One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 74: I can't master the observation Haki, not because I'm stupid, but because I'm too strong, so strong that it's explosive and so strong that it's beyond the reach of the world.
"Mr. Ghost Spider."

Smoker saluted casually and then leaned over the railing to smoke a cigar.

He and Spider Demon were both students taught by Zefa. They knew each other in their early years and were not so particular about it in private occasions.

"I don't understand what you mean by unhappy."

Smoker looked out at the sea in the distance. "If what you mean is watching those nobles hold lewd parties every day, ordering us around like slaves..."

"And if we have to waste a whole month escorting you the whole way, then I'm really unhappy about it. I also find it very strange. Why don't you react to this at all?"

Not to mention the distant past, it happened just last week.

He witnessed with his own eyes that the king of the East Sea Peace Kingdom flew into a rage and tortured all six maids to death with a whip just because he was not satisfied with the sweetness of the coffee served.

Two of them were only thirteen or fourteen years old.

But when he could no longer suppress his anger and pushed aside the guards to rush in to stop them, he was stopped by Ghost Spider himself.

"Reaction? What kind of reaction do you expect from me? I'm thirty years old, but I'm still as naive as I was in my teens. Don't you think it's pathetic?"

Ghost Spider sneered, the cloak of justice behind him rustling in the wind. "Of those three kings, the other two are fine, but His Majesty Altai of the Kingdom of Pis is a quarter Celestial Dragon!"

"Otherwise, this department wouldn't have taken it so seriously. I couldn't even afford to offend him by sending me to escort them back. How dare you take the initiative to cause trouble for His Majesty Altai?"

"Remember that, Smoker!"

Ghost Spider grinned and poked Smoker's forehead with his finger, "I saved your life, you should thank me!"

"With your ability, you are more than qualified for the position of Major General, not to mention Lieutenant General."

"And what's the result? Always for similar reasons, he refuses to obey discipline and acts as he pleases. He's been punished countless times by headquarters, but he still refuses to change!"

"Until now, he's still only a colonel, not even as good as many new graduates who have only graduated a few years ago!"

In addition to scolding, Ghost Spider's tone also contained a bit of disappointment towards his fellow disciple.

Eight years ago, Smoker was already a colonel of the headquarters.

And eight years later, he is still the colonel of the headquarters.

Even since last year, he was transferred to a remote place like Rogge Town in the East China Sea. As a natural ability user, he is busy dealing with some petty thieves with a maximum reward of several million berries all day long?

If it hadn't happened to be passing through his jurisdiction this time and it was convenient for deployment, he wouldn't even be qualified to participate in such an important escort mission.

"If I have to be as indifferent to those things as you are to get promoted..."

Smoker was silent for a moment, then suddenly took a deep drag on his cigar. "Then I don't regret it. It's not bad to be a colonel forever."

Hmm? His eyes suddenly fixed on the sea to the right.

There was a small fishing boat there, and the driver was an elderly fisherman couple in their sixties.

They had already avoided the warship in advance, but they did not expect that the large cruise ship behind them would suddenly change direction and run straight towards their small boat. They were at a loss and panicked.

"Bump into it! Bang into it! Bang into it!"

His Majesty Altai of the Kingdom of Pis was riding a guard's horse on the deck, shouting loudly.

"Turn a little further to the left, and move quickly, or else I won't be able to enjoy the fun once these two untouchables jump into the sea!"

Bastard... Smoker's expression suddenly became gloomy. Almost in an instant, his body turned into thick white smoke, rose from the ground, and headed straight for the fishing boat on the sea.

This guy is such a hopeless idiot.

Looking at the white smoke moving away, Ghost Spider narrowed his eyes slightly and sighed in disappointment.

Reckless and impulsive, acting on instinct without regard for the consequences...

Teacher Zephyr is really out of his mind. He actually said that a guy like Smoker would become the leader who would take over the future of the navy.

It seems so ridiculous now.

………………

"excuse me."

At the dock of Kekoyasi Village, Hawkeye politely nodded to Ajian, indicating that there was no need to say goodbye, then turned his head and looked towards the northeast.

Is he not here anymore?

Hawkeye sighed.

I just arrived in the East China Sea from the Grand Line and finally made it to the other party's hometown.

But I heard that the man named Xia Nuo has already set off for the Grand Line.

My luck is really not that good.

