Recruit Luffy at the start and build the strongest navy.

A few days later, a warship slowly docked at the port of Marineford, the headquarters of the Navy.

Immediately afterwards, several small figures jumped down from above.

It was Kyle and his companions who had returned from Frostmoon Village.

Don't ask him why he was able to return to the Navy Headquarters from the East China Sea so quickly, in just a few days.

What kind of fruit is it?

The Rumble-Rumble Fruit!

With a turbocharged engine boasting maximum power, how could it not be fast?

At this moment, Kuina and Zoro followed behind Kael, looking left and right, their eyes constantly scanning their surroundings, just like country bumpkins visiting the city for the first time.

To be fair, that's true. Both of them grew up in Frostmoon Village, which is far more prosperous than Marineford.

"That's a plaza over there, an office area over there, and a residential area over there..."

Kyle walked ahead of the two, introducing them as he went.

The two of them asked questions like curious children, and Kyle naturally answered them all.

Before long, Kyle led the two to the recruitment office.

Practice makes perfect, and Dawson, with his experience, did not show any difficulty in this situation as he did the first time. Instead, he quickly approved the paperwork for the two of them.

In just a few minutes, Kuina and Zoro became honorable errand boys in the Navy!

"Let's go! I'll take you to meet a few people next!"

After leaving the recruitment office, Kyle led the two towards the location of the elite training camp in the back mountains of Marineford.

Before long, Kyle arrived at the training ground where he had previously trained, and from a distance he could already hear the sounds of "rubber rubber".

Taking a few more steps closer, you can see Luffy and his two companions engaged in a chaotic battle on the field.

But more often than not, Luffy and Ace attacked Sabo together, and it's unclear what Sabo did to offend those two.

Sabo's strength was not much higher than the two of them to begin with. Faced with their simultaneous attacks, even with the Supreme Steel Pipe in hand, he was still forced to retreat step by step.

Meanwhile, Zephyr was watching them with his arms crossed.

Suddenly, he paused, as if sensing something, and looked in the direction where Kyle and the other two were.

The moment Zephyr saw Kayle, a hint of joy involuntarily flashed in his eyes, but when he saw Zoro and Kuina behind Kayle, his face instantly darkened.

He yelled at Kyle from a great distance, straining his neck:

"Kyle!! You brat, why did you bring me back two more brats?!"

"What do you take this place for? A daycare center?!"

"Haha! It's been a while, but Professor Zephyr's voice is still as strong as ever!"

Kyle laughed loudly as he spoke.

"Besides, aren't childcare centers good? What's that saying again? Strong people are nurtured from a young age!"

"Cultivating them into strong individuals from a young age truly reflects your teaching abilities, Professor Zephyr!"

"Does my teaching ability need to be proven by this?"

Zefa's eyes widened.

"Of course not! Everyone knows that Professor Zephyr's teaching level is unparalleled in the Navy!"

"No one else can even come close to matching your skill!"

"Especially my grandfather and those two old guys, Garp, they're not even worth a single finger of yours!"

"Um?!"

Zephyr glanced at Kyle, said nothing, but the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.

Seeing his expression, Kyle smiled.

Doesn't he know what kind of talk these old guys like to hear?

All I can say is, it's all about finding the right balance.

On the other side, Luffy and his two companions, who were fighting, also stopped what they were doing and looked over. Their eyes lit up the moment they saw Kayle.

The next second, they charged towards Kyle in perfect unison, shouting as they did so:

"Kyle, you're back! We missed you so much!!"

"You have no idea how much we've been waiting for you to come back every day! We've been waiting for you to come back..."

"I'll take your dog's life!!"

When the three of them reached a short distance in front of Kyle, they all jumped up and pounced on him, each with a fierce expression on their face.

They hadn't forgotten how Kyle had used them as premium bait before he left.

The crucial point is that they didn't bring it up when they left, leaving it hanging there forever.

I swear I will not rest until I avenge this humiliation!

"Kyle!! After these few days of training, we're not the same as before! Prepare to die!!"

Ace roared.

"Oh? Is that so?"

Kyle smiled and asked in return, without moving his body an inch despite being attacked from three directions by the three men.

"Rubber, rubber..."

Luffy launched the first attack on Kayle, throwing a powerful punch at her.

Kyle glanced at him, gently sidestepped the punch, then grabbed his outstretched arm and gave Luffy a smile.

"Luffy! Don't you know that the longer your arms are, the bigger your openings become?!"

After saying that, Kyle grabbed Luffy and swung him around violently.

"ah!!"

The sudden, immense force made Luffy scream out loud.

Immediately afterwards, Sabo and Ace, who were in mid-air on the other side, also changed their expressions drastically and subconsciously spoke:

"wait……"

But after uttering only one word, they were hit by Luffy, who hurled them at them. The three of them were sent flying one after another, crashing heavily to the ground, but only managed to let out a scream.

"You two bastards! Get off here right now!!"

Ace, who was pinned at the bottom, shouted at the two of them.

"Oh, I'm sorry!"

Sabo and Luffy immediately jumped off Ace. They wondered why it didn't hurt when they were hit, because they had professional-grade flesh cushions.

Ace got up from the ground with a dark expression and looked at Luffy and Sabo, who were awkwardly touching their heads.

Those two beasts!!

"Luffy! Why did you throw the first punch? Don't you know your own weakness? You even got the two of them hurt!"

Ace immediately turned his attention to Luffy.

"Exactly!"

Sabo chimed in.

This time, Luffy was a bit indignant and shouted at the two of them at the top of his lungs:

"Then why don't you guys do anything? You just criticize me!"

Ace: "We weren't making a move then? We hadn't even made a move yet! Do you think everyone can reach as far as you do?!"

Sabo: "That's right! We were planning to make our move a little closer, but that punch you threw completely ruined our plans!"

Luffy: "I'm ￥#@#%￥!"

"What are you guys whispering about?"

"Aren't you referring to the 'you' of a few days ago, meaning your verbal skills have improved?"

"I have noticed something in that regard; their attack power is indeed a bit higher than it was a few days ago!"

"It just doesn't seem to have any effect!"

At that moment, Kyle's soft voice came from the side, clearly from very close range.

The three of them were startled and turned to look in the direction of the sound, but before they could even turn their heads, three muffled sounds rang out.

Bang bang bang!

……