Chapter 477 Aokiji
Zhang Da also swore to Zhan Guo that there was absolutely nothing wrong with the lamb. If something went wrong, he would cook both the lamb and Tom and everyone would eat the meat together.
And she also wanted Tom to cook her herself.
Tom was almost scared to tears and chased the lamb to help it vomit.
But the lamb was now extremely afraid of Tom. When it saw Tom rushing towards it, it ran away... and rolled away.
A sheep and a cat ran in the spacious conference room, leaving afterimages. Two minutes later, the lamb stopped and raised a hoof to signal a pause.
Tom braked quickly, and his feet slid forward for a distance with the unique sound of brakes and dust. His nose touched the sheep's hoof and he looked puzzled.
"Mee~" The lamb took two steps back and gestured at his body to indicate that he had returned to normal and you shouldn't come over again.
Zhan Guo was a little confused. When did a sheep like me learn how to return life?
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After brushing his teeth, washing his face, and grooming his hair in front of the mirror, Tom felt like a lively kitten again after skillfully completing these tasks.
He jumped off the small stool specially prepared because of his short height, waved goodbye to his master and left the bathroom - Tom has always been the fastest at washing, even if his face is covered with hair, he can easily dry it with a towel after washing.
It has been a while since I came to the Naval Headquarters. The accommodation conditions in the dormitory are obviously not as good as those in the tavern, nor as good as the rooms in Amber.
Besides, Chili Shark and Jackie Chan would often work out or read until midnight, and Ye Yan would come back to life at midnight every day. Frankly speaking, Tom didn't like living in the same room with them. But since the owner lived here, Tom thought it was okay to make do with it.
If there was any advantage to living here, it was that he didn't have to cook for himself every day, and he could get newspapers for free. All Tom had to do now was to get a newspaper.
"Morning, Tom!"
"Tom, do you want some fish? I caught some yesterday."
As a cat who is invincible in the training camp, Tom has become familiar with many people and is quite popular, with people often feeding him.
Tom smiled and waved back at acquaintances, looking like a leader inspecting him. If someone offered him food, he would accept it without hesitation, knowing that the host would return the favor once he received enough.
After getting the newspaper, Tom flipped through it as usual and found the joke column first: "Hahahaha... Oh~ Hahaha..."
The devilish laughter lasted for a while, and Tom began to look through the news that was relevant to everyone.
"Bendick Snake of the Red Hair Pirates and Joracle Mihawk of the Shichibukai fought a fierce battle, and the two sides parted ways."
The man was fighting with someone again, and Tom remembered that he gave him a hat.
"A mysterious man joined the Don Quixote family and became one of the highest-ranking officers, the leader of the Heart Army."
Virgo had changed his appearance. He was not only wearing a hooded robe, but also a mask. Tom didn't recognize who he was, nor did he remember what the Don Quixote family was.
"Former Navy Admiral Zephyr leads his troops to arrest the remnants of the Waldo Pirates."
Tom read the news carefully. It also mentioned the Amber Travel Group, and his handsome face was even in the corner of the picture, stealing the spotlight.
But after watching the whole process, he still didn't see any news about the man with the white crescent beard. Tom was a little confused. Didn't the master say that man was also an important figure?
If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. The master will probably tell you soon. Tom rolled up the newspaper and tucked it under his arm, humming a little tune and dancing back to the dormitory.
Everyone usually reads the newspaper together during the short break after breakfast. Some people listen carefully to Zhang Daye reading the news, some are absent-minded, and some are eating fruits and desserts.
Sure enough, when talking about the news about Zefa, Ye Yan raised the question that Tom wanted to ask.
Zhang Da also said: "Weibull, didn't you say yesterday that because Whitebeard might be involved, we should handle it more cautiously..."
Glancing around, Zhang Da noticed that besides Ye Yan, there were a few others who also looked confused. He said helplessly, "So, apart from Tom who was busy feeding the sheep, none of you heard anything either, right?"
Several people smiled awkwardly, and Ye Yan said, "You guys heard it, didn't you?"
"Haha, should I thank you for your trust? Next time I'll just take notes and lend them to you to copy."
Tom acted as if it was none of his business and stood up to refill Carew's drink.
