Chapter 60: Leaving

In the next month, except for going back to the palace to rest at night, Carl basically spent time with Garling in the practice room.

During this period, Carl had informed Ginny at Marine School that she would stay in Mary Geoise for a few more days to reassure her.

What he didn't know was that Kuma was already preparing to set off to find him that day. If he was there at night, Kuma would probably fly directly to Mary Geoise, and things would be a bit troublesome then.

A month later, Carl, whose hair had almost reached his shoulders, walked out of the practice room. In just one month, his temperament had undergone earth-shaking changes.

There was a black aura faintly surrounding his body, giving people a mysterious and majestic feeling.

Lucia, who had been waiting outside the practice room all day, immediately stepped forward and put a black cloak on Carl and said softly, "You're tired, young master. Let's go back and clean up quickly."

Carl smiled and was about to speak when Garling also walked out of the practice room. He put his hand on Carl's shoulder and whispered, "Carl, I am very satisfied with your performance today. It seems that you no longer need me to teach you in the future. You can go back to the Marines."

Carl was stunned for a moment. He had been focusing on practicing during this period and almost forgot that he had been here for a month.

Looking at Garling's slightly tired eyes, Carl was deeply moved. During this period of time, Garling could be said to have devoted himself to teaching him, putting in even more energy than he did.

Carl held Darian's hand on his shoulder and said, "Thank you, Uncle Garling."

A smile appeared on the corner of Garling's mouth. He waved his hand and said, "Go back. There is no need to say thank you between you and me. Who made you my nephew?"

After saying that, he took out a newspaper from his arms and unfolded it. Carl glanced at it suspiciously. It was almost all about the Roger Pirates.

After Rocks' death, Roger's reputation at sea became more and more powerful, and his affairs would naturally be focused on by newspapers, such as which country he appeared in or which pirate group he defeated.

What was published in this newspaper was that Roger was causing a scene in a country, and there was a photo of Roger's pirate group at the top.

From the photo, you can see soldiers rolling their eyes everywhere, and Roger is stepping on an officer covered in blood, grinning widely, and behind him are a group of members of the Roger Pirates.

Lucia also saw this photo, with a look of disgust on her face, and said hatefully, "Damn pirates, they are just a bunch of scum!"

Carl comforted the emotional Lucia for a while, then turned to look at the silent Garling and asked, "Uncle Garling, what do you mean by showing me this? Do you want me to be careful about Roger?"

Darian silently pointed to the edge of the photo, where there was a child wearing a straw hat. Because the frame he occupied was too small, Carl didn't notice him just now.

But at this glance, he immediately recognized that the child wearing a straw hat was one of the future Four Emperors, the red-haired Shanks.

At the same time, he also remembered the speculation about the red-haired life experience on Earth. He was probably Garling's son!

And Garling's next words also made Carl more convinced of this guess.

"Now that you have become a Marine, you may encounter the Roger Pirates one day. This pirate group is indeed very strong, so you should be careful when the time comes."

After giving Carl a few words, Garling paused, then looked at Shanks in the photo and said, "Also, if you meet this guy...leave him alive."

Carl didn't ask anything. He nodded very simply and said, "I understand, Uncle Garling, don't worry."

Garling raised his head, took a deep look at Carl, and said slowly, "Don't you want to know who he is?"

"I don't need to know this. I just know that he must be a very important person to Uncle Garling. Haha, maybe he is similar to me?"

Darian was stunned for a moment, then he nodded slightly and said, "Yes, you two are equally important to me. I don't want you to become enemies."

"Then do I need to find a chance to bring him back?"

"No, I once told you, choose your own path, and this sentence also applies to him."

Speaking of this, Garling's tall body suddenly collapsed. He sighed heavily again, looked up at the gradually full moon in the sky, and whispered, "But his path has gone in the opposite direction from you and me."

After saying that, Garling left alone, leaving only one sentence, "Tomorrow I will arrange a ship to take you back in the name of the World Government. Have a good rest tonight."

Carl didn't speak, but quietly watched Garling's back gradually disappear into the night.

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The next day, Carl and Lucia boarded a boat.

Carl stood on the deck and looked up at the Red Line. He could feel a pair of sharp eyes watching him from the top.

It wasn't until the Red Line completely disappeared from sight that Carl turned back to the cabin and chatted with Lucia about Marine School, letting her know some information in advance so that she could adapt to life there faster.

On the training ground of Marine School, Akainu was having a fierce hand-to-hand battle with Kuma. The two of them did not use any Devil Fruit abilities, but used a pair of fists covered in Haki to fight passionately.

Akainu's size seemed a bit petite in front of Kuma, but judging from the confrontation between the two, Kuma was obviously suppressed by Akainu. He retreated steadily under Akainu's ferocious offensive like a volcanic eruption.

Borsalino was eating a banana on the side, and looked at him with great relish. Strawberry, who had a very high forehead, squatted next to him and said, "Borsalino, why don't you go up and spar with Sakazuki? I think Kuma can't hold on any longer."

Borsalino threw the banana peel into the air, and then another laser shot it into ashes. He stood up, stretched his butt, and said lazily, "I won't go. It's rare that the old man isn't here. Why not just relax? What's the point of fighting?"

Strawberry was also used to Borsalino's style. He shrugged and said, "Speaking of which, I don't know what happened to Teacher Zephyr today. He hasn't come yet."

"Who knows, come on, Kuma! I'm optimistic about you!"

At this time, in Zephyr's office, Zephyr was looking at a resume on the table seriously. The photo on the resume showed a young girl with a beautiful face, but her expression looked a little cold.

Of course, he was not attracted by the photo. What caught his eye was the information on the resume.

"Darkseid Lucia, Zoan's Mythical Zoan fallen angel form."

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