After returning to the warship, Vic put Ain and the blind man down. Ain was very excited because Vic carried her and flew around twice, a feeling that made her feel very happy.
But the blind man was terrified, cowering in a corner, trembling. Vic hadn't said why he wanted to capture him, and he was still very uneasy.
"Oh! He's not that old, yet he has that level of Observation Haki. He's quite talented. It'll be good to bring him to the Navy. I'll handle the paperwork!" Zephyr immediately took on the task. He was also eager to make a move and had a particular fondness for geniuses.
"Teacher, I hope you won't affect his assignment. I want him on my ship!" Vic made a direct reservation.
"Silly boy, I'm the instructor! I'm only responsible for teaching the students. I don't care about their assignments. If you want him, just take him. He can join the Elite Camp training now and graduate with you!" Zephyr said with a smile. He didn't care what Vic said; he was only responsible for teaching anyway.
"Okay, that's even better. I'll go talk to him about it."
Vic was relieved; his men were safe. Zephyr didn't say anything more to Vic as he left; he was still keeping an eye on the pirate ship.
At this point, the pirate ship had stopped attacking the warship and was only trying to escape. They knew they were outmatched and could only flee for their lives. If they attacked and angered the navy, their pirate ship might be cleaved in two the next second.
They didn't want to think about how Vic came to the pirate ship, only taking the blind man with him and not attacking the others; all they wanted now was to escape.
Vic ignored the pirate ship; if they were caught, someone would fight. Vic went straight to the blind man, who was being watched by Rebecca Wendy, and Barnett, and was trembling with fear.
Rebecca and her two companions were very curious about the person Vic had brought back, wondering what was so special about him. They asked Ain, but she didn't know either, so they kept staring at the blind man, which terrified him.
"Make way, don't scare him!" Vic pushed Rebecca and Wendy aside and approached the blind man.
"Don't come any closer!" The blind man knew it was Vic coming, and he became even more frightened, waving his arms and legs wildly, making the scene somewhat comical.
He had foreseen Vic's actions several times. Rebecca and Wendy were laughing hysterically as they watched Vic, and Barnett also laughed along without any restraint. Vic was speechless; this was too embarrassing!
"Hey, blind man! You shouldn't be afraid of me, right? We're from the Navy, why are you afraid? Did you do something wrong?" Vic squatted down in front of the blind man and said seriously.
"That's right! You're the navy, why should I be afraid of you? I'm a good person!" The blind man came to his senses and thought about it seriously.
"Can you tell me why you're on a pirate ship?" Vic continued to ask.
"We weren't originally pirates; we were merchants at sea. It's just that our cargo was stolen by pirates, and the captain almost lost everything, including his underwear."
So the captain also became a pirate, determined to reclaim what he had lost. And so the merchant ship became a pirate ship. Now, on the Grand Line, I can't go home, so I can only stay on the ship doing odd jobs to earn a living!" the blind man said. In fact, he chose to go to sea because he was not well-liked by others.
"Oh! Haven't you thought about leaving that pirate ship?" Vic continued to ask, making sure his chosen crew members were trustworthy.
"I wanted to leave, but because I saved the captain's life when we were robbed by pirates for the first time, he kept me here and wouldn't let me go. He said that I could go back with the ship eventually. By then, we had already reached the Grand Line, which was too far from my hometown, the West Blue. I could only wait on the ship!" the blind man sighed.
"Alright, since you don't want to be a pirate, then from today onwards you're a Marine. What's your name?" Vic made the final decision, regardless of whether the other person wanted to be a Marine or not.
"My name is Frodeku Fyoch. I don't want to be a pirate, nor do I want to be a marine. I want to go home!" Frodeku said tentatively.
"No, Frodeku, you have to join the Navy. Is there something you're having trouble telling me? See that big purple-haired guy over there?"
That's my teacher, former Marine Admiral Zephyr. He can handle anything for you. Don't worry about your past on a pirate ship.
As for going home, that's no problem. I'll take you back to visit later. Do you still have family?" Vic still didn't want to let this gifted guy go.
"I don't have any relatives left. I went to sea after my mother passed away. I just wanted to go back and pay my respects to her one last time. My mother wasn't crazy. The people in town misunderstood her. She was an extremely kind person!" As Frodeku spoke, tears streamed down his face, clearly recalling some unbearable past events.
" Frodeku, take heart! You should live well, carrying on your mother's legacy. Don't give up on yourself. Your mother wouldn't want to see you like this. From now on, work with me, and I'll show you a different and wonderful world!" Vic said, patting Frodeku on the shoulder.
Looking at Vic's soaring confidence and unwavering gaze, and recalling Vic's extraordinary swordsmanship, Frodeku believed what Vic had said. Vic's emotions had infected him, giving his lonely soul a bond and his walking corpse a home.
"Alright, Captain, I'll follow you from now on!" Frodeku said earnestly, though his squinty eyes ruined the mood.
"Haha! No need to be so formal. My name is Orens Vic, you can just call me Vic from now on."
I'm still a recruit, not a captain yet. You haven't really groomed yourself in days, Barnett. Take your future comrade to wash up, tidy yourself up, change into your navy recruit uniform, and say goodbye to the past!
On the pirate ship, Frodeku was just a menial laborer; everyone treated him like a joke, so you can imagine his low status. The pirate captain made a nice promise to buy him glasses, but are glasses really that expensive? If he wanted to buy them, he would have done so already. He was just treating Frodeku like a lucky charm!
Vic is now very happy; Frodeku is a high-quality partner he has discovered.
Squinting isn't a big deal; the main issue is that he's nearsighted and has to squint to see things clearly.
Once you get to the next island, wearing glasses will stop your squinty eyes. If you learn Life Return later, you can directly fix your nearsightedness. If you really can't learn it, then becoming a handsome guy with glasses like Rayleigh wouldn't be bad either.
"Okay, Frodeku, come with me!" Barnett knew he was a future partner, so he was very friendly and helped his nearsighted eyes toward the cabin.
" Vic, are you just going to let him join our ship like that? Isn't that a bit too hasty? You put Wendy through a lot of tests before she even wanted to join!"
Rebecca asked, somewhat puzzled. Wendy was also confused. Vic hadn't really put any tests on Frodeku; he'd just kidnapped him from the pirate ship and invited him.
"Not hasty at all. That guy, Frodeku, is definitely a talent. This trip was worthwhile; his Observation Haki can already Future Sight."
He just doesn't quite know how to control his Haki yet; he uses it all up as soon as it's restored, so his Future Sight are sometimes good and sometimes bad.
"But once he masters the techniques, his potential is enormous. His Observation Haki level is even higher than mine. I really don't know how he Awakening it!" Vic explained the reason for inviting Frodeku.