Chapter 44: Zefa's jaw dropped! (Two in one)
After returning to the headquarters of the Navy, Yoriichi Tsugakuni once again lived in Zephyr's house.
Although he and Zephyr had only been in contact for a short half month, when Zephyr appeared on Garp's warship and took Yunyi "home", Yunyi's attitude towards this man had completely changed.
Originally, he was still very reserved in front of Zefa. It cannot be said that he and Zefa were not close, but there was always an invisible barrier between the two of them, which prevented them from truly opening their hearts to each other.
Yoshiichi has never had a real sense of belonging to the navy, but after that day, Yoshiichi's attitude changed, at least, Yoshiichi's attitude towards Zephyr changed.
Zefa really treats Tsugikuni Yoriichi as his own son or nephew, and Yoriichi doesn't call him teacher for nothing.
From the moment Garp brought the boy with the "birthmark" on his face to him, Zephyr had a fondness for Yoriichi. The fact that he accepted Yoriichi's "teacher" in front of Garp at that time was not entirely without meaning.
Jigoku Yoriichi is extremely talented, reserved and polite. It is because of his love for Yoriichi that Zefa let Yoriichi live in his home. At the same time, after Yoriichi moved in, for the sake of Yoriichi's future development, he specially asked someone to build a dojo in his home so that Yoriichi would have a place to train.
Yoriichi still thought that he and Zephyr had only had brief contact for half a month, and their relationship was not completely established.
But in fact, in Zefa's eyes, from the moment he responded to Tsugikuni Yoriichi's call of "Teacher", the two of them became the closest teacher and student.
It was early morning and the sky was just beginning to brighten.
A light mist enveloped the entire Marinford.
Tsugikuni Yuichi's room was gray and dark. The faint light of early morning shone into the room through the window, but it only increased the brightness of the room slightly.
After Tsugumi Yoshiichi moved back into this room, the furnishings in this room changed slightly.
In the originally empty room, there was only a futon on the tatami and a wardrobe by the window. But now, next to the wardrobe, there was a brand new knife rack.
There were three long swords placed on the sword rack. On the top was Tsugumi Yoshiichi's own sword, the Black Sword Dawn, and below Dawn were two sharp long swords without sheaths.
These two swords were previously used by Kozuki Oden. Both are large swords with a 21-grade design, one is Enma and the other is Ame-no-Habezan.
These two swords are Garp's trophies.
But Garp himself didn't know how to use a knife, and there was no swordsman on his ship who was good at using this weapon except Bogart.
To avoid wasting such a fine weapon, Garp gave both swords to Yoriichi Tsugikuni. He said that such a famous sword would be useless to him, and if he gave it to a mediocre person, it would be better to put the sword away and not use it.
Originally, Garp only planned to give one sword to Yoshiichi Tsugikuni, which was the Ame-no-Habezan, and planned to put away Enma because this demon sword was not easy to control and he was afraid that Yoshiichi would hurt himself.
But after seeing Tsugikuni Yoriichi wielding the Enma that day, Garp gave up the idea and gave both swords to Yoriichi. As for what Yoriichi wanted to do with them, Garp would not care. It had been given away, and it was Yoriichi's thing.
Yuichiro did not refuse Garp's kindness because the quality of the two swords was indeed very good. Although he was not a "three-sword style" swordsman, Yuichiro would not refuse the opportunity to collect famous swords.
As for how to repay Garp, Yoriichi has already thought about it.
He planned to join the navy when he came of age. He would never become a pirate, join the revolutionary army, or even a traitor. He also wouldn't be a deserter if he encountered a battle.
He is the one who protects the face of the Navy King Garp.
The mist covering Marinford gradually dissipated, and the morning light shone into Yoriichi Tsugakuin's room.
Yuichiro Tsugumi, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by his own "diligence" and slowly opened his eyes.
Sitting up, Yunyi looked around blankly. After sitting quietly for a long time, a faint smile suddenly appeared on Yunyi's face. He stood up, went to the closet, found a loose white training uniform and put it on, picked up the Dawn from the knife rack, and walked out of the room.
Even now, Yunyi still felt a sense of unreality. He had been sailing for so long that he was already familiar with the rocking of the boat and the cuddling feeling of the hammock. Suddenly changing his sleeping environment, Yunyi was even a little uncomfortable.
He rubbed his neck and walked into the yard. He washed up briefly by the pool in the yard, then turned around with his knife and walked towards the gym next to him.
At this moment, Zefa's voice came from behind Yunyi:
"Hey! Yunyi, you're up pretty early!"
"How did you sleep?"
Turning his head, Yunyi looked at Zefa who was slowly walking towards him at the end of the corridor, then smiled gently and replied, "I slept very comfortably. Sleeping on the boat is not as comfortable as here at home."
"You don't know, that guy Kuzan has very smelly feet."
