Chapter 110: Unforgettable, Heading to Headquarters
For Xiaolong, Lu Kai is definitely the most important person.
Ever since the Dragon Snake Clan was destroyed and the Dragon Snake King passed away, Lu Kai has been staying with Xiaolong, comforting her, accompanying her, meeting all her requests, and even trying every possible way to avenge her.
In order to keep Xiaolong by his side all the time, Lu Kai found the devil fruit that best suits her and let her eat it. Later, he took her home to let her feel more love.
Since the day the Snake King died, the two had hardly ever been apart for a long time, and when they were apart it never lasted more than a day.
The three months of separation had already made Xiaolong sad for a long time, and now Lu Kai would be away for even longer, so Xiaolong had no idea what to do except hugging Lu Kai tightly and crying.
But for the ultimate goal in the future, Lu Kai had to separate from her temporarily.
Although Xiaolong is already very strong, he is still mentally a child after all. It is not only strength that determines whether a person is safe or not.
There are too many people in this world who are insidious, cunning and unscrupulous. Lu Kai is just at the bottom of the navy now. If he wants to climb up quickly, he must fight the most dangerous battles and fulfill the most difficult tasks.
If Xiaolong stayed by his side, he would need to worry about Xiaolong's safety all the time and would not be able to concentrate on his work. With so many concerns, Lu Kai would definitely be hesitant.
Instead of this, it would be better to let Xiaolong stay in Quanshui Town, next to Dimo, Xinna and Fuya. This way, Lu Kai will feel at ease wherever he goes.
"Listen carefully, Xiaolong. You have to train hard. Once you become a senior admiral in the navy, I will come to pick you up immediately. I will need your strength at that time. Do you understand?" Lu Kai said in a choked voice.
Lu Kai didn't really want Xiaolong to help him with anything. Even if Xiaolong didn't have any ability, Lu Kai would still treat her well for the rest of his life.
He just gave Xiaolong a belief and a reason to keep Xiaolong busy so that he wouldn't be immersed in sadness.
After a long time, Lu Kai finally suppressed his grief and turned away cruelly. Dimo and Xina grabbed Xiaolong's arms tightly, refusing to let her follow him.
But the two couldn't help crying because they were influenced by Xiaolong. After so many separations, they had never felt so sad.
Fu Ya squatted down and hugged Xiaolong, constantly touching Xiaolong's back, tears silently flowing down her face.
But as they said, no matter what Lu Kai planned to do, they would support him, so they urged Lu Kai to set off quickly.
After stepping onto the warship, Lu Kai didn't even have the heart to look back, for he was afraid that he would not be able to hold back and run back, but the tears kept streaming down his cheeks.
Lu Kai is the most important person to Xiaolong, and isn’t Xiaolong Lu Kai’s biggest concern?
This kind of concern has nothing to do with one's ability. It's like a person, no matter how well he does outside, his parents can't help but worry about his safety and health.
Xiaolong, who is mentally retarded and dependent on him, is really like Lu Kai's own daughter.
Lu Kai also couldn't bear to leave Fu Ya. Although he cared about Xiao Long the most, the person he couldn't bear to leave the most was Fu Ya.
But even though Fu Ya's strength is still far behind Xiao Long's, Lu Kai will not worry about Fu Ya. In fact, Fu Ya has always been Lu Kai's support. In his eyes, there is nothing Fu Ya can't do.
In fact, Lu Kai really wants Fu Ya to be with him, so that he will feel at ease.
But on the one hand, just as Lu Kai thought, in the next few years, he would do the most dangerous battles and the most difficult tasks regardless of everything.
Before he had absolute strength, he didn't want any of his family members to be in danger because of him. Even for someone as smart as Fu Ya, her safety could not be absolutely guaranteed in these dangers.
Secondly, apart from Lu Kai, only Fu Ya can comfort Xiao Long in the family, because apart from Lu Kai, Xiao Long is most attached to Fu Ya. Fu Ya is very good at taking care of children and can always give Xiao Long the best company.
After standing on the deck and enjoying the sea breeze for a long time, Lu Kai slowly came to his senses, but he still couldn't stop the heartache.
In the past, when Lu Kai encountered sad things, exercise was his best way to relieve his stress. But at this moment, Lu Kai didn’t even want to exercise. He just felt empty in his heart, as if his soul had been taken away.
This situation lasted for three days before Lu Kai regained his composure.
"Sister, Xiaolong, I'm sorry. In the end, I'm just too weak. If I had the ability to protect you anywhere in the world and in front of anyone, I would never let you be so sad.
"I must become the strongest in the world, so strong that no one can threaten you." Lu Kai swore secretly in his heart.
Next, Lu Kai returned to training and worked harder than ever before, destroying himself at all costs, pushing out his potential and breaking his limits.
When returning to the West Sea, Lu Kai and his party were not escorted by a warship, but this time when going to the Grand Line, Lu Kai boarded a warship that was escorting a group of serious criminals from the West Sea to the Grand Line.
This was something that Karp had already arranged.
This warship originally had an escort mission, and it would be much safer with Lu Kai's escort, eliminating the need for headquarters warships to escort back and forth, thus saving a large part of military expenditure.
The speed of the navy's warships is indeed faster than that of ordinary ships, and there were no dangers along the way. Lu Kai also continued to train hard every day.
Although Lu Kai is only a small sergeant now, all the sailors on the ship admire him very much, including the colonel of the naval branch who has the highest position on the warship.
The reason is also very simple.
First of all, Luke is a Marine that Garp particularly admires. Although his current position is very low, promotion is a matter of time.
Secondly, Lu Kai’s strength crushes them all.
Third, Lu Kai’s hard work in training was unmatched by anyone, leaving everyone stunned.
Fourth, Lu Kai is polite to everyone and does not look down on others just because he has great potential, strong ability and a promising future.
In the end, it was Lu Kai who basically helped them overcome the dangers they encountered along the way.
Whether encountering pirates or storms, Luke can use his own strength and the power of the devil fruit to successfully defeat his opponents or help them escape danger.
However, this warship was not heading to Marinford, but to Impel Down. This was the order they received. After all, they were an army, and obeying orders was the most important thing.
After arriving at Impel Down, the colonel in charge on the warship originally planned to send a small warship to escort Lucey to Marinford, but Lucey refused.
Lu Kai wasn't being embarrassed or polite, he just simply thought it was too slow.
Impel Down is not far from the Marine Headquarters, so Lucaire plans to use the newly developed Space Fruit's ability, the 'Space Channel', to rush to Marinford as quickly as possible. Lucaire also reported this to Garp.