A few days later, the headquarters of the Navy ......

Taking Ain's hand, Kane stepped down from the deck step by step. He raised his head and looked around, looking at the familiar and unfamiliar scene in front of him, and sighed secretly.

"More than ten years have passed, and there is really no change here!"

Syllable!

Suddenly, someone beside him gave a serious military salute and shouted in a loud voice: "Mr. Kane, welcome back!" ”

"Burn the mountain! You've become a lieutenant general, time flies! ”

Kane turned his head, glanced at the person who came, and said happily, and then introduced to Ain beside him: "Ain, quickly call Grandpa Burning Mountain!" ”

"Well, Grandpa Burning Mountain!"

Ain screamed sweetly in the sweet, greasy voice of a child, causing the smile on Huoshan's face to stiffen. After a long while, he said helplessly: "Mr. Kane, my age...... It's too early to call grandpa! And also...... I've been a lieutenant general for more than ten years, don't you know? ”

"Ah, this ......"

Kane was a little embarrassed for a moment, but immediately nodded aggressively: "Well, yes! ”

Burning Mountain: "......"

Well, it's good if you're happy......

The two acquaintances, who had not seen each other for many years, chatted happily, while the rest of the soldiers looked at Kane with curiosity, wondering why Lieutenant General Huoshan, who was obviously in the position of lieutenant general of the headquarters, had such an attitude towards a major in front of him...... Low?

It's like a junior meets an elder......

The old foreman at the port who commanded the workers to carry the goods heard their discussion, and after taking a sip of wine, he said with a smile: "Of course, Mr. Kane is a disciple of Mr. Zefa when he was a general!" When Mr. Zefa was the chief instructor of the recruit camp, he took good care of those recruits, and everyone thought of him well. The current Lieutenant General of the Burning Mountain is one of them......"

"Mr. Zefa's ...... Disciple? ”

Grunt......

The soldier swallowed, feeling his throat a little dry.

In other words, when the words "Zefa's disciple" are mentioned now, it is estimated that no matter who it is, the first thing that comes to mind is the "worst dragon" entrenched in the new world, the former vice admiral of the Navy Headquarters, and the "ice dragon" Luo Ya, who is known as the "butcher" among the pirates!

Moreover, he is a terrifying monster who has almost cut off the continuation of the pirates and defeated the entire upper echelons of the navy with his own strength!

But...... Even if the two of them are also disciples of Zefa, looking at Mr. Kane's current appearance, there should be no resemblance to that kind of monster, right?

"That's right! I remember that Mr. Kane was a member of the Westin family, and I want to talk about him......" The old foreman turned his head to look at the group of soldiers lined up beside him, pointed to one of the little blond haired men, and said, "Guy, you should not know very well, right?" ”

Guy Dennis Westin, Simon's cousin, is one of the candidates for the Westin family's new patriarch after Simon left the Navy to join Loya's Turtle Island......

"Ah, this...... Actually, I don't know much about Uncle Kane. ”

Guy scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, and said a little embarrassedly, "Long before I was sensible, Uncle Kane left the family. And the adults in the family are also silent about Uncle Kane, so this is the first time I've seen him......"

"What, there's something you 'know-it-all' Guy doesn't know!"

The soldiers, who were expecting the surprise, were disappointed and teased Guy. And then......

"Stand up for me! What does it look like to be crooked! Go back and run me 20 laps of the playground! ”

"Yes! Lieutenant General Ghost Spider! ”

"Humph! Now the little guy ......"

After reprimanding the soldiers, the ghost spider came to Kane. He first glanced at Al Yin next to Kane, and then said to Kane, "Mr. Kane, I'm sorry to delay you a little bit. The marshal has just sent a notice for you to rush to the office at once, and take the ...... This little girl together. ”

"Exclusively with Ain...... Is it? ”

Kane took off the cigar that Firehill had lit for him and re-bited his pipe. Feeling the sudden sweat on the back of his hand, Kane took Ain's hand tightly and said, "Understood, I'll go over now." ”

......

Headquarters of the Navy, Office of the Marshal.

This office, which has a high appearance rate in this book, has undergone hundreds of renovations, large and small! Recently, it was rebuilt, and it was really a disaster...... Some people may say that after so many renovations, the appearance may have changed a long time ago, right?

But in fact, this room has changed, and even the curtains on the windows are the first ones! The table and chair furnishings are as old-fashioned and outdated as they were decades ago when he was still a marshal in the Navy...... Not the slightest change.

And in addition to the appearance, there is actually one thing that remains the same in this office......

That is, every time I come here, it is some five big and three rough naval officers who come to report or discuss business with the Warring States. Today's marshal's office is still the same, except that there is a little kid who sits in the middle of a group of hateful (unmistakable) naval bigwigs.

Ain didn't know these people, and her age made her not know what status was, but there was an inexplicable sense of tension that always haunted her, as if she was subconsciously in awe of the big people in front of her.

Quietly pulling Ain closer to him, Kane said, "Soul Fruit ability? Are you sure I'm meeting her? ”

"Ah, I guess that's right......"

Sengoku was in the first place, holding his hand to his chest: "Whether it is her name, identity, or the fruit ability she exposed, she is very similar to that soul fruit ability." ”

Speaking of this, Sengoku said with some emotion: "In the past, I was in charge of hunting down Whitebeard, and I have seen his shocking fruit that is enough to destroy the world. So until today, I always thought that Whitebeard was the most dangerous of the Four Emperors...... But now it seems that this unknown soul fruit ability is the biggest hidden danger! ”

It is true that this person can become the Four Emperors and compete with Whitebeard and other powerful people in the New World, which is inseparable from the powerful talent of Charlotte Lingling possessed by her, but this is not a manifestation that she is weaker than the other Four Emperors!

Moreover, if she can find Charlotte Lingling, a child with strong talent, can't she find a second one?

According to Kane, the current soul fruit ability is ...... The nun who calls herself Gasala is obviously not back to the previous level of the Four Emperors, and it is also her weakest period.

You can't arrest her now, arrest or even eliminate her, the devil knows what kind of chaos will happen in the future!

"That's it......" After listening to Sengoku's words, Kane glanced at Ain a little weakly. The little girl's dream is to catch the Gasara who killed Jim, and now if the navy wants to hunt for it, it is estimated that it will be difficult for the other party to escape.

In other words, Ain's dream has not yet begun, and it is likely to die.

At this moment, seeing Kane's gaze, Sengoku coughed lightly and asked, "Speaking of which, you don't seem to have paid attention to the movement of the sea all these years, right?" ”

"What's there to focus on?"

Kane spat out the smoke ring and said: "It's nothing more than power dumping, interest exchange, endless substitutes for the dead and cannon fodder, and the superior is always high, looking for the next scapegoat......"

Speaking of this, a hint of mockery tugged at the corner of Kane's mouth: "Even Chief Instructor Zefa is like this...... Are you still clean? ”

On this question, everyone present was silent. They were the ones who knew the details of what happened more than a decade ago, and they knew where Kane's resentment came from now.

Not to mention...... Kane is saying a fact that cannot be refuted!

These people present, including the most approachable and amiable Lieutenant General Tsuru, were not so clean with things on their hands......

However, what Warring States wants to talk to him about is not dreams and reality, but simple parents...... After a pause, Sengoku said: "Your teacher has a disciple who died to protect him......"

"That girl's name is Ain...... It's a regressive fruit ability. ”