Ginny Was Too Beautiful

Tsuru was taken aback for a moment, then sighed helplessly. So somehow, this was her fault too.

But thinking about it, the younger sister she had taken in really was exceptionally gifted. Among people their age, forget girls—there were barely any boys who could defeat her. Only Tokikake could be considered her match.

But Tokikake simply could not satisfy Gion in battle. Given how obsessed he was with her, he would go soft before the fight even started. No wonder Gion had never thought much of him. His countless failed confessions were not just because of his looks.

Gion was naturally competitive, and after staying in her comfortable little circle for too long, she was bound to get bored. So when she heard that a group of trainees no weaker than her had appeared at headquarters, she could not resist coming over.

Then she ran into Gigue, who had just returned from a mission—the strongest of this class—and her pride was shattered on the spot...

Thinking of that, Tsuru rubbed her aching forehead, and her tone softened.

"What happened between you and Ginny? It was only a sparring match. How did it end up like this?"

"Um... I probably provoked her with something I said earlier. She has a fierce temper too, and she actually grabbed my blade with her bare hand..."

Gion paused slightly as she spoke, then continued,

"I was careless too. She hit me once, so I used a little too much force. It was fortunate Gigue arrived in time, otherwise..."

"Otherwise, something terrible would have happened!"

Tsuru pinched Gion's little mouth shut. Even as she felt relieved, she could not help thinking that if she herself had been severely injured by someone, Garp and Sengoku would probably have lost their minds just like Gigue.

After being blasted back by Tsuru's Armament Haki, Gigue immediately retreated to Ginny's side. His body swayed slightly, and Ginny hurriedly supported him from behind, asking anxiously,

"Brother Gigue, are you okay? That's enough already. I only hurt my hand a little. It's nothing serious!"

Gigue patted Ginny's icy little hand and said softly,

"I'm fine. Don't worry."

Then he looked up at Tsuru in the distance and said in a low voice,

"I still underestimated Tsuru. To have trained her Armament Haki to this level, she truly deserves to be from the same generation as Sengoku and the others."

After several months of training, coupled with this trip to sea and actual combat, Gigue had also become highly proficient in using Armament Haki, and its strength was not low. But he still could not project it outward as Tsuru had just done.

This was also his first time personally experiencing the power of projected Armament Haki. Its might truly was extraordinary, and Tsuru had clearly not even used her full strength.

Tsuru had fought against the Rocks Pirates alongside Garp, Sengoku, and other top Marine powerhouses. Among female Marines, she was unquestionably the strongest.

Moreover, Tsuru was not yet the frail old woman she would become when she appeared in the anime. She was at the peak of her prime. Gigue guessed that her strength was infinitely close to that of an admiral.

Gigue could completely accept suffering such a setback at Tsuru's hands. He still had a long way to go before reaching the ranks of the strongest. After all, he had only just turned sixteen.

"Hm?"

As Gigue lost himself in thought, he suddenly felt puffs of warm air against his hand. Looking down, he saw Ginny holding the hand he had used to clash palms with Tsuru, pursing her lips and blowing gently on it.

Gigue asked with a puzzled expression,

"Ginny, what are you doing?"

Ginny kept blowing as she replied,

"Brother Gigue, your hand is a little red. Vice Admiral Tsuru must have shaken it up with that strike. I'm blowing on it to help it relax!"

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"Dummy, I'm not that fragile. Your hand is much redder than mine!"

Ginny giggled and raised her injured hand as if showing it off. Her physique was excellent, and in just this short time, the wounds on it had already scabbed over.

Seeing the bright smile on Ginny's face, more than half the anger in Gigue's heart instantly faded. He pinched her soft, elastic cheek and earnestly warned her,

"Don't push yourself when I'm not around. Wait until I come back before doing anything, understand?"

"Huh? Then Brother Gigue can just stay by my side all the time!"

"..."

Gigue held his forehead with one hand, about to lecture the stubborn Ginny, but the moment he saw those pair of watery eyes, the words he wanted to say caught in his throat.

In Blue Star terms, Ginny was hopelessly lovesick. Gigue had once mocked girls like that, even believing they could not possibly exist.

But when he truly met one, and realized that he himself was the object of her lovesickness, he finally understood just how terrifying girls like that could be.

At least, he could not resist her.

Gently stroking Ginny's smooth pink short hair, Gigue no longer knew what to say. He only softly said, "All right."

Ginny wrapped her arms tightly around Gigue's waist, a brilliant, radiant smile blooming across her face.

Tsuru approached with Gion in tow like a parent. She quietly observed Gigue and Ginny for a while. If Gion had not kept scratching her palm to urge her on, she might have waited until the two finished talking.

After turning back to glare at the mischievous Gion, Tsuru looked at Gigue and said,

"Gigue, I understand what happened now. Gion was indeed the one who provoked you first, and she did not know when to stop. I apologize to you and Ginny on her behalf."

After saying that, Tsuru actually bowed her head to Gigue. Given her identity and status, it was truly a rare gesture.

Tsuru was just that kind of gentle and reasonable person. Otherwise, she would not have mattered so much to those two steel-headed straight men, Garp and Sengoku.

Seeing Tsuru's actions, Gion felt guilty and lowered her head to apologize as well. Ginny was immediately overwhelmed, and she bowed ninety degrees, repeatedly saying,

"It's okay, it's okay! I was at fault too. I took it too seriously!"

Seeing the three of them like this, Gigue had nothing more to say. However, he still did not acknowledge Gion. He only said to Tsuru,

"Vice Admiral Tsuru, I was disrespectful just now. You don't need to apologize. This had nothing to do with you in the first place."

Tsuru waved her hand, about to speak, when a series of popping sounds suddenly came from the sky.

Everyone looked up and saw Zephyr rapidly racing toward them with Geppo. Behind him, a flash of light flickered on and off.

As Zephyr kicked through the air, he shouted,

"Gigue! You brat, stop right now! If I'd known, I never would've let you come back early... Borsalino, what are you dawdling around for back there?!"

Everyone could not help looking at Gigue. Ginny asked,

"Come to think of it, Brother Gigue, how did you get back?"

Gigue pointed at Zephyr in the sky and casually said,

"Like Teacher Zephyr, obviously. The warship was too slow, so I used Geppo to run back early."

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