Free Web NovelChapter 46: Chapter 46
Chapter 46
[Ding! Successfully recruited crewmate Nico Robin. Reward: Skill - Hair Gel Hand.]
Huh? Hair Gel Hand? What kind of skill is that?
Rorschach’s eyes turned into dots. This was the first time he had received such a weird reward. It wasn’t a combat skill, not a talent, and not even a useful item.
Does this mean I have to fight to the end and then use Hair Gel Hand to transform into a second-stage villain form?
He shook his head, tossing those thoughts aside, then stretched lazily.
That was truly a satisfying battle.
Since Rorschach had set out, the only time he had gone all out was against Naguri. Almost every other enemy had been instantly defeated by him.
Although Crocodile hadn’t pushed Rorschach to his absolute limit, the fight — while suppressing his full use of Conqueror’s Haki — had still been incredibly enjoyable.
"I’m hungry, I’m hungry."
"Vivi, how far is the capital from here?"
"If we fly, it’ll probably take a few hours," Vivi said after thinking for a moment and roughly calculating the distance.
"Looks like we’ll have to return to the ship tonight. We’ll head to Alabasta’s capital tomorrow," Rorschach said, checking the sky. Nojiko and Kaya were still on the ship. If they flew to the capital now, it would already be nighttime by the time they arrived.
So the group headed back the way they came. Nami dragged Robin along to search for Crocodile’s treasures inside Rain Dinners.
After thoroughly looting everything Crocodile owned, they left satisfied. By the time they returned to where the ship was docked, it was almost evening.
"Gawu."
A rhythmic sound rang out, sounding like the training chants of students in a dojo.
Following the sound, they saw a large group of Kung Fu Dugongs had gathered on the shore at some point.
Nojiko was standing on the ship, smiling as she watched the Kung Fu Dugongs training below.
As Rorschach and the others approached, the Kung Fu Dugongs noticed them and immediately formed a human wall.
"Gawu gawu."
The lead Kung Fu Dugong made some gestures with a serious expression. After finishing, it crossed its arms and stared at Rorschach’s group.
"What’s going on?" Rorschach asked Nojiko in confusion.
"Hmm, I don’t know either. Not long after you left, these little guys suddenly appeared on the shore and started doing something."
"I thought they were hungry, so I made some food for them. But then they just kept training here," Nojiko said. She had no idea what the Kung Fu Dugongs were saying, since there was no Chopper on the ship to translate.
Hearing Nojiko’s explanation, Rorschach suddenly understood.
"These little guys probably stayed here to protect you because you fed them. Do they think we’re bad guys?"
Rorschach looked at the cute little creatures and chuckled softly.
"I don’t know, but we can’t communicate with them. What should we do?" Nojiko said helplessly, rubbing her forehead.
"Hahahahaha, no problem. We just need to beat them all down," Rorschach said, rolling up his sleeves like he was ready for a fight.
Seeing his stance, the Kung Fu Dugongs got angry too and rolled up their sleeves, ready to fight.
Rorschach casually sent several charging Kung Fu Dugongs flying, then proceeded with a one-sided beatdown.
All the Kung Fu Dugongs were knocked down by Rorschach. However, since he hadn’t used much force, none of them were in danger of dying.
Just as Rorschach was about to head back to the ship, the lead Kung Fu Dugong from earlier shakily reached out and grabbed the hem of his pants.
Rorschach looked down in surprise. He hadn’t expected any of them to still be conscious. This one had pretty good physical strength and willpower.
The Kung Fu Dugong struggled to its feet and gave Rorschach a respectful bow.
"What’s this? This Kung Fu Dugong wants to become your disciple!" Vivi said with a slightly surprised look at Rorschach. She had heard a bit about the habits of these creatures.
Rorschach also remembered. In the original story, Luffy had taken in a bunch of Kung Fu Dugongs as disciples. Could this be the same group?
He also recalled that these sea beasts could learn Armament Haki and Observation Haki. In the future, they could become a pretty decent fighting force.
Rorschach crouched down and looked at the Kung Fu Dugong in front of him.
"Do you want to become my disciple?"
"Gawu gawu." The Kung Fu Dugong nodded with determined eyes. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
"Hehe, interesting. But I don’t plan on taking disciples," Rorschach said.
"Gawu~~~" The Kung Fu Dugong stared at Rorschach with big, adorable eyes. Anyone who saw that look would feel pity.
Nami was the first who couldn’t resist. She walked over, hugged Rorschach’s arm, and said in a cute, spoiled voice,
"Just accept him. He looks like he really wants to be your disciple."
"Gawu gawu." The Kung Fu Dugong nodded.
"Captain Rorschach, I think you can take them in. After all, the Kung Fu Dugongs’ strength isn’t bad, right? They can serve as sailors on the ship and fight in the sea too," Robin suggested with a smile. She really liked these cute animals, but since she had just joined, she waited until Nami spoke first before adding her opinion.
"Sigh... Since both Nami-chan and Robin-chan say so, I’ll take you in," Rorschach said.
"Gawu~" The Kung Fu Dugong jumped up happily, seemingly recovering a lot of its stamina.
"Since that’s the case, I’ll teach you one move. You can practice it slowly from now on," Rorschach said, his expression suddenly turning serious. This was his usual teaching demeanor.
Seeing this, the Kung Fu Dugong also became serious. It placed its fists at its waist and assumed a horse stance.
Rorschach coated his fist with Armament Haki, slightly bent forward, and punched toward the sea in front of him.
The fist wind carved a path straight through the sea surface.
"Gawu gawu~" The Kung Fu Dugong jumped over in admiration and hugged Rorschach’s leg.
"Hehe, this is Armament Haki. By accelerating blood flow and speeding up muscle movement, you achieve hardening. Higher-level applications include coating it on attacks and swords, and the next step is external release."
"Once you master coating and external release, you’ll be able to achieve the effect I just showed," Rorschach explained with a smile. The Kung Fu Dugong nodded eagerly and began punching in place to practice.
"Wait, isn’t that the training method for Marine Six Styles — Iron Body — that you mentioned before?" Reiju asked. She vaguely remembered Rorschach describing the principle of Iron Body when explaining the Six Styles. At the time, he had harshly criticized the technique as "whoever uses it dies" and called it completely useless.
"That’s right. Iron Body is the most basic form of Armament Haki. If you can move while using Iron Body and add Haki to it, you’ve essentially reached the ’hardening’ stage."
Rorschach still remembered this. As for his criticism of Iron Body, everyone who had used it so far had met a bad end.
After all, whether in the main story or the movies, everyone who relied on Iron Body ended up getting beaten badly.
"So this is the foundation for training Armament Haki," Reiju said thoughtfully. Rorschach hadn’t taught her Armament Haki yet.
But this "Haki" was probably the most crucial part. After all, simple hardening alone couldn’t touch the physical bodies of Logia Devil Fruit users.
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