บท 101: Chapter 100
Arena Seven
"Arena Seven, Contestant number 30, 'Mondo,' wins!!"
With the referee's announcement, Chen Ye secured another victory.
However, instead of immediately stepping down, Chen Ye approached his defeated opponent and extended a hand:
"Are you alright?"
"Huh? Senior Mondo, I'm fine, thank you for holding back." The man, touched by Mondo's gesture, felt a rush of gratitude.
Though he was eliminated, Senior Mondo's demeanor made it impossible to harbor any resentment.
"Good to hear."
Chen Ye helped the man up before turning to leave the arena.
As soon as he stepped down, Smoker rushed over, "Senior Mondo, you're amazing! This is your nineteenth win today!"
Smoker now seemed like Chen Ye's little fanboy, completely believing in the persona Chen Ye had crafted.
Chen Ye smiled, not taking it too seriously.
Most of his nineteen wins were against ordinary people, nothing to be proud of.
"Next match: Contestant number 76, 'Bray,' versus Contestant number 55, 'Kate!'"
Two young men took the stage, and the match quickly concluded.
Contestant number 55, Kate, knew martial arts!
It was genuine Chinese martial arts: Tai Chi!!
With a single "Tai Chi Push Hand," Kate effortlessly sent Contestant number 76, Bray, out of the ring.
It was clear that this wasn't something from the "One Piece" world.
"This Kate is impressive, another strong contender!"
"Yeah! He's eliminated two people already!"
"Such a strange move, it looks slow but is incredibly powerful."
Murmurs rose from the crowd.
Chen Ye's eyes flickered; he was almost certain that this Tai Chi practitioner, Kate, was a Reincarnator like him!
Chen Ye had identified several other Reincarnators as well.
He paid no mind to these individuals.
As long as they didn't interfere with his mission to hunt down the Celestial Dragons, he didn't care!
Of course, if he accidentally drew one of them in a match, he wouldn't hesitate to eliminate them.
Soon.
The sun began to set.
"Today's assessment ends here. Gather here tomorrow at 7 AM sharp!!"
With the announcement from a Vice Admiral, today's assessment concluded.
The new recruits began to head to the cafeteria for dinner.
Those who had been eliminated looked dejected, with little appetite for food.
Even those who hadn't been eliminated felt uneasy, as the assessment would continue tomorrow, and there was no guarantee they wouldn't be eliminated then.
Only the truly confident remained unfazed.
...
In the blink of an eye, five days passed.
The five-day assessment saw many new recruits rise to prominence!
The most prominent were the blind man "Issho," the kind senior "Mondo," and Navy Captain "Doberman!"
These three had eliminated countless opponents over five days, without anyone forcing them to reveal their true strength.
So, even after five days, people still couldn't determine who among them was the strongest.
Some said the blind man Issho was unfathomable.
Others believed the kind senior Mondo was the strongest.
Navy Captain "Doberman" also had high support because he was a disciple of former Navy Admiral Black Arm Zephyr, participating in the new recruit assessment to prove himself!
Besides these three, there were other strong contenders.
Such as the Giant Axe Boy "Sentomaru," Tai Chi Master "Kate," and Fighting King "Barnaman."
In five days, most of the over 200,000 new recruits had been eliminated.
Today, fewer than a hundred remained!!
Today was also the final day of the assessment.
It was rumored that the top three would be received by a real noble...
Day Six.
Early in the morning, the square was surrounded by countless new recruits.
They were all there to witness the emergence of the final victors.
"Look, it's Senior Mondo!"
"Senior Mondo is here... Idiot, don't block the way, make room!"
As soon as Chen Ye appeared, murmurs rose around him.
Chen Ye maintained his "benevolent" persona, smiling kindly at everyone, nodding in greeting whether he knew them or not.
"Wow! Senior Mondo just smiled at me!"
"No wonder he's known as the 'Kind Senior.' Senior Mondo really looks kind and generous..."
"After this assessment, Senior Mondo will surely become a high-ranking officer!"
Hearing the murmurs around him, Chen Ye kept a smiling face but felt like cursing inside.
Who the hell came up with this nickname? It had spread among the new recruits, making him feel embarrassed!
Kind Senior?
Wait until the Celestial Dragon appears, then you'll see just how kind I am!
"Senior Mondo, look, Vice Admiral Garp seems to be walking towards us!" Smoker suddenly said excitedly.
Chen Ye also noticed Garp and didn't dare to be careless. He stopped and stood straight like everyone else.
As Garp approached, Chen Ye and the new recruits saluted and shouted:
"Vice Admiral Garp!"
This was a mandatory etiquette within the Navy, where lower ranks must salute higher ranks.
Garp ignored everyone else and walked directly to Chen Ye, giving him an appraising look before patting his shoulder with a smile.
"Kid, do well today. I bet with Sengoku that if you take first place, I'll personally mentor you, hahaha..."
Leaving this sentence, Garp walked away.
Watching Garp's broad back, Chen Ye let out a small sigh of relief.
This old guy...
For a moment, Chen Ye thought his cover was blown!
Unexpectedly, Garp just came to encourage him and hinted at wanting to take him as a disciple!
Chen Ye found Garp's behavior amusing and exasperating.
Would Garp still want him as a disciple if he assassinated a Celestial Dragon?
"Senior Mondo, Vice Admiral Garp wants to take you as a disciple..." Smoker, beside him, was both excited and envious!
The surrounding people also looked on with envy, wishing they could trade places with him!
Chen Ye was speechless, thinking Garp was really unreliable.
"It's not that simple. I need to take first place!"
"Senior Mondo, I believe you can do it!"
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