"You two bastards."
"You've completely wrecked this whole area. It's only because this area is all mountains, with no buildings."
"Otherwise, the repair costs would be more than they could ever pay back even if they sold themselves."
Sengoku looked at the two figures, one large and one small, lying on the ground, and yelled furiously.
"Hey. Sengoku, don't always get so angry. Anger makes you age faster."
Garp, sitting to the side, spoke to Sengoku while stuffing senbei into his mouth. However, Sengoku immediately glared at him.
"You shut your mouth."
"You're eating my senbei and still have the nerve to tell me what to do. Do you still want to eat any in the future?"
Hearing this, Garp immediately shut his mouth. He looked at Zephyr and Kyle lying on the ground and shrugged.
His expression said he had done his best, but he couldn't help them.
Sengoku shifted his gaze from Garp to Kyle, who was covered in bruises and scrapes, and became even angrier.
"You little brat. Your first action after coming back wasn't to come find your grandpa, but to find this old codger Zephyr."
"The key point is you even fought with this old codger. His skin is thick and rough, is yours?"
"He's so old, it wouldn't matter much if you beat him to death, but you're so young. What if something happened to you?"
"Hey, hey, hey. Sengoku, you old fellow, that's going a bit too far."
"What do you mean 'so old'? You're five years older than me, how can you have the nerve to say I'm old?"
Zephyr said unhappily from the side.
Forget the first two sentences from Sengoku, but the more he spoke, the more excessive he became.
What, your grandson is human, but I'm not?
Sengoku glanced at Zephyr, ignored him, and continued looking at Kyle as he spoke.
"Go find a medic later to check you over, see how serious your injuries are."
After saying this, he finally shifted his gaze to Zephyr. Looking at him, he spoke in a calm voice.
"The medical expenses for Kyle's injuries will be deducted from your salary."
Zephyr: ???
Hearing this, Zephyr immediately sprang up from the ground. His large face leaned close to Sengoku's face as he yelled furiously.
"Sengoku. Are you even human?"
"How much is my monthly salary? And you still have designs on my salary?"
"You're the fleet admiral, your salary is so high. What's wrong with you paying? And you have the nerve to say this when you're Kyle's grandpa."
Zephyr's spit flew everywhere, spraying all over Sengoku's face.
But Sengoku's expression showed no fluctuation. He very calmly used his hand to wipe the spit Zephyr had sprayed off his face. Then, he moved his hand towards Zephyr's body and wiped all the spit onto him. Still speaking calmly.
"I am the fleet admiral. If I want to deduct your salary, I deduct your salary."
"Sengoku, this is using your power for personal gain."
Zephyr shouted and roared, denouncing Sengoku's unfairness.
On the other side, Luffy and the other four were all completely dumbfounded. They had just watched the entire process of how Sengoku calmly wiped the spit off his face and then wiped it onto Zephyr's body.
The same thought simultaneously popped into their minds.
'As expected of the Marine Fleet Admiral, even his actions are so... elegant.'
It just looked a bit disgusting.
At this moment, Garp moved closer. Looking at Luffy and the other two, he spoke.
"You just saw the fight between Zephyr and Kyle, right?"
"How do you feel? Share your thoughts."
Hearing this, the three fell silent. They lowered their heads slightly, as if pondering something.
After a long while, Sabo was the first to speak.
"Kyle is very strong. He's completely on a different level from us right now."
"Him being the big brother, I accept it. But only for now. Even though he's strong, sooner or later I will surpass him."
Sabo stared intently at Kyle, who was still lying on the ground breathing heavily, his expression extremely serious.
Next, Ace also spoke.
"Sabo is right. Kyle right now is much stronger than us, but I don't think I'm worse than him. He's just ahead for now, that doesn't mean he'll always be ahead. Who will call who big brother then isn't certain yet."
Smack. Smack.
Two crisp sounds rang out. Ace and Sabo immediately squatted down, holding their heads, tears welling up in their eyes.
Garp laughed heartily.
"As expected of my grandsons, you have ambition."
"Right, that kid Kyle is just ahead for now. I have high hopes for you."
"If you have high hopes, can't you just say so? Why hit us?"
Ace suddenly looked up, shouting at Garp.
"Hahaha. Force of habit, force of habit."
Garp continued laughing.
"Damn old man, when we're strong enough, the first one we'll take down is you."
Ace and Sabo simultaneously thought in their hearts.
After finishing his laughter, Garp turned his gaze towards Luffy again and asked.
"Luffy, what about you? What are your thoughts?"
Hearing this, Luffy first turned and ran several meters backwards. Then he turned around, keeping a safe distance for himself.
The recent experience of Sabo and Ace was still fresh in his mind. He didn't want to receive a slap from Garp either.
Luffy pointed his finger at Kyle, then at Ace, Sabo, and finally at Garp. He shouted loudly and forcefully.
"I'm going to punch all of you."
"Good. Well said."
Garp also shouted loudly, even clapping. But the next moment, his figure instantly vanished from his spot. When he reappeared, he was already in front of Luffy. He threw a fierce punch towards Luffy's head.
Thump.
A dull sound echoed. Luffy was hit so hard his eyes nearly bulged out. He squatted on the ground, tightly clutching his head, struggling to hold back his tears.
Garp said angrily.
"If you said you'd punch them, I would have just praised you, without hitting you."
"But you even want to punch your grandpa? What? Are you trying to finish me off with your filial piety?"
'Damn old man, when my strength surpasses yours, the first one I'll punch is you.'
Just like his two older brothers, Luffy secretly made up his mind in his heart.
After checking on his three grandsons, Garp shifted his gaze towards Zoro and Kuina standing to the other side.
The moment they saw Garp's gaze turn towards them, Kuina and Zoro simultaneously retreated a good distance. Their looks towards Garp held a trace of fear.
The miserable state of the three brothers was still fresh in their minds.
Garp: ....
"What are you two kids doing? Do I look scary? Why are you staying so far away from me?"
Garp looked at the two and spoke unhappily.
Hearing this, Kuina and Zoro instinctively glanced at each other. Then they simultaneously looked back at Garp, their movements perfectly synchronized.
They nodded in unison, then shook their heads in unison.
This reaction actually confused Garp a bit. He looked at the two curiously and asked.
"What do you mean by that?"
The two glanced at each other again, then spoke in unison.
"You don't look scary, but your behavior is a bit scary."
Garp: ???
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