Chapter 285

A year?

Absolutely not!

How could a prodigy who mastered Conqueror's Haki at age four possibly need a full year to master two colors of Haki?

Under normal circumstances.

Even an exceptionally gifted prodigy could master two colors of Haki within a year.

But that boy Lu En…

He is a once-in-a-century genius!

Such a genius surpassing Captain Kapu wouldn't be effortless?

"Six months?"

Tsuru pondered.

I recall that young Aokiji took half a year to master two colors of Haki.

Captain Kapu's grandson…

Shouldn't he be even more outstanding than Aokiji?

Amid the chatter of the others.

Finally—

The main figure, Master Zefa, arrived at the Admiral's office.

When he pushed open the door and saw all the Navy's senior officers gathered there,

Even Master Zefa paused, bewildered.

Such a grand assembly?

Not only is Captain Kapu here,

But even Admiral Kizaru and Tsuru have come.

What's happened?

Is something major about to occur?

"Admiral, what's going on?"

Master Zefa was tall and powerfully built, his arms intact, neither arm nor leg missing.

Now, after the tragic loss of his entire family to pirate retaliation, he had grown even more composed, utterly disillusioned, and withdrawn from frontline Navy operations.

Even so, his heart still yearned for light.

He still placed his trust in the Navy.

His entire life…

Had given too much to the Navy.

Had given too much to justice upon this sea.

Master Zefa was a highly qualified Navy officer!

Unfortunately,

His mercy toward pirates brought no gratitude or repentance—instead, those ruthless pirates retaliated by slaughtering his entire family.

Master Zephyr was a qualified Navy officer, yet not a competent Navy officer.

He lacked iron-fisted resolve…

Mercy,

In a certain sense,

Was indecisiveness.

Was cowardice!

"Zefa, we called you here today mainly at Kapu's request."

"Kapu will explain the details to you."

Kizaru said plainly.

"Kapu?"

Master Zefa turned his questioning gaze toward Kapu.

Then,

Kapu, still smiling, said proudly: "Zefa, I have someone I want to place in your training camp."

Upon hearing this,

Master Zefa raised an eyebrow: "Kapu, you know I don't allow favoritism. Not even you can make me break the rules. The training camp is already in its mid-phase, with less than a year left until graduation."

"Now you suddenly want to insert a new recruit? Won't that slow down the entire cohort?"

"I won't sacrifice the entire group of new Navy recruits for one person you've arranged."

As he finished speaking,

Kapu patted Master Zefa's shoulder and said calmly: "You've misunderstood me. The person I'm placing in your camp won't slow your progress at all."

"On the contrary…"

"His presence will ignite fierce ambition throughout your camp! Spark healthy competition among all the Navy recruits! Drive every single one to train harder on their own!"

"Secondly, he isn't some rookie. He's my grandson—a once-in-a-century prodigy!"

"In your entire current training camp, not a single recruit can match my grandson's strength!"

"Though only four years old, he has already mastered Conqueror's Haki and the Six Powers—and even the Sixth Power's ultimate technique, Life Return, he has perfected completely."

"So placing him in your camp won't hold you back at all."

When these words fell,

It immediately drew Master Zefa's astonishment and suspicion.

His brows were tightly knit, and he stared at Captain Kapu with a face full of doubt.

He seemed to be doubting the truthfulness of those words.

"Mastered Conqueror's Haki and the Six Powers of the Navy at four years old?"

"Are you sure you're not joking with me?"

The words slipped out of Master Zefa's mouth instinctively, brimming with skepticism.

He had taught students for so many years.

Among them,

there was no shortage of top-tier geniuses with outstanding talent.

For example,

Sakazuki, Little Kuzan, and the others.

However.

In his entire life, he had never once heard of

someone who, at the tender age stage of four, had already mastered Conqueror's Haki and the Six Powers of the Navy—so much so that even Life Return, the extended ultimate of the Six Powers, had already been grasped.

Is this really not a joke?

How could such a level of genius possibly exist on this sea?!

No!

More accurately,

this can no longer be described as mere genius.

It is rather…

a monster!

But could such a monster truly exist?

Absolutely impossible!

In any case,

Master Zefa declared he didn't believe it.