Recruit Luffy at the start and build the strongest navy.

"A bet? What kind of bet do you want to make?"

Karp glanced at Kyle with interest.

He wanted to see what this brat could say today.

"One week!"

"Give me a week. During this week, Luffy will follow me!"

"If the improvement I gain from being with me is greater than the improvement I gain from being with you, then Luffy will follow me from now on, how about that?"

"Of course, if I lose, I'll give you all the rice crackers my grandpa hid!"

(☆▽☆)！

Upon hearing this, Garp's eyes lit up with excitement, and he couldn't help but drool.

After wiping it clean, he spoke to Kyle:

"No problem! It's a deal!"

"I'm leaving Luffy in your care for a week. Just don't kill him!"

Kyle: ...

He really is my grandfather!

"Hahaha……"

Garp burst into laughter, then turned his gaze to Luffy beside him and said with a smile:

"Luffy, for the next week you'll be staying with this older brother; Grandpa won't be taking care of you!"

"Okay, okay!!"

When Luffy heard that he no longer needed to follow Garp, his eyes suddenly lit up and he nodded repeatedly.

Anyone is fine with me, as long as it's not Garp!

Bang!

"it hurts!!"

A dull thud was heard, and Luffy crouched on the ground, clutching his head and groaning in pain, tears welling up in his eyes.

Garp, meanwhile, was blowing his beard and glaring at Luffy.

"What do you mean by this, you brat? Is this how you should act when parting from your grandfather? Shouldn't you be crying and showing great reluctance?"

Kyle's lips twitched, and he pulled Luffy, who was lying on the ground, over to stare at Garp.

"Old man! Our bet has already been made! Luffy is mine now, you can't lay a hand on him!"

Hearing this, Luffy, who was behind Kayle, suddenly looked up and stared blankly at Kayle's back. At that moment, he felt that the back was so tall and imposing.

"Um?!"

"Do I need your permission to beat my own grandson?"

Garp raised an eyebrow.

"I wouldn't dare have any objections. After all, you're a renowned naval hero; who would dare have a problem with you?"

"For a naval officer of your rank, there's nothing I can do if you don't honor your bet, right?"

Kyle shrugged helplessly, looking utterly resigned.

"Heh~"

Garp was so angry he laughed.

"You little rascal!"

"Fine! I won't lay a hand on Luffy. I want to see how much he'll improve in a week. You just wait and give me the senbei your grandfather secretly hid!"

"It's still far from certain, don't rush, Vice Admiral Garp!"

As he spoke, Kyle slowly turned his head and walked towards the Navy canteen. After taking a few steps, he suddenly stopped, turned his head to look at Luffy, who was still standing there, and waved.

"Come on! I'll take you to eat meat!"

"Meat?!"

! !

Upon hearing this word, Luffy instantly shuddered, his eyes turning into fleshy shapes, and drool dripping onto the ground. He looked exactly like his grandfather, though not exactly the same.

"I am coming!!"

Luffy ran towards Kael with his short legs, without even looking back at Garp once.

This caused Garp to glare and blow his beard again.

Kyle smiled slightly and waved to Garp.

"Then we'll be off, Vice Admiral Garp!"

After saying that, he led Luffy forward.

Garp stood there, watching the two little ones' backs as their eyes flickered slightly.

"Warring States Period, your grandson... he's got some interesting qualities!"

When talking to Kyle, Garp didn't think of him as a child at all; in fact, Kyle's personality was a little too mature!

"I'll see what you've accomplished in this week, you brat!"

After saying that, Garp put his hands behind his head.

Perfect timing, Luffy doesn't have to train this week, so he can have some time to rest.

Hmm! I'll go to Sengoku's place first and get a bag of senbei to eat!

-

"Kyle, is it true that you're going to take me out for meat?"

On the way, Luffy looked at Kyle with excitement.

During this time, he had gained a basic understanding of Kyle.

"Of course! Eat as much as you want!"

"But, should we call Onii-chan?"

Kyle looked at Luffy and spoke.

"Tch? Onii-chan? I can't bring myself to call him that!"

"Besides, you're not that much older than me. You want to be my older brother? Dream on!"

Luffy looked at Kyle and said disdainfully.

(*￣︶￣)！

Upon hearing this, Kyle smiled slightly.

Sure enough, Luffy is still Luffy; he was already this arrogant even when he was a kid.

Therefore, as the older brother, Kyle felt it was necessary to teach him that it's best to keep a low profile when one's wings haven't fully grown.

Kyle walked step by step toward Luffy, rubbing his hands together and making cracking sounds.

"What? You want to fight? Come on!!"

Seeing Kyle's stance, Luffy immediately became excited.

He survived his grandfather's inhuman cruelty; how could a mere little brat possibly be his...?

Bang bang bang bang!

A series of dull thuds came from behind.

After a while~

"My...my profile picture!"

Luffy lay on the ground, his face bruised and swollen, waving a small white flag that he had somehow produced.

"So, did you remember what I just said?"

Kyle looked at Luffy with a smile, but to Luffy at that moment, that smile was more terrifying than his grandfather's.

"I've got it, I've got it!! From now on, whatever you say, big brother, I'll do. I'll never talk back!"

Luffy nodded vigorously, completely at ease.

"Hmm! Not bad!"

Kyle nodded in satisfaction.

"Let's go eat meat!"

"Those who are slow don't get to eat meat!"

After saying that, Kyle rushed out.

Upon hearing the words "no meat to eat," Luffy's body jolted instantly, and he leaped to his feet. His short legs raced towards Kayle like invincible whirlwinds, shouting loudly as he did so:

"Kyle, wait for me!!"

……

"Mmm...delicious, delicious...so delicious!!"

Luffy made noises while stuffing meat into his mouth, his face full of satisfaction.

Kyle, standing to the side, looked at him with disdain.

"Your table manners are disgusting!"

"Why bother with such a fancy way of eating? Do you know how long it's been since I've had any decent meat? Go spend some time with my grandpa and see what happens!"

Luffy glanced at Kyle and retorted.

In other words, Kyle didn't spend any time in the wild with his grandfather and didn't experience that hardship, otherwise he wouldn't have said that.

Thinking of this, Luffy was filled with bitter tears.

Being with Garp, let alone meat, being able to eat some normal vegetarian food is already a great privilege.

Asking a child of only a few years old to find food for himself in a forest full of wolves.

Damn it, is this a kids' version of survival in the wild?

Even when they occasionally have some meat to eat, given their circumstances, they usually just grill it raw and eat it.

This is indeed very good for gnawing on tree bark, but compared to the perfectly cooked, seasoned, and flavorful roasted meat, the difference is huge.

Thinking of this, Luffy couldn't help but squeeze out a few tears.

He must have had such a hard life before!

The more I think about it, the sadder I get. The only thing I can do to soothe my wounded heart is to eat more barbecue!

……