First Engagement

"The experience of Longinus-senpai is always so shocking no matter how many times I hear it!"

"A Rear Admiral at nineteen! I wasn't even a Lieutenant Commander when I was nineteen!"

"It is precisely through following the footsteps of Longinus-senpai that I have come here!"

These newcomers did not let Sakazuki's words discourage them, but instead, one by one, they whispered and began to discuss.

"These idiots, are they listening to me or not?" Sakazuki's eyes were not good; these bastards were treating him like a storyteller?

The Commodore and Rear Admiral at the side secretly wiped a sweat. Should it be said that this class of newcomers tough-minded or nerve-racking?

"Smoker, are you sure you can do what Vice Admiral Sakazuki said?"

"Yeah, you're the strongest in our class!"

"That what Rob Lucci is okay, but Longinus-senpai..." with an open chest lapel, and now has a silver hair Smoke said breathlessly, "I eat Moku Moku no Mi, not daydream fruit. How is it possible to do that kind of inhuman thing?"

"It's also true that the experience of Longinus-senpai is too inhuman!"

"Hey hey, Hina, I heard that you and Longinus-senpai know each other?"

"Hina already knew Longinus-san seven years ago!" A beautiful young girl with short pink hair overflowing with the splendor of adolescence said proudly.

"No way! I heard that senpai was the one who joined the Marine seven years ago!"

"Hehehe! Hina was at the G2 branch with Longinus-san!"

"Waaaahhh! You're violating the rules!" The young girl on the side said with envy and jealousy.

"All give me a ...," Sakazuki was roaring, when suddenly, turning his head to the side of the training ground, he glanced over his shoulder.

Longinus came step by step from the doorway, "Vice Admiral Sakazuki, it's been a long time."

"Longinus ... is rare that Borsalino is willing to let you go." Sakazuki's harsh lines are also slightly softer; he has always been very optimistic about the same "ferocious" tactics of Longinus.

"Wow! It's Longinus-senpai!" A ruckus rang out among the newcomers.

"Is he the Longinus-senpai that Zephyr-sensei often mentions? Sure enough, he's a little too young." Smoke subconsciously bit his lower lip, and only then did he remember that his cigar was not in his mouth.

"Hina has finally met Longinus-san again!" The pink girl said with an excited clenched little fist.

"This ah ..." laughed Longinus, "Thanks to the Vice Admiral's regard, I was able to be promoted to Rear Admiral so quickly, I guess."

"Do you think I'm stupid? With your merits, you can be promoted in two years even if you do nothing." Sakazuki said, "However, those accumulated merits for your promotion to vice admiral can be a lot of help!"

"A vice admiral is still too far away for me," Longinus said, shaking his head.

"Without further ado, I have a mission to carry out back in the New World ... later," Sakazuki said with a straight face, "Before leaving, let them, and me, see your current power."

Hearing what Sakazuki said, not to mention those newcomers, even a group of Commodore and Rear Admiral could not help but get excited.

The mighty Vice Admiral Sakazuki does not need to say, and Rear Admiral Longinus also has a record of killing sea pirates; two years have passed, who knows if his strength has changed drastically.

"What is it about me that displeases the Vice Admiral?" Longinus sighed, "To blatantly beat me up?"

"Don't fake it for me." Sakazuki said coldly, "But I heard from Borsalino that he couldn't get an advantage in the fight with you anymore!"

"It's not like you don't know that Vice Admiral Borsalino likes to show weakness." Seeing Sakazuki's firm gaze, Longinus could only say helplessly, "So we'll fight here?"

Sakazuki naturally understood the other party's meaning; when the two of them fought, not to mention the training ground, the entire Marineford may be severely damaged.

"It doesn't say that you have to make a full strike." Sakazuki said, "With your ability to control the power, it shouldn't be hard to limit the impact of the ripple, right?"

"I understand, so let's start this!"

Longinus stomped on the ground and seemed to disappear, and when people around him recovered their senses, his iron fist covered with Busoshoku Haki had already blasted the Sakazuki lava.

Boom!

As if imprisoned by an invisible force, a burst splash of lava surprisingly did not go beyond the ten meters around the two, but the ground beneath their feet is instantly collapsed.

The searing heat wave was centered on the two people simultaneously, as if ripples were created in the air, radiating out in all directions in a ripple pattern.

"Such a strong storm, all of you run far away!" The instructors were appalled in their hearts while quickly ordering.

There is no longer a need for them to speak out.

Because most of the trainees were pushed by the furious airwave, and they rolled backward.

"Are you kidding? Is that a casual exchange of blows?" Smoke asked incredulously, barely resisting the tendency to retreat.

Meigo!

Fist Gun!

The lava burning with crimson flames rushed towards Longinus with great speed, as if opening its mouth to devour the flaming dogs.

Longinus then blasted away with a fierce fist, shattering the flames into scattered sparks.

"You're indeed faster; what about the power!" Sakazuki turned his right arm into lava and launched his right fist straight out with the force of a volcanic eruption, "Dai Funka!"

"I don't want to experience what it's like to have the strongest attack in Devil Fruit." Longinus used his Kenbunshoku Haki to its fullest extent, catching the magma attack's trajectory and quickly avoiding it.

At this point, the scattered sparks suddenly gathered and turned into a giant flaming dog once again towards Longinus.

"To be able to manipulate the raging lava to such a high degree of refinement deserves to be Akainu!" Longinus heart secretly said at the same time, a strong shock wave erupted in the ground, and the surging wave of air propelled him to change direction twice in mid-air to avoid the blow.

Sakazuki took advantage of this time to simulate a volcanic eruption force with his legs and blasted at Longinus like a cannonball.

"Can't dodge it!" Longinus' eyes narrowed slightly, and he was now too late to change direction three times.

Boom!

The exploding lava sprinkled from mid-air, like gorgeous fireworks.

Two slightly messy figures flew backward out of the fireworks, Sakazuki is still alright, but there was an extra lance in the hands of Longinus.

"This is the power of that Devil Fruit item of yours? Not bad indeed!" Sakazuki praised.

"Without the help of its power, I'm not sure I can block the attacks of you, Vice Admiral." It is not a modest statement from Longinus; in terms of his strength alone, he is weaker than Sakazuki.

Of course, it's not a disgrace to be weaker than Sakazuki.

"Let's stop here; if we keep fighting, we won't be able to stop!" Sakazuki said.

"Also." Longinus looked around; the training ground had turned into a sea of fire, which was still the result of their intentional restraint.

"There is more time to venture into the New World, following that guy Borsalino is too useless to waste your talent." Sakazuki turn away after one word of reminder.