Chapter 263 Breakup between Master and Disciple
"Lu Kai is now the best among the lieutenant generals in terms of his ability to control his subordinates, his management skills, his ability to stabilize the army's morale, and his ability to train generals and soldiers." Cyborg continued, "As for his achievements...
“Not to mention the contributions, among the current lieutenant generals, no one’s contributions can compare to Lu Kai.
"My biggest concern was his background, but after four years of investigation, there is no problem with it. As for his loyalty, there is no problem either. So, I emphasize again that age is not a problem.
"The position of admiral has been vacant for too long. Now that the Great Pirate Era has arrived again, the navy's control over the major seas has become increasingly weak. We need a suitable person to take over."
"Of course, it's not just Luke. I also plan to immediately start the admiral assessment mechanism for Sakaski, Borsalino, and Kuzan. Once they pass the assessment, I will select the best among the three and promote them to admiral of the Navy Headquarters."
Zhan Guo fell into deep thought when he heard this, and after a while he said, "I agree!"
"I agree too!" Vice Admiral He also echoed.
"I don't agree!" Karp raised an objection. "I have no objection to Sakaski, Borsalino or Kuzan starting the general inspection, but I don't agree with Luke becoming a general."
"Garp!" Sengoku on the side immediately became unhappy and said, "You yourself have repeatedly refused to become an admiral, do you want to ask Luke to do the same?
"You are his teacher, and he respects you very much. If you go and advise him, he will definitely consider your opinion, but can you not be so willful about this matter?"
"You think I'm being willful?" Karp suddenly slammed the table and shouted, "I'm doing this because..."
"Do you still feel the same way as four years ago that Lu Kai is too young to shoulder this responsibility and are worried that his impulsiveness will lead to something bad?" Cyborg also asked.
Zhan Guo also said, "Lu Kai is the popular choice to be the admiral of the navy. Now many navy members are saying that your disciple is stronger than you and is the undisputed number one in the active navy.
"Lu Kai has been in the Navy for six years, and he has managed the G1 branch alone for four years. His prestige and ability are obvious to all. He is no longer a rookie. What's wrong with promoting such a person to the rank of admiral?
"Lu Kai is an excellent choice in terms of qualifications, merits, popularity, family background, loyalty, strength, and ability. What are you worried about? Or do you want Lu Kai to follow your old path before you are satisfied?"
"Hmph!" Karp crossed his hands in front of his chest, turned his head to the side, snorted coldly and stopped talking.
“It’s settled. We also know that it’s not easy for you to cultivate such a good seedling, so you hope that Lu Kai can inherit your wishes.
"But this is not just your business, so don't say anything you shouldn't say to Luke in private, and make him become like you, only willing to be a lieutenant admiral forever." Seeing that Garp was angry, Cyborg also became emotional and his words became a little impolite.
After returning to his office, Garp became very unhappy and immediately summoned Luca. At this moment, Luca stood respectfully in front of Garp, looking like he was listening to his teachings.
"Today, Cyborg suddenly proposed to end the investigation of you ahead of schedule and immediately promote you to the rank of admiral of the Marine Headquarters. What do you think about this?" Garp asked, staring at Luke with a sharp gaze.
"I'll listen to the teacher." Lu Kai said obediently.
"Listen to me? This matter has nothing to do with me. I'm asking what you think." Karp continued.
"My idea? I'd like to try it." Lu Kai's expression also became solemn, and he looked at Karp seriously and said.
"I don't want to interfere with you on this matter, but I just want to ask you one thing." Karp suddenly sat up straight, looked at Lu Kai coldly and asked, "What is your position now?"
"I'm asking you a question. What is your position now?" Seeing that Lu Kai didn't say anything, Cap continued to shout at Lu Kai.
Lu Kai was stunned when he heard this and looked at Karp with some confusion.
"When the demon-killing order was issued against O'Hara this time, you were more active than anyone else. I heard that your warship was the first to launch an attack on O'Hara, and in the end you even sank half of O'Hara's island base." Cap's expression was cold, as if he was forcibly suppressing his anger.
At the same time, he stared at Lu Kai and said, "I thought you would refuse this mission, but I didn't expect you to accept it without hesitation and complete it better than anyone else.
"Are you so proud of slaughtering defenseless civilians? Do you also think that the World Government's orders are correct? What is your position now? Tell me."
"Teacher, the justice in my heart has never wavered and will never waver. I will keep in mind what you say." Lu Kai stood straight, without any awareness of having done anything wrong. Instead, he answered loudly.
“But you told me that as long as you believe it is right, you should do it unswervingly.
"So not only will I take positive action on this mission against O'Hara, but next time there is such a mission, I will still stand up without hesitation and complete it excellently."
"You bastard, I really misjudged you." Karp rushed out of his seat and punched Lu Kai in the chest heavily, but Lu Kai did not dodge or defend, allowing the punch to hit his chest.
Needless to say, the power of Garp's punch in his prime was so great that Luke flew backwards out of the door. After knocking down more than a dozen walls in succession, he flew out of the fortress directly because there were no obstacles. After flying for a few hundred meters, he fell in a small town on the island behind Marinford.
"Garp, what are you doing?" At Garp's door, the two figures who had been squatting at the door rushed in as soon as they saw Luke flying out, and rushed towards Garp angrily.
"I'm going to kill this bastard." Garp was still unyielding and was about to rush out of the room, but was held back by two people.
The visitors were none other than the Admiral of the Marine Headquarters, Steel Bone Sora, and the Admiral of the Marine Headquarters, Sengoku.
"If the teacher wants to hit me, as a student I will never fight back. Even if you want to take my life, I will have no complaints." Suddenly a voice sounded from the room. Luke had used the power of the fruit to return to Garp's room.
Although blood kept oozing out of his mouth, his tone did not show any sign of backing down.
At this moment, Luke's clothes were soaked with blood. Karp's punch made Luke, who did not dodge or defend, look seriously injured.
"How dare you appear in front of me?" Cap was furious again and rushed to Luke again.
But when the iron fist was about to hit Luke again, Garp couldn't bear it and stopped his fist half an inch in front of Luke.
"Teacher, I want to talk to you alone." Lu Kai said when he saw that Cap had calmed down a lot.
"Hmph, I have nothing to say to you." After saying that, Garp suddenly turned around and walked out, leaving behind Cyborg, Sengoku, who looked embarrassed, and Luke, who looked gloomy, in the room.
"Lu Kai, I know you feel bad right now, but you did the right thing." Cyborg Kong felt distressed when he saw the seriously injured Lu Kai.
Now is the critical moment to promote Luke to the rank of admiral. Don't let Garp's beating cause any sequelae that affect Luke's strength.
"If this is the justice you want to enforce, I hope you can carry it out to the end." Zhan Guo also spoke up, "But the most urgent thing is to let the doctor take a look at your injuries first."
"Marshal Kong, General Zhan Guo, I want to be alone for some time." After saying that, Lu Kai used teleportation and disappeared on the spot.