Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 52, Storm's Little Classroom, is now open!

Chapter 52: Storm's Little Classroom Begins! (Please read on! Please vote with your monthly tickets!)

A unique banquet unfolded in the open space near the chapel.

Storm, Kidd, and Kira sat in the very center of the banquet.

The rest of the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Sorbe sat around the perimeter of the banquet.

Everyone enjoyed the food and drinks brought down from the naval warship, creating a lively atmosphere.

Storm first swept away the large amount of food placed in front of him in a whirlwind.

After his hunger was initially relieved, he slowed down his eating speed, but it was still much faster than that of an average person.

Between bites, Storm glanced at the two little red-haired and little golden-haired dogs diligently eating beside him.

"After the banquet, I will devise some training plans for the two of you."

Storm stuffed a large piece of unknown animal meat into his mouth, but his voice still reached Kidd and Kira's ears clearly.

"You two are in really poor physical condition."

"We'll talk about other things once we've built up our physical strength."

Kidd and Kira exchanged a glance, both of their eyes flashing with intense joy.

"Yes, boss!" x2

"Oh, right, there's one more thing."

Storm focused his gaze on Kidd.

"Kid, in addition to physical training, you also need to receive a certain amount of academic education."

"Especially knowledge related to 'magnetism'!"

"You are a 'Magnetic Man' who ate the [Magnetic-Magnetic Fruit]. This fruit has great potential, and you haven't fully unlocked its power!"

According to Storm.

Even the future Eustass Kid, who storms into Wano Country and joins forces with two other members of the Worst Generation to bring down the two Yonko.

His level of development of the [Magnetic Fruit] is also... hard to describe.

Let's look at the [Nika Fruit] -- never mind, I can't look at this.

Take a look at the "Surgery Results".

Law's development of the [Op-Op Fruit]'s abilities is very comprehensive and powerful.

As for Kidd...

His development of Devil Fruit abilities is only somewhat interesting in one move: the "Railgun".

As for other abilities and techniques, they are basically all kinds of "mechanical assembly".

Can this still be called the "Magnetic Fruit"?

Even Kid's "Railgun" attack couldn't withstand Shanks's "normal slash"...

This has even given rise to a famous saying—

Gods may avoid me, but I won't; I'm more awesome than gods.

Kidd put down the food in his hand, looking troubled.

"Boss, you mean... you want me to study?"

Is being a pirate really that complicated?

"Because you are a 'magnetic person,' you must study."

"Stromb said seriously."

"Otherwise, you'll never know where your limits are."

"May you prosper, prosper, prosper—"

Kira, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but burst into laughter and patted Kid's shoulder hard.

"Keep it up, bro!"

"You bastard!"

Kidd glared at Kira with resentment.

"Boss! Doesn't Kira need to study too?"

"Him? Studying? He's a non-powered person; all he needs to do is kill people."

Storm shook his head, sized up Kira, and lingered for a moment on the scythe at the other's waist.

"Kira, you like using a scythe?"

"Yeah, boss."

Upon hearing this, Kira immediately drew his weapon from his waist.

"I've always used a sickle since I was a child."

"Hmm, not bad."

Storm nodded.

For a swordsman, a weapon is only necessary if it is easy to use.

Are swords and knives really such inconvenient things?

As Storm opened his right hand, warm, white porcelain clay welled up from his palm and instantly formed two ceramic sickles.

"Try this."

Storm tossed the two scythes he was holding to Kira.

The latter reached out and took it, then gently weighed it in his hand.

Immediately afterwards, Kira took the ceramic scythe and clashed it against his usual scythe.

Clang! Clang!

The clash between the ceramic and metal sickles produced a crisp, metallic sound.

Kira examined the blade of the ceramic scythe closely and found that it had no nicks or chips.

On the contrary, his sickle had several small cracks on it.

"What a hard knife!"

"Any weapon will do as long as it's easy to use."

Storm, seeing Kidd looking on expectantly beside him, also made him a ceramic pirate sword.

"How much do you know about the levels of skill among swordsmen?"

Kira tilted his head to the side, his tone blank.

"……realm?"

"Okay, it seems you don't know anything at all, just pure amateurism..."

Storm shook his head and gave a brief explanation.

"Swordsmen can be roughly divided into three realms."

"First, naturally, there are swordsmen who wield swords and knives. There's not much to say about this stage; you can be considered a 'swordsman' now."

"Secondly, there are the swordsmen who have mastered the 'Breath of All Things'."

Storm picked up a leaf of vegetable in front of him with his chopsticks and tossed it high into the air.

