One Piece: Get Stronger by Watching Battles

"Defeating Whitebeard doesn't mean the Navy won?"

"Even if we kill him, the Navy won't have won!"

"Then who will win? Blackbeard?"

"Yes!"

The two exchanged questions and answers, which made their communication much smoother, but then it came to an abrupt end. Aokiji stopped asking questions, and Zhou Ze remained silent, each starting to drink.

After a long silence, Aokiji finally spoke again, breaking the silence, "I've been observing you ever since you first came to Marine Headquarters!"

A flicker of surprise crossed Zhou Ze's eyes, but his expression remained unchanged.

"Oh? I wonder what the General has observed?"

Aokiji stared at Zhou Ze for a while longer. "When I first met you, although you were quite strong, you hadn't actually been cultivating for very long, had you?"

Zhou Ze remained noncommittal.

Aokiji didn't press for details and continued:

"After that, your strength improved by leaps and bounds. What surprised me even more was that you didn't seem to have the power of a Devil Fruit!"

"And then?" Zhou Ze asked calmly.

"And then? Lieutenant General Zhou Ze, aren't these strange enough?" Aokiji tilted his head.

Zhou Ze sighed, "It is strange, but there are too many strange things in this world! What I did is nothing."

What are you plotting in Alabasta?

Aokiji's question startled Zhou Ze, but he quickly calmed down.

“Planning? No, it’s just participating in some reconstruction work. Professor Zefa was also involved in this.”

"If you don't trust me, don't you trust Professor Zephyr?"

Upon hearing this, Aokiji remained silent for a long time before nodding. "It was because of Professor Zephyr that I didn't delve into the role you played in all of this."

Zhou Ze breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much calmer.

"You've been hiding a lot, Zhou Ze." Qingzhi finished the last of his drink and stood up.

"However, from the Navy's perspective, you haven't done anything too outrageous, so I won't do anything to you!"

"You'd better watch yourself!"

After saying that, he walked straight out.

Holy crap, you come to my door to warn me and tell me to watch my step?

I'll give you a set of five lightning whips, do you believe me?

Zhou Ze pursed his lips and watched Aokiji leave.

……

"I told you, this ship is not open for visits today, so go back now."

After a good afternoon nap, Zhou Ze strolled leisurely to the dock and could hear Old Mike scolding him loudly from afar.

"I've already said, I'm not here for sightseeing. I want to see Zhou Ze. Call him out right now!"

The man arguing with Mike was a navy officer. He looked very strong from behind, and judging from his voice, he seemed to be quite young.

Zhou Ze walked over. "What's wrong? What are you arguing about?"

"Lieutenant General, this..."

Mike bowed, but was interrupted by the navy officer before he could even speak.

"You're Zhou Ze?"

The navy officer, who had been facing away from Zhou Ze, turned around and asked somewhat rudely.

Zhou Ze then got a clear look at the newcomer's appearance. He was indeed a young man with a sparse beard just growing on his lips. He was tall and strong with a handsome face, especially his pair of light blue eyes, which were sharp and bright.

"How dare you address a lieutenant general by his name!" Mike was furious and was about to teach the boy a lesson.

The boy, with an even more explosive temper, immediately drew his sword.

Zhou Ze pressed down on his shoulder, then said to Mike, "It's okay, we'll talk on the ship."

Once the three reached the deck, Zhou Ze asked, "Speak, who are you? What do you want with me?"

The boy just stared intently at Zhou Ze without saying a word.

Zhou Ze understood and nodded to Mike, signaling him to step aside for a moment.

After Mike left, the boy slowly spoke.

“My name is Sherman, nicknamed ‘The Madman,’ and I’m here to challenge you!”

Zhou Ze almost burst out laughing when he heard the boy's introduction.

Sherman? That sounds like the name of some tank model from a previous life.

And the title "I am the only one who is crazy" sounds so ridiculous!

Is there really such a person in the world of One Piece?

Zhou Ze thought for a long time but couldn't remember. Could it be a minor character who appeared in the movie?

"I'm the only one who's arrogant!" Sherman was furious when he saw Zhou Ze looking at him strangely.

Are you making fun of me?

"No, absolutely not." Zhou Ze denied it with a straight face, but a slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"I saw you laughing; you were about to burst out laughing!"

"Ha ha ha ha"

Zhou Ze could no longer hold back and burst into laughter.

