Chapter 24: Come On, Show

Zephyr came early today and saw Akainu and Carl greet each other.

He was surprised and happy about this. Akainu and Borsalino, two "top students," have some problems in their personalities.

In fact, Borsalino is not bad; at most, he gives Zephyr a headache, but Akainu is different. Zephyr has always been worried about him.

Because Akainu is a little too rigid, his views on some things are very extreme. He doesn't like to talk and doesn't socialize much.

As an older generation of Marine, Zephyr always thinks that the Marines are a collective. He wants Akainu to get out of his closed heart and actively integrate into the "big family" of the Marines.

So he was very happy to see the small change Akainu showed today.

When he saw that the other person was Carl, who came to report, Zephyr ran over excitedly. He wanted to pat Carl from behind, but he didn't expect Carl's perception to be so strong that he noticed as soon as Zephyr moved.

Carl let go of his hand, bowed slightly to Zephyr, and said, "Teacher Zephyr, I am Carl, here to report today."

Zephyr smiled and nodded, very satisfied with Carl's performance.

At least compared to Borsalino and Akainu, two problem teenagers, Carl looked quite normal.

Ginny and Kuma also greeted Zephyr.

Zephyr was about to speak when a rhythmic voice came, "It's Carl, I saw you as soon as I arrived. It seems that today will be a happy day~"

Everyone turned their heads and saw Borsalino with one hand in his pocket and the other hand pinching the sunglasses on his face, walking towards them slowly.

Seeing Borsalino's appearance, Zephyr, who was originally in a good mood, suddenly looked like he had eaten a fly, and his face became gloomy.

He glared and shouted, "Borsalino! What time is it? Look at what the other students are doing!"

Borsalino just adjusted his sunglasses and looked carefully. He found Zephyr standing next to Carl. His face changed and he muttered, "Well, today is not a happy day..."

He adjusted his posture slightly and said, "Good morning, Teacher Zephyr. The students are really hardworking. It's not time yet, and they've already started training!"

He deliberately emphasized the tone of the four words "not time yet," and Zephyr's forehead turned blue.

Considering that there were new students next to him, Zephyr suppressed the idea of giving Borsalino a big slap in the face. His face was serious, and he said in a deep voice, "Enough, today's training time is up, go to the field and gather immediately!"

After that, Zephyr flashed into the training field directly.

Borsalino shrugged and said to Carl and the other two, "The old man has this temper, you'll get used to it!"

Then, he put his hands on his eyes as if looking out, and said with a slanted pout, "Sakazuki is really something. Why did he get up so early, making the old man crazy again!"

Carl said, "Maybe this is the legendary industrious soul."

"Industrious soul? It sounds very impressive. What does it mean?"

"Well... it means to describe a person who is very hardworking!"

"I see, hey! Why are you so hardworking? The time is clearly stipulated, and there's nothing wrong with training on time! What do you think, Carl?"

Carl couldn't help laughing after hearing this, thinking that he was worthy of being Borsalino. Maybe it was true that he punched in to work after becoming an Admiral.

Patting Borsalino on the shoulder, Carl said seriously, "You're right!"

Borsalino's eyes lit up, and he naturally stretched out his arm and put it on Carl's shoulders, and said loudly, "I knew we would get along. Let's go, otherwise the old man will be angry again."

Ginny looked at the backs of the two of them and pouted, "Brother Carl won't let him lead us into trouble!"

The image of Carl wearing sunglasses and a crooked mouth automatically appeared in her mind, and she couldn't help but shudder.

Kuma shook his head and whispered, "No, Brother Carl is much more mature than us. He will not be easily influenced by others. What's more, this senior Borsalino is not a bad person... he just has a special temperament, huh!"

"Oh, Kuma, you are so serious. Don't I know Brother Carl as well as you do?"

"Well, I know that Sister Ginny cares too much about Brother Carl, so sometimes she thinks too much."

Ginny's face turned red instantly, and she twirled her toes on the ground. "Kuma, what are you talking about? I also care about you and Brother Ivankov!"

Kuma still shook his head and muttered, "It's different, it's different..."

Ginny covered her ears and ran away, leaving behind a sentence: "Kuma! Brother Carl is right, you are a straight man! You will be a bachelor from now on!"

Kuma watched from behind as Ginny caught up with Carl, with a smile on his face.

At this moment, a loud bell rang, and the surrounding students began to gather toward the center of the field.

Zephyr stood there with his hands behind his back, and his eyelids jumped again when he saw Borsalino and Carl walking arm in arm.

Fortunately, Borsalino didn't cause any trouble for him this time. He took Carl and Kuma and stood at the back of the team, in line with Akainu.

Ginny went to the female cadet team by herself.

After the team stood up, Zephyr cleared his throat and said loudly, "There are three new students here today. Before the training begins, let them come up and introduce themselves."

"Bah bang bang!"

The students all turned to look at Carl and Kuma behind them, and then there was a burst of welcoming applause, with Borsalino clapping the loudest.

Kuma was the first to take the stage to introduce himself. The students looked at him with his hill-like figure and gasped. When he said that he was a Demon Fruit user, they exclaimed again.

Zephyr's expression remained unchanged. He had already learned about Kuma from Sengoku the Buddha. After all, he had also experienced the Battle of the Valley of Gods. He knew what was going on when he heard about the Paw-Paw Fruit.

He didn't say much. Anyway, he is no longer an Admiral. As long as they are sent here, they are all his students. He doesn't care about the bad things of the Celestial Dragons.

And since he is his student and an ability user, he must first have a general understanding of Kuma's abilities so that he can conduct targeted training. So, Zephyr asked Kuma to demonstrate his abilities first.

Kuma nodded. He clasped his hands together in front of his chest, and then slowly pulled them apart. A very cute-looking transparent paw appeared between his palms.

Some female students below could not help but exclaim, "This ability is so cute!"

Kuma's face turned slightly red and he lowered his head shyly.

Some male students curled their lips, thinking that Paramecia fruits are always so flashy, so it's probably another ability that is only seen as useless!

Zephyr's expression became serious. He could feel the power contained in the transparent paw. He waved to the students below and said, "Everyone spread out! Let Kuma show off his abilities!"

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