Chapter 207

A dignified Fleet Admiral of the Navy…

…was, for the very first time, so attentive and cautious toward a child of merely four years old!

"Fleet Admiral Kong, rest assured. I know what to do."

Aokiji nodded in acknowledgment.

As a Vice Admiral of Marine Headquarters, he naturally did not wish to see a monster of Lu En's caliber drift away from the Navy's camp.

Otherwise—

Even he dared not imagine it.

Given time…

What a terrifying monster the Navy of the future would have to face as an enemy!

Merely entertaining the thought for a moment sent a chill creeping down Aokiji's spine.

A moment later.

The Den Den Mushi hung up.

At the same time.

Far away at Marine Headquarters' Marineford, inside the Fleet Admiral's office, Kong of the Steel Bone held the Den Den Mushi suspended in mid-air, unable to put it down for a long while.

"That old bastard Garp—the single most correct thing he's done in his entire life…"

"…was…"

"…bring an unprecedented monster into our Navy!"

The very thought—

a being of merely four years old who had not only mastered Conqueror's Haki but even the Navy's Six Powers and their ultimate techniques to a state of absolute perfection—

instantly—

sent Kong's heart into a frenzy of shock.

A monster who so thoroughly defied all common sense…

Even after serving as Fleet Admiral for many years, this was still his first encounter with one!

Thus—

at this moment—

Kong made up his mind.

No matter what, he had to make that boy join the Navy!

Lu En himself, the person in question, had no idea.

Without realizing it…

he had already been targeted by the highest-ranking man in the Navy.

Of course.

The "targeting" spoken of here bore no ill intent.

It was merely…

fear that the Lu En Society might lead him astray, causing him to drift from the Navy's camp.

That was all!

From this, one could see.

Just how much the Fleet Admiral Kong of the Steel Bone cared about the four-year-old Lu En!

To the point that—

he was even willing to have the dignified Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral Aokiji serve as Lu En's observer, preventing anyone from leading him astray.

Regarding this—

Lu En remained completely in the dark.

Even if he knew, he would most likely not care in the slightest.

On this day—

the warship departed from Chuanliu Island, setting sail with Marine Headquarters' Marineford as its final destination.

And Lu En also began his day-after-day grind of brutal, hellish training.

Even though he had just annihilated the Demon Human Pirates, which had brought him a slight boost in strength, he did not let up in the slightest. Instead, as always, he roused his full focus and trained with complete concentration.

This effort won the admiration of the several hundred Marines aboard the entire warship.

It also drew a sigh of wonder from Aokiji, who was by nature a lazy man.

Watching Lu En's hellish training, even Aokiji felt his heart tremble with awe.

One had to remember—

Lu En was only four years old!

At such a tender age, he carried out such super-intense, hellish training every single day.

Aokiji admitted to himself.

This kind of super-intense hellish training—even when he himself was twenty, he doubted he could have gritted his teeth and stuck with it.

Yet Lu En, at four, had been able to persevere.

One had to ask—

what astonishing willpower was this?!

Aokiji could not help but sigh with emotion.

"An absolute genius who works this hard…"

"…how are the rest of the people on this sea supposed to survive?"

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