One Piece: Starting with God Valley, intercepting the Dark-Dark Fruit

"Shh! Stop talking. Have you forgotten those guys from last time? They were caught red-handed by Sakazuki for talking bad about Borsalino, and they got beaten up and spent half a month in the hospital!"

Upon hearing this, the discussion abruptly ceased.

Do they remember that those guys were quite clever back then? They provoked Sakazuki by saying that he only knew how to rely on his abilities, and if he was so capable, he shouldn't use them?

Those few were considered quite strong among the trainees, and they felt that if Akainu didn't use his powers, they would have a good chance of winning.

However, reality is cruel. Akainu was indeed useless. He knocked out the people who gave him nicknames behind his back with just his fists.

This also made everyone realize that the difference between them and Akainu was not just a Devil Fruit.

Off the field, after greeting Akainu, Giger was about to continue walking forward when suddenly he stopped and abruptly raised his hand to grab.

Zefa, who had appeared behind Giger without him noticing, looked at his arm being grabbed with surprise and exclaimed in admiration.

"Not bad reaction. You must be Giger."

Chapter 24 Come on, show

Zephyr arrived early today and witnessed Akainu greeting Giggs.

He was both surprised and pleased by this, as both Akainu and Kizaru, these two "top students," had some issues with their personalities.

Actually, Kizaru is alright; at most, he'll give Zephyr a headache. But Akainu is different; Zephyr has always been very worried about him.

Because Akainu is rather dull, has very extreme views on some things, doesn't like to talk, and has basically no social life.

As a veteran of the Navy, Zephyr always believed that the Navy was a collective, and he wanted Akainu to step out of his closed-off mind and actively integrate into the Navy's "big family".

So he was very happy to see the small change Akainu showed today.

Upon seeing that the other person was Giger, who had come to report for duty, Zefa excitedly ran over. He intended to pat Giger on the back, but he did not expect Giger's perception to be so strong that he was detected as soon as he made a move.

Giger released his grip, bowed slightly to Zefa, and said,

“Teacher Zefa, I am Jig, who is here to report for duty today.”

Zephyr smiled and nodded, quite satisfied with Giger's performance. At least compared to the two problem teenagers, Kizaru and Akainu, Giger seemed pretty normal.

Ginny and Xiong also greeted Zefa. Just as Zefa was about to speak, a melodious voice rang out.

"It's Gig! I saw you as soon as I arrived. Looks like today is going to be a pleasant day~"

Everyone turned to look and saw Kizaru walking slowly toward them, one hand in his pocket and the other holding his sunglasses.

Seeing Kizaru's expression, Zephyr, who had been in a good mood, instantly looked like he had swallowed a fly, and his face darkened instantly.

He glared and shouted,

"Borsalino! What time is it? Look what the other students are doing!"

Kizaru had just adjusted his sunglasses when he took a closer look and spotted Zephyr standing next to Giggs. His expression changed, and he muttered something.

"Well, today's not going to be pleasant..."

He adjusted his posture slightly and said,

"Good morning, Mr. Zefa! You students are really working hard; you've already started training before it's even time!"

He deliberately emphasized the words "not yet," making Zefa's forehead veins bulge.

Considering there were other new students nearby, Zephyr suppressed the urge to slap Kizaru, his expression turned serious, and he said in a deep voice,

"Enough, it's time for today's training. Head to the field and assemble immediately!"

After saying that, Zephyr immediately flashed into the training ground.

Kizaru shrugged and said to Giger and the other two,

"That's just how the old man is, you'll get used to it!"

Then, he put his hands over his eyes as if looking around, and said with a smirk,

"Sakazuki, really, why did he get up so early? He's just making the old man go crazy again!"

Giger casually remarked,

"Perhaps this is the legendary King of Scrolls."

"The King of Scrolls? That sounds impressive, what does that mean?"

"Hmm...it describes someone as very diligent!"

"I see, hey! Why are you being so diligent? The schedule is clearly set, there's nothing wrong with training on time! What do you think, Giger?"

