I guarded Impel Down for a hundred years in the pirate world.

Luffy found his classmates, who were enthusiastically discussing their grades, all he could think was that they were being noisy.

In his dejected state, his report card was snatched away by another hand: "Hey, Luffy, did you fail any subject? You look like that... Pfft!"

7...7 points?! You usually get 20s or 30s on your Starry Sky Literature test, didn't you say Grandpa gave you special pre-exam training?!

"Ace..." Luffy looked up pitifully, "What score did you get?"

"Uh, starry script? 94 points."

Luffy was even more dejected: "Even if we add you and me together, we're only a perfect score..."

Thank goodness we don't have math tests... Ace thought to himself, then said, "So, Luffy, what are you planning to do now?"

The two had already decided to be assigned to the Space Naval Department, leave Qinghai, familiarize themselves with the starry sky, and then secretly slip away for a long-distance adventure.

With Luffy's current score in the Space Naval Subject, there's no way he could be assigned to the Space Marine Branch. And traveling by passenger airship would make it too easy for Grandpa Garp to discover the trick.

Even if he only gets 30 or 40 points, considering his scores in other subjects, he still has a chance!

"No, no, no!" Luffy muttered in confusion, "How could it only be seven points? There must be something wrong with it, I filled it in incorrectly!"

"...Shall we go find Mr. Robin?"

"Yes! Find Teacher Robin!"

Soon, two naval recruits cornered Robin in the instructors' office and made their purpose clear.

Robin smiled broadly: "Oh, Luffy, I thought you came to thank me."

"……grateful?"

“Yes, it took me a lot of effort to find seven slightly familiar things among a bunch of unfamiliar characters,” Robin said. “I worked an extra half hour yesterday for you.”

Luffy was slightly taken aback: "Is that so? Thank you!"

"Idiot!" Ace laughed in exasperation and asked the cunning teacher, "Did Luffy really only get seven points? Grandpa gave him special training before the exam."

Robin said, "I also want to know how Lord Garp gave Luffy special training. It's not an honor for me that a student has a score of seven, and I'll have to have my salary deducted... although that's nothing compared to the joy Luffy brings."

Ace ignored the second half of the sentence and looked at Luffy, who held his breath and recalled.

'Idiot, you can't even do this?!'

'I've got it! Remember it!'

'You're not allowed to eat if I can't carry you!'

Various roars and punches and slippers from different angles replayed in my mind.

It has everything except knowledge.

“…Excuse me, Mr. Robin.”

……

Silently walking out of the school, Luffy quickly perked up: "Hey, hey, let's just run away! Ace!"

"Just run away?" Ace said, "We're going on an adventure, not to die. The furthest we've ever been is to a nearby planet. We have no experience in independently piloting a flying boat for long distances, and we haven't ignited our body lights. If something goes wrong, are we going to gamble on whether we can drift to the place where our lights reside?"

“That works too, didn’t your father go there?” Luffy said.

"Tch, five years without a word. Who knows if they died there." Ace curled his lip and said, "Going to the Land of Lights isn't something we should do now, or be forced to go... Oh well, I knew you might be a hindrance. Luckily, I was prepared. Come with me, Luffy."

Luffy was taken aback, then grinned widely.

"As expected of you, Ace!"

……

"These two are exquisite flight suits that I handcrafted. Wearing them, even those who are not physical masters can fly short distances in the starry sky without being attracted to the place where lights reside."

The blond youth handed two compressed combat suit canisters to Ace, saying, "If it weren't for the fact that you're Miss Robin's students, I wouldn't be selling them to you at such a low price."

"Thanks," Ace said. "Would you mind if we gave it a try?"

"Of course, feel free to try."

So Ace and Luffy each pressed a switch, and after a puff of smoke, two battle suits, one blue and one red, were put on them.

"So cool!" Luffy's eyes flashed, he shook his cape, and took to the air.

They could clearly feel that the flight speed and agility had improved significantly compared to before. Because of the star ring, they couldn't try to experience what it would be like to fly in the stars, but they figured that as a rising star in the Navy's research department, the other party wouldn't deceive them in this regard.

"Thank you for the suit. Also," Ace said after testing the suit's functions, "could you please not tell anyone else that we bought two suits from you for a while?"

"Whatever you're up to, I don't care." The young man waved his hand. "Just remember to keep an eye out for any bastards who dare to make a move on Miss Robin... By the way, you guys are about to graduate from basic training, right? Next year?"

"Ah, that... already... Waaah..." Luffy was only halfway through his sentence when Ace forcefully covered his mouth, but it was clearly too late.

The blond youth's eyes twitched, and his curled eyebrows trembled: "You..."

I'm so sorry!

After much arguing, bowing, and praising the suit, Ace finally managed to prevent the young man from raising the price or regretting the sale. He looked utterly exhausted.

"Forget it, it's just two ordinary battle suits. You're praising them like they're some kind of treasure. Making battle suits is just my job, not my hobby." The young man waved his hand helplessly.

"Interests? What are your interests? Adventure?" Luffy asked immediately with great interest.

The blond youth took the cigarette out of his mouth, exhaled a puff of smoke, and turned to leave.

"cook."

"...A cook?" Luffy was taken aback, then shouted, "Hey, do you want to come with us... Waaaaah... We're just short one... Waaaah... a cook!"

