Knowing better and towards Arabasta

After collecting the belongings Kalifa had brought from the ship she had reached Marineford, the two continued on their way to Kaito's ship.

Kalifa - you mentioned before that you wanted to introduce me to someone -

Kaito - yes, within the marines in my crew, I have selected one to be your assistant -

Kalifa - helper? -

Kaito - yes, I think it will help you a lot, you know that I don't like doing a lot of paperwork and if I leave everything to you, you will surely end up getting mad at me -

Kalifa - ahh, well, I already expected this, okay, so who is it? -

Kaito - you'll meet her when we arrive -

Kalifa - wait, is she a woman? -

Kaito - yes -

Kalifa stopped for a moment, but she continued to follow Kaito. They stopped talking and there was an awkward silence especially for Kaito.

Kalifa on the other hand was a little irritated, it was known that there were not many women in the navy, and she hoped she was the only one in Kaito's crew, but now he goes and tells her that there is another woman and not only that, but That will be your assistant. Kalifa didn't want to talk badly about a person she hadn't met yet, so first she wanted to meet that woman before creating an opinion of her.

After walking a few more minutes, the two finally reached the ship, Kaito gave Kalifa's belongings to a marine to take them to the bedroom of Kalifa. Meanwhile Kaito guided Kalifa towards the ship's bridge of command.

Tashigi - Kaito-san -

Kaito - Tashigi come, I want to introduce you to someone -

Tashigi - yes -

Kaito - Tashigi, she is Kalifa, she will be the second in command on the ship, you will be her assistant -

Tashigi - nice to meet you, I'm Corporal Tashigi -

Kalifa - ... hello, I'm Lieutenant Commander Kalifa -

Tashigi extended her hand, but it took Kalifa a few seconds to grab her to return the greeting. Kaito was a little nervous, he expected the two to get along, since from now on they would work together on the same boat.

Kalifa - well, first I want to go sort my belongings in my room -

Kaito - well, Tashigi takes Kalifa to her room -

Tashigi - yes, here, Kalifa-san -

Kalifa - ... -

Kaito watched as the two walked away and left him alone on the ship's bridge, after clearing his mind of the concerns about those two, he called a marine.

Marine - yes captain -

Kaito - once everything is ready, untie the moorings and head to Sandy Island -

Marine - as ordered by captain -

Kaito - (well, the trip will last several days, I don't want to stop on any island during the trip, but it will have to be refueled at some point) -

Kaito continued thinking about the trip plans to Sandy Island.

...

Inside the boat. In the halls

Tashigi - how did you meet the captain, Kalifa-san? -

Kalifa - we train together for several years -

Tashigi - oh, then Kalifa-san must be almost as strong as the captain -

Kalifa - well, everyone stands out in certain aspects, but I don't think I'm at the same level as him

During his guide, Tashigi began asking Kalifa several questions, and Kalifa had no reason not to answer her. That way Tashigi led Kalifa to her room.

Tashigi - this is your room, Kalifa-san -

Kalifa - thanks for guiding me -

Tashigi - no need to thank me, I hope to get along from now on -

Kalifa - ... OK -

Kalifa couldn't deny that Tashigi looked like a good girl, she was four years younger and seemed a bit naive and outgoing.

...

After another hour of preparations, the ship was ready and began moving away from the docks. Kaito was standing on the deck watching the sea.

Kalifa - hello -

Kaito - hello, have you finished ordering your stuff? -

Kalifa - yes, Tashigi helped me -

Kaito - I see -

Kalifa - looks like a good girl -

Kaito - I think so too -

Kalifa - but somewhat naive and maybe a little awkward -

Kaito - well, that's part of his charm, don't you think? -

Kalifa - you may be right, now can you explain to me the mission we have? -

Kaito - true, we were ordered to travel to the Arabasta kingdom located on Sandy Island, and escort royalty to the Mary Geoise for the Levely -

Kalifa - I already imagined it would be something like that -

Kaito - well, it was to be expected with all the news about the event, in addition to that we have to wait for the Levely to finish to escort them back to their kingdom -

Kalifa - then we will stay at Mary Geoise for a few days -

Kaito - yes, but I don't have the precise details of that, they will surely inform us in more detail when we get to Mary Geoise -

Kalifa - well, if we are lucky, no problem will occur during the trip -

Kaito - I hope so, although there will surely be pirates who want to kidnap the leaders of the participating nations to claim the rescue -

Kalifa - I don't think we have any problems, being here, I don't think there is any pirate in Paradise strong enough to defeat you, if it were a New World pirate it would be another issue -

Kaito - it may be so, but it would be better not to let your guard down -

The two continued chatting for hours on the ship's deck. When the sun began to hide on the horizon, Tashigi came to inform them that dinner was ready.

