Chapter 549 The macho man sheds tears

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"Bang bang bang!"

"Boom!"

The two men had a thrilling battle in the grove, leaving a large area of ​​the originally lush woodland bare.

A gust of wind blew by, the leaves rustled, and the birds that had been startled by the noise of the battle began to fall back to the branches one after another.

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"I didn't expect you to be so capable. Can you confess the truth now?"

Zefa was sweating profusely and his suit became tattered.

"Huhuhu~"

Ah Jin was lying on his back in a deep pit, gasping for breath. It took him a long time to calm down before he said helplessly.

"From the beginning, I never said anything, Mr. Zefa."

"Humph! What I want to hear is the truth. Of course I'm going to beat you up and see if you dare to talk nonsense again!"

Seeing that Ajin was beaten black and blue by him, Zefa showed a satisfied expression on his face.

Fighting can help one better understand and judge what kind of person the other person is, which is why Zefa insists on taking action.

Of course, he only went so far and didn't use his full strength, but Akin also didn't use the power of the devil fruit. The two of them just had a simple and friendly exchange of physical skills.

The result is obvious. Jin naturally cannot be a match for "Black Arm Zephyr" who became the admiral of the navy without relying on the devil fruit but relying on his own powerful physical skills.

However, Ajin's performance with solid basic skills, proficient dual-color domineering, rich combat experience, and various strange moves still shocked Zefa.

"Who did you learn these skills from? I feel like you have been trained in the navy system since you were a child."

Zefa asked curiously.

"Teacher Zefa, there are many people who have guided me in my training, including a "retired" marine."

Ajin answered half-truthfully.

"No wonder."

Zefa himself guessed the same thing, so he was sure that Ajin was not lying.

Ajin knows a wide variety of physical skills, especially the various "martial arts secrets" given by Captain Gel. For example, the slow and leisurely boxing style that uses the opponent's force to counter attack is something that even the knowledgeable Zefa has never seen before. He suffered a lot of losses in the battle just now.

However, the main structure inside is of the regular naval style, which can be seen by Zephyr, the chief instructor of the navy.

"Kim, why did you choose to join the Navy?"

"Teacher Zephyr! Do you think I shouldn't join the Navy?"

Ajin asked back.

"I lost my relatives because of pirates. Pirates are my enemies. I don't want to see more people suffer the same pain as me because of pirates. For this reason, I chose to join the navy. Is there anything strange about this? If the navy doesn't welcome me, I will leave! Anyway, killing pirates and upholding justice only requires enough power! You don't have to be a navy to do it!"

Ajin took the initiative.

"Uh... That's not what I meant. I wanted to ask you, since you were rescued from pirates and raised by an adventurer, why didn't you continue to be an adventurer but instead joined the navy?"

Zefa touched his nose, and his previous aggressive aura was gone, because he had also experienced the pain of the pirates losing their families, so he could really empathize with them.

"Captain Chopper is my savior and an important member of my family! Because of an accident, the captain disappeared, as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth. So I chose to join the navy for a selfish reason. I hope that one day I can become an admiral through my own efforts, gain higher authority, and then use the navy's intelligence network to find the whereabouts of my family!"

Ajin spoke the truth, his eyes firm and sincere.

Zefa's serious expression slowly relaxed, obviously having heard an explanation that convinced him.

"I will believe your words for now, but you'd better not lie. If I find out that you have secretly done something that harms the navy, I will definitely arrest you immediately!"

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Zephyr!"

Ajin said with a smile.

"Go back and rest early. With your strength, the training intensity of the other recruits in the new camp is no longer suitable for you. Starting tomorrow, I will train you more strictly! Be prepared!"

It's a rare opportunity to discover such a talented person, and Zefa can't wait to start "carving and polishing" him.

"Ah, Mr. Zephyr, there's no need to treat us differently so quickly, right?"

Ajin said with a bitter face, after being beaten like this, he didn't know if he could withstand the hard training tomorrow.

"Have you started to become arrogant? Although your strength is indeed very good compared to your peers, you still have a long way to go before becoming a top-level fighter! I will not allow my students to waste their talents!"

Zefa squatted down and continued patiently.

"Jin boy, since your goal is to become a navy admiral, you should show your strength and become a navy genius so that you can get more resources and be promoted faster!"

"I don't mean to hide it, Mr. Zefa. Haven't I already shown myself to be a little better than the others? Even this has aroused your suspicion. If I were to speak without reservation right from the start, I'm afraid it would be even harder to explain. So let's do it step by step."

Ajin put his hands behind his head, lay on the ground, looked up at the sky and said calmly.

Perhaps it was because the other party had the same tragic experience as himself, or maybe he was touched by Ajin's emphasis on family. After putting aside his doubts, Zefa found that the young man in front of him was becoming more and more pleasing to the eye, and his eyes became much gentler.

if!

If his son had not been brutally murdered by pirates, he would probably be around this age! That kid also kept saying that he wanted to be an admiral like his father when he grew up! !

Zefa couldn't help but recall the most painful past.

About ten years ago, he had a happy family, but because he defeated too many pirates, his enemies came to his house and his wife and children were brutally killed by the pirates.

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"Well, since you have your own plans, I won't ask any more questions! I'm leaving first!"

Thinking of his family, Zefa's eyes couldn't help but become moist. The tough guy didn't want to cry in front of others, so he quickly stood up and prepared to leave.

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