The natural system started off strong, but the navy finally reached its peak!

The Armament Haki at his fingertips was as hard as steel, forcefully blocking the transmission of the Paw-Paw Fruit's power.

"What?!" Xiong's pupils contracted sharply. Having never encountered such a situation before, he had never experienced any domineering aura.

My abilities were actually blocked by a single finger?!

A shockwave erupted between the two men, causing the church's dilapidated wooden windows to vibrate and rattle.

Ginny's startled cry came from behind: "Watch out!!"

Bear instinctively tried to press down hard on his palm, but found that Gern's fingertips did not move at all, as if they were an unshakable mountain.

"What... kind of power is this?" Xiong's voice was filled with disbelief.

Gern chuckled and slowly withdrew his finger: "Domineering aura, a power that can counteract Devil Fruits."

His gaze swept over the bear's paws. "Your abilities are strong, but there are many powers in this world that you have never encountered."

Ginny rushed forward, grabbed Bear's arm, and stared at Gern warily: "What exactly do you want?!"

Gern did not answer, but simply turned his head slightly, looking past them towards the sky outside the church.

"I just wanted to tell you..." His voice was low and calm.

"If you can't even break through one of my fingers, how will you fight against the real 'enemy'?"

"Or rather, if I really had a plan, would you still be able to see Big Bear when you come back, Ginny?"

Chapter 60 "Happiness"

“So…” Ginny crossed her arms, her fingertips digging deep into her arms, “what exactly are you here for?”

Realizing that resistance was futile, Ginny dragged the teddy bear and slammed it down onto the wooden chair.

Those almond-shaped eyes were fixed on Gern, as if they wanted to burn two holes in him.

“Didn’t I tell you?” Gern leaned back lazily in the chair by the window, sunlight casting shadows on his sharply defined profile.

"I'm here to experience a medical consultation." At the same time, her gaze casually swept over the big bear.

“Ginny.” Big Bear gently pressed down on the girl’s tense shoulders. “Mr. Guern, he did come to see a doctor at first.”

I was just about to help him expel the pain...."

"Big Bear!" Ginny turned around abruptly, her hair trembling with anger.

“This guy…” She suddenly rushed in front of Gern, her slender fingers almost poking his nose.

"No! It's this man, he's a Marine! A Marine! Big Bear, he just admitted it himself!"

Seeing Ginny's excited expression, Big Bear scratched the back of his head and revealed his signature憨厚 (honest and simple) smile.

"I know, didn't you just say that he admitted it himself?"

"Then the big bear will kiss you..."

“Mr. Gern…he didn’t intend to arrest us.” Big Bear’s gaze met Gern’s in mid-air, his voice incredibly calm.

"Moreover, his eyes were very peaceful."

“Peaceful?!” Ginny turned her head sharply, scrutinizing Gern’s eyes with suspicion.

Peaceful? What a joke! She didn't see any peace in him at all.

But her desire to win over her future man was practically overflowing!

Don't ask why, the answer is that a woman's powerful sixth sense is frantically sounding alarms in her mind.

"Hey! Navy!" Ginny darted back to Big Bear's side, clinging tightly to his arm like a feline guarding its food. "What exactly are you planning?"

“You don’t have to call me Navy, I have a name.” Gern rubbed his temples. “My name is Gern.”

"I don't care what you're called!" Ginny mumbled, burying her face in the bear's arms.

"Hmph! I don't care, all I see in your eyes is desire to kiss the bear!"

"Hey, you can't just say things like that, you idiot!" Gern immediately stood up and retorted.

Although he did have ulterior motives.

He's out of luck with the Paw-Paw Fruit, but he's determined to get Kuma, who's a formidable fighter.

For a moment, Ginny and Ginny were at loggerheads, while Big Bear stood helplessly between them, looking at one and then the other, like a lost large dog.

"Enough!" Ginny suddenly poked her head out from behind the bear. "Confess! What do you really want?"

“I want Kuma to join the Navy…” Gern paused for a moment, his eyes suddenly sharpening, “No, to be precise, to join ‘my’ camp.”

These words were like a pause button being pressed, even making Ginny's breath catch in her throat.

"Impossible!" Ginny instinctively gripped the hem of Big Bear's clothes tightly. "Big Bear is a Bakania, and like me..."

Her voice suddenly lowered, "Still... a slave." The last two words were so soft they were almost inaudible.

"The World Government will not agree! You're just lying to him!"

“Mr. Gern,” Big Bear gently pressed Ginny’s trembling hand, “I really have no intention of joining the Navy.”

As he spoke, taking advantage of his position next to Gern, he raised his palm and subtly placed it on Gern's arm.

In an instant, a pink halo flashed, and several tiny red bear paw bubbles floated out from Gern's body.

“Mr. Gern, your injury… is very small.” Big Bear stared at the cherry-sized bubble in his palm.

