Recruit Luffy at the start and build the strongest navy.

"Kyle, from now on, Luffy will follow you!"

"Just don't kill him!"

Karp sat cross-legged on the ground, picking his nose, and spoke casually to Kyle in front of him.

Although he didn't appear in front of the two of them during this week, he secretly observed their training.

It has to be said that with Kyle as his companion, Luffy not only smiles more often, but his physical strength has also increased more significantly than when he was with Kyle before.

Perhaps? His previous methods really weren't suitable for Luffy?

Garp was momentarily confused, then dismissed the idea.

Who cares? That's all in the past. There's no need to dwell on the past. From now on, Luffy will just follow Kyle.

After saying that, Garp stood up and looked at Luffy, who still had a large bump on his head, and said:

"Luffy! I'll be going on a mission for the next month, and I'll be back to see you in a month!"

"If your strength hasn't improved by then, I'll have no choice but to let you taste my loving iron fist!"

As he spoke, Garp swung his fist, which made Luffy shrink back in fright.

The shadow of being knocked unconscious by a punch still lingered over him.

After saying that, Garp turned and left.

At that moment, Kyle heard a system notification sound that he hadn't heard for a while.

[Special event detected; recruitment task now issued!]

[Recruiting the genius Portgas D. Ace!]

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Portgas D. Ace: Son of the Pirate King Gol D. Roger. His father died before he was born, and his mother also died in childbirth while protecting him. His life was full of hardships, and he ultimately died at the hands of Admiral Akainu during the Marineford War!

[Recruitment suggestion: The future is yet to come, anything is possible. A pirate's identity cannot tolerate Ace's bloodline. If you join the Marines, the problem is easily solved!]

[Recruitment Rewards: Armament Haki, Devil Fruit Experience Book!]

[The target genius is not near the host. Their exact coordinates have been located: Windmill Village, Goa Kingdom, East Blue (4251, 5684). These coordinates change in real-time following the target!]

As soon as the system finished speaking, Kyle saw that the coordinates in the prompt had changed from 5684 to 5685, and it would change once every second.

Kyle was bewildered; all his unspoken words ultimately boiled down to two.

"Awesome!!"

It even has real-time coordinate prompts—how advanced!

However, the reward seems to be much worse than when Luffy was recruited for the first time?

This question only lingered in Kyle's mind for a moment before he dismissed it.

Armament Haki is pretty good, although even a turtle can learn it in the New World.

What is the remaining fruit experience book?

[Fruit Experience Book: Increases fruit proficiency, saving the host a significant amount of time developing the fruit!]

"Um?!"

Kyle's eyes lit up.

This thing looks pretty good!

Human energy is limited, and when most of one's time is spent on one thing, it is inevitable to neglect other things.

He had previously struggled with whether to strengthen his physique first or develop the fruit first.

Because he's greedy, he wants both.

He wants to be a well-rounded warrior, not a tank with high defense and low attack, or an assassin with low defense and high attack.

Now, the problem is easily solved.

With this fruit experience book, he can spend more time improving his physique.

Kyle shifted his gaze, staring at Garp's retreating figure and shouted:

"Vice Admiral Garp, wait!"

Garp turned his head and continued picking his nose with his fingers.

"Hey kid, what are you doing?!"

Kyle smiled.

"Vice Admiral Garp, you just said... you're going on a mission?"

Judging from the system's prompt and the task it issued, it seems that Garp's real intention is not to carry out the mission, but to go back to Windmill Village to see Ace.

After all, this old guy wasn't doing this for the first time; he often returned to Windmill Village under the guise of carrying out missions.

"How about you take Luffy and me along on this mission?"

"Bring you along?!"

Garp paused for a moment, then shook his head vigorously.

"No, no!"

"I'm going on a dangerous mission, fighting fierce pirates. Bringing you two brats along? You've got a death wish!"

"No, absolutely not! There's no room for negotiation!"

Kyle's expression didn't change at all after being rejected by Garp.

With one step, his body shattered into tiny sparks of lightning, which instantly reformed beside Garp.

He leaned slightly closer to Garp and spoke:

"Lieutenant General Garp, you know perfectly well whether you're going on a mission or not. You don't really think my grandfather knows nothing, do you?"

"!!"

Upon hearing this, Garp was startled and turned his head sharply, staring intently at Kyle.

"What does your grandfather know?!"

Garp was starting to panic. Judging from Kyle's tone, had Ace's identity been exposed?

That shouldn't be the case! He should have kept it a secret better!

However, he wasn't sure, as he knew his old friend from the Warring States period very well.

While possessing formidable military strength, the Warring States period was also known for its strategists. He couldn't be sure whether the Warring States had discovered any clues over the years.

Thinking of this, Garp's expression turned slightly unpleasant.

If Kyle knew what Karp was thinking, he would definitely scoff.

You hid it very well?

Bullshit!

What secrets can you possibly keep with that big mouth of yours?

If you really want to hide it, then don't tell anyone about Ace's background. Wouldn't it be better to let him live in peace?

They insisted on telling Dadan about Ace's background, saying they would tell him when Ace was a little older.

Isn't this just plain insane?

I wonder what the bloodline of Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King, means in this world?

Isn't this just rubbing Rouge's efforts in the dirt?

This led to Ace revealing his past to the Whitebeard Pirates, which Blackbeard used as leverage to exchange for a Shichibukai position, ultimately triggering the Marineford War and causing Ace's death.

From this perspective, Ace's death is inextricably linked to Garp.

Although this explanation is a bit far-fetched, it does make some sense.

Kyle didn't answer Karp's question directly, but instead spoke ambiguously:

What do you think?

Now that things have come to this point, Kyle went even further, using the tiger's skin as bait.

"My grandfather once said that some identities are not suitable for existence in this world, so becoming a naval officer is a very good choice!"

"That way, his identity is simply that of a Marine, and nothing else, Vice Admiral Garp, what do you say?"

"!!!"

Upon hearing this, Garp's heart skipped a beat.

That old man from the Warring States period really found out!

But he didn't say it to me directly; instead, he subtly conveyed his attitude through Kyle's words.

At that moment, Garp used his not-so-bright brain to automatically fill in the blanks of the entire incident.

Finally, the following conclusion was reached:

Sengoku wants Ace to join the Navy!!

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