Kizaru's Pov;
' It's been four days since I started this journey. Honestly, it would have been easier if this task only required me and me only.Sadly, I'm simply not strong enough to pull it off with no hindrance'.
As I immersed myself in my thoughts once more,as I have been doing for the past 4 days, the sound of my den den mushi ringing reached my ears .
I looked at the snail on the table in front of me in wonder as i hadn't expected a call today.
"Hmmmm, wonder what Kuzan is calling about now. Then again, it could just be Sengoku-san looking for an update. No matter." As i said that, i pressed the snail and accepted the call and i heard kuzan's voice as he started to speak in a louder tone then usual,
" Oii ,Kizaru-san, there's been a slight change of plans due to Vice-admiral Garp's impatience''. I reside a eyebrow at that statement as i looked at the snail before asked,
" I'm listening",i waited for him to continue as i said that. I heard him speak in unsure tone as he asked,
" Before I explain anything, you should know we're not as behind you as we were before as the vice-admiral is pushing the ship to accelerate somehow. He's been doing this since yesterday, he woke up and was irritated for some reason so he requested for the navigator to make the ship faster. Problem is,we're already going at maximum speed from the beginning. When we told him that, he simply laughed and next thing we know, he picked up the ship and used Geppo to move at the fastest speed possible''.
I sweat dropped as i heard him say that ,before i asked in a tone of pity,
" And the ship is still in intact somehow?''
" Yeah. Luckily he had the foresight to coat the entire ship in armament haki, otherwise the ship would have been in pieces''. I sighed at his statement as I was thankful I wasn't in the same ship as the vice-admiral. Strong people were always eccentric and nobody exemplified that statement like vice-admiral Garp.
'From his shamelessness to his freakish training methods, he simply embodie's the concept of eccentrism to the T' . I was pulled out of my thoughts as I sensed a strong presence before I heard the sound of something falling down on the water. I stood up from my seat as I looked at the ship that slowly pulled up beside me.
I pushed a button on the den den mushi and it hung up as I looked at the large warship that housed thousands of marine soldiers of different ranks and status. The figure of Kuzan became visible in my sight as he walked to the front of the ship.
He stood at an impressive 9''5 , dressed in vice-admiral attire with a black bandana that covered the majority of his hair that was in an afro. He stopped at the front of the ship as he waved his hands in a slightly lazy manner that contrasted his tone as he greeted me,
"Yo Kizaru-san,how's sailing on your lonesome been so far?''. A small smile graced my face as replied in lazy manner ,
" Boring, so boring. To the point I had time to contemplate the meaning of life''. His response was an amusing one as he said in a slight dismissive manner,
''Hmm, Hmm. Sad,so sad. Anyways, I didn't call just to tell you we were catching up. Headquarters has received new information that is slightly worrying''.
I hummed as I picked up the anchor and connected it to the side of the warship, preventing the ship from drifting far from the warship. I jumped aboard the warship as I sat on a chair a low ranking marine had bought .
Kuzan sat next to me as I signaled for one of the marines to bring me a cup of tea. I put my full attention on Kuzan, signaling for him to speak dn he continued as he said,
" According to Sengoku-san,there's been worrying movements around the underworld. Shiki,Kaido, Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin have been snooping around for information on red-hair. What's worse,Shiki was personally spotted heading for Rezden with his main ship''.
A headache slowly formed in my mind the more he spoke.I messaged my forehead just thinking about how much the golden lion's involvement will complicate things. In the end I just sighed as he paused and took a sip of his cup of tea. I then said as a frown formed on my face,
"From your tone, I assume that's not the only bad news we have from headquarters''. To my chagrin, he nodded as he put the cup of warm tea down and continued speaking,
"Yeah,unfortunately. Word is, a troublesome pirate thought to be dead was spotted, also headed towards Rezden with that new rookie who has repeatedly wiped several marine fleets in pursuit of a proper challenge''. I took a sip from my cup of tea as I contemplated his words for a second before I just gave up and leaned back on the chair. A minute later, I leaned forward and asked the question bugging me.
" And what exactly is Fleet Admiral Kong going to do about this? Because at this point , it's looking less and less likely that his operation will succeed''. He took a sip of his tea ,responding in a fed up tone filled with slight exasperation,
" That was my question when I heard the news too. But when I asked the same question, I was berated for ,in Kong-san's words, " Lack of Faith''. He then proceeded to tell Garp-san to not hold back if we clashed with any of them. In conclusion, Garp-sensei is the solution to that inquiry, Kizaru-san''.
I sighed once, I had been doing alot lately,and sipped my tea once again to calm down my nerves and hopefully erase the rising stress that seemed to appear out of nowhere.
I then looked ahead at the waves of the ocean before i muttered in a slightly dark tone,
" And all this just because of one rookie. Just when I thought this whole operation was overkill with Garp-san's presence, this happens. Whatever, let's just hope it doesn't get worse than this''. As i said that, i felt a strong presence walk up to the deck of the ship as i heard a voice say,
" Hmph. Even if it does get worse, you can always rely on me, laser brat''. I looked at the figure who said that and spotted Vice-admiral Garp's face as he looked at Kuzan ,about to ask a question,
" Good to see you, Vice-admiral Garp'',I greeted.
" Yeah yeah, good to see you too. Hey Kuzan, have you seen my spare bag of crackers? I seem to have lost sight of them during the warm up marathon above the ocean". I sweat dropped at that before sighing. 'Only Garp-san can call running above water for a couple of days a warm up marathon'.
" They're with Bogard-san. He took hold of them when you picked up the ship a day ago''.
I watched as Garp-san disappeared the moment he heard Bogard-san's name. I sighed as i faced Kuzan-san once more as i said,
" And he's supposed to be the insurance. Life is strange sometimes''. He just nodded at that as we sat in silence and drifted towards Rezden island at a fast pace.