I reached the top of Pirates

Chapter 17 017. Parting is for a better meeting again!

After one hour.

Thump thump thump thump.
There were bursts of sounds of people falling into the water, and two marines, along with several unlucky men on the slave ship, threw the bodies of the human traffickers on the deck into the sea.

The smell of blood,

It didn't take long for it to attract a lot of carnivorous fish.

"Messer, do you think we can meet again in the future?"

The rooftop fence on the top floor of the slave ship.

The four of them leaned here, and Hancock looked at the dorsal fins faintly visible in the violent splashes on the sea not far from the boat.

"Why?" Mercer glanced at her. "You can't bear to leave me."

Hancock rolled his eyes at Messer.

Then he said confidently: "If nothing unexpected happens, I will be the captain of the Nine Snakes Pirates in the future. Your grandfather is a navy man, so will you also be a navy man in the future?"

Mercer understood her underlying meaning and was speechless: "Just because you're a marine, you can't be friends with pirates anymore?"

"Who said that? Besides, my future will not and cannot be a navy. There is no place for me there."

"Be a pirate?"

"Maybe I will, maybe not. We'll see what the future holds. We won't know until then."

"Whatever you say now is just empty talk."

Hancock looked thoughtful, then chuckled and said, "You're getting off topic."

"I'm asking if we can ever meet again."

Moses looked at the clear blue sea in the distance and said, "Yes, as long as we are destined to meet again, we will definitely meet again."

Hancock looked at Messier's profile, with doubts in his heart, but since he had doubts, he just said it directly:
"Why are you so powerful? You're even more powerful than our adult Nine Snake warriors. How did you do it?"

Mercer smiled. "Who knows? Maybe it's breathing."

"Breathe?" Hancock was a little confused and puffed up her cheeks.

"If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. Why do you have to use breathing to fool me? It's like I can't breathe."

"Will you really?"

"I can't?"

"you sure?"

"Do you really understand that what I mean by breathing is what you think of as breathing?"

"You talk so confusingly, it makes me dizzy."

"Breathing is not just a simple act of inhaling and exhaling, but a way to perceive oneself and understand nature."

"It doesn't make any sense. I don't understand."

Hancock pursed her lips. "Breathing is breathing. Inhaling air and taking in oxygen, that's all. Could it be that this isn't breathing?"

“It’s breathing.”

Moses said.

"But that's the breathing you can do. What I can do is feel the oxygen flowing through my throat and lungs, into my blood, and into every corner of my body until it's expelled from my body."

"Breathe consciously and refine your breathing over time to improve your control over your body."

Seeing Hancock listening as if she were listening to a foreign language, Mercer smiled smugly, "That's right, you don't understand. If you could understand, you wouldn't be asking me this."

"Are you saying I'm stupid?"

"I didn't say that."

"But that's what you mean?"

Hancock was a little crazy. Although she thought that Messier was teasing her again, she had a hunch that Messier was not lying to her.

The two different ideas intersected and collided in her consciousness, making Hancock feel very depressed.

"If you want me to believe you, then let me experience the breathing you're talking about."

"Oh, you're dreaming. This is clearly a form of cultivation. You just open your mouth and expect me to teach you for nothing?"

Messer looked at Hancock as if he were an idiot, "Do you think I am you?"

Boom!

Silver teeth clenched.

Hancock felt a surge of heat rushing to her head, and the next moment, a sentence came out of her mouth.

"As long as you can prove it to me, I will agree to do anything you ask me to do."

Messer rolled his eyes at Hancock and looked her up and down. "Do you have anything valuable?"

Hancock was immediately speechless.

He stammered and couldn't say anything.

"How about this? I'll teach you how to breathe, and when we meet again in the future, how about you give me three devil fruits?"

"If you can't give it to me after one meeting, just add one more. If you can't give it to me after two meetings, just add another one. And so on."

Hancock was stunned, looking at Messer in disbelief. "You're a loan shark? Aren't you afraid that once I learn this, I'll just avoid you?"

"Oh?" Mercer glanced at her in surprise. "You're quite clever. You actually found a loophole in the conditions I gave you."

"How about it? Do you dare to give it a try?"

"Aren't you really worried that I'll avoid you in the future?"

"Learn it first." Mercer curled his lips and said, "Who knows, you are a fool and you may never be able to learn it.

