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[Gained 500 points of World Source Energy]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for killing Edward Weevil, successfully altering the plot of 'Weevil cutting off Zephyr's arm' and 'Weevil becoming a Warlord of the Sea,' gaining 5000 points of World Source Energy]
The best way to gain more World Source Energy is by altering the plot. Simply killing powerful characters doesn't yield as much energy.
The rewards need to match the effort. Weevil's current strength, though not as great as it would be in two years, was still near the level of an admiral.
Killing such a strong character only yielded 500 points of World Source Energy, which is quite low.
After all, there are few characters of this level across the entire sea. I'll have to actively participate in altering the plot.
With the situation at Sabaody Archipelago stable, there's no need to stay any longer.
Having made his decision, Byakuya looked up to find everyone around him staring at him with strange expressions, even Zephyr.
"Why are you all looking at me like that?" Byakuya asked, surprised.
"You can't just keep staring at me like that. If you keep looking, I'll have to start charging! Five hundred Beli for each minute glance!"
Hearing this, many of the trainees awkwardly turned away, some of the female trainees even blushed.
Byakuya-senpai is not only strong but also a 'bit' shameless.
However, it's precisely this shamelessness that makes them feel close to him, without the intimidating aura that usually surrounds strong people.
Zephyr, curious, asked, "Byakuya, who taught you swordsmanship? I haven't seen you use it during the six months I trained you."
As one of the few top-tier warriors of the sea, Zephyr's strength may have waned with age, but his discernment had only improved.
The level of swordsmanship Byakuya had just displayed was undoubtedly that of a great swordsman.
Not just any great swordsman, but one of the highest caliber.
There are indeed such strong swordsmen in the sea, like Mihawk of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and the legendary Golden Lion Shiki, who are known for dominating their era with their sword skills.
However, these individuals have been practicing swordsmanship for far longer than Byakuya has been alive.
If Byakuya had reached the level of a great swordsman before joining the training camp, Zephyr would have noticed.
But to say Byakuya reached this level in the mere half month since leaving the camp was unbelievable.
If it were that easy, every swordsman in the sea would have given up by now.
That's why Zephyr was so curious to ask Byakuya. Hearing Zephyr's question,
Byakuya smirked and said, "Teacher Zephyr, do you want the truth or a lie?"
Zephyr frowned and replied, "Obviously, the truth."
Byakuya chuckled and said, "The truth is, on my way to Sabaody Archipelago, I fell asleep in a chair."
"In my dream, a swordsman with a bamboo toothpick in his mouth appeared, calling himself Atomic Samurai."
"He said I was too great and decided to teach me all his sword techniques. Then, I..."
Zephyr interrupted with a frown, "And then you woke up as a great swordsman?"
"Yes, that's exactly how it happened," Byakuya replied naturally, without any sign of lying. After all, it was the truth!
Byakuya's situation was pretty much as he described, except he kept secret the part about the system.
Zephyr's face darkened; to him, Byakuya was talking nonsense. The surrounding trainees were also wide-eyed, finding it hard to believe.
Are we hearing a fairy tale? Could something so outrageous happen on the sea?
Though they thought Byakuya's story was far-fetched, the fact that someone as young as Byakuya could become a great swordsman was equally unbelievable.
However, Bins believed Byakuya and excitedly asked, "Byakuya-senpai, does that mean we might experience something like this in the future?"
Byakuya puffed out his chest and declared firmly,
"Yes, if you sleep a lot and dream a lot, you might wake up as a great swordsman, becoming strong like me!"
This statement caused an uproar among the trainees. The idea of becoming a great swordsman by just sleeping was too tempting to ignore.
Whether it was true or not, they decided to try it. If it didn't work, they'd just get some rest, but if it did, they'd hit the jackpot!
Seeing the trainees getting excited, Zephyr's face darkened even more with a throbbing vein on his forehead. 'Are you all stupid?'
Anyone with a bit of sense wouldn't believe Byakuya. If it were that simple, there would be more great swordsmen in the sea.
Yet, these future Marine officers were ready to act on Byakuya's words, almost willing to sleep on the spot.
Zephyr wondered if the training camp should include a course on how to fall asleep quickly.
If everything could be achieved by sleeping, why bother with training? However, Zephyr felt a bit of relief when he saw that Ain was unmoved.
At least there was someone sensible in the camp. But before Zephyr could praise Ain, she said disdainfully,
"Byakuya-senpai said Atomic Samurai taught him because he was great."
"Do you think anyone would teach swordsmanship to you a bunch of stupid misfits? You'd be better off training properly than wasting time sleeping!"
Zephyr's smile froze, a wave of frustration choked him, a bit of blood trickled from his mouth and his asthma caught up on him.
Seeing this, Byakuya hurriedly asked, "Teacher Zephyr, what's wrong?"
"I'm... I'm fine. Just an old injury acting up," Zephyr said, looking seriously at Byakuya. "Teacher wants to hear the lie now. Tell me, what was the lie?"
"Uh, the lie is that I've been practicing swordsmanship since I was in the womb. Counting the ten months in the womb, it's been nineteen years!" Byakuya said.
Zephyr grabbed Byakuya's arm excitedly and said, "That's the truth! That's the real story, and the rest was false! Quickly, tell them this is the truth!"
'This world is indeed absurd. Tell the truth, and no one believes it.'
Byakuya looked at Zephyr's abnormal behavior and feared that the old man might collapse.
He had come to save Zephyr, not to be the cause of his death. That would be too tragic.
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