Chapter 109 Dimo's strength, speak freely
“So you don’t need to comfort me. The old man is not that fragile. You are my child. The stronger you are, the happier I am.
"The era of the older generation has passed, and your era has just begun. Do whatever you want to do. With your current strength, you are ranked among the top even in the new world.
"With the dual powers of the Space Fruit and the Dark-Dark Fruit, there are probably only a few people in this world who can threaten you.
"Besides, you are only fourteen years old, and you are far from your peak. Plus, you work so hard, I think it won't be long before you can stand at the top of the world and look down on everyone else."
"Thank you, Dimo. I will try my best!" Lu Kai nodded vigorously.
"You two, you were just sparring, but you fought like this. What if someone got hurt?" A dissatisfied voice sounded.
The spectator Jia Xinna who participated in the battle took the spectator Yi Fuya and spectator C Xiaolong, and came to Lu Kai and Di Mo with two water bottles and handed them to them.
Dimo and Lu Kai took the kettle and immediately started drinking from it in big gulps.
"It's great. It would be even better if I could have a pot of good wine." Dimo was different today. He seemed to have returned to the time when he was galloping on the sea, full of passion.
"Drink water if you are thirsty!" Sina glared at Dimo and said angrily.
"Okay, okay!" Dimo suddenly turned back into an ordinary farmer in the village and said quickly, "Just drink water, just drink water!"
Lu Kai and Fu Ya on the side were both trying hard to hold back their laughter, and Fu Ya's face, which was covered with one hand, was almost deformed from trying to hold back her laughter.
But we dare not laugh at this time.
Although Xinna is usually very gentle, once it comes to their physical health, she cannot be careless at all. The whole family is afraid of Xinna on this point.
"By the way, Dimo, what was your combat power at your peak?" Lu Kai suddenly asked curiously.
Because Dimo has always said that Lu Kai's strength is ranked among the top among lieutenant generals, but Dimo has not trained or fought for so many years, but he can fight him like this, so Lu Kai is very curious.
"What can I say?" Dimo said with a look of a hermit, seemingly not taking it seriously, "Eighteen years ago, I fought with one of the three admirals of the navy. It was a draw, and I escaped unscathed."
Xinna, who was standing by, glared at Dimo and shouted, "Speak properly."
"I'm telling the truth!" Dimo was immediately brought back to his original form and said honestly, "Weren't you there at the time? I remember you had just been promoted to Vice Admiral and you wanted to come up and beat me together!"
"Who said you lied?" Xina slapped Dimo's head and said, "I was referring to the way you spoke. Why are you pretending to be so mysterious in front of your own son?"
"Isn't this a rare opportunity?" Dimo immediately said with an embarrassed smile.
Xinna glared at Dimo, and then said to Lu Kai: "Lu Kai, now that you have joined the navy, I want to talk to you about something."
Lu Kai immediately sat up straight, looking as if he was listening.
"You don't have to be like this!" Xinna was amused by Lu Kai and couldn't help laughing, "What I want to say is that this world is big, don't be confused by some things, such as bounty, fame and status.
"For example, when Dimo and the admiral fought to a draw, his bounty was only 100 million. Can you believe it?
"His bounty was raised because of that battle. If the Navy Headquarters hadn't wanted to maintain the admiral's deterrent power and only announced to the public that Dimo was badly defeated by the admiral and fled in a hurry, Dimo's bounty would have been even higher."
Xinna continued, "So you have to learn not to measure a person's strength by his bounty and fame. Even observation Haki is not enough to explain the problem. After all, some devil fruit users are not strong in themselves.
"In this world, there are too many people who have capsized in the gutter because of this reason. So for your own safety, the first thing you have to do is not to underestimate anyone. Treat every enemy as a strong enemy, and..."
Xinna paused and continued, "Don't be confused by a person's identity. There are many good people among pirates, and there are also many scumbags in the navy and the government.
"If I hadn't been completely disappointed with the actions of the Navy and the World Government, and instead saw the brilliance of humanity in pirates, I wouldn't have resolutely abandoned my identity as a navy and followed Demo to this place to live in seclusion."
"I will keep these words in mind." Lu Kai nodded solemnly and promised.
But Xina suddenly changed her tone and said, "But your current master, Karp, this old and dishonest guy, is absolutely trustworthy.
"Don't look at him as a frivolous person, but when there is danger or when someone needs to take the blame, he must be the most reliable one."
Upon hearing this, Dimo suddenly said angrily, "And I don't know how that guy trained. He is not much older than me, but he is so abnormally strong."
From Dimo's expression, I knew he was recalling some bad memories. He said, "I was very arrogant after I tied with the admiral of the Marine Headquarters. Later, when I met Garp, I didn't take him seriously at all.
"At that time, Garp had not yet been called the hero of the Marine Headquarters, nor was he very famous. In my opinion, he was just a small vice admiral. As a result... humph, I get angry when I think about it."
Then Dimo suddenly said to Lu Kai angrily: "So you can't let your guard down. I'm waiting for the day when you surpass him. When he is surpassed by my son, let's see what he can still be proud of."
"Your son is his disciple now. If his disciple becomes stronger, wouldn't it be more glorious for him as a teacher?" Xinna on the side said in a critical tone. These words immediately made Dimo's excited heart become depressed again.
It was a rare occasion for the family to open up and talk. Xina and Dimo told Lu Kai a lot of things they had experienced, and the process was quite interesting.
Lu Kai and Fu Ya also asked many questions that interested them, and Dimo and Xina patiently answered them one by one.
However, no one mentioned the matter of Dimo and Sina's child. Dimo and Sina probably didn't want to bring up the sad past, and Lu Kai would not mention it on his own initiative. He planned to investigate the matter secretly to see if there was anything he could do to help the two of them.
After breakfast the next day, Lu Kai said goodbye to his family alone. Dimo, Xina and Fuya were naturally reluctant to let him go, but Xiaolong was the saddest.
Although Lu Kai had explained the reason to Xiaolong countless times, and Xiaolong always nodded obediently, he still cried bitterly when they parted.