"Devil Fruit?!"
Ace and Sabo were both surprised by what Tsugakuin held. Ace was born in Dressrosa, and although he was young, he knew a lot of so-called "secrets" through osmosis.
Sabo was born into an aristocratic family and received elite education since childhood.
They had certainly heard of Devil Fruits, secret treasures from the sea, but this was the first time they had seen one in person. While surprised that Ji Guoyuan had produced such a thing, they were also extremely curious about the two Devil Fruits in Ji Guoyuan's hand.
"Um."
"Devil Fruit."
"This one is the Nature-type Flame-Flame Fruit. After eating it, the body will turn into flames, and ordinary swords and fists will be completely ineffective against the user with this ability."
"At the same time, users with special abilities can also possess the power to release high-temperature flames."
Holding the crimson Flame-Flame Fruit with a flame-shaped cloud pattern in his left hand, Tsugakuin Yoshiichi introduced it to the two children. After a pause, Tsugakuin Yoshiichi gently tossed the golden fruit with a lightning cloud pattern in his right hand and continued:
"And this one is the Nature-type Thunder Fruit."
"After eating it, your body will turn into lightning, becoming immune to sword, fist, and kick attacks while also possessing the ability to release lightning."
"These two devil fruits are both top-notch nature-type abilities."
"The three current admirals of the navy are all powerful natural devil fruit users."
"And the potential of these two devil fruits is not inferior to those abilities."
Both the Thunder Fruit and the Flame-Flame Fruit are top-tier abilities within the Nature category. The Thunder Fruit's power is naturally undeniable, boasting both exceptionally powerful attack power and terrifying speed. Enel did a good job developing the Thunder Fruit, but he didn't fully develop the power of this Devil Fruit.
A "wild and lonely Zen" like Enel has too weak physical ability, and the Thunder Fruit still has great potential to be tapped.
The same goes for the Flame-Flame Fruit. Although Ace was trained by Garp since he was a child, after Ace secretly went out to sea and ate the Flame-Flame Fruit by chance, huge problems arose in his fighting style.
Ace relies too much on the power of the Nature Devil Fruit. That's why he seems powerless when facing Blackbeard who possesses the Dark-Dark Fruit.
Whitebeard really doted on his sons, and he thought that under his protection, Ace would be able to successfully control the Whitebeard Pirates, find OP and become the Pirate King.
Whitebeard's doting also resulted in Ace, who had awakened the Conqueror's Haki since childhood, not growing up properly.
Ace neglected to train his Haki, and at the same time, he was not able to reach the ultimate in developing his fruit abilities.
The Flame-Flame Fruit's ability is more than just its extreme offensive power. The "propulsion" its flames impart to its user is far beyond the reach of ordinary Nature-type abilities. With the exception of the Phantom-Flame Fruit and the Thunder Fruit, other Nature-type abilities simply can't match the speed of the Flame-Flame Fruit.
After all, the maximum speed of solid-fuel rockets produced by modern technology can reach Mach 20 or even higher.
How could a user of a natural-type devil fruit that transcends the realm of physics be inferior to the products of modern technology?
If Ace could develop this characteristic of the Flame-Flame Fruit, Akainu wouldn't be able to kill Ace, let alone even touch him.
Both devil fruits represent absolute power.
In the eyes of Yoshikazu Tsugakuni, these two devil fruits represent two generals!
Tsugikoku Yuichi's decision to give something like this to children like Ace and Sabo was a well-thought-out decision. The new navy's top fighters were all of similar age.
It would be great if Yoriichi Tsugumi and his generation could completely eradicate the Celestial Dragons.
However, the Celestial Dragons have ruled this sea for eight hundred years. Even someone of Tsugakuni Yoriichi's level cannot guarantee that he can solve all these problems.
Finding the future leader for the new navy is also a backup preparation made by Kuniyoshi.
Among the younger generation, Ace and Sabo are the most suitable for Yoriichi Tsugikuni in terms of both talent and difficulty of contact.
The two of them are young and kind-hearted. They only need to be guided well. In the future, they will definitely stand on the side of ordinary people and fight against the power of the Celestial Dragons.
"Flame-Flame Fruit."
Ace looked at the Flame-Flame Fruit in Yoshiichi Tsugumi's hand, murmured, and his body involuntarily walked in front of Yoshiichi Tsugumi, and actually reached out to grab the devil fruit in Yoshiichi Tsugumi's hand.
"Hello, Ace?"
Sabo shouted in surprise when he saw Ace's actions.
Sabo and Ace have been inseparable over the years. Although Ace is a careless person, he is a very well-educated person. Ace's behavior at this time is really impolite.
"Huh?!" Hearing Sabo's cry, Ace's eyes regained clarity. He stared blankly at his own hand, which was already on the Flame-Flame Fruit. Suddenly, he felt something was wrong. He quickly put his hand behind his back, bowed deeply to Tsugakuin, and apologized:
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Tsugikoku Yoshiichi."
“Me, me.”
Ace was a little embarrassed. Seeing Ace's expression, Ji Guoyuan couldn't help but shook his head slightly and chuckled:
"There's nothing to be sorry about."
