Behind this residential area, there is a huge red palace called the Red Jade Palace.

The royal family that ruled the Kingdom of Aincrad lived there.

Asuna and the group of men in black surrounded her stopped at the gate of one of the manors.

"Miss, you are finally back. Master and Madam are worried to death." An old man in a housekeeper's uniform immediately opened the door to welcome her after seeing Asuna.

"Housekeeper, I made you worry." Asuna said apologetically.

"Miss, go to the master and madam, the madam is angry." After speaking, the butler led Asuna to the courtyard.

Just as Asuna walked into the hall, she saw her parents sitting on the huge sofa waiting for her.

"Do you still know how to come back?" A woman dressed in aristocratic attire with a face somewhat similar to Asuna said in an impatient tone when she saw Asuna walk in.

"I'm back, Dad, Mom." Asuna walked to the sofa and sat down.

"Who is the person who took you away today?" Asuna's mother put down the black tea in her hand, looked at her and asked.

"No one." Asuna replied.

Asuna's mother just looked at her without any expression on her face.

There is neither worry about her daughter being taken away by a stranger, nor the joy of seeing her daughter come back safely.

When Asuna's father saw Asuna's return, his face obviously showed a happy smile, and he was relieved for a moment when his daughter returned safely.

"Forget it, I won't preach to you today, there won't be a next time." Asuna's mother picked up the black tea in front of her, and then spoke slowly.

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Early the next morning, after Leo had breakfast, he came to the training ground to watch the exercise of his soldiers.

Leo's current strength can no longer be improved by daily exercise. If he wants to continue to become stronger, he must either continue to develop his devil fruit ability, or continue to fight against the strong to break through his limit.

Although I have always insisted on basic morning exercises, it is just to keep my body from relaxing.

I just sneaked out to play for a day yesterday, and I also met Asuna, a girl who looks very similar to Aisha.

Leo didn't want to continue going out today, after all, he was also the commander of this navy branch.

If he neglects his duties all day long, if it is reported to the Navy headquarters, it will probably discredit Karp.

So Leo decided to stay in the branch honestly these few days, no matter how boring it was.

"Commander Leo!"

Carol walked up to Leo, gave him a military salute, took out an envelope from his pocket, and handed it to Leo.

"Colonel Carroll, what is this?" Leo asked suspiciously, seeing what Carol took out from his arms and handed to him.

"This is an invitation from Yuki's family." Carol said to Leo.

"Invitation? Why?" Leo asked as he opened the envelope.

"Today is Miss Yuki's birthday, I should have invited you to the banquet," Carol said.

"Hehe, why do I have to go to the banquet on the birthday of Miss Yuki's family?" Leo smiled slightly, and stopped opening the envelope.

"This... I think you should go and participate, Brigadier General. The Yuki family is a new nobleman in Aincrad in recent years. The head of the family, Yuki Shozo, was originally just an ordinary businessman. A few years ago, he became the largest family in Aincrad. After being a rich man, he was bestowed the title of nobility by the king." Carol explained to Leo.

"I'm just an upstart, I don't want to go." After speaking, Leo stuffed the envelope back into Carol's hand.

"Brigadier General Leo, it's not too late to make a decision after listening to me." Carol smiled helplessly.

After spending more than a week together, Carol learned that Leo is a very easy-going person with a sense of justice.

He could mingle with soldiers, but he was ruthless when it came to criminals.

Leo executed several of the most serious criminals imprisoned in the branch without hesitation.

That's what he said at that time—it's useless for these scum to live anyway, it's better to let them go directly to hell to repent.

Regarding Leo's decision, none of the naval soldiers in the entire branch objected.

Leo didn't want to go to his daughter's birthday party when he heard Carol say Yuuki Akizo was an upstart.

"Then tell me." Carol taught himself a lot of management experience, so Leo was still willing to listen to what he said.

"Yuki Akizo is indeed a rich man who has only risen in recent years, but he is not the kind of profiteer who seeks profit and is a profiteer." Carol said to Leo.

"In addition to building orphanages and adopting homeless orphans, Akizo Yuki also donates materials to our branch from time to time."

"To be honest, if it wasn't for the donation from Yuki's family, the budget sent by the headquarters alone would not be enough to maintain the normal operation of our branch." Carol said helplessly.

"Why?" Although there is still a small branch here, it is impossible for the headquarters to treat them differently, right?

If the budget is not enough, how can these naval soldiers work with peace of mind.

"This... We don't report the maintenance cost of the branch every year..." Carol said hesitantly.

Under Leo's repeated questioning, Carol finally spoke up.

It turned out that under the leadership of Thomas, the training ground of the branch was renovated almost every year.

