One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 25 Smoker: What is this towa?
As the gust of wind rushed past his ears, Roy finally caught a glimpse of Zephyr's left fist coming from his side.

At this moment, Smoker, who was standing to the side, also showed a rare expression of schadenfreude.

Having also undergone Zephyr's training, he knew that this scene was a must-see when Zephyr was instructing his disciples.

After all, those selected from the naval recruits to receive Zephyr training must all be the most outstanding and talented naval personnel of their cohort.

And every genius is bound to be arrogant.

Zefa's punch was intended to assess their physical strength and reaction speed, as well as to shatter their arrogance.

According to Zefa...

“Those without the resolve cannot accept my training; this is the ‘punch of resolve’.”

In fact, Smoker still remembers the punch he received years ago—at the time, he was extremely arrogant because of his Logia-type Devil Fruit power, and that punch was indeed…
"It hurts."

He held a cigarette in his mouth, his face expressionless, but memories flooded his mind.

But only for the next moment.
The memory was shattered by the reality before them.

Because at this moment
"They shaved so fast, there was no escaping it."

Roy had already made his judgment—Zeff's Shave was too fast; he couldn't dodge it.

However, he remained calm.

because
"The fist is wrapped in Haki, but it's not particularly strong. Is this a test?"

"If that's all there is to it..."

Something moved in his heart.

[Fruit Slot Loading]

[Dragon-Dragon Fruit - Pteranodon Form LV3 is equipped]

[Ox-Ox Fruit - Giant Rhinoceros Form LV2 is equipped]

[Paramecia-type Strong-Strong Fruit LV2 equipped]

So Roy didn't dodge, but simply turned to face Zephyr directly.

then
"Since we're talking about fists, then, Admiral Zephyr—let me say a few words!"

At this moment, the skin beneath his naval uniform faintly took on the colors of dragon scales and cowhide, and his muscles burst forth with unimaginable power.

Then, under the incredulous gazes of Smoker and Binz, he threw a punch at Zephyr as well!
And it was precisely at the moment their fists collided.

Even this former admiral, who had seen countless storms, showed clear surprise on his face.

next moment.
"boom--"

A sound as loud as thunder resounded throughout the entire training ground.

A visible ring of white air emanated from the figures of the two and spread out instantly.

"White Shield!"

"Lush wood wall!"

At that moment, Smoker and Binz activated their Devil Fruit abilities without hesitation—a shield of smoke enveloped Smoker, while the branch in Binz's hand quickly grew into a wall to protect him behind him.

Even so, you could still see wisps of white smoke and wooden walls constantly crumbling and falling apart in the violent impact!
"So strong!"

Binz stared in horror at the surging air currents around him.

"Roy, you bastard!"

Smoker's perpetually grumpy face finally showed an expression of disbelief and shock.

He and Roy have clashed before and recently.

He believed he knew Roy well and recognized Roy's potential and strength.

In his judgment, Roy possessed superhuman strength and talent, but he should be weaker than him.

but now.
"What kind of power is this—you've been hiding it really well!?"

Looking at the figures fighting and grappling with Zefa on the battlefield.

Smoker nearly bit off the cigar in his mouth.

And it was at this very moment.
"To achieve this level of pure physical strength without any overpowering aura is truly remarkable!"

"It's more like it's unbelievable."

By this moment, the astonishment on Zefa's face had faded.

Instead, there was excitement and undisguised admiration—the look in the eyes of a renowned teacher encountering an unprecedentedly talented individual.

This exaggerated physical strength almost made him doubt whether the person he was punching was even human.

Thinking of this, the smile on his lips grew even more unrestrained.

"Boy, I've heard your warning!"

"However, as your instructor—don't underestimate me!"

As he spoke, an even more imposing aura rose from his body.

"Are you ready?"

Zefa grinned.

As he spoke, Roy saw the muscles inside Zephyr's left wrist throb and swell.

The domineering aura emanating from his hands seemed to intensify, even turning his left fist almost black and purple.

"Of course, sir—come on!"

So Roy smiled too.

"boom!"

The next moment, Roy's body was sent flying backward.

His body slammed heavily against the thick iron wall at the edge of the training field like a cannonball!

Along with the sound of impact and thick smoke, there was also...
"Crack!"

A crisp cracking sound.

At that moment, Binz, who had been staring in disbelief, looked over upon hearing the sound.

Then you can see spiderweb-like cracks spreading along the wall.

"Hey, you're kidding, right?"

Binz, who also witnessed this scene, was even more horrified.

