One Piece: Starting with God Valley, intercepting the Dark-Dark Fruit

"It's okay! We have Xiongzi here, we can slip away whenever we want!"

The bear readily raised the paw pads in its palms, indicating that it was ready to be at your service at any time.

Kizaru and Akainu also noticed Kuma's hand. They exchanged a glance, and Kizaru whispered...

"Another ability user? These new recruits are terrifying!"

When it was time to pay, Giger waved his hand and placed a huge sum of money on the counter, speaking to the clerk in a very extravagant manner.

"I'll pay for these two tables; consider the extra as a tip."

Over the years, Garin Shengke has sent Gige a lot of pocket money; as for how much he has sent, it's an astronomical figure.

Take Kizaru for example. Judging from his future salary as an admiral, even if he diligently clocks in and out for a hundred or eighty years, he would only earn a fraction of Giggs's pocket money.

Moreover, Kizaru, who is still a trainee, is mentally calculating how many bananas Gig's banknote could buy.

Sakazuki suddenly spoke with a serious expression,

“Gig, we don’t need to pay for our table. Borsalino said he’d treat us this time.”

"Sakazuki, you're talking a lot today. I still prefer the quiet and reserved you from before."

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Heaven knows how much Kizaru wanted to shoot Akainu a couple of times right now. He looked at the shop assistant with a forced smile and pretended to take out his wallet.

Giger grabbed his hand and said seriously,

"I've already paid. It was a pleasure to meet you two seniors, so please allow me to give you a small token of my appreciation!"

Kizaru's hand slipped, and the wallet that had just popped out of his pocket fell back down. He exclaimed in pain.

"Young man Giger, there's no need to be so polite. Don't call us seniors or anything like that. Just call us by our names at school from now on! Right, Sakazuki?"

Akainu watched Kizaru's every move, rolled his eyes, and turned his head away to indicate that he didn't know this shameless guy.

After saying goodbye to Giger and his group, Kizaru and Akainu returned to their dormitory at the school.

Before the two had even settled in, there was a knock at the door.

"Borsalino, Professor Zephyr wants you to go to his office."

Chapter 23 Enrollment

Upon hearing Zephyr call his name, Kizaru felt a sudden headache and muttered,

"What's wrong with the old man now? He won't even let me have a moment's peace on my day off!"

Akainu had already taken off his shirt and was doing push-ups with one hand on the ground. Kizaru rubbed his hands together and asked...

"Sakazuki, come with me!"

"No, Professor Zephyr only called you."

"How heartless! I just treated you to barbecue!"

“It was Giger who invited them.”

"Hey, almost there~"

Seeing that Sakazuki had no intention of going, Kizaru had no choice but to give up and walk out the door with his head hanging low.

Kizaru and Zephyr dislike each other. In Kizaru's opinion, Zephyr's sudden contact with him must be for some bad reason.

And it turned out just as he had thought.

As soon as Zephyr entered the office and saw Kizaru, he immediately began to berate him.

"Borsalino! I remember telling you not to misuse your powers outside of school, right? I've been getting all sorts of complaints to you!"

Kizaru rolled his eyes and muttered to himself.

"Who's making such a fuss? It was just a flash of light!"

Zefa slammed his hand on the table.

"What did you say?! Stand at attention! A navy officer can't even stand properly!"

Kizaru pouted, awkwardly straightened his body, and shouted,

"Yes! Professor Zephyr is absolutely right!"

"Don't give me that! If what you're saying is all true, why haven't you listened to a word I said? What's Sakazuki doing?"

"Reporting, Professor Zephyr! He's exercising!"

"Hmph, you have the nerve to say that? We're both Devil Fruit users, but Sakazuki has always paid great attention to physical training. What about you?"

"Reporting to Professor Zephyr! I also want to train, but since you asked me, I feel that Professor Zephyr's matters are the most important!"

Looking at Kizaru, who seemed completely unfazed, Zephyr rubbed his forehead and said helplessly,

"Forget it, there's no point in saying anything more. You'll understand once you suffer a loss in this matter."

"Reporting to Professor Zephyr! May I leave now?"

Zefa waved his hand impatiently, as if shooing away flies, and said...

"Let's go, let's go. We'll continue training tomorrow. You better not be late!"

"Yes!"

Kizaru gave a perfectly standard military salute, turned around, and marched away, stomping his feet on the floor with a loud thud.

Zephyr watched Kizaru leave the office with his arms crossed. He sighed, took a document from his drawer, looked at the photo of Giggs on it, and muttered to himself,

"Another Logia-type. I hope you won't give me a headache like Borsalino."

Sengoku had already given Zefa information on Gige and the other two, and had highlighted Gige's information, meaning that he wanted Zefa to pay close attention to Gige, this promising talent.

Even without Sengoku saying it, Zephyr understood the significance of a powerful Logia-type Devil Fruit user to the Navy. As for Giggs' age, he didn't even consider it.

Since Zephyr stepped down as a naval admiral and became an instructor, his mindset has also changed significantly.

Now he devotes all his energy to mentoring students.

He devoted himself especially to promising talents like Kizaru and Akainu.

Even though Kizaru often goes against him, he will at most reprimand him, which is also because Kizaru himself is very talented.

Despite Kizaru's seemingly carefree attitude, Zephyr knows that even if Kizaru isn't a user of the Glint-Glint Fruit, his current physical and sword skills are such that, apart from Akainu, almost no one in the school can rival him.

Zephyr often thought, "If only Kizaru could train with half as much effort as Akainu!"

The reason he was always so strict with Kizaru was not because he disliked Kizaru; he was simply disappointed in him!

……

On the day of reporting for duty, Major General Babus arrived early at the residence of Giger and his two companions and led them to the naval academy.

After escorting Giggs and the other two to the entrance of the naval academy, Babus stopped and said with a smile.

"I can only take you this far. Go straight into the office building, and Instructor Zefa's office is on the top floor."

Giger shook hands with Babbs and said,

"Major General Babus, thank you for your help during this time."

"Haha, this is what I should do. All three of you are rare talents, and your future achievements will definitely be beyond my reach. At that time, I will have to call you all my superiors!"

After saying that, the group exchanged smiles, and Babus waved his hand before turning and leaving.

As Giger and his two companions entered the school, Giger noticed that there were already many students doing physical training on the training field. Among them was a familiar face, Akainu, with whom he had recently eaten barbecue.

Akainu stood alone in a corner of the training ground, surrounded by various training equipment. At that moment, he was training with a barbell.

Judging by its size alone, that barbell was clearly not something a normal person could lift; it was obviously custom-made.

Such a barbell is like a toy in Akainu's hands, and he doesn't seem to be struggling at all.

The students passing by him were already used to it, at most glancing at him before continuing with their own business.

Akainu seemed to realize that someone was watching him. He looked up and immediately saw Giggs and his two companions standing outside the arena.

Ginny waved to the bear, while Giggs gave Akainu a thumbs-up.

Akainu casually tossed the barbell in his hand, and it landed on the ground with a dull thud.

People around glanced at it, and then they were all stunned.

Because Sakazuki, who in their minds had always had a poker face, was actually smiling and waving in one direction.

Although the smile looked a little stiff, you could tell that Akainu was trying his best to smile.

They followed Akainu's gaze and saw Giggs, and immediately began to discuss it.

"A new face, who is that?"

"I don't recognize him. He must be a new employee here to register."

"Are there still new recruits joining at this time? They must be quite qualified. The admission standards for this year's cohort are pretty high!"

"Hmm, it seems he knows Sakazuki. He usually ignores everyone except Borsalino!"

"I bet they're from the same hometown. Tsk tsk, could he be another monster?"