chapter 20

the fight ended, Arowen didn't know what to do, but what was sure is that he passed the test and will most likely join the HQ, for now, he was waiting for commander Swara to have his arm bandaged, the wound may be just skin deep but it could get infected, the people in this world are strong and so is the environment, no matter how strong a person is, there were cases where they got infected, the bacteria evolve depending on the person, if it infects a normal person his immune system fight it and if he wins no infection, he loses, it will multiply and eat at his health, the same for strong people though the chances of losing are slim they are still there

the commander got his wound patched up and told Arowen to follow him, they were heading to a building much deeper into the base, I say it is a building but it really is a villa, garden, fences and all that comes with it

"This is the captain's residence, fancy right?"

"ah! yeah"

"I know, he got his own cozy home, it also doubles as his office, when we enter don't touch or break anything, you wouldn't like the outcome"

"ok!"

then they proceeded through the gate and went into the villa, and to say that it is fancy is an understatement, the place was fk-ing luxurious , it had crystal chandeliers, expansive looking furniture, portraits and painting that looked expansive, and the place was very clean with maids all over the place making sure everything is okey, the old man was living life in here, from the day he joined the base Arowen never saw a woman in it until now that is

they went through the reception and onto a long corridor filled with doors and stopped at one of them

*knock knock*

the commander knocked at the door, it was already open and the captain's desk was facing them, the captain then beckoned them to enter and they saluted once inside

"no need for the formalities, you can be at ease, so you are the young lad tusel here praises so much, 2 years and made to first class seaman, that is not impressive, but what you have shown us in the field earlier, now that was absolutely fantastic, and what is more impressive, it took you only another 2 years, your rate of progress is unlike anything I have seen in the past, if I made a guess right now I would recon you are Lieutenant Commander in strength, and that is just pure physical strength, the only normal human that I know with this kind of strength is Garp the war hero, if properly nurtured I cannot imagine what high you can reach, we may just have another Garp in our ranks"

"thank you!? i guess?" Arowen was a little weirded out by the compliments, so his answer was a little bit awkward

"no need to be so stiff young man, i already made my mind and have approved of tusel's proposition, we don't come across such a rare seed as yourself, prepare yourself and say your goodbyes, tomorrow a ship would escort you to HQ there you will receive the proper care you need, you will also get to learn things no outsider can, this is the recommendation letter don't lose it"

after finishing his talk, he dismissed Arowen while commander tusel was left inside, official business they said, he was a little suspicious but didn't care, tomorrow a new adventure will begin, his next stop Marineford and this base would only be a memory now back to the office

"you have impressed me commader tusel, to be able to find such a rare gem here in the blues, the reward wouldn't be small, aside from the report you gave, what do you think about him ?"

"thank you captain! though his background is sketchy and can't be verified, it isn't strange for someone like him to exist, plus he can't be a spy, we have watched his every movement, except for the time he went to that shop were he got that weird weapon of his, nothing was suspicious, he acted like any normal guy out there with a few quirks, we analyzed his behavior and he seems to be clean, he wasn't pretending to be weak, in fact even if a spy wanted to pretend to be weak and infiltrate, it will be hard for him not to show any sign of his training, Arowen was an untrained man when he joined us, and he indeed reached where he is now with only his own efforts"

just to clarify somethings, at first Arowen wasn't able to discover he had a tail, but once he started training in the wild two years ago his senses improved and his awareness as well, after his opponents were animals and he developed a little bit of instinct and so he discovered someone was following him but he just didn't care, he knew that he would be investigated at some point or the other especially now that he decided to join the HQ, there is just no way they will allow someone like him who seem to pop out of nowhere join them like that, back to story

"what about that shop did you find anything about it?"(captain)

"no sir,every spy we sent never came back, and after Arowen got his weapon made, a few days later the shop disappeared, as if it never existed, in its place there was just a normal shack, no one knows when or where it came from"

"and the owner what about him? did you discover something?"

"nothing on him either, we did our best but nothing came up, the only lead we got is that Dracule von mihawk visited the place"

"hmmm! interesting"

"yes sir, very intersting and when we asked him about it he didn't respond to us sir"

"hmmmm! maybe it is related to the ancient families, anyway this is above our paycheck, i trust we already reported this to HQ"

"yes sir! you signed the documents yourself"

"don't mind me, i am getting old, and forgetful"

"no sir! your still as strong as horse sir!"

"hahahah! that's what my maids said last night as well hahahah!"

'fk-ing perverted old man!'

"did you say something?!"*squint eyes*

"no sir! i wish you a long happy life"

"that's more like it, you can dispose right now"