Sailing at Sea: The Breath of the Day at the Start

The sea breeze blows gently at night, creating a tranquil atmosphere accompanied by the sound of flowing water.

Zefa broke the silence by speaking first.

"At Marineford headquarters, Lieutenant General Mole's swordsmanship has reached the level of a master swordsman. I've already spoken to him, and he'll help you out of respect for me. Once you return to Marineford, you can spar with him; it will greatly help improve your swordsmanship."

"You've already mastered Shave, Moonwalk, and Storm Kick, so I don't have much more to teach you. I can only tell you that these are all physical techniques developed on the basis of a strong physique. Building a solid physical foundation is the most crucial thing for improving these techniques."

Zefa drank his wine, seemingly intending to take advantage of his drunkenness to say everything he had been holding back.

"I think it's a good thing that you didn't eat a Devil Fruit. Too many Devil Fruit users on the sea rely too much on their Devil Fruit abilities and neglect the basics. No matter how strong such people are, they will inevitably have weaknesses."

"I can sense that your Observation Haki has awakened. Unlike the training of Armament Haki, to enhance Observation Haki, you need to push yourself to the brink of death more often so that your body's instincts can be activated, allowing Observation Haki to reach a higher level."

.........

Taking advantage of his drunken state, Zefa poured out his insights on cultivation and becoming stronger, as well as his advice to Ron.

They talked for almost an hour.

During this time, Ron simply listened while drinking, a thoughtful look occasionally flashing in his eyes.

After finishing the wine.

Zefa had finished saying what he wanted to say.

He staggered to his feet.

"Don't go to the Naval Academy anymore. It's just a waste of your time right now. If you want to get stronger, fight more strong people and absorb their combat experience."

Zephyr turned around, his back to Ron.

His tall and robust figure, after losing his right arm, made him appear somewhat like a hero past his prime.

Before leaving, he said one last thing.

"As long as your belief in justice remains unchanged, I have no objection whether you join the Navy or not."

56. The meaning of World Government (4/5)

The next morning.

A yellow flash appeared on the sea, then instantly appeared on the warship, coalescing into a tall, slender figure draped in a coat of justice.

It was none other than Vice Admiral Kizaru, Borsalino, of the Marine Headquarters.

"Hey, did they really take one of Zephyr's arms? That Doflamingo is really terrifyingly strong."

Kizaru, with his hands in his pockets, looked at Zephyr ahead and said.

His tone remained as annoying as ever.

The sight caused Ain and the other surviving naval freshmen to grit their teeth, clench their fists, and glare at him angrily.

"What are you doing here, Kizaru?"

Zephyr looked at Kizaru and asked.

"The Marshal sent me to escort Professor Zephyr and you back safely."

Kizaru glanced at his right hand and, in his usual annoyingly slow tone, teased Zephyr:

"It's already a disgrace to the Navy that a dignified Admiral was attacked by a pirate. If something were to happen to our Navy Headquarters' 'No Killing Admiral' policy, the Navy's prestige would truly be destroyed."

Hearing his words, Ai Yin couldn't hold back any longer and angrily retorted:

"What do you know?! Professor Zephyr did this for us..."

"Ain".

Zefa spoke up to stop her.

"But teacher..."

"No need to say anything more."

Zephyr looked at Kizaru: "Boltarino, you too."

"Yes, yes, Professor Zephyr."

Kizaru walked past him, glancing around as he did so under the watchful eyes of the naval newbies.

"Speaking of which, this was really a brutal fight."

"Oh, the specially recruited intern is still alive. It seems the situation here is a bit better than I thought."

He spotted Ron standing in the corner, holding Rachel.

Ron stared at Kizaru in front of him.

Logia-type user of the Glint-Glint Fruit.

One of the three future admirals of the Navy!

Top-tier combat power on the high seas!

Although he is still a lieutenant general, his strength is definitely above that of Zephyr.

Ron still has a long way to go before he becomes such a powerful person.

Kizaru noticed Ron's gaze and narrowed his eyes slightly behind his sunglasses.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

What an amazing little brat...

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Under Kizaru's escort, the warship returned safely to Marineford.

Zephyr and Ein were both summoned.

Ron, who was a specially recruited intern, had nothing to do and returned to his residence alone.

Lying in bed.

Ron closed his eyes and focused his mind on the system space, organizing the gains from this trip.

In addition to increasing the amount of Qi and blood, it also increased significantly.

Completely master the shave, moonwalk, and storm kick techniques.

The biggest gain was that he felt and awakened Observation Haki when he fought Doflamingo.

Although the process was unexpectedly dangerous.

But for Ron, the result was not bad.

"The tips that Zefa gave me for my cultivation were a great help."

Ron opened his eyes and thought to himself.

"The direction of my cultivation will be clear from now on, and I won't have to take any more detours."

Encountering a powerful enemy like Doflamingo this time, Ron once again felt his own inadequacy, and his desire to become stronger became intense and urgent again.

after all.

No enemy will wait for you to grow stronger.

Accidents and dangers always come suddenly.

"Basic physical fitness is still the most important thing. If there is an opportunity, I should go out with the warship more often. Checking in on various islands can greatly speed up my growth."

"As for swordsmanship, I'm still in the early stages of the 'Intent' realm. I need to put more effort into it... I'll go find that mole later."

"The Breathing of the Sun is also the foundation for my strength. With the permanent buff 'The True Meaning of Thousand Refinements', my mastery of the Breathing of the Sun has reached 89%. My next goal is to reach 100% mastery within three months."

Ron had a premonition.

If he masters the Sun Breathing Technique to 100%, he is very likely to awaken another ability.

Transparent world!

………………

While Ron was planning his path to becoming stronger.

Zephyr is also asking Sengoku for permission to lead troops to defeat Doflamingo and avenge the deaths of the naval recruits.

At this time, Sengoku's reply to him was:

“Attack a Marine Admiral and massacre Marine recruits. Even if he is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, I, Sengoku, as the Fleet Admiral, will never tolerate such crimes.”

"However, this matter is of great importance and we still need to consult the World Government. Zephyr, you should go back and rest well. After I report to the World Government, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

Zefa then went back.

After he led Ain and others through the funerals and provided various subsidies to the new naval recruits, and comforted their families.

It has been five days since then.

There's still no news from the Warring States period.

Zephyr couldn't sit still any longer, so he went to the Marine Headquarters building again and found Sengoku.