Watch Carefully, I'll Only Teach This Once

Two hours later.

Inside the Marine G-51 Branch, the banquet was nearing its end.

Most of the Marine soldiers who couldn't hold their liquor were already passed out on the ground, and the remaining Marines were mostly half-drunk.

"That Captain from Headquarters today, what's-his-name, Luo Yi, hic. He really doesn't know what's good for him."

However, at this moment, Chief Manager Mantar in the center of the banquet was still not drunk.

He was saying this loudly.

"Yeah--just some guy from the Detention Unit, how dare he talk to us like that!"

In front of him, Captain Aster drained the huge wine glass in his hand and slammed it heavily on the table.

"If I hadn't already been transferred to the Branch, I would have taught him a lesson today!"

He said in a low voice.

According to Marine rules, Marine officers who are transferred to a Branch have extremely high authority within the Branch's jurisdiction.

However, Marine Headquarters officers are not within their jurisdiction--because every Marine soldier at Headquarters has a direct Marine Headquarters Officer, and they are managed independently.

For example, Luo Yi, as a Captain in the Detention Unit, his direct Officer is Vice Admiral Billoss.

Therefore, although Captain Aster was very unhappy with Luo Yi's cold attitude today, there was nothing he could do about it.

"Don't worry, Captain Aster."

Hearing this, Chief Manager Mantar grinned.

He lowered his voice and said, "This time you transported the Celestial Gold for us, which is a great achievement. I will explain your contribution clearly to His Majesty the King."

"When the World Conference is held in three years, His Majesty the King will definitely be happy to speak highly of you to the World Government's higher-ups. At that time, you might be promoted to a General at Headquarters."

Perhaps it was because he had drunk too much that the pie he drew was bigger than usual.

"Really?"

At least Captain Aster was very tempted.

"Of course, it's true--you have to know that the Celestial Gold we prepared this time is a full 5 billion Belly, and it also includes a Devil Fruit. In total, it's more than 1 billion Belly more than what the government requires us to hand over."

"This extra billion is for greasing the palms of the government's dignitaries."

Chief Manager Mantar said with a smile.

So Captain Aster quickly filled another glass of wine: "Then I'll have to trouble the Chief Manager to say a few good words for me to His Majesty the King. I'll drink this!"

"What are you saying? We will still need you to take care of our Kingdom of Nysmal in the future, future Commodore Aster!"

For a time, both host and guest were happy.

But it was at this moment...

"Beep beep!"

"Beep beep!"

The sharp alarm sounded throughout the entire G-51 Branch.

"Hmm!? What's going on!?"

This made Captain Aster frown immediately, and he looked at a Marine soldier beside him who had not yet passed out: "Go and see immediately. Did someone drink too much and accidentally trigger the alarm?"

"Yes!"

The Marine soldier went to carry out his order, and soon returned.

But when he came back, his expression was already showing obvious panic.

"Officer. It's the port, something happened to the ship at the port!"

He said anxiously, "The Ekyorn has left the port, and all the Ekyorn's guards have been killed. Their bodies have been thrown into the port."

"What!?"*2

Hearing this, Captain Aster and Chief Manager Mantar sobered up instantly.

"That pirate. Does he have accomplices!?"

Captain Aster immediately thought of this possibility.

Chief Manager Mantar's face was pale.

You must know that the Ekyorn is a royal merchant ship worth 200 million Belly, and those guards were also royal guards.

Now that all the guards are dead, if the ship is also lost, then this voyage will be far from a success. Being able to avoid punishment would be considered extremely lucky!

"Immediately organize people to chase! Send out all the warships, we must get the ship back!"

Captain Aster obviously knew this, so he immediately said at this moment.

"But Officer."

But the Marine soldier looked at the drunken Marine soldiers around him with some embarrassment.

So, Captain Aster's expression became even more gloomy: ".Leave a few people to help them sober up, and the others go after them immediately! Go now!"

Seeing his expression, the Marine soldier naturally didn't dare to say anything more.

And after he left with his men.

Chief Mantar seemed to remember something at that moment, looking at Captain Aster, their eyes meeting.

In the next moment, they both hurriedly left the banquet.

"Captain Aster, do you think they might be after the treasure?"

At that moment, Chief Mantar's fat face was as white as a sheet.

That's right.

This was what he feared most at the moment.

The Ekyorn being stolen and the guards being killed made him anxious, but not panicked.

But if the treasure he had hidden in the Marines branch, part of the 'Celestial Gold', was stolen, then the best outcome for him after returning to the Kingdom of Nysmal would be death.

"Don't worry, it won't happen."

Captain Aster was clearly very anxious at the moment, but he forced himself to calm down.

"Only we know the location of the vault, and you have the key to the treasure chests. The attackers stole the Ekyorn, probably mistakenly believing the treasure was still on board."

Hearing this, Chief Mantar seemed to grasp at a lifeline: "Yes! You're right! That must be it!"

As they spoke, they arrived at the basement of the G-51 branch.

Here, there were countless storage rooms - all for storing supplies for the branch.

And at this moment, they arrived in front of a huge weapons cabinet.

Then, Captain Aster gently tapped a wooden plank on the weapons cabinet.

And so...

"Boom!"

With a loud sound, the weapons cabinet slowly moved aside.

Revealing the storage room behind it, and the mountain of treasure chests inside.

Seeing the treasure still there, Chief Mantar finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness, it's still here."

He seemed to regain his spirit: "Captain Aster, I'm counting on you next, you must get the Ekyorn back"

As he said this, Captain Aster's expression changed.

Because at that moment, he heard a loud noise coming from behind him.

"Boom!"

It was as if a giant rhino had rammed into him from behind, the piercing sound causing Captain Aster to tense up instantly.

"Careful."

