Chapter 471

Or rather…

Among all the trainees present, not a single one possessed the qualifications to make Master Zefa take them seriously.

After all.

When all was said and done, even though Master Zefa had grown somewhat frail with age, he was still a genuine Admiral of Marine Headquarters, possessing top-tier combat power on the grand seas.

If one were to ask, among so many trainees present, who had the qualifications to make Master Zefa serious—

Then undoubtedly.

That person was absolutely Lu En!

"Forget it."

"Anyway, from the very start, I never expected to be able to observe Master Zefa's true combat strength."

Lu En gave up on his naive notion.

At the same time.

As the greyish-white smoke Smoker erupted grew more and more…

Gradually,

even an area thirty meters in diameter had already become Smoker's Smoke World.

All the trainees could no longer make out any movement within the Smoke World.

Only outside the battlefield,

Kong, Captain Kapu, Sengoku and the others, who had been continuously unleashing their Observation Haki, could clearly perceive every move of the clash between Master Zefa and Smoker within the Smoke World.

"A Logia user?"

"That smoking brat…"

"Not bad in terms of strength."

Captain Kapu chuckled.

Shifting the topic,

his words brimmed with pride, "But, compared to my grandson Lu En, he's lacking by far more than just a little. That smoking brat probably doesn't even have the qualifications to make Master Zefa serious."

"If it were my grandson instead…"

"That old bastard Zefa would probably already have to unleash his dual-colored Haki by now!"

At the end of his words.

Beside him,

Sengoku, Tsuru and the other comrades looked at Captain Kapu with strange gazes, the corners of their mouths twitching violently.

Captain Kapu!

That's enough!

Stop pulling out your monstrous grandson to show off at every little thing!

Seemingly noticing the odd expressions on Sengoku and Tsuru's faces, Captain Kapu let out a sheepish chuckle, turned his head to look at the two of them, and asked: "Do you think there's anything wrong with what I just said? Do you have any objections about my grandson?"

Sengoku: "…"

Tsuru: "…"

Fine then!

Let you show off!

On the other side,

Akainu, Aokiji, and Huang Yuan also activated their Observation Haki, likewise clearly perceiving the clash between Master Zefa and Smoker within the Smoke World.

"I remember that kid, called Smoker?"

Akainu suddenly spoke up.

A Logia Devil Fruit user was indeed qualified to make him pay a little attention.

"His strength isn't bad, but unfortunately he's still far too weak right now."

Huang Yuan commented.

"Among this batch of Marine recruit trainees, he can already be considered extremely strong."

"Don't set your standards too high."

Aokiji rolled his eyes.

"What about that kid called Lu En over there?"

Huang Yuan asked, his gaze turning toward Lu En.

Hearing this,

Aokiji was left speechless for a moment.

He cast a strange look at Huang Yuan.

He truly hadn't expected…

Good heavens!

There was actually someone daring enough to compare Smoker against that monster Lu En?

Wasn't this purely trying to ride on someone else's coattails?

After a long pause,

Aokiji couldn't help but speak up: "We're all Vice Admirals of Marine Headquarters. Huang Yuan, how about you consider comparing yourself against Vice Admiral Kapu and giving it a try?"

Huang Yuan: "…"

What virtue or ability do I, Huang Yuan, possess…

How could I dare to try and ride on Vice Admiral Kapu's coattails?!

Qingzhi, you really overestimate me.