The jumbled thoughts flashed through Smoker's mind, and he couldn't help but look up at Kai.
At that moment, as their eyes met, it gave Smoker a feeling of being seen through.
"It seems that the two of you are very confused about my training." Kai glanced at Smoker indifferently and said, "However, since the Marine has selected you to follow the ship for training, I also have a responsibility to guide you."
"However, I believe that to convince you, I think it's still the one with the bigger fist who has the say."
Speaking of this, as Kai took a step, his whole body disappeared out of thin air like a ghost.
When he reappeared, he had already arrived behind Smoker and Ain.
The sudden scene tensed the nerves of the two to the extreme at once.
Not having time to think more, they hurriedly turned around and put on a fighting stance.
In their eyes, Kai's speed was too fast, so fast that even the naked eye couldn't capture it.
Under this kind of situation, there was only one way to do it.
It was Kenbunshoku Haki! Unfortunately, Smoker was currently a captain, but he wasn't proficient in dual-color Haki.
As for Ain, she hadn't graduated from the recruit camp yet, and she didn't even have much experience in real life-and-death combat.
She hadn't even awakened Haki, let alone used it.
It could be said that the current Smoker and Ain could only stare blankly.
Watching the two, who had suddenly become like startled birds, Kai still said expressionlessly, "Rest assured, I was just testing your foundation just now. It seems that there wasn't much surprise compared to what I expected."
"Smoker, I'll let Luffy fight you."
Luffy?
Smoker was stunned for a moment. He remembered that Garp had personally mentioned this name at the port that day.
Right now, Kai was letting Luffy take action. Could it be that this was his bargaining chip for betting with Akainu in the future?
"Teacher, Luffy is still spitting water, so why don't you let me behead him." Zoro suddenly stood up.
He took off the green bandana that was wrapped around his arm with his backhand and wrapped it around his head.
In Zoro's eyes, he had lost too many times to Tashigi during this period of time, and his pent-up anger had been accumulating in his stomach.
He would naturally not let go of the rare opportunity to find an outlet.
"No, you moss-head, of course I'll take this rare opportunity to show off in front of that beautiful lady who has just arrived. My little leather shoes are already eagerly waiting." Sanji's small universe suddenly burned.
However, faced with the two's eagerness to step forward, Luffy, who had originally been spitting water, suddenly opened his eyes and said, "I'm the one who will become the Pirate King in the future. Let me beat up this Marine. Teacher said that there's meat to eat if I win!"
Under the urgent shouting, Luffy suddenly stood up on the ground as if he had a sudden burst of energy.
However, he soon saw that his hands were sliding down a bit uncontrollably like rubber.
Of course, this strange phenomenon was quickly controlled by Luffy, and he explained urgently at the same time, "Teacher, what happened just now doesn't count. I've reached 1,000 pounds now. You promised to reward me with 1,000 pounds of grilled meat. You can't go back on your word."
Ten days ago, after personally tasting the skewers that Kai had grilled, Luffy had directly become obsessed with them.
Every time he ate the skewers, he had almost been able to rub sparks out of the bamboo skewers.
It could be said that Kai clearly knew the weaknesses of the Straw Hat Pirates' three major combatants.
"You're letting Vice Admiral Garp's grandson fight me?" Smoker frowned and said, "Are you underestimating me?"
"Or are you deliberately letting me win?"
In Smoker's eyes, Luffy had blown away the sea king with one move just now.
But whether it was the subsequent connection of moves or the swiftness of the movements, it was still too far apart compared to him.
"Hehe, Smoker, it seems that your foundation is not bad." Kai chuckled and patted his shoulder and said, "Having a foundation is a good thing, but don't be too concerned about the surface."
"I see that you definitely won't be convinced if I let you call me teacher. If you win, I won't force you, but if you lose, not only will you have to call me teacher in the days to come, but the position of chief on that ship will also belong to you."
"Chief?" Smoker couldn't help but be stunned.
"It means being responsible for washing the toilets." Nami added.
Smoker's expression stiffened at once.
He was also a Marine officer after all. He usually left this kind of thing to his subordinates to handle.
He was obviously a bit unable to accept being reduced to becoming some kind of chief.
However, thinking that he wouldn't have to call someone who was even younger than him teacher, a eager expression flashed across Smoker's face.
"Alright, I accept this bet." Smoker's eyes flickered, and he eventually agreed.
"Senior Smoker, don't you need to consider it? I think there seems to be something fishy." Ain couldn't help but advise.
In her eyes, Kai, who could be recognized by a veteran like Zephyr, would definitely not be so simple.
After all, he was an existence who even dared to provoke the authority of Admiral Akainu.
"Ain, rest assured. Captain Garp has revealed that his grandson has only been at sea for a short time." Smoker exhaled a mouthful of smoke and said, "What's more, I'm a Marine officer who has been through hundreds of battles."
"I don't believe that a newcomer can defeat me."
Watching Smoker, who was going his own way, a hesitant expression appeared on Ain's face, and she eventually sighed and nodded and said, "Then Senior Smoker, be careful."
After dropping these words, Ain directly retreated to the side.
Although she didn't support Smoker accepting this bet, she was faced with Luffy, who was training under Kai and even had the identity of the grandson of the Marine hero Mr. Garp.
A trace of urgency couldn't help but appear on her face, and she turned on the video recording of the Den Den Mushi that she had prepared in advance.
According to Zephyr's instructions before he left, if Kai didn't mind, Ain needed to record the training process as much as possible.
Of course, Kai had a panoramic view of all of this.
This time, he had agreed to Zephyr and Sengoku's proposal to join the Marine and help guide the recruits all for the sake of obtaining world turbulence value as soon as possible.
Right now, Ain's actions were also conducive to increasing his popularity in the Marine.
Passing on the teaching methods and letting Zephyr indirectly help him shorten the time to implement the plan.
It could be said to kill two birds with one stone.
"Are we starting here?"
Seeing Ain retreat, and the others also pull away, Smoker couldn't hold back any longer.
He hated Kai, who had completely defeated him in the past.
Smoker couldn't wait to tear apart Kai's trump card by defeating Luffy.
In his eyes, Luffy was a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit ability user.
But compared to his Logia-type Devil Fruit ability, the gap was very obvious.
At the very least, he could stand undefeated just by using elementalization to deal with a newcomer.
Watching Smoker, who was full of confidence, Kai smiled rarely and said, "Since Smoker, you're full of confidence, then Luffy, please be gentle."
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