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[Ding. Successfully recruited Vinsmoke Sanji. Reward has been sent to the system space. Please check it at any time.]
Hearing the system's prompt, Kyle's smile widened.
Just as he had anticipated, the process of recruiting Sanji went very smoothly, almost without any difficulty.
And why did he think so. Naturally, it was because of Sanji's experience.
At this point in time, Sanji had just escaped from the Germa Kingdom, that terrifying place he feared.
For him, as long as there was a place where he could settle down and learn to cook, he wouldn't refuse.
After all, he had nowhere else to go right now.
After settling Sanji's matter, Kyle turned around and cast his gaze towards Zeff, who was looking at him with a vigilant expression.
Glancing at his missing right foot, Kyle spoke in a calm voice, "Red-Leg Zeff. Now, there are three paths lying before you."
"One, you attack me, then I casually crush you to death, and throw you into the sea to feed the fish."
"Two, I capture you and send you to Impel Down, letting you eat free prison meals."
"Three, come back to Marine Headquarters with me, and become our chef."
Zeff. ... .
Did he have any real choice among these three paths.
After only a brief silence, Zeff opened his mouth and asked,
"I am a pirate. If I'm taken back to Marine Headquarters by you, wouldn't I be arrested immediately. How could I become a chef."
Hearing this, Kyle laughed.
"Who would be interested in capturing a third-rate pirate like you."
"Want to bet. If you come back to Marine Headquarters with me, hardly anyone will recognize you."
"And even if you are recognized, nothing will happen."
"I forgot to mention. My grandfather is Sengoku."
"Hiss."
As soon as these words were spoken, Zeff immediately sucked in a cold breath, looking at Kyle with disbelief, his tone stuttering.
"You. your grandfather is. Fleet Admiral Sengoku."
Looking at Zeff's shocked expression, Kyle somewhat understood the feeling of a certain young master constantly shouting, 'Courting Death!! My Father is...'
Bringing out his grandfather's name was really useful.
With this, Zeff's concerns mostly disappeared.
To be honest, he himself also felt that a small fry like him wasn't enough to cause a stir at Marine Headquarters.
Moreover, even though they hadn't fought, he could sense that Kyle's strength far surpassed his own.
Was it necessary for the other party to deceive a cripple like him.
"Fine. I agree. I'll go back to Marine Headquarters with you and be a chef."
"But how do we leave this place. By the way, how did you get here when you came."
Zeff looked at Kyle curiously and asked. The surroundings were nothing but endless sea, with no ships or anything in sight. How did Kyle mysteriously appear here.
"I flew here. You guys can't."
"But it doesn't matter. Since I could come here to find you, I naturally have a way to take you away."
After speaking, Kyle walked to the edge of the rocky shore, glanced down below, and with a casual wave, a warship suddenly appeared in mid-air and fell towards the sea surface.
Boom.
The moment the ship hit the sea surface, it created waves of splashes, sending ripples pushing out in all directions.
∑(❍ฺд❍ฺlll)
"Eh." * 2
On the rock, Zeff and Sanji's eyes widened sharply, almost popping out of their sockets. Looking at the suddenly appearing ship, they rubbed their eyes in disbelief several times.
But no matter how many times they looked, that warship was still there.
"A ship. a ship suddenly appeared from the sky."
Sanji spoke with a trembling voice.
After some time to adjust, Zeff's surprise lessened quite a bit. He looked at Kyle and asked curiously,
"Devil Fruit ability."
"You could say that."
Kyle replied calmly.
The system space could also be considered one of his abilities.
Long ago, Kyle had already placed a warship inside, precisely to prevent situations like today.
Kyle walked to the side of the large bag next to Zeff, looked at Zeff and said,
"By the way, this bag of treasure of yours will be considered confiscated for public use, okay."
After saying that, Kyle prepared to put the items into the system space. Another source of income.
Really happy.
However, at that moment, Sanji suddenly shouted.
"Treasure."
"Isn't that food."
Kyle's movements paused. He turned his head and looked at Sanji, speaking calmly,
"No. This is the treasure he saved up during his time as a pirate. As for food."
"He gave all the food to you."
After speaking, Kyle gave a light wave. A slit immediately appeared on the bag, and then a pile of gold and jewelry fell out from inside.
Gold is a brilliant color, dazzling to the eyes. That's how Sanji felt right now, his eyes aching from the golden light. He stiffly turned his head to look at Zeff and asked dazedly,
"Old geezer, you... gave all the food to me."
Zeff didn't answer, just slightly averted his gaze.
At that moment, Sanji suddenly saw Zeff's missing right leg. In an instant, a memory surfaced in his mind.
He remembered, when he was sinking into the sea, about to lose consciousness, a figure swam desperately towards him.
.....
Sanji's face suddenly changed dramatically. He couldn't help but take a few steps back, his throat extremely dry. But still, with a trembling voice, he asked,
"Old geezer, that leg of yours. was it broken when you were saving me."
Zeff remained silent, not answering.
Although he didn't reply, silence often meant consent.
Sanji's Adam's apple bobbed several times, and his mouth opened several times, but ultimately he didn't say anything. Only after a good while did he ask in an extremely hoarse voice,
"Why."
"Why did you save me? Why did you give all the food to me? Why."
Sanji's voice grew louder and louder as he spoke, until at the end it became a shout. Tears welled up in his eyes, but he forced himself not to let them fall.
This time, after a long silence, Zeff finally spoke.
"Because you have the same dream as me."
"The same... dream."
Sanji's face showed confusion.
"Yes."
"ALL BLUE."
"ALL BLUE."
Sanji repeated it, his gaze fixed intently on Zeff.
"So that's the reason you saved me."
"Correct."
Zeff nodded.
"Before, whenever I told anyone about my dream, all I received was ridicule."
"But only after meeting you did I discover there was someone else who also held onto the dream for ALL BLUE like me."
"Just for that point, I had a reason to save you and give you food."
Sanji didn't speak, just looked at Zeff like that. The tears in his eyes could no longer be held back and spilled over.
"Old geezer."
....
"Alright, you two. Enough sentimentality. Old man, get on the ship and deal with the injury on your foot."
"I'll bring you the medical kit later. Handle it yourself."
Kyle spoke up, then picked up both men, who were still in their emotional state, one in each hand. With a light jump, he headed towards the warship.
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