"Hey~ Old man Zefa is really too strong, hahahahaha."
"You really don't have a long memory! How many times do you have to be knocked down before you understand?!"
In the hospital room of the navy warship, Hancock was holding a plate and feeding Kazan spoonful by spoonful. His face was full of anger and worry, but his actions did not dare to be irritable at all.
Kazan and Hancock have been on this ship for more than a week, and they are almost arriving at Forchart Island.
In this week, Kazan's recovery power exceeded everyone's imagination. After being knocked unconscious by Zefa for the first time, he only lay down for three days and was as good as before.
This kind of resilience is like eating an animal devil fruit, no worse than Luffy eating meat, Zoro drinking, and Brook drinking milk.
But as soon as Kazan woke up, he went to fight with Zefa again, and within a few minutes Zefa was beaten into the infirmary.
Zefa probably also thought that this was the last time, so he struck harder than before. He drilled Kazan hard and broke both of his arms.
Now Kazan can't even eat, but fortunately, although Hancock likes to complain about him, he will not ignore Kazan.
"There are not many opportunities to have a general as a sparring partner. Of course, you must seize the time to practice."
"Huh, that's unreasonable."
Such several sparring sessions are very rare for Kazan. After all, there are not many opponents with Zefa's strength even in the New World.
Kazan's current combat quality has improved to varying degrees in all aspects. What is visible to the naked eye is that agility has gone from lv.5 to lv.6, reaching the same level as strength.
There was no way. During the battle with Zefa, Kazan had to ensure that his speed was at its peak at all times. After all, if he was hit by a hammer, he basically wouldn't have much fighting power.
However, there is now a problem.
That is, Kazan's knowledge-color Haki is only lv.5. In a state of boiling blood, Kazan found that sometimes the perception of knowledge-color Haki cannot keep up with the speed of his body.
Many times to avoid Zefa's attacks, Kazan relied on his combat intuition to dodge, rather than relying on his domineering power.
This point is a little troublesome. Kazan has not focused on seeing, hearing, color and domineering for too long. It is time to hone this aspect.
"arrive."
"Um?"
"Forchart Island, here we are."
"How did you know?"
"Hancock, get ready to go."
Kazan lightly sniffed the messy smell of rust and blood inside his nose, and he judged that there was a large battlefield nearby.
There were very few large-scale battles on the sea, and it was almost time to reach Forchart Island, so Kazan judged that he was almost there.
Hancock helped Kazan get up and off the boat, and squatted down to help Kazan put on his shoes, just as Kazan put on high heels for Hancock.
The gentle and well-behaved guy doesn't look like Hancock anymore.
"Hancock is getting better and better."
"Shut up! I'm just... looking at you for pity."
Hancock's face turned slightly red, and he suddenly realized what he was doing.
The majestic queen of a country actually squatted down to put on a man’s shoes?!
We must not let others know about this kind of thing. Once word gets out, how will she, the pirate empress, lose her face?
Squeak.
Opening the door, Hancock helped Kazan out.
"Well, Hancock, you don't have to hold me up. My arm is broken, not my leg."
"Shut up, I don't need you to teach me what to do!"
Ah~ What a dishonest child.
Kazan had no choice but to let Hancock hold him up. He could not move his arms. He was basically disabled and his combat effectiveness was reduced. Kazan really couldn't stop Hancock from whatever he wanted to do.
"Hmph! Are you out? It's just in time. I don't need to inform you."
As soon as they went out, Kazan and Hancock happened to meet the girl Aine.
Ain glanced at Kazan's broken arms, then turned his head away. He seemed hesitant to speak, but still left without saying anything.
"She's also a weird girl."
Kazan smiled and did not ask specifically, but walked towards Zefa who was standing on the bow of the ship.
Along the way, he attracted the attention of all the interns, and everyone stared directly at Kazan.
In the past, they would have never dared to go see Kazan directly.
But after spending more than a week together, everyone basically got to know this pirate more or less.
Perhaps it was also because Zefa’s attitude towards Kazan was relatively ‘kind’, so everyone became a little bit kinder.
This is a...
A different kind of pirate.
