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"This is where we part ways."
At the port of Water 7, on the deck of the Marine warship, Gion turned around and said to Ikki with a smile on her face.
At this moment, the long sword at her waist had been replaced by the famous sword Monohoshizao.
As for the secret sword 'Tsubame Gaeshi,' both Ikki and Gion had mastered it.
Until this moment, Gion still felt a little amazed. She had obviously been training in that environment for a long time, but in the outside world only a moment had passed.
What made Gion feel a little regretful was that in that illusion, it seemed she could only practice 'Tsubame Gaeshi.' Even if she wanted to do other training, there was no way to bring any growth to herself.
"Well, have a safe trip."
Ikki smiled and nodded, then planned to turn around and use Geppo to return to the Explorer.
But at this moment, Gion suddenly grabbed Ikki's arm, lowered her head and touched his face with her red lips.
Chaton, who saw this scene not far away, knelt down again and looked at Ikki with eyes full of envy.
"This is really... If Tsuru knew about it, I don't know what she would think, hahaha."
Garp said with a laugh while rubbing the back of his head.
As if influenced by Garp, Gion stood up straight and gave him a helpless look.
Ikki patted Gion's shoulder and then stepped back toward the Explorer.
The Marine warship also officially set sail, heading toward Marine Headquarters.
Gion stood on the bow of the ship and looked in the direction of the Explorer. She didn't look back until Ikki could no longer be seen.
When she turned around, Garp and Chaton's big faces came into her sight.
"What are you two doing?"
Gion patted her forehead and said helplessly to Garp and Chaton.
"It's nothing, I just feel surprised. A woman like you can actually fall in love with someone one day."
Garp said, scratching his beard.
"Vice Admiral Garp, don't men like you also choose to get married?"
Gion stroked her hair gently and countered.
"Well, that's true, haha. Speaking of which, Gion, not only has your body recovered, but you feel stronger too. Is Ikki's instruction in swordsmanship so useful to you?"
Garp said, his expression gradually becoming serious.
At this moment, he clearly felt that Gion was like a sharp sword unsheathed. The fierce aura made all the Marines on the warship dare not approach her.
Only he and Chaton dared to get close. Even Garp hadn't felt this kind of sword aura from many people. The last time he felt such an aura was from Hawkeye when he was watching the fight between Hawkeye and Gion.
"He helped me a lot in my sword career. Perhaps he is the best swordsmanship teacher in the world. I can't control my aura right now, so let everyone stay away from me first."
Gion naturally also noticed the situation of the other Marines. But she had no choice - if she wanted to restrain the sword aura of the Sea-Breaking Realm, she felt it might take her some time.
"That's no problem, but can you tell me how strong that man is? Also, how strong have you become now? How about the two of us spar?"
Garp asked curiously.
"I don't know how strong he is. As for me..." Gion drew Monohoshizao from her waist, turned around and looked at the sea in the distance.
"I won't spar with you, Vice Admiral Garp. As for my power, let me show it with this sword."
As soon as she finished speaking, Gion slashed her sword toward the sea to the side.
The light of the sword passed over the sea without causing any ripples. However, Garp and Chaton's eyes widened. Their Observation Haki clearly felt something was wrong with the sea.
A few seconds later, with a loud rumbling sound, the sea on the side of the Marine warship slowly separated, forming a channel about one meter wide.
"The... sea is... divided...? No, the warship is going to be sucked in! Turn the rudder quickly! Furl the sails first and get out of here quickly!"
The Marines on the warship were frightened and took action to prevent the vessel from falling into the divided sea.
"Vice Admiral Garp, what do you think of my sword?"
Gion put Monohoshizao back at her waist and looked at Garp with a smile on her face.
"Very strong!" Garp nodded solemnly. "Now, with your achievements in swordsmanship, I'm think you could become a Marine Admiral. He really gave the Marines a terrifying swordsman genius."
Garp could imagine that Gion would definitely become a Marine Admiral in a few years. At the same time, he also admired Ikki's teaching talent.
'That man is really amazing.'
Explorer - Gym
"Hiss... this feeling is really powerful."
Ikki frowned, feeling the tingling sensation on his body after taking the S-class nutritional potion, and he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
"Do I need to complete my workout under this stinging pain? As expected of S-level potion. The effect is really strong."
Shaking his head, Ikki took off his upper body jacket, put on training shorts, then picked up the barbell and did squats as usual.
Just a few minutes passed, and Ikki began to feel that his strength was increasing toward a higher point at a crazy speed. In desperation, he could only choose to increase the weight of the barbell.
"Fortunately, the gym equipment allows me to constantly change the weight as the intensity increases. Otherwise, I might have to carry the warship for training."
Ikki raised the corners of his mouth and muttered.
"Ikki."
At this time, Kalifa's voice came from the gym door.
"It's you, Kalifa. Is the shopping finished?"
Ikki raised his head and asked Kalifa while doing squats.
Kalifa walked up to Ikki and watched with curiosity as his body turned red, sweat kept falling from his body, and there was even a faint white steam coming from him.
"The shopping isn't finished yet. I just brought back some supplies first. Robin and Nami may have to wait a while before they can come back. They're wandering around Water 7."
Kalifa pushed up her glasses, approached Ikki and sniffed gently.
"Kalifa, don't you want to hang out with them... I almost forgot, you've lived in Water 7 for so many years, you don't need to sightsee anymore."
"You smell like Miss Gion. Could it be that you... had that?"