One Piece: Ascending the Divine Path

Because they didn't want the marines to witness the infighting among the higher-ups, the location for this showdown was chosen to be the top floor of the base building.

Brigadier General Doll and Major Knight stood facing each other.

The wind was strong on the rooftop, making the justice coats on the two men flutter loudly.

Dol lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, his posture was upright and dashing, yet he also revealed a wild and unruly air.

She glanced at Knight, who was standing not far from her, and frowned slightly.

Is this kid being a little too relaxed?

Knight yawned with his head tilted back, his shoulders slumped, looking like he hadn't woken up yet.

"Go for it, Knight!"

Binz, leaning on his cane, shouted, "Let her see what you're made of!"

brigadier?

Is it that impressive?

Teacher Zephyr said that Knight's strength is definitely at the level of a vice admiral.

"Knight!"

Ian raised her voice slightly, "Don't lose!"

Although she never thought Knight would lose.

"alright,"

Zephyr shouted, "Don't waste too much time, don't go too far, let's begin."

Among the spectators, Major General Gavin spoke quietly, "Who do you think will win?"

Major General Marcus said calmly, "Dol is not weak."

"Yeah, that kid is still too young."

A brigadier general nodded in agreement.

"Borsalino, what do you think?"

Lieutenant General Simon asked his old classmate.

"That's hard to say,"

Kizaru said with a smile, "But, Zephyr-sensei isn't one to joke around."

The generals were all taken aback.

As the generals whispered among themselves, the battle officially began.

"Don't worry, junior brother."

  

Brigadier General Dor clasped his hands in a fist salute, cracking his knuckles. "It won't take up too much of your time."

"Oh?"

Knight's droopy eyelids lifted in shock.

Are you going to use your Iron Fist to shatter the wind?

"shave!"

The tall woman vanished from her spot in an instant.

"Sound Soul Impact!"

The iron fist, wreathed in dark, domineering energy, was already inches away from Knight's handsome face. Even the wind couldn't keep up with its speed, and its sound was left far behind.

"razor."

Dol felt a blur before her eyes, and her punch shattered the boy in front of her into pieces.

Do not!

It didn't feel like I was hit at all; it was just an afterimage!

Dol staggered as his punch missed its mark.

She turned around in disbelief, and Knight was standing not far behind her.

"This is--"

The generals watching the battle were all stunned.

"That was a quick shave!"

Major General Marcus's eyes widened in astonishment.

He can't even compare to himself!

Simon's lips curled into a smile of excitement. "Looks like we really have a limited perspective?"

"Are you kidding me!"

Dor instantly twisted his body and launched himself forward again, "Storm Kick!"

Her long, slender right leg drew out a dazzling vacuum wave.

Knight raised his left hand and covered it with Armament Haki.

when!

Amidst the deafening roar, a blast of air swept through the air.

The righteous overcoats of both men were blown high into the air by the raging wind.

As for why it can't be blown away even though it's just draped over the shoulders, it can only mean that if justice can be easily blown away, what kind of justice is it?

Dole gritted her teeth and kicked Knight's arm, but it felt like she had hit some kind of super alloy, and it was completely unshakeable.

"amazing!"

Simon couldn't help but be moved, "This level of Armament Haki! I'm not even that good!"

As for the two major generals and four brigadier generals, they were simply speechless with astonishment.

That domineering aura is far stronger than theirs!

You're telling me this is a recent graduate?

Binz, standing behind Zephyr, immediately revealed a smug expression.

Tell me, isn't my brother awesome?

"Sound Soul Explosion!"

The moment he landed, Dor rushed forward and was face to face with Knight, his fists raining down like a storm.

The name sounds cool, but isn't it just a bunch of random, uncontrolled punches?

Knight's body turned into soft mud at that moment, twisting and deforming constantly, each twist and deformation perfectly avoiding Dol's iron fist.

"This level of paper drawing—"

Major General Gavin swallowed hard. "Could he also possess the power of life return?"

"Isn't his Observation Haki truly astonishing?"

Lieutenant General Simon couldn't help but shake his head. "All of Dol's attacks were perfectly predicted; his Observation Haki is on a completely different level!"

No wonder Professor Zephyr values ​​this boy so much.

The Navy hasn't had such a stunning newcomer in many years. Gion and Kake are far inferior to him. Only Sakazuki and the others can be compared to him.

Dor's relentless bombardment finally began to subside.

Snapped.

Knight recovered from his sludge state and grabbed Dol's fist with his left hand.

Dol tried to struggle, but it was no use at all.

Their strength is so much greater than mine—

The female brigadier general sighed dejectedly, "I lost."

Even Lieutenant General Simon would probably find it difficult to defeat this young man.

"Oi, you don't think it's over just because you admit defeat, do you?"

Knight tilted his head and said this while raising his right fist.

"What?"

Dor looked at Knight with a somewhat blank expression.

Off the field, Ian covered her eyes, unable to bear watching.

Again.

"That's how you swing a fist."

Knight threw a punch.

It was a powerful right hook.

