TRAINING GROUND (NEXT DAY)
Smoker- let's start to work on your gunmanship
Easy- let's do it Captain
Smoker- although I don't use guns that much, but I did finish my training in the Elite training academy, so I know how to use guns and how to …
Easy- let's just start already! (IMPATIENT!)
Smoker- alright, mind your manners kid
Easy- officer…Tashigi…
Smoker- you will not have an easy life kid (bastard got my weakness)
After our little friendly talk, we finally started learning about gunmanship and the main points to focus on improving your skills i.e.
1. Unlike Swordsmanship, having a good gun will improve your skill level (by having more shots or having less recoil for steady aim). In swordsmanship, you have to practice to improve otherwise you will just break even the best of the swords.
2. You need to put strength in your wrist to take the recoil, so to not mess up your aim.
3. You need to practice your aim (a lot) on stationary as well as moving targets.
4. You need to maintain your gun in top condition at all times, or you can get in some serious trouble (like the gun can explode or it can jam at a crucial moment).
5. And last but not the least always carry extra bullets, because anything can happen on these waters.
After getting (forced to learn) the knowledge about guns, and how to take care of them (had to clean guns for 2 fucking hours) we finally move towards the fun part (shooting).
Smoker- now that you have learned how to do maintenance on a gun, it is about time for you to practice your shooting skills
Easy- finally!
Smoker- what, tired of the job already, and here I thought you liked guns?
Easy- it is boring. The only boring thing I like is SLEEPING
Smoker- you will thank me later when you start academy (he is smirking again, bastard must be remembering something about the academy and imagining me going through all that)
Smoker- Pick up the rifle, load the bullet and aim at the target that is closest to you and fire
Easy picks up his rifle, loads the bullet, aims at the target through the sight and fires. The bullet goes straight into the target and makes a perfectly circular hole in it
Easy- holy shit I am a natural (well, my aim was always good with darts and my favorite weapon of choice has always been a bow and arrow) "I was good at CS GO too!"
Smoker- What are you being proud of, the target is just 10 meters from here (good for his first shot, he took the aim very clearly. I wonder where this guy comes from
Easy- I will show you that I can hit the target from any distance as long as it is in my guns range says while taking aim at the furthest target in the training ground (seems about 100 meters) and fires
The bullet or musket flies and hits the target right at the edge (almost missed man) "yeah that would be embarrassing"
Easy- I aimed at the center but it hit the edge, what the hell
Smoker- That is because you did not calculate the wind speed, distance, wind direction and the power of your shot etc.
Easy- What the hell, there is so much into shooting guns then it seems. I thought you just aim and fire (well this is not a video game)
Smoker- you will be learning those skills in the academy, so I want you to focus on your speed of loading the bullet and taking aim. You can also try to better your aim by practicing with different types of guns
So after that meaningful training by smoker and Tashigi, that became my daily routine except for the time I was smoking (hiding from Tashigi is so tough) and spent sleeping. Rest of my time all went into training "I am so hardworking *sniff*" (Tashigi just would not let you rest that is all, stop being smug)"shut up Brain and stop destroying my image"
The Day before the ship arrives to take me to academy (guess the reference)
I am sitting in Smoker's Office with Smoker and Tashigi, asking them about the trip to the academy that will be starting from tomorrow
Easy- how long will this trip be and who is going to be picking me up, a Captain or a Commodore passing through here to the Grand Line
Smoker- It seems that you are very lucky that V.A.Garp was on holiday recently and he will be returning with his ship to the HQ for reporting. You know that every ship going to the Grand Line stops here to restock, his ship will also stop here so you will be going with him to the HQ
Easy- So this may seem weird but how is V.A.Garp as in personality wise?
Tashigi- What are you asking?! He is the Hero of the marine and a very good natured person
Smoker- what do you really want to know Easy, I know that you are not dumb enough to ask this type of simple question says while squinting his eyes (Now that is the Smoker everyone is familiar with)
Easy- what I want to ask is his attitude towards new people (strangers), like I might appear very suspicious to him because of my memory loss, so I am a bit concerned about it (well, Garp may have appeared to be the nicest guy in the story, but he was no fool)
Smoker- do not worry he is not that kind of a person, rather you might think how did he become an admiral with his careless attitude
Easy- how long will this trip take (let's just go and grab a smoke) "sheesh this is important"
Smoker- don't worry you will be going straight towards the HQ through the calm belt and into the Grand Line, so it won't take long (WTF, is that place not a nest of fucking sea kings)
Easy- you must be joking right, the Calm Belt has giant sea kings in it!
Smoker- do not worry about sea kings as the Marine battleships are coated with a layer of sea stone at the bottom so that the sea kings do not detect it's movement on water surface, and even if you do meet a sea king you do not have to worry as you have one of the strongest man alive on the ship
Tashigi- now go pack up your uniform and your weapons for your trip
Easy- Captain, where is my salary!? I almost forgot! (A month has passed and I will need some to buy smoke at the HQ)
Smoker- I was thinking of giving you after the discussion but here, your 50000Beli
Tashigi- now go, and don't forget to pack up extra bullets for the trip (what a great way to send someone!)