"What does Borsalino think about this matter?" Tsuru asked calmly after brainstorming for a while.
"He feels that Saint Lakeman has achieved his goal and has completed his inspection and evaluation over the past twenty days," Sengoku repeated Kizaru's thoughts and nodded slowly.
"I agree with his judgment."
"So the inspection and assessment are complete, and that's why there's no more contact?"
Tsuru's expression became serious. "It's really possible. The purpose of Saint Lakeman might not be to establish contact with Borsalino; it could simply be an inspection and evaluation."
"In the Marines, there is more than one Admiral candidate. There are too many target candidates for the World Government, and Borsalino is not necessarily the only one," Sengoku added.
"We were careless, or perhaps our reaction was too drastic," Tsuru muttered. "The world government may not want to openly woo us. They need us to suppress the increasing number of pirates, so they must be cautious about our presence."
"That's what I think too," Sengoku nodded slowly.
"Let Borsalino escort Saint Lakeman back," Tsuru suggested, showing a mysterious smile. "The World Government is testing us, and we can also take the opportunity to test them."
"Good idea!" Sengoku's eyes lit up, and his face showed joy.
He made a quick decision and immediately called Kizaru using a phone bug.
On the warship, Kizaru felt dazed as he listened to the new orders given by Sengoku on the phone.
"I can't leave yet? I'm still going to escort Lakeman back?"
"No, can your fight above not affect the innocent people below!" Kizaru complained, his expression extremely reluctant.
Meanwhile, on Lakeman's boat…
[You get Borsalino's training feedback!]
[Mastery of Sparkling fruit +1!]
[Physique +50!]
[Combat skills +50!]
Lakeman looked at the feedback from Kizaru and nodded with great satisfaction. Although Sparkling Fruit's mastery +1 seems useless now, it's being stored. The other two are very valuable feedback.
Kizaru only practiced for one morning, and his physical strength increased by +50. Hancock only gained +30 after practicing for a whole day. This shows Kizaru's training intensity and growth rate.
"And fighting skills!" Lakeman walked into the ship's weapons cache and tried all of them. He casually picked up daggers, long knives, sticks, hammers, firearms, and other weapons. As soon as he picked them up, a lot of insights came to his mind, as if he had used these weapons thousands of times. Each one could be picked up to fight at any time.
Whoosh! Lakeman pulled out a sharp knife and flicked it away. The blade was sharp and graceful like a dragon, turning into a cold light dancing in the air, exuding a soul-stirring chill.
"Is this the skill that the Admiral will master in the future?" Lakeman looked impressed. In the original work, although Kizaru only fights with Sparkling Fruit, it does not mean that he cannot fight with other weapons. On the contrary, Kizaru is good at all conventional weapons! He just doesn't use them.
"Binding Kizaru is very profitable," Lakeman smiled.
For the next two days, Kizaru guided the three Boa sisters in their practice as always, but Lakeman no longer showed up, just receiving the results of feedback in the dark.
It wasn't until the ship arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago that Lakeman stepped onto the deck.
"At last, Sabaody Archipelago," he stretched and walked to the edge of the deck, looking at the dock. The trees were lush and straight. The ground looked like a wetland, dotted with pools, and a few bubbles popped up from time to time.
Sabaody Archipelago is an island composed of many large trees. The ground is the knot of tree roots, which is equivalent to a forest floating on the sea.
"Send it here, Vice Admiral Kizaru," Lakeman waved towards the warship and said without looking back, "See you again in the future."
After that, he took the butler and a group of guards and got off the boat to the island.
On the warship, Kizaru looked dull and his eyes were stunned. A few days ago, Lakeman had warmly invited him to dinner and patiently listened to the boring stories he told. Why did he suddenly become as cold as ice?
But for Lakeman, the goal had been achieved. Of course, he patted his butt and left.
But how could Kizaru let Lakeman leave? He had just received an order from Sengoku, asking him to take the initiative to contact Lakeman.
"Please wait, Saint Lakeman!" Kizaru had no choice but to shout loudly, ducking down from the warship, coming to the dock, and saying to Lakeman, "After enjoying your high-quality ingredients for so long, I feel really guilty if I don't do something. Please let me accompany you during your tour of the Sabaody Archipelago and act as a guard!"
When these words were spoken, countless people's eyes widened.
The three Boa sisters: "???"
The butler: "???"
The Marines: "???"
Lakeman also looked at Kizaru with strange eyes. 'Did you take the wrong medicine?'
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Kizaru was not willing to interact with Lakeman. It was just that due to Lakeman's status as a Celestial Dragon, he had no choice but to accompany Lakeman to dinner.
After each session, he always looked as if he had been pardoned and the prisoners who had been in prison for many years were free. But now, he actually took the initiative to join in?
"What happened to the Vice Admiral?"
"Has he given up on himself?"
"Did Celestial Dragon really take over?"
"Maybe he feels that there is no future in the Marines and plans to join another faction."
"Oh, Vice Admiral, Vice Admiral," the soldiers on the warship shook their heads with complicated eyes. It was as if they were looking at a poor man on the road to no return.
"..."
The veins on Kizaru's forehead were bulging. If it weren't for the wrong occasion, he would definitely give each person a laser beam.
"I already have an escort, so I won't bother the Vice Admiral," Lakeman politely refused with a cold attitude. Not at all as enthusiastic as before. It seemed that after arriving at the place, Kizaru was discarded without hesitation after he became useless.
This situation caused a strange misunderstanding in Hancock's eyes. 'Is it because of me?'
She thought this was the real situation. Lakeman was dissatisfied with the female instructor at home and wanted to teach her better and more knowledge about cultivation, so he deliberately entertained Kizaru warmly and asked Kizaru to give guidance.
After practicing for a month, Hancock felt that the radical changes had not only made up for shortcomings but also clarified the way forward. All this was because of Kizaru's keen and sophisticated judgment!
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