In the forest of Mount Korpo, Cap didn't care about the mood of the two children at all, and waved his "sandbag-sized fist" wantonly.
Loud roars could be heard from the forest from time to time. Under Garp's attack, the dense forest quickly became a mess, with broken trees falling to the ground.
Under Garp's threat, Ace and Sabo kept dodging and moving in the forest. Their movements were so agile that it was hard to tell that they were just children under ten years old.
Not only were their dodging movements agile and skillful, they also grasped Garp's attack intentions very accurately. Although there was an element of Garp deliberately letting them win, in Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's opinion, the talents of Ace and Sabo were far beyond others.
Tsugakuni Yoriichi's New Navy also adopted many orphans. After receiving the care and education of the New Navy, those children would often become reserves of the New Navy at the age of fifteen or sixteen and continue their studies at the Naval School in Dressrosa.
Only after they reach adulthood will those cadets be added to the army.
Tsugikuni Yoshiichi once visited the Naval Academy managed by Shimotsuki Koshiro. It was probably impossible for the best talents there to reach this level at the age of Ace and Sabo.
Even if an ordinary person trains for two or three years, he or she will never have the abilities that Ace and Sabo have now.
After all, not everyone can possess a "time weapon" like Coby, and can work two hundred times harder than the main navy.
Although Garp's method of training his children is unbearable to watch, it has to be said that Ace and Sabo have grown up very well under his guidance and are very capable.
"Don't just hide!"
"Men living on the sea will always encounter enemies stronger than themselves. Facing such an opponent, is all you can do but run away?"
"Observe your opponent's attacks and find their weaknesses!"
"You must learn to use your brain. Only in this way can you defeat opponents who are stronger than you."
"Can you run forever?"
In the woods, Garp's figure fell from the sky and hit Ace. Ace seemed to have noticed it and dodged it quickly with a backward jump. He looked back at Garp who fell to the ground and fled in a hurry.
Garp shouted with a grin after seeing Ace's escape.
"I never said I wanted to be a marine!"
"What I want is—"
"free!"
A loud shout suddenly came from behind Garp, and Sabo's figure suddenly flew out from behind a broken tree stump not far behind Garp, holding a steel pipe high in his hand and smashing it on Garp's back.
"You old bastard, you've fallen into my trap!!"
At the same time as Sabo launched a sneak attack, Ace, who was running away, suddenly showed a bright smile on his face. He gently turned the long sword in his hand, with the back of the sword facing down, and immediately turned around and rushed towards Garp, swinging the sword and hitting Garp's knee hard.
This sudden scene made Garp stunned for a moment, and the next second, Garp quickly reached out his hand.
Sabo suddenly felt a flash in front of his eyes, and Garp's figure was already close to him, and at the same time he reached out and grabbed Sabo's steel pipe.
Sabo only felt a huge force coming from his arm, dragging him back to the ground quickly. The next second, a crisp golden sound was heard above the open space. Garp grabbed the steel pipe with one hand and blocked Ace's attack.
"What!?"
Ace and Sabo both gasped at the same time when they saw this scene, but before they could react, Garp threw Sabo on Ace.
"Bang!"
After a dull thud, Sabo's body fell on Ace, and the two children flew backwards and fell to the ground.
“Hahahahahaha!”
"You're still a long way off, kid!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Ace and Sabo both got up from the ground, holding their heads. The fall just now was really heavy, and the two children were completely dizzy. Garp looked at the two dusty children and laughed heartily.
Ace and Sabo are actually very "wild". They can often hunt in primeval forests like Mount Korpo without adult supervision, which shows the terrifying abilities of the two children.
Moreover, the two brothers who grew up together have a very good understanding of each other and are very creative, which makes Karp very satisfied.
Of course, the most important thing is the kindness of these two children.
Sabo, who attacked him, could have aimed at the back of his head where the defense was weaker, and Ace could have used a blade to attack him, but neither of the two children chose to do so, which shows the character of these two children.
Compared to the so-called fighting talent, Garp hopes that these two children have such a kind heart. Only such people can bring something different to the navy.
He doesn't want the children he raises to be ruthless killing machines.
"Let's stop here for today's training."
“I’m hungry!”
"You two guys, prepare yourselves some food for tonight!"
Garp looked at Ace and Sabo not far away, stretched out his finger and picked his nose while giving orders, without any guilt as an adult when ordering the two children around.
"ah?"
"Hey, old man, you're a grown-up!"
"Even if we need to prepare dinner, it should be you who prepares it, right?!"
When Ace heard what Garp said, he couldn't help but question angrily.
“This is also training.”
"Do you still need adults to prepare food for you when you go out to sea?"