“This is for you guys.”
"I'm letting you become people with special abilities after you reach adulthood, hoping that you won't neglect your physical training."
"Devil Fruit users are not invincible. Once they become a Devil Fruit user, they become landlubbers and cannot swim. Seastone will also affect them."
"After coming into contact with seawater and seastone, the ability of the ability user will no longer be able to use it."
"Because of this, Taijutsu is also very important for people with special abilities."
"Only in this way can the power of the devil fruit be maximized."
As he spoke, Tsugikoku looked at Ace with a deep gaze and continued, "I see that you really like the Flame-Flame Fruit, so this Devil Fruit will be assigned to you."
"Sabo, this Thunder Fruit is yours."
Hearing what Tsugikuni Yoriichi said, Ace turned around and looked at Sabo. In his heart, he wanted to use the Flame-Flame Fruit, but his upbringing also told him that he also needed to seek Sabo's opinion.
He hoped to have some disagreement with his brother on such matters.
But how could Sabo possibly have any objection to Tsugikuni Yoriichi's "distribution"? Even a child like him knew very well how precious the natural devil fruit was.
This kind of thing is also priceless at the auction. If we have to talk about the value, the total value of these two devil fruits is at least 3 billion berries.
I have this money, but nowhere to buy it.
Sabo is not so shameless as to take such valuable things for free.
"Mr. Tsugikoku Yoshiichi, the devil fruit is too valuable. I can't accept it!"
Sabo glanced at the Thunder Fruit with some reluctance, then shook his head firmly. Ace was startled at first after hearing Sabo's words, then nodded thoughtfully. After taking a deep breath, he continued:
"Mr. Tsugikoku Yoshiichi, I feel the same way."
"I can't take such a valuable thing!"
"Please take it back."
As he spoke, Ace bowed deeply to Yoriichi Tsugikuni again to express his gratitude.
Seeing the two children like this, Garp was stunned at first, and then he said slowly: "You two, think carefully, these two devil fruits that Yunyi took out are really good things."
"If it were put out to sea, I wonder how many people would risk their lives to get it."
"If you miss it, you really miss it!"
"Becoming a person with abilities can bring you one step closer to your dreams!"
Garp looked at the two children with a half-smile, and at the end of his speech, his tone became serious.
Hearing Garp's words, Ace and Sabo looked at each other, and saw determination in each other's eyes. They nodded to each other tacitly, turned around and said to Tsugikoku Yoriichi in unison:
"I've made my decision!"
Looking at the clear eyes of the two children, Karp suddenly burst into laughter.
You can tell a child’s future at the age of three and his character at the age of seven.
Garp was extremely pleased with the performance of Ace and Sabo. Although these two children were smart, their minds were not complicated. Both Garp and Yoriichi Tsugakuin were able to see through the two children's minds at a glance.
They could tell that these words were from the heart of both of them.
It is precisely because of this that the qualities of these two people seem so precious.
"You two guys seem to understand the principle of no reward without merit."
"Very good, I was not mistaken."
"What I give away, I won't take back."
"I don't expect you two to repay me in the future. No matter what choices you two make, I only hope that you can grow up to be useful people to the world."
"I will leave these two devil fruits in the hands of Vice Admiral Garp."
"Vice-Admiral Garp will hand it over to you when the time is right!"
As Tsugikoku Yoshiichi said this, he put the two devil fruits into the cloth bag and threw it to Garp without any reluctance.
Garp subconsciously reached out to take it, looked at Ji Guoyuan deeply, and grinned:
"You really trust me!"
"I won't take on such troublesome matters."
"I'll leave it to Zefa after we get back."
"Listen you two, I didn't give you devil fruits to make you slack off!"
"When you two are fourteen years old, I will send you back to the Naval Academy at the Marine Headquarters and let that guy Zefa train you."
"Whether you can gain Zephyr's approval and when you can eat the devil fruit depends on the abilities of you two boys!"
Garp yelled in front of Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
Although Ace and Sabo don't know who Zephyr is, they can "taste" some information from the conversation between Tsugakuni Yoriichi and Garp. Although Tsugakuni Yoriichi promised to give them the devil fruit, whether they can get the devil fruit still requires some "trials"?
However, Ace and Sabo had no complaints at all.
They each have their own direction and goals to strive for in their hearts. The desire to become stronger and become independent men is what they desire most in their hearts.
"Thank you Mr. Tsugikoku Yoshiichi for your kindness!"
"We will definitely not let you down."
After all, Sabo was a child who grew up with elite education. He did not pick up certain bad habits and was even more decent in dealing with people than the older Ace.
Seeing Sabo say this, Ace thanked him repeatedly. He was more or less excited and full of expectations for his future.
After sending out the two devil fruits, Yoriichi Tsugakuni did not leave the Goa Kingdom immediately.
He had high expectations for Ace and Sabo, so taking this opportunity, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi deliberately stayed for a few days, on the one hand to teach them some basic combat skills, and on the other hand to cultivate their relationship.
Children of Ace and Sabo's age are at the stage when they have the deepest emotional perception.
