One Piece: Get Stronger by Watching Battles

Chapter 54, that's it? (Third update)

"what……"

Lafitte knew Zhou Ze and had witnessed the battle between Zhou Ze and Blackbeard. Knowing he was no match for Zhou Ze, he instinctively let out a scream when he saw Zhou Ze make his move.

However, after letting out a cry, he realized that he did not feel any pain. When he opened his eyes, he saw that Hawkeye Mihawk had blocked Zhou Ze's attack in the blink of an eye.

Zhou Ze and Hawkeye faced off, each holding a knife. In the end, Zhou Ze's standard military knife was no match for Hawkeye's black knife, and it shattered with a "crack".

You need a good knife!

Hawkeye sheathed his black sword and looked at Zhou Ze solemnly as he spoke.

Zhou Ze didn't speak, but stared at Lafitte with hatred, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Zhou Ze, what are you doing!"

Sengoku slammed his fist on the table in anger, stood up and roared.

"How about killing a pirate?" Zhou Ze, who had failed to kill Lafitte in one blow, was also furious and turned around to retort to Sengoku.

Everyone present was stunned. Several vice admirals were so shocked that their mouths were agape. They were first astonished that Zhou Ze really had the strength to fight Hawkeye in swordsmanship, and that if it weren't for the disadvantage in weaponry, the outcome would have been uncertain.

They were also shocked that Zhou Ze dared to defy the naval marshal.

Hawkeye Mihawk was not annoyed by Zhou Ze's disregard; instead, he continued to scrutinize Zhou Ze with great interest.

Xiong also looked at Zhou Ze with a strange expression.

Ming laughed maliciously again, as if he wanted to stir up trouble.

Having survived the ordeal, Lafitte saw Zhou Ze clashing with the Admiral and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Lieutenant General Tsuru stood up and first tugged at Sengoku's sleeve, gesturing for him to sit down, but he was unsuccessful.

Helpless, he walked over to Zhou Ze and said, "Zhou Ze, apologize to the Marshal!"

Zhou Ze stiffened his neck and stared straight at Zhan Guo, showing no intention of backing down.

"Get out! Get out of here!"

Warring States roared again.

"Humph"

Zhou Ze threw the hilt of his knife to the ground and strode outside.

He reached the door, then suddenly turned back, staring intently at Lafitte.

"My name is Zhou Ze, remember my name!"

"One day, I'll slaughter you and your entire gang, one by one!"

Lafitte was so frightened by Zhou Ze's words that he turned pale and swayed, almost falling to the ground.

Seeing this, Zhou Ze scoffed dismissively, "That's it?"

Then he turned and strode away without looking back.

It wasn't until Zhou Ze had been gone for a long time that Zhan Guo finally sat down after being comforted by General He once again.

At this moment, a vice admiral who had come to his senses looked at Lafitte and said, "Your name is Lafitte, right? The once renowned security officer of the West Blue."

"You were deported from your country for excessive force by law enforcement, what are you doing here?"

Having been terrified by Zhou Ze, Lafitte no longer dared to pretend. "I've come to recommend a man to become a Shichibukai..."

Ming was initially somewhat interested in Lafitte's arrival, but after seeing the guy's behavior in front of Zhou Ze, he was greatly disappointed.

"A real man?" Doflamingo turned around. "A real man like you? Hahahaha."

Hearing Doflamingo's mockery, Lafitte's confidence waned further; his earlier composure was nowhere to be seen.

"My captain, Blackbeard, Marshall D. Teach, hereby recommends himself to become a Shichibukai."

"In exchange, we will capture a pirate with a bounty of over 100 million as soon as possible and hand him over to the Marine Headquarters."

No sooner had Laffitte finished speaking than Doflamingo began his taunts again, "Is he the traitor who escaped from Whitebeard's ship?"

After pondering for a moment, Zhan Guo pointed to the open space in the conference room and said, "You, just stand there."

……

Zhou Ze left the conference room and returned to the warship.

Mike looked at the furious Zhou Ze with great alarm, "Lieutenant Colonel, what happened?"

Zhou Ze's eyes were bloodshot as he turned to glare at Mike. Seeing that Mike was sweating profusely from fear, he came to his senses.

He took a few deep breaths, then gently patted Old Mike on the shoulder. "I'm sorry, I lost control of my emotions and scared you. I'm very sorry."

Seeing the bloodshot in Zhou Ze's eyes disappear, Mike breathed a sigh of relief. "Lieutenant Colonel, it's good that you're alright. Is the meeting over?"

