One Piece: Initially tricked into joining the Marines by Garp

Chapter 11 A New Use for Rorschach's Hands

"Old...Professor Zephyr"

Smoker was shocked; he hadn't expected Zephyr to come to his side so quietly.

Tina, who was standing nearby, was also startled, but thankfully she didn't say anything out of line.

“Hey, little boy!”

Zefa found a seat and sat down. "How are you, kid Luo? How's your health?"

"Thankfully, the doctor said it's just overwork and I just need some rest!"

"Okay, that's good!" Zephyr nodded.

"But why are you two back to see Luo boy?"

“Old man, we’ve run fifty laps together, can’t you even come and see?” Smoker said, sticking out his neck.

Just then, a mechanical voice echoed in Luo Xia's mind.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the random task]

[Rewards have been issued!]

For a moment, Luo Xia felt a warm sensation coming from his hands, which felt very comfortable, but it only lasted for a moment.

At the same time, memories about the method of element synthesis also appeared in Rorschach's mind.

At this moment, Zephyr patted Rorschach on the shoulder. Seeing that Rorschach had come back to his senses, Zephyr asked, "What's wrong? Why did you seem so lost in thought just now?"

"No... I just thought of some new uses for Devil Fruits, it's like a sudden flash of inspiration!"

Rorschach could only describe his abilities as Devil Fruit powers.

"Oh? What ability?"

"Yes, Tina wants to know too."

Smoker didn't speak, but the expectation in his eyes was no less than that of the two of them.

Tina and Smoker had long been curious about Rorschach, and they had even seen him being led into the office by Admiral Sengoku and the others today.

"Well, since you want to see it, then okay!"

Faced with the three people's curious gazes, Luo Xia was a little reluctant to refuse.

Rorschach then turned his gaze to Smoker, "Um, Smoker, you're a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, right?"

"Yes, that's right. I am a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, specifically the Smoke-Smoke Fruit."

Why are you asking this?

Rorschach nodded and then held out his hand to Smoker, "Give me a puff of smoke!"

At the same time, Rorschach's palm also emitted a faint blue light.

Without a word, Smoker took off his brown gloves, revealing a cloud of white smoke in his palm, and then handed them to Rorschach.

The smoke landed on Rorschach's palm, but instead of dissipating as Smoker had expected, it was firmly held in Rorschach's hand.

The next second, a voice sounded in Luo Xia's mind: [Ding! Congratulations on obtaining a Logia-type Smoke-Smoke Fruit Fragment x1]

Luo Xia swallowed hard, but there was no time to think about new features right now, as all three of them were looking at him.

Luo Xia sat up in bed and with a wave of his hand, a white smoke shot out from his palm. Instantly, the smoke slammed into the wall like a small ball, and after the smoke dissipated, the wall was dented to a depth of five centimeters.

Luo Xia looked at the wall he had damaged, his heart skipped a beat, and he unconsciously swallowed, then shouted, "It's over...it's all over!"

"I don't have the money to pay!"

"I'm so deeply involved, even selling myself wouldn't be enough to compensate for it!"

At this moment, Luo Xia seemed to remember something and gently tugged at Professor Zephyr, who was sitting to the side, "Professor Zephyr, how much money would I have to pay for this level of damage?"

However, no one spoke, and the air seemed to have fallen silent.

Rorschach's lips twitched, and he tugged at Zephyr again, "Teacher Zephyr..."

"Huh? Little Rorschach, what's wrong?"

Luo Xia was practically spitting blood at that moment, and he still asked what was wrong?

Didn't you see the hole in the wall?

"Ahem, I made a hole in the wall in front of me, do you want me to pay for it?"

Rorschach tentatively asked, "Even if we have to pay in the end, we can just have Grandpa Garp come and pay for it."

Zephyr shrugged and waved his hand dismissively, "It's alright, this is a naval hospital, no need to pay!"

"Also, could you do that move again?" Zephyr asked.

“That’s right, that’s right. Tina is also very curious. This is clearly Smoker’s smoke, so why do you know how to do it, Rorschach?”

"And it seems even more powerful than Smoker's?"

Zephyr and Tina were talking about Rorschach in a back-and-forth manner, making Smoker so embarrassed he was practically digging his toes into the ground.

However, he was also very curious, so this time Smoker took off both gloves.

The next second, Smoker condensed smoke in his hands, and the smoke gradually grew larger, becoming about the size of a basketball. Only then did Smoker hand the smoke ball to Rorschach.

Luo Xia's lips twitched, but he still took it.

As soon as he received it, Luo Xia used both hands to press the smoke down again and again. Gradually, the smoke ball changed shape again and again. In just a few seconds, the smoke became smaller again, and Luo Xia could pick it up with one hand.

Luo Xia swallowed hard. He really couldn't guarantee how powerful it would be now, but the information coming from his mind told him that the power would definitely not be less than before.

"Ahem, Professor Zephyr, do we really want to do it again?" Rorschach asked tentatively.

"Okay, come on, I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong!"

Luo Xia sighed. "Fine, since you're in charge anyway, even if I make a hole in the wall, it's still your fault."

Luo Xia grinned, and the next second he bent his arm and smashed it directly against the wall.

The compressed smoke exploded the moment it came into contact with the wall, blasting a large hole in it.

The entire wall crashed down. Luckily, no one was next door, otherwise Luo Xia would have killed someone. Although nothing serious happened, it wasn't a good thing either.

Smoker, who watched the whole thing, looked rather grim. He even shook his hand in disbelief, muttering, "Could my smoke really be that powerful?"

"Whether it was an illusion or something else, a light suddenly appeared in Smoker's eyes."

Of course, it's also possible that Rorschach misread it.

Only then did Rorschach realize what was happening and grabbed Zephyr's arm. "Professor Zephyr, you said you would take full responsibility for this attack. If you want me to pay for it... I don't have any money!"

Zefa shoved Rorschach's hands away and said irritably, "You bastard, don't you know your abilities are worth more than a wall right now!"

"Yeah, Tina suddenly feels like my abilities are utterly worthless!"

"Compared to Rorschach, he's really weak! Tina is heartbroken!"

Just then, the ward door was pushed open, and a doctor in a white coat walked in. His angry expression instantly turned into a smile. "Instructor Zefa, hello. May I ask what happened here?"

"Why was it bombed like this?"

Zefa waved his hand, "Go to Sengoku for reimbursement, just say it was me who said it, this is none of your business!"