Moreover, Karp's training methods for these two children are still somewhat inappropriate.
It is true that the strong grow in battle, but before that, people must first know how to improve their abilities.
The foundation is very important, and this is also the biggest difference between Garp and Zephyr in training the younger generation.
The students suitable for Garp must be those who already have a solid foundation like Yoriichi Tsugikuni and Kuzan; and in terms of "enlightenment", Zephyr is obviously better at it.
Before leaving, Jigoku Yuichiro also planned to consolidate the foundation of the two children and broaden their horizons.
The sun is shining brightly.
In an open space in the Korpo Mountains, the clanging sound of weapons colliding with each other was heard continuously.
In the open space, Jiguo Yuanyi was holding a small branch and standing in the middle of the open space, responding to Ace's single attack.
Ace leaped forward, charging straight at Tsugakuni Yoriichi and slashing at his head with his sword. Facing Ace's attack, Tsugakuni Yoriichi lifted his arm slightly, and the thin, long branch actually blocked the attack of the supreme sword, making a crisp sound.
The next second, Ji Guoyuan raised his arm slightly to block Ace's attack, and then the branch in his hand hit Ace's chest in mid-air.
The pain in his chest made Ace grimace.
"Don't attack just for the sake of attacking."
"Attacks need to be purposeful. The goal of the attack is to ensure that your attack hits the opponent."
"But the enemy is not a wooden stake standing there motionless. The enemy will resist and fight back."
"So when you attack, you have to think: What if the attack fails, is blocked, or the enemy counterattacks? What are you going to do next?"
"A desperate attacking stance is not advisable. You need to leave yourself room for maneuver."
"That's why I warn you not to jump easily, because once you're in the air, you won't have room to change your moves."
While Tsuchikuni Yoshiichi was speaking, Ace had already fallen back to the ground with the knife in his hand. He gently rubbed his chest which was hit by the branch. Without any hesitation, Ace quickly kicked his feet and rushed towards Tsuchikuni Yoshiichi.
Ji Guoyuan raised the branch in his hand and continued:
"When it comes to fighting, victory isn't just determined by who's stronger or faster."
"You need to learn to think about how your opponent will react to your attack, and think about how you need to change your tactics and counterattack when your opponent reacts in that way."
"Absolute strength and absolute speed can make combat easier, but what if you encounter an opponent who is equally fast and powerful?"
"Learning to think is the first step you need to take."
As he spoke, Ace had already rushed in front of Yuichiro Tsugakuten, but Yuichiro Tsugakuten seemed to have anticipated it. He slightly turned sideways and quickly dodged Ace's attack.
"I predicted it!" Seeing Ji Guoyuan dodging by leaning sideways, Ace couldn't help but let out a low cry of excitement. He suddenly stopped, spun around, and at the same time, kicked Ji Guoyuan's calf.
But before Ace changed his moves, Ji Guoyuan had already gently raised his leg, and Ace's sweeping kick was basically attacking the air.
Ace was stunned, and before he could react, Ji Guoyuan slowly hit his shoulder with the branch in his hand.
“Learning to think and learning to predict is just the beginning.”
"Try your best to observe your opponent's body movements and predict more of their actions."
"Ace, you're only at the first level, and I've not only predicted your reaction after your attack fails, but I've also found your weakness."
"You haven't thought enough. The more you use your brain, the sharper it becomes!"
As Jiguo Yuanyi spoke, he slowly continued to swing the branches towards Ace, forcing Ace to fight back.
While attacking, he instructed, "Defense, blocking the opponent's attack is only the first step. The key to defense is to be able to maintain the freedom to change moves to the greatest extent while blocking the opponent's attack. Only in this way can you react when the opponent uses strange moves."
"Not only that, but you also need to observe your opponent's weaknesses and seek opportunities to counterattack."
As Tsugikoku Yoshiichi spoke, the branches in his hands kept attacking, and Ace could only barely defend himself. His arms and body were often hit by the branches.
However, Ace looked calm, trying hard to observe Tsugikuni Yoriichi's actions, waiting for an opportunity to counterattack. He listened to Yoriichi's words.
Next to the open space, Garp stood with his hands behind his back, watching Yoriichi Tsugikuni and Ace sparring in the field. He kept putting jerky into his mouth with a smile on his face.
And Sabo beside him was also concentrating, observing the changes in Tsugikuni Yoriichi's moves.
"The basics of combat—these are just the basics?!"
After Ace, it was his turn. Sabo was also secretly preparing, but the more he learned, the heavier his heart became. His face had become very ugly at this moment. Sabo could more or less understand some of Tsugikuni Yoriichi's strength. The more he understood, the more he could see the gap.
"Don't be impatient. Isn't it natural that there is a gap between you and Tsugikoku Yoriichi?"
"You can feel the pressure from him and feel his strength, which means you have already got some experience."
"Calm down, watch carefully, learn well, and practice well."
"This foundation cannot be mastered overnight."
Garp's voice came from beside Sabo. Hearing Garp say this, Sabo couldn't help but take a deep breath and nodded heavily.
(End of this chapter)
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