One Piece: The Eternal Flame

As a lieutenant colonel, Oliver is naturally good. Even if Gray tried his best, it did not put pressure on Oliver.

It ends with Oliver raising the knife and placing it on Gray's head.

He retracted the wooden knife, looked at Gray who couldn't breathe, and said: "Based on the number of days you have been learning swordsmanship, today's performance is not bad, but your swordsmanship has too many rules and is relatively rigid. It is okay to meet opponents who follow the same rules. Once you meet opponents who are dexterous with swords, it will be very difficult."

"And physical strength is your biggest weakness at this stage. You will lose your strength just to compete with me. You will only lose faster when you meet stronger opponents."

Gray's hands were still trembling. At the last moment, if it wasn't that his arms couldn't lift the sword, maybe he could hold on for a while longer.

"Thank you, instructor." Gray accepted the opinion humbly, "Then how should I correct my swordsmanship?"

"With the accumulation of fighting, you will gain different results from fighting with different people. In addition to improving your physical fitness, you need to practice sparring with other people."

"By the way, because you are not officially enrolled now, and you are very talented, it would be a pity to train with them here. After discussing it, we decided that you must follow the team during group practice, but when training alone, you can choose your opponent at will, including recruits from other periods."

After taking a shower and returning to the dormitory, Gray accidentally saw that the people in the dormitory changed again. Daniel and the others changed back to the dormitory tonight, and they didn't want to look at Gray again.

The people who came back were also a little embarrassed. They were forced to change dormitories under Daniel's pressure and bribery, but they came back after a few days.

This is obviously because Daniel and the others have suffered a great loss, which can make the group of arrogant and domineering guys suffer a disadvantage, which shows that Gray is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Coupled with Gray's high strength, no one dared to approach him.

Gray was also happy and went straight to bed.

Perhaps his memory was loose during the sparring, he had a very long nightmare, dreaming of a woman covered in blood holding his hand tightly, talking to him with her mouth opening and closing, but it was silent.

Then he dreamed of a hill-like tiger, with fishy-smelling saliva dripping from its mouth, and it opened its bloody mouth and swooped at him.

Unable to move his body, the giant tiger was getting closer and closer, and he could even see the slightly trembling beard clearly.

Just when the giant tiger was about to devour Gray, he suddenly woke up from the nightmare, sweating all over his body, and breathing heavily in the cool air.

It was still dark outside, the dormitory was pitch black, and the only sound in the quiet space was the snoring of the people around.

Gray turned over and lay on his side, spreading out his palms, a flame ignited in his palms and swayed, dyeing this small space orange-red.

It is beautiful and warm, and it is enough to make Gray feel at ease.

Because he had heard from others that after eating a devil fruit, the ability gained lasts for a lifetime, and no one can take it away.

So the flame will always be with Gray, even if he forgets why and when he ate the fruit.

Gray closed his eyes again and fell asleep again.

On the second day, it was repeated training again, but Gray was more free and could compete with other contemporaries in training.

Those who enter the Naval Academy in the same year are called contemporaries, and Gray is not even considered a contemporary now.

A month passed quickly, and finally it was time to go home every month.

Gray had been looking forward to this day for a long time, and he was the first to rush out of the Naval Academy after the instructor said it was dismissed.

But when I got home, it was deserted, with a thin layer of dust floating on the table. It was obvious that the owner of the house hadn't come back for a long time.

That black-faced monster really doesn't want him, does he?Don't even want a house?
With a drum in his heart, Gray decided to go directly to the Navy Headquarters to find Cyborg to settle the score, but the other party left him in the school and never visited again.

For a whole month, he has experienced too many things, such as being isolated and being bullied on campus. Of course, before the latter happened, he was strangled in the cradle by him.

As for being isolated, those people are older than Gray, but they are defeated every time they compete, which is too shocking.

As time went by, everyone didn't want to compete with this kid, so Gray was let back and forth like this. In the end, the instructor couldn't stand it anymore, so he decided to compete with Gray.

When I came to the Navy headquarters, I was told at the gate that the steel-framed general had gone out to perform a mission some time ago, and it would take at least two months to return.

Well, Gray felt relieved and planned to go back and clean up the house.

Turning around to leave, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind.

"Little Gray, why are you here?" Hebrew saluted the navy guard at the gate, and then ran to Gray's side, "It's empty, so are you going back?"

Gray nodded, "Yes, I'm going back to clean up the house."

"Then let's go back together. I was looking for the marshal, but he wasn't there." Hebrew shrugged.

"What do you want from me?" A strong voice sounded, and Gray and Hebrew looked at the person at the same time.

I saw an old man in a navy uniform with a few golden badges on his chest walking behind his hands. He was very imposing. Even though he had restrained himself deliberately, he still made the people who saw him feel extremely pressured.

The last time Gray was taken by Cyborg to visit the headquarters, he had never met this marshal, so this was his first meeting with this old man.

"Marshal, you won't go out for a walk, will you?" Hebrew smiled familiarly.

"Boy, you dare to joke even with me, you must be impatient." The marshal waved his hand to hit him, but put it down when he saw Gray, "Forget it, save face for your son."

"Pfft, why is my son, I'm not married yet." Hebrew said helplessly, "This is Kong's son."

"Kong's son." The marshal's tone was a bit complicated. He looked at Gray and said, "Kong is the pride of the navy. As his son, you should be no lesser, or you will embarrass your father, you know?"

Before Gray could speak, Hebrew complained: "How can you speak like that, don't force the child."

"Am I wrong?" The marshal blew his beard and stared, "The son inherits his father's career, becomes a righteous navy, and destroys pirates. As Kong's son, he has only one choice. Do you want to embarrass Kong?"

Hebrew frowned. In his impression, although the marshal was serious, he was not of a coercive character, and he would not say such things as inheriting his father's career.

"It's too much of what you said, isn't it?"

"I won't be ashamed, I will definitely become a righteous navy in the future!" Gray interrupted Hebrew at this moment.

He looked straight into the eyes of the Marshal, his heart was burning with anger, and he said firmly: "I want to become the strongest and most just navy, just wait and see!"

"It's best." The marshal nodded, but sighed inwardly.

This is the best way, if it can really become a powerful and just navy, then no matter who it is, it can't easily use its brains.