Such mild pain was so intense that the bear didn't even need to endure it; it simply bore it without much effort.

Gern stared at the bubble that symbolized pain and suddenly laughed: "Yes, after all... my real 'pain' is much heavier than this."

"Is there still pain?" The bear was stunned.

"What you just said, 'I have no intention of joining the Navy,' really hurt me!"

Ginny: "......."

"Mr. Gurn really loves to joke."

.........

Outside the church, on the lawn

Gern and the bear stood side by side, while Ginny peered out from a nearby church window.

"You're very happy, aren't you, Bear?" Gern smiled slightly, knowing in his heart that Bear would reject him.

After all, according to the original timeline, this period in the Kingdom of Sorbe was the happiest time for the bear.

“Yes, Mr. Gern.” Hearing Gern’s words, Xiong nodded subconsciously.

“I’m very happy with Ginny around, and I don’t want to leave, so I refused.”

This is the "home" he has regained.

“You just answered me so directly,” Gern shrugged. “Aren’t you afraid I’ll take matters into my own hands?”

“Mr. Gurn, no, from the first moment I saw you, I knew that Mr. Gurn was not that kind of person.”

"Being so kind can be a lifelong constraint."

The bear did not answer, but silently lowered its head and gently clenched its fists.

Seeing this, Gern turned his gaze to Ginny, who was staring at him fiercely from a window not far away.

Suddenly, the same question was asked again, but this time it was "you".

"If one day you could go anywhere freely... where would you want to go?"

The bear raised its head, its eyes looking somewhat blank.

“I…” He hesitated for a moment, then finally said softly, “I want to see the other side of the sea.”

"The other side of the sea?"

“Hmm.” Xiong nodded. “I’ve heard there are countries there where people don’t suffer.”

At this moment, Ginny, who was eavesdropping, burst out laughing: "Silly bear, where in the world is there such a place?"

Gern smiled, and the bear smiled too, but the smile carried a familiar, heavy tenderness.

No one can bear the weight of this young man's life story.

After a moment of silence, Guern suddenly reached out and gently placed his hand on the bear's shoulder.

"Bear."

"Ok?"

"If one day, someone tells you that as long as you sacrifice yourself, you can stop your loved ones from suffering..."

Will you say yes?

The air seemed to freeze for a moment.

The bear's pupils contracted slightly, and Ginny's expression instantly became wary.

“Hey! You damn navy bastard, you…” She jumped up abruptly from the window in a fit of excitement.

Gern ignored Ginny's words and simply watched the bear quietly.

“If… it’s Ginny.” Xiong remained silent for a long time, then finally spoke with a slow smile.

"I'm willing! I'm willing to accept any fate."

"Big Bear?!" Ginny, who had just run out the door, looked at him in disbelief.

Gern closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Sure enough... he already knew the answer.

"Here you go!" Gern pulled a miniature Den Den Mushi from his person and handed it to the bear.

"This is..." Bear looked at the Den Den Mushi with a puzzled expression.

“If one day you really lose something very important…” Gern turned his gaze to Ginny.

"If you are unable to help yourself, use this to contact me."

"But……"

"No buts, this is your reward for helping me relieve my pain!" Gern waved his hand and prepared to leave.

“But Mr. Gern, this is different.” Bear suddenly raised his voice. “I want to know, what will be the real price then…”

“Then…” Gern frowned, pretending to think, “You’d better not refuse me then.”

“And…” Gern suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"You possess the most free fruit in the world, don't let yourself be bound by it so easily! You bastard!!"

After Gern left, Kuma stood there staring in the direction he had gone, silently putting away the Den Den Mushi in his hand.

"He's gone?!" Ginny exclaimed as she skipped out of the room.

"He's gone." Bear nodded, then smiled slightly as he watched Ginny sticking her tongue out wildly in the direction Gern had left.

“If I could, I would rather not have to contact you one day, Mr. Guern.”

Because right now, I am... truly, truly happy.

Chapter 61 I Want to Arrest the Pirate King

At the Sorbe Kingdom's naval port, the South China Sea branch's receiving warships had already docked ahead of schedule.

"Captain Gern, South China Sea Branch..."

Gern ignored the soldier's greetings, took the justice cloak, put it on, and slowly climbed the gangway.

"It is now the year 1487 of the Haiyuan calendar..."

Gern muttered to himself, his fingertips gently stroking the black sword, Eight Desolations, at his waist.

Three years later, the 17-year-old Bear will become a priest, overthrow Bekley's rule, and become the king of Sorbe.

Then Dragon left the navy to form a volunteer army, and shortly after, the Ohara incident occurred, and Dragon officially founded the Revolutionary Army.

Then, Beccori will return, and Kuma will kill him with his own hands, then join the Revolutionary Army with Ginny...