Chapter 23: Arrival and meeting two new friends
During the remaining days until the arrival on the island where future members of Cipher Pol are trained, Kaito didn't continue training. He knew that once he arrived he wouldn't have many opportunities to rest.
Kaito spent those days in his room reading, he didn't go outside much since it was very hot. Kaito deduced that the island was in the Calm Belt between the Grand Line and the South Blue, this was because they entered an area of the sea where there were no currents and the sea was calm and also because of the heat. It was hot most of the year in the South Blue.
Kaito - how will Hina be with this weather, if it's hot in this area, I don't want to imagine being further south -
Kaito was still hot despite being in his room and with the curtains on to prevent sunlight from entering.
Marine - young teacher, I warn you that we have sighted the island of our destiny -
Kaito heard a marine behind his door. Kaito got up, left the book in his hands on the table and went out onto the deck.
Kaito saw in the distance a relatively large island, it seemed that it had a warm climate with a rainforest.
OCP - we will arrive soon so prepare your belongings -
Kaito - oh, hello sir, yes, I will prepare to disembark -
Kaito continued watching the island.
Kaito - when will I start my training? And when will I meet my training partners? -
OCP - I can't tell you that since I don't know what the two are doing, sometimes we leave the members alone in the jungle of a nearby island for a few months to learn to survive on their own, so I don't know if you can meet them after arriving -
Kaito - ohh, I see -
Kaito retired and went to prepare his luggage. Most of his personal belongings were books.
Kaito - so they left me alone in the jungle, ahhh, it seems that I will know what happened Luffy as a child -
Kaito didn't like the idea, but he knew it was a good way to train.
The ship approached the island, Kaito observed that there were more ships on the docks, there were two of the navy, but the rest carried the sails of the World Government.
Kaito - (it seems that there are quite a few government officials on the island) -
OCP - when you arrive a marine will guide you to your room, the recruits usually sleep in the barracks next to their companions, but you are the grandson of the fleet admiral -
Kaito - I think it isn't necessary, and if I've privileges during my stay I could incur the hostility of the other members and my colleagues -
OCP – you're right, then I will tell you to guide you to the barracks, there you will sleep with your companions -
Kaito nodded, although he would like to have his own room knew very well the human behavior when observing many people both in his previous life and in this one, and he didn't want to start his relationship with his new partners badly, since he would have to train with them for several years.
OCP - I have to tell you one last thing -
Kaito - what? -
OCP - during training you will be banned from using the skills of your devil fruit, of course that only during training, on your days off you can train the skills of your devil fruit -
Kaito - okay -
Kaito felt a little sad, not because he couldn't use his skills but because he intended to take advantage of these years of training, trying to awaken his devil fruit. In the anime few examples of awakened devil fruits were seen and not much was explained about this awakening. Kaito was curious, if a user of a paramecia like Doflamindo could turn their surroundings into threads and control them too, Kaito wanted to see what his awakening would be since the awakening of a loggia-type devil fruit wasn't seen in the anime. Now with the news that he wouldn't have much time to train with his devil fruit, he felt a little sad.
The ship approached the docks and docked. After tying the ends, he began to disembark. The OCP landed and told Kaito to wait at the docks to come and get him. Kaito obeyed and stayed at the docks.
After a few minutes a marine approached him.
Marine - are you Kaito? –
Kaito - yes -
Marine - then please follow me -
Kaito picked up his luggage and followed the marine. They walked for a few minutes through the streets of the base. Kaito watched the buildings closely. There were marines walking, but also people that Kaito assumed were members of Cipher Pol.
The OCP had told him that the members of each division of the Cipher Pol were divided into two groups, the administrative ones were those who graduated from the first group of members, and on the other hand there were the officers, who were in charge of carrying out the missions given by the World Government.
Kaito - (surely most are administrative members) -
Kaito followed the marine until he moved away from the main buildings of the island, and reached the jungle. They continued walking.
Kaito - is there a long way to go? -
Marine - no, the barracks are close now -
Kaito continued walking until he reached a wooden wall. They passed through the door and Kaito saw many wooden cabins throughout the area, there were only two stone buildings of about three floors each.
