The Paper Fruit Among the Pirates

"985,"

"986,"

On the deck of the Golden Merry, Luffy and Zoro groaned and squatted under the weight on their backs. And Nami, who is also exercising, and...

"Why should I join?!"

Facing the tearful Usopp, Roman, who was also exercising with a weight on his back, raised his eyelids.

"You want to fight me too?"

"If you beat me, you don't have to listen to me—"

"Forget it, I practice from the bottom of my heart..."

·······Deja vu Yan returns.

"Hahaha~~"

"Nami, what are you laughing at?"

"Sure enough, the proverb about 'friends' is very good:" Nami, who was also exercising, smiled and looked at Usopp, who had cramped legs next to her. "I am happy to hear that you have a worse life than me."

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"This friendship is too realistic."

However, it was useless to complain. After completing the amount of training specified by Roman, the others still had the energy to talk and laugh. Poor Usopp didn't even have the strength to turn over.

"This is different from what I imagined..."

Pirate life shouldn't be about banquets, carnivals, storms, battles...

"Sweat more in peacetime, bleed less in wartime."

Roman, who was turning the rudder of the Golden Merry while distractedly controlling two 'paper arms' to drive a merchant ship behind, raised his eyelids.

"Usopp, your physical fitness is only 0.8 Nami level, which I didn't expect."

"Hey, hey, what is 0.8 Nami level..."

Nami, who just went to take a shower, quit. When did she become a physical measurement unit?

"Because your physical fitness is the person who can best represent the average level of pirates here."

Roman answered seriously.

"Otherwise, how about I change it to 0.04 Luffy?"

"Forget it...it's too shocking."

"But it doesn't matter, your potential should be more than that."

Roman looked at Usopp.

"It's just that you haven't exercised systematically before, that's why you look so weak... Now start exercising to develop your physical potential, and I believe you will soon surpass Nami's level..."

"That's enough, Roman! Don't use me as a standard unit..."

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The days of sailing are actually not magnificent at all, nor are they gorgeous and exciting at all.

Most of the time it is the endless sea, no waves and no other ships. And in order to prevent Luffy from playing tricks, Roman made a detailed exercise plan every day to eliminate their excess energy. but:

"I think we need a pirate flag."

Facing Luffy's serious proposal, others, including Roman, also nodded in agreement.

How do you say they now have as many as five members! It's time to make your own flag!

"Clang, clang~~"

"How about this one I drew?"

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How should I put it, although it can be generally seen that it is a skull flag, but:

"This guy, you can tell at a glance that he has no artistic cells."

This is Usopp speaking the truth.

"No, from a certain point of view... it can also be regarded as art."

This is Nami with a pensive face.

"The pirate flag is a symbol of deterrence..."

This is Sauron who is speechless.

"It's not so much Pirate Flag as it is kindergarten graffiti."

Roman rubbed his temples, if he really hangs this thing, he can laugh the other party to death without having to fight... No, think about it carefully. Maybe this is actually a strategy of Luffy?

Showing weakness to the enemy...

No, no, Roman shook his head.

Ordinary Luffy should not have the brain cells to think about this!

"Forget it, leave things like painting to me."

As the only 'artist' among the few, Usopp took over the brush without hesitation. However:

Not badly drawn, but: a long-nosed skull with a slingshot on one side and a leg bone on the other. Even added a star effect...

Boom! X2

"What you're painting is entirely yourself, isn't it?"

Usopp, who was beaten up by Luffy and Sauron at the same time, had to redraw a "Straw Hat Pirate Flag", which made others look at him with admiration.

"The painting is not bad."

"It's hard to imagine, it's actually the same pattern..."

Comparing it with the one drawn by Lu Fei is simply the difference between a seller's show and a buyer's show.

"Hmph, I'm not only good at drawing, but also shooting - I can hit every shot with ease!"

After performing a cannonball to blow up a small rocky slope exposed in the distant sea:

"Very well, you will be the 'sniper' and 'painter' on our ship from now on."

With a wave of his hand, Luffy gave Usopp two positions.

?

"Hey,"

Roman looked up at the paper cranes flying in the sky, and one of them flew over the small stone slope that Usopp had blasted away just now. After a few circles:

"There's good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear?"

? ?

"Bad news."

Facing Luffy's choice, Roman nodded.

"The place you bombarded just now, someone is resting there.——You hit a passerby."

Ah this...

"What about the good news?"

Luffy and Usopp asked anxiously with Spartan faces.

"The good news is that those two people don't seem to be dead."

—————

"Damn it, I just lost a little..."

When Roman and the others turned to the past, a swordsman jumped out from the ruins of the stone slope, shouting to 'kill for death'. In the end, he was overthrown by Luffy...

"Joseph, cheer up!"

After rescuing the other person, it turned out that they were Sauron's former "colleagues", and they were all his fans, pirate hunters named Joseph and Johnny. But now one of them is unscathed, the other is pale, and the wound on his stomach is even oozing blood. but:

"Is this scurvy?"

It's not that the shells fired by Usopp hurt the opponent, but:

"What is scurvy?"

Facing the questions from the trio of Luffy Usopp and Thoron, Nami had to give them a popular science:

"Scurvy is a disease caused by the lack of vitamin C in the human body. Long-term insufficient intake will increase the fragility of capillaries, which will cause skin and submucosal bleeding. It is medically called scurvy. Just need... "

"Just add this."

Roman had brought out a glass of orange juice for another hunter named Johnny to feed it to the man named Joseph.

"Fresh vegetables, oranges and lemons can prevent septicemia, but if the diet is not balanced for a long time, it will be like him."

Roman said and glanced at Luffy.

"Especially you, Luffy. ——You only know how to eat meat, and it's not uncommon for you to suffer from a bunch of strange diseases."

For a guy like this, he was definitely a model of the 'three highs' in his previous life!

"Speaking of which, I'm hungry..."

"Okay, I'll go cook."

Roman rolled his eyes. Although he can control the 'paper hand' to cook and improve the fruit proficiency, but:

"To be honest, the number of times I have cooked during this period is almost as much as the sum of my predecessors... before."

In the dining room of the cabin, I watched Luffy, who was munching on the food he made, including Johnny and Joseph who had just been rescued. Roman touched his chin, once again falling into doubts about his cooking skills.

It doesn't make sense, I'm not Liu Angxing, and I didn't put poppy shells in it...

"good to eat!"

"I think you'll say it's delicious even if it's potato stew?"

Roman didn't want to listen to the opinions of these guys with 'steel guts' anymore, so he knocked on the plate with the knife and fork in his hand.

"I think we have to recruit a professional chef."

"A good chef can not only cook delicious food, but also adjust the nutritional balance, and even use food to subtly strengthen the physical strength of the eater..."

This is not a fairy tale. In this magical world, many foods have incredible power, which can give people real power!

Devil fruit is one of the best.

"So, where do we go to find such a chef?"

Facing Sauron's question, Roman directly pointed at Nami with the knife and fork in his hand.

"Of course that is the question of the most seafaring man among us,"

"As a person who has been active in the East China Sea all year round, Nami should know that there are chefs there, right?"

"I know I know, but—"

Nami, who wiped her mouth with a napkin, thought about it, took out a chart and spread it out. point to a sea.

"On our slightly northerly course,"

"There is a famous ship in this sea area called 'Sea Restaurant'. ——If you need a chef, you can go there and have a look. But I don't know if others are willing to board the ship."

Saying that, Nami's fingers paused.

On the land next to that sea area, there is this inconspicuous small village:

Coco Yasi.

So soon, the pleasant journey is coming to an end...