As one of only two survivors four years ago, he was Zeffa's right-hand man and naturally knew the situation at this training ground very well. "That 'Z-alloy' was specially prepared by the science class for Professor Zeffa to test his new arm, and yet..."

He couldn't help but swallow hard: "That punch from Professor Zephyr..."

He had already realized it.

Zefa's punch clearly surpassed any previous 'test' he knew of.

This was a serious punch from him.

"Major Roy? He's not dead, is he!?"

So Binz hurriedly and somewhat flusteredly tried to step forward.

But before he could make a move...

"what"

He then heard a loud exhalation coming from within the smoke.

then
As the smoke cleared, he saw Roy's figure emerge again.

"That's impressive. No wonder he's General Zephyr. He's terrifyingly strong."

He twisted his neck, his body covered in scrapes and bruises on his fists.

Behind him, the specially made 'Z alloy' iron wall was dented into a human-shaped dent by his impact!

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Binz was speechless.

What left him speechless was that he could clearly see Roy's condition at this moment.

The bruises on his fists and the abrasions on his body were visibly reduced.

When he walked back to Zefa, his injuries were clearly much better.

"Not just physical strength, but also self-healing ability and toughness are so exaggerated? You're the scary one, kid."

Seeing this, even the well-informed Zephyr couldn't help but sigh.

The admiration in his eyes grew even more evident.

Although he had heard from Lieutenant General Bilos that this kid was very strong, he never imagined that he would be this strong.

Even now, a bold idea has taken root in Zephyr's mind.

"Kid, I've heard you're also proficient in a special kind of boxing."

So at this point, Zephyr continued.

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Upon hearing this, Roy immediately glanced at Smoker beside him—you've got a quick tongue, haven't you?
Smoker silently turned his head away, refusing to meet Roy's gaze.

That's right.

He told Zephyr about the 'Hadouken' after he heard about Roy.

His intentions were good—he hoped that Roy could demonstrate even greater strength, lest Zephyr underestimate Roy's power.

At this moment, Zephyr clearly had no interest in paying attention to the 'grudges and entanglements' between Roy and Smoker.

He simply looked at Roy and said, "Kid, since I'm going to train you, I need to have a complete understanding of your abilities."

"Come on—don't hold back, let this old man see your strength!"

Now that things had come to this point, Roy naturally had no more hesitation.

[Fruit Loading: Ox-Ox Fruit - Giant Rhinoceros Form → Human-Human Fruit - Great Buddha Form]

"Shh!"

The next moment, Roy's figure appeared in front of Zephyr with the distinctive whistling sound of 'Shave'.

And Roy's fist had already been thrown.

"He's quite skilled at using a shaving tool, but he's not fast enough."

Zele instinctively dodged to the side—although it was just a test of Roy's strength, he wasn't going to stand still like a wooden stake and take the beating, because the results of that test would be meaningless in actual combat.

But just as the general was praising Roy's skillful use of shave...

"Ok?"

His voice already betrayed a hint of surprise.

"Buzz!"

Because of the next moment.
The powerful shockwave emanating from the fist he dodged had already engulfed his entire body.

"Boom!"

Almost instantly, a huge crater appeared in the ground, and the massive shockwave whipped up Roy and Zephyr's navy cloaks.

"Hadouken: Enshin".

Roy whispered the name of his punch, then withdrew his fist.

Both Smoker and Binz could see the faint red marks appearing on Zephyr's body.

Yes—this martial arts expert known as 'Black Wrist,' a former general, is injured.

Although the injury was minor compared to his overall health.

But that was still enough to almost dislocate Binz's jaw.

Zephyr himself stared wide-eyed at Roy.

He didn't care about the minor injury on his body; what truly surprised him was...
"Even though he dodged the punch, the shockwave still caused him internal damage. It's exactly the same as Sengoku's ability."

At that moment, Zephyr almost instinctively had such a thought.

As the most senior member of the navy, he was a veteran who joined the navy at the same time as Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

Zephyr had fought alongside Sengoku countless times, so he was well aware of Sengoku's abilities.

Without a doubt, the shockwave from Roy's punch was similar to Sengoku's ability in his eyes, the only difference being that it was much less powerful.

If it were the full force of a palm strike from the Great Buddha of the Warring States period, its impact would be enough to completely shatter an island from the inside.

But
"Kid, you're really not a superhuman?"

So even though Zephyr had already heard Lieutenant General Bilos mention Roy before, he couldn't help but ask the question.

(End of this chapter)