Even if I learn it, if you break your promise, then the future famous Captain Nine Snake will avoid me when he sees me, wouldn’t that be quite interesting? "

"Who are you looking down on?" Hancock tilted her head back slightly in anger, her chin pointed at him. "I accept this challenge. It's just three devil fruits, right? When I become the captain of Kuja, I will definitely find them."

"You can start."

Lifting his right knee, Messer stroked his right hand along the side of his boot, and a scalpel appeared in his hand.

"Then let me first explain to you the principle of breathing."

For the next ten minutes, Messer began to explain breathing from shallow to deep.

To make it easier for Hancock to understand, the handle of Messer's scalpel occasionally tapped the nodes in the body where breathing passed.

Moses' breathing is neither complicated nor intricate, but it has a special rhythm and frequency, and also involves some aspects of human medicine.

".Do you understand? Breathing isn't complicated. If you combine it with Observation Haki, it will be much easier to get started. By the way, do you know Observation Haki?"

After listening to it, Hancock's eyes became weak, and she said in a sly voice, "I know, but can't you explain it a little more simply? I can't even understand those medical 'terms' you're talking about. Are you doing this on purpose?"

Mercer looked at her with amusement. As expected, she was being unreasonable.

"Since you don't understand, use your body to remember."

Mercer said, "You can start breathing now."

Hancock looked awkward. Although she didn't understand some things, she still understood the general idea.

Close your eyes.

breathe.
As the chest and abdomen slowly swell and collapse, a breathing pattern different from the usual begins, and an uncomfortable feeling of rapid heartbeat, dizziness and vision appears in the body.

Just as he was about to speak, Messer's voice came over, "Don't stop, it's normal. When the original breathing pattern is disrupted, the body lacks oxygen, which is a normal physiological phenomenon.

continue. "

As he spoke, his observation Haki enveloped Hancock's body, sensing the rhythm of her breathing. He opened his shoulder bag and took out a needle bag. When he spread it out, he found several silver needles inside.

Messer orally described the location of the breathing nodes and inserted silver needles into Hancock's body one by one with precise techniques.

Like a beacon, it guides the way, guiding the breath to go deeper.

time flies,
This latest breathing method, based on the prototype of Moses, was compiled by Kureha himself, under the careful guidance of Moses.

Hancock's breathing pattern gradually adjusted. Faintly, Hancock seemed to sense something, but she couldn't see clearly what it was.

After half an hour,

Seeing sweat on her forehead, Messer took out several silver needles from her heart, lower abdomen, lungs and intestines.

As the needle was pulled out, Hancock immediately began to breathe heavily, and her breathing frequency suddenly became irregular.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

He started coughing violently.

Messer put away the silver needle and watched Hancock's body reaction with interest. The experiment was successful and the breathing method could be mastered quickly.

No, it’s not a quick fix, it’s just a way to artificially deepen your body’s memory of this breathing method.

If you don't continue to use this breathing method to deepen your impression, you will forget part of the breathing method after a few days.

After all, transitioning from one instinct to another takes time and perseverance.

Seeing that Hancock had recovered, Messer told her about the situation of "body memory".

Pursing her lips, Hancock looked at Messer with a surprised and complicated expression, "What you said is actually true.

In that case, I will abide by our agreement."

Mercer nodded.

"Okay, then I look forward to seeing you again in the future. Don't forget my devil fruit."

Hancock lowered her head awkwardly and said, "Sorry."

"I want to ask, can I teach this breathing method to Sonya and Grodd?"

"It's up to you. Whether you want to teach them or not, and whether they can learn it or not, it's all your freedom."

"Besides, I didn't ask them to avoid it just now."

As he spoke, Messer glanced at Hancock's two sisters beside him.

And this time.

"Sisters, look over there, isn't that the Water City?"

Sonia pulled Hancock's sleeve and pointed at a black dot that appeared in the distance. As time passed, the black dot became bigger and bigger, and finally a majestic water city appeared.

Seen from a distance, the entire city is covered with waterways and has a cone-shaped overall structure. At the very center and top is a huge garden fountain-like building, giving people a sense of exquisite beauty that is both formal and romantic.

At this moment, the fountain is spraying water, and beautiful rainbows are blooming under the reflection of the sun.

"so beautiful!"

“It’s the first time I’ve seen such a beautiful view.”

"Hancock, look, isn't that your Nine Snakes' ship?"

Messer saw a scarlet ketch at the edge of a building right in front of Gate No. 1 of the Water City.

