Welcome to Marine Headquarters!

Marineford, Harbor.

A warship returning from the Grand Line slowly entered the Port.

Ron and his two companions transferred to this warship halfway through their journey.

Before the warship had even come to a complete stop, Enel clung to the railing and refused to move.

The cannons on the high walls were lined up one after another, pointing towards the sea, more densely packed than any pirate ship he had ever seen.

"Whoa."

He stroked his chin. "You Blue Sea People are quite skilled at building houses, but you use a lot of firecrackers."

Luo glanced at him. "This is Marine Headquarters, not a tourist attraction for you."

"Is there a difference? The pirates I fought off also had plenty of cannons on their ships."

You'd better not dare say that again later.

Ron came out of the cabin and happened to hear this, and couldn't help but laugh.

Over the past month, Enel has defeated several pirate groups, and his confidence has returned.

It seems the beating I received in the woods didn't last very long.

"Come on, I'll take you to see the Fleet Admiral first."

"Fleet Admiral? That's a higher rank than you?"

"He's in charge of the entire navy."

"Oh?"

Enel's eyes lit up immediately.

"Then he must be pretty good at fighting, right?"

Ron patted him on the shoulder and smiled knowingly.

Don't worry, you'll see plenty today.

Luo quietly took half a step to the side. "Master, can I not go?"

"Cannot."

When the door to the Fleet Admiral's Office was pushed open, Sengoku was engrossed in reviewing documents.

"You're Enel?"

He put down his pen and carefully examined the blond youth in front of him.

Four Tomoe Drums stood behind him, and a flash of electricity occasionally crackled across his body. His eyes were brimming with arrogance.

"That's right."

Enel crossed his arms and slightly raised his chin. "Looks like I'm famous now!"

Sengoku's eyelid twitched violently.

Ron.

"Hey old man, I'm here."

Where did you find it?

"Found it in the sky."

"I'm asking a serious question!"

"That's a serious point; he was originally on Sky Island."

Sengoku pinched the bridge of his nose, shifted his gaze from Ron's face, and looked at Enel.

"Enel, are you willing to accept the training and review from headquarters?"

"I'm not here to be a grunt."

Nobody asked you to be a grunt.

Sengoku patiently said, "First, learn the rules of this tribe."

Enel grinned. "If you really have any experts, I'll stay and take a look!"

Sengoku was silent for two seconds, then turned to look at Ron.

"Take him to Zephyr."

Alright!

Before leaving, Sengoku added, "Don't cause trouble!"

Ron readily agreed.

Whether Enel listened or not is hard to say.

The training grounds at headquarters were filled with deafening battle cries.

"Stand up straight!"

"Don't just swing your arm when you throw a punch! Try again!"

Zephyr stood in the center of the field, correcting the Recruits ' movements one by one.

A group of Marines trained until they were drenched in sweat, and none of them dared to slack off.

"Teacher Zephyr!"

Ron waved from a distance.

Zephyr turned around and immediately burst out laughing, "You little rascal! You've been gone for a month, and you've finally decided to come back?"

"I've brought you a promising talent."

What kind of talent?

"Logia, Rumble-Rumble Fruit."

Zephyr stopped what he was doing.

"The Rumble-Rumble Fruit? Where is he?"

Enel forward and sized up the purple-haired man in front of him.

"I heard you used to be Marine Admiral?"

"Yes."

"Hey ha ha! Perfect timing, come out and fight me!"

Zephyr's smile slowly faded, and his expression turned serious.

Ron took two steps back, and Ron immediately followed suit.

The surrounding Recruits also retreated in unison, their movements perfectly synchronized.

"Master, why are we retreating so far?"

"Speak less, observe more."

Zephyr took off his coat and casually handed it to the Marine next to him.

"Everyone, leave the training area!"

The Marines immediately dispersed and retreated to the edge of the field.

Zephyr flexed his wrists.

"Come, let this old man see just how far you've progressed with your Rumble-Rumble Fruit."

Enel raised his hand, and lightning crackled.

"Let me warn you first, ordinary people who cross my line will not have a good ending!"

"Bring it on!"

Boom!

A bolt of lightning struck Zephyr directly, instantly filling the training ground with billowing dust.

Just as Enel was about to grin, a figure suddenly rushed out of the dust.

The pitch-black fist grew larger and larger in front of them.

Bang!

Enel's face was smashed to the side, and he flew backward, rolling several times on the ground before coming to a stop.

"... What?!"

He covered his face and got up, his eyes almost bulging out of their sockets.

"Armament Haki again?!"

Zephyr cracked his knuckles, his tone steady. "You know the name, but you don't even know the most basic defense?"

"I don't need it!"

"Let's do it again!"

Enel transformed into lightning and instantly circled around to Zephyr's side.

This time he didn't dare to take the punch head-on, and instead turned around and delivered a lightning strike.

Zephyr dodged to the side beforehand, grabbed his wrist with his other hand, and threw him to the ground.

Bang!

The ground shook.

"My footsteps are faltering!"

