One Piece: Get Stronger by Watching Battles

"Tina understands!" came the voice from the Den Den Mushi.

A moment later, the office door was pushed open, and a tall, beautiful woman walked in.

She was almost as tall as Zhou Ze, with long pink hair and a pair of dark purple sunglasses hanging on her forehead as a headband. She had a slender figure, especially her waist, which was incredibly thin, highlighting her large chest.

The moment Zhou Ze saw the cigarette in her mouth, he remembered who she was.

She was in the same Navy class as another heavy smoker, Smoker, the user of the Smoke-Smoke Fruit.

"Tina, you will take a warship and accompany Zhou Ze on his voyage!"

Chapter 14 Ai-in and Binz (Bonus Chapter for 100 Favorites)

On Colonel Tina's warship in the West Sea.

Zhou Ze leaned against the ship's side, staring blankly at the sea.

"The last message we received from Teacher Zephyr came from the 77th branch in the West Blue. They witnessed Teacher Zephyr's fleet appearing near Tarik Island. You might find something if you go to that area."

“Professor Zephyr never receives information from the Navy; you’ll have to find it yourself.”

Zhou Ze sighed; this was the only useful information Lieutenant General John had given him.

Finding a few ships on the vast ocean is no easy task.

The sound of footsteps, "thump, thump, thump," came from behind him. Zhou Ze turned around and saw Colonel Tina walking over.

"Colonel Tina, how far are we from Tarik Island?"

Tina waved for the accompanying marines to step back, took a light drag on her cigarette, and said, "I came here to tell you that we've arrived in the waters near Tarik Island. Should we land on the island or stay in the open sea? Tina is hesitant!"

Zhou Ze raised an eyebrow. "Tina XXX" was this beautiful female navy officer's catchphrase.

He glanced at the two marines accompanying Tina, a young man with pink hair and slightly dark skin, and a tall, thin man wearing sunglasses with red hearts. They seemed somewhat familiar.

However, Zhou Ze quickly looked away and said to Tina, "Let's go straight to the island. Thank you for your help this time."

"No need for thanks, I was just following Lieutenant General Tsuru's orders."

Tina said seriously.

Zhou Ze nodded, said nothing more, and turned back to look at the distant sea.

……

Tarik Island.

This is a deserted island, the main body of which is an extremely unstable active volcano that erupts suddenly from time to time, bringing with it tremendous heat and volcanic ash. As a result, there is very little vegetation on the island, and the few remaining plants are covered with volcanic ash, making it look like a black stone at first glance.

"Colonel Tina, let's stop here. The environment on the island isn't very good, so you don't need to come with me."

Zhou Ze said to Colonel Tina, who accompanied him off the ship, "Thank you again for your help. I will be back by sunset at the latest."

Colonel Tina's eyes flickered, and she nodded. "Please make yourself at home."

After Zhou Ze left, the pink-haired marine accompanying Tina asked, "Miss Tina, who is this person? He's just a lieutenant, yet you're here to escort him."

“Finbuddy, Zango,” Tina exhaled a smoke ring and said casually, “He’s Zhou Ze, that Navy guy who’s been making headlines lately.”

"What?!" "It was him!"

Fenbdi and Zango stared in surprise.

……

Zhou Ze wasn't sure if Zefa was on this island. Time was of the essence, and they had to search for possible locations as soon as possible.

We quickly climbed a hilltop and looked inland. The entire island was almost entirely covered in gray and black dust. As the sea breeze blew, it stirred up clouds of dust, greatly limiting our visibility.

Zhou Ze sighed and continued his journey inland with his head down.

After crossing several more hills, they came to a basin nestled among the mountains. Zhou Ze was preparing to speed across the basin to check the mountains further ahead. If he still found nothing, he would turn back and search the outer sea area to try his luck.

He hadn't run out for long when suddenly a vine appeared out of nowhere and swiftly attacked Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze sensed something was wrong, lightly touched the ground with his feet, leaped into the air, drew his sword, and slashed through the air, cutting off the vine that was thrusting at him like a spear.

However, as soon as he landed, even more vines lashed out at him. Zhou Ze had no choice but to retreat quickly while shouting, "Wait a minute, I know you, don't fight!"

He paused, his voice becoming slightly flustered, "Holy crap, what's your name again?"

Zhou Ze knew who attacked him: one of Zefa's students, a man whose appearance and clothing resembled face cards in a deck of cards. He seemed to be a ninja, and his ability was to control plants to grow rapidly. However, Zhou Ze had forgotten the man's name.

Seeing that the vines showed no signs of slowing down, in desperation, Zhou Ze had no choice but to shout at the top of his lungs, "Senior Zefa, Ain..."

The vines that had reached Zhou Ze suddenly stopped. Looking along the vines, a dark green tree trunk split open as if a door had been opened, and a tall, thin man in strange clothes walked out from inside.

He was wearing a black bodysuit with yellow flowers and a pink headscarf, looking at Zhou Ze suspiciously. "You know Teacher Zefa and Ain?"

Zhou Ze wiped the fine sweat from his forehead. "I don't know you, I only know your name. Hey, hey, don't do anything yet. I know you too, but I forgot your name. I'm sorry."

When the other party frowned and was about to attack when he said he didn't recognize the three words, Zhou Ze quickly waved his hand to stop him.

"Hey, Ain, you're here too!"

A figure emerged from behind the big tree. She had sea-blue hair, a delicate face, a light purple sleeveless top, and hot pants that were only about 10 centimeters long, revealing a pair of slender legs. She wore a dark blue cape, making her look youthful and beautiful. The only flaw was a large X-shaped scar on her right leg.

Ayn frowned. "Who are you?"

Zhou Ze breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. "My name is Zhou Ze. As you can see, I am a naval officer."

