"You're quite good at it, junior."
"It's true that real people don't show their true colors."
"Before today, I always thought you were unique in your ability to become a strong person. I didn't expect you to be quite good at flirting!"
On the warship, Borsalino held a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice and said to Rosen with a teasing look on his face:
"I won't give you gold or silver, I won't give you jewels, I will only leave you with my care."
"For a woman who must be stationed in an institution like Impel year-round, the Susanoo you left in her saber is incredibly lethal."
"I think Miss Domino will never forget you in her life."
Borsalino's smile instantly added a bit of vulgarity to his face.
"That makes sense."
"Originally, I wanted to teach you a few moves so that you could quickly take down Domino."
"Now it seems that you don't need me to teach you this!"
Zephyr also joined in the fun.
He had stayed in Impel Down for several months. Although he left the prison a few times during that time, he spent most of his time in Impel, which was more or less depressing.
Now that he had left, and his most valued student, Rosen, had grown up, he was in a very good mood, as if he had suddenly become a dozen years younger and returned to the time before he retired.
"If there's food, you guys can eat it."
"Teacher Zephyr."
"Senior Borsalino."
Faced with the combined attack from his teacher and senior, Rosen could only give each of them a piece of Sea King barbecue and stuff it into their mouths.
"Eat."
"Of course I will eat it."
"I took advantage of you this time, but I'm not sure about the next time."
Zephyr bit into the barbecue in his mouth and did not forget to tease Rosen.
Although Borsalino didn't say anything, his eyes and expression were self-evident.
Seeing this, Rosen could only shake his head helplessly, then looked back at Impel Down, which had almost disappeared from sight.
"Accident or tomorrow?"
"Now I no longer just possess a supernatural understanding, but a real power that I can control in my hands."
"Even if an unexpected event occurs, I have the capital to turn the tide."
Thinking of the experiences of the past few months, a smile flashed in Rosen's eyes and he murmured in his heart.
What he said to Domino at the entrance of Impel just now was actually what he said to himself.
More than three months ago, when he first crossed over, although he had his own Arms-Arms Fruit and incredible comprehension, to be honest, his strength was really average.
Any young general from this headquarters had the ability to kill him.
In the pirate world, a world full of dangers and where the strong are respected, you never know which will come first, an accident or tomorrow.
Even at the Marine Headquarters, it wasn't necessarily safe.
Just like, who could have imagined that the training ship led by former Navy Admiral Zephyr would be attacked by pirates, almost all the students slaughtered, and even Zephyr had an arm cut off.
Everything is false — only strength is real.
Rosen chose to follow Zephyr's teachings and did not wander around just because he had extraordinary comprehension. Instead, he chose to develop steadily.
It was for this moment.
When you step out of Impel Down, you will have the power to stand on the top of the ocean.
…
To facilitate the escort of prisoners and to provide support at any time, the distance between Impel and Marineford was not far, and the Demon-Slaying Warship had its own power, so regardless of whether there was a tailwind or not, it still returned to the naval headquarters quickly.
As the warship docked, Zephyr and Borsalino went to the Admiralty Building to report on their work.
Although the report had been made via Den Den Mushi before, many details still needed to be conveyed in person.
Rosen, on the other hand, welcomed the freest day he had ever experienced since he traveled through time.
No need to patrol Infinite Hell.
No practice required.
No need to create new laws.
So, he decided to give himself and his extraordinary comprehension a break.
He did not practice for the sake of practicing, but in order to be able to faithfully implement himself — that is, to do what he wanted to do wholeheartedly — that's why he went to Impel Down to develop.
Now that he had developed, although there was still a lot of room for improvement, he already had the capital to stand at the top of the ocean.
Even though Rosen was still a student who had not graduated from the military academy and did not even have the rank of non-commissioned officer, it did not affect his ability at all.
"Only a few months."
"When I came back here again, the feeling was completely different."
Rosen walked through the gate of the military academy and returned to the naval academy that he had just encountered when he traveled through time.
Without the initial uneasiness and the urgent need to become stronger, in the world of pirates, there is now the idea of having the capital to dominate one's own life.
Revisiting the old place actually gave him the feeling of returning home in glory.
Even if no one came to greet him, he didn't need anyone to greet him.
What he wanted was to return to the Naval Academy, the place where he traveled through time, to give an explanation to his weak past self, or to put an end to it.
"Rosen."
Just as Rosen walked to the dormitory and was about to go back to the one where he had lived for a few days, a voice suddenly came from behind and stopped him.
"Gion?"
"Long time no see."
Upon hearing this, Rosen turned around and saw the first familiar face he had seen since traveling through time.
Graceful and elegant?
It seemed that this word was not suitable for Gion.
Although the other party's figure was indeed slim and tall, and her appearance was not inferior to Boa Hancock, with the height of an admiral, she still looked like a top-level Model — and it was a Model that far surpassed those in Europe and the United States.
It had a great visual impact and a stunning feeling.
After three months away, Rosen also found that Gion had changed a lot.
In terms of appearance and temperament, she had lost some of the initial immaturity and childishness, and had become more cool and Haki.
As she walked, she looked down upon everyone with her height of just over three meters.
She had an extraordinary presence that surpassed all others in the headquarters and made countless female soldiers pale in comparison.
Plus, her powerful strength.
It was enough to make any passing navy not even have the courage to look her in the eye.
"It's been a long time."
"I heard from Mr. Zephyr that you went to Impel Down for training."
"Is that so?"
Gion looked at Rosen, whom she hadn't seen for several months, and the more she looked, the more frightened she became.
Especially when her eyes flashed red — her heart tightened, as if an invisible hand was holding it, and at the same time an idea came to her mind.
No, it's impossible.
"This kind of aura…"
"Surprisingly, it's even stronger than Mr. Zephyr's."
"He's only been gone for a few months, how could he possess such an aura that surpasses that of a former admiral?"
Gion's heart was filled with turmoil.
Aura could not fully represent a person's strength, but anyone who possessed an aura that surpassed that of a former navy admiral must be incredibly powerful.
"That's true."
Rosen nodded.
Perhaps because Gion had the ability of a general and had a close relationship with Tsuru, Zephyr did not hide the fact that he was going to Impel Down from her.
"Can you tell me about your experiences during this period?"
Gion walked up to Rosen and looked at the man in front of her as if he were a monster.
It was only after she approached Rosen that she noticed something.
Rosen, who was almost as tall as her leg before, was now as tall as her, and even much taller.
At least, with her general-sized height, even when she put on a pair of 20 cm high heels, she was still a little shorter than Rosen.
Whether it was strength or height, the huge changes in both made Gion curious about what Rosen had experienced during his disappearance.
In response to Gion's question, Rosen did not respond immediately, but looked thoughtful.
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