[Bonus Chapter] Training
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"Warlords?" Everyone looked at him with confusion.
Liam nodded his head and explained "There are seven pirates in the world who are recognized by the World Government. They can terrorize the kingdom, loot the village, and butcher the ordinary people but the Marines won't catch them."
"What?" Everyone looked at him with widened eyes.
"You mean they are allowed to become pirates by the government?" Nami asked with a terrified gaze.
Liam shook his head and said "Actually, anyone can become Warlord but they need to be strong enough. Like Mihawk. His bounty was zero when he became Warlord."
"It was his strength that made the government poach him. And, there are some who became Warlord due to some other reasons alongside strength."
"Then, if we are strong enough, can we become warlords too?" Nami asked.
"Yes but Luffy wouldn't want that. If you become Warlord, you would need to follow their commands and capture pirates for them." Liam spoke.
"Of course not! I am a captain." Luffy spoke with a serious expression.
"Wait, are all Warlords strong as he?" Sanji asked.
This question even made Zoro excited.
Liam shook his head and said "He is an exception. He is the strongest among all warlords. In fact, with his strength, he can go toe-to-toe against the highest ranks marine."
"Strongest…" Zoro clenched the hilt of his sword. Now that two of his swords were broken, he only had one.
"That's why we have to get stronger if we want to face them in the future. Before we reach Nami's island, I will explain my training method to you guys. Although it would be impossible to master them right now, as we move on, we can definitely master them." Liam spoke.
Hearing his words, Zoro instantly became excited. Unlike others, he was really looking forward to Liam's training method. After all, the weight training method was also good.
It's just that he couldn't find an arm and leg plate with a bigger weight.
"We as individuals have different kinds of skills. Luffy has his devil fruit which gives him the skill of rubber. Zoro is a swordsman which makes it different. Usopp is a sniper and it also makes it different."
"Sanji uses leg martial art that can still be improved but it is also different. As for Nami, your strength can be derived from different methods and this method includes Usopp."
"Me?" Usopp looked at himself with confusion.
Liam nodded his head and continued "Nami was forced to Arlong's pirate because of her exceptional navigation skill. After all, what kind of idiot would let a kid draw map for himself?"
"After staying with Nami for a while, I concluded that she truly has an exceptional talent for the weather. Usopp, you always try to build something that would make your strength grow, right?"
"So, can you build a weapon for Nami as well?"
Usopp thought for a moment while Nami looked at him with puppy eyes.
"Hmm… It won't be impossible but I would need a lot of equipment."
"Don't worry, I didn't ask you to build it now. Once we reach Loguetown, you can purchase any equipment you want. Nami will pay for it." Liam gave him a thumbs up.
"I have to pay?" Nami pointed to herself as her greedy eyes started emerging.
"You can't say no. He is doing this for you." Liam shrugged his shoulders and spoke.
"Alright!" Nami answered in a depressed manner.
"While doing that, you will also train your physical strength. Using those weights while training and basically doing everything else will help your muscles. You can also slowly increase the weight and also train with heavy weights." Liam spoke to Nami and Usopp.
Then, he turned his head at Zoro and Sanji.
"You two are basically too powerful for normal weight training. And, both of you have different fighting styles so I don't have anything to make you physically stronger right now."
"Not Right now?" Zoro looked at him with a bit of disappointment.
"Don't be disappointed! Although I said, I can't help you with physical strength right now. I can help you in another way. Do you remember when I talked to you about Haki?" Liam asked.
Zoro nodded his head while Sanji was clueless.
"Before, I said there are two kinds of Haki dormant in everyone's body. These two types are Armament and Observation Haki. I don't know how to train Armament but I recently asked Mihawk about it."
"And, I think I can formulate an idea to train it. But for now, let's just focus on Observation Haki. It is a unique kind of power that allows you to see someone's next move. It's like an instinct but several times more powerful to the point where if trained perfectly, one can even see into the future for a few seconds."
"I believe this training will truly start after Nami's island so I will simply give you the direction so that you can start training whoever you have time for it."
"Zoro and Sanji, you two will work in pairs. One will sit down with his eyes closed and one will stand behind him with a stick. This training is simple. One of you have to hit another with the stick while another had to dodge it without even looking at it."
"While training, you will be able to sense the breath and spirit of your enemy or someone who is hitting you. The flow of spirit will tell you where he is going to hit next."
"Remember, it is the sixth sense that you have to unlock on your own. And, if you get hit, it's your fault. You can't blame another for hitting you too hard."
Hearing his words, Zoro and Sanji nodded their heads. Liam was unknown of what was going inside their minds but he felt like this would truly help them grow faster.
He turned his head at Luffy and spoke "Luffy, there are several ways you can improve your current power but I feel like the one thing you can do right now would be a contraction."
"Contraction?" Luffy looked at him with confusion.
"Rubber has two major properties and most often, one of them gets ignored. Rubber can be stretched and contracted as well. But the difference is quite huge. If stretching gives you mobility and speed, contracting gives you immense power."
"Since you are made of a rubber, you should be able to contract your body so much so that when you release it, the force generated by the punch would be two to five times stronger than before."
"Of course, it would have a disadvantage. Since you are contracting your body part like an arm, you need to reach your opponent's position before launching an attack."
"Unless you stretch out your arm as soon as you stop the contraction. Or, if you can contract the fist and forearm while stretching out your biceps. If you can do any one of these, your power would drastically increase."
"So, what do you think?"
"You mean like this?" Luffy said while pulling his muscles. His arm started shrinking as it was being contracted but suddenly, Luffy let out a scream.
"Ahhh!"
Bang!
As soon as he let out the scream, his hand struck the table that flew toward the sky by making a hole in the wall. Everyone went near the hole and looked up into the sky.
After a while, Usopp finally spotted the table nearly hundreds of meters away in the sea.
"Liam, that hurts!" Luffy showed out teary eyes and spoke.
"Can you master this technique?" Liam asked.
"I will master it." Luffy's teary eyes disappeared as he spoke.
"Good! For now, you all can start training as I told you. And Luffy, please don't wreck the ship!" Liam stood up and walked out of the cabin.
"So, I am going first." Zoro said while holding a bat.
"Who said you can go first?" Sanji looked at him with a serious and cool expression as he asked.
"Let's settle who can go first."
Nami sighed at the sight of them. She walked outside the cabin and saw Liam starting his workout. A smile appeared on her lips as she walked down the stairs.
"Can I work out too?" Nami asked.
"Uhh…. You can start with push-ups!" Liam was slightly stunned for a moment but immediately responded.
"Hehe!" Nami giggled and started push-ups but after five, she laid flat on the deck.
"Hah-Hah-Hah! I can't." Nami gave up after five push-ups.
"Don't worry, you can do more tomorrow. When I started, I couldn't even do five push-ups." Liam replied while lifting weights.
"Really? Liam, can I ask you something?" Nami asked.
"Yes!" Liam replied.
"What's your full name?"
Thud!
Liam suddenly fell down as the weight he was lifting fell on his toes.
"Ahhh!"
Liam screamed as he removed the weight. But, he didn't care about pain. He looked at Nami and asked, "Why all of sudden?"
"I'm just curious." Nami curiously asked.
Liam sighed and spoke.
"It's a secret."
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