Sherman's eyes turned red, and with a "whoosh," he drew his sword, glaring at Zhou Ze, "I challenge you to a duel!"

Zhou Ze was slightly taken aback when he saw Sherman holding the knife in a reverse grip.

"Which unit are you from, and under whose command are you?"

Sherman, a hot-blooded young man, was mocked by Zhou Ze and wouldn't listen to his nonsense. He swung his right arm and swept his sword horizontally towards Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze lightly tapped his right index finger, and a bluish-black Armament Haki enveloped his fingertip, striking Sherman's sword directly and knocking him back several steps.

Chapter 93 Zhou Ze VS Sherman! The True Essence of Swordsmanship!

Answer my question first, and if we need to fight again later, I'll gladly oblige!

After Zhou Ze repelled Sherman with a single blow, he said softly.

Although Sherman was arrogant, Zhou Ze's casual finger strike blocked his attack, making him much more serious.

"I am a lieutenant at G-5 Fortress on the Grand Line. The base commander is Vice Admiral Vergo!"

Lieutenant General Vergo? That name sounds familiar!

Zhou Ze paused for a moment, then thought about it carefully before remembering.

Holy crap, isn't that Doflamingo's undercover lieutenant general?!

"You're just a second lieutenant, what brings you to Marineford?" Zhou Ze then asked.

"Don't underestimate me. I wasn't using my full strength just now. I'm very strong!"

Sherman was so angry he almost jumped up.

Zhou Ze was amused by the child's reaction.

"Hmm, I know you're very strong. 'Unrivaled Madness,' you'd be worthy of that title if you weren't strong! Your swordsmanship is quite impressive. Who taught you?"

Sherman, being young, didn't catch the sarcasm in Zhou Ze's tone. He assumed Zhou Ze was genuinely praising him, so he answered the question cooperatively, "My swordsmanship was taught by Teacher Yixiao..."

"Who did you say?" Zhou Ze was taken aback, then exclaimed in surprise.

Zhou Ze's startled reaction startled Sherman, who stood there dumbfounded for a moment before saying, "Teacher Yixiao, he is an incredibly powerful expert!"

Holy crap, I was wondering why your sword-wielding posture looked so familiar. Oh, it was him!

Zhou Ze was inwardly excited, but he tried to keep his tone calm, "Yes, I know him. Why didn't he join the Navy?"

"You know Teacher Yixiao?" Sherman asked Zhou Ze, somewhat puzzled. "The teacher doesn't want to be a navy officer."

Zhou Ze chuckled. "I'm just a little curious, why doesn't he want to? He's clearly so strong!"

Sherman was even more convinced that Zhou Ze must know the teacher, since very few people knew that Teacher Yi Xiao was very strong.

With that in mind, Sherman answered without much hesitation, "For many years, the Navy has summoned the Seven Warlords to fight, and my teacher has some…"

Zhou Ze waved his hand to interrupt him, "Okay, I understand. Don't say these things at headquarters."

His reverse-handed sword-wielding posture reflects his dissatisfaction with the Seven Warlords system. Also known as "Issho," he is none other than the future Marine Admiral "Fujitora."

In my memory, Fujitora was a rather gentle middle-aged man, so how could he have such a frivolous student?

Thinking of this, Zhou Ze's gaze turned strange again.

Sherman on the other side immediately noticed and became somewhat indignant, "Zhou Ze, the duel isn't over yet, let's have another one!"

Zhou Ze smiled and said, "Okay, let's go."

Sherman then distanced himself, his gaze fixed on Zhou Ze, his aura suddenly intensifying.

Then his body suddenly accelerated, carrying a sharp sword aura that seemed almost tangible, and slashed straight at Zhou Ze.

"bass"

Zhou Ze drew his sword, blocking Sherman's attack. With a flick of his wrist, he swept the sword horizontally, forcing Sherman back.

Sherman dodged Zhou Ze's knife strike without hesitation and charged forward again, relentlessly attacking Zhou Ze with his longsword.

Zhou Ze stood still, parrying with his saber, blocking every attack from Sherman.

After being deflected by Zhou Ze's leaping attack once again, Sherman was slightly out of breath. "You're not attacking, are you looking down on me?"

Without waiting for Zhou Ze's reply, he said arrogantly, "I will go all out for my next attack, so you'd better watch out!"