Pirates: It's not a mythical beast, it's a phantom god

"You'll have to explore the area ahead on your own~"

As La spoke, he raised the corners of his mouth with his fingers and showed the two of them a smile that was deeper than usual.

It can be said that it has evolved from a 'smile' to a normal 'laugh'.

"But, damn it! This smile... my heartbeat, and my missing... thing! Kwaa ...

The unsinkable ship named Osiris was sunk once again.

Finally, under the attack of La's appearance, the two little ones with red faces gave up continuing to entangle.

……

"By the way, how's your Haki training going?"

"Forehead……"

There was an awkward silence.

Looking at the two little ones' hesitant expressions, La guessed something.

But in the end, it was Oubey who spoke first.

"How should I put it, sis. It's the kind that can be used, but only to a small extent."

As she spoke, she stretched out her thumb and index finger, making a gesture of losing the market in a certain country.

"Hmm? Don't beat around the bush, Ossi, you say it."

Osi, who was called, also shuddered suddenly.

"Um... that's right, I use my Haki at the very beginning, but after that I can't react at all. Hmm... how should I put it..."

"It's like you just got familiar with the skill keys, and then you're asked to play in a professional game, and then you can't press them because the pace is too fast?"

La repeated the meaning of her words again in a language that Ossi could understand.

"Yes, yes, yes! That's right! That's the feeling!" Osi nodded repeatedly.

"It's that frantic feeling of having to fumble with dozens of keys to activate a skill while someone's about to hit you in the face.

In any case, I will subconsciously give up my Haki and directly counterattack with normal attacks."

"I think it might take us a while to get used to joining the Haki battle, sis," Oubey said helplessly.

Even for someone as gifted as they are, it is still somewhat unrealistic for them to reach a level that others would need several years of hard work to reach in just one morning.

"Okay, I was too impatient.

I heard from Jin and the others that it took them several years to master Haki, so asking you for half a day is really asking too much."

"Yeah! Yeah!" Osi nodded in approval.

"Then let's change the teaching from now on to practical exercises. I've already taught you the theory, so the rest will be mastered through combat."

"Ah?!"*2

"Sister La, are you going to fight us yourself?"

"That's right. Of course, I will keep it within the proper limits and won't let you get hurt."

Theoretically, neither Osi nor Obei had ever seen La actually fight, so objectively speaking, he was just changing his sparring partner.

But instinct is very subjective. Fear is fear...

"Sigh! I refuse." Osi went up with the last glimmer of hope.

"Hmm↓hum↑"

"Okay, okay, I get it." Ossi typed GG.

"In that case, let's end today's teaching here.

By the way, I have an assignment for you - use your own divine power and authority to make a set of clothes. The deadline is one week.

When the time comes, I will take away the skirts I have knitted for you, and those who cannot do it will be left naked."

La was still staring at Ossi as he spoke.

[Okay, so petty! Is it because I just rejected her?

Sister La, you are really despicable right now!]

Of course, Osi only dared to think about the above in his mind. If he said it out loud, the time when he would be exposed would probably be brought forward to tomorrow.

When Ou Bei heard this "homework", he lowered his brows and began to think, as if he had already come up with an idea.

"Hey, what should we do, Obe? Do you know how to deal with this?" Osi elbowed Obe, but the other party did not respond.

“man?”

"The smallest unit, power, God... Osi, don't disturb me, I'm thinking."

Obe dodged Osi's elbow and continued muttering.

"You don't already have an idea, do you?! No, you can't! Even if I'm naked, you have to come with me!"

Osi opened his eyes wide and clung to Obei on the shore like a water ghost in the river.

"What are you doing! I don't want to be with you, you idiot! Let me go!"

"Quack! I won't let you go, even if you kill me! Either you help me find a solution, or we both die together!"

"you!"

La looked at the two people arguing with each other, left a sentence "Don't forget dinner time" and left the training ground.

Chapter 39 Preparation

The seven-day clothing-making test that La set for Osi and Obei was not actually intended to be difficult.

In her opinion, using her own divine power to weave clothes is just a trivial matter, just like an ordinary handicraft.

Even if Osi and the others didn't have the same control over their strength as he did, seven days was more than enough time for them to complete the assignment. As for the so-called punishment of leaving them 'naked,' it was simply to make them remember the matter.

After all, even if I really took off their clothes, they could still wear ordinary clothes.

We are no longer on a deserted island. There are several stores in the town that specialize in women's clothing.

……

In the next few days, I accompanied them to practice domineering in the morning and let them move freely in the afternoon.

Emphasize the combination of work and rest, and the proper balance between tension and relaxation.

Of course, Haki training is also conducted in a practical manner as La mentioned before.

However, unlike what Osi and Obei had imagined, where they would be beaten all over the head by a fist wrapped in Armament Haki, Ra's teaching method was both gentle and interesting.