Luffy, who was being dragged away by Ace, called out these words intermittently, but received no response.

“The Vinsmoke family has five scientists, all renowned in the Navy’s research department. Why would they want to be your cook?” Ace said irritably. “Besides, are you trying to make it public knowledge that we’re planning to run away?”

"...Oh, I'm sorry."

The two brothers continued their preparations.

Little did they know, all of this was being observed by two pairs of eyes.

Chapter 282 Everyone Has a Bright Future

"Those two brats!"

Listening to Luffy and Ace's whispered conversation, Garp had long had the urge to take off his shoes, but he held back because Figo was standing next to him.

Nearly five years have passed since the battle that dethroned the Celestial Dragons, and these have been Figo's busiest five years yet. He's been responsible for the massive migration of billions of demons across the cosmos—a number that sounds incredibly difficult to achieve.

Not to mention the various troubles they would encounter during the migration, such as some audacious individuals attempting to steal demon children, some harboring deep-seated hatred towards demons launching attacks, and some demons resisting the migration...

Fortunately, with the cooperation of all races in the Starry Sky News, and the willingness of newly joined races such as the Yeti to contribute, the entire Demon race was finally able to settle on those three inhabited planets.

Figo had been personally involved in all matters, locking up almost every demon race member with a level of SSR or higher. He only finished his work last month and returned to Qinghai for a vacation, which coincided with graduation season.

Looking at the two young naval officers in the distance, Figo laughed and said, "Garp, violence won't solve anything. First it was Dragon, then Luffy. You have to admit that your parenting style is flawed. Of course, your kids are indeed exceptionally troublesome."

Garp remained silent, looking sullen, and after a while looked at Figo and said, "Can you give me an idea?"

“It’s better to guide than to block,” Figo said. “Look, even though the dragon didn’t follow your plan, it still turned out great. In the past few years, it has built a crucial bridge between humans, half-demons, and demons, saving me a lot of trouble.”

Garp was proud, but he didn't show it.

"You mean... go with them?"

"No, let's watch them mess around first, consider it training, and then..."

As Figo recounted his story, Garp gradually grinned, thinking, "If anyone's bad, it's you."

……

On the other hand, having solved the problem of the battle suits, Luffy and Ace now need to solve the problem of the flying boat.

Over the years, Qinghai has long since moved beyond the Navy Research Department being the only entity capable of manufacturing airships. They have now found Frankie, the chief airship maintenance engineer of the Seven Waters Starry Sky Chamber of Commerce.

After much searching and fulfilling Franky's many requests, they finally bought a small, near-starship flying boat that could be operated by two people. Then they secretly went to find star maps, plan routes, prepare food, and slaughter sea kings to sell for money.

After more than ten days of hard work, the two finally completed all the preparations for their journey to the stars before the new recruits arrived, with only one last thing left...

"I need to say goodbye to my mother," Ace said to Luffy. "You..."

"With Grandpa?" Luffy frowned.

"No, it's best not to." Ace looked helpless. "You'll definitely give yourself away."

"Hey hey hey..."

Heh heh heh! Luffy's silly behavior eased Ace's guilt towards Rouge, but when he returned home, a trace of sorrow surfaced in his heart.

"Mom, I'm home!"

“Ace.” Rouge, who was nearly 60 years old, had obvious wrinkles around her eyes. When she saw Ace, she smiled gently: “Where have you been these days, my child? Your recruit assignment results have been sent home... Really, in the blink of an eye, you will be leaving Qinghai like Roger.”

Ace was even more heartbroken: "Really? Where have I been assigned?"

"Firestorm Stars, with that kid Luffy." Rouge said, "Garp said that kid has never been good at mastering the Star Script, so you'll have to take extra care of him. Firestorm Stars is the front line of the Space Marines' anti-piracy efforts, but you and he will definitely be fine, and Admiral Kizaru will be personally guiding you, so you should train hard."

Estun was stunned.

"With, with Luffy?! He has 7 points in Starry Sky Writing, so, he can..."

"What's wrong? Are you unhappy?" Rouge smiled, as if she knew everything.

"No, I do, I'm willing..."

We flattered Sanji, completed several of Franky's crazy requests, spent all our allowance saved up since childhood, and spent days in the sea... and in the end, we've been working for nothing?!

Ace was speechless for a moment.

Half a day later, he was even more dumbfounded.

"Ace! Our airship! Our airship has been stolen! Damn it! I hope I find out who it was! No, no, we have to report it to the Navy! Someone stole our airship!"

Looking at Luffy jumping up and down in front of him, Ace sighed deeply. Well, there's no way to even make up for the damage.

This isn't like Garp's brain—damn it, Fleet Admiral Sengoku is bullying us himself?!

……

Having settled the two children, Figo continued his vacation. As for whether they would sneak away in the Fire Thor Stars and escape right under Kizaru's nose, that was no longer a concern.

Being able to escape means that the two are prepared to face the starry sky alone. If they are willing to form an adventure team, then they should. Although the starry sky has become a hundred times calmer after the Celestial Dragons closed their borders and the demons completed their migration, there is still conflict wherever there are people, and there are still places worth adventuring in.

Even in the Eastern Universe Sea where Qinghai is located, space pirates are far from being eradicated.