Inside the hospital room, Ah Xing was lying half-up on the bed. His body's ability to heal was far beyond that of normal people.
The door was opened, and Marine Admiral Sengoku, wearing the cape of justice, walked in from the doorway. At this moment, he carried an aura of authority as he entered the room.
There were only two of them in the room. After all, there was no need to assign a doctor and nurse specifically for a person of unknown origin like him.
"What's your name?"
The Marine who came in, seeing that Ah Xing's injuries seemed to be almost healed, spoke.
Ah Xing stared blankly ahead, not focusing his gaze on the Marine Admiral, seemingly lost in thought.
Hearing Sengoku's question, he subconsciously replied:
"Xing, you can just call me Ah Xing."
That's right, it was the Ah Xing character card that Genichi pulled. Almost a year had passed, and he was reaching a bottleneck in his training. To go further, he needed either a good teacher or a lot of combat, with high-intensity combat being the most important.
Therefore, he sent Ah Xing to the Marines, because…
Buddha's Palm and the Great Buddha Fruit were a good match, right?
Ah Xing himself was a martial arts prodigy, one in a million. In just one year, he had trained his Haki to an extremely high level. Because he had already trained in Buddha's Palm, techniques like Armament Haki emission were not difficult for him at all.
Originally, he was the strongest one Genichi had drawn from the 100,000 character cards, and he was still the strongest of the three now. That's right, he was stronger than the Little Demon Dragon that Genichi created with four Shikon Jewel shards and a monster cell!
Of course, because these two hadn't fought, and even if they did, it would be himself fighting himself, this was just Genichi's own judgment.
Ah Xing's physique was also at a monster level. In kung fu movies, when someone is beaten so badly by an bad guy that all their bones are broken, instead of dying, they use the bad guy's attack to open up their energy channels and recover in a very short time.
Such a physique was amazing even in the One Piece world.
That's why he was able to achieve a recovery speed that even surprised Sengoku. After all, he had gone to great lengths to sneak in.
"Xing?"
Hearing him say his name, Sengoku was a little surprised because the name was strange, but…
This world was strange to start with. In such a world, anything was possible.
"So, Ah Xing, can you tell me what happened to you on the sea? We are the just Marines, and I am a Marine Admiral. If you have been attacked, you can ask us for help."
"..." Ah Xing was silent, not speaking. After a while, he didn't answer Sengoku's question directly, but asked something else.
He focused his gaze on Sengoku and said softly, "Marine Admiral, there's a power on you that I'm very concerned about. Can… can I see it?"
?
Sengoku looked at Ah Xing, who was lying half-up on the bed, and met his gaze. It seemed that the inexplicable feeling he had before was not an illusion. The other party had the same feeling.
Sengoku said directly, "Have you seen Indra?"
"...No." Ah Xing said, "I've never seen anyone named Indra."
Sengoku frowned. He felt a trace of Indra's aura from Ah Xing. Although that feeling was only for a moment, it should be right.
"You have some aura of the Great Buddha on you," he said. "Can you tell me where it comes from?"
"Buddha?" Ah Xing was slightly stunned. "I've practiced Buddha's Palm. I don't know if that's the Buddha you're talking about."
"Buddha's Palm?!"
Sengoku was clearly surprised. Even he couldn't help but show a surprised expression at this time. He was Buddha Sengoku, who had eaten the Great Buddha Fruit. How could he not know what Buddha was?
What was Buddha's Palm?!
As if seeing his question, Ah Xing said again, "When I was very young, I met an old man who gave me a book called 'Buddha's Palm' and then disappeared. It's a way of training, and also a book that brings bad luck…"
Ah Xing said in a deep voice, "That book attracts demons!"
"..." Sengoku looked at Ah Xing without speaking, but his heart was already racing.
Demons? Could it be the demon he was thinking of?
"After I got that book, I've been hunted down. They seem to be everywhere. Fortunately, that 'Buddha's Palm' book also has some incredible power, allowing me to constantly avoid their attacks. It's been more than ten years now."
"You are just Marines, and you also have a feeling of Buddha on you, so I'm telling you these things, hoping you can help me get that Buddha's Palm back."
"What is Buddha's Palm?" Sengoku asked. "What are those demons? There's no need to rush. You can tell me slowly on the way."
At this moment, the warship was about to arrive at the Jaltzburg kingdom. Sengoku felt that he couldn't finish the story here, so he looked at Ah Xing and said, "How are your injuries now?"
"I'm mostly fine now. Where are you going?"
"Jaltzburg kingdom," Sengoku said honestly. However, this place name made Ah Xing's pupils shrink, and an aura burst out from him.
Sengoku narrowed his eyes. That moment seemed like an explosion of Conqueror's Haki, but there was also something fundamentally different.
"Are you from the Jaltzburg kingdom?" Seeing his reaction, Sengoku said calmly, "Our goal this time is to eliminate the demons of the Jaltzburg kingdom. It seems that our goals are the same."
Ah Xing struggled to get out of bed. He was still wearing the white hospital gown, but Sengoku didn't stop him. Instead, he walked out with him.
It was sunny at this time. The Marines were carrying out their actions on the warship in an orderly manner, preparing for the landing and handover operations later.
"It really is… that country." Ah Xing's face darkened slightly. "Is this the destined karma?"
"Buddha's Palm… it should be considered a way of training. I got that book when I was very young. At first, my body didn't change much, but it made my mind become broader, and I had a strong sense of danger."
"But in the end, I couldn't escape. I was seriously injured by those guys, and the Buddha's Palm secret manual was also taken away. I also have a feeling that something is about to happen, maybe in the next year or two!"
Sengoku listened to Ah Xing's words and said, "Since you've been hunted down for so many years, why didn't you seek help from the Marines before?"
"No one would believe my words. Demons? Who would believe in the existence of demons?" Ah Xing said with some self-deprecation.
"After that, I gave up. Moreover, just constantly avoiding the demons' search had exhausted my energy. How could I have gone out to sea to the Marine headquarters?"
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