I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

He hated evil, but he was not a man who killed indiscriminately.

After hearing what Higuma said, he became even more interested in General Zephyr.

“I’ll consider it…” Fujitora replied.

He naturally wouldn't make a decision based solely on Higuma's words, but the thought of meeting Zephyr did arise in his mind.

.........................

Officers' quarters.

Today, Ain is still cleaning the dormitory for Higuma.

But when she opened the drawer in the wardrobe, she was slightly taken aback and found it empty.

"Colonel Tina's photo is missing?"

Ain's gaze suddenly sharpened.

She sat on the sofa in the living room and waited quietly by herself.

A few hours later, footsteps sounded from outside the door, followed by the click of a key turning.

Higuma pushed open the door and entered, and Ain, as usual, greeted him in the entryway.

"It's supposed to be a day off, but Uncle Rixiong is the same way. Why isn't he coming back earlier?"

Ian tiptoed and helped Sunbear remove his cloak, then paused slightly.

This time, she didn't need to sniff carefully to smell the fragrance of the women's perfume that filled her nostrils.

"I'm exhausted today..."

Higuma casually tossed the two small bags of photos from his pocket onto the table and threw himself onto the sofa.

Ain casually walked to the table and picked up the small bag.

"Uncle Sunbear, what is this?" Ain asked.

"It's nothing..." Higuma had just answered when he suddenly remembered what happened last time, so he patiently continued to explain:

"Today I went to try and recruit a few people to join the NEO Legion; it was official business."

"As part of my work, I also took a picture of Bakala."

"Bakara...you should remember me, right?"

To prevent Ain from overthinking like last time, Higuma, in order to prove his innocence, took the photos out of the bag and spread them on the table.

"Look, these are all normal photos, absolutely normal."

"From now on, my relationship with Bakala will be purely that of superior and subordinate."

Higuma said this, and even emphasized it.

Normal? Why emphasize that?

So, will our relationship from now on be purely platonic? Isn't our current relationship platonic?

A sense of unease crept into Ayn's mind. She picked up the two small bags of photos and glanced at them.

She glanced at Tina's photo, then her gaze fell on Baccarat's photo.

Bakala's photos are nothing outrageous; the background is a hotel room, the scene is normal, and her expression and posture are not ambiguous.

It's just that Baccarat has a hot figure, it's not some shameful photo.

"Finally... has the second woman appeared?"

"Uncle Higuma is about that age now."

Ain felt a pang of emotion.

She looked at the photo carefully, then suddenly her expression changed, and a look of surprise appeared on her small face.

She rummaged through the drawer under the table, took out a magnifying glass, and pointed it at the photo of Baccarat on the table.

After examining it carefully.

With a snap.

The magnifying glass slipped from his hand and shattered on the floor.

But Aion was completely unaware.

She was shocked to discover...

In the photo, there are very faint rope marks around Bakala's neck, thighs, wrists, and even around her high chest!

This shocked Ian for a whole year!

“Uncle...Uncle Sunbear, you...I…” Ain stammered.

"What's wrong?" Higuma asked, somewhat puzzled.

"N-nothing, I'll be going now."

Ain turned around hurriedly, closed the door, and left.

"What's going on? Is there a problem with Baccarat's photo?"

Higuma also picked up the photos on the table and glanced at them, but found no problem and remained completely baffled.

"Could it be that Baccarat's figure is so good that it made her blush?"

The sun bear stroked its chin thoughtfully.

.............

That night, Higuma went to sleep early, while Ain hardly slept at all.

On the same night, Admiral Zephyr and Issho met at the Marine Headquarters. They had a long talk and hit it off immediately.

During the conversation, Fujitora naturally brought up the existence of Higuma.

"So, Higuma's involvement was partly to the extent that Issho joined the company?"

Zefa couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.

Fujitora's strength should not be underestimated; he is fully capable of serving as an admiral.

He spent a lot of effort trying to invite former Admiral Doll back to the navy, but he was poached before he could even settle in.

But this time, Higuma did him a great favor, giving the NEO Legion a second like-minded general!

"Furthermore, Higuma's suggestion to use the power of the Gravity Fruit to assist in recruit training is not without value..."

Zefa felt even more admiration for Sun Bear and began to develop a new training plan, including gravity training.

Chapter 991 The Three-Year Term Has Arrived (3k)

"Well then, let's begin, Yixiao."

Zephyr turned around, glanced at Fujitora standing beside him, and then looked at the marines on the training field.

"If you can't handle it, don't force yourself."

Fujitora also spoke up to remind him.

He slowly drew his staff-knife and made a light slash in front of him.

It was a very light movement, and there was no earth-shattering blade light, but in the next moment, the effect of the Gravity Fruit took hold, and the entire training ground suddenly changed, with an invisible and overwhelming pressure pressing down hard on the bodies of the marines.

"Phew...not bad."

Higuma exhaled a breath of hot air. Under the pressure of gravity, it seemed as if the surrounding air was about to solidify, and even breathing became difficult.

Fujitora has mastered the power of the Gravity Fruit, and he has set different gravity multipliers for different areas of the training ground.

Sun Bear donned his weighted vest once again and began another run in the training area with five times the gravity.

The effect of five times gravity cannot be achieved simply by wearing a weighted vest that is five times heavier.

Gravity acts evenly throughout the body, placing a considerable burden on all muscles and even internal organs.

Excessive weight can easily cause heart rhythm disorders, internal organ tears, and other problems.

However, for the sun bear, it is a more intense physical exertion, and at the same time, the blood circulation speed is also reduced to a certain extent under the vertical overweight state.

In other words, even in Emperor Engine mode, the accelerated blood circulation effect under hypergravity is not as strong as in normal conditions.

"In short, it allows for more intense physical exertion, and there is no doubt that training time efficiency has increased."

"Fujitora has now become Zephyr's right-hand man, serving as one of the instructors for the new recruits' training at headquarters. This will definitely save a lot of time, and both training efficiency and intensity will increase..."

Under high gravity, Higuma officially began training in the Navy's Six Styles at the Navy Headquarters Training Camp.

.............

Time passed day by day.

Day after day, year after year.

Over the course of those three years, Higuma's training program, in addition to standard physical training, mainly included shooting practice, the Six Styles of the Navy, Haki training, combat training, and so on.

At the beginning of the third year, when Ain's class of naval recruits went out for combat training aboard Zephyr's training ship.

Beforehand, Higuma had a private conversation with Fujitora.

The next day, Fujitora volunteered to take the training ship out to sea.

Therefore, this field exercise was changed, and instead of being led by General Zephyr, it was led by the second general, Fujitora.

But to Higuma's surprise... this trip went smoothly, and nothing happened.

Having encountered no pirate attacks, Fujitora led everyone back to headquarters and began the next round of training.

................

"Does this mean I changed history, and the Whitebeard Jr. attack simply didn't happen?"

As Sun Bear pondered, he formed his five fingers into claws and fiercely grabbed at the steel puppet in front of him.

Finger gun!

Chi Chi Chi!