Military area, in the living room of Don's Villa.

Karp, Lu Jiu, and Don sat facing each other, the tea on the table steaming.

The atmosphere was somewhat peaceful, and none of the three people present spoke.

The tea was freshly brewed with grapefruit, and it was quickly withdrawn after finishing the work.

Seeing that the two of them didn't speak, and Don didn't speak, he casually picked up the tea on the table, blew it, and then drank it with a snort.

The hot tea, the fragrant taste of the tea kept stirring between the mouth and throat, and then swallowed, and suddenly a refreshing feeling all over the body made him squint his eyes comfortably.

This tea is also unique to Maple Island and cannot be picked anywhere else.

Speaking of which, tea, a popular herbal drink on the earth, also has a good culture in this world, and it is really a special place. Elsewhere, it's the same as everything on earth.

This can't help but make Don wonder from time to time, is there a connection between these two worlds?

Strictly speaking, the world of pirates is a derivative world of the planet where he is located, and it exists in Oda's fantasy. And this real world is more like the real world outlined by the intersection of the minds of many people on the earth.

It's a world too, and it's unmistakably real!

Whether it is the sea, the sky, or people, they are all alive, no different from the world he lives in, and they are not the so-called two-dimensional paper people.

They have flesh and blood, life and soul.

When Don came to this world, he thought about this question for a long time, but through this kind of thing, it is not something that can be figured out by thinking about it at all. It wasn't until after the battle with Whitebeard that he saw his own path and saw the magnificent and huge world he saw in a glimpse that he realized something.

Thinking about the world is starting again, and more than ever.

"I'm sorry about Roger."

Half an hour later, behind the steaming tea, Karp said in a deep voice.

"This is his fate, and Lieutenant General Karp doesn't have to care."

Lu Jiu said very calmly.

She is a woman who knows how to measure herself very well, and she is also sensible, so naturally she will not cause trouble because of this kind of thing.

Who is good to her and bad to her, the sensitive heart can easily tell.

"Whew!"

Karp seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his face: "With Donn Kid here, I can rest assured of your safety." ”

"That's an explanation for Roger!"

The smile on his face became more and more abundant, and after taking a sip of tea, it seemed that he couldn't drink this jerky fragrance, and he frowned and put it down.

"I heard that Ace has been born, where is he?"

"Lieutenant General Karp, Ace is already a year old, and he speaks very clearly."

Don smiled and shook his head.

"Really?"

Karp said excitedly.

Don and Lu Jiu looked at each other and smiled, and soon after, Yuzu brought Ace with him.

Little Ace looks cool in a vest jacket, black shorts, and beach shoes. Standing in front of Karp, the old man was stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing.

"What a clever little ghost! Let Grandpa hug him! ”

He immediately stretched out his hands and was about to come up.

Ace took a step back, glancing at his mother and Donn.

"This is Grandpa Karp!"

Don said with a smile, and Lu Jiu nodded at him.

"Grandpa Karp!"

Ace hesitated, but still shouted politely.

He felt that the old man with the Chinese character face in front of him was a little scary, and wanted to stay away from the other party.

"Haha, it's so cute, so polite, this kid is much better than Roger!"

Karp laughed, picked up Ace, and spun in circles.

Since he brought up Doragra, he has not met a child for a long time, and now seeing Ace's pink and cute appearance naturally aroused his childlike innocence.

"I want to be a navy in the future! Ace! ”

"I will definitely train you to be the best and most qualified navy!"

Karp said with a laugh.

Don interjected on the side: "Lieutenant General Karp, leave the matter of training Ace to me!" ”

"You kid can't do it, when the change is completed, you still have a lot of things!"

"I heard from that old guy in the headquarters that he intends to train you a new army."

Karp said casually.

"The New Army?"

Don was stunned.

"Yes, a special operations force, you can ask for the specific situation yourself, anyway, I heard that it is to curb the chaotic era of rampant people today."

Cap Road.

Tang En's eyes flashed, and he was silent.

As a general, it is not easy to steal leisure, and he still wants to teach Ace with his own hands and guide him into the navy, but now it seems that it is not very likely.

Karp had a lot of fun with Ace on the side, and the two quickly got along and established a good relationship between grandparents and grandchildren.

Lu Jiu stood aside with a smile on her face, watching this scene.

On Maple Leaf Island, Karp stayed for three days, and the old man gave full play to his value as a grandfather, wandering around to buy a lot of snacks and gifts for Ace, which made Ace very happy. Grandparents and grandchildren get together for two years, facing the sea, and compete to see who eats the doughnut the fastest.

Tang Enming found that the originally polite and cute little Ace, after learning from Karp for three days, was obviously a little bit of a mistake.

On this day, Karp left, and Ace was still crying, which made Don cry and laugh.

"When the old man frees his hand, he will take Ace away, boy, you are not safe here, there are many eyeliner."

"The navy is very fast, and it has already found out the news of Lu Jiu, and it is estimated that there will be specific information about her soon."

"At that point, Lu Jiu will have to hide."

Before leaving, Karp said to Don in a deep voice.

"Only Ace, for the time being, is the safest!"

Tang En narrowed his eyes and nodded slightly: "I know!" ”

"I'll arrange for Lu Jiu!"

Karp waved his hand and strode away, and after a few steps out, he remembered something.

"By the way, your library is also very sensitive, very dangerous, pay attention, don't be caught by the world government!"

"This is the special period for the World Conference, so be careful!"

Turning his back to his words, Karp spoke heavy and serious.

Don didn't respond.

He suddenly understood why the headquarters, whether it was Sora or Sengoku, had been asking him to come back as soon as possible recently, but they didn't show the appearance of urging. It's really not that these two people can take care of it, and during the World Conference, everything will become extremely sensitive.

Presumably, there are not many things about the navy!

"The matter of the change of office looks close at hand, but it seems that it is a little far away!"

Don muttered.

The outside world must have been changing and the undercurrent is surging, but on Maple Island, there is still a quiet.

Lu Jiu temporarily made a cross-dress, she dyed her hair color black, and her outfit changed from the previous long skirt to a denim.

Don, on the other hand, reads books every day and accompanies Ace.

In this way, the time slowly passed three months again.

One day, three months later, Cyrus brought news that the O'Hara scholars of the West Sea had set off and were heading for Maple Leaf Road.

They carried a boatload full of books, and scholars extended invitations to him.

"We cordially invite you, Admiral Donn, to come to O'Hara!"