Esdeath crossed her arms and looked at Annan in surprise.
"I thought you would be surprised. Or think I was crazy and talking nonsense."
"How could what you said be nonsense?"
Annan took out a cigar from his coat pocket and slowly lit it with the flame on his finger.
"If you want to survive on the sea, you must strive to become strong. Strong justice has no problem at all."
"I'm just wondering how far you are from your goal now."
He has never seen Esdeath's strength, or in other words, its true strength.
The assessment at the end of the elite training class only tested the results of learning during this period. As for the final sparring, it did not reach the level of a life-and-death battle. Although they got the upper hand in the end, both of them exercised restraint and limited the fight to
When I put my skills at level A, I didn’t use those ultimate moves, and in the end it just became a matter of fighting for physical strength.
But Annan knew that Esdeath was stronger than him. Although he could sometimes defeat Esdeath in the South China Sea, as Annan's strength improved, he suddenly understood that the previous victory was all intentional by Esdeath.
I left it alone...
But now, Annan's feeling about her true strength is: strong, but she can't feel how strong she is.
Well, that's right. Although she has been partnered with Esdeath for a long time, Annan still has not discovered her true combat power.
When he first started sparring with her, he couldn't beat her, but as the number of times increased, Annan could feel that the gap between him and Esdeath was shrinking.
However, Esdeath is also constantly growing. Whenever Annan learns the lessons from the last time, he confidently challenges her again. The result is the same failure as before. The feeling for Esdeath is like
It's just one step away, but it's impossible to catch up.
Later, the two became lieutenants and began to lead people on cruises at sea.
Annan originally thought that he could deduce Esdeath's strength from those pirates, but...
The East China Sea is the weakest sea among the four seas, but the pirates in the South China Sea are not that strong.
If you encounter pirates while cruising, if you can sink them with artillery, use artillery to sink them. If you are brave and want to engage in a battle, fine, I will satisfy you.
Although Annan and Esdeath alone can defeat the pirates, Esdeath has always believed that if they take care of everything, the weak navy's path to becoming stronger will be cut off.<
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So whenever a pirate ship wanted to come close to fight, the navy under their command would fight with them. The two of them would just watch and go over to help if their lives were in danger.
Naturally, there are those who are strong-headed and those who are flexible-minded. What do those people want to do? Capture the thief first. Capture the king first. They want to control the officers as hostages.
This is good, this is great. Any pirate who can think of this is considered smart, and his strength should not be bad.
But Annan ignored one more point.
Esdeath is very strong, but the first impression she usually gives people is that she is beautiful and has a good figure. To be more specific, she was recognized as the flower of the navy at the Nanhai Branch Navy dinner party.
But it will not be considered a powerful and dangerous monster.
As a result, the pirates relied on the stereotype and believed that Annan was a useless navy who sailed out just to pick up girls and beat Annan when he came up.
Capture the thief...capture the king first?
Annan could only draw his saber and fight against the pirates.
Of course Esdeath would not help, she would just watch from the side. Any pirates who took the opportunity to do bad things to her were turned into pieces as soon as they got close.
Just like a bald man who only punches his enemy once, Esdeath only uses one move against the pirates he encounters.
A weak one can be solved with one move, and a strong one can be solved with one move. You just say she is strong, but you can’t tell how strong she is exactly.
Fortunately, the 24th branch of the Navy where they are located is one of the few large-scale branches in the South China Sea. The Apple Island where they are stationed is a good place with four routes and dozens of waterways. It is equivalent to the shampoo land of the South China Sea. Pirates heading for the Grand Route
Half of it has to pass through here, and it benefits from the fact that there is a big dog owner next to it.
An ordinary branch usually only has about three hundred people, but the 24th branch has nearly a thousand people...
Pass it on! Navy Captain Byron respects his own troops and wants to take down the world government within eight hours!
Doesn’t the Navy Headquarters care about this serious over-staffing and military expansion?
Admiral Sengoku was from Nanhai, so he sent Admiral Aoki, who was also from Nanhai, to investigate.
Qingzhi rode his bicycle to find Colonel Byron, a fellow countryman and comrade-in-arms, to learn about the situation.
Finally came to the conclusion:
Branch 24 has too many people and completely insufficient weapons and supplies. We need to give them more funds and supplies.
I took care of it, but not completely.
The greater the ability, the greater the strength. After Branch 24 became the largest force in the South China Sea, it will naturally attack the surrounding pirates and even enforce laws across regions.
Starting three years ago, with the tacit approval of the headquarters, the South China Sea Navy conducted several large-scale encirclement and suppression campaigns against pirates, greatly reducing their number.
It was during this period that the two of them encountered some powerful and dangerous enemies.
But when fighting the opponent, Annan was almost beaten to death and knocked unconscious. Esdeath came to help him out. When he woke up, the battle was over.
Esdeath does this for a purpose. Only a battle between life and death can inspire more potential.
One thing to say, it is indeed useful. Annan's talent was fully demonstrated. Of the two, he was the first to awaken his Haki and surpassed Esdeath in swordsmanship. At that time, Annan felt that he would soon be stronger than Esdeath.<
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But Esdeath is Esdeath after all, and in the battle a few days later, Armed Haki and Overlord Haki were awakened.
I can't beat you now.
After awakening their domineering power, the strength of the two began to rise rapidly, and the scope of their competition became wider and wider. Annan saw that there was no hope of defeating Esdeath, so he began to give up.
But just because I’m not sparring with Esdeath, my usual training is still the same.
After a period of time, I got involved in the Ice and Fire Island incident, ate the fruits of Vegapunk's magic modification, and came to the headquarters.
So far, Esdeath's strength has become increasingly unclear.
"It's far from the goal." Esdeath thought for a while, "I told the old man about this. He said that if I quit the navy now, I can turn the Shichibukai into the Hachibukai. It should be far from the goal.