Enel had just gotten up when Zephyr was already standing in front of him.

"Again!"

"Damn it! Don't underestimate me!"

Enel unleashed a palm strike, but before the lightning could even form, Zephyr grabbed his wrist.

Bang!

Another over-the-shoulder throw.

"You're so direct, are you afraid someone won't catch you?"

Enel gritted his teeth and got up. This time he was smarter and used lightning to dodge to the side.

Zephyr didn't even turn his head, but threw a punch with his backhand.

Bang!

"You're only focused on offense, what about defense?"

"I clearly dodged it!"

"If you hide, you won't get hit!"

Zephyr waved to him.

"Continue!"

Enel stared at the hand, veins throbbing on his forehead.

This old man... he's even more troublesome Ron!

A row of Recruits on the sidelines were dumbfounded.

That guy just raised his hand, and lightning illuminated half the training ground; he was incredibly arrogant.

But when he was in front of Professor Zephyr, he was like Recruit, getting beaten up without any chance to fight back.

Enel's forehead bulged with several bumps, he was so angry that his whole body seemed to be crackling with electricity, and his hair stood on end.

"Damn it! Once I learn how to use my Haki, I'll beat you all to a pulp!"

"Ambitious."

Zephyr nodded.

"Then let's add two hundred basic boxing techniques today."

"Ha?!"

Ron.

A deep voice came from outside the arena.

Sakazuki, wearing Admiral's cloak, strode into the training ground; the intense heat of the magma could be felt from a great distance.

Ron immediately smiled, "Pops, what brings you here?"

"I heard you brought back a Devil Fruit User the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. Come and see."

Sakazuki glanced at Enel, whose head was covered in bumps, and frowned. "This is the person you brought back?"

He has great talent, but he hasn't developed discipline yet.

"I can tell."

Enel turned his head at the sound, his gaze immediately landing on Sakazuki's Admiral's cloak on his shoulder.

"Admiral?!"

"Sakazuki."

"Etc!"

Enel suddenly remembered. "You're the Magma-Magma Devil Fruit User that Ron mentioned?"

"Yes."

"Yay! You've come at the perfect time!"

Ron slapped his forehead; Ron had already quietly moved to the very edge of the training field.

"Master, why does he still want to beat me after he's already been beaten?"

"Maybe the bumps on your head aren't symmetrical."

Enel's body crackled and sparked with electricity.

"Come on! Let me see whether magma or lightning is stronger!"

Sakazuki looked at him coldly. "This is a training ground. Wide-range attacks are not permitted without permission."

Enel grinned. "You're just scared."

The words had barely left his mouth.

The surroundings fell silent.

Sakazuki slowly removed his gloves, his knuckles gleaming a dark red.

"Teacher Zephyr, I'll help this kid practice too."

Zephyr laughed, "Perfect, at least it prevents him from thinking he's invincible just because he ate a fruit."

Enel's smile finally froze as he watched the two people approaching from the left and right.

"Wait... what are you going to do?"

"Train."

Zephyr clenched his fist, his knuckles cracking.

Sakazuki's palm glowed with a dark red heat, which was then steadily covered by Armament Haki.

First, learn to obey orders.

"You two come at me together?!"

"There's no need to deal with you."

Zephyr raised his hand. "Let's start by practicing dodging."

Enel turned and transformed into lightning, attempting to pass through the gap, but was blocked by Zephyr as soon as he started moving.

He turned around quickly, Sakazuki's hand was already on his shoulder.

The heat emanated through his clothes, startling him and sending a shiver down his spine.

"Hold your ground."

What do you want to do?

"Ron! Help me!!"

At the edge of the training field, Luo tugged at Ron's sleeve.

"Master, he's calling you."

"I didn't hear you."

"He shouted so loudly that the whole place could hear him."

"It's windy."

Luo glanced at the unmoving flag and silently shut his mouth.

"So we're really not going to do anything about it?"

Ron glanced at Zephyr, who was correcting Enel's punching form in the center of the arena, and then at Sakazuki, who was supervising with his arms crossed.

"Don't worry, they're all professionals."

"Where shall we go?"

"Go back for dinner, and while you're at it, check if the knife I arranged for you has arrived."

Luo's eyes lit up immediately. "Really?!"

"Would I lie to you?"

Ron walked to a corner where no one was watching and raised his hand to open an Air Door.

Before going inside, Luo Lin looked back one last time.

Enel was being Zephyr, still grumbling, "Wait till I learn Haki-- "

Bang!

"Be mindful of your defense when you speak!"

Luo nodded silently and turned to look at Ron.

"Master."

"Um?"

I will definitely practice swordsmanship diligently from now on.

Ron smiled.

That's right.

Click.

The Air Door slowly closed.

The next second, a heart-wrenching roar echoed across the training ground.

"Ron! You bastard!!"

"Didn't you say you brought me here to learn how to Haki?!"

Zephyr's voice followed, dominating the entire arena.

"You dare call yourself a god?!"

"Ahhh--!"