In One Piece, but I Got a Bleach Status Panel and a 100x System!! Chapter 6 6: Narrowing the Path of Life

Under the weight of Sean's Reiatsu, Ain found at least thirty percent of her strength suppressed. This left her in an incredibly passive position during her duel with him.

However, she had no idea that Sean hadn't even been using his full power.

In the next instant, Sean, who had been clashing blades right in front of her, suddenly vanished.

Ain was stunned.

Through their exchange, she already knew that Sean was faster than her, but she believed there was a limit to that speed—one she could still track.

But now...

He had vanished completely. She hadn't been able to keep up with the movent at all; she couldn't even tell which direction he had gone.

It didn't take long, however, for Ain to realize where he had gone.

The blade of a standard Marine saber slid in from behind, coming to rest firmly against her neck. The icy touch of the steel sent a sudden shiver down her spine.

"You lose!"

"No, I haven't lost yet!"

A sphere of pink light manifested instantly in Ain's left hand, quickly transforming into a fla-like state that enveloped her palm. But just as she spun around to strike Sean...

"Ain!!"

"Tea... Teacher Zephyr!"

"What do you think you're doing?"

"I..."

Sean stared at her wounded expression, a vein popping on his forehead. 'If soone who didn't know better saw this, they'd think I'd done sothing terrible to her.'

With a slight pout, Sean withdrew his saber.

Zephyr stepped forward. "Who taught you Soru?"

"Old man Garp taught on the way to Marine Headquarters!"

"He can actually teach?"

Hearing this, Sean suddenly found Zephyr much more likable.

"Exactly! The old man just used Soru once in front of and then told to figure it out on my own," Sean complained. "When I asked him about the principle behind it, he actually asked ... 'What's a principle?' It's absolutely infuriating!!"

Zephyr nodded in agreent. Indeed, that was exactly Garp's style.

Then, it clicked.

"Wait... you're saying Garp demonstrated Soru once, and in the ti it took to get to headquarters, you learned it?"

"Ah, no, not exactly!"

"Not exactly? Did Bogard teach you later?"

"I an, after Garp used it, I just played around with it for a bit and learned it. Ti-wise... probably about a minute?"

'Pfft...'

A minute? Are you serious?

Zephyr nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. Even the most talented students he had ever taught couldn't have achieved that. This kid had to be bragging!

However, a reckless voice suddenly rang out from behind them.

"Bwahaha! Zephyr, don't be so skeptical! He really did it in a minute, although he slamd straight into a wall the first ti he tried it!"

"Garp, you're not lying to ?"

"Why would I lie about that?"

"Wait, let get this straight," Zephyr said, rubbing his temples. "You demonstrated Soru once, didn't explain a single principle, and a minute later he had mastered it?"

"Exactly!"

Zephyr let out a sharp intake of breath. This was simply too exaggerated.

"Sean, let ask you then. That movent you used to defeat Ain—what was that?"

"That? I just figured it out on my own while I was alone on that deserted island. I called it Shunpo!"

"Shunpo... but it looked like you just took a normal step. What's the principle?"

"Principle? What's a principle?"

Zephyr was almost laughed into a rage. 'Good grief, you were just complaining about Garp, and now you're doing the exact sa thing?'

But then again, there were plenty of people with incredible innate talent who were simply terrible teachers. Just because soone could learn a skill didn't an they could explain how they did it. Garp was a pri example of this.

And now, apparently, Sean joined the club.

Zephyr didn't dwell on it. The boy was his student now; he would likely see that movent often enough that he'd eventually figure out the logic himself.

If Sean could have read Zephyr's thoughts, he would have told him that he would never figure it out.

Because Shunpo was activated using Spirit Power. Since they didn't possess Reiryoku in their bodies, they could never learn it.

"Right, what was that about the deserted island you ntioned?" Zephyr asked, recalling Sean's earlier words.

"Oh, that... well, it went like this..."

After listening to Sean for several minutes, Zephyr's gaze softened significantly. Like Zephyr himself, Sean was the last one left of his family.

"From now on, call Teacher. I'll be your family," Zephyr said, patting Sean on the shoulder.

It was supposed to be a touching mont, but Garp wasn't having it. According to his plan, he wanted to take Sean under his wing as a grandson, much like he had with Ace.

But Zephyr had beaten him to the punch.

Then, Garp's eyes flickered, and a bold idea ford in his head.

"I say, kid! Since Zephyr already said you're family, why don't you just recognize Zephyr as your godfather?"

Garp continued quickly, "And since you're around the sa age as my eldest grandson, I'll take you to et him next ti we're in the East Blue. If you hit it off, you can beco sworn brothers!"

'You sly old dog, Garp!!' Zephyr thought.

Zephyr hadn't felt much when Garp ntioned the godfather part—in fact, he was actually sowhat open to the idea. Having Sean as a godson was perfectly fine.

But Garp's next sentence made Zephyr's face turn black.

If Sean beca sworn brothers with Garp's grandson, wouldn't Sean also have to call Garp "Grandpa"?

So, Sean would call Zephyr "Father" and call Garp "Grandfather"?

Garp was trying to climb the family tree to claim a higher rank of respect!

"Garp, you old bastard!"

With a roar, Zephyr swung his massive, crushing fist toward Garp with full force! (T/N: Garp played both Roger and Whitebeard LMAO! Ace called him Grandpa and the other two were Ace's fathers!)

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Half an hour later.

Sengoku arrived at the Elite Training Camp. The commotion had beco so loud that he had no choice but to co and see what was happening.

However, when he looked out, all he saw was a training ground riddled with holes of all sizes, looking more like a lunar landscape than a courtyard.

Instantly, he flew into a rage.

"What the hell are you two doing?!"

"Don't ask ! Zephyr started it!" Garp shouted.

"Hmph! If you weren't trying to take advantage of , would I have attacked?" Zephyr countered.

Listening to them, Sengoku felt a massive headache forming. Not a single one of them ever let him have a mont of peace.

"Co here and tell exactly what happened. If I catch you in a single lie, you can pack your bags and get the hell out of the Marines!"

Rubbing his temples, Sengoku beckoned a random student over.

The student was absolutely terrified. One lie and he'd be kicked out of the Marines?

'Sorry, Instructor Zephyr! Sorry, Vice Admiral Garp! I... I have to tell the truth!'

Driven by fear, the student provided an incredibly detailed account, even mimicking Garp and Zephyr's tones and expressions with uncanny precision. It took a full ten minutes before he finally finished.

"So, you two nearly demolished the Elite Training Camp over sothing this trivial?"

Sengoku felt another headache coming on.

Standing nearby, Sean's focus was on sothing entirely different. He stared at the student in amazent.

'Why are you in the Marines instead of acting? You've seriously limited your career potential!'