Marine - the stone buildings are the residence of the instructors and the hospital. The cabins belong to the recruits, each cabin has capacity for four people, your cabin and that of your companions is in the area closest to the hospital -
The marine explained some things about the training center. After telling him what his cabin was, the marine left to be installed.
Marine - leave your stuff and order them, an instructor will come to look for you later -
Kaito said goodbye to the marine and then went to his cabin, upon entering he saw that there was no one. The cabin had a small room, inside this there was a table and four chairs. The next room was the bedrooms, they were shared bedrooms, there were four beds with a closet next to each one.
Kaito - apparently we all slept together -
Kaito began unpacking his luggage and ordering them. After finishing he left the cabin and watched the surroundings. I didn't see any person.
Kaito - maybe they are training somewhere else -
Kaito sat in a seat outside the cabin. Some time later he saw a man approaching.
Instructor - are you Kaito? -
Kaito - yes, sir -
Instructor - I am the instructor of your group -
Kaito - okay, and where are all the people? -
Instructor - everyone is training, the recruits of the first group are in the jungle on the mission of surviving for a month, your partners are also doing the same, but they have been in the jungle for three months now -
Kaito - oh, then when will they come back? -
Instructor - since you finally arrived, I have sent you both back, they will arrive soon and you will meet them, for now I would like to test you in a duel against an officer to see your level of strength -
Kaito - okay, I'm ready for the test -
Kaito was guided by the instructor, in the duel field there were already other instructors and officers.
Instructor - the rules are simple, devil fruit skills are not allowed, nor the use of weapons, you can only fight with your martial arts -
Kaito - okay -
Kaito entered the dueling field and saw a man in his 20s at the other end.
Instructor - well, when the signal starts ... start !! -
… (I will skip the fight, so as not to make the chapter very long, but don't be discouraged, there will be struggles later)
...
Instructor - it's enough! -
Kaito stopped to punch his opponent in the face. Kaito then pulled away and helped the man lying on the floor to get up.
Instructor - it's amazing how strong you are for your age -
Kaito - it's not that bad, surely there will be people stronger than me -
Instructor - anyway, I didn't think you would know how to use the rokushiki style at that level -
Kaito - well, I know the basics of shingan, rankyaku, kami-e and rokuogan. I specialize more in soru, geppo and tekkai -
Instructor - anyway, now I know why Sengoku boasted so much of his grandson -
Kaito - do you know my grandfather? –
Instructor - yes, as a young man I was a marine like him, but I was recruited for Cipher Pol -
Kaito talked for a few minutes with the Instructor, after saying goodbye to the rest of those present, the instructor guided Kaito to his cabin, when they arrived they saw three people, one was another instructor because of his clothing, and the other two were a woman and A younger man.
Kaito - (I never thought my classmates would be them) -
Kaito recognized the two young men who were in front of the cabin. Although he had some suspicions, Kaito was still unsure that those two would be what his new teammates would be.
Instructor 2 - Sir I have brought the recruits who asked me -
Instructor - well, now you can retire -
The second instructor withdrew, the instructor who had come with Kaito approached the young people who were watching Kaito carefully.
Instructor - Kaito, let me introduce you to your classmates. He is called Kaku and is a year younger than you -
The instructor introduced the boy next to him. He was almost the same height as Kaito, he had tanned skin, short blond hair and a characteristic long nose.
Instructor - and she is called Kalifa, and is one year older than you -
The instructor introduced the girl. She was a little shorter than Kaito and had long straight blond hair that was lighter than Kaku, and whiter skin. And like in the anime, she had big breasts for his age.
Instructor - guys, he is your new training partner and his name is Kaito -
Kaito - nice to meet you -
Kaito reached out to Kaku. He grabbed him and greeted him.
Kaku - it's nice to meet you too -
Kaito then extended his hand to Kalifa, but she didn't grab it.
Kalifa - hello -
Kaito - (it seems they are just as I imagined they were young) -
This is how Kaito met his new teammates and future friends.
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