Carl spat out a mouthful of blood, not knowing whether it was from exhaustion or anger. He stared at her with a pair of red eyes and said angrily, "Why?! The battle is not over yet!"
Carl said calmly, "I said it's over, and it's over."
This sentence was full of unquestionable Haki. Aramaki's face flushed with satisfaction after hearing it, and he shouted wildly in his heart,
"This is a pure Celestial Dragon!"
Dragon couldn't accept it. He advocated equality and couldn't stand this kind of "power." He wanted to break free.
Carl's hand didn't move at all and said softly, "You asked for this."
Buzz!
A rising darkness surged in Carl's hand, releasing a twisted gravity that instantly twisted Dragon's wrist into a knot.
"Ahhhh!!!"
A heart-wrenching scream resounded through the sky. Dragon's face contorted with pain. He half-squatted down, clutching his twisted wrist, and his teeth were clattering.
The students watching the fight were stunned. In their hearts, Carl had always been easygoing, and they had never seen him show such a cold side.
Jessica pulled Ginny's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Ginny, are you afraid of Carl like this?"
Ginny shook her head and said, "I'm not afraid. What's this? Brother Carl fights much more fiercely than this, he is only gentle to his own people."
"So how can you become the person you say you are?"
"Haha, Jessica, why are you so nervous? Don't worry, Brother Carl has a good impression of you and won't harm you!"
"Eh? Why is he saying this to me?..."
"Because the dishes you cooked at the last party were really delicious, and Brother Carl even said that if there's a chance in the future, he would invite you to be the head chef on his warship!"
"Huh? No, no, no, my rank is not enough to be the head chef. Carl's warship is at the Admiral level!"
"What's the matter? If you want, this kind of thing is just a matter of words for Brother Carl."
Jessica's pretty face blushed, and she lifted the golden hair on her forehead, whispering, "I-I will definitely work harder!"
Carl looked at Dragon, who was in too much pain to speak, turned around, and waved to the crowd watching the fight, saying, "Two people, carry him to the infirmary."
Several male students ran over instinctively after hearing this. Finally, Carl appointed two of them to carry Dragon to the infirmary.
After arranging everything, Carl praised Aramaki. "Aramaki, you performed very well in the battle just now, and you know how to obey orders. I will reward you with three days of vacation. Go back and have a good rest."
Aramaki felt refreshed after receiving Carl's praise, and the tiredness in his body seemed to vanish. His injuries were not serious, it was mainly physical exhaustion. As a plant-based human, he just needed some sunlight for photosynthesis.
A few days later, when Zephyr returned to the Naval Academy, he saw that nearly one-third of the training ground was destroyed, and Dragon had bandages on his hands and a gloomy face.
Seeing this, Zephyr's first reaction was that he didn't know how Dragon had provoked Carl again. But on second thought, with Carl's strength, it wouldn't cause such big damage to deal with a Dragon. When he asked Carl about the incident, he couldn't help but feel a headache.
However, Dragon stood up stubbornly and said, "Teacher Zephyr, I think Carl is targeting me personally, you shouldn't take back his temporary management rights!"
As soon as these words came out, the students on the field looked at Dragon as if he were a fool. Aramaki, who was standing on Dragon's left, jumped out first and said, "You're the one causing trouble! If you don't like it, go back to the East Blue!"
Dragon snorted coldly and said, "Defeated opponent, I advise you to stay quiet!"
Aramaki was just itching for a fight. Upon hearing this, he raised his chin and said with disdain, "Who do you think was defeated? If Senior Carl hadn't stopped me that day, I would have beaten you halfway to paralysis!"
Dragon gritted his teeth, and a cyclone began to form at his feet. Aramaki became more and more arrogant and said, "Oh, you want to fight, huh? I'll go with you!"
As he said that, he looked at Dragon's bandaged hand with ill intentions. His smirk made people want to slap him.
Dragon thought so too, but the pain in his hand suppressed his impulse.
At this moment, Carl stood up and said, "Sorry, Mr. Zephyr, I was too harsh."
Everyone is biased, and Zephyr naturally favored his best student, so he was not inclined to blame Carl.
In Dragon's astonished eyes, Zephyr casually waved his hand and said, "You just did your job, there's nothing to apologize for."
"Teacher Zephyr!"
"All right! Dragon, you should pay attention to your character, your classmates are not enemies!"
Dragon looked at Zephyr in disbelief, then at the other students' expressions of approval. At this moment, he felt like a target of public criticism.
In his mind, all this was because he had provoked Carl when he joined the Navy.
Dragon dropped his arms weakly, feeling a deep sense of disappointment toward the Navy.
He thought he could find like-minded companions in the Navy, but reality dealt him a harsh blow.
Isn't all that is happening now the injustice he hates the most?
He no longer argued for himself, muttering "I understand," then fell silent in the formation as Aramaki continued making provocative gestures at him.
Zephyr sighed silently, thinking to himself, Garp, Garp, your son is really... It's a headache!
Carl narrowed his eyes, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on his lips. His actions were clearly aimed at Dragon, intending to force him out.
Of course, this was because Dragon had first come to Carl that day, giving him a reason to retaliate. From that day on, Carl had strategically manipulated Dragon's emotions.
His goal was to drive Dragon to defect from the Navy, the bigger the noise, the better, so that he could then make a just judgment. At the very least, he couldn't let Dragon leave the Navy normally and quietly form the Revolutionary Army. It would be too late when the World Government discovered it.
As a Celestial Dragon, Carl certainly couldn't allow the Revolutionary Army to grow, as the World Government was originally his power!
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