A somewhat gentle pirate.
Kazan, who was usually injured and unable to fight, would come out to watch Zefa teach his disciples.
Zefa did not cover up or stop it, and completely ignored Kazan's study.
Well, study.
Kazan is learning how to teach his disciples and children. After all, he will definitely use these techniques in the future. It is also good to learn teaching methods from professional teachers like Zefa.
Of course, Kazan would not see it in vain.
He will also provide some appropriate professional guidance. Zefa is not a swordsman, and he is certainly not as clear as Kazan in the field of swordsmanship.
Swordsmanship is the mainstream in this world. At least half of the students among these interns use swords. For these students, Kazan can more or less help.
For example, at this moment, when he was about to leave, Kazan did not forget to give some instructions.
"Hey, Kana, you girl, you still refuse to give up?! I told you, you are not suitable for playing with swords. Listen to your teacher and concentrate on the Taijutsu style. Don't blindly worship that Lieutenant General Peach Rabbit.
Got it!"
"Gambi, don't hold on to your sharp sword. That sword is too short. Looking at your physique, it looks like a long dagger. It's not suitable for you as a spear swordsman!"
"Come on Toru, if your two-sword style, one long and one short, can open up a path, you will definitely become a terrible swordsman on the sea in the future."
...
For more than a week, Kazan spent a lot of time thinking beside these interns.
From initially disdainful to listen to a pirate's nonsense, to later more or less thinking about Kazan's words, these children's mentality has changed significantly.
After all, Zefa did not stop Kazan from speaking out at all. In the eyes of this group of students, this was a kind of 'identity', an approval of Kazan's words.
Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible for them to listen to a pirate.
Sometimes Zefa would intentionally or unintentionally join Kazan, one with a black face and one with a white face, to teach these kids a lesson.
Today's Kazan...has a different definition in the eyes of everyone on this ship.
There are two categories of pirates.
One type is the evil pirate that must be killed, and the other type is Kazan.
This is probably what it feels like.
call out.
Snap.
Suddenly, Ain jumped out from the side and slapped Kazan with a peach-colored will-o'-the-wisp in his palm.
Although Kazan can't move his hands now, there is still Hancock beside him.
Hancock directly stretched out his hand to block Ion's palm, and the armed domineering energy covering Hancock's hand counteracted Ion's ability to regress the fruit.
"Ain, I told you, pay more attention to Armed Haki. Otherwise, when you meet a strong person who specializes in Armed Haki, your ability will be useless."
"snort!"
Ain shook his head vigorously, turned around and left.
It was the kid's awkward way of saying goodbye.
Kazan and Hancock finally walked to Zefa's side and looked at the island that had appeared in front of them.
Finally, it’s time to go home.
Kazan's eyes were already sparkling.
Zefa glanced at Kazan beside him, looked at the light in his eyes, and felt a little sigh in his heart.
Once upon a time, he would look like this before returning home.
"Old man Zefa."
"hold head high?"
"We will meet again soon."
"Humph, do you really like letting me beat you so much?"
Zefa looked at Kazan next to him. The faint smile on the corner of his mouth made Zefa feel that something was a little bit wrong.
The warship gradually docked, and there was no one on the shore, which was strangely cold.
"Hey hahaha, if we meet again next time, I won't fight you, but I won't necessarily lose when I fight you next time."
"You arrogant brat, get off the boat quickly."
Zefa kicked Kazan, and Kazan was kicked off the boat. Hancock, who was supporting Kazan, also fell down with him.
Now Zefa and Kazan have a different relationship. They are no longer just a navy and a pirate, but they are also friends that the two will probably never admit.
Kazan and Hancock landed firmly without any problems.
"Tsk, what an inhumane old man."
Kazan turned around and looked at the navy ship that was leaving immediately. There was no one on the side of the ship to see him off.
Well, forget it...
"We'll meet again soon."
Kazan's eyes shone with an elusive glimmer and determination.
He made a decision, and in these days of duels with Zefa, Kazan became more determined.
"Kazan, it seems that your brothers and sisters don't miss you very much. No one came to greet you."
Hancock reached out and brushed his long hair, with a teasing smile on his face.