In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, the daily training formulated by Thomas is quite strict.

This also caused the training ground to be ravaged by these marines on a daily basis, making it necessary to renovate it every year.

Originally, the admiral guarding here had declared the funds to the headquarters, but for some reason, the headquarters did not approve it.

Since then, the Aincrad branch has not applied for a budget from the headquarters, and only received the budget sent by the headquarters.

Forced to help, the former admiral found Akizo Yuki for sponsorship.

"That's right..." Leo nodded.

When I first came here, I broke the training ground when I was playing against Thomas, and it was repaired the next day.

Originally, Leo wanted to pay for it himself, but Carol told him no, making Leo think that the budget of the Aincrad branch was quite sufficient.

"Alright then." After listening to Carol's explanation, Leo took the envelope from Carol's hand again.

Taking out the invitation from the envelope, Leo examined it carefully.

"Yuki... Asuna?" Looking at the name on the invitation, Leo frowned.

"Brigadier General, what's the matter?" Carol asked nervously when he saw Leo frowned, thinking that Leo didn't plan to go again.

The support from the Yuki family is said to have helped the Aincrad branch a lot.

In Carol's opinion, it is both emotional and reasonable to go to the banquet.

"It's nothing." Repacking the invitation back into the envelope, Leo looked at Carol and said.

"In the evening, Colonel, you can go with me." As a branch commander, Leo went to a banquet held by a nobleman. In order not to lose face, he must bring some subordinates with him.

Carol has been in this branch for ten years, and it will be no problem for him to lead the way.

At that time, we only need to bring a few more navy soldiers. With Leo's current strength, unless he meets someone at the level of the Four Emperors, don't even think about defeating him...

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Chapter 120 Asuna and Asuna

In the evening, Leo took Carol and ten other sailors to the town.

But when he just left the gate of the branch, he met the carriage sent by the Yuki family to pick up Leo.

From this point, it can be seen that Yuki Akira is a very smooth person.

As the commander of the naval branch stationed in this country, Leo is as powerful as the king of this country.

The government's army is nothing compared to the navy.

Regardless of the fact that the naval branch here only has more than 1000 people, if there is a real fight, the army of this country is definitely not an opponent.

Leo got into the carriage alone, and Carol escorted the carriage with ten navy soldiers.

Although the speed of this carriage is not fast, in addition to being used as a means of transportation, its greater significance lies in demonstrating Leo's identity.

As one of the largest forces in the Kingdom of Aincrad—the commander of the Navy Division, if Leo walked on foot, he would definitely be laughed at by many people.

In order to take care of the Navy's face, Yuki Akira specially arranged a carriage to pick up Leo.

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After walking for more than half an hour, Lei Ao and his party stopped at the gate of a huge courtyard in the high-end residential area of ​​Selmbrook.

"You must be Brigadier General Monkey D. Leo. I am the president of the Yuki Chamber of Commerce, Yuki Shozo. Nice to meet you." As soon as Leo got out of the carriage, he was a middle-aged man with black hair and black eyes, wearing noble clothes people, come to him.

"Hello, Mr. Yuki." Leo reached out and shook hands with Akira Yuki.

Akizo Yuuki knew in advance that the commander of the Navy Division transferred here this time was just a young boy.

At first, he didn't believe that a young man could become a brigadier general and guard a branch.

But after he saw Leo himself, he immediately put those doubts behind him.

The boy in front of him with short golden hair, crimson eyes, and a handsome face like a knife made Yuki Akira's eyes shine.

Neither humble nor overbearing, with clear and upright eyes, he became the commander of a branch at a young age.

No matter which aspect, Yuuki Akizo had to think highly of Leo.

"Brigadier General Monchi, please come in." Yuki Akizo said.

Led by Akizo Yuki, Leo and his party walked into the courtyard.

This is an extremely wide manor with a huge villa in the middle.

In the yard, there are flowerbeds with all kinds of flowers competing for splendor, as well as large grasslands and crystal clear pools.

From anyone's point of view, this is an incomparably luxurious manor.

The ten marine soldiers who followed Leo stopped outside the gate of the villa and stood guard outside the gate. Carol was the only one who followed Leo into the villa.

As soon as Akizo Yuuki led Leo into the hall of the villa, the nobles gathered inside all looked over.

There were about 60 people gathered in the hall, all of them were wearing gorgeous clothes, but Leo and Carol were wearing military uniforms, which looked out of place.

"Is that the commander of the Navy Headquarters who was transferred this time?" A middle-aged nobleman with a big belly whispered to the people around him.

"It's really a boy born from a hero." A gorgeously dressed old gentleman said with a smile.

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