bioinnovel Chapter 102 Whitebeard II!
Chapter 102 Whitebeard II!
New world.
G-14 branch area.
On the deck of a naval warship, neatly lined-up naval soldiers trained in accordance with Zefa's commands.
As the Navy's chief instructor, the general training camp is only one part of Zephyr's duties.
Every so often, he would go to the naval branch in the New World to teach the marines there about Armament Haki.
The enemies faced by the New World Navy are completely different from those in the first half of the story; without Armament Haki, they are practically unqualified to even fight back.
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To put it more vividly, Zephyr is the head teacher of the general training camp, and occasionally he has to teach other classes.
After arranging the morning's training program, Zefa turned to look at Dor.
Her neat short black hair still looked energetic, no longer carrying the casual flamboyance. The strands of hair were close to her temples, making her eyebrows and eyes even sharper.
The black crop top has been replaced with a more streamlined, jet-black combat armor, highlighting the taut lines honed through countless trials.
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"Basic training must be boring, right? There aren't any facilities here to help you with your training."
A gentle smile appeared on Zefa's serious face.
Compared to those talented but annoying bastards, Dol was his favorite high school student.
Relentless effort, physical training that pushes the limits time and time again, an indomitable will, and talent that, while not monstrous, is certainly sufficient.
After more than half a year of intensive training far exceeding that of normal students, she became the second student after Allen to master Observation Haki and Armament Haki.
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Dorbia had already joined the general officer training camp, and in two months her normal one-year training period would be over.
Zefa has already decided that he will recommend Dor in his graduation certificate.
Sakazuki and others were recommended and directly promoted to brigadier general after review by headquarters.
Besides Sakazuki's generation, there's also Borsalino, a monster that Zeff has to acknowledge.
Generally, only the chief candidate of a single term receives this privilege, and it's also possible that no one in an entire term will be eligible for recommendation.
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Allen, already a brigadier general, has no need for the chief recommendation, and besides...
If Allen weren't a brigadier general, Zephyr had planned to recommend two this time.
Dol definitely deserves a promotion; in her, Zefa seems to see a reflection of his former self.
She is someone who can catch up with geniuses through hard work!
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Dol shook his head and laughed, "How could it be boring? As long as it's something Teacher Zefa says, you can find true wisdom in even the simplest words."
Zefa feigned seriousness and gave a light snort: "You're good at everything, except you've picked up that brat's glib tongue!"
Dol waved her hand helplessly: "Sigh~ I was clearly being sincere."
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Zefa sat down and took the tea that Dor handed him, saying in a low voice, "Why would someone as dedicated to training as you come out on training tours with an old man like me?"
"Don't use the lame excuse of wanting to stay by my side and listen to my teachings."
Dole was silent for a moment, then decided to answer honestly.
"It was Allen who instructed me that I must follow you no matter what, as long as you leave headquarters."
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"Hmph! Who does this brat think he is!"
"He wasn't even born when I was fighting pirates, so why would I need him to arrange for protection?"
Zefa immediately lowered his voice, realizing that the person next to him wasn't that brat: "Dor... you should go back in a couple of days. Cultivating with dominance is like rowing against the current; if you don't advance, you fall behind."
"You're still in the initial stages; you can't maintain this level without sufficient training intensity."
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At this point, Dol asked curiously, "Teacher Zephyr... is Brigadier General Allen truly a genius who doesn't need training?"
"He's lying to you," Zephyr bluntly exposed Allen's lie.
After taking a sip of water, Zephyr slowly said, "There are people who can increase their strength without training or fighting. Among the people I know, Charlotte Linlin is such a monster."
"Besides, even Whitebeard, Garp... maintain their condition through countless battles and training."
"Once a person becomes complacent, they will be immediately overwhelmed by the tide of the new era; the ocean is just like that."
Zefa shook his head with a wry smile: "I am such an example. Having been away from the front line of the battlefield for many years, my strength is far from what it was at its peak."
"That Allen kid..."
"He's different from you. The last time I saw someone so completely free of confusion was Garp..."
Zefa lowered his eyes and sighed, "He knows very well how to make himself stronger."
"After Sabaody, his decision not to take a position in the New World but to join the training camp was a wise one."
"Realizing that I had nothing left to teach him, he simply went out to find an opponent on his own."
"We know that, contrary to what the outside world says, he genuinely defeated Green Pepper, thereby completely mastering the dual-color Haki."
"I reckon... he's looking for an opponent who can hone his Conqueror's Haki."
With a light laugh, Zephyr put down his water glass: "Actually, compared to the Navy, the dog-eat-dog environment of the pirates is more suitable for his growth."
"And that kind of thing deep down about him... I really didn't expect him to choose the Navy."
Dol couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Then we have to thank Captain Smoker, otherwise the Navy would be facing a troublesome opponent."
Zefa laughed too: "Consider it a good thing that little smoke brat did."
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While they were chatting, Zefa's expression suddenly changed, and he got up and rushed to the edge of the deck.
The trainees were startled by his sudden change, and Dor immediately ran to his side: "What's wrong?!"
Zefa didn't answer, and a few seconds later, Dor followed his gaze and saw it too.
A dilapidated pirate ship sailed in from the horizon, its skull and crossbones flag crooked on its sails, and it looked as if it also had two crooked white beards drawn on it.
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"What a dilapidated pirate ship..."
Watching the pirate ship wobbling and approaching in the waves, a marine laughed, "I bet it can't even turn the rudder properly. It'll just get blown over here by the wind."
"Teacher Zephyr! We can move our afternoon combat training earlier, hahaha! A pirate actually delivered himself to our doorstep!"
Even without Zefa's presence, they wouldn't panic if they encountered such a small, dilapidated pirate ship under normal circumstances.
It wasn't until a marine saw the flag clearly through his binoculars that he exclaimed in surprise.
"Wait...that's..."
"That iconic crescent-shaped beard...that's the flag of the Whitebeard Pirates!!"
Whitebeard, a name that rivals that of the Pirate King Roger and has stood at the pinnacle of piracy for decades, immediately threw all the marines into a panic.
"How is this possible! This isn't Whitebeard Pirates territory! Why would they be here?!"
"Could it be a subordinate pirate crew...? That can't be! This place is so close to the branch base, yet the Whitebeard Pirates' subordinates have never attacked a Marine branch!"
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"Don't panic."
Zefa's calm voice quieted the crowd down.
He saw the tall figure on the deck of the dilapidated pirate ship, and he also saw the familiar face next to the tall figure.
"Not a white-bearded man..."
"It's quite troublesome, though."
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Barking Gorme Stussy leaped onto the shoulders of the nearly seven-meter-tall giant, dressed in a gaudy, tacky long dress, her ugly face plastered with an evil smile.
He pointed at the warship where Zefa was and shouted in a shrill voice.
"Weevil! Remember how you bullied us when we were kids, you bastard!"
"Kill him!!"
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"Oh! I forgot!!"
"But listening to Mom is always the right thing to do!!"
Edward Weevil, wielding a giant sword, unleashed a massive slash that hurtled straight towards Zephyr on the warship.