One Piece: Initially tricked into joining the Marines by Garp

Chapter 14 The Conditions of Gion

Luo Xia quickened his pace and ran up behind the two of them.

"Crunch, crunch!"

Garp chewed on a senbei with an innocent expression, and seemed a little confused as to why Zephyr was chasing after Rorschach.

Meanwhile, Jien, standing next to Garp, looked at Zephyr with a puzzled expression.

"Hoohoo!"

Luo Xia was panting heavily, he must be very tired after running for so long.

"Zeffa, why are you chasing after this kid?"

"And judging from your appearance, old man, do you have some kind of health problem? It's taken you so long to catch up with this kid!" Garp said gloatingly.

"Bullshit! I'm not going to chase after this brat!"

"As for why I chased this bastard, it's because he fought with Smoker and ruined my training ground with potholes."

"I beat up Smoker, so he'll be no exception!"

"Gion, Garp, you two get out of my way right now!"

Zephyr waved his hand, about to grab Luo Xia, but Luo Xia suddenly grabbed Gion's shoulder, "Gion-nee, you have to stop Zephyr-sensei for me, or I'll be beaten to a pulp!"

Rorschach witnessed Smoker's miserable state firsthand; he had never been beaten up by anyone before, let alone Zeff, whose large hands must have been incredibly painful to use.

Just as Zephyr was about to push the two aside and grab him, Garp and Gion stepped forward to block Zephyr's path.

"Zeffa, I have something to discuss with this guy today, so I can't let you beat him up!"

Zefa was taken aback and then asked, "What is it?"

Garp pointed to Gion next to him. "I found Gion to teach this guy swordsmanship, and the kid has some talent for swordsmanship."

"My grandson Ace has become a pirate, so I'm going to train an admiral to capture that kid and bring him to the Marines!"

Zephyr's lips twitched unconsciously after hearing Garp's reason.

It's not that Zephyr looks down on Garp; he knows that whether Garp is raising a grandson or a son, one is in the Revolutionary Army, and the other is currently a pirate.

"Alright, I'll give you face this time and let it go. But if it happens again, I'll beat him to a pulp!" Zefa said viciously.

At this moment, Zhiyuan slightly shrugged her shoulders, turned her head with a smile in her eyes, and asked, "Little brother Luo Xia, is my shoulder soft?"

"Soft... uh, it's okay!" Luo Xia said subconsciously, then quickly took a step back after realizing something was wrong.

"Hey kid, I'll let you go today, but I have a question for you to ask me!"

Rorschach, who had just relaxed, became alert again, but when he heard that Zephyr wanted to ask him a question, Rorschach nodded.

"How did you manage to run away? I used all my strength but still couldn't catch up. Why is that?"

Zephyr was very puzzled by this, but he was convinced that Rorschach must have done something again.

Luo Xia stroked his chin, considering whether or not to reveal that he had modified his shoes. What if he did? What if Zefa, that purple-haired old turtle, gave him another fifty-lap penalty?

Little did he know that three pairs of eyes were quietly watching him at that very moment.

After much deliberation, Luo Xia decided to speak up, otherwise he might get beaten up if he found out.

"Um, it's nothing really. It was just something I blurted out from behind Tina when Professor Zeff was beating up Smoker!"

"what?"

The three of them asked in unison.

Luo Xia took a step back, slowly lifted his foot, and pointed to the shoes, saying, "These are the shoes?"

"Something has been incorporated into it!"

"Professor Zephyr, you can't possibly be faster than the wind, can you?"

"The wind is everywhere, so it's reasonable for me to run this fast, right?"

Suddenly remembering something, Luo Xia scratched his head and smiled awkwardly, "Unfortunately, because I was afraid of getting beaten up, my hand trembled and this pair of shoes was created. The formula... I can't remember the formula at all!"

For a moment, space seemed to stand still.

Zephyr took a deep breath, trying to suppress his anger. "I knew it! Otherwise, how could I, the mighty Zephyr, not catch up with you?"

Rorschach smiled helplessly, "That's right, that's right, Professor Zephyr is definitely better than me!"

After talking with Garp for a while, Zephyr left.

At the same time, Rorschach patted Garp on the shoulder and asked, "Grandpa, what brings you two here?"

Rorschach was also puzzled. What could Gion possibly want from him? Besides, Rorschach didn't want to follow Gion around all the time. If Chaton saw him, he would be in big trouble. Right now, he could only beat Smoker.

"Hahaha, it's like this, I think you have some talent in swordsmanship, so I've invited Gion to teach you!"

Garp put his arm around Rorschach's shoulder and said, "How about it? I've been pretty good to you, haven't I?"

“Gion’s swordsmanship is among the best in the Navy. You’ll have to make me some more senbei to try. We’ve finished the last batch.”

Luo Xia pursed his lips, feeling angry but unable to say it. Besides, this old man had made the decision on his own, how infuriating!

"Ahem, I don't rely on swordsmanship that much, so... um, about finding someone to teach me swordsmanship... well..."

"What? Am I, a candidate for general, not good enough to teach you swordsmanship?"

"Are you looking down on me, kid?"

Luo Xia was interrupted halfway through his sentence, and Zhiyuan started babbling on and on, looking like a complaining woman.

Luo Xia waved his hands repeatedly, "No...no, I do know the name of the esteemed candidate general, Gion. It would be an honor for me to have you teach me swordsmanship!"

Luo Xia wore a smile, but inwardly he was extremely unwilling.

"Hmph, it's not impossible for me to teach you, but you have to agree to one condition first, otherwise forget it!"

Gion gave a proud smile; she had already planned this out when she came.

Luo Xia pursed his lips, looking speechless. "Wait, there are conditions?"

"What are the conditions? Pele? Or senbei?"

"Pele, even if you sold me, I wouldn't be worth much. But if you want rice crackers, I can have as many as you want, enough to make you burst!"

Luo Xia has now given up all hope. This Gion clearly wants to teach him swordsmanship, and she probably has her eye on one of the items in his synthesis ability. Otherwise, why would a candidate general make such a demand?

Gion glared at Rorschach, "Hmph, I don't want Berries, and I don't want Senbei either!"

Garp: If you don't want it, I want it! I want it, I want it!

"Could it be that you've taken a liking to me? Do you want me to warm your bed?"

Luo Xia blurted it out, but immediately covered his mouth, clearly regretting it.

Of course, it's only a little bit.