After saying goodbye to Momonga, Randall headed to Zephyr's little courtyard.
"Teacher Zephyr!" Randall called out with a smile.
"You're back!"
Zephyr raised his eyelids and took a sip of tea.
Nearby, Christa had been training her Observation Haki under Zephyr's guidance. When she saw Randall return, she abandoned her training and pattered over.
"Big Brother Randall!"
The smile on Randall's face immediately softened at the sight of her.
"Hey! The moment you show up, she forgets all about this old man!"
Zephyr sounded decidedly sour.
Clutching Randall's clothes, Christa said:
"I love Grandpa Zephyr too!"
Then she added in a tiny whisper, "I just love Big Brother Randall more~"
She thought no one could hear her, but neither of the two men present was ordinary. They heard every word loud and clear.
Zephyr practically rolled his eyes into the sky.
After playing with Christa for a while, Randall asked:
"Teacher Zephyr! When will my graduation paperwork be done?"
"Not anytime soon!" Zephyr shook his head. "Don't rush it. That old fellow Sengoku still has to figure out what rank to give you!"
Randall thought for a moment, then said:
"In that case, I'll rest for a few days, then head out again."
Staying at the base did nothing to improve his strength, aside from giving him chances to fight Zephyr.
Besides, Zephyr couldn't just drop everything and fight him every single day.
He might as well venture out again.
On his last trip, he had learned Conqueror's Haki.
Who knew what he might gain this time...
Zephyr naturally supported Randall's idea.
Capturing more pirates would also help Randall's graduation go more smoothly.
A day later, Milers and Aequus returned one after the other.
"Hey, how did it go? Did you both finish?"
Randall greeted them warmly when he saw