"Huh? How is that possible?! It's just that Zefa's life aura is too strong, so he can't show his face in public. They love me the most, right?"
Squeak~
An air door opens.
Robin: "Hehehe, of course."
Bellamy: "Brother!!! You are finally back."
Kella: "Onii-chan...hug~"
...
Hancock looked at the people who suddenly walked out of the air in surprise. Obviously she did not expect that these people would suddenly walk out of the air.
Hancock guessed that even the old man Zeffa had not noticed the existence of this group of people.
"Well... just come back. By the way, are you bringing a new sister back? If so... then you are really... amazing."
Funkley walked out of the door last, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Kazan returning safely, and then turned his attention to Hancock next to him.
"As expected of Nissan, it can even win the legendary 'World's Most Beautiful Woman'~ Haha."
A strange, sour voice sounded from behind Kazan, and Monet no longer knew when he moved behind Kazan.
"Hey, hey, don't say anything that can easily be misunderstood."
"So, aren't Nissan going to explain it?"
Monet glanced at Hancock's hands supporting Kazan. He was not angry and showed no weakness. He walked over and planned to hug Kazan's arm.
"Onii-chan...hug..."
The little Kerra next to Kazan's legs was almost crying. After all, Oni-chan hadn't hugged her for so long.
Not only little Kerra, but Perona and Sugar are also quietly watching and planning to let Oni-chan hug her.
"Ah~ah~ I'm sorry, Korra, Onii-chan can't hug you now."
Kazan knelt down and looked directly at Kerla, then gently rubbed his face against the little girl's head to compensate.
"Hey! Kazan, your arm..."
"Nissan!"
"Ni-chan! Get out of your way."
The moment Kazan squatted down, everyone noticed something was wrong with Kazan's arm, and everyone came over.
Reiju pushed through the crowd and rushed to Kazan's side. She hugged Kazan's arm and began to check.
Perona stood aside holding the little Broken Bear Kumashi, with tears in her eyes. All kinds of messy ghosts began to appear behind her. Once Perona couldn't control her mentality, these ghosts would burst out directly.
Granu originally planned to make a fuss to attract Kazan's attention, but now she stopped making noise and trotted over to Kazan's side, looking at Kazan's arms in a daze.
Ah Jin frowned and looked in the direction where the navy warship had just left.
Tija's eyes suddenly turned green for a moment, and the Seven-Star Sword in his hand flickered slightly.
"Well, the injury I sustained during the sparring session healed quickly. This is not the first time I've been injured these days."
"Idiot Ni-chan! Can't you just take care of your body a little bit?"
Reiju quickly checked Kazan's injury. It was not a particularly serious injury, but he would be unable to move for a few days.
If this was the case, Reijiu showed no mercy and started to roll Kazan directly, her little mouth was so loud that she didn't look like a little sister.
Seeing Reijiu's look, the others understood instantly and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Wait until Onii-chan's arm is healed, then hug Korra."
"Um..."
Kella nodded obediently, with tears still on her face.
"Go home first."
Monet came up to take Hancock's place and hugged Kazan's arm directly.
"Ah...so, there is no need to support me, I am just an arm..."
"Nissan! Please don't be willful! Just be good at times like this!"
Monet said angrily, with lingering jealousy in his tone. The little girl had a lot of objections to the sudden appearance of Hancock.
There is no way, the sense of crisis Hancock gave Monet was too powerful.
The allure emanating from her whole body made even her, a woman, unable to help but look slightly sideways.
As for the other men in the family...
Funkley is a shemale, Bellamy is a dork similar to Luffy, Ajin is only interested in torturing people, and Tiga is a three-nothing.
The men of the monster family are more determined than the women, which is somewhat incredible.
Like now, girls like Robin, Perona, Reiju, Kella, and Sugar can't help but move their eyes to Hancock.
However, Hancock consciously stepped aside. She was still relatively sensitive. In this family atmosphere, Hancock felt that he was a little out of place. He walked silently at the back of the team, looking a little lonely.
"Hancock."
However, Kazan called her at this time, making Hancock suddenly feel less lonely.