Chapter 38

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nAct! Act Hard!

nRokushiki, a move learned by the elites of the World Government and Marines, calculated in terms of Dao power.

nOrdinary Marines with guns have 10 Dao Energy, and those who learn all Rokushiki have at least 500 Dao Energy, which is Superman.

nThere is no harm in having more skills. Kuro is in great danger now.

nWhat else does he know besides swordsmanship and Haki? What else does he have?

nExcept for the Rokushiki, there is no other choice.

nTo learn the Rokushiki, one must at least enter the elite class during training.

nBut Kuro doesn’t really want to go to the current elite class. The cost and income are not proportional.

nAlthough Zephyr has not left Marine at this time, he does not teach Marine anymore. He set up a ‘Pirate Guerrilla’ and went to fight pirates.

nAn elite class without Zephyr wouldn’t be able to learn anything, and if he performed well, he might be noticed.

nThe day after eating, Marine training began.

nHeadquarters’ ordinary Marine training is considered cruel.

nDaily training, 2,000 push-ups, the kind with the thumb and index finger on the ground.

nClimb the rope a hundred times.

nRun 200 laps in an hour.

nHowever, this is just a warm-up. It is more about actual combat training.

nHe could not stop until he fainted. After he fainted and woke up, he continued to practice.

nThis is the daily training routine of Headquarters Marine.

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nIn the team, Kuro and the other two were sweating profusely and looked like they were about to collapse.

nAs if.

nLeda kept rolling her eyes at Kuro. She was in the form of a young girl, and it was easy for her to be hungry when she used her fruit ability, but if she didn’t use it, she wouldn’t be able to train with her child-like appearance.

nControlling strength is also a skill. This kind of training has no effect on Leda, but deliberate restraint and maintaining the ability of the fruit makes her hungry.

nFortunately, there is enough food in the canteen. Otherwise, Lida would have quit long ago.

nCrowe did well, in the same state as the other Marines.

nOn the other hand, Kuro was sweating profusely and sticking out his tongue. He looked like he was going to fall down at any time, but he just couldn’t fall down.

nLeda’s big eyes rolled over.

nThey have been in this state for several days.

nKuro, on the other hand, was very happy.

nEvery day, he would train with ease. After the training ended, he would let Smoker say that he could go to a safe place. It would be best if he could go to East Blue.

nHe didn’t have to fight the freaks of the Grand Line. It was comfortable just thinking about it.

nAfter the final physical training, the officer in charge of the training took them to the drill ground and said, “Now we will start the physical training, come forward!”

n“Kuro, I hope to meet you. You are a good opponent.”

n“Bull**, Kuro wants to fight me.”

n“Kuro is mine!”

nThe Marines who knew each other started arguing.

nKuro has become familiar with a few Marines in the past few days.

nBecause of his performance in the past few days, he had a nickname: Fifty-fifty.

nAnyway, no matter who it is, he can fight to the end. He looks like he is about to be exhausted and lose, but he just can’t fall down.

nIt made many Marines train happily and enjoy fighting with Kuro.

n“Mr… Mr. Kuro?”

nAn uncertain voice spoke.

nThe person who spoke was a pink-haired little man, not a little man. Kuro knew this person.

nCompared to his previous fat body, his muscles are well-defined and he has grown much taller.

nOh Kirby…

n“It’s really Mr. Kuro.”

nSeeing that Kuro turned around, Kirby said happily, “Mr. Kuro, long time no see. I didn’t expect you to come to the Grand Line!”

n“Oh… it’s you, handyman.”

nAs for Kirby, he had fought in the 153rd branch, so he knew Kuro.

n“If you are here…”

nKuro glanced around and saw that idiot Golden Hair not far away.

n“Brewel, long time no see,” Kuro greeted.

n“Ah! Kuro!”

nBeirut was facing Crowe. When he saw Kuro greeting him, he was shocked. “You are also on the Grand Line, what a coincidence!”

n“I’m surprised that you joined the Marine Corps, and you’re different from before.” Kuro nodded.

nAfter all, after being trained by Garp, it was too normal for two people to become different.

nHowever… the people of this world are really abnormal. It has only been a short time, but they are already full of muscles and their strength has become not to be underestimated.

nLooking at Kirby’s body posture, he should have mastered the preliminary shave.

n“Please advise me,” Kuro said to Kirby.

n“Yes! Mr. Kuro, I am not the same as before, I will surprise you!”

nKirby said excitedly.

nFinally, he finally met his old friend.

nIn addition to wanting to become stronger, he also wanted to show his former acquaintances that he, Kirby, was different!

nAs for Kuro, he knew one thing. He was a good Marine and had been conscientious for ten years. Now, he had finally entered the Headquarters to practice.

nThis point Kirby was happy for Kuro.

nBut strength…

nKirby didn’t think he would lose to the obscure Marine who had been in the East Blue Branch for ten years!

n“Begin!”

nFollowing the officer’s order, Kirby took the lead and rushed over at high speed.

n“Let’s surprise Mr. Kuro first.”

nA smile appeared in Kirby’s heart. He had recently started to practice ‘Shave’. Although he had just started, his speed had increased a lot. It would definitely surprise Kuro!

n“Oh… Sure enough, it’s a shave.”

nKuro was calm on the inside, but he still had to act on the surface. He pretended to be caught off guard and crossed his hands to block Kirby’s punch.

n“Kirby, you have become different. You are very strong.”

nKuro pushed away Crowe’s fist and slowly punched out.

nAlthough he felt that it was slow, this straight punch was still very threatening to Kirby.

nWith a grave expression, Kirby blocked the punch and fought back.

nBang!

nBang bang bang!

nOn the training ground, the sound of hand-to-hand fighting was everywhere.

n“Stand there obediently!”

nAfter a few rounds, Kirby roared and punched Kuro’s face.

nKuro’s expression was serious, as if he could not dodge in time. He just tilted his head and let Kirby’s fist rub past his face. Then he punched back and hit Kirby’s abdomen.

nKirby gagged, gritted his teeth, and punched Kuro’s abdomen again.

nThe two of them took a few steps back at the same time and kept panting. Kirby looked at him with a sympathetic expression.

n“Mr. Kuro is indeed an experienced Marine. His combat experience is too strong. I thought I was already very strong, but I still couldn’t defeat Mr. Kuro.”

nKirby shook her hand, full of excitement.

nBut it was very satisfying to fight with Kuro.

nThey were really evenly matched.

n“Me too, I haven’t met an opponent like you for a long time.”

nKuro nodded and said in a deep voice.

nNot far away, Leda, who was also fighting with a female soldier, rolled her eyes. She felt that her eyes had been rolling for the past few days.

nIt’s been a long time since I met an opponent like you?

nIs the word ‘weak’ missing?

nAct!

n‘Just play hardball!’

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