One Piece: Get Stronger by Watching Battles

Zhou Ze smiled calmly. Through the competition just now, Zhou Ze had made some judgments about Sherman's strength. He was indeed quite strong among his peers in the Navy, but he was still far from being able to surpass him.

Sherman's aura surged, his eyes turned bloodshot, and a strong killing intent rose within them.

Is this a mutation?

Just as Zhou Ze was pondering, Sherman made a move.

His speed increased several times over.

"Invincible Slash!"

With a loud shout, Sherman's figure appeared all around Zhou Ze. These phantoms slashed at Zhou Ze with swords at a speed that the eyes could not capture, their momentum overwhelming!

[Invincible Slash learning failed]

[Lack of bloodline requirement, unable to learn]

Zhou Ze was slightly taken aback, as a domineering aura of cyan and black enveloped his entire body.

"Clang clang clang clang clang"

Dozens of slashes came at the same time, but Zhou Ze blocked them one by one with the help of his protective divine power and Haki. At the same time, his Observation Haki also detected Sherman's true form.

Mihawk Slash

Zhou Ze swung his sword, the powerful strike carrying unparalleled might, slashing towards Sherman.

"bang"

Sherman parried with his sword, but the next second, with a "thud," he flew backward and crashed into the breakwater of the dock, raising a cloud of dust.

As the smoke cleared, Sherman jumped back onto the ship from the rubble. He had returned to normal; the crimson in his eyes had faded, and his murderous intent had vanished.

"Lieutenant General Zhou Ze, you are truly formidable!" Sherman sheathed his sword and saluted Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze was more concerned about the "bloodline requirements" mentioned in the system's previous prompt, and then asked:

What was wrong with you just now?

Sherman casually replied, "That? I call it 'Blood Awakening,' which can increase my strength and speed several times over."

"I had this ability when I was a child, but I don't know how I got it, and it seems that I can't cultivate it and can only maintain it for a very short time."

Zhou Ze carefully searched his memories, but still couldn't find a single clue about the boy.

Finally, he nodded helplessly and murmured, "What a pity!"

"Huh? Lieutenant General Zhou Ze, what did you say?"

"It's nothing, don't worry about it." Zhou Ze waved his hand, then looked at Sherman, "Go and treat your wound first."

Sherman looked down and saw that the webs between his thumb and forefinger were cracked and bleeding, but he didn't care. He bowed to Zhou Ze.

"Please teach me swordsmanship!"

Holy crap, I'm a cheater, what do I know about swordsmanship!

After bowing, Sherman looked at Zhou Ze expectantly. Zhou Ze's lips twitched, and he remained silent for a long time before finally saying:

"A swordsman must sever all emotions and love!"

"Women will only slow you down the speed at which you draw your sword!"

Zhou Ze made up a couple of things off the cuff, but Sherman's eyes flickered, as if he deeply agreed.

Holy crap, I was just kidding, don't believe me, Fujitora would kill me if he found out!

He quickly cleared his throat and continued, "This is the lowest-ranking swordsman!"

Sherman was bewildered and looked completely lost.

Zhou Ze's head was starting to hurt.

"The strongest sword is the power to protect what you want to protect and to sever what you want to sever!"

"A sword that can harm everything it touches is, in my opinion, not a sword at all!"

Upon hearing this, Sherman seemed to understand something, then his expression brightened, and he looked at Zhou Ze with even greater respect.

Zhou Ze's eyebrows twitched violently.

Excuse me, Mr. Koushirou, but I'm borrowing your famous quote in order to save lost sheep.

Don't be offended!

Chapter 94 Let's Go, Marine Headquarters! (Second Update)

"So, Lieutenant General Zhou Ze, do you have any more advanced sword techniques?" Sherman pressed.

"A more advanced swordsmanship," Zhou Ze exclaimed.

"It should be the highest realm of having neither a sword in hand nor a sword in heart!"

Sherman was greatly shaken and murmured, "No sword in hand, no sword in heart?"

After a long period of contemplation, Sherman suddenly looked up at Zhou Ze and said, "Thank you for your guidance. I think I understand!"

Then he bowed to Zhou Ze again, jumped off the boat, and left.

Zhou Ze was dumbfounded. What? You understand what?

Zhou Ze didn't come to his senses until Sherman's figure disappeared from sight.

This kid is too gullible. He didn't even get a minor role in the original story. Could it be that he ruined his character just because he believed what others said?