The villagers in his hometown, however, were truly welcoming, treating him like a friend of Shanuo's. They threw him a feast, feasted him with fine wine, and even forced him to bring a boatload of orange products. The coffin boat started, drifting along the current toward Upside-Down Mountain.

Logically speaking, anyone setting out from the East China Sea to venture into the Grand Route would stay in Rogue Town for a while, right?

Hawkeye looked into the distance with a melancholy gaze.

He casually opened the tin can with his hands, took out an orange candied, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly. The taste was sweet, and he hoped it would bring him good luck and catch up with the other party as soon as possible.

………………

Xia Nuo stood in the center of the fine steel training room, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then reached out and tied his eyes with a black cloth.

"Are you ready, Captain?" Kuina gripped the hilt of the sword tightly and looked up to ask.

"Ah."

He nodded, "You must be fast, don't worry about the sword style."

"Understood, Captain!"

Kuina let out a low roar and suddenly swung the sword towards Shanuo's shoulder, but the latter easily dodged it. She swung the sword horizontally again, and the same thing happened.

Xia Nuo's figure was like a leaf in the wind, seemingly weak, but he could skillfully avoid every sharp attack.

Guina slashed the air with her sword for more than ten times in a row, and suddenly her eyes focused, seizing the opportunity. While Xia Nuo was bending backward to dodge and unable to move his feet in time, she raised her hand and slashed out a sword energy, heading straight for Xia Nuo's waist and abdomen.

Flying slash!

How can you hide now?
The next moment, Kuina was stunned to see that the muscles on the left side of Shanuo's waist and abdomen had strangely shrunk to the right.

This makes the upper torso become an exaggerated C shape.

And when the sword energy flew past, the body instantly returned to normal.

Still not working?
Shanuo took off the black cloth and sighed.

Since he went out to sea, he has been trying to master the ability of observation through various means.

The ability to draw on paper was like opening a special window in his perceptual world, allowing his body to automatically capture those subtle movement trajectories and air fluctuations.

Logically speaking, with a foundation in paper painting, it should be easier for people to comprehend the color of seeing and hearing than for ordinary people without any basic knowledge.

But it just happened to be the opposite.

I don't know if it's because he has practiced paper painting to such an extreme, or because he is too confident in his physical body and the strength of his armament color.

Or maybe all three.

to be honest.

Even external attacks could not pose a threat to him, let alone the great crisis and terror between life and death.

The body's involuntary and casual reactions are enough to easily cope with, and will never push the senses to the limit.

"I'm really weak..." Kuina said with a bitter face, "I can't even cooperate with you in training..."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You're already a swordsman at the age of sixteen. If you give you a little more time, you can even walk across the Grand Line. How can you be weak?"

Xia Nuo patted the girl's shoulder, offering sincere comfort. Then, looking out the window, he sighed sadly, "If you want to blame someone, it's only because I'm too strong..."

Or maybe the version is too advanced.

I can't count on the East China Sea, and I don't know if there is anyone strong enough to force me to use my Observation Haki in the first half of the Grand Line that I am about to enter.

"We're almost at Rogue Town, brother! Time to get ready to go ashore!"

Nami's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

Rogue Town...

Is it finally here?
Shanuo and Kuina pushed the door open and walked out, and saw Nami mopping the floor in the corridor with sweat all over her face, and wiping the wall with her other hand.

This was also a punishment for her leaving home without permission and lying to others.

Before entering the Grand Line, she not only had to help Zhepu wash the dishes, but also took on all the odd jobs on the ship.

"I'm so tired, bro!"

Seeing Shanuo, Nami subconsciously complained in a spoiled way, "My waist is about to break! We agreed that you would only punish me for a few days. After we get over the Upside-Down Mountain, you can't let me do these things alone anymore..."

"What's with the older brother? Cleaner Nami, how many times have I told you to use your job title when you're working?"

Xia Nuo put his hands behind his back and scolded seriously.

This style is really something. Kuina smiled, while Nami rolled her eyes and said weakly while leaning on the mop: "Yes, Captain..."

The name of the Mandarin fits the style of the comics very well, but the pure transliteration name does lack a memorable point in the online novel. So after repeated consideration, we decided to change it to a ship name that better fits the name of the protagonist group in the subsequent plot. Yesterday afternoon, we also reset and deleted the content about the ship name in yesterday's chapter. I would like to sincerely apologize to the book friend who proposed the original plan, Uncle Bakusan, and thank the other book friends for their comments and suggestions.
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