After breakfast it was Tom's hated morning exercise time. He symbolically ran a few steps with the team, then climbed onto Carew and took a nap. It was quite suitable for sleeping to bounce around on the back of a trotting duck.
When he opened his eyes, he was already lying on the desk in the classroom, and Zefa was talking about ocean currents on the podium again.
Tom yawned, completely uninterested, glancing around. His master was listening intently, and he couldn't be disturbed. Shark Chili and Jackie Chan were similarly attentive; even Vivi sat bolt upright.
Ye Yan and Kalu were the only ones who took the opportunity to sleep. Perona pecked at the head and looked like she could not hold on any longer. Tom showed an evil smile. How about a prank?
However, a big hand pressed his head and touched it gently.
It was the master's hand. He could tell the comfortable feeling at once . Tom rubbed his master's palm and calmed down again. Pranks and such were not that important.
After spending his boring academic classes sleeping and enjoying head pats, Tom was in high spirits for the morning training session. As usual, he was supposed to have someone come over to give him instructions, and then at the end of the class, he would be taught a lesson by one of his peers. Tom was already familiar with this routine.
But the person today seemed a little different. Tom's first impression of him was laziness. This person seemed even lazier than a cat.
Zefa couldn't help but say, "Kuzan, why are you still so unmotivated?"
Admiral Aokiji studied in the training camp with Zephyr when he first joined the army, but it didn't take long before he felt that the instructors in the training camp could no longer teach him anything.
So he found Karp and pestered him to learn from him.
Although Garp found it troublesome, he did not drive him away. The two of them used the warship as a sandbag and hit it with punches. The rules prohibited the use of Haki and fruit abilities, and they used only fists to beat the warship into a mess day after day.
The naval marshal at that time was not yet at the level of the Warring States Period. I wonder if he got furious after knowing that these two guys had destroyed the warships.
In this way, Aokiji can be considered as Garp's disciple and also Zephyr's student.
Zefa remembered that Aokiji's earliest belief was in "burning justice," and he was a very motivated young man. Unfortunately, after participating in the demon-slaying mission against the archaeological sanctuary of Ohara, his faith was shaken, and his "burning justice" became "lazy justice."
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it, Mr. Zephyr." Aokiji is a very stubborn person. He can't muster up the motivation to work until he gets rid of the shadow of the O'Hara incident.
Zefa did not try to persuade him any further. After all, he himself was a man with wavering beliefs. He really had no right to blame Aokiji, who was one of his best students. He just hoped that he could walk on the right path.
"Then let's begin today's class." Aokiji scratched his curly hair and said with some distress, "That being said, I actually don't know what to teach you..."
Should they teach them to punch warships? There were so many people in the training camp, and headquarters didn't have that many warships for them to mess with. Even if they did, Aokiji was worried that if he taught them to punch warships today, Marshal Sengoku would show them how to punch an admiral tomorrow.
After thinking for a while, Aokiji said, "Why don't we talk about basic physical training? No matter which direction you want to develop in the future, physical fitness is an important foundation."
Sharing his own training experience when he was young, Aokiji said, "I don't feel anything special. To sum it up, I just kept pushing my limits. Today I ran ten kilometers with a weight, tomorrow I'll run an extra kilometer, or add ten more pounds of weight..."
"Then let's move on to the battle phase. To save time, attack me in groups of three, using any means." Actually, Aokiji wanted to skip this phase; it was too troublesome, but since he was already here...
Tom saw that his master was ready to make a move , and seemed to think that if he joined forces with Altria and Rui Mengmeng, he should be able to defeat Aokiji.
However, Aokiji also thought of this and said in advance: "Except for you guys."
Feeling treated differently, Zhang Da stepped aside in boredom, ready to watch Aokiji bully the weaker opponent.
Tom felt that he had nothing to do here, so he wanted to take his best partner to hunt some game and have breakfast and lunch.
Breakfast and lunch are eaten together before noon after getting up late, but Tom's behavior obviously does not fit the description. If you insist, it should also be called morning tea.
Perhaps due to the tacit understanding between foodies, Altria accidentally met Tom's eyes. Tom blinked his left eye, and Altria understood.
