One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 63 The sword in my hand is my strongest weapon

Zefa Training Camp, especially the elite training camp, has always advocated practical combat, but this is already considered a very advanced training. Given the current situation, Zefa does not dare to easily put its students at risk.

They are still very inexperienced. They may have the ability, but they lack courage and experience. These shortcomings will cause them to be quickly defeated by opponents who are not even as good as themselves.

If there's one student on this warship whom Zephyr can completely trust, it's only Roman, who has extensive combat experience.

Conditions on warships are much better than on ordinary merchant ships; not only are the rooms cleaner and more hygienic, but the facilities are also far superior.

The rows of black cannons, the seagull flags, and the neatly dressed marines exuded an aura of "don't mess with me" from afar.

Moreover, with a general who would make the enemy's teeth ache just by looking at him, unless someone is crazy, they certainly wouldn't dare to attack the warship easily.

However, if that were the case, their plans for actual combat would be disrupted.

Zefa planned to let at least a few of the outstanding students experience some challenges.

As for Roman, Zefa was still somewhat undecided.

The battlefield that allows her to grow is almost a dead end for the other trainees, so the best way is to let her train separately from the other trainees.

However, this does not guarantee Roman's safety.

Zefa did not hide his doubts from Roman, who thoughtfully told Zefa that he only needed to consider the others.

Zefa greatly admired her "understanding" personality.

Anyway, the reason I came out this time was to avoid being held accountable. Going out for real combat is already a bonus. It's good to have real combat experience, but I don't need to feel discouraged if I don't.

Moreover, there are all kinds of people on the sea, and even though the sea is vast, there are always suitable opponents.

Of course, Zephyr's warship was indeed too conspicuous, or rather, his appearance was even more conspicuous than the warship.

Although Zephyr has been retired for decades, his strength as a general is undeniable, and even an ignorant young man should understand the value of that.

Most pirates would simply flee.

This also greatly improves the safety factor.

The students who initially found it novel are now starting to find it boring, and some of them are already eager to try it out.

It's similar to how I felt at the beginning; after all, who wouldn't want to know how far they've progressed on this endless journey?

That was my initial intention in wanting to compete with Simuji, although in the end no winner was decided.

However, the sea is too cruel. If Zephyr hadn't been there, it would have been very dangerous for this warship to be carrying out these young men alone. Eliminating inexperienced recruits is always a matter of honor, and this is certainly true for pirates.

Her siblings killed countless marines, pirates, and civilians.

Some of Charlotte's men had peculiar hobbies, such as collecting eyes, bones, or cutting off ears; the more they collected, the more it proved their bravery.

Many of the siblings also have strange and cruel hobbies.

Lady Armand was very fond of hearing people's screams before they died, so she used her knife slowly and thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of cutting.

Smoothie loves to taste juices; she'll drink the juice from anything fried, including people.

This is just the tip of the iceberg of the cruelty of pirates. During the Whole Cake Island arc, her worldview was almost completely shattered. Even after much mental preparation, she still felt that the Charlotte Family's cruelty was ingrained in their very bones.

This is not an isolated case.

For example, King of the Beasts Pirates thoroughly enjoys the process of torture.

Quinn enjoys creating biological weapons, and those poisoned by them die in agony.

After arriving in this world, the more you learn about pirates, the more you can feel their evil side.

So Roman ultimately chose the navy, certainly not for a superficial reason like getting a house (though that might be part of it).

She was simply following her heart.

Of course, one should follow one's heart when it comes to what one truly desires.

Before setting sail, she thoroughly dyed her hair with high-end hair dye. If that unscrupulous merchant wasn't lying, it should still be waterproof for a short time, and also resistant to seawater.

A large navy cap covered most of her face, and a new black veil covered her eyes, almost completely obscuring her facial features. Unless you were face to face, it would be difficult to recognize her as Garrett.

Ever since that incident with the red-haired man and the white-bearded man, she'd discovered that the cameras here were really good quality; they were all sharp and captured her features perfectly. If a reporter accidentally took a picture of her and someone saw it, she'd be in big trouble.

She would only feel at ease once the child grew a bit older and their appearance became more distinct from their original one.

In short, asking questions is to train other senses, while asking questions is to train one's Observation Haki.

Many imitators tried to emulate Roman's training methods, but they gave up in despair after falling 10 times in the swaying warship.

Indeed, the training methods of geniuses are not something that ordinary people can learn.

Smoker and Tina, on the other hand, have been resting in their room.

Don't ask, the answer is that I was badly injured.

Originally, only Smoker was going to be hit, but Tina was very kind and willing to take the hit herself. After taking a punch, she decisively gave up on Smoker.

Both of them are currently at low health; if it weren't for their strong will, they probably wouldn't have made it through this actual battle.

Garp's punches were incredibly powerful; at least, Roman understood Smoker and Tina quite well.

Garp can be considered the pinnacle of combat power in the world. His iron fists crushed the great pirates of the New World. Many of the prisoners on Level 6 of Impel Down were defeated thanks to Garp, including some who possessed Conqueror's Haki.

Without a Devil Fruit or Conqueror's Haki, he still reached the pinnacle. While Luffy isn't an inspirational role model, Garp certainly is.

His existence proves that even without the aura of a king, one can still crush the qualities of a king.

Even if the old lady has mastered Armament Haki, it's still hard to say what will happen in the face of Garp's top-tier Armament Haki.

Armament Haki can be trained, and although the chances are slim, it is not impossible for it to replace Conqueror's Haki.

Of course, there is another one, Jorah Mihawk, known to the world as Hawkeye.

It doesn't rely on Devil Fruits or Conqueror's Haki.

Although there is still controversy about whether these two possess Conqueror's Haki, judging from their current actions, they have never used it, but rather reached their peak through their physical skills and swordsmanship.

These examples showed Roman that the path she wanted to take had the potential to succeed.

The aura of a king is truly elusive, determined by one's innate destiny, and cannot be forced. Therefore, the longsword in her hand is currently her only means of support.