"Ranked sixth?!"
Early the next morning, the East Blue dormitory was abuzz with excitement. The officers went from room to room, knocking on doors to spread the news, more excited than if they'd received a promotion themselves.
When Roya woke up, he found everyone staring at him. Even when he went to the restroom, he felt like he was being watched.
"Why is everyone staring at me?"
"Roya, brother, do you know what you've done?"
The officers struggled to contain their excitement.
Top ten on the Power Ranking List! Even those of them who were just there to fill space knew what that meant. Unless something unexpected happened, Roya would at least become a Rear Admiral in the Marine Headquarters in the future!
"Top ten on the Power Ranking List! You've created a miracle!"
"Miracle? Hardly."
Roya shook his head, amused. He'd only taken a step ahead of the officers. Only reaching Garp's level of achievement could be called a miracle.
"Let's go, time for training."
"Oh."
The officers exchanged wry smiles.
Hey Roya, you're taking this awfully calmly!
Training, still training.
For the next half month, Roya didn't venture into the island's forest. Instead, he immersed himself wholeheartedly in physical fitness and Six Styles training.
His battle with Gouka had already proven his strength. Apart from the first-ranked Peacock, the strength of the other top ten wasn't much greater than Gouka's.
Completely mastering the Six Styles and turning them into a bodily instinct was what he should be doing. There was no need to put his energy into other things.
Sixth, seventh... eleventh.
Every day, the students' Power Rankings were updated. The higher the ranking, the more intense the competition. Once you relaxed, you would inevitably be overtaken.
Roya's ranking gradually decreased, and coupled with the fact that he stayed in the base all day, he gradually faded from the students' view.
However, the Marine Headquarters students still remembered Roya, and some even began to consider whether they should take the initiative to challenge him to a duel.
"Black Hair hasn't appeared in a while."
"Could he be scared?"
"Absolutely not!"
"Lu Yun, you have a lot of faith in that kid?"
"It's intuition!"
The girl with glasses clasped her hands in front of her, her eyes sparkling. Mentioning Roya seemed to make her a little excited, and even her cheeks were flushed.
In recent days, she had collected some more information about Roya. This was her habit: she would investigate anything she was interested in.
Under normal circumstances, as her understanding of the target increased, her interest would steadily decline. Once the veil of mystery was lifted, everything would seem ordinary.
But this time, she was even more interested in Roya!
She believed that one could judge a person's inner self from their experiences, but some of Roya's actions were somewhat contradictory, making it difficult for her to understand.
It was as if a rebellious "evil" was hidden beneath a righteous exterior, and she yearned to know the upper limit of this "evil"!
But one thing she was sure of was that Roya was definitely not hiding. That Man was more hardworking than anyone else. According to her intuition, he probably just didn't want to waste time on meaningless struggles.
I really want to know what he's doing!
"Oh no, Lu Yun's in that state!"
Seeing Lu Yun's familiar, excited state, her companions shook their heads and sighed helplessly. Lu Yun was great, but her curiosity was a problem. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so enthusiastic about collecting information.
"You guys, don't be so anxious."
Lu Yun rested her chin on one hand, her eyes filled with anticipation. "In a few days, the Training Camp will enter its third phase."
"That's right."
The expressions of the others relaxed a lot.
In the third month, students with a Power Ranking value of 400 or more would be gathered together for the final training. At that time, they would be able to see Black Hair.
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Evening, training hall.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Clusters of white smoke exploded in the air!
The white spheres kept bursting with a pop , leaving only black spheres drifting around.
Three minutes later.
"Qualified!"
A green pass indicator popped up on the wall.
"Hoo..."
Roya landed on the ground. His legs were shaking because he had used Moon Walk too many times, and his muscles were cramping constantly.
But he had finally qualified.
"Clap clap clap!"
Applause came from behind him.
Roya turned around and raised an eyebrow.
Rosy cheeks, large braided pigtails, and round glasses. She looked like a very plain girl.
He didn't recognize her.
Roya's gaze moved down slightly.
Although hidden by her clothes, he couldn't see the specific size, but based on his experience, she was definitely busty.
Why did he have a strange sense of deja vu?
The girl with glasses stared with bright eyes, her small hands clenched into fists. "Black Hair, Senior, your Moon Walk is amazing!"
"Thank you."
Roya nodded in thanks.
"Do you know me?"
"Of course!"
The girl with glasses generously extended her hand.
"Lu Yun."
"Roya."
After shaking hands with the girl, Roya searched his mind for the name. He felt like he had seen it somewhere.
"Lu Yun, Lu Yun..."
Roya quickly remembered. There was only one thing that could make him remember, so he walked outside the training room and looked at the Power Ranking tester in the center of the hall.
Power Ranking 9, Lu Yun!
Roya retracted his gaze and looked at the girl with glasses meaningfully.
"Are you here to challenge me to a duel?"
"No, of course not. I'm no match for you, Senior."
Lu Yun waved her hands in a panic. Although her ranking was several places higher than Roya's current ranking, she didn't have the slightest arrogance. Instead, she thought that she was far inferior to Roya.
The girl with glasses' face was red.
"I just wanted to meet Senior."
"..."
Do you think I'm stupid? Don't lie to me.
Roya put on a deadpan expression. He didn't know he had such great charm that he could make a girl he had never met come to see him.
Did she think he was the school heartthrob?
"When did you get here?"
"About three hours ago."
"Wait!"
Roya's expression changed, and even his tone became louder.
"You've been watching me for three hours?"
"Yes, is there a problem?"
The girl with glasses shrank her neck, seemingly not understanding why Roya was so agitated.
Of course there's a problem!
Are you a stalker!
Roya cursed in his heart, but what was even more concerning was that this girl had been stalking him for so long, but he hadn't noticed.
Although he hadn't comprehended Observation Haki, his intuition shouldn't be so dull. This could only mean one thing: this plain girl with glasses was very good at hiding her presence.
Sure enough, the well-behaved girls are all monsters.
Roya walked towards another training room, but found that the girl with glasses was following behind him. Helpless, he turned around and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"No."
Lu Yun shook her head and took out a Small notebook from her chest, covered in dense writing.
The girl with glasses' eyes brightened a bit.
"Roya, Senior, I just want to continue observing your training. Please rest assured, I'll be careful and won't disturb you."
"..."
Roya was covered in black lines.
Could this Small notebook be filled with his information?
Instructor, there's a creep here!
"Then do as you please."
The world is so big, there are always some people whose quirks are different from others.
Roya comforted himself in this way. He couldn't restrict the other party's behavior, as long as she didn't disturb him.
"Thank you, Senior."
Lu Yun was very happy that she wasn't kicked out. She kindly reminded him, "By the way, Roya, Senior, with your current level of Six Styles, it might not be enough to challenge Sister Peacock, Senior!"
"Is that so?"
Roya curled the corner of his mouth, piqued with interest.
"You know I want to challenge Peacock?"
"Yes, I guessed it."
Although she said it was a guess, Lu Yun's face was full of certainty.
When she looked through Roya's records, she was sure that Roya's goal must be Peacock. His personality wasn't the type to be willing to be second.
"I understand, thank you for your reminder."
Roya narrowed his eyes.
He didn't think the girl with glasses was lying to him. Since she believed that he was currently inferior to Peacock, it meant that Peacock's strength was far beyond his expectations.
We'll be meeting soon, right?
That bad woman who likes to train people!
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