Kuzan, Do You Like Me?

Damn, if you didn't want to fight Kuzan, then fight me. I wanted to spar with you too.

Doberman, who had been watching Mu Chen remain silent, could no longer hold back and stood up.

Mu Chen was no weakling, and Doberman was very curious about those eyes of his. As one of the Fighting Trio, he definitely couldn't let this chance slip by.

The Fighting Trio consisted of Kuzan, Dobberman, and Onigumo.

Kuzan was still manageable. Though he loved fighting, he only wanted to fight people who interested him.

But Dobberman and Onigumo were different. As long as someone wasn't weak, they wanted to fight them.

Doberman, you can't steal my opponent. Fight me first.

Seeing Doberman disregard etiquette and speak first, Onigumo refused to be outdone.

Well, damn. Mu Chen instantly became the center of attention again.

The three strongest people in the Elite Training Camp all wanted to spar with Mu Chen. Kuzan, Doberman, and Onigumo all wanted to fight him?

What was going on?

Could someone tell him what the hell was happening?

At that moment, all the other Marines quietly watched Mu Chen and the others. Good grief, Mu Chen had been challenged by all three at once. This was huge news for the Elite Training Camp.

Jia Ji, standing to the side, looked like he was about to cry. The moment Mu Chen showed up, he had stolen Jia Ji's spotlight. No, he couldn't just sit back and do nothing!

Jia Ji immediately spoke up. "Mu Chen, don't forget about me! I was careless in today's match, so it doesn't count. I want another fight with you!"

Mu Chen saw that Jia Ji was here to stir up trouble too.

"Jia Ji, get out of the way. A loss is a loss. Stop making trouble!"

Even Onigumo couldn't endure it with his fiery temper.

Wu Shu looked like an uninvolved spectator, quietly watching their performance.

As someone calm who never fought for attention, Wu Shu was quite interested in watching the show. As for Smoker, seeing this scene seemed to give him an idea as well.

At this moment, Mu Chen was the one in the toughest spot. This was just absurd.

"Stop picking on a newcomer like me. I don't even know Haki yet. Once I learn it, I'll definitely agree to fight you!"

Mu Chen absolutely couldn't agree to fight any of them right now. If he agreed to one, what about the others?

Should he agree to them too? Fighting was seriously such a pain.

After he said that, Kuzan and the others stopped pressing him. Mu Chen had a point: without even knowing Haki, he would indeed be at a disadvantage against them.

"Fine, then. Once you learn Haki, you have to fight me."

Onigumo spoke regretfully.

Kuzan and Doberman felt the same way, though in the end, they looked at Jia Ji with pity in their eyes. Their gazes seemed to say, Jia Ji, you know Haki, yet you still lost?

Jia Ji immediately stood up, expressing his dissatisfaction.

"Hey, hey, hey! What are those looks for? I already said it—I did that on purpose! It was an accident!"

No one said anything. They simply burst out laughing.

Jia Ji was a little indignant at the sight. He grabbed a wine glass and said, "Mu Chen, I'm going all out against you! If I don't drink you under the table today, nobody gets to chicken out! I'll drink first!"

Jia Ji instantly turned his grief and anger into drinking power. Mu Chen did not hesitate to empty a cup as well, and the cheerful banquet continued.

"You little brats, drinking without inviting me?"

Suddenly, Zephyr appeared in the doorway with a stern expression.

"Teacher Zephyr?"

"Uh, Teacher Zephyr..." After several rounds of drinks, many Marines had already collapsed drunk across the tables and floor. Only the people at Mu Chen's table could still hold on. "Come on, come on, keep drinking!"

"Mu Chen, you brat, are you raising a Sea King?"

"Don't think you're all that just because you beat me once."

Jia Ji held his wine glass, his face flushed red as he stared at Mu Chen.

Mu Chen suddenly felt that becoming Zephyr's student should be an honor. After all, Zephyr loved ordinary people, loved this world, and loved his students even more. Someone like that was honestly impossible to hate. It was just that Zephyr's fate later on was so tragic.

To be honest, Mu Chen suddenly wanted to change something. Having been in the Pirate World for so long, he had never thought of changing anything. But after meeting Teacher Zephyr, who loved his students, and that rather goofy Garp, the feeling seemed pretty good. That was why such a thought had surfaced.

He didn't want Zephyr to turn against his own students and die. Nor did he want Garp's grandson Ace to point at Garp's nose one day and say, "Shouldn't you thank me? I saved your grandson!"

The next day, Mu Chen was sleeping soundly in bed when a loud shout suddenly woke him up. "Mu Chen, get up and train!"

Zephyr stood there with a stern expression, while Mu Chen looked utterly helpless.

Back to waking up early again!

Back when he had been a major in East Blue, he would sleep until he woke naturally, then go to work and handle documents and such before slacking off for the rest of the day. But now, he had to get up early again.

In the end, Mu Chen still made it to the training grounds.

"Today's twenty-kilometer cross-country run must be completed within an hour. The last one to finish will be punished. Begin!"

At Zephyr's command, everyone immediately started running without another word.

Twenty kilometers in an hour was perfectly normal in the Pirate World. To put it bluntly, it was nothing special. At the Elite Training Camp, it was just a warm-up.

After the run, everyone reeked of sweat. "Since we have newcomers today, I'll explain what the Navy Six Powers are."

"The Navy Six Powers are Shave, Tekkai, Kami-e, Geppo, Rankyaku, and Paper Pistol."

Zephyr then began his explanation. It was easy to understand. Tekkai accelerated circulation to increase resistance to attacks. Kami-e meant relaxing the body and making it as soft as paper, even allowing it to deform to evade attacks. To put it simply, it was a technique similar to tai chi.