I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Amidst the discussion, Higuma's retreating figure suddenly stopped. He walked back and asked:

"General Zephyr, I have a question: Among the known demi-human races in the world, which race has the greatest strength?"

Zefa didn't hesitate:

"That's naturally the giant race."

Decades ago, after Sister Carmel acted as a matchmaker, giant soldiers began to appear in the navy, and now there are several giant vice admirals... Several of them are Zeff's students, so he is naturally very familiar with them.

"So, can a 10-year-old giant have an arm strength of 6 tons?" Higuma asked again.

Zefa thought for a moment and replied;

"Even among giants, their bodies are far from fully developed at the age of 10... It's generally unheard of. This number is considered excellent among giants... Why are you suddenly asking this?"

"Nothing, just curious. Admiral Zephyr, I'll be going now."

The sun bear felt much more at ease.

If we calculate it this way... the Gian card might be able to give him power growth comparable to that of a giant.

Higuma suddenly remembered something.

Gian, whose real name is Takeshi Gouda, is nicknamed "Giant" and is also known as Gian.

If you think about it this way, then the true strength of Gian is equivalent to the strength of a giant in the One Piece world.

Of course, this takes time.

It will take about 8-10 years for Gian's power to grow to its peak.

Chapter 985 Saving General Zephyr

When Xiong returned to the dormitory that day, Ain was cleaning things in the room.

"Uncle Rikuma, why are you training so late today?"

Ain put down the broom and walked towards Rixiong. She glanced at the dark night outside the door, and her eyes suddenly sharpened.

She helped Sun Bear remove his Justice Cloak, and when he wasn't looking, she secretly sniffed it. She was immediately startled by the smell of sweat, which made her brows furrow slightly, but she quickly relaxed her brows again.

It was just the smell of normal sweat, nothing like the other odors she had imagined...

Higuma sat down on the sofa without saying a word, staring blankly at Ain, who was busy sweeping.

Ain was Zeff's second-in-command after he defected from the Navy. She was not persuaded by Zeff's ideals to give up her Navy identity, but followed Zeff entirely because of his personal charm.

As for Zephyr...

"I need to find a way to please General Zephyr, and ideally, get him to stop obstructing my extra training," Higuma pondered.

"I should be the chosen one in this version!"

From the moment the shadow clone Sun Bear was born, Sigurd used hypnosis to plant the belief in him to become stronger. His obsession with becoming stronger was even deeper than that of Sigurd himself.

Now, after further self-hypnosis, I've gone even further.

Following his train of thought, Higuma began to ponder the matter of Zephyr.

Zephyr's life was actually quite bumpy. Ever since he became a general and became known for his ruthlessness, he has never had any good fortune.

In such a chaotic world, an admiral who doesn't kill isn't actually that much of a threat to pirates, even if he is an admiral.

After becoming a general, Zephyr suffered three major setbacks.

The first time happened 20 years ago.

Zephyr's entire family, including his 3-year-old son, were brutally murdered by pirates. As a result, he began to hate pirates and even considered giving up his rank as admiral and retiring.

However, he was persuaded to stay by Kong, so he remained in the Navy and took on the role of the head instructor of the headquarters. He had no family, so he focused on training the Navy and nurtured many new-era Navy personnel, including Aokiji, Akainu, and Kizaru.

At this point, Zephyr's morale was not what it used to be. Although he was still a general, he had essentially stepped down to the second line.

The second blow occurred 3 years later.

When Zephyr led his training warship out to sea, he was attacked by Edward Weevil, the great pirate Whitebeard, whom he had once spared. Not only did Zephyr himself suffer a severed arm, but all the naval recruits on the ship, except for Ain and Binz, perished.

The third instance occurred after the Marineford War, when Whitebeard Jr. was invited to become a Shichibukai, thus becoming an ally of the Navy...

A notorious pirate who severed his own arm and killed a ship full of Marine recruits somehow became a Shichibukai. This incident utterly disillusioned Zephyr with the Marines, leading him to defect with Ain and the others.

"Will Zephyr and Ain encounter Whitebeard Jr. three years from now...?"

Sun Bear pondered for a moment, then his gaze fell on Ain.

Zephyr is actually a few years younger than Garp, but his physical condition is far worse.

In the future, 12 years later, he not only suffered from physical decline, making it difficult to swing his heavy sea stone arms, but also seemed to have developed an asthma-like illness, having to take drugs halfway through a fight.

