A Long-Awaited Spar

Sirius is currently attending a banquet.

After Teacher Kaido and Doflamingo finished discussing their collaboration, Kaido was in high spirits and immediately held a grand banquet to welcome his new friend.

"Hehehehe! From today onwards, JOKER is a friend of the Beasts Pirates!"

Teacher Kaido laughed heartily as he slapped Doflamingo's shoulder repeatedly with his hands, which were as big as millstones.

Sirius sat nearby, watching Doflamingo's expression with great interest.

His face changed drastically after he received the first slap, his expression shifting from a beaming smile to a completely different expression.

Then, forcibly suppressing the pain, he managed a weak smile.

Especially the spine that bends down when slapped and then immediately straightens up is like a spring.

It's really interesting.

Let's join hands and move forward together from today onwards!

Doflamingo spoke with a smile.

But no matter how Sirius looked at it, the guy's smile seemed very forced.

"That's right!"

Teacher Kaido laughed heartily, "This kid is indeed a bit weak, but at least he can still be of some help!"

Doflamingo's smile immediately became not only forced, but also awkward.

Sirius couldn't help but smile just looking at it.

"Sirius, what are you laughing at?"

Yamato tugged at Sirius's sleeve in surprise.

"I'm laughing at the fox, who, in order to borrow the tiger's power, had to let the tiger use his fur to wipe his butt."

"Ha?"

Yamato looked completely bewildered, having no idea what Sirius was talking about.

"Let's raise a glass to celebrate this new friend!"

The banquet has officially begun.

Sirius, of course, had nothing to say and, as always, buried himself in his food.

Doflamingo, on the other hand, barely ate anything; he just drank and chatted with Teacher Kaido.

It's clear that this guy has a wide range of knowledge, citing numerous examples and speaking fluently, keeping Teacher Kaido's laughter going from the very beginning.

There's a reason this guy can thrive in the Underworld.

As they chatted, the topic turned to the Beasts Pirates. Doflamingo's eyes swept across the room and spotted Yamato sitting next to Siros. He smiled and said...

"But Kaido, you really did give birth to a remarkable daughter. Not only is she exceptionally beautiful, but she also possesses extraordinary strength."

"Huh?"

While eating, Yamato, looked up in confusion.

"Oh?"

Sitting opposite Sirius, Teacher Queen's eyes lit up and he said with a grin, "Could it be that Sirius's rival for love has appeared? Although he's not as handsome as Sirius, he's not bad either."

"Ah?"

Sirius put down the piece of meat he was holding, wiped his mouth, and glanced at Teacher Queen and then at Doflamingo.

"Um?"

Even the Teacher Kaido raised an eyebrow in surprise, then said with a disdainful look,

"You're way off, JOKER. Someone of your caliber is way too far off."

"Indeed."

Teacher King nodded in deep agreement, "He'll be killed by Sirius."

"That's right!"

Yamato, head held Yamato and chest puffed out, declared triumphantly, "I'm going to marry Sirius!"

So how exactly did the topic veer off course to this extent?

Sirius was somewhat helpless.

Doflamingo's face was as black as charcoal. Although he probably didn't mean it that way, after being humiliated like this time and time again, the resentment in his heart was probably already hard to suppress.

"Pfft, you've completely misunderstood. I have no intention of getting married."

Sirius watched helplessly as a smile gradually blossomed on Doflamingo's face.

He actually managed to hold back.

What an amazing man.

"It's just a simple exclamation, like how I marvel at the extraordinary talent of Calamity Sirius."

He said with a smile.

"Hehehe! So that's how it is. I thought you were really overestimating yourself! Turns out I misunderstood you!"

Teacher Kaido burst into laughter.

"Fufu... Fufu..." Doflamingo laughed along.

Sirius smiled gently as well.

That's interesting.

The banquet, as is customary, lasted all afternoon, only ending when the moon was high in the sky.

When Sirius the next day, Doflamingo had already left.

Sirius completely understood what this guy was thinking.

If it were him, he certainly wouldn't want to stay on this island any longer.

This guy probably hates the Beasts Pirates completely now.

But it doesn't matter, what can he do anyway?

Then came the usual morning exercise and breakfast.

For Sirius, regular morning exercise was no longer effective in improving his physical fitness; he couldn't exactly carry around an iron ingot the size of a small mountain while running.

For him now, morning exercise is simply a way to get some physical activity.

After breakfast, it was time for Mr. Sirius to give lessons to Ulti and her brother.

In fact, from the very beginning, Sirius was in charge of teaching the two siblings their academic subjects.

Teacher Queen was too lazy to teach it from the beginning again.

"So what's the point of learning all this?"

Ulti bit her pen, gritting her teeth as she stared at a math problem posed by Sirius.

Compared to his older sister, the younger brother was much more serious. While solving the problem, he earnestly said, "Sister, my older brother said knowledge is power!"

"But it's so hard, Pay-tan, can you help me?!"

The underachiever let out a wail.

Sirius shook his head and sighed.

This girl is practically a Yamato.

Fortunately, there's still Pay-tan.

He still has the academic prowess he displayed back in the day.

After lunch, the combat training began.

The two siblings have already started learning Haki.

Just like when Teacher King taught Sirius and the others, Master Jack used the same method to teach the siblings how to use Haki.

In other words, they used fists covered in Haki to let them personally experience what kind of power Haki really is.

Sirius found it hilarious.

I suddenly understand Teacher King is happy.

Just as I was thinking about Teacher King arrived.

Sirius asked with some surprise, "What, Teacher King, are you going to teach the class yourself today?"

Teacher King glanced at Jack, who had sent Ulti flying with a single punch, and seemed somewhat satisfied. He nodded slightly, then turned to look at Sirius.

"Sirius, how long has it been since we sparred?"

Sirius his eyes slightly, then chuckled, "It has indeed been quite a while. What's wrong, Teacher King? Have you suddenly become interested today?"

Since he and Yamato started going out to sea more frequently, their regular daily sparring sessions have stopped.

"I've heard about the battle with Vista,"

Teacher King slowly drew the knife from his waist. "It's been a long time. Let's give it a try, Sirius. Let me see how far you've come."

"With utmost pleasure."

Sirius also drew the Azure Greatsword that had been hidden on his back.

Although I don't know what Teacher King's specific purpose is, since he's so interested, I might as well play along.