Defeating Kuzan

Kuzan, an Ice-Ice Fruit user.

He was probably around thirty now, and neither his Armament Haki nor Observation Haki was particularly strong.

His only advantage was the sheer power of his Logia Devil Fruit.

"You're an interesting cleaner."

Though he did not know what Ye Tong was after, a hint of interest appeared on Kuzan's face.

He had always been mild-tempered. He had joined the Marines because he admired Garp and wanted to become like him, using his iron fists to purge the evil from the seas.

However, after joining the Marines, he had remained in this so-called training ground.

He had been here for over a year.

Let alone purging evil, he could not even go out and fight.

As a result, he had little interest in training.

"Then come on!"

As Ye Tong spoke, Armament Haki instantly gathered around his feet, and he shot forward.

"Ice..."

Bang!

"So fast!"

Before Kuzan could unleash his ability, Ye Tong's fist had already struck him.

Sending him flying.

"Kuzan, are you still half-asleep?"

"Or do you think your body alone can make you invincible?"

Feeling the frost on his fist, Ye Tong spoke calmly.

Although he had used Armament Haki, his fist had still been affected by the Ice-Ice Fruit.

Even his finger joints had become somewhat stiff.

"Kid, you're interesting."

"Armament Haki is specifically effective against Logia Devil Fruit users."

"I never expected someone your age to have trained it to the point of coating your body!"

Kuzan got to his feet and watched Ye Tong cautiously.

"Hehe, Logia users really are troublesome!"

As Ye Tong spoke, he slowly drew Falling Rain and Xiling.

"A swordsman?"

"Don't you know that blades are useless against Logia users?"

"Could it be..."

"Kid, can you already coat your blades with Haki?"

At that thought, Kuzan immediately raised a hand and pressed it against the ground.

The Ice-Ice Fruit's power erupted in an instant. The next moment, the entire training ground became an Ice World.

Ye Tong, the only one there, was turned into an ice sculpture as well.

"Oh no!"

Kuzan rushed over.

He had hit too hard just now. Had he killed him?

Slash...

"You lost."

The long blade in Ye Tong's hand instantly came to rest before Kuzan.

"Your use of your power is decent, but your mindset is lacking."

"Kuzan, you're still not qualified to become a Marine. Train properly!"

"Oh, right. It's time to fulfill your bet, isn't it?"

Ye Tong said directly.

Hearing Ye Tong's words, Kuzan froze.

A mere cleaner was saying that he was not qualified to become a Marine.

"Hurry up and throw down some trash. I need to clean it up and head back."

Seeing Kuzan standing there blankly, Ye Tong reminded him again.

"Uh..."

Kuzan froze again, then took out a piece of fruit, took a bite, and threw it onto the ground.

"Ding! Picked up Kuzan's discarded fruit core. Obtained Observation Haki."

After picking up the trash on the ground, Ye Tong was quite pleased.

He had finally picked up Observation Haki.

Even at Tsuru's home, he had not managed to pick up Observation Haki.

At last, he had all three types of Haki.

"Kuzan, what is your dream?"

After picking up the fruit core, Ye Tong turned his back to Kuzan and spoke in a mature, world-weary tone.