Recruit Luffy at the start and build the strongest navy.

"you……"

In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on Kyle, staring intently at him, and the atmosphere froze.

But Kyle acted as if nothing had happened, taking another sip of his drink with a look of enjoyment on his face.

The air was quiet again for a while, and then the redhead looked at Kyle and asked:

"So what do you want us to do by telling us this?"

This time, Shanks didn't continue to deny it. Since Kyle had already revealed this information that was almost impossible for others to know, there was no need to keep denying it.

Although he was curious as to why Kyle knew about this, now was not the time to ask.

Kyle came here to talk to them about this privately, which clearly meant he didn't intend to expose the matter. So Kyle definitely wanted something from them.

That's why the redhead directly asked Kyle about his purpose.

Kyle's gaze swept over everyone, finally settling on the redhead, and he spoke in a calm tone:

"There are some things I want to know the answers to from you!"

……

-

After an unknown amount of time, Kyle slowly walked out of the cabin, his expression unchanged from when he went in, as if nothing had happened.

"What did you say to Redhead and the others, you brat?"

Zefa was a little curious.

"It's nothing, just chatting about everyday things!"

Kyle responded with a smile.

. . . .

Zephyr couldn't help but roll his eyes. You're a Marine and a pirate chatting like old friends?

What nonsense! Ask Shanks and the others if they have any relatives who are pirates, so you can capture them too?

"By the way, Professor Zephyr, do we have enough supplies on our ship?"

Why are you asking this?!

"I need to stay here for about a day or two!"

"That's no problem. We have enough supplies on board for about half a month's daily needs, and it only takes a few days to get back to Marine Headquarters. You can stay a few more days if you want!"

"That's great!"

Kyle nodded, his eyes flickering slightly.

During his conversation with the redhead, he learned some information he didn't know before. It seems that this guy hasn't been doing nothing all these years; he does have some use.

But even if he knew that information, it wouldn't be of much use to him for the time being; he still needed great strength.

Otherwise, even if they knew some secrets, they would not be able to shake the World Government, a regime that has dominated the world for eight hundred years.

No problem!

Take it one step at a time. He has plenty of time to develop, so there's no need to rush.

As for now, he needs to catch up on some sleep. The battle with the Red-Haired Pirates has taken a toll on him, and quite a bit at that.

After all, both Shanks and Ben Beckman possessed Admiral-level combat power, and facing both of them at the same time was still a little tricky for him.

So now I need to take a nap to recover. Yeah, a nap will do the trick!

-

Time passed slowly, and when Kyle woke up again, he checked the time and found that a full eight hours had passed.

What a healthy amount of sleep!

He slept soundly and felt refreshed; all the fatigue from before bed disappeared, and he was full of energy.

As soon as they stepped out of the cabin, a delicious aroma wafted over. Following the direction of the aroma, they saw Zephyr slurping up a bowl of ramen with gusto, reminiscent of Fujitora in later years.

Kyle walked up to him, looked at the steaming, fragrant ramen, and asked a nearby navy officer:

"Who made this ramen? Can I have one too?"

"It was made by Ayn. I'll go ask her to make one for you right now!"

He immediately agreed.

"Thank you, thank you and Ain for your help!"

Kyle smiled and nodded at him.

Sure enough, you get hungry more easily after a good night's sleep.

While waiting for the ramen, Kyle asked Zephyr:

"Teacher, is Uta still not awake?"

"You mean that little girl? She hasn't! She's too tired. She was already exhausted when she came to our ship, but for some reason, she seemed very excited and kept going!"

At this point, Zephyr paused for a moment, then turned to look at Kyle with a deep gaze.

"Does she have some kind of connection with the Red-Haired Pirates?"

"She's the redhead's adopted daughter!"

Kyle didn't hide anything and spoke directly.

There were only him and Zephyr around now. The other marines who were closest to them were about ten meters away. Kyle's voice wasn't loud, so they couldn't hear him.

"A red-haired adopted daughter??"

Upon hearing this, Zephyr immediately showed a surprised expression, and after a long while, he suddenly asked:

"So she's a pirate too?"

Upon hearing this, Kelton immediately turned his gaze to Zephyr's face.

"That was true before, but not so much now. What, Professor Zephyr, are you planning to pull off a master thief?"

"What do you mean, 'a generation of thieves'??"

Zephyr was a little confused. Kyle would occasionally utter words he didn't understand, such as "this is one."

"Once a pirate, always a pirate!!"

"Do you want to arrest her?"

"So that's what it means!"

Zefa revealed a hint of understanding.

"I don't entirely agree with your statement. This little girl looks incredibly small, and there's absolutely no information about her in the descriptions of the Red-Haired Pirates!"

"I was raised by Shanks and his crew when I was a kid, does that make me a pirate? Since when has the definition of a pirate been like this?"

"In my opinion, those who don't do evil aren't pirates!"

Zefa spoke calmly.

Kyle gave a faint smile.

Because he changed history, Zephyr did not lose an arm, nor did the entire training navy on this ship, except for Ain and the other two, perish.

Therefore, the current concept of Zefa is not as extreme as it was in later generations.

At this time, he had his own set of standards for judging pirates, and among the many marines, Zephyr was known for his kindness.

In addition to his previous titles, Black Fist, he was also known as the Unkillable General!

He never kills any pirates, but as a Marine, that's not a good personality trait!

If Zefa hadn't spared his life, his wife and children wouldn't have suffered such a terrible fate and both perished in the retaliation.

Before long, a bowl of ramen was served. Kyle took the ramen, smelled the aroma lingering around his nose, and immediately became very hungry. He picked up his chopsticks and started slurping it up.

Of all things, eating is the most important!

Let's fill our stomachs first!

Just then, the cabin door was suddenly pushed open, and a figure ran out...