Hancock glanced over as well, but her gaze was directed at the Guardian Warriors in charge of the exam.
There were over a hundred Guardian Warriors, with varying levels of strength. Those who drew veteran Guardian Warriors as their opponents could forget about passing the exam.
A significant number of female warriors from Amazon Lily failed the exam not because they were too weak, but because they were matched up against opponents who were simply too strong.
Kizaru raised an eyebrow slightly, and Hancock agreed without hesitation.
Seizing the opportunity when her opponent failed to dodge, the female giant swung her sword and knocked her opponent out of the ring.
Fortunately, her opponent was protected by Armament Haki, so even though he was sent flying ten meters away, there was no significant injury.
The female giant excitedly raised her massive sword and cheered loudly! As one of the rare newcomers to pass the Guardian Warrior exam on their first attempt, she certainly had reason to be happy.
Meanwhile, the results from the other twenty-plus matches were gradually decided. Most of the Guardian Warriors held their ground, and including the female giant, only four newcomers passed the exam.
One Guardian Warrior, having accumulated three losses, lost her title as a Guardian Warrior.
"Ugh, I'm so unlucky. Why did I have to face Golia?!"
The former Guardian Warrior who lost her title was the female giant's opponent. Her strength wasn't at the bottom among the Guardian Warriors, but unfortunately, her bad luck kept her from succeeding.
"Train hard and get back at her! Those who passed the exam, come with me to meet Kizaru-sama and Hancock-sama!"
Kikyo scolded the unlucky warrior, then led the successful newcomers to Kizaru.
"Greetings, Kizaru-sama, Hancock-sama!"
The four newcomers half-knelt before Kizaru and Hancock. Although Hancock was the Empress of Amazon Lily, the female warriors of Amazon Lily also regarded Kizaru as a 'father-figure' of sorts.
Moreover, with Hancock's insistence, whenever they both appeared together, Kizaru's position had to be above hers.
"Get up. Kikyo, are all the Guardian Warriors on the island?"
Kizaru was familiar with Kikyo. If not for Marigold and Sandersonia being Hancock's sisters, Kikyo would definitely have the qualifications to be Hancock's right-hand.
Kikyo spoke respectfully. Everyone in the Kuja Pirates knew that offending Hancock-sama might still leave room for recovery, but offending Kizaru-sama would definitely lead to no good outcome.
In fact, Kizaru-sama didn't even need to take action himself; Hancock-sama would already begin cleaning up the mess.
"Very well, summon all the Guardian Warriors. I have something to announce."
Kizaru nodded and instructed the attendant to bring the scroll that contained the method for refining chakra.
The female warriors of Amazon Lily should, without surprise, be able to learn chakra refinement, as chakra is essentially a combination of mental and physical energy.
Armament Haki, which is derived from refining one's body to its utmost limit, is fundamentally pure physical energy.
As elite warriors among Amazon Lily's female fighters, the Guardian Warriors would undoubtedly find chakra refinement an efficient process.
However, Kizaru did not intend to expand the chakra system at this time. The three-color Haki system was not necessarily inferior to chakra, and most people couldn't even master their own system properly. Trying to learn another would only make them weaker.
Just as Kizaru ordered the Guardian Warriors to be summoned, his dedicated den-den mushi rang again.
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Sighing, Kizaru answered the call with a touch of impatience. For some reason, he suddenly found himself missing Nami's presence. Whether it was receiving calls or making calls, little Nami would take care of everything for him.
"Boss, it's Sentomaru. The gravity training room you asked Dr. Vegapunk to make is finished. Should we send it to Marineford now?"
A voice like a broken gong came through the den-den mushi.
Even through the phone, Kizaru could vividly imagine the image of that fat man wearing a red belly band.
"Hold on! Send it to Amazon Lily first, and stop calling me 'boss'! It sounds like a gang leader. I'm a Marine Admiral, you know!"
Kizaru quickly called out to Sentomaru, fearing that the big oaf would send the newly created gravity training room to Marineford.
The Marine Headquarters and the Whitebeard Pirates had almost turned Marineford into a ruin during the war. Now, Kizaru had to involve both the Revolutionary Army and the World Government in the mess. By the time the war ended, it was questionable whether Marineford would even still be standing.
"Ah, understood, boss."
Sentomaru finished speaking and immediately hung up the den-den mushi. He was about to notify the scientific division to have the gravity training room sent to Amazon Lily.
But before he could leave the room, a flash of golden light appeared before him, and an exceptionally powerful punch sent him crashing to the ground.
Sentomaru forehead hit the ground first, smashing a large crater into the floor. In a certain sense, Sentomaru was quite a genius. Although he didn't have the exaggerated natural toughness of Charlotte Linlin's iron balloon, his affinity for Armament Haki was surprisingly high.
Plus, with the help of Vice Admiral Garp's training, Sentomaru's defensive abilities were now quite extraordinary. If it were anyone else who took such a punch, they would either be dead or have a concussion, but he, lying on the ground, simply shook his head vigorously before glaring and raising his head. Despite smashing his forehead into the granite floor, he didn't have a scratch on him.
"Bastard! Who dares to hit me!"
No matter how Sentomaru searched, he couldn't find the one who had ambushed him, and he was absolutely furious.
"Ha! Little brat, you even dare to hang up my call!"
On the other side, on Amazon Lily, Kizaru, who had used his ability to make a quick round between Amazon Lily and the Marine science division, casually punched a certain idiot along the way, flicked his hand in annoyance.
He regretted asking Vice Admiral Garp to help train Peach Maru. The guy was already thick-headed, but now he had become even thick-skinned.
If it weren't for his mastery of Armament Haki, Kizaru's punch might not have even moved him. His defense was ridiculously high.
"Kizaru-sama, all the Guardian Warriors are present!"
Kikyo, carrying a large sword, spoke respectfully. Amazon Lily wasn't very large, and the Guardian Warriors were highly efficient.
In no time at all, including the new recruits, 140 Guardian Warriors were all gathered.
Though their numbers weren't overwhelming, even in the New World, there weren't many pirate crews stronger than them.
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