Then, in the next moment...

The [Iron Ore Military Knife] was drawn from its sheath, its snow-white blade dancing in mid-air in a streak of silver.

Kira and Kid, who were extremely close by, could clearly see that the blade of the [Iron Ore Saber] had clearly struck the vegetable leaf!

However, what puzzled Kira and Kid was...

Even though Storm's weapon struck the leaf, the thin leaf remained completely unharmed; it simply floated down along with the force of the blade.

"How is this possible?"

Kiss picked up the leaf and held it up to his eyes, but he still couldn't see any signs of damage.

"Boss, you actually struck that leaf!"

"Yes, some swordsmen can strike their opponent without causing any damage."

Storm beckoned to Kira, signaling him to hand over the scythe weapon.

"Do you still use this sickle?"

Kira quickly handed over the weapon.

"Boss, if you want to use it, go ahead!"

Storm took the sickle and repeated his old trick.

He tossed the sickle into the air, then lightly slashed forward with the [Iron Ore Saber].

It's like a hot knife cutting butter.

Storm's Iron Ore Saber effortlessly severed the blade of Kira's scythe.

This sight of iron being cut like mud once again opened Kira's eyes.

"A swordsman who has mastered the 'Breath of All Things' can cut through steel; this is the second level of swordsmanship."

Storm handed the broken scythe back to Kira.

On the high seas, people usually refer to "Iron-Cutting Swordsmen" as "Sword Masters".

"Above the Sword Master, there is the Great Sword Master. But that's not something you need to know right now."

Kira held the scythe in both hands, gazing at the smooth, mirror-like cut of the blade, and nodded solemnly.

"I understand, boss."

This time.

Kira addressed Storm with much more sincerity than before.

Before today.

Kira still sees Storm as his "newly recognized boss," and there isn't much of a deep bond between them.

But after this "Vongola-sensei's swordsmanship mini-lesson" ended.

Kira already considered Storm as one of his own.

After all, what Storm just said already reflected his situation with Kidd.

Kidd and Kira.

These two "Natives of the South China Sea" had neither blood ties nor renowned teachers; they were truly self-taught and developed their skills entirely on their own...

What Storm showed the two men, both their "strength" and their "knowledge," was of great benefit to them.

It's not just Kira.

Kidd had a similar idea, and he asked for advice with great interest.

"Boss! Do Devil Fruits also have 'levels'?"

"Of course."

Storm casually tapped the ground beneath his feet, and the earth was instantly assimilated into soft clay.

"If you have a deep enough understanding of your own abilities, you can extend those abilities to the external environment."

This state of being is called "awakening".

"...Alright, you don't need to try now! You don't even understand magnets yet, so don't even think about 'awakening'!"

"In short, whether it is 'swordsmanship' or 'fruits,' they are all abilities built on the foundation of the 'body.'"

"Once you've got your body in good shape, everything else will be fine."

Storm considered that today's lesson content was already quite substantial.

He decided to temporarily refrain from explaining the concept of "domineering" to the two of them.

Given their current physical abilities, even if they knew about [Overbearing Aura], they wouldn't be able to use it at all.

Kidd and Kira nodded excitedly.

"Got it, boss!"

The banquet continued.

The bear, who had just disappeared, suddenly appeared next to Storm.

"Um, Mr. Vongola..."

"Have you made up your mind?"

Storm glanced at the bear, then stood up.

"Let's talk inside the chapel! It's quieter there."

In the chapel.

Bonnie was happily enjoying the food and fresh water that had just been brought in.

Big Bear looked at his daughter with a doting expression for a while, then spoke softly.

"I just contacted Dragon."

"Okay, continue."

He said Vegapunk is currently on Punk Hazard Island, which is heavily guarded and inaccessible to ordinary people.

Big Bear clenched his fist slightly, a hint of regret flashing across his face.

"As for the user of the Op-Op Fruit, the Revolutionary Army hasn't gathered any intelligence on it, only knowing that the World Government had put a bounty on this fruit a few years ago..."

"However, I already know Germa 66's location!"

Storm raised an eyebrow.

"North Sea?"

"No, Germa 66 is in the East China Sea right now."

Big Bear shook his head and explained.

"There is a war between countries in the East China Sea, and one of them has hired the Kingdom of Germa to fight for them."

Storm nodded.

That's understandable...

"So you want to go to the East Blue now? To find Germa 66?"

"right!"

Big Bear clenched his fists.

"I want to confirm whether Germa 66 is aware of the existence of the disease 'Azure Jade Scale'."