"The whole cabin is filled with his 'manliness'."
Hearing this, Zefa couldn't help but burst out laughing as he listened to Yunyi "complaining" about Aokiji: "Kuzan! Does that kid have smelly feet? Hahaha!"
"Speaking of which, this time when he comes back, his rotation is over and he will be promoted to brigadier general."
"I haven't even thought about how to congratulate him yet. After hearing what you said, I'll give him a pair of better combat boots."
"So that he doesn't have to change into shoes and his feet stink, hahahaha!"
Zefa and Yuichiro found a "common language" and started talking to each other for a while.
Zefa was just about to have a good talk with Yuichiro about the issue of "Kuzan's smelly feet" when he accidentally glanced at the long sword in Yuichiro's hand and remembered that Yuichiro seemed to be about to go to the dojo.
"Yuichiro, are you going to start practicing so early in the morning?" Zefa asked with a smile. Although he already had the answer in his heart, he still hoped to hear a positive answer from Yuichiro's mouth.
"Well, I don't want to waste the morning time."
"I learned something on Vice Admiral Garp's ship and I want to continue training and strengthening it."
Hearing Yunyi's answer, Zefa nodded with relief.
Look! What does it mean to be an excellent disciple? Only someone who works this hard can be considered his disciple! Looking at Yunyi, Zefa couldn't help but think of the lazy idiot he once taught. Even though he was now a vice admiral, an idiot was still an idiot! (Hey, don't hide, I'm talking about you, Borsalino.)
While Zefa was pleased, he was also curious about what Yuanyi meant by "learning something".
He wanted to see if Yoriichi had made any progress in the three months he had been at sea. If not, Zephyr would go and get Garp to settle the score!
"Yuichi, come practice with me."
"Let me see how much you've improved after all this time."
Yunyi nodded and followed Zefa into the dojo. Putting the long sword aside, Yunyi picked up a bamboo sword from the wall and walked in front of Zefa.
Zefa didn't pick up the bamboo sword, but stood in front of Yunyi with his bare hands. Seeing Yunyi standing in front of him with the bamboo sword, he smiled and waved, saying casually: "Come on, Yunyi, go all out, don't worry about anything."
"I'm starting now, Mr. Zefa, please be careful."
Yuanyi nodded, holding the knife in both hands and holding it in front of him. As soon as he finished speaking, the figure of Jigoku Yuanyi suddenly disappeared in front of Zefa.
"Hmm!!!" Zefa couldn't help but let out a light exclamation when he saw this. At this moment, the naked eye could not catch the figure of Tsugakuni Yoshiichi at all, so he hurriedly used his Observation Haki to capture Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's position.
The next second, the figure of Yoshikazu Tsugakuni suddenly appeared from behind Zephyr, with the bamboo sword in his hand wrapped in flowing armed color domineering, and slashed towards Zephyr's waist fiercely. The speed was so fast that even a whistling sound was heard in the air.
"Good boy!"
When Zefa noticed the attack, he couldn't help but let out a light cry. He quickly put his left hand on his waist, and his whole body was covered with armed color domineering, intending to resist.
"clang!!!"
After a loud bang, Ji Guoyuan, who had just attacked, dodged and flew back, quickly putting some distance between himself and Zefa.
Zefa stood there motionless, feeling the slight pain coming from his arm, his face full of astonishment.
"Not only did he learn how to shave, he even incorporated Armament Haki into the shaving process."
"The Haki not only covers the legs, but also the arms and bamboo sword. The range is so wide?!"
"And the force of that slash was so strong that it actually caused me to feel pain."
"In just three months, you've grown to this point?!"
Zefa was silent for a long time, staring at Yuichiro Tsugakuin in a daze, and spoke in surprise.
Zephyr is the former admiral of the Marine Headquarters, and unlike the "three animals" in the future who relied on the power of their fruits to reach the position of admiral, Zephyr relied on pure physical skills and overwhelming domineering to reach such a high position.
He is now in his prime and his strength is at its peak.
In the entire Marine Headquarters, the number of people who could break his defense with physical attacks could be counted on one hand. He hadn't felt pain in ages since he became the Navy's Chief Instructor.
But now, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi actually relied on that bamboo sword to make him feel pain!
Three months ago, he could even use a block of iron to block Yoriichi's attack, but three months later, even if he used Haki, he could not completely ignore Tsugikuni Yoriichi's slash.
Zephyr had never anticipated the terrifying improvement of Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
"Teacher Zefa, are you okay?"
"Do you want to continue?"
Yunyi hit Zefa one by one. Through the transparent world, he clearly saw the place where he had just hit. At this time, the skin was a little red. Although it was not a big injury at all, Yunyi was very happy to be able to do this. If he changed to a knife, it would not be as simple as turning red again!
The defense was broken. Without using his own weapon, even a bamboo sword, Yunyi could break through the defense of a top powerhouse like Zefa.
