“Sister Chinatsu!
We’re planning to clear out all the bandits nearby!
Sister Chinatsu, do you want to come with us?!” Ace and the others suddenly ran over, speaking with great excitement.
Chinatsu understood that they weren’t trying to do a good deed; they simply wanted to find people to practice on, and bandits were naturally the best human punching bags.
“I’ll pass.
If I go, you won’t have many punching bags left to hit.” Chinatsu waved her hand and replied.
“Hehe, that’s true.” Ace and the others waved at Chinatsu, then bid her farewell and began a major sweep of the surrounding bandits.
It was truly pitiful for the bandits in the area, as they were about to face the fate of being defeated by this group of kids.
As for worrying about whether Luffy and the others would get beaten by the bandits, Chinatsu had absolutely no such concerns, because that was impossible.
After Chinatsu’s special training, Luffy and the others’ strength had far surpassed that of their peers in the original story.
Especially Luffy, who was already nearing the strength he had when he set sail in the original story.
Dealing with bandits in the East Blue, the weakest sea, was a piece of cake, wasn’t it?
Outside of Dadans House, Chinatsu lay on a folding chair, super lazily enjoying the few moments of leisure in her daily life.
“Days like this are quite nice…” Just as Chinatsu was about to drift off to sleep, a little bird flew over from the distance, landed on her shoulder, and chirped twice.
Suddenly, Chinatsu was “startled awake.” “What?
Grandpa Garp is here?!
So soon?!” Chinatsu climbed up from the folding chair.
According to her calculations, Garp shouldn’t have arrived for another four or five days.
She scratched her messy hair with both hands and let out a long, helpless sigh.
There was no help for it; she had to go.
“Grandma Dadan, Grandpa Garp has come to pick me up.” “Mr.
Garp?!
Luffy and the others…” “Please tell them for me, I’ll be leaving first.” Chinatsu said this and then used “Soru” to quickly leave Dadans House.
Although she had only spent half a year with Luffy and the others, they got along very well, and saying goodbye to kids was just too much trouble to think about.
At the harbor of Foosha Village.
Garp’s dog-headed warship was already docked there.
Before Garp could even jump off the ship, Chinatsu had already appeared beside the warship.
“Hmm?
Chinatsu, how did you know I was coming?” Garp looked at Chinatsu, who had arrived ahead of time.
He was a bit bewildered, even thinking that Chinatsu had awakened Observation Haki.
After all, the three types of Haki didn’t necessarily require systematic training to learn; some gifted individuals could master them innately.
By the way, the three types of Haki are Observation Haki, Armament Haki, and Conqueror’s Haki.
Among them, there is no such thing as being gifted with Observation Haki or Armament Haki; as long as there is a reasonable method of training, anyone can master them, though their strength is not guaranteed.
As for Conqueror’s Haki, it is known as the Haki that only one in a million can awaken, and it is the symbol of a king.
Ordinary Conqueror’s Haki can only knock out the weak, but if one masters the infusion of Conqueror’s Haki, it will significantly increase one’s strength.
Observation Haki and Armament Haki also have advanced applications.
Observation Haki is “seeing the future,” and Armament Haki is “Ryuo,” which is penetration from a distance.
Marines at the “Commodore” level and above all possess Haki, and some below the Commodore level also possess single-color Haki.
As for the pirate side, those who possess Haki are basically all in the New World.
To survive in the New World, Two-color Haki is indispensable, while Haoshoku is the deciding factor for a pirate to become an “Emperor” or a “King.” On the Marine side, those possessing Haoshoku are relatively few.
On the surface, only Sengoku possesses Haoshoku, while Garp and Kong’s status is unknown.
Chinatsu looked at Garp in front of her, thinking that Luffy has Haoshoku, and Revolutionary Dragon also has Haoshoku, so Garp probably has Haoshoku too…
“Chinatsu, have you awakened Observation Haki?” Garp asked without reservation, inquiring bluntly.
Because Chinatsu grew up by Revolutionary Dragon’s side, Garp knew that Chinatsu must know the concept of Haki.
Chinatsu shook her head.
She hadn’t deliberately trained in the past six months, and she didn’t have the conditions for it, so Haki was impossible.
She just waved her hand casually.
Suddenly, hundreds or thousands of birds surged out from the distant forest behind her, flying around and above Chinatsu.
“Grandpa Garp, this is a part of my Devil Fruit Ability manifested.” A lark hung from the finger of the hand Chinatsu had slightly raised.
She didn’t need to say more; Garp had already guessed what kind of ability Chinatsu had awakened.
“As expected of my granddaughter!
This ability is simply perfect for reconnaissance in the future!” Garp said with a hearty laugh.
Chinatsu was also happy, because with this ability, she would have bargaining chips not to go to the front lines in the future.
Wouldn’t it be great to slack off in logistics?
Chinatsu then followed Garp onto the dog-headed warship.
Before setting sail, Garp asked if Chinatsu didn’t want to say goodbye to Luffy and Ace.
Chinatsu just shook her head indifferently.
It was the same sentiment as before; saying goodbye between kids was really too much trouble.
Inside, Chinatsu was an adult nearing 20 years old; she couldn’t handle it, she really couldn’t.
“Grandpa Garp, let’s set sail.” “Alright, Chinatsu’s name will definitely be among the outstanding Marines in this year’s Marine training camp!” Garp didn’t think too much, feeling nothing but happiness in his heart.
The dog-headed warship started up and sailed toward Marineford.
Chinatsu leaned against the warship’s railing, gazing at the sky.
Luffy was seven years old this year, and she was ten.
Her Marine journey was about to begin…
Meanwhile, at Marineford, in the recruit training camp.
Zephyr, who had not yet lost his arm, looked at this year’s list of new recruits.
At this moment, he still held hope for the Marines.
Every year, he would train many high-quality Marines in the recruit training camp, but in recent years, the quality of Marines had declined quite seriously.
“That guy Sengoku is too focused on balance; he’s being manipulated by the World Government too much.
If this continues, the Marines will eventually be completely corrupt…” Zephyr couldn’t help but grit his teeth.
When he was 42, his family was killed by pirates.
From then on, his feelings toward pirates were no longer purely “work,” but absolute hatred.
At the time, he submitted his resignation from the Marines, wanting to be free from Marine constraints and go annihilate pirates alone, but he was eventually persuaded by the higher-ups, Garp, Sengoku, and others to stay.
Although he retained his Admiral status, he did not go to the front lines and instead transferred to become an instructor, beginning to train new Marines.
Until after he trained Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji, he officially stepped down from the position of Admiral to focus on his role as an instructor.
However, in the last few years, he had become increasingly impatient.
“Hmm?
This girl is…
Garp’s granddaughter?
I hope she isn’t one of those people who rely on Garp’s status to slack off and fish for a position.” Zephyr looked at the new recruit resume of Chinatsu in his hand with a solemn expression, while on the dog-headed warship, Chinatsu suddenly let out an “Achoo” and sneezed.
“Why do I have a bad premonition…”