One Piece: Initially tricked into joining the Marines by Garp

Chapter 73: A Chance to Be Promoted to Lieutenant General?

Sengoku turned his gaze to the nearby Fire Mountain and asked, "How are you feeling?"

Have you noticed any changes in your body?

At this point, Huoshaoshan, who had been feeling nauseous, immediately perked up and looked quite smug.

"Marshal, I feel like I've turned into lava!"

"Should I demonstrate it now?"

"No, at least not here!"

"My office was just renovated!" Sengoku hurriedly stopped the fire from burning the mountain; he didn't want his office to turn to ashes.

Huoshaoshan smiled and scratched his head, looking quite embarrassed.

At this moment, Akainu, who had been silent until now, suddenly said, "Let's go to the plaza below. I want to see what kind of Devil Fruit Rorschach made!"

After finishing his sentence, Akainu was the first to walk out of the office.

The others followed closely behind, leaving only Rorschach and Gion in the room.

Gion asked, "What? Aren't you going to check out the power of the fruit you synthesized?"

"Tch, the Glint-Glint Fruit wouldn't be very powerful even if I gave it to you!"

"The Magma Fruit might not be very strong. I need to sleep; I'm injured!"

Gion glared at Rorschach and explained, "My main skill is swordsmanship, not Devil Fruit ability!"

"And another thing, you brat, don't even think about slacking off. Get down here with me right now!"

Gion grabbed Rorschach and hoisted him onto his shoulder, instantly transforming into a streak of light as he flew out of the building and arrived at the Marine Headquarters Plaza.

Luo Xia, feeling dizzy, got off Zhiyuan's shoulder and looked around. He noticed that the square was surrounded by layers of people.

Luo Xia scoffed, "Aren't these guys afraid of dying?"

"It's alright, we have all the generals here, especially you and Admiral Aokiji. I believe the surrounding navy will be fine!" Gion walked over slowly, a faint smile on his face.

Rorschach shrugged, then activated the power of his Ice-Ice Fruit, and a reclining chair gradually formed in front of him.

But that wasn't the end of it. Gradually, icicles began to grow from under the recliner.

The icicles, reaching a height of four meters, perfectly support the deck chair.

Rorschach grinned, activated his Space Fruit, and instantly arrived on the recliner.

Looking down, Luo Xia could indeed see the figures of people in the very center of the burning mountain perfectly.

Rorschach's action also brought him into the sight of the marines, and some of them even began to whisper among themselves.

"Who's that lying in mid-air? Could it be Admiral Aokiji?"

"How could that be? Do you think Admiral Aokiji would be that flamboyant?"

"In my opinion, that naval officer should be Commodore Rorschach. I heard he acquired Admiral Aokiji's abilities, and it seems to be true."

"What? Admiral Aokiji's ability? Freezing? This...this is too powerful!"

"Yeah, I heard he got it by chance, he's incredibly lucky!"

Rorschach ignored the numerous marines' comments about him.

He lay comfortably in mid-air, enjoying the gentle sea breeze, his expression one of pure bliss.

At the same time, Marshal Zhan Guo stared intently at Luo Xia in mid-air, his face darkening.

Sengoku patted Aokiji beside him and said, "Kuzan, you get this kid down here!"

"His behavior will have a negative impact on the navy. Quickly...get him out of there!"

"Well... alright, Marshal Sengoku!"

"Whoosh!" As soon as Aokiji received the order, he jumped into the air and grabbed Rorschach's arm, pulling him down with him.

As soon as the two landed, Luo Xia couldn't help but say, "Hey, boss, I was lying up there perfectly fine, why did you pull me down?"

Suddenly, Luo Xia seemed to realize something, and said with a strange expression, "You don't mean you want to lie down, do you?"

"Don't you know how to make it? Do you want me to teach you?"

Aokiji turned his head away, afraid that he might burst out laughing.

Suddenly, a dignified voice rang in Rorschach's ears, "Rorschach!"

Luo Xia turned his head and saw Sengoku staring at him with a dark face.

"Gulp!" Luo Xia swallowed hard and asked, "Wh...what's wrong? Marshal Sengoku?"

Zhan Guo pointed at Huo Shaoshan, who was standing in the center of the square, and then at Luo Xia, saying, "Huo Shaoshan is currently lacking a sparring partner. You... go?"

"Huh? With so many people taking turns, it's unlikely it will be my turn, right?"

With his arms crossed, Sengoku said in a seductive tone, "If you can defeat him, I will promote you to lieutenant general!"

"If you can fight him to a standstill, I'll promote you to major general."

"If you can't even withstand ten moves, then I'll send you to work in the New World for two years before you come back!"

Luo Xia's eyes darted around; he was considering something.

At this moment, all the generals were looking at Luo Xia, especially Aokiji and Gion.

Gion is the person who knows Rorschach best.

As time ticked by, Luo Xia's eyes suddenly hardened.

Luo Xia slowly uttered two words, "Are you really going to promote me to lieutenant general?"

"Let's defeat Fire Mountain first!" Sengoku said with a dark face.

This little rascal, he hasn't even defeated Fire Mountain yet and he's already thinking about being promoted to lieutenant general. Are you trying to make a wish on my behalf?

Luo Xia looked at the bandage in his hand, and the next second the bandage, which had been wrapped up like a dumpling, burst open.

At the same time, Luo Xia slowly walked towards the center of the square.

The passing marines made way for Rorschach when they saw him doing this.

They had also overheard the conversation between Sengoku and Rorschach, and were very much looking forward to it. However, they still couldn't believe that a brigadier general could defeat a seasoned lieutenant general.

With a smile, Luo Xia approached Lieutenant General Huoshaoshan and said, "Lieutenant General Huoshaoshan, Marshal Zhan Guo said that I will be your opponent!"

"Whether I can be promoted to lieutenant general this time depends entirely on you!"

"I also want to be a lazy bum like old man Garp!"

The man on the opposite side, Huoshaoshan, who had been full of fighting spirit, twitched at the corner of his mouth upon hearing Luo Xia's words, but his gaze remained as gentle as before.

"Come on, Rorschach!"

"Although you gave me this fruit, I won't hold back. This is for the sake of both you and me!"

Seeing this, Rorschach stretched out a hand, "Wait a minute!"

"Please give me a few minutes!"

Huoshaoshan readily agreed, "Okay!"

Luo Xia plopped down, closed his eyes, and entered the system space.

"System, draw a prize!"

[Ding! The lucky draw wheel is at your service!]

In an instant, a giant roulette wheel appeared in Luo Xia's system space.

Luo Xia looked up and his eyes widened instantly. "Oh? This year's roulette gold prize is actually..."

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