Sailing at Sea: The Breath of the Day at the Start

"Why is there such a big difference between us when we're about the same age?"

On the road.

Where shall we go today?

Luffy looked at Ace and asked.

Ace held the back of his head with both hands: "Hmm... I'm not sure if the terminal station was burned down. Let's go play in the mountains instead."

"Going to catch rhinoceros beetles?"

Luffy's eyes shone with anticipation.

Sabo listened to their conversation with a smile on his face.

Suddenly, he saw a black-haired boy and a short blue-haired girl walking towards him from directly in front of him.

After seeing the faces of the two people.

Sabo's eyes widened slightly.

he is……

"Ron?"

Ron, who was returning from shopping with Kuina, looked up and saw Sabo looking at him with surprise, as well as Ace and Luffy beside him.

"It is you."

Ron was somewhat surprised, not expecting to run into the three of them here.

"Sabo, who is this guy? Is he someone you know?"

Luffy pointed at Roon and asked Sabo curiously.

“He is the benefactor I was talking about. He is the one who helped me escape from the city, which is why I was able to find you at that time.”

Sabo looked at Ron with excitement and said.

Upon hearing this, Ace's gaze towards Ron immediately changed.

He stepped forward, bowed deeply to Ron with a serious expression, and said:

“My name is Ace, and I’m their sworn brother. Thank you for helping Sabo. Although you may not know what happened, your help saved the lives of all three of us, and I will remember this kindness.”

"Luffy, you should also say thank you."

He grabbed Luffy's head and pressed it down.

"Thank you."

Little Luffy obediently said to Ron.

"You are welcome."

Ron accepted their gratitude, then looked at Sabo and said:

Have you decided not to go back to that home?

Upon hearing this, Sabo's smiling expression froze instantly.

He lowered his head:

"I, I haven't thought about it yet."

Ron didn't say much.

I watched as he and the short-haired girl with the Wado Ichimonji on her back entered Makino's tavern.

Ace couldn't help but ask Sabo, "Sabo, are you sure that the benefactor you mentioned who instantly defeated several noble guards is really him?"

"It can't be wrong."

Sabo nodded.

"But he looks about my age, how could he defeat several adult noble guards in an instant?"

Ace still couldn't believe it.

Little Luffy said to him while picking his nose:

"I think he's much taller than you."

"Shut up, Luffy."

Sabo turned to look at the tavern and said, "Ron may be about our age, but he's definitely much stronger than us. I'm pretty sure of that."

"Is it really that amazing..."

Ace stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and then his eyes lit up.

"Then why don't we ask him to teach us how to become stronger?"

…………

Inside Makino's tavern.

"You want me to teach you how to become stronger?"

Ron, sitting at the table, looked at the three brothers bowing to him with some surprise.

The three of them nodded in unison.

"Ron, you're really strong, right? We heard you sent that bald guy Lute flying with one punch. We want to be like you too."

Ace said.

Sabo and Luffy stared at him with wide eyes, their faces full of anticipation.

Ron took a sip of juice and said slowly, "I can't directly help you become stronger."

The three brothers looked disappointed.

"However, for Makino's sake, I can let you train with me."

The three brothers instantly became excited again.

"Will I get stronger if I train with you, Ron?"

Sabo exclaimed excitedly.

"At least I'll be stronger than you are now. But my training will be very tough, you know. Are you sure you want to come with me?"

The three brothers exchanged a glance and grinned.

"Sure!"

After experiencing that fire, the three of them realized their weakness and truly wanted to become stronger.

"Okay, let's meet at the foot of Mount Gorbo at five o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Five o'clock?"

Luffy was startled.

Ace and Sabo exchanged a glance, then nodded firmly to Ron:

"Understood!"

^…………

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32. Days of Cultivation Together (1/5)

The next morning.

Around five o'clock, it was still dark.

Ace and Sabo then took the dozing Luffy away from the bandit's house and arrived at the foot of the mountain where they had agreed to meet Roon.

When they arrived.

Ron and Guina had just finished a match, and they were surrounded by felled trees.

"Then let's get started."

Ron, carrying Raiche on his back, looked at the three of them and said.

"The first exercise is to run from the foot of the mountain to the top and back three times."

"Three, three times?!"

Sabo and Ace opened their mouths wide.

"This is the most basic physical training. If you don't reach this level, you can't get stronger."

After Ron finished speaking, he and Guina ran towards the top of the mountain.

Ace and Sabo exchanged a glance.

"what happened?"

"We can only run!"

They nodded.