Starting with One Piece, a Multiverse Simulation

Tina is a user of the Paramecia-type Devil Fruit "Cage-Cage Fruit". Her ability is to create steel to bind enemies, create railings to block ships, or create iron spears to attack from a distance.

The Cage-Cage Fruit, a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, isn't particularly strong, but it's not weak either. After all, the same fruit can unleash different powers in the hands of different users.

The strength and direction of a Devil Fruit's power depend mainly on the user's development and imagination.

However, it must be said that, apart from not being able to swim, Devil Fruit users are already superior to most ordinary people in terms of innate abilities.

Tina is the same now. Although she is a young girl and not very old, she already has the strength to easily defeat most of the people in the naval academy.

It's a good thing that a Devil Fruit user is willing to join the Navy, which is why Tina became a student here, and because she is a rare female in the Navy Academy, she was assigned to the dormitory in Gion.

Since Wood was able to defeat a pirate with a bounty of 20 million Berries at such a young age, Tina naturally assumed that Wood, like her, was a gifted ability user.

However, the little girl's guess was immediately refuted by Gion, who was standing nearby.

"No, this guy can't be a Devil Fruit user, because I've seen him go into the water more than once during my year at the naval academy."

The three minor Marines who beat up Smoker were eventually taken away by the Enforcement Department, and their fate is unlikely to be good.

Wood, who didn't want to have too much contact with Gion, eventually returned to his dorm with Smoker, looking quite annoyed.

Back in his dorm, Smoker miserably wiped his wounds with medicine while curiously looking at Wood in front of him and asking, "Gion-senpai and Wood-senpai must have a good relationship, right?"

Otherwise, she wouldn't have not only helped Senior Wood obtain the opportunity for sergeant training, but also just helped us out of a predicament.

Because most of the senior students left the naval academy to report to various military units, there are not many seniors left at the naval academy now.

So far, the only seniors Smoker has met are Wood and Gion.

However, it must be said that in Smoker's eyes, Gion is the undisputed elite of the Navy, both powerful and gentle. Although she is a woman, her ability to defeat three Navy extras in one move cannot help but make Smoker admire her.

As for Wood, Smoker felt that he was more of a "naval disgrace" than a "naval elite".

Not only did he cheat a newbie out of his money, but when danger came, he even used another newbie as a scapegoat. He's utterly despicable.

Smoker still doesn't believe a word of what Gion-senpai said about Wood's deeds.

Rather than letting him believe that Wood's roguish exterior was merely a disguise, Smoker preferred to believe that this was Wood's true nature, or that the Wood of Red Leaf Island and the Wood of today were two completely different people!

"I have a good relationship with Gion? You're kidding me. Didn't you see how she was about to pull a knife on me before?"

As my little brother, don't blame me for not warning you: no matter how beautiful a navy woman is, don't mess with her.

"It's always been Gion, nothing good ever comes of running into her. If it weren't for her huge fanbase and powerful connections, I would have already beaten her up."

Hearing Wood's words, Smoker could only remain silent and continue applying the medicine. Although he wanted to say something, Wood was just bragging.

In Smoker's view, Wood-senpai was no match for Gion-senpai, who was currently the No. 1 at the Naval Academy. Moreover, Wood-senpai's previous attitude towards Gion-senpai proved how unconvincing his words were.

Smoker didn't want to flatter Wood against his will, but he was also afraid of getting beaten up for telling the truth, so he decided to keep quiet.

It's pointless for one person to brag. I thought I could get some flattery by taking on a follower, but Smoker just doesn't know how to play the game.

Several days passed, and although Wood tried to submit his graduation application multiple times, unfortunately, his applications were rejected as expected.

Smoker and his group officially began their basic training, while Wood and his group began their so-called "Naval Petty Officer" intensive training.

Compared to the basic training for naval cannon fodder, the training for naval petty officers involves learning much more.

Command, combat, martial arts, swordsmanship, and the Six Styles are all part of the training curriculum.

Of course, a person's energy is limited. Apart from commanding operations and actual combat, students in naval academies can choose from martial arts, kendo, and the Six Styles.

Even something as simple as the "Six Styles" is not something everyone can master or be proficient in.

And Wood finally understood why he had never seen Zephyr at the naval academy before; the reason was quite simple.

As a naval admiral, Zephyr possesses considerable prestige; not every naval officer is qualified to become his student.

Only those naval elites who remained and were trained as naval officers were qualified to become his students.

There were thousands of people who entered the naval academy at the beginning, just like Wood and his classmates, but now only less than a hundred have been retained.

“From today onwards, I will be your instructor for practical courses, and I will also be responsible for teaching you the Six Styles, combat command, martial arts and many other courses. You can call me Teacher Zefa.”

Chapter 30 Gion: I'd be happy to be Wood's sparring partner

"Over the past year, you have all completed various rigorous training programs, and those who have remained are the best among all of you."

However, don't become complacent because of this, because even the best test scores are still just theoretical.

"Today is your first lesson, so we won't play any tricks."

To better understand you all, and to show you what real combat is, I've decided to have two of you with actual combat experience spar first.

Upon hearing Zephyr's words, Wood, who was standing at the back of the group, had a bad feeling and quickly lowered his head to make himself less noticeable.

However, after scanning everyone, Zephyr's sharp eyes finally found Wood, who had been trying to remain inconspicuous.

"Wood, you're good enough. As for your opponent..."

