The peak of the mountain behind the windmill village.

"Drink .. Drink, drink...."Cuenca panted as he took in the peaceful countryside below, and the windmills that gave the island an approachable feel.

Then he straightened up and smiled bitterly: "Lieutenant General Karp, didn't you talk about the top of the mountain, why did you run around the forest twice... And—" After saying that, his eyes glanced at Luffy who had fainted to the side.

"Hahahaha, just running here from below, how can you tell your level?" Karp grinned disapprerovingly, not forgetting to stuff senbei into his mouth, but he didn't care at all about Luffy's life or death.

Cuenca was helpless: "Do you see it now?" ”

"Well, it's almost, what the smoke boy said is right, the ordinary school officers in the headquarters are really not your opponents, but there are also many school officers who have mastered domineering, so you can only be regarded as a midstream school officer in the headquarters." Karp put away his playful expression and replied seriously, but as soon as he finished speaking, he laughed again: "Hahaha, of course, this is still the level after counting your natural ability!" ”

Cuenca heard it, what Lieutenant General Karp meant was that if he didn't have the power of the steam fruit, with his own physical skill level, he wouldn't even have the level of the midstream, and he might not even have the strength of the head office.

"This... The fruit ability should also be considered a part of my strength..."Cuenca smiled, he never felt that there was anything wrong with relying on the power of the Devil Fruit, not to mention the other three current admirals, as well as the current Admiral, aren't they all capable people?

"That's right, the fruit ability is indeed a part of your strength, but...."Karp replied: "The main thing to look at is the cultivation of the body's own art, domineering cultivation and ability enhancement are two systems, and they can't be confused. ”

"It's... That's right. Cuenca didn't know what to do.

"Well, so your current level has just reached the level where you can cultivate domineering, so if you really want to follow me to learn domineering now, you will have to suffer a lot." Karp continued to point.

Kunca lowered his head and hesitated silently, he knew that what Lieutenant General Karp said was right, if it weren't for the power of the vapor fruit, he would probably really be about the same as the lowest-level ordinary head officer.

"The storm of this world is coming, and in the face of the upcoming wave, it is difficult for us to persevere without domineering power!"

"There is not much time left for us to become stronger, master the power of domineering as soon as possible, otherwise we must be ready to be abandoned by the times!"

At this moment he thought of the two words that Smoker had said to him before, which made him raise his head again, and then looked at Karp firmly and said, "Please, Lieutenant General Karp!" ”

“......”

Karp saw the determination in Cuenca's eyes, and the appreciation in his heart became stronger and stronger, what he looked down on the most was the coward who retreated in the face of difficulties, and the real strong should move forward bravely and fearlessly in the face of difficulties.

"Hahahaha, okay, you let the warship that came with you go back, and you will follow me in the next year or two!" Karp liked this kid very much, and immediately agreed to accept the other party as a disciple, and then said: "You don't have to worry about official affairs, I will talk to the Warring States, rest assured that your position will not change, but let your adjutant handle them for you first." ”

"Yes!"

Immediately, Cuenca immediately bowed down and saluted, "Teacher! Please advise! ”

"Hahaha, okay, it just so happens that you're not too old, so you can accompany Luffy, this kid." Karp grinned, "So you go grab some food first, and we'll have a barbecue today!" ”

"Okay!"

Cuenca nodded in agreement, then dissipated in place as a cloud of translucent steam, leaving only a hot air in the air.

"Steam, it's much stronger than the smoke boy~" Karp smiled as he felt the heat wave coming to his face, and then took out a navy-style phone bug from his arms.

With a few ripping sounds, the phone bug on the other end was quickly connected, and the phone bug's expression immediately turned into a serious appearance.

"What's the matter?"

Karp asked, "Do you know the head of the branch in the town of Rogue in the East Sea, Cuenca?" ”

"Huh? Think about it... Well, some impressions. The brain of the Warring States was like a computer, and he quickly searched for the information of the ministers of the four seas: "It seems that Zefa recommended him to be the minister of Rogue Town, what's wrong?" ”

"Zefa, that's the Zefa that the smoke boy begged, this kid seems to have a good relationship with Smoker."

Sengoku smiled: "Smoker has a good relationship with most of the captains of the headquarters, and his cooking is really good, if only he could eat it again." ”

"Hmm... That's good, but I'm not talking to you about the smoke boy, it's about Cuenca. Karp brings the conversation back to Cuenca.

Sengoku was puzzled: "By the way, what's wrong with Cuenca?" ”

Karp laughed, "Do you know that this kid Kunka is a natural-based ability? ”

"What? How is this possible! "Warring States is shocked, if Cuenca is a natural ability, how can he be brought to a place like the East China Sea?

Immediately, he recalled Cuenca's information in his mind, but found that it did not record the information that he was a capable person, and he never doubted his memory.

"How could it be, I just saw it with my own eyes." Karp picked his nose, but he didn't know this expression, and it was also imitated by the phone bug, which made the corners of Sengoku's mouth twitch involuntarily.

"That's... It should be the natural fruit he found in the East China Sea, by the way, do you know what his abilities are? ”

"I know, it should be a steam fruit...."Immediately, Karp told Sengoku about the abilities shown by Kunka before, including the acceptance of Kunka as a disciple.

"Steam... It's a powerful ability! Sengoku muttered to himself.

Originally, he was going to transfer Kunka back to Marin Fando immediately, but when he heard Karp say that he had accepted him as a disciple and was also going to teach Kunka to be domineering in Windmill Village for two years, he could only put aside this plan for the time being.

He and Karp have been friends for decades, and they have long known each other's personalities, don't look at Karp is discussing with himself now, but since he personally came to call to inform him, it means that he has decided.

Therefore, it is not easy for the Warring States to save the face of their old comrades-in-arms, so they can only agree to it, and since Kunca has become Karp's disciple, it must be someone from the navy.

"Since he has become your disciple, then I have to give him a gift too...."Sengoku thought for a while, and then said: "He is now a colonel of the division, and the rank of the division cannot be promoted, so let's promote his headquarters rank to the headquarters major." ”

"Hahaha, isn't this taller than the Smoke Boy?" Karp laughed.

Warring States shook his head and smiled: "It seems that Zefa hasn't told you yet, Smoker has already practiced domineering, so he has to report back to the headquarters next year, and at least he will have the rank of colonel at that time." ”

"It's really terrifying to master the domineering power so quickly, hahahaha, but he has risen fast enough in this military rank, and he directly jumps three levels in a row?" Karp was amazed, this speed was much faster than Zefa back then.

"Well, so Smoker... It's still the strongest in the same class! ”