I, a Celestial Dragon!

Although Zefa looked fierce on the outside, he actually showed some admiration in his eyes.

Gawain smiled and shrugged at Zephyr.

"Stop it, Mr. Zefa. You should know that when I came here in this state, you already had no room to refuse me."

"hehe!"

Hearing this, Zefa shook his head heavily.

“Not everyone is willing to endure the pain of hardship. Even if you maintain this kind of harsh training that leaves you covered in bruises every day, I will only look at you with a higher regard.

There is no room for rejecting you, haha, if I want to reject you, I will reject you no matter what..."

"Uh, Mr. Zephyr, do you want to hear me yell about the Marines beating up the Celestial Dragons...?"

Gawain laughed and teased Zefa, and his words almost made Zefa's eyes pop out!

Looking at the reckless Gawain in front of him, Zefa closed his mouth and swallowed hard.

Then he spoke to Gawain in a heavy tone.

"He is thick-skinned and black-hearted, he can take on attitude but put down his dignity!

Gao Wen, you are worthy of being the celestial dragon that is rare in a thousand years as mentioned by the Warring States Period!

You really... broadened my horizons!!!"

Chapter 246 Zefa's Decision

"Ha ha!"

Hearing Zefa's helpless voice, Gawain smiled and waved his hand.

"It's just a joke, Mr. Zefa, don't mind it. It's okay to chat with you, but if I really yell something like that...

To be honest, most people can’t bring themselves to do that.”

As he spoke, Gawain gently shook his injured hand. He ignored the pain in his hand, but this scene of constant bleeding was really not suitable to continue.

So he raised his injured hand to Zefa.

"Teacher Zefa, how about we go to another place to talk?

Where is the hospital at the Navy Headquarters? Please take me for a walk and I will take care of my hand.

By the way, the two people behind you are your old students, Ain and Binz, right? "

As he spoke, Gao Wen nodded slightly to the two people who were looking surprised.

"It's our first meeting, and I think I scared you guys. I hope you don't take it to heart."

"How dare we!!!"

After listening to Gawain's words, Binz, who looked wretched and like a ninja who was living a good life, quickly shook his head.

Then he fell heavily to his knees with a thud.

"I'm Binz, the user of the Growing Fruit. For now... for now, I'm just a lieutenant in the navy. Nice to meet you, Gao Wensheng!"

At the same time, Ain beside Binz also bent her long legs, knelt on one knee in front of Gawain, and spoke softly with her head lowered.

"My name is Ain, the user of the Retrograde Fruit, and a useless disciple of Zephasen. Nice to meet you, Gao Wensheng."

After the words fell, Ain swallowed and looked up at Gao Wen.

After just one glance, she quickly shifted her gaze. Why would even a celestial dragon like Gao Wensheng not like to wear a shirt?

But it is true, the weather is so hot after all, I am sweating a little...

On the side, looking at the two people kneeling down, Gao Wen smiled and narrowed his eyes.

"You're welcome, please get up and show me the way. Take me and Mr. Zefa to the Naval Hospital.

By the way, Mr. Zefa, your right hand...?"

As he spoke, Gawain extended his hand towards Zefa's mechanical right hand.

Looking at the hand Gawain extended to him, Zefa stretched out his right hand unhappily.

“It’s just a substitute, but are you sure you want to touch it?

This thing is not something that people with special abilities can touch!"

"Oh, is it made of seastone?"

While responding to Zefa's words, Gawain gently patted Zefa's seastone mechanical hand.

"Well, it's the same feeling as when you come into contact with seawater. It's not that you completely lose your abilities, but you don't have the strength to use them!"

Gawain commented briefly.

Indeed, just as he said, whether it is seastone or the seastone factor contained in the sea water, their function is not to make the person with ability lose his or her ability.

Once the person with special abilities eats the fruit, nothing can make his abilities disappear except death.

Even the seastone's function is only to touch the body of the natural fruit user and make the user weak!

Just like in the original animation, when Luffy held Zephyr who was drifting on the sea, he accidentally held Zephyr's seastone right hand, and Luffy fell down instantly.

But even so, his right hand remained stretched rubbery.

In addition, when Aokiji was talking to them in the hot spring, Luffy was lying in the bathtub and stretching out his hands, and as soon as Aokiji came out of the water, he used his ability to condense his own ice legs.

It can be seen from this that the Sea Tower Factor can only completely disable the ability user.

It will not cause the person with ability to lose his or her ability.

The same was true for Gawain who was holding the seastone. He could feel that after touching the seastone, except for his palms which were in close contact with the seastone, the rest of his body could still turn into lightning.

However, when he came into contact with the seastone, even raising his hands became a problem.

After feeling exhausted, Gawain released Zephyr's mechanical hand.