Although most of the people here are elites from naval academies and have experience in fighting, very few have actually fought to the death in real combat.

Upon hearing Zephyr call out Wood's name, most of the other students in the audience also showed a competitive look.

Even though we rarely saw each other during our year as classmates, some of us knew Wood to some extent.

However, in their memory, Wood should be considered a fairly ordinary passerby. Could such a person have real life-and-death combat experience?

The people who entered the naval academy in the same year as Wood were not just the two ships of Zefara.

Even those who came to Marine Headquarters on the same ship as Wood, after witnessing Wood's unremarkable performance over the past year, believe that the pirates on Red Leaf Island were killed by Zephyr himself.

"Report! Teacher Zephyr, before entering the Naval Academy, I had personally killed some pirates, so I have some practical experience."

Now I'd love to be Wood's opponent, to spar with him, and to show others what real combat is all about!

After choosing Wood, Zephyr was initially quite troubled about how to find a sparring partner.

After all, this was his first day meeting this year's students, and apart from Wood, who had left a deep impression on him, he wasn't really familiar with the others yet.

Zephyr had originally planned to spar with Wood himself, or find a naval officer to spar with him, but Gion, who was in the group, suddenly stepped forward and said that she would be happy to be Wood's sparring partner.

"So it's Gion girl. Indeed, if it's you, you and Wood kid should be considered to be of similar strength."

"Now, Wood and Gion, you two step forward. We will now begin a practical sparring match. You may choose your own weapons and fighting styles, as long as you can fully utilize your abilities."

Having received Zeff's permission, Gion's expression was clearly one of great excitement. She went straight into the training ground and looked at Wood in the team with a fierce look in her eyes.

“I’ve said it before, we’ll have a chance to spar soon. Now, Teacher Zephyr has specifically asked for the two of us to have a match. Do you want to refuse?”

Gion held the "Konpira," a sword with a white hilt and a red lacquered scabbard, in front of her, exuding a sharp aura unique to a "swordsman."

"I surrender! I'm just a bottom-ranked student. Even if it's a friendly spar, what reason is there for the number one to spar with me?"

Moreover, Gion's "Konpira" is a famous sword known as the guardian deity of the sea. I don't even have a decent weapon. This duel is just too unfair."

Given the high regard that Gion, a rare aloof beauty in the Navy, and Admiral Zephyr held for him, everyone around him initially thought that Wood would be thrilled to accept the challenge.

Even if he lost, at least he made sure that Zephyr and Gion remembered what he looked like. However, to everyone's surprise, Wood surrendered without a fight when faced with Gion's eager invitation to battle!

The beautiful swordswoman challenged him to a fight, and this guy surrendered without even fighting! Is he even a man?

Upon hearing Wood's words on stage, Gion also showed a surprised expression and said, "As a swordsman, you don't even have your own sword?"

Wood is not a "sword master," but he is at least a swordsman with extremely high swordsmanship, Gion is certain that she is not mistaken about this.

However, to her surprise, a swordsman like Wood, who could make her feel threatened, didn't even have his own sword!

"Nonsense, do you think famous swords are like cabbages? Not to mention the rare Supreme Grade Swords of the Twelve, even the Twenty-One Great Grade Swords and the Fifty Good Grade Swords are rare famous swords on the sea, and their value is not much less than that of Devil Fruits."

After becoming a "sword master", Wood naturally tried to acquire a decent sword.

During his holidays, he did visit the market to check the prices, and the conclusion he came to was that famous knives were expensive but unavailable, and even if someone were to sell them, Wood's wealth wouldn't allow him to afford them.

Wood didn't even have a sword, while she was using "Konpira". Gion was indeed bullying Wood. So after hesitating for a while, Gion stuck "Konpira" into the ground and assumed a martial arts starting stance.

Gion is a "sword master," and she can also sense that Wood possesses a remarkable level of swordsmanship. If possible, she would naturally like to compete with Wood in swordsmanship.

However, if the conditions on both sides are not equal, even if Gion defeats Wood, she will not be happy, and may even feel that the victory is not honorable.

"Nonsense! As a proud navy officer, if you face the enemy, would you also choose to flee without a fight?!"

Since you feel that your circumstances are not equal to those of Gion, then I will lend you a famous sword.

But if you choose any other reason to surrender without a fight, I will show you just how serious the consequences are of trampling on the dignity of the Navy!

Zephyr undoubtedly loved the Navy deeply, which is why he continued to uphold his sense of justice in other ways after losing his family.

Wood was one of the children he had high hopes for, and he hoped that Wood could become one of the best in the Navy. However, Wood's behavior just now has indeed disappointed Zephyr.

The navy is the strongest force on the entire ocean and also controls most of the ocean's resources.

The Marine Headquarters' resource depot naturally has a stockpile of even rare Devil Fruits and famous swords.

As a general of Zephyr's headquarters, it wouldn't be a big problem for him to control a famous sword.

So very quickly, at Zephyr's request, within just a few tens of minutes, two marines presented Zephyr with a long sword with a sky-blue hilt and scabbard, and a cherry blossom-shaped hilt.

Chapter 31 The Demon Blade Tenku, a battle against Gion!

As a Marine Admiral, Zephyr naturally has the right to apply to the Marine Headquarters for resources.

While so-called famous swords are rare, any naval captain with outstanding achievements can apply for one at the Naval Headquarters, let alone Zephyr, who has worked so hard for the Navy for so many years.