Zhou Ze tugged at his navy uniform, then bowed slightly to the man in the floral shirt and said, "By the way, friend, what's your name? I'm so sorry, I forgot your name!"

"My name is Binz. What are you doing here?" Binz, the man in the floral shirt, asked in a deep voice.

"Ah, Binz, and Ain, hello." Zhou Ze stepped forward, looking somewhat excited. "I'm here to see Senior Zephyr. I hope he can teach me the Six Styles of the Navy. Since you're all here, Senior Zephyr must be here too, right?" He looked around as he spoke.

“Stop,” Ein shouted to Zhou Ze. “You wait here.” Then she nodded to Binz, who understood and quickly disappeared into the rocks.

When Zhou Ze saw Binz leave, he knew that Binz had gone to inform Zefa. He was overjoyed and his face changed with a smile.

Ai Yin had been watching Zhou Ze warily. Seeing his creepy smile, she felt a surge of disgust. "What are you laughing at!"

"Ah? No, I'm just very happy." Zhou Ze composed himself; he was about to see Zefa and didn't want any complications. "It's so great to meet you all so soon!"

“The Six Styles of the Navy are very difficult to master,” Ein unexpectedly brought it up. “I have followed my teacher for many years, and I have only learned the basics of one of the styles.”

Are you ready to join our 'Pirate Guerrilla Force'?

Zhou Ze didn't really know much about the Marines around Zephyr. He remembered Ein mainly because the movie was great, and, more importantly, she was a girl.

Hearing Ain's question, and knowing she might have misunderstood his intentions, Zhou Ze shook his head: "I don't want to join the 'pirate guerrilla team'."

"In fact, my study time is only today, or more precisely, before sunset."

Chapter 15 Zephyr

Ein was furious upon hearing this. The reason she sent Binz back to report was because she thought that since Zhou Ze wanted to learn the Six Styles of the Navy, he would definitely need to follow Teacher Zefa for a long time, so joining the "Pirate Guerrilla Team" would be a logical thing to do.

Hearing Zhou Ze say that he wasn't going to join the "pirate guerrilla team" and that he would only study until sunset, Ain felt deceived and her anger surged. She slowly pulled out two daggers and held them in her left and right hands respectively.

Zhou Ze quickly waved his hand, "Calm down, I was just telling the truth."

Hearing him emphasize it again, Ai Yin became even angrier. Her eyes turned fiery red, and with a kick of her legs, she charged straight at Zhou Ze like an arrow released from a bow.

Zhou Ze raised his sword to block Ai Yin's attack. "Ai Yin, calm down and listen to me."

"What else is there to say, you liar!" Ai Yin cursed angrily, her hands continuing to attack Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze could only keep swinging his sword to parry and defend against Ai Yin's attacks.

"fall back!"

Suddenly, during a break in her attack, Ayn let out a soft shout, and then a pink light flashed from her right hand, striking Zhou Ze's hand holding the knife.

Zhou Ze was on the defensive, anxiously trying to figure out how to calm Ai Yin down. Then he heard Ai Yin give a soft shout, and he immediately thought of Ai Yin's Devil Fruit ability. He dropped his knife and took several steps back.

“Ain, I know very well that your Devil Fruit ability can rewind the age of everything you touch.”

Having created some distance, Zhou Ze finally had a chance to catch his breath. He quickly said in as fast as he could, "We are not enemies, please believe me."

Upon hearing Zhou Ze's words, Ai Yin temporarily halted her attack. She had already found it strange that Zhou Ze could call her by name, and now that she discovered he also knew about her Devil Fruit ability, she found it even more unbelievable.

"Who exactly are you? What is your purpose in coming here?" Ain asked sharply.

"I'm telling the truth. My name is Zhou Ze, and I'm here to learn the Six Styles of the Navy," Zhou Ze said, shrugging helplessly. "Can we talk about everything after we meet Senior Zefa?"

Ai Yin remained unconvinced when Zhou Ze repeated the same excuse. "It seems I won't hear a single word of the truth until I defeat you."

After saying that, he was about to make another move.

"Stop, Ain."

Suddenly a deep voice came, and Zhou Ze and Ai Yin looked at the hillside next to them at the same time.

A burly man with purple hair appeared on the hilltop. He had his chest open, revealing his strong muscles, and was wearing a naval admiral's cloak. Most strikingly, his right arm was a single, enormous, technologically advanced prosthetic limb that resembled some kind of metal. Binz was half a step behind and stood beside him.

Zephyr!

Former Admiral!

Former Chief Instructor of the Naval Academy!

Z！

Zhou Ze recognized him at a glance; after all, Zefa's astonishing Seastone prosthetics were truly unforgettable.

"Zeff-senpai!" "Zeff-sensei!"

Zhou Ze and Ai Yin bowed to Zefa at the same time.

“You can’t beat him now, come back, Ain.” Zephyr said to Ain, then looked at Zhou Ze, “I heard you wanted to see me?”

“Yes, Senior Zefa.” Zhou Ze bowed again. “My name is Zhou Ze, a lieutenant at the Navy Headquarters. I have come here to ask you about the Six Styles of the Navy.”

“I saw your battle just now.” Zephyr shook his head slightly and chuckled. “Those guys in the Navy are getting worse and worse at judging people. Someone like you is only a lieutenant?”

"Young man, how about you join my army?"

Zhou Ze bowed to Zefa, "I really want to learn the Six Styles of the Navy, but I'm sorry, I can't join."

Upon hearing this, Zefa leaped down the hillside with a "thud" and landed on the flat ground with a "thud," then walked heavily to Zhou Ze.

The moment Zhou Ze jumped down from Zefa, his body tensed up, his breathing slowed, and he watched Zefa's movements warily.