"Old man, let's talk while we walk. I came here specially because I'm sure you know what I mean, so I won't hide it.

I would like to invite you to be the chief instructor of my Xuanniao Group!"

On the side, hearing this, Zefa immediately wanted to raise his hand and say something.

However, Gawain simply endured the feeling of exhaustion and held down Zefa's hand.

"You would never agree so straightforwardly, so if you answered so straightforwardly, I'm afraid what you are going to say is a refusal!

Don't talk about it so early, haha.

Teacher Zefa, why don’t you listen to what I have to say? What if some of the conditions I propose happen to impress you?

So listen to me first, okay?"

At this point, Gawain waved his hand to signal Ain and Binz to lead the way.

Seeing this, the two of them had no choice but to nod and then took Gao Wen towards the hospital.

As they walked, Gawain continued to speak to the sullen Zephyr.

"I know, old man, the reason why you don't want to board my ship is probably because of the navy in front of you that you can't let go.

However, I noticed that the way you looked at the naval headquarters around you didn't seem particularly satisfied.

So, on the one hand, you love the Naval Headquarters deeply, but on the other hand, you have a considerable degree of dissatisfaction with it.

Although it is cruel to say this, you must admit that this place is no longer suitable for you!"

Having said that, Gawain pointed to the young marines who were passing by but whom even Zephyr didn't recognize.

Logically speaking, given Zefa's fame as the former admiral, he should be well-known to all the patrolling navy officers.

But as they walked along, there was not even one person who saluted Zefa.

Of course, Gawain looked rather disheveled now, so few ordinary marines could recognize him.

So, they actually dragged the lineup of old, young, and injured people and walked safely in the Navy Headquarters without being noticed by any passing Marines.

At the same time, Gawain pointed at the passing marines and continued speaking softly to Zephyr.

"Hey, Mr. Zefa, the navy now has three admirals, all the vice admirals, and most of the lieutenant-level officers.

Those people are all your disciples.

The elder, Borsalino is your first disciple.

Whether it’s the young ones like Ain and Binz in front of them, or the one who has just emerged recently, the user of the Smoke-Smoke Fruit.

At least in the Navy, you have truly achieved success and have many students all over the world.

but……"

Speaking of this, Gawain couldn't help but think of Zefa's original life.

If Gawain had not come into this world, Zefa would have established the so-called neo navy three years after establishing the naval guerrillas.

Finally, he decided to practice and prove his justice by blowing up the new world.

He left this world at the personal order of his second disciple, the personal action of his eldest disciple, and the personal burial of his third disciple.

For a teacher, such an ending is not too sad. Being able to teach his students something before his death, Zefa has no regrets in his teaching career.

But as a sailor, or as an admiral...

Zefa's life is really sad...

The saddest thing is not Zefa’s death. After all, everyone has to die, some are heavier than Mount Tai, some are lighter than a feather.

A person like Zefa should have died in a spectacular way, but in the original plot, if Zefa had not caused a storm that destroyed the world.

Then he might never be mentioned again by the young people on the sea until his death!

Just imagine, Coby who was following Garp at the time can illustrate this problem very well.

Coby, who was personally trained by Garp and became a major admiral only two years after joining the navy, can be said to be an elite among the new generation of the navy.

But when Zephyr stole the explosive rock and planned to destroy the new world.

Even an outstanding new generation general like Coby doesn’t know who Zefa is!

If it weren't for Garp's explanation, marines like Coby wouldn't even know that Zephyr had once held the position of admiral.

In other words, at least for now, this Zephyr doesn’t want to destroy the new world...

After a glorious half life and a wasted half, he finally ended up with an unknown and insignificant ending.

Thinking of this, there was a little bit of barely perceptible sadness and regret in Gawain's eyes when he looked at Zefa.

At the same time, facing Gawain's words, Zefa shook his head disdainfully.

“But what, huh, I’ve seen too many brats like you who like to be self-righteous, Gao Wensheng!

The "but" in your mouth simply means that I have lived a miserable life, right?

And when you tried to stop me before, did you think that I would just keep saying no? "

Having said that, Zefa grinned and revealed a disdainful expression.

“Humph, a young man like you is at the most confident stage, and it just so happens that you have achieved great success when you are most confident!

So, just chatting with me for a few sentences, you would say these kinds of words at any time.

But I must tell you that the thing you think you are sure of is only yourself. Anyone and anything else may become a surprise beyond your expectations!

Just like you interrupted me before, do you really know what I wanted to say to you?

No, you don't know! "

After he finished speaking, Zefa curled his lips at Gawain.

“Before today, when Sakaski and I talked about your invitation.

I really don’t intend to agree!

But today, after I had this hand installed, I finally called Sakaski and told him that I would like to meet you!

Just like I didn't expect you to come so soon!

You didn't guess what I was planning.