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Chapter 279 Lead the way

"Has something big happened again?"

"Yes! The Five Elders want you to go to Mary Geoise!"

Without pausing, Zhan Guo began to speak immediately.

"oh?!"

Kyle raised an eyebrow slightly.

"You want me to go to Mary Geoise? What? You want to have another 'communication' with me?"

Kyle spoke in a relaxed tone, with no trace of tension in his voice.

But he wasn't in a hurry; it was Sengoku who was. His urgent voice rang out again:

"Kyle, what did you just do? Why was Satan Saint so aggressive on the phone?"

"It's nothing, just a simple disagreement with him!"

Kyle's tone remained relaxed, showing no intention of explaining in detail to Sengoku, and instead stated directly:

"Grandpa! Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!"

"That old Satan can only rage like this at most; what can he possibly do?"

"That's right! Sengoku, you old man, you don't need to worry. Kyle will handle everything!!"

Garp chimed in, speaking in a very casual manner.

His trust in Kyle has reached an unprecedented level.

In his view, with Kyle's current strength, even changing the world's regime wouldn't be too difficult.

At least in terms of strength, it is already satisfactory.

Of course, this is also because Garp was unaware of Im's existence; otherwise, he might not have thought that way.

However, Garp's words immediately drew a barrage of criticism from Sengoku.

"Garp, what are you babbling about over there? Aren't you worried about him if he's not your grandson?"

"Hey, Sengoku, you old geezer, stop barking like a dog!"

"Just because Kyle is your grandson doesn't mean he's not my grandson?"

"Um?!"

Upon hearing this, Kyle glanced at Karp, who was standing nearby. Why did he always feel that the old man was taking advantage of him?

Although that seems to be the case.

For Karp, not to mention Kyle, even the other members of the Canglan Squad were like his grandchildren.

In Garp's eyes, everyone is treated equally.

However, in terms of familiarity, Kyle, Ace, and Sabo were the original three who were more familiar with each other. As for Luffy, it goes without saying that he was his own grandson, whom he had raised since childhood.

Moreover, in terms of the amount of time they spent together, Garp and Kyle spent even more time together than Sengoku and Kyle did.

Therefore, in terms of feelings, Garp's feelings for Kyle are not much less than Sengoku's.

However, Kyle was a bit too precocious, too mature for his age, so Garp didn't feel like he was taking care of a grandson when he saw Kyle.

Fortunately, he sensed it in the other little ones.

In this respect, the Warring States period was the most tragic, as it was the only period in history where people had almost no experience of raising grandchildren.

"Marshal Sengoku, it's alright. Don't worry about Kyle, there won't be any problems!"

At this moment, Aokiji on the other side couldn't help but speak up.

But after he finished speaking, Sengoku didn't immediately launch into a tirade. Instead, he spoke with a tone clearly tinged with doubt:

"Aokiji, what happened?"

Based on Sengoku's understanding of Aokiji, the other party was not someone who would only spout useless comforting platitudes.

The reason he's saying this now is because he's confident that Kyle will be alright.

So now the question is, what exactly happened that gave them such confidence?

"Let Kyle or Vice Admiral Garp tell you what happened!"

Aokiji smiled and glanced at Garp beside him.

Garp: ? ? ?

"I'll tell Grandpa what it is later. I need to take care of something now!"

"I'd like to see what those five old guys really want from me!"

"Don't panic, Grandpa! With my current strength, those five old guys alone can't pose any threat to me!"

"Just that?"

Sengoku immediately noticed the key words in Kyle's words, but before he could ask anything, Kyle hung up the phone.

Staring at the phone that had already been hung up, Sengoku fell into deep thought...

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On the other side, after hanging up the phone, Kyle looked at Karp and the other person beside him and said:

"You all heard that, right? Those five old guys want to see me. Perfect, I want to see what kind of nonsense they can come up with!"

"So I won't go back with you guys, I'll go and meet them first!"

Before he finished speaking, purple lightning surged around Kyle, and then his figure transformed into purple lightning, instantly soaring into the sky and heading towards the distant horizon, disappearing from their sight in the blink of an eye.

Garp gazed wistfully at the distant horizon, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

Speak softly, in a voice only you can hear:

"Kyle...please, please don't let anything happen to you!"

Even though Kyle has shown extremely strong strength, it seems risky for his grandson, Kyle's grandfather, to "take the risk."

But it's still inevitable to worry.

For Garp, all he can do now is pray.

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On the other side, the purple lightning that Kyle had transformed into flashed rapidly in the sky, and wherever it passed, purple lightning roared continuously, and the void trembled faintly.

Meanwhile, on the sea below, countless people instinctively looked up when they heard the sound.

Thunder? Is it going to rain?!

But when they looked up, they didn't see any dark clouds obscuring the sun; all they saw was a faint purple hue on the horizon.

What... is going on??

Kyle was incredibly fast, covering a great distance in the blink of an eye, and heading towards Mary Geoise at an astonishing speed.

At the same time, Kyle couldn't help but wonder what the Five Elders would say after they met.

This doesn't mean Kyle was afraid of them; he was just a little curious.

To reiterate, as long as Im doesn't make a move, he's in no danger whatsoever, and it's unrealistic for Im to take action against him for the sake of a few Celestial Dragons' deaths.

After all, Im had been very "optimistic" about him not long ago.

Before long, Kyle arrived at the top of the Red Line, and purple lightning appeared in front of Mary Geoise.

The lightning dissipated, revealing Kyle's figure.

At that moment, three CP0s were already standing at the gate ahead.

The moment they saw Kyle, they all turned their gazes towards him, and he said calmly:

"Lieutenant General Kyle, the Five Elders are already waiting for you inside. Please follow us!"

Kyle gazed at them intently, remaining silent for a long while before speaking softly:

"lead the way!!"

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