One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 89 Roy: How strong am I? I'm not strong enough.
Marineford, inside Fresh Fresh Department Store.

Grandma Kara, the shop owner, smiled as she looked at the bustling crowd in front of her.

"As expected of the boss! Burp! Another one, please!"

"If you want a drink, go get it yourself over there. Don't bother Grandma Kara!"

"The boss was amazing today! Those punches were incredible! Did you see them? Brigadier General Bastey's mask was shattered! Apparently, after he woke up in the infirmary, he said the boss would definitely become a general someday!"

"General! General!"

The soldiers of the detention unit were lying on the ground, most of them completely drunk.

Or to be more precise, at this moment, only one of the sailors in this small shop can still be described as sober.

"Hiccup, Tina, I think I've had a bit too much to drink!"

"Yeah, yeah, me too!"

"What are you talking about? A guy who drinks Coke can drink that much?"

That's right, it's Roy, who's currently holding a wine glass and barely managing to drink with Tina.

At that moment, Roy's expression was not good.

"We clearly agreed that Smoker would pay the bill."

He gritted his teeth.

"Isn't that because you went too far today? Smoker is still in the infirmary, but he said you can put it on his tab."

Tina's face was slightly flushed.

Roy: "."

No, Smoker's hand was in a cast, and even the cigar on his clothes was broken. To ask him for the bill under those circumstances—even Roy wouldn't do that.

"But to be honest, even though Tina had already heard Smoker say it before—she's still really not reconciled."

However, at this moment, Tina continued to speak in a drunken manner.

But there was a hint of resentment in his words.

Upon hearing this, Roy quickly comforted the drunkard: "That's not the case. It's not entirely your fault that you were eliminated. You were almost going to beat that 'White Wing Knight' Hasmode, weren't you?"

He knew, of course, that Island Five, where Tina was located today, was relatively weak among all the islands.

But the fighting was the most intense.

The final winner was Hasmode, the 'White Wing Knight' whom Roy had seen in the booklet before, but it was a Pyrrhic victory.

Even after being pierced through the arm and abdomen by Tina's three black pillars, he unexpectedly stood up and continued fighting. In the end, Tina was caught off guard and was blasted off the island by the giant hammer in his hand.

Who said that?

Tina rolled her eyes at Roy: "Tina knows her own strength. Although she has been training a lot lately, it will still be difficult to get into the final assessment."

"I'm talking about you—just how much strength were you hiding all this time? The speed at which you've become stronger is just too fast!?"

She grabbed Roy's collar with one hand and pulled down his burgundy sunglasses with the other, annoyed. "You, just how strong are you now? Tina... it feels like you're on par with Vice Admiral Gion!"

She naturally witnessed Roy's punch today, and after waking up on the hospital ship, she also heard about what happened on Island Seven.

What happened on Island Seven could hardly be called a battle—Roy's performance was just like that of 'Momosaurusa' Gion on Island One, whose strength completely overwhelmed everyone else.

"I've been thinking about this since earlier: won't you have trouble seeing where you're going at night if you wear burgundy sunglasses?"

Roy, whose collar was being grabbed, thought for a moment and decided not to argue with the drunkard, so he just gave a casual reply.

"."

Tina did not answer him.

When Roy looked over in confusion, he realized that the entire department store had fallen silent without him noticing.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that both the detainees and Tina were asleep.

Roy: "."

After reluctantly paying the bill and going through all the trouble of sending the group of drunkards back to their dormitories.

Unable to sleep, Luo Yi took a cup of cola and went to the roof of the dormitory building.

"Gudu."

After finishing his cola, Roy remembered Tina's question.

How strong is he?

He himself couldn't answer that question.

He is very strong, there is no doubt about that.

But Roy wasn't really sure just how strong he was.

the reason is simple.

Because so far, he has never actually fought with all his might.

Because his identity could not be revealed, he had to suppress himself in his previous battles.

The strongest enemy he has ever defeated is only the 'Lizard King' Hanafuda—this Shichibukai may have had the power to rival Kaido in the past, and is now a strongman on the sea, but he is definitely not among the strongest.

But the situation is different now.

After obtaining the Human-Human Fruit, he could use his power relatively freely. With four clones of the 'Twelve Zodiac Signs' working hard to earn Berries, his strength was increasing almost constantly.

So let's not even talk about Tina.

Roy himself was a little curious about what he could do now.

"What are you thinking about!?"

However, he quickly chuckled and shook his head.

While talking to myself
On the distant coastline, the first rays of dawn illuminate the last massive artificial island in the distant sea.

The island is covered with towering, dense forests.

That was the location of the final assessment, and its name was 'Martial Arts Island'.

three days later.

On the distant coastline of the Island of Martial Arts.

The number of spectators was the same as three days ago, or even greater.

"coming!!!"

"After three days of rest, the final assessment of the three-army military exercise will be held on 'Martial Arts Island'."

"The nine winners of the second round of assessments will be sent into the island's forest from nine different entrances. As for the specific assessment content, we will have to wait for Marshal Sengoku's announcement, but until then..."

The commentator remained passionate.

"Let us introduce the nine contestants."

As they spoke, nine huge banners were unfurled.

"The victor of Island One, Vice Admiral 'Momosasa' Gion!"

"The victor of Island Two, Lieutenant General 'Greatsword' Hammer!"

"The victor of Island Three, Guernica."

"The victor of Island Four, 'Evil Tongue' Sora!"

"The victor of Island Five, 'White Wing Knight' Hasmode!"

"The victor of Island Seven, 'Naval Supernova' Roy Amos!"

Every time he mentioned a contestant, the corresponding group in the audience would erupt in cheers.

When he mentioned Roy, the cheers almost reached a boiling point—Roy's performance three days ago was so amazing that it even surpassed the most popular character, 'Momosasa' Gion.

If someone were paying attention at this moment, they would surely notice.

At this moment, on the high platform where the naval high command was seated, one of the seats next to the three admirals was empty.

That's Zefa's seat.

And the other side.
"I didn't know until I looked closely that this island is really big. I heard that these artificial islands were all built with funds from the 'God of Fortune' - no wonder he is the 'King of Loans', he is really rich."

Roy stood on the warship, marveling at one of the entrances to Martial Arts Island.

However, as he muttered to himself, his gaze also drifted towards the vicinity of the island—within his field of vision, he could see other contestants who were relatively close by.

"The wicked-tongued Sora, the White-winged Knight, and that lieutenant general from the giant race... Hmm?"

While muttering to himself, Roy quickly noticed a warship in the distance.

The warship was located far from the island's coastline, and it was marked with the letters 'SSG'.

"A warship from the science class? I haven't heard of any science class members among the nine contestants."

Roy was a little puzzled: "Could it be that the previous battle was too intense, so they're specifically preparing to repair the island?"

Just as he was making his guesses.

"Woo!"

Accompanied by a huge horn sound.

Roy then saw a screen rising from the top of the island, along with a huge loudspeaker.

On the screen, the number '9' is displayed, along with a countdown '3:00:00'.

"Nine contestants, now I will announce the rules for the final assessment."

The voice of the Warring States period came from the loudspeaker, as always getting straight to the point.

"There is a 3-hour countdown on the screen—the person who survives for three hours without being defeated will be the ultimate winner of this martial arts competition."

The assessment criteria he described still sounded very simple.

But it is clear that after the first assessment...

At this moment, no one believed him anymore.

"Gudu."

Countless people subconsciously swallowed hard and looked towards the quiet forest on Martial Arts Island.

What exactly is inside that forest?

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