Mutual respect for Fujitora, realizing he can't force Fujitora out of Mary Geose without causing a scene or Fujitora's stronger than Greenbull. One or more of these would be my idea tbh
Literally no idea what'll happen next. It'd be wild to have an actual drawn out fight with an admiral here. I do think that'd signal Greenbull's end though so I think that'd suck. No way is he taking on current Luffy yet alone having to deal with Law, Kidd, Yamato & Zoro around too. Unless he replenishes his stamina/regenerates by sucking people dry.
I highly doubt an Admiral falls here, now thinking about it. Especially with Green Bull calling a warship, it’s way more likely they’ll run away from him. The Admirals aren’t as mindless as Kaido and Big Mom, Green Bull will be a much more difficult opponent for the alliance to beat if he fights intelligently/optimally rather than just going for pride 1v1s lol.
But damn, glad Oda is finally giving Shrekazuki some respect, an Admiral who actually respects/looks up to him is a welcome change in pace from the cliche’d “everybody hates Sakazuki because he’s so evil!” characters lol.
The more I learn about Green Bull, the more fucking awesome he is tbh. This is Oda at his peak as a writer.