One Piece: Initially tricked into joining the Marines by Garp

Chapter 10: Mission complete, fainting.

"Is this system trying to make me stronger?" Luo Xia thought to himself.

But before he could even think, Zefa's furious shout rang out, "You brat, why aren't you running? Are you waiting to be mowed down by my machine gun?"

Before he could finish speaking, the distinctive "rat-a-tat" sound of a machine gun rang out in everyone's ears.

Everyone stopped rushing and started running, including Rorschach.

It's hard to imagine that Zephyr, who is known as the "General Who Doesn't Kill," is like this when training his students.

Perhaps it is precisely because he knows how cruel this world is that he acts this way!

A full lap around the training field is about 500 meters, and Luo Xia and his team would have to run 50 laps, which is 25,000 meters, or about 25 kilometers.

Luo Xia felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about it.

There were forty or fifty trainees running around the training field. Smokertina was in first and second place, while Rorschach was in fifth place.

As for why Rorschach was so far ahead, a little thought might reveal the answer, after all, Rorschach had survived on a deserted island for a year.

He's definitely much better than these students who have never been to sea, and Rorschach has even killed pirates.

"Hurry up! Hurry up! Weren't you guys resting quite comfortably just now?"

"Why can't it work now?"

"If you don't hurry up, my machine gun doesn't have eyes!"

Under Zephyr's verbal intimidation and firepower, some people were already on the verge of collapse, but they were gritting their teeth and persevering, because they didn't want to be killed.

"Sigh! The Navy is really strict!" Rorschach sighed silently.

Three hours passed quickly, and the trainees in the first group had already run about thirty laps.

Some trainees had already collapsed from exhaustion, and of course, these trainees had been carried to a shady place by Zefa's assistants.

After all, Zephyr knew his limits. He was known as "the one who doesn't kill admirals." If he could spare pirates from killing them, then he would naturally be incredibly gentle with his students.

At that moment, Zephyr was sitting comfortably in a deck chair, holding a can of sherry.

"Smoker, Tina, and Rorschach, these three little guys have pretty good stamina. I wonder if they can make it to the end?"

Zephyr murmured to himself as he sat in his seat, and he was growing to appreciate Rorschach more and more.

Smoker and his two companions, who were running laps, glared at Zephyr with hatred. Smoker, in particular, spat inwardly, "Pah, that purple-haired old turtle, he dares to lie down like that!"

"After I finish running, I'm going to drink too!"

"Tina wants to smoke, there are still a dozen or so laps left, Tina must keep going!"

Luo Xia followed silently behind the two, not saying a word. It wasn't that he didn't want to talk, but that he was almost speechless. Luo Xia's throat felt like it was on fire, and the sweat of the three of them was almost soaking through their clothes.

Fortunately, they were all wearing dark-colored outer garments, so even if they were see-through, nothing could be seen!

As time passed, Rorschach gradually fell behind. By this time, Smoker and Tina had already looped Rorschach once. Rorschach's eyes were glazed over, and his body swayed as if he could faint at any moment.

However, Rorschach definitely had a goal in mind, the key being, "He doesn't want to go bald!!!"

With only one lap left, all the trainees and Zefa stood up and shouted, "You brat, hang in there for one more lap!"

"Go for it, Rorschach!"

"Well done, Rorschach!"

Smoker and Tina had already completed their laps before Rorschach, and the other trainees carried them to a shady spot to rest.

"Ugh, purple-haired turtle! Why did they have to make so many settings for it? It's infuriating!"

Rorschach's voice was so soft it was barely audible to anyone else.

A few minutes later, Luo Xia, swaying unsteadily, crashed onto the finish line and passed out completely. At the same time, Luo Xia completed the task of fifty laps.

"Quickly, get Rorschach to the infirmary!"

Within minutes, Rorschach was carried to the infirmary by Zephyr.

The infirmary doctor immediately knew what had happened when he saw Zefa carrying a boy in.

"Quick, put it on the bed first!"

After examining Rorschach, the doctor secretly breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "Instructor Zephyr, you can't train like that. This marine just fainted from exhaustion. I'll give him an IV drip and he'll be fine!"

“There have been cases before where people were carried to the infirmary, but none of them were as serious as Luo Xia.”

In the past, some people would wake up halfway through, but this time Rorschach has shown no signs of waking up for so long, no wonder the doctor blamed Zephyr.

Although they blamed Zefa, it was for the good of the students, so Zefa had no reason to get angry.

"Okay, okay, I promise I won't do it again. Doctor, you can rest assured!"

"By the way, when will Rorschach wake up?" Zephyr asked.

The doctor waved his hand, "How about half a day later? This little guy is too tired. Instructor Zephyr, you should let him get some rest!"

"Okay, I'll leave now and come back this afternoon!"

Zefa stood up with a gentle smile on his face, turned around and walked out of the infirmary.

Half a day later...

Smoker and Tina found Rorschach's hospital room carrying a fruit basket.

As soon as the door opened, Luo Xia, who had been lying on the hospital bed, sat up and looked around blankly.

Upon noticing Smoker and Rorschach, he asked, almost as if possessed, "Where is this?"

"Tina is telling you, this is a hospital. You passed out right after you finished running the fifty laps that Teacher Zephyr posted!"

"Tina was terrified!"

“Yes, Rorschach, your stamina is really good!” Smoker praised.

"Smoker, Tina, you two are much better than me. Aren't I being a little embarrassing?"

Luo Xia scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed. He felt dizzy from running around in front of so many people, and as an Earthling, he was really a bit ashamed.

“Tina didn’t feel ashamed at all. Rorschach, if you knew, the task set by Teacher Zephyr was fifty laps, and besides the two of us, only you completed it!”

The two chatted with Rorschach, while Smoker and Tina found a chair and sat down.

As soon as he sat down, Smoker said unhappily, "That old purple-haired tortoise is really ruthless. He made me run so many laps in one go. I'll wait until I'm stronger than him!"

"What will happen after you become stronger than me?"

Suddenly, a chilling voice exploded in Smoker's ears. In an instant, Smoker turned into a cloud of smoke and ran behind Rorschach, still covered in cold sweat.