One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 835: Teacher Hiyori
"Run! Run!"

At this moment, Hiyori was following behind Kuina, shouting loudly. Whenever Kuina's pace slowed down a little, she would immediately chop at Kuina's heel with a knife. Hiyori's grasp of the distance was very accurate, just enough to make Kuina feel the attack without really hurting her. However, this constant feeling of oppression was too intense. Kuina could only run madly. In fact, she had practiced physical fitness in the past, but this kind of full-time accelerated running with a huge stone ball hanging behind her was the first time!
Kuina felt that every step she took was so difficult. According to Hiyori's request, she had to run around the island, but now she had only run half a circle and she felt like she was about to die.

"Okay, stop."

Robin suddenly appeared, reached out to stop Kuina from running, and handed her a cup of liquid that looked a little strange.

"This is a nutrient solution. It tastes terrible, but it's good for your body."

Robin said as he forcefully stuffed the nutrient solution in his hand into Kuina, then looked at Hiyori behind Kuina.

"This is her limit at this stage. Continuing will cause harm to her body."

"Thanks, Sister Robin. I didn't bring any of those stopwatches or anything. Thanks to you, otherwise I wouldn't be able to calculate these things."

Hiyori said to Robin with gratitude that the most powerful thing about Robin is that she can see with her naked eyes many things that others need to measure with machines, and her accuracy is definitely not worse than that of machines.

"It's okay, but this is also a calculation of her physical condition. I will help you write a training plan next. When she has rested well, don't forget to bring her to my place to test her body flexibility and other things."

Robin said as she walked back. She was now working part-time as a training instructor. After all, she couldn't let Hiyori and the others practice blindly on their own. Otherwise, they might be ruined by Kuina. The principle of "too much is as bad as too little" was also applicable in the world of pirates.

"how do you feel?"

Hiyori watched Kuina gulp down the large cup of nutrient solution, stuck out her tongue with a distorted face, handed her a piece of candy and asked.

“It’s hard to drink, bitter, astringent, and a bit greasy, but I do feel much better after drinking it.”

Kuina took the candy and threw it into her mouth. The cool mint flavor instantly suppressed the taste in her mouth and she felt much better.

"I'm not asking you about the nutrient solution. That thing is a useless substitute. I'm asking you how you feel about the training. Are you tired?"

Hiyori said helplessly that no one drank this crap when they were training on Onigashima. Lily burned it with fire and it worked better than any nutrient solution. This stuff was something they drank during training outside. It was a cheap substitute invented by Quinn. Even people like them who had nothing could make it. You can imagine how easy it was to make. Of course, this stuff also had side effects. You couldn't drink too much, otherwise you might get constipated.

"Tired! But I can still hold on!"

Kuina nodded and said.

"It's normal to feel tired. This is something we have to practice. After all, women are not as strong as men anyway. This is certain. Even mother has said that she is much worse than father in terms of pure strength. So if we want to keep up, we have to do more training. Of course, strength training is just one of the aspects. Compared to strength, unless you have a special bloodline like my sister, it is definitely an aspect that we need to strengthen, but it is definitely not an aspect that we need to focus on. You should also know this."

Hiyori took out a small blackboard and wrote and drew on it, saying that she had wanted to be a teacher for a long time and had done a lot of homework for this purpose. Now she spoke very logically and Kuina could easily understand what Hiyori meant.

"So teacher, what you mean is that we need to strengthen our training in speed and skills, right?" Kuina asked.

"Bingou! That's right! But it's not just these two aspects. We also need to improve our reaction ability. It's useless if the speed is fast but the reaction ability can't keep up. In addition, there is flexibility. Women are naturally stronger than men in flexibility, so we must do a good job of training in these aspects. By the way, do you know sword dance?"

Hiyori asked as she suddenly remembered something.

"Sword dance? Is it the kind of swordplay used for performances?"

Kuina asked curiously.

"No, it's a sword technique from the Kingdom of Flowers. It's a magical sword technique that's almost exclusively for women. They approach their opponents with dance-like steps, chop off their heads before they can react, and then continue dancing away. It's a beautiful sword technique. The most important things about this sword technique are speed, eyesight, and flexibility, because this sword dance doesn't have any defensive moves. Instead, it uses the flexibility of the body to dodge the opponent's attacks, and even dodge at many incredible angles."

Hiyori made movements as she spoke. She had studied in the Kingdom of Flowers for a few days. Although she did not learn the essence, she still learned something thanks to her excellent physical fitness. At least she could achieve a similar appearance. As for the spirit, forget it. They were people who had been learning since childhood and immersed in this for decades. Hiyori did not think that she was a genius and could not learn in such a short time what the others needed decades to learn. Moreover, it was impossible for her to give up her advantages and practice this sword technique that she was encountering for the first time.

"Is it still possible to do this? Swordsmanship with no defense at all?"

Koshiro taught more traditional swordsmanship, which resulted in Kuina's swordsmanship becoming very rigid. She never thought that there was a swordsmanship that completely abandoned defense.

"Yes, the weapons they use are also very different. They are chrome-free swords without hand guards. Without professional training, it is impossible to wield such a strange sword. Of course, I am not saying that I will teach you this sword technique. After all, I don't know this kind of sword technique. I am just telling you that since women are naturally weak, we must learn to break the rules and not cling to traditional sword techniques. Otherwise, we will not be able to surpass men with stronger physical fitness under the same conditions. We must learn to fight by playing to our strengths and avoiding our weaknesses."

Hiyori said.

"I understand, teacher. That is to say, we should give full play to our advantages, not only in swordsmanship, but also in sword fighting, right? For example, when dealing with someone who is strong but slow, we should compete with him in speed. When dealing with an enemy who is fast but has poor skills, we should use skills to deal with him, right?"

Kuina was very smart. She immediately understood the principle of learning by analogy and said.

"Yes, but not entirely. These advantages and disadvantages apply to people of the same level. When facing a stronger person, even if the opponent's weaknesses are stronger than your strengths, then all you can do is run. So examining the opponent and knowing when to do what is also what a good swordsman should do. Of course, there is also a special situation, that is, when there is no way to retreat, or you absolutely cannot retreat, you must use all your strength to fight the opponent!"

Hiyori said while looking at Kuina.

"Yes! I understand!"

Kuina stood up, stood at attention, and said solemnly.

"Very good! It seems that you have recovered. Then let's go to the next place. We happen to have a training room on our ship. We have cleaned it up last night. It is just right for you to use. Sister Robin should have gone there. Let's test your other conditions, and then design the most suitable training for you. There is not much I can teach you about swordsmanship. After all, apart from the basic swordsmanship, the rest can only be learned by yourself. Only such swordsmanship is the most suitable for you. All I can teach you is how to polish your body and how to exert force to be most suitable for you. There is only so much I can do, but I will set up a suitable training plan for you. Even if we leave, I can support your future training. Of course, after you have completed the above standards, I suggest that you go out to sea for real combat. After all, only between life and death can you learn real moves. I am afraid no one in Shimotsuki Village can do this."

As Hiyori spoke, she recalled Kaido's training, which was a true test of life and death, although it was only a one-sided test between them.

(End of this chapter)