Chapter 54 Nami's Demonic Sword?
A certain sea area in the first half of the Grand line.
Bane and his crew are sailing on their three-masted ship.
On the deck, Bane was doing push-ups, but his practice lately has been "enhanced. "
The weight of gravity surrounded his whole body. Push-ups, which were once easy for Bane, now felt very hard. Each time he lowered himself, his arms trembled a bit and his muscles were tight like steel.
He was shirtless, and his sweat had soaked the wooden deck below him. His pants were also damp.
The one who created this heavy gravity was Issho, who sat under the mast, holding his cane sword.
He looked much more relaxed, leaning on his sword with one hand and eating a burrito with the other, appearing very carefree.
However, since he was able to apply such strong gravity without hurting the deck or affecting the ship, this could be seen as skill training.
Nami, wearing a sexy bikini, walked past Bane holding a glass of ice juice.
After noticing Bane's shaking arms and the sweat on the deck, she snorted and said, "Only two hundred? How disappointing. "
Bane completely ignored Nami. To be more accurate, he had gotten used to her attitude during this time.
Ever since she saw him and Robin kissing passionately in Alabasta, she had been indifferent toward him and always criticized him for no reason.
Of course, she talks tough but has a soft heart. During this time, every time Bane finishes training, she comes to massage and work on his overloaded muscles to help him relax, just like before.
Even though Bane doesn't really need this and can fully recover after a short rest, he doesn't say much—he just stays quiet and enjoys it.
Seeing that Bane ignored her, Nami wasn't angry either. She walked to the mast and sat down. She asked, "Senior Issho, is there really an island floating ten thousand meters in the sky? "
Issho has now joined Bane's small team. In this group, Bane calls him Issho, Zoro calls him "Issho-san," and Nami calls him "Senior."
Issho clearly has a kind personality and enjoys being part of this small team. He accepts all these names.
"Bane is right. It does exist. I have been there, but it was on the Sky Island in the New World," he said casually while smiling and eating a burrito.
Nami exclaimed, "It's unbelievable. "
As she spoke, she looked at the log pose on her wrist. This log pose was a permanent one she took from Baroque Works in Alabasta. It showed the location of Gaya Island.
"How long will it take us to get there? " Issho asked, as if he understood what Nami was doing, even though he couldn't see.
"Based on our current speed and the nautical chart, it should take us another three days to reach Gaya Island," Nami said this estimate without thinking much.
"Not far.." he replied with a smile after some thought.
He knew his first task was to use his abilities to guide the ship to the sky island directly above Gaya Island when they arrived there.
Issho had never been to that sky island, so he felt excited about it.
Suddenly, Issho's attention shifted to Bane. Well, to be precise, he had no sight, but it looked like he was moving as if he wasn't blind.
Bane was seen struggling against the heavy gravity, slowly pushing himself up from the deck to stand.
As soon as he was steady, Issho lifted the pressure that had been weighing on Bane.
"Hoo, I feel much better," Bane said as he moved his arms.
"Shall we start now? " Nami asked.
However, Ben waved his hand and said, "No, we have other plans for today. Issho, can we start today's haki training? "
"Anytime," he replied with a smile.
Bane thought that Issho joining them improved not only their combat effectiveness but also boosted the whole team's abilities at once.
At the same time, Issho's presence opened up a path for everyone to become very powerful in terms of training!
Maybe Issho wasn't the best teacher, but his strength and experience made a difference. With Bane and others at their current level, learning from him would be beneficial.
Especially observation Haki, which was a weakness for Bane and Zoro. Issho's arrival greatly improved this weakness. It was definitely helpful.
"I'll go call Zoro! " Nami said as she stood up and headed to the cabin to bring Zoro out.
It's a bit strange, but since Nami felt the "sense of crisis" from Robin, she does Issho's training, since leaving Alabasta.
She hadn't made much progress in Armament Haki, but it seemed she had improved in Observation Haki.
Bane and the others supported this. It would be even better if a good navigator could master strong observation Haki.
Although I don't expect Nami to fight, it would be nice if she had good observation Haki to protect herself, right?
Soon, Nami went into the cabin and first checked Zoro's room, but he wasn't there. She then grabbed two of her underlings and asked them about him, feeling confused. They informed her that Zoro had mysteriously gone to the warehouse at the bottom of the ship more than ten minutes ago.
Nami didn't think much of it. She assumed Zoro was thirsty and gone to find some wine. He often got lost in the cabin because he didn't have a good sense of direction, so it made sense.
She went down two more floors until she reached the bottom warehouse. When she entered the corridor, she saw Zoro standing in front of the warehouse door, holding a kerosene lamp.
"What are you doing? I don't have any wine for you," Nami greeted as she walked over.
"Here," Nami had already come to think of this warehouse as hers. This was because it was valuable and contained many gifts from the Nefertari royal family, such as antiques and jewelry.
Bane and the others didn't care about Nami's "occupying" the space at all. Bane, Zoro, and Issho were not interested in those items.
Zoro didn't mention anything about wine but pointed to something in the warehouse without looking back and said, "Where did you get this sword? "
"Sword? " Nami was a bit confused for a moment. She knew everything in the warehouse. Every night, she counted them before going to bed to ensure a good night's sleep.
This showed that her attitude as a refined lady had disappeared, revealing her greedy side.
"Of course, it was given to me by Vivi. It looks like an antique that's two or three hundred years old." Nami didn't try to hide it and didn't mind that Zoro knew. Even though she liked money, if Zoro wanted the sword, she would definitely give it to him.
As she spoke, Nami slipped past Zoro and entered the warehouse. She looked at the long sword on a fancy sword rack and reached out to grab it.
But just before she touched it, Zoro stopped her and said, "Don't touch it; it's a demon sword. "
"Demon sword? " Nami looked surprised. Then she glanced at the Sandai Kitetsu hanging from Zoro's waist and asked, "Is it like yours? "
"No," Zoro shook his head seriously and said, "It's even more evil than mine, and it's awake. "
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