Taking a Master

Seeing Ye Tong's utterly unyielding expression, Garp felt rather helpless.

He couldn't exactly force someone to become his disciple, could he?

Besides, even if he forced this kid, it might not work!

"Can we discuss this?"

"Don't you like cleaning? Become my disciple, and I'll take you wherever you want to clean!"

"It's fine if you don't like being restrained, but you just need to tell everyone that you're my disciple."

Garp patiently coaxed him.

"Sure!"

"Master Garp!"

Ye Tong instantly changed his tune, rushed before Garp, and wrapped himself around his leg!

"Uh, you little brat, you change your tune fast!"

"Fine, rest up today. I..."

"Master, don't go yet. Leave behind some trash first."

Just as Garp was about to leave, Ye Tong immediately spoke up from the side.

Now that he'd latched onto such a powerful backer, he had to get a gift for becoming a disciple.

"Uh, I don't have anything on me. Let me eat some rice crackers first."

Garp slowly ate, then tossed out several snack wrappers.

"That's enough, right?"

Garp felt rather helpless. Had accepting this disciple really been a good thing?

There was no problem with his talent, strength, or temperament, but this habit of liking to pick up trash was far too strange.

And this fellow's Devil Fruit ability was rather strange as well.

"Master, don't you still have a sword at your waist? Break it and throw it out for me."

At that moment, Ye Tong noticed the long blade at Garp's waist.

Ye Tong had spotted it earlier.

But in Ye Tong's memories, Garp didn't use swords!

"This was left behind by my previous disciple."

"You..."

"I'll trade you my Xiling for it."

Before Garp could finish, Ye Tong quickly handed over his Xiling.

A mere fine blade was no longer enough for him.

Besides, if Garp threw out a sword...

He'd either gain a powerful swordsmanship level or obtain a rare, fine blade!

"You brat, I really..."

Crack...

"Alright, I'm heading back first."

Garp took the Xiling from Ye Tong's hand and quickly left.

Otherwise, if he stayed here much longer, he would probably be stripped clean.

Ding! Picked up a snack wrapper discarded by Garp. Obtained Armament Haki +1.

Ding! Picked up a snack wrapper discarded by Garp. Obtained Armament Haki +1.

Ding! Picked up a broken sword damaged and discarded by Garp. Obtained Great Grade Blade Spirit Echo. Obtained Swordsmanship +3.

Very quickly, Ye Tong cleaned up all the trash on the ground.

He checked his swordsmanship, which had now risen to Lv. 6.

And he had obtained another Great Grade Blade.

Time to practice.

Ye Tong looked at the sky outside and left.

While looking around during the day, Ye Tong had discovered a barren mountain here.

There was no one there, and it was filled with trees and rocks.

It was the perfect place to practice his abilities.

Shing...

Ye Tong directly drew Falling Rain and Spirit Echo.

Armament Haki quickly spread across the long blades.

Although he could only cover the edges of the two blades for now, it was still enough.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Ye Tong began to swing them.

With his powerful basic attributes supporting him, the trees before him were directly cut down.

Even some rocks were easily sliced apart.