This is a huge improvement for Yuichiro.
In the movie, the invincible Straw Hat Pirates were unable to do this when they first met Zephyr.
“Hahahahahaha!”
"Yuichi, keep going!"
"It's getting a little more interesting."
"You really surprised me! Hahahahaha!"
"But I can't let my disciples look down on me. I have to put in a little effort!"
As Zefa spoke, he bent his legs slightly and took the lead. In an instant, he appeared in front of Yuichiro Tsugikuni, and his sandbag-sized fist smashed directly towards Yuichiro's head at a speed as fast as thunder.
Zephyr's speed was so fast that it seemed like a ray of light in Yunyi's eyes, and there was no way to avoid it. Although the transparent world and observation Haki accurately captured Zephyr's movements, his body was unable to make any effective evasive moves.
Yunyi could only raise the bamboo sword with all his strength and block it above his head.
However, the next second, Zephyr's fist hit the bamboo sword directly, and the bamboo sword wrapped in Armament Haki broke with a sound. Yunyi's pupils shrank slightly, and Armament Haki turned to cover his forehead, ready to take Zephyr's punch.
Regarding the speed displayed by Zephyr at this time, Yunyi could only sigh in his heart, "He is worthy of being a top powerhouse who can keep up with Kizaru's Flash Fruit."
However, when Zephyr's fist was about to hit Yoshikazu Tsugakuin's head, Zephyr suddenly stopped, and the falling fist turned into his hand, gently pressing on Yoshikazu's head.
"Not bad! Very good!"
"You were able to react to my attack. Your Observation Haki training is quite good!"
"Yuichirō, you've grown a lot in these few short months. Not only have you shaved, but you've even mastered Armament Haki and Observation Haki! This rate of growth has far exceeded my expectations."
"You kid, you really are a genius! Hahahaha!"
Zephyr held Yuichi's head and laughed. Although the battle with Yuichi was just a brief encounter, Zephyr was already aware of Yuichi's progress. Six-style shaving, two-color domineering.
In just three months, Tsugukuni Yoriichi was able to cultivate these three things to this level, which far exceeded Zephyr's expectations. He originally thought that Yoriichi was already very good at cultivating one of the six styles with Garp.
After all, within the navy, there were many major generals known for their taijutsu skills who had only practiced one style, and some vice admirals who had only mastered three or four of the six styles. For these people, just practicing one style would probably take half a year, or even a year.
Some people cannot master a single move even after several years of practice, and their only hope is to become a branch colonel based on seniority.
With the strength that Yoriichi has now, most of the vice admirals in the Marine Headquarters may not be a match for Yoriichi Tsugikuni!
And this guy is only 12 years old. Moreover, with Tsugakuni Yuichi's talent, his current strength is far from his limit!
"Yuichi, I probably already know your improvement."
"I can't believe you've mastered so many things in such a short time."
"You are worthy of being my disciple."
"It seems that your next goal is to first increase the coverage of your domineering aura. Once it can cover your entire body at the same time, you will need to practice the intensity of your domineering aura."
"Haki also requires quality. Quality represents the strength of your Haki, while quantity determines how long you can fight with Haki."
"Yuichi, if you maintain the same domineering output as you just did, how long can you fight?"
Having said that, Zefa showed some curiosity on his face and asked.
"I'm not sure about the specifics because I haven't fought before. But if I were to predict, it should take about half an hour, no problem."
Zefa nodded when he heard this, a look of satisfaction flashed across his face, and he patted Yunyi's shoulder and said earnestly:
"A truly powerful person, if he uses all his strength, can fight for five or ten days without any problem!"
"You are still a long way from becoming a truly strong person. You must not be proud, and you must not stop moving forward."
Upon hearing this, Ji Guoyuan couldn't help but nodded.
He did not doubt the truthfulness of what Zefa said, because he himself knew that the endurance of the strong in the world of One Piece was really so terrifying.
He had never thought about this before, but now that Zefa mentioned it, Yunyi realized that he probably still had a long way to go. At the very least, he couldn't even fight a day with full firepower.
There is no way, my aura and physical strength do not allow it.
"Yuichi, has Garp ever told you what life return means?!"
Seeing that Yuanyi looked thoughtful, Zefa suddenly thought of something and asked with a smile.
When Yunyi heard this, his pupils shrank slightly. He had heard this name before, but this was not any of the six styles. Garp had never specifically told him about the concept of life return.
He has been obsessed with the cultivation of domineering power and has never thought about this thing.
Shaking his head, Yunyi looked up at Zephyr.
"Haha, it seems that idiot Garp forgot to teach you the most crucial thing! The reason you can make such a big improvement is ultimately because of your outstanding talent."
"Returning life is the most fundamental thing to strengthen the body!"
"Yuichi, in the next period of time, you have to master this first!"
"I'll teach you!"
(End of this chapter)
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