Facing Ace's question, Garp replied nonchalantly. Hearing his words, Ace and Sabo couldn't help but look at each other, and then couldn't help but sigh together.
This was not the first time they had experienced the willfulness of this old child, Garp.
Garp glanced at the two children, a bright smile on his face, and then said with a smile: "Don't worry, you only need to prepare your own portion."
Garp said this, flicking the booger from his fingertips and leaving the clearing with his hands resting on his head. Seeing this, Ace and Sabo looked at each other and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. They had seen Garp's appetite before, and getting such a large prey was no easy task.
If they only had to prepare their own part, they would have no pressure at all.
Mount Korpo is rich in natural resources, with a large number of small and medium-sized herbivores and medium and large carnivores.
Ace and Sabo were both experienced in hunting. Following the animal's tracks, they tracked down a goat foraging in less than an hour. Without saying a word, Ace quickly swung out the long knife in his hand, and the sharp blade steadily inserted into the goat's body. The goat, weighing nearly 100 pounds, fell down.
Then Ace and Sabo skinned the goat on the spot, removed the internal organs, wrapped the meat in the fur, and rushed back to the camp.
When the two returned to the camp, Cap was leaning on the corpse of a beast the size of a small elephant and chatting with a red-haired young man.
Seeing the two children coming back with their prey, Karp smiled and praised, "Yo?"
"Very capable!"
"good."
As he spoke, Garp pointed at the red-haired young man beside him and continued to say to Ace: "Ace, this guy came to see you."
At this time, Ace and Sabo had both dropped the prey in their hands and looked at the red-haired young man next to Garp with some surprise.
This young man was none other than Yuichiro Tsugukuni.
Ace grew up in Dressrosa and was familiar with Yoriichi Tsugakuin, while Sabo also spent some time with Yoriichi Tsugakuin and was not unfamiliar with Yoriichi either.
"Lu Jiu asked me to come see you."
Tsukuni Yoriichi waved at Ace and said with a smile. Hearing his mother's name from Tsukuni Yoriichi's mouth, Ace couldn't help but feel a little excited and hurriedly asked, "Mom, is she okay?!"
"I heard about Dressrosa."
Before Ace could finish, Tsugikoku Yoriichi interrupted with a smile, "Your worries are unnecessary."
"Lu Jiu is a teacher at the Naval Academy. There will be no problem under Koshiro."
"The main reason I came here this time was to ask you if you want to return to Dressrosa?"
After leaving Elegia, Yoriichi Tsugikuni did not immediately return to the New World, but instead came back to the Kingdom of Goa on purpose. His main purpose was for the two children, Ace and Sabo.
The new navy has gradually stabilized, and after Dressrosa was attacked by Doflamingo's gang, it has completely stood by Yoriichi Tsugakuni.
For a long time to come, the new navy will enter a period of accumulating energy, and Jigoku Yoshiichi plans to take advantage of that time to train the younger generation.
Ace and Sabo, who are both extremely talented, are naturally the ones that Yoshikazu Tsugakuin plans to train.
"Returning to Dressrosa?"
Hearing what Tsugikoku Yoshiichi said, not only Ace was a little stunned, but also Sabo and Garp. On Sabo's face, after hearing this news, his expression was obviously dark and a little disappointed.
"Yes, return to Dressrosa, not only you, but also Sabo."
"If Sabo wants, let's go to the New World together."
"Don't worry about your daily life. I will be your guardian."
Jiguo Yuanyi knew very well what kind of situation Sabo was in, and the changes in Sabo's expression were also seen by Jiguo Yuanyi. Naturally, he would not ignore the thoughts in this child's mind.
"Boy, what are you talking about?!"
"I didn't hear you say that your purpose of coming here was to take these two children away!"
After hearing what Tsugakuni Yoriichi said, before Ace and Sabo could express their opinions, Garp was the first to speak up. He looked at Tsugakuni Yoriichi with a serious face and said loudly:
"These two boys can't follow you. They will become excellent navy men in the future."
"How can I get involved with a wanted criminal like you?"
"I don't agree!"
Seeing Garp's big reaction, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi was not surprised at all. After Roger's death, Garp actually retreated to the second line. After Dragon and Tsugikoku Yoshiichi left the Navy one after another, Garp's mentality was actually a little broken.
Over the years, he has focused all his attention on Ace, Luffy and the others. Once he has time during the holidays, he will return to the East China Sea. He has high hopes for these children and hopes that they can inherit his mantle.
Garp is not optimistic about Dragon's Revolutionary Army and Yoriichi Tsugakuni's new navy. He has been pessimistic from the very beginning!
