Chapter 509 - Return

It's almost half of the year when Xin goes out to train himself, when he leaves he is alone but when he goes back there's a bunch of girls following him.

It's almost half of the year but Marineford is still the same, nothing new except for the people who are excited to hear the year-end assessment for this year.

This month a message spread like a wildfire in the entire camp.

"Have you heard about it? the combat assessment is about to begin."

"Of course I heard all the training from before is for this combat assessment … and it's said if you get first or if your performance is good you'd have a chance to fight any Admiral for a sparring battle.

The people talked about the year-end assessment and the price waiting for the one who gets first for this year.

They couldn't help but show the excitement and anticipation for this year-end assessment.

The Marineford academy is not a nursing school or any kind of educational school for children underagae liek other worlds.

It's where they learn how to fight the pirates and other criminals all over the world, only the elite have the privilege to learn so no wake marine hear all of they are elite.

Marine would organize an assessment. An actual combat assessment and all recruits have to participate in it.

This kind of event is held to see the improvement of the student recruit and the thing that they learn from their teacher.

And also the time for the teacher to show their favorite student to others.

There are some people who already know that they don't have a chance after all the gap with them and others are visually for them.

"I estimate that Drake will be the first"

"Drake ? … Yes, no one can win against him. I heard that he defeated an instructor in a spar."

Talking to that man causes fear just hearing what he did, a recruit stronger than an Instructor, that's awesome.

Even if all of them are recruits, the strongest in each group can easily beat other recruits.

"Yes Drake is the strongest, but can he beat Smoker?".

Hearing this someone from the crowd the other couldn't help but laugh.

"Smoker? Is that one strong too, just from his Devil Fruit no one already can win against him?"

"Who do you think will be first for this year's assessment?"

"Hey did you forget something?"

"Who?"

"The white-hair kid, Hina and Ain"

"Hina and Ain is strong, but no one see their ability except when they first apply to the school"

"They said that both of that girl is already in the range where they can already dispatch in the sea to hunt pirate but that's only a rumor"

"That's right, how can those two girls be stronger than Smoker and Drake?"

"And about the white-haired kid, they said that he already expel because he did not cut to the training"

"What a waste, i thought that he will survive from the training but he can still go back, after all, he is strong for his age"

"That's right"

Hearing the group of recruits talking in front of them Xin can't help but to feel happy, at least he knows that Ains and Hina train well.

"Xin, I did not expect that you are a Marine recruit," Sora said.

"Yes, I go out to the sea to train," Xin said while looking forward to seeing the other in the dorm.

"Then why do you choose to become a robber?" Sora asks.

"Because it's fun, and not only that I earn living expenses, I also help to remove some dangerous pirates in the sea."

"Let's go, I can already see the Dorm," Xin then walked faster, seeing his home from far, for Xin it's not only half of the year separation to his grandma but 2 years or more because of what he experienced.

*Jingle

Xin opened the door hoping to see Vice Admiral Crane inside waiting for him, and just like he expected, his sense did not get wrong, Vice Admiral Crane is currently sitting while reading the newspaper.

"Grandma i'm back!" Xin happy said.

Vice Admiral Crane looks and sees Xin who just arrived, her face suddenly bright, she hurriedly puts down the newspaper, and walks to Xin to check if his grandson is fine.

Seeing that Xin is fine, Vice Admiral Crane can't help but to hug him, it's almost half of the year and she misses this grandson of hers.

"Why did you not even call me?" Vice Admiral Crane asks.

"I forgot Grandma, I always remember to call you but I forgot it after that," Xin said.

"Did you eat well? What about your rest time? Did you rest well?" Vice Admiral Crane asks a bunch of questions and Xin can't even reply.

"I find Grandma,"

Oh~ I'm already old. I forgot that you are a famous robber in the sea now," Vice Admiral Crane said.

"H-How did you know Grandma?!" Xin nervously asked.

"How can i don't know, your face is all over the newspaper, even you cover your face, your special future is clearly to me"

"Well…" Xin thought that her grandma was right, he forgot that he is not professional using disguise when he first robs in the sea.

"And not only that, Sengoku and Garp know that it's you, if not Sengoku try to stop to investigate your origins then you already have a huge bounty in your head,"

"Well, I'm going to visit Grandpa later," Xin said.

Vice Admiral Crane looked outside and saw a bunch of girls waiting for Xin, she was curious how his grandson would bring a bunch of girls when he went back.

"They are?" Vice Admiral Crane asks

Xin forgets about his friend, he then lets them enter and introduces each of them to her Grandma.