After cleaning up the mess in Shells Town, Atlas caught up with Luffy and Zoro again.
Luffy's character, despite receiving a certain degree of cultural education in the Marines, hasn't changed much. Maybe it's due to congenital deficiencies. He beat up Morgan, threw Alvida and the pirates in the branch prison, and then slapped their butts and left.
Atlas had someone prepare a simple boat for the two of them. Otherwise, as Colonel Luffy, he would need a warship to escort him anyway, right?
By the way, the personnel changes in the base were slightly adjusted. The guys who were following Morgan and tyrannizing before, as well as Helmeppo, were directly thrown into labor reform.
As for Koby, he was left in the branch to serve as a handyman for the time being.
Atlas checked and found that Koby's physical talents were average. No matter how hard you train, there is still an upper limit. It is basically impossible to reach the level of Marine Admiral.
This world is all about talent.
What Marine Admiral or Emperor of the Sea didn't possess monstrous talent?
A strong person may be obtained by 99% sweat and 1% talent. But without that one percent talent, even if you put in 200 percent effort, it will be in vain.
Withdrawing his thoughts, Atlas' eyes returned to Luffy and Zoro below.
After strengthening the two, they basically have no rivals in East Blue. The most important problem is navigation.
Because at this time they encountered the first bad weather since going to sea, and it was man-made.
"Hey! Do you know how to sail?"
In the storm, the sound of wind almost drowned out Zoro's voice, but fortunately the distance was relatively close and it really reached Luffy's ears.
"No." Luffy said matter-of-factly.
"..."
Zoro regretted it again.
"Isn't it ridiculous that you don't know anything about navigation?"
"What's weird about this? Although I have studied at the headquarters, I have always scored 0 points."
Zoro:...
By the way, why are you so confident?
"It's better to escape from the center of the storm now."
"No problem."
Luffy nodded, then seemed to think of something, and quickly stepped off the ship with Geppo.
Immediately afterwards.
Boom——!!
The ship shook, and Zoro looked at Luffy's movements in shock.
"What are you doing?"
Luffy tried to lift the boat up, tilted his head, and replied, "Of course, get out of here!"
The hull is very small, just enough to accommodate two people. It is a simple wooden boat without even a canvas mast.
It's easy for Luffy to lift this kind of weight.
So, such a strange scene appeared next.
Luffy held the boat carrying Zoro and ran in the opposite direction of the storm on Geppo.
Fortunately, it wasn't Zoro who did this, otherwise, he might have been thrown into the eye of the storm.
Soon, Luffy squeezed out the last of his strength and finally got away from the storm.
Back on the boat, he picked up the dry food prepared by the Marines and said wildly, his cheeks full, and he was still talking vaguely, "Strange, is the weather in East Blue as strange as Grand Line?"
"Grand Line? I don't know, I've never been there..." Zoro stopped abruptly, jumped up, and yelled, "Why did you eat everything?!"
Gulp!
After swallowing the last bite of food, Luffy looked at Zoro strangely, "I'm hungry."
"That's our food for the next few days!"
"I'm hungry."
"You ate it all, we haven't had anything to eat in the past few days!"
"I'm hungry."
"..."
After one day.
"Very hungry!"
Luffy was paralyzed, lying on the boat with his eyelids drooped, staring blankly at the blue sea.
"..."
"Hey! Why did you go to sea, Zoro!"
Luffy turned over and asked without interest.
Zoro thought for a long time and couldn't help but picture Atlas and Kuina in his mind. He said, "Because of a promise between a man and a woman."
"Promise?"
Luffy tilted his head, confusion in his eyes.
"To become a Marine and... become the world's greatest swordsman first!"
Crash-! ! !
As soon as he finished speaking, the slightly undulating sea suddenly exploded, and a giant Sea King suddenly stood up.
——The eyes were scarlet, and the whole body was blue, almost blending into the seawater, resembling an enlarged version of a plesiosaur.
Snort! !
White mist spurted out from its nostrils, and thick murderous aura descended on Luffy and Zoro.
With their keen senses, they instantly resembled felines with explosive hair, exuding an aura of rejection.
Danger!
How come Sea Kings of this size, which are rarely seen even on the Grand Line, suddenly appear in East Blue?
Of course, with Luffy's mind, he would not think about this level.
"Meat?! Barbecue?!"
Luffy's eyes sparkled, and the Sea King in his eyes had turned into strings of fragrant barbecue.
"..."
Zoro, who was standing by as if facing a formidable enemy, tilted his head and looked at Luffy dancing with a shadow on his face.
This guy... doesn't feel the danger?
"Idiot! Get ready to fight!"
Clang——!!
He assumed a standard three-sword style stance, his sharp edge shining brightly, his arms suddenly crossed, and he was about to charge forward.
Snap--!!
A palm pulled Zoro's shoulder, and the strong force stopped him from advancing.
"Give it to me."
Luffy straightened the military cap on his head with a serious look on his face.
"It's just a good time to use it to test the results of my training in the past two years. Old man Zephyr said that Haki can only grow through constant fighting."
"Haki?"
Zoro vaguely heard this word from Kuina.
"Yes."
Luffy stretched out his fist, and a colorless force quickly wrapped around the fist along his arm, wrapping the top of his fist like an invisible armor.
"I just awakened this not long ago, so I will just use it to test its power."
Luffy grinned brightly.
Under Zephyr's training, a monster talent like Luffy can basically walk out of the recruiting training camp with an awakened Haki.
Even if it is only the initial awakening state, in the continuous battle, it will eventually reach the top level state.
Boom--!!
There was a roar, and the whole air seemed to be filled with unparalleled sharpness.
The green color reflected the sky and the sea, as if they were separated by a mighty slash, and the entire field of vision was filled with green edges.
Stab--!!
The huge Sea King was split into two in an instant, and the flesh and internal organs were cut smoothly without a trace of blood spilling out, as if it was too fast for even the nerves to react.
"Eh?!!"
Luffy, who was about to show off his skills, was stunned, staring unblinkingly at the green slash that stopped abruptly in front of his nose.
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