9 Chapter 9

[Next day]

"ARGH!"

I woke up with a big headache.

I looked around and found myself in a small room on a bed. The door suddenly opened, and Garp came in.

"It's good to see you awake. Go clean yourself up and come get some grub."

He left.

'I'll show that bastard what I'm made of when I'm strong enough.'

I stood up and saw some spare clothes on a desk. I took them and went to search for a bathroom. After finding it and taking a shower, I went to look in the mirror.

'I'm starting to form a six-pack.'

I remember having one in my previous life, but my body was full of bruises and scars, so it was nothing to show off. But this body has none of that. Even if I get a bruise, it quickly goes away.

After I finished looking at myself, I put on my clothes and went downstairs. I sat down at the table, and it seems like Garp was waiting for me.

"You took too long. Next time you have to be done in 5 minutes."

I glared at him.

"20 minutes." I said

He glared back.

"10!"

"15!"

"10 or I'll up your training."

I turned pale.

"10 it is, sir."

He smiled at me.

"Now, let's eat before we start your training."

I started eating with shaking hands.

'Please someone save me!'

[1 month later]

I was in the town running errands for Garp when I saw something in an alley.

Three boys were standing around another boy who was on the ground. They all looked around 18 years old. The three boys were kicking the one on the ground.

"How many times did I tell you not to show your face around here. You're just the son of a lowly Lieutenant. My father is a Commander and theirs are Lieutenant Commanders." said a blond guy who looks like he like is fathers a**

"I'm sorry, but I needed to buy food."

One of the other boys gave him a hard kick to his head.

'This has nothing to do with me.'

Just as I was about to leave, I heard something that I couldn't accept.

"How about we beat up his little brother next time?" asked the other boy

"That sounds like an amazing plan." said the blond guy

The guy on the floor started crying and begging them.

"Hahahaha!"

They all started laughing.

I walked into the alley and looked at the blond guy.

"Ey ugly."

"Hah, what did you call me, brat!"

I glared at him.

"Apologize to him."

"Hahahahaha!"

They started laughing again.

"A brat like you is trying to threaten us? How funny."

I walked up to him and grabbed his collar with my left hand.

He looked angry.

"How dare you tou-"

*BAM*

I punched him in the face with my right hand. His nose broke, and blood started to come out.

'Even though he is the son of a commander, he is extremely weak.'

"BOSS!" screamed his lackeys.

*BAM*

*BAM*

I easily managed to knock them out. I punched their boss one more time and left the alley while the boy on the floor was still in shock.

'It seems like they are the kind that only relies on their parents. How pathetic.'

I finished running my errands and went back home.

[Next week]

I was running errands again when I saw the boys I beat up last time in front of me with a lot of guards and what I presume their father.

"Father, that's him. He is the one who beat us with dirty moves." said the blond guy

His father glared at me.

"Don't worry, son; I will take care of this."

'How troublesome.'

I tried to turn around, but the guards quickly surrounded me. The people that were on the streets all quickly left.

I looked at the Commander.

"What do you want?"

He looked at me with a disgusted look.

"A lowly brat like you dares to talk to me like that! Guards capture him!"

I glared at him.

'I knew that the Marines were corrupted, but come on. Are they really going to arrest a kid with so many guards?'

"Are you sure that you're going to attack me without knowing who I am?"

He didn't look like he cared. He turned around and started to walk away.

"Kill him!

*BAM*

It was dead quiet.

"FATHER!"

Blood was gushing out of the Commander's head.

I put my gun back.

"No one threatens my life and gets away with it."

"What are you idiots doing? Kill that bastard!" screamed the blond guy

They aimed their guns at me, and I took out my sword.

*BAM*

I got sent flying into a building.

"Vice-Admiral Garp!" screamed someone

"What did you do, brat!?"

I jumped out of the building and landed in front of Garp.

I looked at him and pointed at the bullies.

"Those three were bullying someone last week, so I beat them up, and now they called their daddy's to help them. That Commander ordered the guards to kill me, so I killed him."

He looked at the bullies.

"Is that true?"

They all turned pale.

"No… no sir. It was him who suddenly beat us up." said the blond guy

"They are lying!"

I looked behind me and saw the guy who was being bullied.

The bullies turned paler than rice.

"He is the guy who was getting bullied." I said

"Sigh. Go home. I'll take care of this."

I nodded and left.

[1 hour later]

I was sitting on the couch when Garp came back home. He looked pissed.

"We found out that they have been threatening the people with a lower rank and their families. They were getting money out of them, and they even killed people."

"To think that there would be guys like that in the Marine HQ, how pathetic."

He glared at me.

"Get your ass outside and start training!"

"But it's my day off!"

"NOW!"

"YES, SIR!"

I quickly ran outside and started training.

[6 months later]

I was doing pushups while Garp was sitting on my back.

"1998… 1999… 2000."

"That's enough, get up."

He got off me, and I stood up.

I was confused.

'There is no way that we would stop this early. There must be something going on.

"Is there something going on?"

He looked down at me. He looked to be really serious.

"I will be teaching you secret martial art today. It's called Rokushiki. It has six techniques plus one extra one if you manage to master all the previous six."

I was really surprised.

"Why would you teach it to me if it's secret? I'm not even a Marine."

He looked at me with a smile.

"I just felt like it, and with your hard work, it will be easy to become a marine."

'This guy. Now he is making me feel bad for becoming a pirate.'

I smiled back at him.

"I promise never to use it for evil."

"That's good to hear. Now look closely while I demonstrate the first technique."

He suddenly disappeared.

'Soru!'

He started appearing and disappearing all around me when he appeared again in front of me.

"This technique is called Soru. Soru allows the users to move at extremely high speeds in order to avoid attacks, as well as to attack at higher speeds and with greater power. To be able to use this technique, you have to kick off the ground at least ten times in the blink of an eye. Now you try."

I tried to kick off the ground ten times, but I fell face-first on the ground instead of moving forward.

"Hahahaha, you still have a long way to go!"

"Tsk."

I glared at him and stood back up and tried it again, and I again fell face-first on the ground.

"Again." said Garp

*FALL*

"Again."

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*FALL*

"Again."