One Piece: Initially tricked into joining the Marines by Garp

Chapter 37 Graduation Assessment One Year Later

Time flies like an arrow, and soon it was time for Zefa to graduate from the training program.

Over the course of a year, the trainees in the training camp went from being green to being mature.

At this moment, dozens of trainees stood at the entrance of the training camp, their expressions resolute.

Sengoku, Zephyr, and Kizaru, who were at the front of the group of students, seemed to be discussing something.

Sengoku held a wanted poster in his hand; Rorschach didn't need to know what it was.

Without keeping Rorschach waiting long, Zephyr took the wanted poster and turned the face on it toward the trainees.

"The arrest warrant I have in my hand is the target of your graduation exam this time."

"This time, the assessment will no longer be a competition between trainees, but a real-world test!"

"The wanted pirate above is a great pirate from the North Blue with a bounty of 124 million."

“His name is Navy Hunter, Ulang.”

"You can tell why this guy has a bounty on his head just from his name."

"This bastard gets his pleasure from hunting down Marines."

"Currently, he's ruling as king of a mountain on an island in the North Sea!"

Zephyr paused for a moment and then continued, "Oh, right, this guy also has a Devil Fruit ability, a Paramecia-type Enlargement Fruit!"

"If anyone wants to withdraw now, please speak up!"

Zefa watched quietly, taking in everyone's expressions.

I spent the most time watching Rorschach.

"This guy seems a lot like that bastard Kizaru!" Zephyr muttered to himself.

During this time, Kizaru also glanced at Rorschach several times.

Just as Luo Xia was about to speak, Zefa, who was standing at the front, waved his hand and said, "Alright, since no one wants to back out, let's set off for the North Sea immediately!"

Just now, Luo Xia used his Observation Haki to observe two pairs of eyes looking at him, with the purple-haired old tortoise in front of him having the most complicated look in its eyes.

He had intended to interrupt, but Zefa spoke first, leaving Rorschach with no outlet for his energy.

Observational Rakshasa gradually figured out how to cultivate successfully during that year.

Throughout the year, Rorschach's arms were almost constantly in motion, with each of the ten thousand swings he made daily causing him excruciating pain.

Of course, the daily rewards are also plentiful, and now Luo Xia can unleash a slash almost effortlessly.

If he were to unleash his ultimate move, Rorschach could make Gion retreat several meters, which made Rorschach even more confident.

Meanwhile, a naval warship was slowly sailing on the sea, with many sailors in naval uniforms on board.

These people were naturally the members of the Zephyr training class, and these naval uniforms were given to them by Zephyr.

However, Rorschach, Smoker, and Tina didn't wear them, not because they didn't want to, but because they didn't want to wear the lowest-ranking naval uniforms.

At this moment, Luo Xia was lying in the far corner of the warship's deck, looking quite comfortable.

Meanwhile, Rorschach was surrounded by students from the Zephyr Training Camp, all chattering incessantly.

"Rorschach, is there any way to speed up the warship?"

"Yes, yes, it will take a whole day and night to travel. That's too long. We don't want to wait that long!"

Luo Xia glanced around lazily and slowly said, "I'm a synthesizer, not a turtle in a wishing well. If you have any wishes, go find Teacher Zephyr!"

Just as the naval cadets were about to speak again, Rorschach's wrist twitched.

The massive flames instantly transformed into a wall of fire, driving away the numerous students.

Luo Xia finally breathed a sigh of relief after all the students surrounding him disappeared.

"Damn it, a bunch of idiots, are they in such a hurry to die?"

"Heh, these people just want to get that pirate's head as soon as possible, don't they?"

"By the way, where did you get that recliner from?"

Rorschach turned his head slightly, and Tina and Smoker walked over slowly.

The two sat down next to Rorschach's deck chair.

"I didn't expect that your swordsmanship and domineering aura would improve so much in the past year, while my domineering aura has only reached the beginner level in the past year."

Hearing Smoker's self-deprecating humor, Rorschach said speechlessly, "You bastard, didn't you develop your Devil Fruit ability quite well?"

"Don't try to play the victim with me, or I'll beat you up!"

"Who are you going to beat up?"

"I'll beat you up, you heavy smoker?"

Seeing that the two were about to fight, Tina immediately slipped between them, saying, "Can you two please stop fighting the moment you see each other?"

"It's always Tina who stops you, you two are really something!"

A few minutes later, Rorschach suddenly said, "You smoker, your brain is too simplistic. You've managed to develop a perfectly good Logia-type Devil Fruit into this mess. It's embarrassing!"

Smoker didn't say anything, but he saw Rorschach's disgust in his eyes, and Smoker clenched his fists.

Rorschach ignored Smoker and continued, "The Logia-type Smoke-Smoke Fruit, as the name suggests, is all about smoke!"

"If you were to let smoke seep into the enemy's mouth and nose, what do you think the enemy would do?"

"But you've developed it into something just like the Stretching Fruit!"

Luo Xia's face was full of disdain, which he made no attempt to hide. The two of them had been getting along like this for nearly a year, and Tina, who was beside him, was used to it.

What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener. Smoker stroked his chin, seemingly deep in thought, while smoke involuntarily billowed from his body.

The smoke unconsciously surged towards Tina beside him. Rorschach smiled helplessly, instantly activated his Armament Haki, and reached out to grab Smoker's smoke.

Tina then realized that this bastard had just wanted to use her as a test subject.

Thinking of this, Tina was furious. She clenched her gloved fist and punched Smoker directly in the chest.

Smoker took a solid punch.

"Hmph, you despicable bastard, how dare you use Tina as your experimental subject? You chain smoker, are you tired of living?"

"You bastard woman!"

"Humph!"

Smoker tilted his head away and ignored Tina. After all, it was he who was going to use Tina as a test subject, so it was only reasonable for him to take such a punch!

Several more hours passed, and Luo Xia, who was almost asleep, was suddenly shaken awake. Just as he was about to get angry, he saw that it was Tina and said in a muffled voice, "What do you want, woman?"

"I'm almost asleep!"

Tina gave an awkward smile and then asked, "After graduation, Luo Xia, whose subordinate do you plan to work for, or which branch do you plan to join?"

"You should join Gion-nee's team, right? You two are such good friends. She teaches you training every day, and she sometimes takes you on missions too!"

Smoker and Tina were filled with curiosity, both waiting for Rorschach to give the answer.

They still believed that Rorschach would go to Gion's men.