The two of them left the team quietly. There were so many people in the training camp. Artoria felt that Aokiji would need to give instructions for a while, and it should be in time for them to come back when it was their turn.
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A harmonious morning passed like this. When Tom and Altria returned to the training ground together, everyone had already entered their break time, and it seemed that the surrounding area had become much cooler.
It is already the end of September, but the weather in Marinford does not show any signs of entering late autumn. It is still similar to summer. Only today, the temperature seems to have dropped.
Tom found that the closer he got to the man with the eyepatch, the cooler he felt.
And Zhang Daye's subsequent behavior made Tom suddenly fall in love with this person.
Zhang Da brought out a large tray of drinks from somewhere and gently poked Aokiji's arm. When he lifted a corner of his blindfold, Zhang Da said with a smile, "Could you please cool them down for me?"
Aokiji looked at him for a few seconds and decided to do him a favor for the sake of the gift he had given him last time. With a wave of his hand, the temperature of each drink dropped, and two more ice cubes appeared in each cup.
Immediately afterwards, visible "coolness" appeared at the mouth of the cup, and condensation quickly formed on the outer wall of the cup.
"Thank you!" Zhang Da also happily distributed the drinks to his companions.
Tom, of course, got one too, and after examining it carefully, he took a sip through a straw.
"Ha~" Tom breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had just drunk a glass of iced cola. He felt refreshed. He suddenly felt that he should make friends with this person. This person was like a mobile cold storage.
The trainees in the training camp all showed admiration in their eyes. Mr. Tatsuya actually dared to use Admiral Kuzan's ability in this way. He was worthy of being the man who beat up the subordinates of the Seven Warlords of the Sea yesterday.
Zhang Da felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by these people, and he also felt that it was not good to eat alone, so he brought a bunch of big watermelons.
As everyone looked at the warrior, Zhang Da also poked Aokiji again: "Can you trouble me again?"
Aokiji took off his eye patch and said, "I am an admiral after all. Is it appropriate for me to always help you with things like this?"
Zhang Da thought about it and said, "It's worth it. I'll give you a comfortable hammock. People won't want to get off it. If someone else gets to use this hammock, they might fight with you for it."
"Is there such a thing?" Aokiji became interested. He precisely controlled the cold air to cool the watermelon. By the way, he made an ice skate and showed off his knife skills. He cut the watermelon into even small pieces and distributed them to everyone.
For a moment, the students didn't know whether to say thank you to the general or thank you to Mr. Tatsuya.
Aokiji also took a piece of watermelon and ate it while watching Zhang Da's performance.
Zhang Da didn't waste any words. He rummaged through the inventory for a while and took out a blue hammock with white lace. "Here, find a place for you to hang it."
Aokiji threw away the watermelon rind and spat out the watermelon seeds. He took the hammock and looked at it carefully, but he couldn't see anything special about it except for the traces of mending on it - was such a shabby thing really meant to be given as a gift?
He waved his hand, and two icicles shot up from the ground, with the hammock hanging from them.
Zhang Da was also envious. Putting aside the lethality of this ability, the convenience is really maximized.
As one of the onlookers, Zefa was a little hesitant. He still remembered how weird the cigarettes Zhang Da gave to Akainu were. Now he took out a hammock... Would Kuzan never wake up again?
While he was hesitating, Aokiji had already tried to lie down, but before he could even put on the eye mask, he started snoring. Judging from his complexion, he slept very well.
Zefa asked, "Is your bed okay?"
Zhang Da also said: "No problem, it can improve sleep quality."
Tom's Hammock: Tom and Jerry once had a fierce battle to get this hammock. You can imagine how comfortable this bed is.
So, Aokiji, one of the three admirals and the top fighter of the navy, started to perform a sleeping show on the training ground, and he fell asleep in one second.
The glorious image of the general in the minds of the recruits was shattered.
After a long time, Zefa finally felt a little worried and tried to wake up Aokiji.
As a result, when Aokiji sat up, an ice cone appeared in his hand and he subconsciously stabbed it out, but fortunately he reacted quickly enough and retracted it in time.
Zefa looked at Zhang Daye; "Is this what you mean by no problem?"
"Hmm... the bed is so comfortable. I'm bound to be a little grumpy after being woken up by someone..."