"This time, it's my turn to change the future."

Higuma had an idea and said:

"Tomorrow is not a training day. Ain, you're coming with me tomorrow morning to see General Zephyr."

If Zephyr were to regain his youth using the power of the Rewind-Rewind Fruit, he shouldn't have been defeated by Whitebeard Jr. three years later.

...........

After Higuma left, Zephyr continued to train the other marines.

But not long after, he heard the Den Den Mushi in his pocket ring, and Shuzo's voice came through, recounting what had happened in the equipment room.

"What? Higuma broke that punching power testing machine we just went into?"

Upon hearing this, Zefa's expression immediately changed.

He had trained countless naval personnel and was himself a high-ranking admiral. It could be said that no one in the world knew more about training than him, so his surprise was even greater.

He knew all too well how demanding his training was for Higuma...

Thinking of this, he immediately put down what he was doing and strode to the equipment training room.

Then, just like Xiu Zuo, he stared blankly at the clear fist imprint on the target and the punching power data fixed at the upper limit of 9999.

"This isn't normal. After a whole day of training, his body should be nearing its limit... but this..."

Zefa pondered for a long time, but finally couldn't help but show a relieved smile.

"It seems I underestimated him."

"He wasn't showing off; he genuinely still had energy to spare. It seems I can be a bit bolder in my training."

Xiu Zuo glanced at Ze Fa and immediately understood what his teacher was thinking, and quickly said:

“Teacher Zephyr... Tomorrow is the weekend, not a training day.”

“That’s even better. We have a day or two to develop a more suitable individual training plan for the sun bear.”

Zefa smiled slightly.

...........

Early the next morning.

Sun Bear then pulled Ain into Zephyr's office.

At this moment, Zephyr was still at his desk, carefully studying Higuma's physical fitness data, preparing to formulate an even bolder plan.

After a few polite exchanges, Higuma decided to get straight to the point.

He pushed Ian in front of him and said;

“Admiral Zephyr, as you know, Ain is a user of the Rewind-Rewind Fruit. Anyone or anything she touches can have time reversed by twelve years.”

"I know... the Rewind-Rewind Fruit is a well-known ability that's ranked among the top ten strongest Devil Fruits in the world. What are you trying to say?"

Zephyr glanced up at Ain, then continued writing something on the paper.

"General Zephyr, have you felt any decline in your energy or even your strength lately?" Higuma asked again.

Zefa's pen stopped abruptly.

He is actually a man in his sixties, but people of similar age like Garp and Whitebeard are still at their peak.

In recent years, the golden lion of the same age has regained its former glory, even curing its baldness, and has become the emperor of the sky.

Although Whitebeard, Garp, and others did not experience reverse aging, they are still at their peak.

But Zephyr's spirit has gradually declined since the setback he suffered 20 years ago... In recent years, he has been repeatedly thwarted by Shiki, Whitebeard, and others.

“What are you trying to say? I’m not old yet!” Zephyr was clearly not going to admit he was getting old.

Just as Higuma was about to speak, footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.

The door opened, and a one-armed old man with a somewhat gloomy expression pushed the door open and entered, looking at Zefa behind the desk.

“Zeffa, I still cannot agree with your NEO Navy's ideology. I'm here to say goodbye,” Dol said.

Chapter 986 A New Era 2-3

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Chapter 987 Giants and King 3K

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Wearing a weighted vest, the sun bear runs freely in the sunlight.

At first, his steps seemed heavy, each foot landing with a soft thud, and his breathing gradually became louder.

But as time went on, his running speed not only did not slow down, but actually increased slightly, and he didn't even need Zefa's encouragement.

Zephyr didn't pay much attention to Higuma's situation and instead began training the other marines.

But a little over an hour later, when the bear returned after running fifty laps around the training camp, Zefa couldn't help but be surprised.

Rixiong strode back to his original group, his 200kg weighted vest slamming heavily onto the ground with a thud.

At this moment, Rixiong looked as if he had just been steamed, his whole body covered in fine sweat, and he exhaled a burst of hot air with each breath.

Although the Emperor Engine had already been silenced by Morgan using the Silence-Silence Fruit when it split into shadow clones on Sword Mountain Island, making it impossible for others to hear its loud heartbeat, there was still a faint sense of oppression coming from it, as if a blazing little sun was walking towards them, and the oppressive heat made them involuntarily take two steps back.