Hawkeye's Request

I need to find a chance to have a proper talk with Tesoro. Otherwise, his talent and abilities will go to waste, Ryan thought.

Kid, who had just been threatened by Tesoro, turned to the next page of bounties.

"Huh? What's going on?" Kid stopped and looked at Ryan in confusion. "Captain, why haven't your bounties changed?"

Bloody Swordsman Ryan — Bounty: 1,413,000,000 Beli

Blind Swordsman Issho Fujitora — Bounty: 985,000,000 Beli

Lory — Bounty: 10,000 Beli

Kid could understand why Lory's bounty had not changed. She was not a combatant, after all.

But he could not understand why Ryan's and Fujitora's had stayed the same!

"They haven't changed?" Killer leaned over for a look and found that Kid was right.

Killer asked, puzzled, "Didn't Master Ryan defeat Marine Admiral Akainu recently?"

Two startled cries rang out.

Shakuyaku: "What!"

Rayleigh: "What?!!"

The drink in Rayleigh's hand suddenly lost its appeal. Every teacher hoped his student would surpass him, but this was happening far too quickly. Rayleigh was having trouble taking it in.

By his reckoning, it had been only three years since he had taught Ryan swordsmanship, Breathing Technique, and Haki. And Ryan could already beat an admiral?

"Ryan, was what that kid just said true?" Rayleigh set down his drink and asked cautiously.

Rayleigh knew exactly what it meant to defeat an admiral. The admirals of Marine Headquarters were the Marines' strongest fighters. He had crossed paths with Zephyr, Sengoku, Garp, and others more than once back in the day, so he knew just how impressive the feat was.

"It's true, but I only won by luck," Ryan replied.

He was being honest. If they fought again, he could not be sure he would beat Akainu. At their level, too many things could sway a battle.

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