He didn't want kids like Ace and Sabo to continue jumping into the "fire pit" of Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
"After returning to Dressrosa, I will have Koshiro personally train them both to lay a solid foundation."
"When they grow up a little more, I will personally teach them the art of fighting."
"I can develop them into really good Marines."
"If you, Vice Admiral Garp, train them, I'm afraid these two children will go astray."
Ji Guoyuan said with a smile.
"asshole!"
"You bastards choose your own path!"
"What does it have to do with me?!"
"If we go back with you, these two guys have been on the wrong path since the very beginning!!!"
Garp was furious because he was hit in the sore spot by Yoriichi Tsugakuin.
"But it can become stronger, right?"
Tsugikuni Yoriichi had no intention of denying it. After all, no matter how beautifully he spoke, he and his new navy were considered "criminals" by the vast majority of people in the world. There was no way to refute this.
Just as Tsugakuin Yoriichi and Garp were arguing about the fate of their two children, Ace exchanged glances with Sabo, then looked up at Tsugakuin Yoriichi and said loudly:
"Mr. Jiguo!"
"I don't want to go back to Dressrosa."
"I want to stay here!"
Ace made a sound, and both Tsugakuin and Garp turned to look at Ace. Tsugakuin was a little surprised when he first heard Ace's words, and he looked at Ace quietly, waiting for what he would say next.
“I want to see a different world with my own eyes!”
"In Dressrosa, my mother protected me too well. I couldn't become stronger!"
"Even the Naval School you founded!"
"You definitely won't train us like this old man. If that were the case, when would we ever be able to stand on our own?"
People in this world are generally precocious. Ace is very smart, and he is Lu Jiu's son. When he was a child, he often followed his mother to the Naval Academy.
He felt that the training at the naval academy was too "dogmatic" and he didn't like it. There was no reason, but his heart told him that he didn't want to live that kind of life.
The Naval Academy's training methods weren't the best for Ace and Sabo, but they were suitable for most ordinary people. The way to cultivate geniuses naturally required some changes.
This was also the idea that Yoshiichi Tsugakuni had when he wanted Koshiro to personally train Ace and Sabo. However, it now seems that Ace did not fully understand Yoshiichi Tsugakuni's words, and did not know that having Koshiro personally train them was completely different from attending the Naval Academy.
However, Yoshiichi Tsugakuni had no intention of explaining. From Ace's expression, Yoshiichi Tsugakuni also saw something else.
Ace didn't want to leave Sabo behind.
For Sabo, the Kingdom of Goa is his home. Living in Mount Korpo, Sabo relied on his own abilities to survive. But after going to Dressrosa, Sabo became a "dependent".
Different living environments lead to different mentalities.
Although Ace is young, he is very thoughtful. He saw the reluctance in Sabo's eyes and directly rejected Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
"I see."
Ji Guoyuan lowered his eyebrows slightly, said something in his heart, smiled and shook his head.
"In that case, I won't force you."
"Where's Sabo? Do you want to come with me? I'll train you to be a powerful 'new' marine."
Although he already had the answer in his mind, Yoriichi Tsugakuni still deliberately asked an unnecessary question. He didn't want Sabo to feel that he was being treated differently, and he didn't want him to think that he was just an extra to Ace.
"Thank you, Mr. Tsugikoku Yoshiichi!"
"I want to stay with Ace. In the future, we can go to sea together!"
Sabo spoke with a "Naruto" accent and smiled cheerfully at Yoriichi Tsugakuko.
"Yeah?"
"All right."
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi nodded slightly, approving the two children's decision. And when Garp saw that Sabo and Ace had clearly rejected Tsugikoku Yoshiichi, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his face.
But before he could be happy for long, he saw Ji Guoyuan reach into his loose pocket and take out a cloth bag.
Then, in front of Garp's astonished gaze, Jigoku Yoshiichi took out two devil fruits from the bag.
"This thing is called a devil fruit."
"Especially prepared for you two."
"When you come of age and want to go out to sea, pick one of them and eat it!"
"This is the coming-of-age ceremony I prepared for you in advance!"
While Yoshikazu Tsugakuin was speaking, Garp stared at the two devil fruits in Yoshikazu Tsugakuin's hands, his face full of astonishment.
"Nature-type Flame-Flame Fruit and Thunder Fruit!!!"
After a long while, Garp finally exhaled a breath of foul air, looked at Tsugikoku Yoriichi, and thought to himself:
"That's really a big deal! Does this guy think so highly of these two kids?"
Yuichiro Tsugikuni doesn't have that many arms to put pressure on the New Era, but he has something else.
The development of the new navy is not enough to rely on the "present", it also requires the "future".
(End of this chapter)
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