The True Path of Pirates

The person in front of Ruiden slowly approached him, and the moonlight illuminated his old face, which made Ruiden feel a sense of respect.

"Senior! It's so late..."

"Haha, I should ask you this. You're up so late and you're looking like this. Do you want to practice?"

The person who came was the veteran who had been at the registration office and escorting the warship. At this time, he was not as stern as usual, but instead had a caring feeling that belonged to an elderly person.

"Excessive practice is useless. I know your physical talent best. I'm afraid you haven't recovered from the soreness from yesterday's exercise."

"Yes, senior, I really can't exert any strength in my legs."

"Then you should have a good rest! Was it because you were late yesterday because you practiced secretly?"

The veteran's soothing eyes became stern again and returned to his usual expression. Ruiden was helpless when he saw this. It seemed that the strict soldier took tardiness very seriously.

"I'm very sorry. I didn't get any rest last night. I squinted for a while in the morning and it was over time..."

"Hmph! What about today? Do you still want to be late?"

"That's not possible! I rested for 7 hours today and am very energetic. I am also going to practice my upper limbs this morning. Proper exercise may help my soreness subside faster."

The veteran stared at Ryden's face, trying to read through Ryden's every word and action.

"Boy, if you don't mind, have a chat with me, an old man."

"Of course! If the old-timer is willing, I would be more than happy."

"Okay, sit down."

"Well, suck..."

The veteran sat on the ground indifferently, and Ruiden quickly sat across from the veteran. Unexpectedly, as soon as he sat down, the soreness in his legs made him take a breath of air.

"Boy, why do you want to become stronger no matter the cost?"

"for what?"

Ruiden didn't expect that the veteran would ask this question as soon as he opened his mouth. He was suddenly confused and didn't know how to answer.

"Just say whatever comes to mind."

"Yes! In the past, I worked hard to learn swordsmanship under my master in order to avenge my dead father."

"Well, I saw something about this from the information. He is a pirate named Elemi from the East China Sea. It seems that he is not dead yet?"

"Yes, he is indeed alive."

Ruiden couldn't help clenching his hands, and his eyes became a little agitated.

"What about after you take revenge? After all, no matter what your results are in the training class, killing such a little pirate should be a piece of cake."

"In the future..."

Ruiden's eyes were full of confusion, and many people seemed to appear in his mind: the kind-faced Koushiro and his wife, the cute and well-behaved Kuina, the mature-looking T. Penn, the generous and tenacious Bellemere, and... , what dad Benjamin looked like before he died.

The veteran looked at Ruiden with a smile on his face and suddenly changed his face in an instant, and the negative emotions quickly spread out on Ruiden's face.Ruiden also woke up from his memories, a trace of cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

"I have a lot of great memories, and the world has given me a lot, but..."

Ruiden raised his head and looked at the veteran solemnly, making eye contact with the veteran.

"All beauty needs strength as a barrier. Beauty without strength is just a mirror in the mirror, and may even turn into deeper pain. Therefore, I must have enough strength to protect the beauty in my heart. This is the dogma in my heart! It is also 'Justice' in my heart."

"Really? This is your 'justice'."

The veteran took out a cigarette from his arms, lit it, and then inhaled the smoke into his lungs. After a long time, he slowly exhaled it with a long breath.

"The three years of the training class can be roughly divided into five stages. The first stage is what is about to happen in the past few months. The boys of Archie have already received the news from family channels, which is very unfair. , but I can’t tell you in detail.”

Ruiden was surprised why the veteran told him the news. Although Ruiden had already guessed it, he was still shocked when he heard the information from the veteran.

"Only those who pass the first stage can truly become the disciples of General Zefa and enjoy the treatment of senior navy elites. The previous period was just a small fight. But having said that, boy, how much do you know about General Zefa? ?”

"General Zefa?"

Ruiden shook his head. It wasn't that he was hiding his clumsiness, but that he really didn't know.There wasn't much introduction to Zefa in the original works of his previous life, and coupled with his long and rich life in the world of One Piece, many of Ryden's memories have slowly passed away.

"Huh... In addition to the name 'Black Wrist', General Zefa also has a nickname, which is called 'Unkillable' General."

"do not kill?"

"Zefa joined the Navy at the age of 14, the same period as today's Warring States General, Lieutenant General Garp, and Chief of Staff He. At that time, I was already a veteran who had joined the Navy for nearly ten years, and I happened to be responsible for the disciplinary guidance of new recruits."

The veteran took the cigarette from his mouth and looked at the calm moonlight, his thoughts seemed to return to the past.

"Unlike monsters like Garp and Sengoku, Zefa's talent is not outstanding. In my eyes at that time, Zefa was just a kid who liked to talk about heroes. By the time he was 18 years old and participated in actual combat, Garp and the others had already He is a famous supernova within the navy. But Zefa has not changed. He still talks about the word hero and has never wavered. No matter how fierce the battle is, he does not kill any pirates, but only wounds them and sends them to the Navy. Prison, and even treated seriously injured pirates.”

Ruiden listened quietly, as if he and the veteran had returned to the time decades ago.

"Because of this, Zefa's military merit rose very slowly, and he and I worked together like this for ten years. It wasn't until his strength that he had developed over many years of continuous training was exposed that he was promoted to a sergeant in the headquarters and got the opportunity to learn the six moves. . Since then, his strength has increased rapidly, and the strength he has accumulated over the years has finally turned into his strongest talent, which also allowed him to be promoted to admiral at the age of 38 and become the youngest admiral in the history of the navy!"

"It's really... extremely powerful!"

"Yeah, until now I still can't believe that this terrifying admiral is actually the young boy who called him a hero back then."

A smile appeared on the veteran's face, and the wrinkles were much smoothed by the smile. However, the smile only lasted for a moment, and soon a deeper sadness appeared on the veteran's face.

"However, just over ten years ago, Zefa's family was killed by pirates that he could not bear to kill. Haha, what a great irony. And it was me who escorted Zefa's family."

"What!"

Ryden stood up in shock, staring at the veteran with wide eyes.But the veteran was like a sculpture, a sadness so thick that it seemed to turn into liquid enveloped him.

"If I had a choice, I really hope that the pirate's knife could be sharper and be able to take away my life directly without causing me pain to this day. If I had a choice again, I really hope that my strength could be stronger and stronger. I can kill all those pirates! But who can give me this chance..."

The cigarette was finally smoked, and the veteran's story about Zefa ended here.However, there was a huge wave in Ruiden's heart. One was deeply touched by Zefa's past, and the other was sentimental because of the veteran.

"Boy, I admit that I was wrong about you. The old man has offended you before, but now I really hope that you can stay in the training camp and become a disciple of General Zefa. I am very optimistic about you!"

The veteran suddenly stood up and stretched towards the moon.And Ruiden quickly stood up and stood behind him respectfully.

The old man and the young man were just bathing in the soft moonlight.And under this moonlight, a arduous cultivation process is about to begin...