Chapter 48: The Arrival of Dragon

As the bandit from the Dandan family finished speaking,

Lu En abruptly halted his current action.

"My father?"

"Dragon?"

"This time, it's not just my so-called father Dragon returning—he's brought along my foolish younger brother."

Lu En's eyes narrowed slightly, a premonition stirring in his mind.

A month ago, he had already prepared himself mentally for this.

"I understand."

Next,

Lu En bid farewell to the Dandan family bandits and left the Kebo Mountains alone.

Half an hour later,

he successfully returned to the familiar Windmill Village.

The Kebo Mountains were not far from Windmill Village; an ordinary person needed one hour to travel back and forth.

But Lu En, moving at full speed, needed only half an hour to return from the Kebo Mountains to Windmill Village.

As soon as he entered Windmill Village, he was met by a group of kind, simple villagers.

"Lu En, long time no see!"

"I heard recently you were sent by your grandfather to the Kebo Mountains? I remember that mountain is filled with countless dangerous beasts—glad to see you're unharmed."

"Don't worry, old man. With Lu En's abilities, even if he went to the Kebo Mountains, it's only him causing trouble for those beasts. Don't forget, this kid's strength isn't ordinary."

A group of kind villagers greeted Lu En with warm smiles.

After expending tremendous effort…

Lu En finally broke free from their greetings.

His home lay in the eastern direction of Windmill Village.

In no time,

Lu En turned left and right until he stood before his front door.

Before stepping inside,

he heard a stranger's voice coming from within.

"Lu En, come in."

Captain Kapu's voice followed.

Then,

Lu En stepped through the gate, returning to the familiar yet strange dwelling.

The first thing he saw was a thin man in a dark brown coat, no eyebrows, a crimson, grotesque tattoo scarred across his left cheek.

His eyes burned with sharp intensity and fierce ambition.

This familiar face…

allowed Lu En to instantly identify the man's identity.

Without doubt,

this thin man was his so-called father, Dragon.

He was an unfit father!

Right after birth…

he abandoned Lu En in Captain Kapu's care.

Aside from the brief moment at birth, Lu En had heard nothing of Dragon for the years that followed.

Utterly silent,

as if vanished from the world.

Now,

seeing Dragon's face again, Lu En felt a wave of unfamiliarity.

But fortunately,

Lu En was a transmigrator—he had been wise since birth, so he hadn't entirely forgotten what his so-called father Dragon truly looked like.

Overall,

Lu En felt no deep emotion toward his so-called father, Dragon.

In comparison…

his bond with Grandfather Captain Kapu was far, far stronger.

Though Grandfather Kapu was often unreliable, he had cared for Lu En with diligence for many years.

Moreover, Kapu's concern was genuine—there was no pretending.

Therefore,

over the years,

Lu En had fully adapted to having Captain Kapu as his grandfather.

Now,

facing this sudden arrival of his so-called father Dragon, he felt a slight discomfort.

"He is your father—Monkey D. Dragon!"

Captain Kapu looked at Lu En and spoke up.

"Father."

After much deliberation, Lu En felt that, both emotionally and rationally, he ought to greet Dragon.

"In the blink of an eye, four years have already passed."

"You've already grown so big."

"I have let you down."

Dragon was overcome with emotion.

"You still have the nerve to say that!"

"The moment he was born, you dumped him on this old man to look after!"

Mentioning this matter instantly made Captain Kapu fly into a rage.

But on second thought,

Captain Kapu felt a release in his heart, joy rising to his brows.

If it weren't for that bastard son of mine, Dragon, handing Lu En over to me to look after, I probably wouldn't have found such an outstanding successor!

An absolute genius who awakened Conqueror's Haki at the age of three!

Simply a perfect successor!

In the future…

He will definitely become an outstanding Marine.

Such an outstanding successor made Captain Kapu more and more satisfied the longer he looked.

Fortunately.

Lu En, this monster of extraordinary talent, was not taken by that scoundrel Dragon to the Revolutionary Army.

Otherwise,

The consequences would be unimaginable.

This made Captain Kapu feel deeply grateful in his heart.

Hah!

He let out a heavy breath,

Captain Kapu pressed down all the many thoughts in his head, and with a face full of vigilance and ill will, stared at his son Dragon, questioning aloud: "Since you've come back this time, if you have something to say, just say it straight, no need to beat around the bush."

"This is my youngest son, your youngest grandson."

Dragon slowly placed the baby in the swaddling clothes in his arms onto the stone table.

"Hmph!"

Captain Kapu snorted, saying nothing more.

Stepping closer to look,

Seeing the baby in the swaddling clothes babbling and waving his arms and kicking his legs, Captain Kapu took an immediate liking to him at first glance.

"What's his name?"