65: Chapter 65 Setting SailAfter the awkward silence, the two walked towards the restaurant.Wang Lufei was alright, though he was unaware of what had happened.Ain, on the other hand, felt so embarrassed she wanted to dig a hole in the ground with her foot.
The two finally arrived at the restaurant.Ain, looking at the bustling restaurant, recovered from her embarrassment and said, "Let's find a seat first, and then we can take turns getting our food."
Before Ai En could finish speaking, she noticed four women of varying sizes waving at Wang Lufei.Wang Lufei then pulled her towards them.
The one leading them was none other than Vice Admiral Momousagi, leaving Ain somewhat bewildered.Momousagi, seemingly oblivious to Ain standing behind King Luffy, said:
"Little Luffy, where have you been?We agreed to meet at the restaurant, why are you so late?Don't you know it's very impolite to keep a girl waiting?"
Wang Luffy replied, "Sorry to keep you all waiting.I just went to the recruit training camp to report for duty.Didn't Nami and the others tell you?Also, this is my squad leader, Sister Ain."
After Wang Luffy finished speaking, he turned to the side so that Momousagi could see Ain.When Ain saw Wang Luffy introducing her, she quickly stepped forward and said:
"Um, Vice Admiral Momousagi.I'm Ain, the assistant officer at the recruit training camp.It's a pleasure to meet you.You've always been my idol, no, the idol of all female marines."
After finishing her sentence, Ain gave a slightly excited salute.Seeing her gesture, Momousagi couldn't help but laugh and said, "Don't exaggerate like that.We're all colleagues, we see each other all the time, no need to be so formal.Come and sit down."
Mature women are indeed different; they speak very appropriately.After hearing what Momousagi said, Ain became less nervous and followed the conversation to sit down at the dining table with Wang Luffy.
Kuina spoke up, saying, "You bad guy!You just left me with Gion-neechan and didn't care anymore.Then you even signed up for training camp without discussing it with me!How annoying!Humph!"
After speaking, Kuina puffed out her cheeks, looking just like a wronged little pufferfish.Seeing this, Wang Lufei smiled and said, "Gion-neechan isn't an outsider, I feel very reassured leaving you with her."
Besides, I'm only going to the training camp to participate in some practical combat.It won't be long; I'll probably be back before you've even finished learning your swordsmanship.
"A real battle?" Nami and Nojiko exclaimed in surprise.Kuina was also somewhat surprised, and instead of pretending to be angry, she asked them with concern:
"Isn't this supposed to be a training camp?How come it's already real combat?This is quite different from what you said before!"
Wang Lufei replied, "Actually, the basic training camp is almost finished.The final lesson is practical combat to catch pirates.I'll be joining them to catch pirates right now."
You don't need to worry about me, because most of those pirates are at the level of Arlong, and the strongest are only a few Arlong-level fighters.They pose no threat to me whatsoever.
The Nami sisters were relieved to hear this and didn't ask any more questions, but Kuina was a little confused; she didn't know who Arlong was.Seeing this, Luffy had to explain to her again:
"Let me put it this way, the strongest pirates we're going to capture in actual combat aren't even as strong as Master Koushirou.Even so, are you still worried that I can't beat them?"
Kuina understood upon hearing this, and nodded slightly, saying, "Weaker than Father?Alright then, go ahead." (Poor Koushirou became a unit of measurement for his daughter's strength.)
Seeing that they had finished talking, Ain said, "Don't worry, Luffy will definitely be fine.I've been training new recruits in real combat for so many years, and I've never encountered a pirate stronger than Luffy."
Even if such a pirate were to appear, I, your sister, would risk my life to bring Luffy back safe and sound.I promise!
Nami and the other two couldn't help but laugh when they saw the silly yet arrogant Ain in front of them.Then everyone else laughed too, and the meal was spent in laughter.
In the following days, Ain spent each day explaining naval discipline and precautions to Wang Lufei, followed by some simple training.
After all, training Wang Luffy at the level of a new recruit wouldn't be very useful.It would be better to conserve his energy and wait for actual combat so that Wang Luffy could lead the charge.
When the day came for their voyage, Nami and the others came to the port to see Luffy off.However, this time they were all very sensible and did not show any signs of sadness.
Because Momousagi had previously told them not to show too much sadness when someone they cared about was about to go to war, as it would distract them.
It's possible that such a small detail could cause him to lose focus and get injured in battle, so you should leave him with your best side when you part ways.
Seeing how sensible the three girls were, Wang Lufei couldn't help but spend a little more time with them.
Meanwhile, two old men on the deck were looking in their direction and talking.
"Garp, you have a good grandson.Not only is he incredibly strong at such a young age, but he's also very polite.When he was in my office, I almost wanted him to recognize me as his godfather."
Garp replied, "Hahaha, it's a blessing for that kid to recognize you as his godfather.We've been friends for so many years, it's only natural that Luffy would recognize you as his godfather."
Zefa replied with a smile, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, there's no need to force him to do anything.Look at him, he's found so many girlfriends on his own, hasn't he?"
He's not even 11 years old, and he's already brought three girlfriends home.And it seems like my teammate, Ian, is also interested in your kid.He's really something else.
Garp laughed even louder after hearing this, "Hahahaha, that bastard Dragon did some terrible things his whole life, but he still did something that makes people feel gratified."
"It's because of this kid, Luffy.Not only is he naturally intelligent, but he also has a lot of luck with women.It seems our Monkey family is going to prosper under his leadership."
It must be said, he truly deserves to be called a naval hero; his voice.His voice was loud and clear; even the girls who were cuddling with Wang Lufei below could hear it.
Hearing the sound that echoed throughout the port, they immediately blushed and hurriedly said goodbye to Wang Lufei before running away.
Seeing this, Wang Lufei shrugged and helplessly returned to the queue in front of the cabin, ready to depart.
Upon seeing the situation below, Zefa said, "You old bastard, you're really loud.Didn't you see you scared away your future granddaughter-in-law?Be careful, they'll make things difficult for you when you're old."
"My ship is about to set sail.Shall we get off?Or would you like to come with me to train the new recruits?"
Garp was reluctantly kicked off the ship by Zephyr, who then walked to the highest point and said, "You've said your goodbyes, haven't you?Now assemble immediately, line up, and prepare to depart."
Upon hearing this, the new recruits scattered throughout the port quickly exchanged a few words with their friends and family before heading to assemble.In less than half a minute, a neat line had been formed.
Seeing that the recruits were not affected by the farewell, Zephyr nodded and said, "Now, board the ship and set sail!"
(I'd like to ask for readers' opinions on what to write next, based on the most common suggestions.Specifically, after defeating the Second Prince, should the story skip the six years in between and proceed directly to adulthood and sea voyage, or should the author rescue some more people?If you'd like to include rescuing people, please also mention the original plot points; the author needs to see if it can be incorporated.Feel free to share your thoughts.Don't blame the author if your suggestions aren't chosen, as the book's overall completeness must be considered.)
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