"Did that brat just ruin our meal tickets?"
"This is outrageous! He destroyed two warships the moment he set sail. Does he think my retirement fund is bottomless, or that 'giant embezzler' is tattooed on my forehead, making me the perfect person to pay for his mistakes?!"
Sengoku roared, exasperated.
He had been prepared for a fight, only to be told that his own people had wrecked the very thing he was relying on.
It was like dropping your pants, only to be told you're not packing anything!
Utter humiliation!
"Garp, quickly go and examine the two warships. How were they destroyed? That brat promised the pay would be worth the effort. If he can't give me a reasonable explanation, I'm confiscating his entire paycheck!"
Zephyr was also taken aback. This result was simply unbelievable!
Quickly, he followed Garp's gaze to the fax in his hand.
"One is from Enies Lobby, the other is a standard warship for an Admiral," Garp said, flipping through the fax.
"It says Hina and Smoker encountered CP9 on Enies Lobby, who were trying to intercept a transport mission. Luo Yu arrived and sank the warship."
"The other warship, Luo Yu sank it while helping Ain and the others awaken their Haki."
"Haha, that little brat, he's really a good seedling that I personally nurtured. He really cares for his comrades!"
"Cares for them?" Sengoku snatched the fax from Garp, saying with a look of disappointment, "Ain has trained under Zephyr for so long, and even Zephyr wasn't confident in helping her awaken her Haki. You're telling me that little brat destroyed his own warship to help someone awaken their Haki!"
"Isn't this ridiculous!"
"Zephyr, you are the head instructor of the Naval Academy, didn't you tell that little brat that not everyone is a freak like him? Or does he think being a freak is contagious?"
"You have to be the judge of this!"
Zephyr hadn't expected that the destruction of the warship would be related to Ain.
However, before he could even speak, his pupils suddenly shrank as he looked at the back of the fax in Sengoku's hand. He snatched the fax and urgently said,
"Sengoku, Garp, take a look! What exactly is written on the back of this fax!"
Sengoku was filled with righteous indignation, but the words that were on the tip of his tongue were swallowed back down. His expression was as if he had seen a ghost.
"Five… five? It says here that Luo Yu helped Ain and the other four awaken Armament Haki in just two or three minutes. In the process, they accidentally shattered the warship.
"At the same time, Ain and the other four are willing to deduct their salaries to compensate for the warship."
Zephyr clenched the fax in his hand, hurriedly reading out the contents.
As the chief instructor of the Naval Academy, Zephyrknew exactly how difficult it was to awaken Haki.
Especially Ain, who had always followed him. Over the years, Zephyr had tried again and again to help her awaken her Haki.
Unfortunately, the results were always disappointing.
Now he was being told that Luo Yu had only spent two or three minutes, and had already awakened Armament Haki in Ain and the other four!
If he didn't know that Ain would never joke about such a thing, Zephyr would never have believed it.
He had spent years, and it wasn't even comparable to the other person's two or three minutes.
The gap was simply too large.
Most importantly, Zephyr still didn't know how Luo Yu had done it.
"Two or three minutes, and he awakened Haki in five people, and *that's* how he accidentally shattered the warship?" Sengoku's expression froze. He snatched the fax and quickly turned to leave.
Garp, seeing this, hastily said, "Sengoku, where are you going? It's just one warship destroyed. If Luo Yu really helped Ain and the others awaken Haki, that's a tremendous achievement!"
Zephyr quickly nodded in agreement.
In his eyes, the warship certainly took a lot of manpower and resources to build.
But compared to awakening Haki, the two were worlds apart!
"Where else would I go? This little brat is a complete rascal! He knows how to awaken Haki, and he didn't say anything sooner. I'm going to the shipyard warehouse to see how many spare warships are left for him to shatter. A mere hundred or so warships, I can still afford to pay for them!"
Sengoku said with immense pride.
Seeing Sengoku, who had just moments ago been ready to interrogate Luo Yu, now instantly transformed into a different person, Garp and Zephyr were both somewhat dumbfounded.
When it comes to changing faces, the boss is still the best!
But before they could react, another Den Den Mushi fax popped up, leaving them utterly dumbfounded once more.
Looking at the contents, the three of them looked as if they'd seen a ghost.
[Both warships were shattered by Admiral Luo Yu using Conqueror's Haki!]
These simple words, at this moment, were like a brand seared into their minds, unforgettable.
The three of them exchanged glances, their faces filled with disbelief.
Sengoku, who had initially been prepared to go all out, quickly turned back and snatched the fax. After confirming it repeatedly, he said, "Was this little brat hiding his strength when he displayed Conqueror's Haki before? Or has his Conqueror's Haki grown even stronger in this period?"
"To shatter two warships with just Conqueror's Haki... If this is true, he might be even stronger than Red Hair, right?"
"No, I should say, in my memory, I only remember that guy."
"Sengoku, are you saying Luo Yu's Conqueror's Haki can rival Rocks?" Zephyr couldn't contain himself.
Sengoku nodded heavily, "That's right. To be able to use Conqueror's Haki to this extent, looking out across this sea, I'm afraid only that guy can do it."
"It seems that this time, our Marine Headquarters has really struck gold."
"Damn it, I'm going to the shipyard. We need to get that little brat a new ship as soon as possible. This time, I'll assign him more subordinates. What's shattering a few battleships compared to awakening Haki!"
"Zephyr quickly check where they are."
Watching Sengoku, who had been complaining about being broke just moments ago, now in such a flurry, Zephyr was taken aback, but he quickly flipped through the fax he had just received and said.
"According to Ain, they're about to arrive at the Gate of Justice on the Red Line. Once they pass through the Gate of Justice, they can use the currents to accelerate their journey to Impel Down. As long as the handover is complete, the mission will be successfully concluded!"
"Red Line, Gate of Justice?" Sengoku's expression froze, and he instantly recalled something important, his face turning ashen.
"Damn it, how could I forget about this? I finally understand why my eyelids have been twitching lately."
"With that little brat's unpredictable way of doing things, I hope he doesn't run into those troublesome guys. Otherwise, this is going to be a pain to clean up!"