"Hah! Thunder Fist!"

The fist with explosive force came straight towards La's back, but she easily dodged it without even turning her head.

At the same time, a gust of wind carrying destructive power missed her when she inadvertently turned sideways, and instead hit Osi, who was unable to stop his punches.

"Gah! That hurts!"

The red-haired girl couldn't help but cry out in pain when she was hit in the face by the unexpected fist.

"Sister La, didn't you say you were going to train our Haki? Why haven't Oubey and I touched you once this whole morning?"

"Did you use your Haki?" the blonde girl asked.

"Forehead……"

"Attacks without Haki won't hit me~"

This was the training method La had thought of. Every time the two used their powers or simply used brute force to attack, La would dodge lightly, not giving them any chance to touch him.

Only when their attacks begin to be imbued with domineering power will La give some positive feedback, such as blocking a punch and pretending to take a few steps back, or making an appropriate counterattack.

In short, La was intentionally making Osi and the other two treat him as a BOSS that could only be attacked with Haki, and through this feedback, he wanted them to make attaching Haki a subconscious habit.

Through this kind of training, which is similar to "deducting the normal A key", Osi and Obei have become more and more proficient and adept at applying domineering power in actual combat.

…………

Peaceful days always pass by quickly.

Five days later, Kaido and his two companions returned to the island.

"Is that Boss Kaido? Boss Kaido is back!"

After seeing Kaido's huge body falling from the sky from afar, the crew members gathered together.

Some people have begun to speculate whether there will be any action soon.

After all, although Kaido was often not seen for several days in the past, he would usually leave behind a few cadres such as Jin to ensure the combat strength of the stronghold.

This time, they actually took away two cadres at the same time and only left La who had just joined. There must be something going on behind this unusual behavior.

The facts were just as they expected. As soon as Kaido landed, he directly announced the alliance with Golden Lion and BIG MOM.

"Woo-lah-lah-lah~ Listen up everyone! I want to announce something--" Kaido raised the mace in his hand high, and his expression was wantonly stirring up the emotions of the pirates below.

"From now on, we, the Beasts Pirates, will form a pirate alliance with the Sky Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates. Together, we will capture Beehive Island and seize Rocks' treasure!"

!!!

"Ohhhhhhh!"*n

When the Beasts pirates heard Kaido's words, they were stunned for a moment, and then burst into thunderous cheers.

"Haha! We're finally going to deal with those bastards on Beehive Island!"

"Good! I've been so pissed off by those bastards lately!"

"The Flying Pirates, are they the pirate group of Shiki the Golden Lion?"

"And the Big Mom Pirates, they're both famous forces in the New World! Now Rocks' treasure is within our grasp, right?"

"Hehe, I wonder what's in the treasure of the former overlord of the sea. Will there be a famous sword or a powerful devil fruit~"

……

"Alright, now let's prepare the supplies, check the ships and artillery. Three days from now, we'll set out for the Totland Sea to reunite with those two guys!"

After the cheers died down, Kaido began to have his pirates prepare supplies.

"Burfat, go contact the people stationed on the other two islands and ask them to mobilize all the ships and people here.

Jin, go call those three little devils over here."

After giving the order, Kaido did not return to his residence, but went to the weapons workshop of the Beasts on the island.

Before setting off, he threw his mace, which had a section cut off, there to be repaired, and now he only had a spare one with him.

……

"How is it? Is my weapon repaired?" When Kaido arrived at the door of the workshop, he asked directly about the condition of his mace.

"Hmm? It's Boss Kaido."

The master craftsman in charge of forging in the workshop was communicating with his apprentices at this time. When he saw that Kaido had arrived, he stood up and asked two tall and strong apprentices to carry a black mace in front of him.

"Your mace has been repaired. We've added some special ore this time, ensuring it's even stronger than before."

The old master smoked his pipe and said confidently.

Kaido picked up the mace in front of him with one hand and weighed it. It was a bit heavier than before, but the feel and center of gravity were indeed more comfortable than before.

"Woo-la-la! You did a good job. I'm very satisfied. Go to Dirk to get a reward later." After saying that, he carried the stick and left.

The pirates in the workshop breathed a sigh of relief as they watched Kaido leave with satisfaction. They then gathered around the master and praised him.

"Master, your skills are amazing. Where did you learn this?"

"Yes, I saw you just add a few pieces of stone carbon ash into it, and the mace is like it has been upgraded, becoming black and shiny."

"Boss Kaido seems very satisfied!"

"Tell us what kind of stone that is!"

Looking at the curious eyes of his apprentices and juniors, the old master in the workshop tapped his pipe and then spoke slowly.

"This all started when I was young. I had only been at sea for a few years when I met a group of lost people at sea. They claimed to be from Wano Country. I learned this craft from them.