Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 103 Shocks Smoker for a Hundred Years.

Smoker was outside smoking a cigar, feeling a bit irritated. He thought Bane was too abrupt.

I never thought he was such a naive and impulsive character before.

Isn't this guy supposed to be pretty smooth?

The initial interactions before engaging in any activity or business were conducted with considerable discretion.

That's why Smoker helped Bane by introducing him to Professor Zeff, but what happened just now was completely unexpected.

It is a big no-no to speak too intimately with someone you don't know well. Even Smoker, that stubborn kid, understands this principle. He thought Bane knew it too, but this guy just went straight for the kill. It was just speechless.

"Sigh, I hope nothing unpleasant happens," Smoker muttered to himself as he exhaled another puff of smoke.

Just as Smoker was hesitating in the courtyard, he heard some noises behind him.

He turned around and saw Zephyr, Bane, and Dr. Genus walking out of the house.

"I've been quite relaxed at headquarters lately. Starting tomorrow, you'll report to me every morning. Bring your companions with you, and I'll personally instruct you to improve your strength before this war begins," Zephyr said as he walked alongside Bane.

"Yes, I understand, Godfather," Bane replied respectfully.

"Hmm." Zephyr nodded first, then waved to Smoker and said, "Smoker, the yard next to mine is still empty. Go and tell them to let Bane and the others stay there. It'll be more convenient that way."

However, after Zephyr finished speaking, he found that Smoker didn't seem to have heard him at all, and looked like he had been standing there in shock for a hundred years.

Smoker was completely dumbfounded. No, what did he just hear?

Bane calls Professor Zephyr his godfather?!

The key point is, Professor Zephyr actually agreed!?

Is this reasonable? !

If he remembered correctly—no, no, what did he mean by not remembering correctly? He was absolutely certain that Bane had never met Professor Zephyr before. This was definitely the first time the two had met, otherwise, would he have needed to introduce them?

The two of them seemed a little awkward talking to each other when they were in the room just now. How come, in the short time I came out to have a smoke, Bane has become Professor Zephyr's adopted son?

This news will absolutely shock the entire Navy Headquarters!

Teacher Zephyr is a top figure in the Navy's high command. His influence in the Navy can be said to be comparable only to that of Fleet Admiral Sengoku. Many admirals are proud to be Teacher Zephyr's disciple. But now, this guy Bane has actually become Teacher Zephyr's adopted son.

What does this mean?

Even if Smoker is completely inflexible and lacks social skills, he can tell that Bane is about to take off in the Navy.

Because he has a high-ranking naval officer standing behind him, and judging from Zephyr's intention to fully support Bane, and because he is Zephyr's adopted son, many high-ranking officers in the navy, including Smoker, will have to take good care of Bane out of respect for their teacher.

At this moment, Bane had transformed from an unknown figure in the eyes of the Navy into a highly influential person, because he represented Master Zephyr!

After that, as long as Bane's performance is not too bad and he is recognized by everyone, it is almost a certainty that he will be promoted to the high command of the Navy!

Smoker even wondered if he had made a mistake in the order of events at Banelai's headquarters. He should have first visited Professor Zephyr and become his adopted son before meeting with Marshal Sengoku and the others. If that had happened, Marshal Sengoku's promises wouldn't have been limited to the rank of colonel. He could have at least reached the rank of major general.

That's right, Zephyr has that kind of face and influence!

"Smoker, my godfather is calling you. What are you spacing out for?" Bane called out again when he saw Smoker standing there looking confused.

The shout woke Smoker up. He looked at Bane with a very complicated expression, then turned to Zeff uncertainly and asked, "Teacher, what's going on between you and Bane?"

Zefa laughed and patted Bane on the shoulder, saying, "Bane and I hit it off immediately. Now that I'm getting old, I feel increasingly lonely. I just happen to find this lad pleasing to the eye, so I'll take him in as my godson. He'll take care of me in my old age, and I'll pass on all my knowledge and skills to him."

Smoker said with a resentful look, "I also want to take care of you in your old age, teacher."

"You?" Zeffa looked at Smoker with disdain. "If you don't cause me any trouble, I'll already be doing you a favor!"

Zeffa had high hopes for Smoker back then, but the kid ended up becoming a troublemaker in the Marine Headquarters, and Zeffa had to clean up his messes a lot behind the scenes.

Soon, Zephyr gave Smoker these instructions, told him to take care of Bane, and then waved for him to leave.

Bane and Smoker then left the area.

After stepping out of the courtyard, before Smoker could even wonder how Bane had managed to do it, he heard Bane say to Dr. Genus beside him, "Then let's do as my godfather said. He has some influence in the Science Unit. Once everything is arranged in a couple of days, you will join the Science Unit as a Navy Captain and go to Eghead to do your job there."

Dr. Genus is very confident that he can handle Zefa's asthma. However, Zefa has congenital asthma, so the medication needs to be formulated according to Zefa's genes. Dr. Genus did not have these genes before, but he has now obtained them. He just drew a vial of blood from Zefa.

After obtaining the genes, some instruments will be needed to assist. Bane brought a whole bunch of instruments with him before coming, which are all stored in the dark space. They can be handed over to Dr. Genus later, but obviously, this kind of thing is not suitable for research at headquarters, since this place is about to become a battlefield.

So after learning about the situation, Zephyr waved his hand and said that Dr. Genus would be sent to Egerhead first. Several warships would be sent to escort him there, and all the equipment could be taken away on the warships. Once in Egerhead, Dr. Genus could use these instruments to start building his own research laboratory, first to solve his asthma, then to build the culture chamber. When Zephyr had time to go there, he could also fix the missing arm and take the opportunity to thoroughly recuperate his body.

That's right, Dr. Genus is a very capable guy. He also has a technology that, if the World Government finds out, will make him a hot commodity in Mary Geoise.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

This technology is called rejuvenation!

Don't let Dr. Genus's current appearance as a young man in his thirties fool you; he's actually over seventy!

In his words, his current physical condition is at its peak, so he wants to maintain this age.

When Zefa has time to go to Egherd later, he will also enjoy this technology and see if he can restore his condition to its peak.

If possible, he would truly regain and completely regain the general-level strength he originally possessed!

"No problem," Dr. Genus nodded in agreement.

"Aighead is a great place. There's a very talented scientist there named Vegapunk. You might get along with him. He also has a very powerful technology called lineage factor, which is related to genes and such. You might be interested in it," Bane suggested with a smile.

Speaking of which, the current leader of the Science Force is General Borsalino. Although he is a disciple, he doesn't have a particularly good relationship with his teacher, Zeff. Of course, this is due to differences in ideology, but there are no problems in their relationship at the moment. It is because of this that Zeff was able to feel at ease sending Genus to Egerhard.

Speaking of Egerhard, Bane was reminded of Punk Hazard. This place should now be secretly occupied by Doflamingo, and Caesar Clown should be conducting some inhumane secret experiments there.

However, none of this had anything to do with Bane. He wasn't interested in Caesar's experiments. The only thing that interested him was that, if he remembered correctly, there was still an artificial Mythical Zoan type, Azure Dragon Fruit, there!

According to the established storyline, Vegapunk considered this fruit to be a defective product and discarded it. However, what he considered a defect was simply a different color; otherwise, it was exactly the same as Kaido's ability!

"After this, I'll find some time to go to Punk Hazard and carry out justice," Bane thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)