“No, it’s not over.” Zhou Ze shook his head. “I’ve just been kicked out.”

"what?"

"It's alright, you don't need to worry. I'm tired, I'm going to rest now."

Zhou Ze walked straight into his lounge. Mike subconsciously turned to look at Mary Geoise, and worry gradually surfaced in his eyes.

It wasn't until he returned to the rest room that Zhou Ze's anger truly subsided, and the surge of internal energy caused by his emotional fluctuations also calmed down.

Having offended Akainu and now defied Sengoku, my days in the Navy are probably not going to be easy. It's time to plan my escape route.

With that thought in mind, Zhou Ze sat down at his desk, picked up paper and pen, and began to write something.

He would write for hours on end, until finally, his writing speed slowed down, and sometimes he would need to think for a long time before he would start writing again.

"dong dong dong"

A knock on the door of the lounge startled Zhou Ze from his deep thoughts. He gathered up what he had written and then opened the door.

"Lieutenant Colonel, Lieutenant General Tsuru requests your presence."

Mike, standing outside the door, saluted and said respectfully.

Zhou Ze nodded. It seemed that he was going to be held accountable, something he had anticipated.

……

Come in.

Lieutenant General Tsuru looked up from the table piled with documents and books at the somewhat apprehensive yet resentful young man.

"What's wrong? Are you angry?"

Zhou Ze was somewhat taken aback when he realized that Lieutenant General He did not intend to interrogate him.

No, no.

Zhou Ze denied it outright, but seeing Lieutenant General He looking at him with a smile on his lips, he sighed again, "Okay, a little."

"Ha ha ha ha"

Lieutenant General Tsuru burst into laughter, a rare occurrence for him. "That's what young people are like! It's so good to be young!"

Zhou Ze's mind raced. Hmm? It seems they really didn't come to interrogate him?

"Grandma He is still very young!"

Lieutenant General Tsuru reached out and shoved Zhou Ze, who was leaning closer. "Go away, get out of here. Don't try to fool me with this nonsense."

However, he couldn't hide the smile in his eyes.

"Tell me, why were you so impulsive today? Don't spout nonsense about him being a pirate and you being a Marine!"

"Your words won't fool Sengoku, and they won't fool me!"

Zhou Ze lowered his eyes and pondered for a while before raising his head again and looking solemnly at Lieutenant General Tsuru. "Lieutenant General Tsuru, I believe that you and Fleet Admiral Sengoku have seriously underestimated Blackbeard's ambition."

"He will never be content with just being a Shichibukai. If he becomes powerful, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"He has the ambition, but he also needs the corresponding strength." Lieutenant General Tsuru's tone was surprisingly calm, which surprised Zhou Ze.

"He has..."

Before Zhou Ze could speak, Lieutenant General Tsuru waved his hand to stop him, saying, "I understand what you mean. You don't need to worry about Blackbeard's matter. Fleet Admiral Sengoku will handle it."

"I called you here because there's something else I need to tell you."

“Hawkeye, Jorah Mihawk wants to see you, and I’ve agreed.”

Chapter 55 Chatting and Laughing with Hawkeye

Zhou Ze looked at Lieutenant General He with surprise.

Wait a minute! Are you sure you're not mistaken about something?

He wants to see me, shouldn't you ask for my permission?

Seeing Zhou Ze's surprised and uncertain expression, Lieutenant General He said to comfort him, "Don't worry, he said he wouldn't fight you. On this point, he is still trustworthy."

Zhou Ze was slightly relieved after Lieutenant General He said that.

Putting aside the minor grudge between Zhou Ze and Hawkeye, Hawkeye is actually a pretty good person.

In the entire One Piece world, he should belong to the lawful neutral camp.

Zhou Ze nodded. "Okay, I will see him."

"However, Vice Admiral Tsuru, I still want to say that you and Fleet Admiral Sengoku underestimated Blackbeard. I hope you can remain vigilant."

When Lieutenant General He saw Zhou Ze bring it up again, he solemnly hummed in agreement, then waved his hand and said, "Go."

Zhou Ze sighed, took his leave, and departed.

Meanwhile, with the conclusion of the meeting between the Navy Headquarters and the Seven Warlords of the Sea, news from the meeting began to spread rapidly.

However, the information that spread the fastest was not about the new Shichibukai, but about the formidable strength that Zhou Ze displayed at the meeting.

First, he easily broke free from Doflamingo's control over the String-String Fruit's power.

Then came a direct confrontation with the world's undisputed greatest swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk.

Finally, there was a verbal conflict with Fleet Admiral Sengoku.