Chapter 305

Chapter 305: Training!

Knowing that Roja was willing to bring Tashigi to the Headquarters, Smoker didn’t stop him . He trained there . He knew that the resources and material for practice are far better compared to the ones here .

He was actually happy about the choice Tashigi made . If it was him, he might not steel his heart and put everything on the line to train .

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A warship slowly docked at the harbor in the Marine Headquarters . Roja walked out while Tashigi followed behind him .

This is her first time coming to the headquarters . After all, she was just a sergeant .

“This is… The headquarters, Marineford . ”

Looking at the huge fortress in front of her, Tashigi felt small . This was the center of operation for all Marines . In this world, this is the place that fights evil .

When Roja arrived here for the first time, his reaction was the same as Tashigi . Although he saw it before as he watched one piece, the real thing can’t compare to that .

On the way, except for some Marines that didn’t recognize Roja, everyone saluted Roja as soon as they saw him .

Roja moved all the way toward the recruits’ camp .

When Garp threw Roja here, he knew that Garp wanted him to experience the gap between him and the other recruits and work harder to get as good as them .

Moreover, Garp didn’t throw him here and completely ignored him . The reason he disappeared for a long time was to help him get a sword then, he started training Roja .

Roja wanted to do the same with Tashigi .

“This is the recruit camp, compared to them, you’re foundation is still far below them, so in the next month I will make that gap smaller . ”

For Roja, making Tashigi a part of the camp was easy . He just needs to give the word and it will be already done .

“Yes . ”

Tashigi saw the power of these recruits, they were too powerful and almost inhuman which made her realize her weakness .

She already heard from Roja that the camp is divided into ordinary and elite camp . Her first goal is to surpass the recruits of the ordinary camp which was very difficult .

Moreover, she is a girl which will make thing harder for her .

The recruits saw Roja and were in awe while looking at him, they were also curious about Tashigi .

When they learned that she was someone Roja brought here to train himself, they all felt envy and hate toward her .

Many of them were already provocative and hostile toward her .

This made Tashigi even more nervous .

Roja didn’t pay attention to any of this . In fact, he made this entire trip to pull the hate of these recruits toward Tashigi so she can have some rivals that could strengthen her more in the future .

Roja began to simply give pointers to Tashigi in a relaxed way as he knew that Swordsmen need to figure their way on their own . There is no use in imitating as that won’t make her a Grandmaster .

Tashigi wasn’t the same as Zoro, she didn’t have a master like Koshiro that could help her lay her foundation at a very young age .

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In a separate room, Tashigi was constantly attacking Roja who held his Sen Maboroshi and continued to parry her attacks .

“It’s still somewhat messy… But it’s a lot better than it was in the beginning . ”

Roja described her attacks in an ordinary manner while telling her the advantages and disadvantages of her moves .

It has been almost a month since Roja brought her here . He soon realized that not everyone is like him .

Roja’s own feeling made it hard for him to encounter any bottleneck in his practice . Even when at the Grandmaster realm, it only took him a few times fighting with actual Grandmaster to realize his way .

In contrast, Tashigi’s pace was much slower . It took her a month to repair her Swordsmanship and point her toward the right path . It is still unclear when she will understand the Rhythm of all things .

After a few confrontations, Tashigi’s forehead was full of sweat and when Roja saw this, he ended today’s practice .

“I’m… I’m really sorry . ”

Tashigi showed apology on her face .

Roja shook his head and said: “It’s nothing . Your physical strength is inferior to men’s . It’s normal, continue practicing and after a certain degree, you will feel the effect becomes smaller and smaller . In this month you should appreciate the power-up you experienced . ”

When she heard Roja’s words, a happy smile was shown on Tashigi’s exhausted face .

She knew better than anyone how much her strength grew in the past month .

“Your swordsmanship isn’t as messy as before, so now you will practice in the camp with the others,” Roja said to Tashigi .

Tashigi wasn’t him after all . Swordsmanship practice must be accompanied with real battle . She at least needs to reach the rhythm of all things on her own .

According to the original story, Tashigi had the qualification to become a master swordsman, but whether she can pass that bottleneck into the next realm is something Roja didn’t know even if she had his help .

After all, Roja didn’t know whether this world had any female Grandmasters before .

“I won’t let you down . ”

Tashigi said firmly as she clenched her sword and nodded toward Roja .

It’s true that she started a little late, but there is something that made Roja feels that she had the potential to become a Grandmaster .

“Good luck . ”

Roja nodded and smiled at her then turned around and left .

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