Dole felt the wind whistling past her ears, but before she could even turn her head, a dark fist had already slammed into her cheek.

"puff--"

The dashing female brigadier general suddenly spun into the air like a deflated balloon, then crashed heavily onto the floor some distance away, landing face down.

"Phew—that feels good."

Knight let out a long sigh of relief.

The generals who had been praising the scene suddenly froze.

"Wow, that was a beautiful right hook."

Only Kizaru clapped leisurely, "Major Knight is certainly decisive, slapping a girl's face without hesitation."

Knight heard his words, turned around, and said seriously, "I am a proponent of gender equality."

"Hahaha!"

Kizaru immediately grinned, "What an interesting junior brother. If it weren't for Zephyr-sensei's insistence on letting go, I'd really like you to come to my side."

"Cough cough."

Zephyr coughed awkwardly twice, interrupting Kizaru, "The outcome is decided. You all acknowledge Knight's strength, right?"

"Absolutely breathtaking."

Simon tried hard not to look at Dol, who was lying on the ground in the distance, and said calmly, "Let alone the adjutant, even if you, Professor Zephyr, were to let him replace me as the vice admiral, I would have no objection."

"Don't talk nonsense, where would Knight get management experience?"

Zefa shook his head and said, "Besides, he doesn't have time to waste on these things."

Hey, Zephyr-sensei, what do you mean by "waste"?

Does that mean my time isn't wasted?

Simon's lips twitched.

It's clear now; Major Knight is probably the true disciple chosen by Master Zephyr.

"Well then, time waits for no one, let the soldiers assemble."

Zephyr said seriously, "Today, we hereby declare the Naval Guerrilla Force officially established!"

"Ahem, Professor Zephyr,"

Simon coughed, reminding him, "Where's Dol?"

Zefa then remembered that Dor was still lying on the ground. "Aien, quickly take your senior sister to the medical room!"

"yes!"

Later.

On the spacious plaza of G-1 base.

Many marines from G-1 base watched from a distance, as a large number of soldiers were already lined up in the square, all staring intently at the people on the platform.

Knight, standing behind Zephyr, unusually straightened up. After all, Zephyr had said that if you acted carelessly in such a serious setting, don't blame him for being impolite.

Zephyr sat in the center of the platform, surrounded by the high-ranking officers of the naval guerrilla force. Everyone was serious, except for Commodore Dol, whose face was wrapped in bandages.

When the woman returned from the medical room, she looked at Knight as if she wanted to devour him.

So, boys need to protect themselves when they're out. Another girl eyeing Mr. Knight's body.

While Knight was lost in thought, Zephyr had already stood up.

"Starting today, the world order is about to change!"

"The days when pirates plundered with impunity and the Navy could only react passively are over! Because, we've arrived!"

"We have only one goal: to hunt down those heinous pirates of the New World! We will take the initiative and eliminate them before they can wreak havoc! We will bring hope to the people of this sea!"

"I hereby declare the Naval Guerrilla Force officially established!"

The soldiers gathered below were all very excited as they listened to Zefa's powerful speech.

Knight chuckled softly.

Seriously, the Navy talks about justice...

I feel that my Infinite Tsukuyomi is more likely to bring happiness to the people.

In any case, the naval guerrilla force was now officially established.

But of course, it won't be possible to launch an attack so quickly.

Because it was all done in such a rush, there's still a lot of preparation work to be done.

So, since Master Zephyr was very busy, Knight was left to his own devices to train on his own, since all the necessary skills had already been taught.

He was accompanied by Binz and Ian, who were nominally there to handle miscellaneous tasks, but there wasn't much for them to do.

While Knight was manipulating his Haki, the other two were huffing and puffing as they practiced the Six Forms.

Meanwhile, somewhere on the high seas in the entrance area of ​​the new world.

An ordinary-looking ship sails through the waves.

People were lying haphazardly on the deck.

Luna stood at the bow of the ship, flipping through a newspaper.

"Hahaha! Weevil, you truly are my good son! The bounty is a whopping seven hundred million!"

On the aft deck, Bagingom spared no praise.

"Hahaha! I'm awesome, right, Mom!"

Weevil laughed foolishly, "Right, we need to hurry over there and tell Dad!"

"Alright, alright, whatever you say."

Baginam smiled.

Not only in the mental realm, but your real father should also know about you, Weevil.

Meanwhile, Solt and Anthony huddled together, exclaiming, "That Waldo guy actually has a billion!"

"There's nothing we can do. The adult has been possessing him all along, so the government probably thinks he's the one in charge."

"Speaking of which, where's that Waldo guy?"

"He's still in that world, slaughtering his enemies every day in his own world."

"Hahaha, don't you get bored?"

"Whether it's boring or not doesn't matter. At least that guy is a bit more normal now; at least he can say a few words."

"You are a benevolent man."

"Speaking of which—"

Anthony stood up and looked at the figure standing at the bow of the ship. "Lady Luna, what should we do next?"

Without turning her head, Luna said, "First, find an island called Punk Hazard, and then, wait."

"wait?"