#35 - Chapter 35: Can't beat the old one, beat the young one

Watching Long push open the door and enter, Jin An was somewhat surprised.

From the first time Jin An met Long, he felt that this guy was the kind of person who was extremely arrogant, and it was generally impossible to change his personality.

Having arrogance is a good thing, but it also has its disadvantages.

This kind of person believes in themselves too much and has absolute confidence in what they do, making it easy for them to not listen to the suggestions of those around them.

Just like when he establishes the Self-Defense Army in the future, he could have secretly developed it with the backing of the Navy, but because he couldn't stand the Navy's actions, he rebelled in a fit of anger.

"I'm here to apologize to you..." Long lowered his proud head.

"Oh?" Jin An looked at Long with interest. It was rare to see him so humble.

"I didn't expect you to do so much for this island, and I just saw some things and had a bad impression of you."

"I reflect, I apologize, and I won't make judgments so easily like this in the future."

Admitting and correcting mistakes is already better than what many people do. Long is indeed impeccable in these aspects.

"I think what you said earlier was right. I did ignore some of the king's actions," Jin An said.

"Hmm?" Long raised his head and looked at Jin An in confusion.

"As you know, the World Government doesn't allow us Navy to interfere in other countries' internal affairs. After all, they provide the military expenses, so we still have to respect the rules a bit."

"And the king is just venting his emotions, and what he does doesn't have much impact on the people, so I don't care about it."

He's not a god, capable of managing everything. Even if he manages everything perfectly, what will happen to the people here after he leaves? It's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.

Seeing that Long still couldn't understand, Jin An continued:

"The king can decide the rise and fall of a country. As far as I'm concerned, although the current king is narrow-minded, he still cares about the people. His existence is beneficial to everyone. As long as he doesn't cross the red line, let him do whatever he wants."

In a stable environment, people will only be content with the status quo, and by applying a little pressure, outstanding individuals will constantly emerge.

Long seemed to understand a little. Everything revolves around balance, so much so that all parties have defaulted to this state.

"No, I think balance is just the most opportunistic choice." Long suddenly raised his head, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes.

He clenched his fist tightly.

"The justice I believe in is not like this!"

To put it nicely, it's balance; to put it bluntly, it's compromise.

"The Navy has entrusted you with protecting the entire South Sea. Your strength should be pretty good, right?"

A hint of competitiveness appeared on Long's face.

"I'd like to learn from Colonel Jin An's skills and see if you live up to your name."

"Hahahaha, I just sparred with Garp earlier and haven't had enough fun yet. I accept your invitation."

Hearing Long's request, Jin An laughed heartily. He couldn't beat Garp, but he couldn't beat you?

Jin An was very confident in his own strength.

......

Sorbet Kingdom Branch.

Training ground.

"Come on, Long, you go first. Let me see what you're made of, being taught by Garp all the time."

Jin An said lightly, giving Long the opportunity to strike first.

Long is completely a genius, and a hardworking genius at that. Otherwise, he wouldn't have reached the rank of colonel at such a young age.

Another typical characteristic of a genius is that they like to be troublemakers. To deal with this kind of person who likes to cause trouble, you need to subdue him first, so he won't like to cause you trouble.

Long is still too young at this time, without the maturity and wisdom he will have after leaving the Navy. Now he is just rushing forward with a surge of passion.

In his opinion, Jin An was being arrogant and didn't take him seriously at all. He had been fearless since he was a child, so how could he endure this?

He will make Jin An regret looking down on him.

Long took a deep breath, then closed his eyes slightly. After a moment, he opened them again, and regained his usual calmness. He looked at Jin An and said lightly, "I won't hold back. This time, I will have a good spar with you."

"Feel free to attack." A smile also appeared on Jin An's face, and he nodded slightly.

As Jin An's words fell, Long's expression became more and more serious. The wind was spinning around him, wrapping his whole body, and gradually spreading outward.

"As expected, it's a power related to wind..."

Seeing Long using his power, Jin An became interested. He didn't expect Long to have eaten a Devil Fruit already.

"This is more interesting..."

In between words, Long's footsteps suddenly stepped out extremely quickly. His hands, at this moment, bent into a strange arc, and his ten fingers were joined together, like the claws of a dragon. With the increase of wind power, there was even a sound of breaking wind.

Dragon Claw Fist, Sabo's famous stunt many years later. Even the hard armor of Blackbeard's subordinates can be easily crushed. It's not strange that Long is using it now.

Long has obviously practiced this move for a long time, so when he shoots, it is difficult to figure out the trajectory of his arms when he waves them.

Since going out to sea to hunt pirates, Long has understood a truth: you must not be contemptuous when fighting anyone, so as soon as he makes a move, he uses his best move.

The power and momentum of the Dragon Claw Fist can indeed be called perfect in the eyes of others.

Faced with Long's fierce offensive, Jin An's expression did not change, and he was still so understated. He didn't have any idea of ​​taking a big move head-on.

In the world of martial arts, speed is the only thing that can't be broken. As long as he can't hit him, then even the most powerful skills are just flashy.

With a slight thought, Jin An stepped forward, leaving an afterimage in place, and his figure was already 10 meters away.

"Rumble!!!"

Dust flew up on the training ground, and Long inserted a claw into the soil, with a slightly surprised expression.

"Long boy, I'm behind you."

Jin An's voice rang in Long's ear. Turning his head, he saw Jin An's palms clasped together, his posture instantly opened, his palms waving, and a fierce wind swept over, shaking all the nearby sand and dust away.

In a panic, Long immediately fought back with the Dragon Claw Fist.

"Bang!!!"

The sharp attacks collided directly in the next moment, and violent fluctuations spread out.

The attacks of the two intertwined quickly in a state that was too fast to cover their ears, and muffled noises kept ringing on the training ground.

The sound of the fight inevitably attracted some people to come and check.

Under the gaze of those many curious eyes, figures on the training ground were interlaced, coming and going, fighting quite fiercely.

"Wow, fighting so fiercely..."

Looking at the two figures fighting on the field, many people couldn't help but exclaim.

"Is this guy's physique so strong?"

While waving the Dragon Claw Fist, Long's face changed again and again. He didn't expect that even if he was in an extremely serious state, he would not be able to cause any damage to Jin An.

Moreover, when the two attacked each other, he always felt that the other party was deliberately observing his moves, as if he was understanding his routines.

"I can't continue to stalemate..."