Soon she arrived in front of Kyle, slightly crouching down, her hand instinctively reaching out to pinch Kyle's cheek.
However, just as her hand was about to touch Kyle's cheek, she found that the Kyle before her had suddenly vanished. At the same time, a faint voice came from behind her.
"Hey hey hey! Looking is fine, but don't touch! Otherwise I'll have to accuse you of molesting a young boy!"
!!
The voice from behind made Kuina's expression change drastically. Her previous thoughts instantly disappeared as she hurriedly turned her head, only to see Kyle standing a few meters away, looking at her with a hint of disdain.
"When did he...?!"
Kuina's face revealed a trace of horror.
As a swordsman, keen reflexes and observation skills are essential abilities.
In this regard, no one in the dojo could compare to her except her father. But just now, she hadn't noticed at all when Kyle disappeared or when he moved behind her.
"Who are you?!"
Now, Kuina's face was filled with gravity. She no longer saw Kyle as a cute little boy, but as a powerful opponent she could not handle.
There was no need to even fight. Just the move he showed earlier had already told her the outcome.
"My name is Kyle. I am a Marine!"
"My purpose in coming here is to recruit you, and that green algae head, to become Marines!"
Kyle got straight to the point, speaking directly.
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces simultaneously showed a trace of shock.
"Recruit? Marines?"
However, after a few seconds, an angry voice came from the side.
"Bastard!!"
"Who are you calling a green algae head?!!"
Following the sound, they saw Zoro looking at him with immense fury, his face wearing an expression he believed to be very fierce.
Seeing this scene, a smile couldn't help but appear on Kyle's lips.
Big Bro Zoro?
No! This is Zoro, little Zoro!
Before meeting Zoro, based on past impressions, he could call him 'Big Bro Zoro'. But after meeting him...
Now walking towards you is: The biological grandson of Fleet Admiral Sengoku, the disciple of Admiral Zephyr, the godson of Hero Garp, the possessor of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. Violet Heaven Thunder Form, the master of all three types of Haki, the strongest genius in Marine history with Vice Admiral level strength at the age of six, Kyyyylllle!!!
Tell me, what should you call me now?
"I'm talking about you, you little green algae head. What? Got a problem?"
Kyle crossed his arms, speaking calmly, a faint look of disdain still on his face.
This made Zoro so angry!!
He shouted things like "I'm going to kill you!" while holding his wooden sword and charged towards Kyle.
"Zoro, wait!!"
Kuina instinctively reached out and shouted.
She herself had no confidence in dealing with this child, let alone Zoro who wasn't even her match.
Zoro arrived in front of Kyle, his wooden sword swinging out horizontally.
But the next moment, when he saw that Kyle wasn't dodging or avoiding it at all, the strength in his hand immediately weakened considerably.
After all, he just wanted to teach this little brat a small lesson.
However, what happened the next second made his pupils instantly contract and his eyes widen in shock.
He saw that when his wooden sword touched Kyle, there was no sensation of hitting something solid.
Accompanied by a crackling sound, Zoro's wooden sword passed straight through Kyle's body.
Purple lightning flashed. When Zoro swung his wooden sword out of Kyle's body, the sword was missing a large section, leaving only the hilt and a tiny bit of the blade.
The broken edge was charred black, emitting faint black smoke.
"This... this..."
Zoro looked at his wooden sword, his mouth agape, stammering, unable to say a word.
What had just happened before his eyes was somewhat beyond his understanding.
Before he could think further, Kyle raised his hand and reached out towards Zoro.
Watching the hand extending towards him, Zoro's eyes widened again.
In his sight, Kyle's hand seemed very slow, but it arrived before his eyes in an instant.
Bent a finger, and flicked!
*Snap!*
A crisp sound accompanied Zoro's cry of pain. He was directly flicked back two meters, falling to the ground, clutching his forehead, continuously shouting:
"Ouch! That hurts!! Ouch ouch ouch ouch!!!"
Instantly, everyone around them unconsciously took a step back, staring at Kyle with horrified expressions.
Zoro was already the strongest among them besides Kuina. If even he was defeated so easily, let alone the rest of them.
"What happened here?"
At that moment, a gentle male voice came. Everyone's faces immediately lit up with joy, all looking in the direction of the sound.
They saw a man wearing a gray yukata, draped in a haori, wearing round-frame glasses, with a smiling face, appearing at the doorway of the building.
Instantly, everyone couldn't help but call out excitedly:
"Master!!"
The newcomer was none other than the master of the Isshin Dojo, Shimotsuki Koushirou!!
Kyle couldn't help but look at him with curiosity.
Shimotsuki Koushirou never showed his abilities in the original story. But from the words he spoke in Zoro's flashbacks, everyone speculated he was likely a hidden top-tier expert.
Someone sought out by Emporio Ivankov and Dragon, no one would believe he was weak.
And now, in Kyle's Kenbunshoku Haki perception, although the Shimotsuki Koushirou before him seemed extremely gentle on the surface, his sharpness was concealed within.
Just like a treasured sword being nurtured. Usually, nothing is apparent, but once he strikes, it would be earth-shattering.
Confirmed! He is indeed a hidden top-tier expert!!
Kyle nodded towards Koushirou and said:
"Hello, Mr. Koushirou. My name is Kyle. I am a Marine!"
"I apologize for intruding uninvited!!"
"Hello, Kyle!"
Koushirou smiled and returned Kyle's greeting, then asked:
"Might I ask, the reason for your visit to our dojo is..."
Kyle smiled inwardly.
This guy Koushirou heard what he said earlier, and now he's playing dumb, right?
No matter! It's just one sentence anyway. He didn't mind wasting a bit more saliva to say it again.
"I am here to recruit your daughter, Shimotsuki Kuina, and your disciple, Roronoa Zoro, to become Marines!"
"Also, my grandfather is the current Marine Fleet Admiral, Sengoku!"
!!!
Upon hearing this, Shimotsuki Koushirou's eye twitched.
What? What do you mean by the first sentence? And what's the meaning of the second sentence?
What? Trying to threaten me?
Unable to figure out Kyle's intention, Shimotsuki Koushirou thought for a moment and asked:
"Might I ask, why do you want to recruit those two to become Marines?"
"The way you ask!"
"Of course it's because they have talent! I don't have many other hobbies, I just like recruiting geniuses!"
"Kuina and Zoro, in my opinion, are both very talented. They will definitely occupy a place in the world in the future, so naturally, I developed a fondness for talented individuals!"
Kyle spoke earnestly and logically, laying out his points clearly.
But after listening, Shimotsuki Koushirou fell silent.
You, who look younger than both of them, are talking about having a fondness for talented individuals.
Well...
It's a bit strange!!
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