Recruit Luffy at the start and build the strongest navy.

"What do you two brats know! That's my love for them!"

"Yes, yes! You're right, you're absolutely right!!"

Kuina and Zoro nodded frantically, and anyone could tell that there was some sincerity in their words.

Garp: ...

"Hmph! I won't stoop to the level of you two brats!"

Garp snorted, then turned to the two and asked:

"Did Kyle bring you all back?"

"right!"

The two nodded.

"Well……"

Garp kept stuffing senbei into his mouth and pondered for a while.

Based on his understanding of Kyle, the person he brought back might not be very strong for the time being, but his potential would definitely not be low.

Otherwise, they wouldn't even catch Kyle's eye.

After a moment of silence, Garp looked directly at the two of them and shouted:

"Now that you're here, I'm your grandfather from now on!"

"ah?!!"

Upon hearing this, Zoro and Zoro's eyes widened immediately, and they subconsciously glanced at each other, both of them seeing the utter bewilderment in each other's eyes.

"What? What? You don't want to be my grandchildren?"

Garp glared at the two of them.

Kuina and Zoro were speechless.

No?! Who likes to be someone's grandson? Is that even human language?

The two were extremely indignant, but Garp's ferocious appearance was still deeply etched in their minds, making them dare not refute him at all.

After a long silence, Guina tentatively spoke:

"Um, I already have a grandfather!"

"If you have a grandfather, can't you have another one? Who says a person can only have one grandfather?"

"Alright, enough nonsense. I said I'm your grandpa, so I'm your grandpa. If you get bullied in the future, just mention my name!"

Kuina, Zoro: ...

What else can they say?

And so, the two of them gained a grandfather, and Garp gained a grandson and a granddaughter.

While Garp was busy taking in his grandchildren, Kyle slowly propped himself up with his hands, feeling waves of pain coming from his body from time to time. Kyle couldn't help but glance at Zephyr, who was still arguing with Sengoku next to him.

That old guy really doesn't hold back at all!

However, the injury didn't affect him much; with his physique, he would recover almost completely after a few days of rest.

Although he paid a price, the battle was very meaningful to him.

First and foremost, you have to have a good time playing, that's very important!

Secondly, he figured out roughly what level his current full-power strength was at.

According to Zephyr, he definitely has the level of an elite lieutenant general.

Although there is still a big gap between an elite lieutenant general and a general, how old is he?

A six-year-old elite lieutenant general, are you scared yet?

The final takeaway was...

Kyle turned his gaze to Zeff again, his eyes darkening slightly.

At first, he thought that even if Zephyr's strength had declined, he should still have the combat power of an admiral. However, after the battle, Kyle felt that Zephyr's strength might not have reached the level of an admiral.

Unless Zephyr held back in his fight with him, but Kyle felt that was unlikely.

The way the other party looked just now didn't seem like they had any strength left to spare.

Kyle was a little confused. Zeff was the youngest of the three, with Garp being four years older than him and Sengoku being five years older. Yet, Zeff's strength had declined the fastest among the three.

According to the original timeline, Zephyr will have one arm severed by Edward Weevil five years later, and of all the naval students on the ship, only Ain and Binz will survive.

Edward Weevil, who claimed to be the son of Whitebeard, was recruited by the Navy as a Shichibukai a year after the Marineford War, and was also the catalyst for Zephyr's departure from the Navy.

After the Seven Warlords system was abolished, he was defeated and captured by Admiral Green Bull while protecting Whitebeard's hometown.

This shows that Edward Weevil had absolutely no general-level combat ability.

At that time, nine years had passed since Edward Weevil severed Zephyr's arm. It's impossible that his strength hadn't improved at all during those nine years, right?

Therefore, it can be deduced from this that Zephyr's strength has declined drastically.

On the other hand, the 78-year-old Garp was still able to wreak havoc on Beehive Island. If it weren't for the deserter king, the best support in the history of the Navy, the outcome of the battle might have been very different.

Kyle had no way to deal with Zephyr's decline in strength.

But he can guarantee that the experiences in the original story will never happen to Zephyr again.

Shaking his head to clear his mind of these distracting thoughts, Kyle slowly stood up, looking at the two people still arguing in front of him, a hint of helplessness on his face.

These two people, who are over 120 years old combined, are still arguing like children!

He glanced again at Garp, who was introducing his new grandchildren and grandsons to his grandchildren on the other side, and a smile inexplicably crept onto his lips once more.

This kind of life... seems pretty good!

……

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Time is like an arrow, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle.

Time flies like an arrow; a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Naval Headquarters, behind Marineford, in the familiar training grounds.

Five figures were constantly intersecting, accompanied by dull thuds, the clang of metal against metal, and childish shouts.

Among the five intersecting figures, one figure remained unmoved.

The five people were attacking the man, but their attacks were easily blocked by the figure in the middle, without him moving an inch.

These five people are naturally Luffy and his crew, and the figure in the middle is naturally Kyle.

A year has passed, and Luffy and his crew haven't changed much, but Kayle's appearance has changed a lot compared to a year ago.

Perhaps it was because of the physique-enhancing pill he took initially, but Kyle's body grew very quickly over the course of the year.

A year ago, he was only a little taller than Luffy and not even as tall as Ace, but now he is more than a head taller than Ace and the others. He doesn't look like a seven-year-old child at all, but rather like a twelve or thirteen-year-old.

Bang!

A dull thud was heard, and Kyle opened his palm and caught Luffy's incoming fist.

He spoke in a low voice:

"Luffy, how many times have I told you? When facing an opponent far stronger than you, don't always reach out so far, especially when you have your crew!"

Before he finished speaking, Kyle grabbed Luffy's hand, yanked it, and flung it towards the people around them.

Ace and the others' expressions changed immediately, but they all reacted instantly, some jumping up and some crouching down.

Although their appearance wasn't exactly elegant, they managed to evade Luffy's physical attacks.

"Um?!"

Kyle showed a hint of surprise.

"Great job, you guys! Your reaction speed has improved a lot!"

But Kyle immediately followed up with a 'sinister' smile.

"But can you dodge it once, twice, or a third time?"

To everyone's astonishment, Kyle suddenly flung Luffy away again, his body sweeping back towards him...