The two sat slumped on the ground for quite a while before they regained their senses. The anger in their eyes as they looked at Kyle remained, but they no longer dared to approach him.
Kyle's gaze was indifferent as he spoke.
"If you don't put away the anger in your eyes, don't blame me for hanging you up and beating you."
Hearing this, their bodies trembled instantly. The pain on their heads was a constant reminder of what had just happened, and they immediately extinguished the anger in their eyes.
But they still felt somewhat unconvinced.
Ace spoke discontentedly.
"Why did you attack us?"
"Do I need a reason to attack you?"
Kyle asked back indifferently.
Sabo: "You don't need one?"
Kyle: "Do I need one?"
Ace, Sabo: ....
"If you absolutely must have a reason, I disliked you, so I wanted to hit you."
"How about it, is that reason sufficient enough?"
"I hit you, you are unhappy, but I am happy. I was doing something that made me happy, so do you see any problem with that?"
"You are the ones who got hit, not me. Suffering that does not fall upon me does not count as suffering."
(⊙o⊙)...
Ace and Sabo were both dumbfounded, looking at each other.
They stared wide-eyed at each other.
Ah, this... It seems to make a lot of sense.
At this moment, the principle Dadan had taught Ace, not to hit people without reason, was collapsing.
His eyes grew brighter and brighter, as if he had comprehended some philosophy of life.
That's right, as long as he is doing something that makes him happy, what does anything else matter? He isn't the one getting hit anyway.
Ah!! No!!!
Right now, he is the one getting hit!!!
Even though he had been hit, after Kyle's words, Ace felt his sense of identification with him inexplicably increase a lot.
And being hit only meant they were less skilled. They weren't the type who couldn't accept defeat.
This guy in front of them looked even younger than them, yet he could beat them both down. Clearly, he was a strong kid.
Towards the strong, Ace had always been respectful.
Sabo, on the other hand, was still a bit rebellious and kept grumbling from time to time.
Kyle glanced at him, extended his middle finger, and knocked Sabo's head with his knuckle.
"Ah!! It hurts!!!"
Sabo yelled, holding his head, with a few tears even squeezed out.
"Who are you squealing like a pig for?"
After that, Sabo instantly became extremely well-behaved.
He could see it now. This little brat in front of him really didn't care about reason at all. If he said he'd hit you, he'd hit you.
The problem was he couldn't beat him, which was very frustrating.
ε=(´ο｀*))) Sigh!
Under someone else's roof, he could only bow his head for now.
Seeing the two now completely subdued, Kyle cleared his throat and spoke.
"Let me introduce myself formally. My name is Kyle. I am your brother."
"Brother?!!"
Hearing this, the two immediately howled.
Ace opened his mouth wanting to curse, but thinking of what happened earlier, he held back. He could only mumble.
"Even though you are very strong, isn't this behavior of randomly claiming brothers not good?"
"I'm not randomly claiming."
"Ace. Sabo."
!!!
Hearing this, the two were shocked and asked incredulously.
"How do you know our names?!"
"I already said I am your brother. Is it strange that I know your names?"
"Ace, you were adopted by Dadan right after birth. It's normal you haven't seen me."
"Garp is your grandfather, right? If you are his grandson, then you are my brother. As for you, Sabo, you and Ace are brothers. I am Ace's brother. By the principle of inheritance, I am also your brother."
"If you don't believe me, we can go back right now and ask Garp. That old codger is at Dadan's house right now."
Their eyes widened in unison, mouths opening and closing, not knowing what to say.
The amount of information contained in Kyle's words was a bit large. They needed to digest it.
After a good while, Ace barely accepted Kyle's explanation and asked uncertainly.
"You are really my brother? Then why do you look younger than me?"
"Nonsense. If I weren't your brother, why would I tell you all this? What do you two little brats have that's worth me lying about?"
"As for me looking younger than you, it's just because I have a baby face and develop slower. Actually, I am nine years old."
Kyle said without blushing or panting.
He had lied so many times it came naturally by now.
Hearing Kyle's explanation, the two nodded subconsciously.
Indeed, what did they two have that was worth others lying about?
Their pockets were cleaner than their faces, not a single Belly to their name.
Their minds were more mature compared to their peers. Although they somewhat believed Kyle's words, they didn't fully trust him yet.
Everything had to wait until they went back, found Dadan, and saw Garp.
So, Ace tentatively spoke.
"Then shall we go back and find Dadan now?"
"Okay."
Kyle nodded.
"We'll lead the way for you."
After saying that, Ace was about to turn around, but Kyle stopped him.
Under Ace's slightly puzzled gaze, the corner of Kyle's mouth curled up slightly.
"I know where Dadan lives. I just came from there. Also, you running like that is too slow. I'll let you experience something fast and exciting."
After saying that, Kyle grabbed each of them by the neck with one hand, and his lower body transformed into purple lightning.
With a crackling sound, numerous purple lightning bolts splashed out.
The next moment, the figures of the three instantly disappeared from the spot.
From the sky above came a series of 'Ahhh' screams.
——
"Dadan, what the hell are you grilling? Why is it so disgusting?"
Garp held a piece of roasted meat, took a bite, tore off a large piece, and swallowed it, but his face showed extreme disgust.
Luffy beside him was the same as Garp.
He kept chewing the meat in his hand but didn't forget to add.
"It really is disgusting."
Dadan: (╬▔皿▔)╯
Veins bulged on Dadan's forehead, her face turning red with heat.
The hand holding the spatula trembled from excessive force.
The next moment, she turned around abruptly, the anger in her eyes almost turning into tangible flames.
"You two..."
"Eat it if you like it, or get the hell out if you don't."
After saying that, Dadan directly threw the spatula in her hand at Garp.
As expected, it hit the center of his head.
Garp was struck and fell straight from his chair.
Of course, how much of it was acting is open to interpretation.
"Hahaha..."
Luffy beside him couldn't help but clutch his stomach and laugh heartily seeing Garp's appearance. He laughed so happily, and his mouth was open so wide.
Since his mouth was open so wide, of course something had to be stuffed into it.
A slipper carrying a sour, stinky smell flew over and went straight into Luffy's mouth.
!!!
Instantly, Luffy's face turned green. The strong odor continuously stimulated his brain, making him feel as if he was about to ascend to heaven.
Struggling, he also fell from his chair.
Seeing this scene, Dadan's mood immediately improved quite a bit.
Serves you right, you little brat, for being so picky.
But after her senses returned, Dadan's face suddenly became extremely horrified. She looked at her own hands in disbelief.
What had she just done?
She had actually attacked Garp, that demon.
It's over, it's over, she is finished.
Just as Dadan was at a loss for what to do, calls came from outside the door.
"Dadan, we're back."
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