Recruit Luffy at the start and build the strongest navy.

Chapter 38 Quietly Doing Big Things!

Bang!

A dull thud was heard, and a huge figure was sent flying instantly.

The dragon flashed and caught Ivankov in the path of his backward flight, asking:

"Are you alright, Ivan?"

"Hiss! Something's happened!!"

Ivankov gasped, the pain in his abdomen causing him to instinctively rub it.

At the same time, he suddenly looked up and stared at Kyle not far away, a few question marks appearing on his head.

What just happened?

He was sent flying by a single punch from a little kid?

And that kid's fists are covered in Armament Haki, right? It's definitely Armament Haki! It's absolutely Armament Haki!!

When did a little kid who looks like he hasn't even grown all his hair yet become able to master Armament Haki?

"Who are you? Why are you attacking us?!"

The dragon's eyes were fixed on Kyle, and its body exuded a suffocating aura.

"My name is Kyle, and I'm a Marine!"

"As a naval officer, isn't it normal for me to take action against your Revolutionary Army?"

Kyle spoke calmly.

"navy?!"

Upon hearing this, both Long and Ivankov were taken aback, a hint of doubt appearing on their faces.

"Really? I don't remember the Navy recruiting child soldiers when I was in the Navy!"

"Times are changing, systems are reforming, don't you know? Just because it didn't exist then doesn't mean it doesn't exist now!"

Kyle gave the dragon a disdainful look.

"Is that so..."

The dragon let out a low growl.

"Since you're from the Navy, it's normal for you to attack us, so it's reasonable for me to attack you too, right?"

Before he finished speaking, the dragon's figure vanished from its spot and appeared in front of Kyle in the blink of an eye, throwing a powerful punch at Kyle.

Without hesitation, Kyle also threw a punch imbued with Armament Haki at the dragon.

boom--

The moment their fists made contact, a powerful shockwave spread outwards.

Immediately afterwards, the ground within dozens of meters of the two people shattered with a deafening roar.

The two fists didn't remain locked in combat for long. As the dragon's fist unleashed another burst of powerful force, Kyle was instantly blasted away, his body flying backward at an extremely fast speed.

It's sizzling!

Kyle's flying body transformed into purple lightning along the way, and after flashing several times, it regrouped not far in front of the dragon, revealing Kyle's figure.

"The Rumble-Rumble Fruit?"

The dragon's tone carried a hint of doubt.

Meanwhile, Kyle, feeling a slight sting in his fist, shook his head almost imperceptibly.

Although they only exchanged a punch, he could sense that even now his physique was not much worse than Ryu's, only the difference in Armament Haki was quite large.

At this moment, the dragon looked at Kyle and said calmly:

"Kid! You're no match for me!"

"How about we both compromise? I'll let bygones be bygones for what you did to us, and you shouldn't do it to us again!"

"It's not like I haven't served in the navy before. Is that meager pay worth you risking your life for us?"

"I can refrain from attacking you, but you cannot go to the Isshin Dojo, at least not now!"

Then, Kyle repeated to the two of them what he had said about recruiting Kuina into the Navy and what he had said to Koushirou.

After listening, the dragon remained silent for a long while before finally speaking:

"We didn't consider this carefully!"

"Our identities are indeed rather sensitive, and it's not appropriate for us to have open and aboveboard contact with Koushirou!"

Thanks!

"No need, I'm only saying this to you for Kuina's sake and out of respect for that old man Garp!"

!!!

"An old man?!"

A hint of curiosity appeared on the dragon's face.

"Are you very familiar with the old man?"

Given Garp's reputation, every Marine should know him, but judging from Kyle's tone, it doesn't seem like they simply know him.

"We're pretty close!"

"Is that so..."

The dragon let out another low growl, and after a moment of silence, asked in a low voice:

"How is the old man...?"

"Being well-fed and getting enough sleep is definitely good!"

"And they can go wherever they want, without any restrictions, which is much better than you, their son who's always hiding and running away!"

dragon:....

It's like saying, "Don't hit someone in the face, don't expose someone's shortcomings."

Is what he called hiding and fleeing? That's called a strategic relocation of outposts.

Seriously, does she even know how to talk?

"Alright, then we won't stay here any longer. Like you said, it wouldn't be good if we got seen!"

"You said you're in the Navy, right? Then you'd better avoid suspicion, otherwise it'll be trouble for you if you're seen!"

"Need not!"

Kyle waved his hand.

"My grandfather lived during the Warring States period, and I'm just a six-year-old child. How would I know anything about a revolutionary army, right?"

Upon hearing Kyle's words, Long was speechless for a moment.

That seems to make a lot of sense!

Kyle walked past the two of them toward the Isshin Dojo, not forgetting to mention it again.

"Remember this! Keep a low profile and get down to business!"

After saying that, he put his hands behind his head, hummed a little tune, and continued walking slowly forward.

Kyle's attitude towards Dragon and the Revolutionary Army was fairly acceptable.

He doesn't have the power to cause trouble for them now, and he won't do the same when he has the power in the future.

I attacked them just now because I happened to run into them and wanted to test the dragon's strength.

The justice he sought to uphold would ultimately face not the Revolutionary Army, but the World Government.

The Revolutionary Army is the enemy of the World Government. As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Behind them, Long and the other man watched Kyle's receding figure with wistful eyes.

"Dragon, is what this brat says believable?"

Ivankov suddenly spoke up.

"He should be trustworthy! He didn't mean to entice us to do anything; he was simply reminding us!"

"And what he said does make sense; we just hadn't paid enough attention to it before!"

"I thought the East Blue was such a barren sea that no World Government spies would notice it, but what if they did?"

At this point, Long paused, then spoke again:

"There's an even simpler way to determine whether what he says is credible!"

As he spoke, Long pulled a Den Den Mushi from his pocket and dialed the number directly.

Blue Blue~

After ringing a few times, the Den Den Mushi was answered, and a loud voice immediately came through the Den Den Mushi.

"You brat, what do you want with this old man?"

A faint smile appeared on the dragon's lips.

"Old man..."

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Clang!

The sound of metal clashing rang out, and at the same time, a huge aftershock erupted, spreading outwards.

Two blades, gleaming with a dark luster, crossed and met each other, then separated and swung at each other again.

Clang clang clang!

The clanging of metal against metal, accompanied by wisps of sword light, caused Kuina and Zoro, who were watching from afar, to widen their eyes in astonishment.

Gudong!

The sound of swallowing came, and Zoro felt his throat was a little dry. He spoke with a slight stutter:

"It's one thing for Master to be this strong, but why is that guy so strong too?"

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