The thought that he might have unintentionally ruined Fujitora's genius student gave Zhou Ze a headache again.

……

As dusk settled, the discussion between Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru, the Navy's chief of staff, was drawing to a close in the Fleet Admiral's office.

The two naval strategists had spent the entire afternoon studying troop deployments in preparation for the impending war.

Sengoku looked up at the clock on the wall, grabbed the Den Den Mushi,

"Notify Lieutenant General Garp and the three generals to come to my office."

He paused, then glanced at Lieutenant General He, "And Lieutenant General Zhou Ze, inform him as well!"

"Yes."

When Zhou Ze received the notification, he was on his way to a restaurant for dinner. He pursed his lips and said, "They really know how to pick their timing. They always manage to do it right at mealtimes."

This time, however, Zhou Ze behaved himself. He didn't bring his dinner to the site to eat anymore. If he did this twice in one day, Zhou Ze was worried that Zhan Guo would be so angry that he would die on the spot.

Zhou Ze was the first to arrive this time. He was very self-aware and knew that he couldn't have been the only one invited. After entering, he obediently pulled up a chair and sat down.

After everyone had arrived, Lieutenant General Tsuru picked up a stack of documents and stood up.

“Take a look and see if you have anything to add.”

As she spoke, she distributed the arrangements for the day of the execution, as well as contingency plans for various situations, to everyone present.

Zhou Ze took the document and quickly flipped through it. Fifty naval warships were deployed on the outskirts of Marineford, and nearly 100,000 elite naval troops were concentrated in the square in front of the headquarters. All the heavy artillery for coastal defense had also been deployed.

Apart from "Knight of the Sea" Jinbe, the six Shichibukai stood in front, with the various Marine Vice Admirals and their respective units standing guard behind them.

Three admirals, representing the strongest fighting force, stood guard beneath the execution platform.

Garp, Tsuru, and Zhou Ze are on standby as mobile forces.

This plan is almost exactly the same as in the original work, the only difference being Zhou Ze, who is assigned to protect Lieutenant General He.

I've warned you guys so many times to be careful of Blackbeard, but you still didn't take it seriously!

After quickly reading it, Zhou Ze was greatly disappointed. He lowered his eyelids and sighed silently.

After everyone had finished reading, no one spoke up, and the atmosphere gradually became awkward.

After a long silence, it was finally broken by Sengoku.

"None of you have anything to add?"

Someone spoke up, and the previously oppressive atmosphere vanished, as if the air had begun to flow again.

Karp tore open a bag of donuts and started crunching them out.

Akainu silently lit a cigar and took a puff.

Kizaru started trimming his nails again, looking completely nonchalant.

Aokiji then pulled down his eye mask and pretended to be asleep.

Zhou Ze was completely bewildered by the four guys' reactions.

Holy crap, who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do?!

Sure enough, the next second, Zhan Guo's gaze swept over everyone, finally locking onto Zhou Ze.

"Zhou Ze, what do you say?"

I said, what can I possibly say?

Zhou Ze's face twitched violently. He should have brought dinner with him. Damn it, he was careless.

"Marshal, I have nothing to say. I think this plan is quite good." Zhou Ze said somewhat perfunctorily.

Lieutenant General He glared at Zhou Ze, "Speak when I tell you to."

Zhou Ze's lips twitched, his face full of innocence. What else could I say?

Finally, he took a deep breath and looked at Vice Admiral Tsuru, "You know how wary I am of Blackbeard."

Lieutenant General Tsuru placed his hands on the table. "Yes, continue."

“But your plan makes no preparations for Blackbeard at all, and you’re certain he’ll be there,” Zhou Ze said, somewhat dissatisfied. “I don’t know how you’re sure of that.”

"He's just a newly appointed Shichibukai, how dare he defy the Marine Headquarters?" Sengoku said dismissively as he took the documents from everyone's hands.

Zhou Ze narrowed his eyes and said dismissively, "Even Whitebeard has disobeyed us before, so what's impossible for us to do if he disobeys us again?"

Sengoku returned to his desk and began feeding the documents in his hand, page by page, to the little goat beside him without even looking up.

“I’ve said it many times, he’s not important to the big picture. Besides, what can he do all by himself?”

Zhou Ze frowned. "So you're saying we don't have any information about Blackbeard's crew at all, right?" He paused, his tone becoming more serious.