Recruit Luffy at the start and build the strongest navy.

Kyle turned his head and gazed at Luffy, who was looking excited, without saying a word.

The others around also turned their gazes over, all focusing on Luffy's face.

Feeling the gazes around him, Luffy's expression stiffened for a moment, then after a few seconds, he tentatively spoke:

"What's wrong? Is it not allowed to do this?"

"Nonsense, of course you can't do that!! Do you think it's okay to do that?"

Ace, who was standing to the side, immediately spoke up in an annoyed tone.

Although he was the one who killed those Celestial Dragons back then, times have changed.

The main reason he took action was because he overheard what Charlos said, which is why Ace killed him without hesitation.

Oh, wait a minute! Of course, he hesitated for a few seconds, but in the end, he just couldn't resist!

However, Ace knew that he couldn't just kill Celestial Dragons, or rather, even if he did, he couldn't let anyone know that he was the one who killed them.

Just like this time, they didn't directly say that they killed the Celestial Dragons.

They knew very well that if it was said that pirates killed them, they were just failing to save the Celestial Dragons. Although the problem was somewhat serious, it wasn't that serious.

So it shouldn't be too difficult for Kyle to solve.

But if they were the ones who killed the Celestial Dragons, then the problem would be serious, extremely serious.

Often, the truth of a matter is not that important.

The important thing is how things are presented!

Even the Five Elders could guess some of the situation by now.

For example, when Charlos and his companions died, they did not know anything about the great pirates in Sabaody Archipelago.

The reason they are considered great pirates is because, given the current strength of Sabo, Luffy, and others, very few pirates in the world could kill a Celestial Dragon from them and escape.

Another crucial point is that after the World Government investigated, no other pirate matched the appearance of the escaped pirate.

But that's normal. It would be really strange if Sabo's tendency to make up stories could actually be uncovered.

and so--

All things considered, who exactly is this pirate? Or rather, does this pirate even exist?

The Five Elders probably already have the answer in their hearts.

But even if I knew, so what? Does it matter?

unimportant!!

As long as there's a reason to silence public opinion, then there's not much of a problem.

However, this doesn't mean that Celestial Dragons can be killed at will as long as it's not done openly and honestly; that's still not quite right.

Doing this once is fine, but if it happens again, it will be really bad; it would be a real provocation against the World Government.

but……

Luffy's words don't seem to be without merit. As the World Government's honorary sixth star, Kael's official status is equivalent to that of the Five Elders, so provoking the World Government doesn't seem to be a big problem.

On the other side, Luo Hu, whose mind was slightly more mature, asked Kyle:

"Captain, what are you planning to do now?"

"There's definitely something wrong with what the world government is doing; we must be prepared!"

"What else can we do? Just enjoy it!"

Kyle leaned back in his chair, slightly reclining.

"Anyone can tell there's definitely a problem, but the problem is we don't know what the problem is!"

"So, we should just accept whatever they offer!"

"Since he's given me so much power, of course I have to use it, right?!"

Kyle smiled faintly.

Then he turned to look at the Warring States period and spoke softly:

"Hey Xiao Zhan, go make me a pot of tea, I'm a little thirsty!"

Warring States Period: ? ? ? ?

Upon hearing this, Sengoku was clearly taken aback for a moment, and then subconsciously spoke:

"What did you say?!"

"What's wrong? How old are you to have aged so much? You can't even hear what I'm saying?"

"Sigh!! Although your behavior is very incompetent, as a noble and honorary sixth-star lord, I am magnanimous and will not hold it against you!"

"Go ahead, make me a pot of tea and that'll be the end of it. Do you understand now?"

boom--

The next moment, a terrifying aura suddenly erupted from Sengoku, and then he sprang up and pounced on Kyle, the veins on his forehead bulging.

"Kyle, what did you just call me?!"

"Looks like it's been too long since I taught you a lesson, letting you get so arrogant, like you're climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles!"

"Today I'm going to show you what true grandfatherly love really means!!"

Sengoku immediately appeared in front of Kyle and slammed a punch down on him.

However, Kyle maintained his usual faint smile.

As the fist slammed down, unsurprisingly, Sengoku's Armament Haki-infused fist pierced through Kyle's body. Waves of purple lightning surged outwards, scattering before reforming Kyle's form a short distance away.

"Grandpa, I was just joking with you, don't get so worked up!"

Sengoku suddenly turned his head, a hint of surprise in his eyes. He subconsciously looked at his fist, and then at Kyle.

"Your current Observation Haki..."

Sengoku was a little surprised that his punch, which was wrapped in Armament Haki, hadn't even touched Kyle's hair.

Knowing his grandson's strength, and having genuinely been angered, he didn't hold back with that punch.

He used all of his abilities except for Conqueror's Haki Entanglement, so theoretically, this punch wouldn't be easy for any Logia-type powerhouse to dodge.

But just now...

Kyle dodged his attack so easily!

Seeing Sengoku's surprised expression, Garp curled his lip in disdain.

"Warring States period? Don't be surprised, this is nothing yet!"

"Kyle's strength now is something you old man can't fool! If he doesn't want to, you could beat him for your entire life and still not land a hit!"

Even when he unleashed his full power, he couldn't touch a single hair on Kyle's head, let alone Sengoku, who was far inferior to him in terms of Haki mastery.

Although Sengoku's strength is not much worse than his, don't forget that Sengoku is also a Devil Fruit user.

Some of their fighting power comes from their Devil Fruits, unlike him, who is so focused on one.

His strength is entirely concentrated in his own Haki and physique. Even he, who specializes in Haki, cannot break Kyle's "defense," let alone anyone else.

Upon hearing this, Sengoku glanced at Kyle, then at Garp, and almost immediately understood why Garp had said that. He then casually remarked to Garp:

"Noob!!"

Garp: ? ? ? !!!

Garp's pupils widened instantly, then his eyebrows furrowed as he stared intently at Sengoku.

"Old man, what did you say?!"

"Do you have a problem with me calling you a noob?"

The Warring States period spoke again.

"Oh my god!! You think you can beat Kyle but you old codger, huh?"

"Old man, take this punch!!"

Garp yelled and charged toward Sengoku, who responded just as fiercely.

"You think I'm afraid of you?!"

Then he went to meet them, and the two quickly engaged in battle.

However, the two did not actually fight. Instead, they pinched each other, pulling each other's hair and twisting each other's flesh, both of them grimacing.

The people around did not intervene when they saw this; instead, they stood by as spectators and cheered on their chosen supporters.

Feeling the atmosphere, Kyle's eyes softened.

That's right, since we don't know what Im is up to, we'll just leave it at that.

All he knew was that he had to protect the beauty before him; that was what he cared about most!

……