"Admiral Kizaru, today's sparring is about to begin!"
The moment the familiar voice appeared in Kizaru's ears again, he almost couldn't hold the pen steadily. He looked out the window and saw Gawain, who was full of energy and without any sign of fatigue at all.
He finally realized that he was not only wrong but also extremely wrong.
This bastard was beaten so badly yesterday that he couldn't get up, but he recovered completely the next day without even being affected at all.
Damn it!
No one told him that not only is Gawain's defense ridiculously hard, but his recovery ability is also comparable to that of Big Mom and Kaido!
Thinking of this, Kizaru couldn't help but rub his sore shoulder with his hand, his brows furrowed into an awkward shape: "Please spare me. My old bones are different from those of you young people."
"Then I'll leave?"
"Are you for real?"
"Of course it's real, I'm leaving Alabasta now."
"Don't!"
Kizaru's brows were throbbing with veins, and he almost couldn't hold it in: "I'll do it."
"Is it not okay for me to come?"
A few minutes later, in the area outside the Alubarna, two red figures once again engaged in an extremely fierce battle.
The explosion caused by the two even reached the royal palace in the center of Alabasta.
Now, inside a ward in the palace.
Robin, who had already woken up, slowly sat up and looked at the dessert outside the window.
She was stunned for a long time before turning her head to look at Cobra in front of her.
A slight blush appeared on her face: "Did Gawain really say that? He said I belong to him?"
"Um."
Cobra nodded.
When mentioning Gawain, he couldn't help but show a grateful expression: "If it weren't for him this time, neither I nor you would have escaped Crocodile's hands."
"I have seen many pirates, including those like Crocodile, but this is the first time I have seen a pirate like him."
Between his words, Cobra's gaze fell on Robin.
He had already guessed Robin's identity but had never revealed it.
He couldn't betray someone who was kind to him, but leaving Robin here was absolutely impossible.
Her identity is too sensitive. Once known by the Marines or the World Government, she will face endless hunting, and even the Kingdom of Alabasta will be implicated.
The best solution now is undoubtedly to find a home for Robin, and the White Knight Pirate is the ideal target.
"You... won't you think about it?"
Robin didn't say anything but just turned her head and looked out the window calmly.
From this angle, she could even barely see the sandstorm outside the Alubarna, which was becoming increasingly violent due to the battle between Gawain and Kizaru.
After a long time, Robin retracted her gaze and murmured: "Mr. Cobra, do you think someone like me can find..."
"No."
"Is it worth having a home?"
Cobra's eyes tightened.
Thinking back to Ohara's tragedy, he felt like there was something stuck in her throat for a moment, and he felt extremely guilty for the little thoughts he had just had.
"If you are willing to be my daughter, Alabasta will always be your home."
"But."
"Your original name may no longer be usable."
Robin stared blankly at the old man in front of her.
How could she not see Cobra's little thoughts?
She also understood that as a king, Cobra needed to be responsible for the citizens of the kingdom, but as soon as those words came out, her heart was filled with something... it's very warm and fulfilling.
"No."
"I don't want to put this kingdom into that situation again because of my existence."
"After all, in a sense, I was also an accomplice, wasn't I?"
Cobra was silent for a moment.
Robin lowered her head to look at the book in her hand, but her inner restlessness made it impossible for her to read a single word.
Alabasta and Cobra are different, different from everyone she has ever met before.
That man... It is also special.
The most righteous pirate?
Saul, I think I found a place to stay.
Seeing this, Cobra slowly left and closed the door quietly, leaving more time for Robin.
Whoosh!
The warm wind swept across the windowsill blew the curtains, and then lifted Robin's hair, revealing an exquisite and beautiful face.
There was a hint of a smile on her face out of habit, but it was different from the smile she had in the past, which was slightly scrutinizing and teasing.
It is warm.
Robin's heart felt warm at this moment.
The books still contained the texts recording the history of Alabasta, but what she saw were the bloody footprints she had left along the way.
Snap!
The book was closed.
Robin turned and looked out the window.
In the midst of the wind and sand, the two invisible figures were still fighting each other, and almost the entire sky had changed.
"It's really special..."
"Captain!"
... ...
Nightfall.
The sky of Alabasta is filled with stars, and a full moon hangs high in the sky, illuminating the world like daylight.
"Huh."
"It's so enjoyable!"
Gawain was naked from the waist up, and the scales on his body were covered with bloodstains, with almost no intact scale to be found.
But there was only indescribable excitement in his eyes.
After all, it might only be this time that he can have an admiral as a sparring partner.
Now, whether it is physique, devil fruit, or combat skills, Gawain has already reached the level of master and will not be dragged down in the battle with the emperor-level strongmen.
Only in terms of Haki is there still a substantial gap between him and the emperor-level strongmen.
Gawain naturally had to seize every opportunity to temper his own Haki.
Gawain was in a wonderful mood, but Kizaru's feelings were quite bad.
He stretched out his hand and rubbed his old waist, only to feel that his bones were about to fall apart. His face looked pale from overwork, and his eyes were full of helplessness when he looked at Gawain.
As an admiral and having experienced Zephyr's training, how could he not see that Gawain was using himself as a whetstone to temper his own Haki?
Don't let the time he spent with Gawain really lead to the creation of a new emperor of the sea... that would be a lot of fun.
The only thing that made Kizaru feel fortunate was.
In his perception, although Gawain had been training hard during this period, he had made almost no progress in his Haki, especially his Conqueror Haki. This could be considered a blessing in disguise.
"If you want to temper your Conqueror Haki, the best way is to fight against the strong instead of training like playing house with me now."
Gawain did not respond but simply glanced at the system panel, his sight falling on the Conqueror Haki column.
> Conqueror Haki: Level 3 (7,706/15,000)
From the last battle with Kizaru to now, in just six days, his Conqueror Haki has grown by more than four thousand experience points, which means an average growth of more than six hundred points a day.
One Kizaru is as good as six Fujitora!
Although the experience gained from this kind of sparring battle is far less than that from a real battle, it is better in terms of quantity and satisfaction.
At this rate, in a dozen days or so, his Conqueror's Haki will be able to reach level four, and by then, all the accumulated growth will be fed back to him at once.
This is also what makes him different from other people in this world.
"Just be my sparring partner. I know what I'm doing."
"You're not even pretending, are you?"
Kizaru shook his head but was too lazy to say anything more.
Gawain's wrong path had no impact on him, and in fact, for the Marines, losing an emperor-level pirate was a good thing.
"It's up to you."
"But can't you let my old bones rest for a few days?"
"Okay then. I'll go."
"If you say that, it's meaningless."
"Hehe."
Gawain sneered twice, grabbed his coat on the ground, jumped up, and flew towards the capital of Alabasta.
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