Giger couldn't help but laugh after hearing this, thinking to himself that as expected of Kizaru, maybe it's true that he started clocking in at work after becoming an admiral.

He patted Kizaru on the shoulder and said with a serious expression,

"you're right!"

Kizaru's eyes lit up, and he naturally put his arm around Gigg's shoulder, raising his voice,

"I knew we'd get along. Let's go, or the old man will get angry again."

Ginny watched their retreating figures, then pouted.

"I hope Giger won't let him lead him astray!"

The image of Giger wearing sunglasses and a crooked mouth automatically popped into her mind, and she couldn't help but shudder.

The bear shook its head and whispered,

"No, Brother Gigg is much more mature than us. He won't be easily influenced by others. Besides, this Senior Borsalino isn't a bad person... he just has a bit of a peculiar temperament, hmm!"

"Oh my, Bear Cub, you're so serious. Do you think I know Brother Jige better than you do?"

"Yes, I know that Ginny cares too much about Brother Gig, so she sometimes overthinks things."

Ginny's face instantly turned bright red, and she spun her toes on the ground.

"Bear cub, what are you saying? I care about you and Brother Ivan too!"

The bear continued shaking its head, muttering to itself.

“It’s different, it’s different…”

Ginny covered her ears and ran away in a flash, leaving behind a sentence,

"Bear cub! Brother Jige is right, you're a total straight man! You're destined to be a bachelor forever!"

Bear watched from behind as Ginny caught up with Giger, a smile spreading across his face.

Just then, a loud bell rang, and the surrounding students began to gather towards the center of the field.

Zephyr stood there with his hands behind his back, and when he saw Kizaru and Giggs walking over arm in arm, his eyelids twitched again.

Fortunately, Kizaru didn't cause any more trouble this time. He stood at the back of the group with Giggs and Kuma, in a row with Akainu.

Ginny went to the female trainees' team by herself.

Once the line was in place, Zefa cleared his throat and announced in a loud voice,

"We have three new trainees here today. Before the training begins, let them come up and introduce themselves."

"Clap clap clap!"

The trainees all turned to look at Giggs and Kuma behind them, followed by a round of applause in welcome, with Kizaru clapping the loudest.

Xiong was the first to go on stage to introduce himself. His mountain-like physique made the students below gasp in astonishment. When he said that he was a Devil Fruit user, there was another gasp.

Zephyr's expression remained unchanged. He had already learned about the bear from Sengoku. After all, he had experienced the battle at God Valley, so he knew what it was all about as soon as he heard about the Paw-Paw Fruit.

He didn't say much. Anyway, he was no longer an admiral. Everyone sent here was his student, and he didn't care about the Celestial Dragons' messy affairs.

Moreover, since he was his student and a power user, he needed to understand Xiong's abilities in order to provide targeted training. Therefore, Zephyr asked Xiong to demonstrate his abilities first.

The bear nodded, clasped his hands together in front of his chest, and then slowly pulled them apart, revealing a cute-looking transparent ball of flesh in his palm.

Some of the female trainees below couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"This ability is so cute!"

The bear's face flushed slightly, and it lowered its head shyly.

Some male students curled their lip, thinking to themselves that Paramecia-type Devil Fruits are always so flashy and useless; they're probably just another pretty but useless ability!

Zefa's expression turned serious. He could sense the power contained within the transparent ball of flesh. He waved to the students below.

"Scatter, everyone! Let the bear show off his abilities!"

Chapter 25, the grand finale.

After Zefa finished speaking, everyone came up behind the bear. The bear pushed with both hands, and the transparent ball of flesh in its palms slowly flew out and floated above an open space.

The bear turned and glanced at Giger, who smiled and nodded at him.

As everyone's attention was drawn to the floating, transparent ball of flesh, the bear spoke softly.

"Bear Paw Impact!"

"boom!"

The transparent fleshy ball suddenly exploded, and a blinding white light burst out, followed by a terrifying shock that spread out, covering most of the training ground.