Ohara Incident became the final straw that transformed the Freedom Fighters into the Revolutionary Army.

Dragon was the head of that Army. Even without being an ex-marine, he would have known that the government would treat his child (and partner) the exact same as Ace and Robin. But knowing he was an ex-marine, it might have even given him extra insight into just how fucking bad the Government was

The Army would have been no place to raise a child in general

And being raised in the Army would've robbed the child from ever having any freedom, the ability to choose from themselves who or what they wanted to become and make their own path

If Dragon ever wanted Luffy to be free, he could not have kept the child with him. The child had to be left somewhere safe, away from him. And if Dragon knew Ace had been entrusted to Garp, then he would've been 100% certain Garp would be willing to take care of his son (as Garp was clearly bending the laws for Roger's kid, like surely he'd then do the same for his own grandkid)

Dragon was in a shit situation and in the end, I do genuinely believe he did the best thing he could to give his child a future by not endangering him with his own existence

#Moon posting #OP spoilers #One Piece #Of course there is the question of why Luffy ended up with Garp instead of his bio-mom #Maybe bio-mom died from Shounen Mother Disease #Maybe bio-mom also had a bounty on their head and Luffy would've still been in danger with them #Bio-mom had been affiliated with Dragon regardless and if that ever got out both them and the kid would've been in danger #Maybe Luffy was with a foster mom for a few years (like can we know for sure Garp went on full paternity leave for Luffy??) #Regardless he ended up with Garp eventually #I mean this isn't to say that if Dragon would've been great at parenting (though Sabo did turn out fine) #Disaster Family and all #((Mind you Sabo was rescued after being wounded by a Tenryubito. That kid was in danger anyways)) #I'm just sayin' I want to hold back on the Dragon Slander #He did the best he could man :( #OP Meta