He turned his head to warn Chief Mantar, but before he could speak, he felt a huge force coming from his back.

The same was true for Chief Mantar - Captain Aster even saw his plump back being hit by a fist, the huge force instantly deforming his body.

"Crack."

He even heard the sound of the other's bones completely shattering.

In the next moment, the two figures were blasted away at the same time.

"Boom!"

They crashed heavily into the thick wall of the storage room, and huge holes instantly formed in the wall.

Amidst the rising dust, a figure slowly walked into the storage room.

"People instinctively ensure the safety of their most precious things when they are panicking, it's common sense."

Luo Yi, wearing a rooster mask, stepped into the storage room.

"Thank you for leading the way."

Saying so, he looked at the piles of treasure, his eyes showing a hint of satisfaction.

However, he didn't immediately step forward to touch the treasure chests.

Instead, he turned his head to look into the dust.

"But I didn't expect you to be more resistant to beating than I thought, Captain Aster."

As he spoke, Captain Aster indeed walked out of the dust.

At that moment, the Marines captain's Marine soldier uniform was completely torn, revealing his muscular upper body.

And at this moment, the muscles on his body were constantly bulging, looking like pieces of steel.

At that moment, Captain Aster opened his mouth with a hoarse voice: "Tekkai · Hardwood."

As he spoke, his eyes glanced slightly at Chief Mantar to the side - only to see that the latter was already in a state of triple folding of his head, neck, and body, and was obviously not going to survive.

"You bastard... How dare you kill a World Government affiliated kingdom's chief administrator?"

He gritted his teeth, seemingly enraged.

Luo Yi, upon hearing this, shook his head. "Firstly, I don't know what's up with your obsession with announcing attack names before you fight."

"Secondly, royal administrator or whatever... I just cleaned up a piece of trash."

He chuckled.

Then, he turned his gaze to Captain Aster in front of him. "And you, you're trash too, and you need to be cleaned up."

"Hmph!"

Hearing this, Captain Aster sneered.

He waved his hand, his muscular arms dispersing the surrounding dust.

"Who do you think I am? I am Aster Campbell—a Marines Captain, the manager of the G-51 branch!"

He stepped out of the ruins on the ground, putting on his Marines coat.

"I trained hard to master the 'Marine Six Styles', a body technique that surpasses human limits."

"You, a nobody who popped up from nowhere, you think you can kill me!?"

His voice was full of fighting spirit.

Hearing this, Luo Yi became slightly more serious.

In fact, Captain Aster's strength was somewhat beyond his expectations.

Within Marine Headquarters, finding channels to learn the Six Styles isn't difficult.

The difficulty in learning this stuff mainly lies in physical fitness—you need a body strength exceeding 500 Doriki to even have a chance to learn the Six Styles, and the stronger your body, the easier it is to learn.

So, a Marine officer who has mastered the Six Styles is definitely considered to be in the upper-middle level of strength among his colleagues.

Therefore, he didn't expect that a guy like Captain Aster had actually mastered 'Tekkai'.

But considering that the other party is, after all, the manager of a Marine branch in the Grand Line, it's normal for him to have this strength.

"Then I'll get a little serious."

Looking at the other party's warlike appearance, Luo Yi cracked his knuckles, preparing to stretch his body a bit.

It was at this moment.

"Are you ready, intruder? I'll let you witness the power of the Marine Six Styles! Take this! Rankyaku · Wind Cutter!"

Captain Aster shouted, stomping his right foot on the ground.

Then...

"BOOM!"

Luo Yi was stunned to see the other party shoot out like an arrow towards the exit of the storage room!

"Running away!?"

It was only at this moment that Luo Yi finally reacted.

Rankyaku my ass—the other party was clearly trying to escape!

And the truth was indeed so.

At this moment, the rapidly fleeing Captain Aster had no intention of fighting at all.

In fact, if you looked closely, you would find that there was a hideous fist mark on his back—but it had been concealed by his coat.

"That guy is a monster... fighting him is suicide, I can only escape..."

At this moment, he was running while enduring the pain, roaring in his heart.

"My Tekkai can't defend against his attacks at all..."

This was what made him the most panicked and frightened.

He had indeed mastered one of the Six Styles, 'Tekkai', which was his proudest achievement and the biggest reason he was able to be promoted to Captain.

But under the opponent's punch just now, he didn't know how many bones in his body had been broken, centered on the fist mark.

This made him decisively make a judgment—fighting was suicide, escape was the only way out.

And at this moment, while fleeing in a panic, Captain Aster turned his head.

Then he saw Luo Yi still standing in place.

"He didn't chase after me... I succeeded!"

This scene filled his heart with ecstasy.

But the next moment.

"As expected... trash who hang out with slave traders won't have any courage."

Captain Aster heard the other party's calm voice.

"Didn't you say you were going to let me witness the power of the Six Styles?"

"But it seems like you're not very good at Rankyaku."

Then, Captain Aster saw his opponent slowly raise his right leg.

Silently, he seemed to see the other's leg become thicker.

[Rabbit-Rabbit Fruit, Snow Rabbit Form - Leg Enhancement]

[Ox-Ox Fruit, Giant Rhinoceros Form - Leg Enhancement]

"In that case, watch carefully. I'll only teach you once."

As those words fell, Luo Yi kicked out.

"Rankyaku: Wind Cutter!"

He spoke the name of the technique, exactly like Captain Aster.

In the next moment, Captain Aster saw in disbelief.

The ground crumbled and disintegrated in an instant, a huge gully forming as the slashing attack flew past.

The stone bricks of the storage room instantly shattered.

That's right.

What was kicked out from his opponent's leg at this moment was actually a huge slashing blade of energy, more than five meters long!

That was also the last scene he would ever see in his life.