"Good morning, Cui Ze! This is Smoker, my friend who joined the Navy at the same time."

A smiling Tina introduced the two friends to each other.

"Hello, Mr. Smoker."

Cui Ze nodded toward Smog, and then still looked at Tina.

"Tina, why did you come to me so early? Don't you need to train today?"

"The instructor said you will have a rest today."

Tina explained.

"As for why we came here...it's actually Smoker who wants to talk to you about something."

Smoker?

Cui Ze raised his eyebrows.

He didn't remember any contact with the smoker.

"Well, Mr. Smoker..."

Cui Ze looked at Smoker with bright eyes, his heart skipped a beat, and he had a vague premonition.

"Excuse me, what's the matter?"

Smoker looked directly at Cui Ze and got straight to the point.

"I want to challenge you! Do you have time now?"

"..."

The bad premonition came true!

The corners of Cui Ze's mouth twitched slightly.

He had just guessed his approximate strength ranking in the naval training camp yesterday.

At that time, I also thought that Smoker, who had eaten the Smoke Fruit, was a powerful opponent that was "basically unable to deal with it."

I didn’t expect that this smoker would come directly to my door today!

After looking at Smoker, who had a burning gaze, and then at Tina, who was very interested, Cui Ze knew that today's "challenge" could not be avoided.

Moreover, he is about to join the navy elite training camp, and he really needs a good "object of authority" to ensure that he will not be entangled and interfered with by some miscellaneous people in the training camp.

It's just that this "object of authority" that came to my door automatically seems to be a bit too much...

The person Cui Ze originally planned to find to establish his power was Vergo, who was sent by the future King Shichibukai Doflamingo to serve as an undercover agent in the navy!

Cui Ze has thought of the basic words!

"Mr. Vergo, you don't want General Zefa to discover your undercover identity~"

A mouthful of scum that threatens and compels you!

As a result, before Cui Ze could take action, Smoker took the initiative to come to the door.

According to the intelligence collected in the past two days, Smoker, in addition to his somewhat prickly personality, is basically firmly ranked at the top of the training camp in terms of frontal strength, and he is unwavering.

There is no way.

In the early stages of everyone's strength development, natural fruits are indeed super bugs that make people have to "give up thinking" unless the weaknesses of natural abilities can be specifically found.

Smoke also has its weaknesses...

Looking at Smoker, Cui Ze's eyes seemed to be able to see into the details.

"I accept this challenge!"

…

The challenge location is on the forward cabin deck.

This was not initiated by Cui Ze.

But Smoker felt that facing a "peerless tough man" who could challenge Kaido, he was at a disadvantage and needed to use a sufficiently open place to fully utilize the characteristics of the "Smoke Fruit"!

Um……

Smoker felt he was at a disadvantage...

Cui Ze: That’s very embarrassing!

On the flat and open front cabin deck.

The navy soldiers were crowded together, forming a huge human-shaped ring, leaving only a spacious enough "battle arena" in the middle.

These people gathered quickly after hearing the news that Smoker planned to challenge Cui Ze, and many guys were rushing here from other places.

Not only the navy soldiers, but also most of the training camp instructors, including Zefa, heard the news and also looked at this area with concern.

"What a group of energetic children..."

In the highest office of the battleship, Zefa stood in front of the window, looking down at the very lively front deck.

Yesterday's failure to recruit two captains of the Giant Pirates did not touch Zefa in the slightest.

He didn't like the Shichibukai system in the first place, and he didn't have much hope in recruiting pirates.

As for the two giant pirates who rejected the admiral's offer, they are currently recuperating on the Ancient Island.

With the physique of the giants, it would be impossible to recover from such injuries in ten and a half months.

Behind Zefa, stood several senior navy generals wearing justice coats.

In addition to the adjutants who have been with Zefa for many years, there is another one who is the Commodore of the Navy Headquarters.

This man is a rare "long-headed man" in the sea. He has a skull that is much longer than ordinary people. Therefore, he has to wear a special bearskin navy hat on his head to completely cover his skull;

Under the navy hat, there is an expressionless face of a middle-aged man with half-squinted eyes and two slightly ornate long knives on his waist.

Commodore of the Naval Headquarters, Stoloberg!

Because of his promotion to Commodore, Stoloberg specifically applied to the headquarters to join this year's elite training camp, intending to select one or two suitable new blood from the Navy to serve as adjutants.

"Stoloberg, the training camp is already halfway over. Have you selected any suitable children?"

Zefa glanced at Stoloberg, his attitude not so welcoming.

Stoloberg naturally understands why.

Who told him to be a follower of Lieutenant General Kizaru Polusalino?

The entire Navy Headquarters knows that Mr. Zefa does not like Vice Admiral Porusalino!

"We already have a suitable candidate, Teacher Zefa." Stoloberg's attitude was extremely respectful and he couldn't find any faults.

Zefa nodded slightly and moved his gaze to the deck below.

Seeing the young man standing opposite Smoker, he asked casually.

"I heard that that brat Porusalino is planning to take over several secret special forces recently, such as the Naval Science Force and the SWORD Force... Does he have any plans for you in this regard?"

The Naval Science Force is a cross-era technological force created by Dr. Vegapunk!

SWORD unit, the navy's super-secret special force, is dedicated to monitoring the movements of pirates in the sea!

Stoloberg shook his head and said, "I don't know about this matter, Teacher Zefa."

Zefa nodded lightly, then crossed his arms and looked down at the imminent battle, as if he hadn't mentioned anything just now.

…

Fore cabin deck.

Smoker held his breath and concentrated, completely ignoring his fellow sailors who were watching around him, and focused on Cui Ze opposite.

Without waiting for any battle signal, Smoker instantly activates the ability of the Smoke Fruit!

Smog's wheat-skinned arms instantly turned into two erratic, white, elongated smoke of uncertain shapes. Only the position of his fists remained as they were.

"White Fist!"

Smog shouted loudly and threw out his arms. Two wisps of smoke instantly broke away from his body, whizzing through the air and heading straight to where Cui Ze was standing.

Cui Ze's reaction was not slow at all, his nostrils moved slightly, and the full concentration level of [Beast's Breath] was quietly deployed, and his physical fitness instantly increased to a considerable extent.

He raised his left arm and temporarily blocked Smoker's flying white smoke fist.

The slightly trembling forearms did not affect the next operation at all.

With a slip and a clasp of his palm, Cui Ze grasped the solid fist of Yan Fist, and then waved his right hand quickly, a sharp cold light flashed between his fingers.

【Our Lady of Disintegration·Imitation】!

A cold light flashed through, and the white smoke fist broke with the light!

When the rabbit was up and the falcon was about to fall, Cui Ze repeated his old trick and waved the scalpel again, cutting off the other flying fist of smoke.

Smoker allowed Cui Ze to cut off his "White Fist". This level of destruction would not cause any harm to him, a natural ability user.

With a slight thought in his mind, Smoker once again controlled the power of the Smoke Fruit.
To be continued...