Sakazuki Is a Swordsman!

Army Headquarters, in Field Marshal Randfirth's Fleet Admiral's Office.

Fleet Admiral Raymond sat in a chair behind his desk, while Sakazuki and Bullet, along with Crocodile and his two Admiral' successors, sat on the sofa.

All four of them focused their attention on the virtual screen projected by the Visual Den Den Mushi.

When Kaido transformed into an enormous, almost absurdly large Fire Dragon, the expressions of the people present varied, all appearing thoughtful.

"Has Kaido suddenly developed a new technique?"

Crocodile, a thick, smoking cigar dangling from his lips, grinned and said, "Looks pretty impressive~"

Despite his seemingly relaxed demeanor, he was secretly pondering how he would handle Kaido's 'second form' if he were facing him.

Although sand is not afraid of fire to a certain extent, it can still be melted into crystals at high enough temperatures, thus no longer being controlled by the Sand-Sand Fruit's power.

From this perspective, Kaido's "Flame Dragon Torch" is actually quite effective against him, as is the Akainu Magma-Magma Fruit ability of the Admiral Akainu in front of him.

"Perhaps I should study Swordsmanship more. That way, combined with the techniques of the 'Desert Spada System,' I might be able to deal with these bastards who are my weakness."

Fleet Admiral Raymond, who remained silent, crossed his arms and frowned somewhat displeased.

He had previously discussed the matter with Sora, Zephyr, and Sengoku at the High Command, suggesting that Admiral whose abilities were too effective against the challenger should not be chosen as the opponent in the 'Paramount War'.

Considering that Aramaki is Devil Fruit User, Akainu was deliberately not included in the cast. Furthermore, considering that although Aramaki has the ability to fly, his speed is not particularly fast, Kizaru was also not included in the cast.

Actually, their first choice was Aokiji, but Kaido unexpectedly intervened and volunteered to be Aramaki's opponent.

At the time, I saw that Kaido didn't have any fire-based techniques other than his Bolo Breath, so I supported his suggestion, but I didn't expect this situation to occur.

"Aramaki can break through the limits of Armament Haki in battle, Kaido can certainly use new techniques in battle as well. But it seems his challenge is going to fail."

Bullet's massive size pressed the sofa beneath him firmly to the ground, a gloating, mocking smile on his face.

There are only three Admiral in the Army Headquarters. Sakazuki has one, leaving two. He certainly doesn't want Aramaki to succeed in his challenge and surpass him to become the second Admiral.

"If I'd known the opponent was Kaido, I would have gone up and fought him too."

Bullet sneered. This super fire Fire Dragon that Kaido created might not be able to do anything to him. After he Awakening, he could also fuse into a Stone Giant that was a thousand meters tall.

Even if part of the surface melts into magma, it is still under the control of the Clank-Clank Fruit's power.

Unless Kaido has the ability to melt everything, using the Clank-Clank Fruit power again would be pure self-torture.

At this moment, Sakazuki spoke in a calm voice, "Even if he fails, he can still be promoted from colonel to Vice Admiral. It's not a loss for Aramaki. With his strength, he will become Army General sooner or later. There's no need to rush."

"Cut--"

Bullet snorted coldly but didn't retort. He then looked at Fleet Admiral Raymond and asked, "Fleet Admiral, how long until I can be promoted to Admiral?"

He felt that his strength and military achievements were about right.

"What's your rush? Once I become Admiral, it will naturally be your turn!"

Crocodile preemptively mocked Raymond before Fleet Admiral could answer, but Bullet merely gave him a menacing look, the warning in it thick with malice.

However, the former met his gaze head-on without backing down, until Fleet Admiral Raymond let out a long sigh, breaking the tense atmosphere that had been on the verge of war.

"Bullet, I remember you said before that you wanted to defeat Garp, so I was thinking of promoting you to Army Headquarters Admiral after you succeeded."

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Bullet's face immediately fell, Kakuzu twitched involuntarily.

Yes.

He did say that. He had initially planned to defeat Garp first, and then go to Noah to challenge that supreme being. However, it had been more than two years, and every time he challenged Garp, he would get a severe beating and then spend more than a month in bed.

Bullet was very puzzled; how could Garp's punches be so hard and so vicious?

In particular, the quality of Armament Haki is ridiculously high, and every punch carries a powerful Internal Destruction effect. No matter how much substance is incorporated into his body, it can still be penetrated by the opponent's punching force.

"Ha ha ha ha----"

Crocodile burst into laughter, almost dropping his cigar, which ignited Bullet's fury. Just as he was about to stand up and attack, he heard Sakazuki shout angrily.

"Have you made enough of a scene?!"

Bullet stopped what he was doing, his menacing gaze shifting to his opponent. He said coldly, "I've suddenly changed my mind, Fleet Admiral. If I defeat Admiral Akainu, will I be promoted to Admiral?"

Upon hearing this, Crocodile's laughter immediately stopped, while Sakazuki stared at Bullet expressionlessly.

"It seems you haven't learned your lesson yet; you still retain quite a bit of One Piece's temperament."

"Hehe."

Bullet sneered and remained silent, awaiting Fleet Admiral Raymond's reply. The latter helplessly rubbed his forehead and sighed, "Why bother? With the merits you've accumulated so far, you'll be promoted to Admiral after defeating the next Otherworld at most. Let's wait a little longer."

"The next Otherworld."

Bullet raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself, "It seems like there are less than four months until next January. If it's another weak Otherworld, the conquest operation can be completed in two or three months at most."

So, I should be able to be promoted to Admiral in about six months.

"However, I think it would be more fulfilling to be promoted by defeating Admiral Akainu."

"You!"

Fleet Admiral Raymond was also annoyed by Bullet's overly rebellious attitude, feeling that this One Piece had no manners, and even considered whether to continue to keep him as a candidate for Admiral.

"Okay, I'll give you a chance."

Sakazuki slowly rose and walked out of the office first, expressionless. Bullet followed closely behind with an excited smile, and Crocodile also got up, ready to go and see what was going on.

Fleet Admiral Raymond was left shaking his head and smiling bitterly.

He found himself unable to control these three people, and even Sakazuki didn't seem to take his attitude seriously.

Not long after, just as Bullet had predicted, Aramaki was completely defeated by Kaido's "Flame Dragon Torch" two hours later. He was burned all over his body and was sent to the Army Headquarters' medical department by the arriving Flying Warship for treatment.

Next, logically speaking, should be Fujitora's 'Paramount War'.

However, due to the 'Liberation Day' on September 15th, the battle could only be scheduled for three days later, and his opponent had already been confirmed: 'Kizaru' Borsalino, who, like Kaido, was also Air Force Headquarters Admiral!

"The Glint-Glint Fruit."

After receiving the notification, Issho Marineford was living at Marine Headquarters, muttered to himself and then went to the Fleet Admiral's Office to ask Sengoku about Borsalino.

"Don't let his lazy and unreliable appearance fool you; he's a monster. Although Zephyr always says he relies too much on his Devil Fruit powers, as far as I know, his Swordsmanship is exceptionally high."

Sengoku watched with a smile from across the desk, but his eyes were lost in memories of the past.

"Back then, Sakazuki was actually pursuing the path of a swordsman, but after a few Swordsmanship sparring matches with Borsalino, he abandoned Swordsmanship and focused on training his Physical Arts and abilities."

"According to him, he didn't want to waste more energy on areas where he had no talent, but you have to understand, Sakazuki was already a swordsman at that time."

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