Kaito - Kalifa and Tashigi, do you want to have dinner in my room? -

Kalifa - for my voucher -

Tashigi - is it okay to accompany you? -

Kaito - of course -

Tashigi - then yes -

Kaito - well, then Tashigi informs the cook to take our dinners to my room -

Tashigi - yes -

Tashigi walked away and left Kaito and Kalifa alone again.

Kalifa - what do you have in mind with her? -

Kaito - so have you noticed? -

Kalifa - you don't think I know you enough to guess that you plan something -

Kaito - you're right, I plan to train Tashigi personally -

Kalifa - do you mean fencing? before she told me that she fights with the sword -

Kaito - yes, even though our fighting style is something different, I will still train her -

Kalifa - I see -

Kaito - by the way, I have a request for you -

Kalifa - do you want me to train her too? -

Kaito - yes, I want you to train her in the rokushiki style, but I want you to focus on the soru and the geppo -

Kalifa - well, it's fine -

Kaito - once I train to a certain level, I want to train them both in the haki -

Kalifa - but you already taught me some things -

Kaito - yes, but the earlier you train something faster you will learn it and the stronger you will be -

Kalifa - okay -

Tashigi - Kaito-san, Kalifa-san, everything is ready! -

Kaito - well, let's not make Tashigi wait -

Kaito and Kalifa walked towards Tashigi and the three entered Kaito's room. They sat down and started to have dinner.

Kaito - by the way, Tashigi -

Tashigi - yes? -

Kaito - from now on you will start training fencing with me and Kalifa will show you the rokushiki fighting style -

Tashigi - really !? -

Kalifa - yes -

Tashigi - thanks! -

Kaito and Kalifa smiled when they saw the happy Tashigi. Kalifa came to the conclusion of stopping her distance and getting to know Tashigi better and didn't even rule out becoming friends.

After dinner Kalifa and Tashigi went to their respective room to rest, since they would start the next day with Tashigi's training. Kaito stayed awake longer reading his books and after getting tired he lay in bed and fell asleep.

The next morning, many of the Marines were already awake doing their daily tasks. Kaito woke up and walked to the command bridge where he met Kalifa.

Kaito - good morning -

Kalifa - good morning, did you stay reading last night? -

Kaito - yes, and please don't start scolding -

Kalifa - ahhh, okay, but you would have to rest long enough -

Kaito - ok, okay -

Kalifa - well, then who will train Tashigi first? -

Kaito - she already has enough knowledge and training in fencing, so in the morning I will train her first and in the afternoon having more hours of sunshine you will train her -

Kalifa - okay -

Kaito went to the window and watched the sea.

Kaito - I hope the weather is calm during our trip -

After saying these words, the two began to have breakfast on the deck. Soon Tashigi also joined them.

Tashigi - so what will I start my training with? -

Kaito - first just had breakfast and then you will first train with me fencing and in the afternoon with Kalifa -

Tashigi - good -

That way the three had breakfast. After finishing, Kalifa went to the ship's bridge to familiarize herself with her work as second in command of the ship. As for Katio and Tashigi, they went to the main deck where there was more space and began training. First, Kaito fought against Tashigi to see his fighting style.

...

After a few minutes.

Tashigi - ah ah ah -

Kaito - to be the first time it hasn't been bad, but there are still many things that you have to improve -

Kaito had left no chance for Tashigi and throughout the duel he simply blocked or dodged Tashigi's blows.

Kaito - (as I thought, Tashigi was reckless from a young age when fighting with someone) -

At the beginning of the duel, Kaito stood a few meters from Tashigi, when the duel began the first thing Tashigi did was launch himself into the attack. This made Kaito frown at that moment.

Kaito - (well, for now I will not say anything, I hope that during her training she realizes her defects when she fights and fixes herself. Otherwise I will have to be in signaling and helping her correct them) -

After the duel, Kaito let Tashigi rest for a few minutes, after that, they continued their training, but this time Kaito ordered her to do a few exercises.

In the afternoon after eating all three together, it was Kalifa's turn to train Tashigi, and Kaito to take care of his responsibilities as captain.

The trip to Arabasta passed without incident and during that time Tashigi was trained by Kaito in the morning and Kalifa in the afternoon.