It looks like a building ship.

antique.

There seemed to be two strange snakes on the sea in front of the bow.

Hancock looked where Messier's finger was pointing, and sure enough, she saw the ship there.

There were many women on the boat, dressed in cool clothes, and they also noticed this place.

"Yes, it's our Nine Snakes' ship."

Having said that, Hancock looked at Messier, a hint of reluctance in his eyes, and he coughed lightly: "Then we have to leave."

"Well, have a nice trip."

As he spoke, Mercer looked at her face and suddenly smiled, raising the corners of his mouth and said:

"Remember to use your brain next time and don't get caught by human traffickers again. You won't always be so lucky."

The budding idea of separation was shattered by Moses' words.

Hancock's face darkened, and she said with a sour face, "If you don't speak, no one will think you're dumb. I'm leaving, so won't you give me a farewell gift?"

This is a custom of the Nine Snakes, the purpose of which is to wish those who go out to sea a safe and smooth journey.

Hancock didn't know what happened, but she suddenly spoke like this.

"how about you?"

Messer stared at her.

Hancock's face froze. She didn't have anything valuable on her that could serve as a gift.

It became a little awkward for a moment.

Seeing this, Moses rescued her and pointed to the hair hanging on both sides of her cheeks, pointing to the bronze buckle on the left strand of hair.

Hancock blinked, took off the brass button, and handed it to Messer: "Since you want it so much, I'll give it to you, big sister."

Messer took it. It was a very small button, as big as his little finger, with a snake pattern carved on it.

"Not bad, quite unique. In that case, I'll give you this."

Messer handed over the scalpel in his hand. "This is my throwing weapon and also a surgical tool. Let's use this in exchange."

This scalpel was obtained from Kuleha and is of very good quality.

"You can use it as a self-defense weapon."

Hancock took it. He had touched a very sharp and hard scalpel before. He threw it with all his strength, which was enough to penetrate a person's skull.

It feels good in the hand too.

He happily played with it in his hands. After a few seconds, Hancock winked at Messer and said, "We're really leaving this time. They're here to pick us up."

Moses could see that a small boat had come down from the Nine Snakes' ship, and a woman with purple hair was rowing the boat towards them.

"Then we'll say goodbye. Goodbye, you three."

"Well, take care."

Watch as the three people jump from the railing to the deck below, and then jump from the boat to the small boat on the sea.

Very agile.

As the boat moved away, Moses watched silently, not knowing when they would meet again.

At this time, on a small boat not far away, Hancock placed his hands to his mouth in a trumpet shape and shouted loudly:

"Messer!!! I will definitely be stronger than you next time we meet!!!"

As the three sisters waved goodbye vigorously and laughed happily, Mercer did not look away until they boarded the boat.

"Better than me? Just wishful thinking."

"Why? Are you reluctant to part with it?"

At this time, Bogart's voice sounded, with a playful tone.

Mercer turned to look at Bogart who appeared beside him and sighed:

"Hasn't anyone told you?"

"what?"

"I forgot."

"..Stinky brat, what's the point of saying half of what? Then what?"

Bogart was a little impatient.

Mercer sighed, "You're an old bachelor. Don't act like a romantic. It doesn't fit your personality."

The corners of Bogart's mouth twitched violently. If he had known, he would not have come up, and even if he had come up, he should not have started to make jokes.

Just as he was feeling depressed, Moses spoke again.

"Well, you guessed it right. I am a little reluctant to let him go. After all, he is the first playmate of the right age that I have ever made. Although he is a little stupid, his heart is quite pure."

"Tsk, you little brat, why are you pretending to be so profound? That little girl is almost ten years older than you, how can she be the same age as you?"

“Age is not a barrier, but thought is the limit.”

"Uncle, if you continue like this, you'll probably never find a wife. Even if the navy assigns wives in the future, I don't think you'll be able to get a spot."

Ugh!
With a sigh, and as the sea breeze dissipated, Messi left, leaving Bogart alone and disheveled in the wind.

Another day passed.

After taking a long detour, we arrived at the nearest naval base and handed over the people on the slave ship to the base here for resettlement.

In the blink of an eye, as the tenth day arrived, a small island appeared in the warship's sight.

early morning.

The sun has just risen.

Cap and Mercer appeared on a hill behind the seaside village on the island.

Didn't have to wait long.

Accompanied by a gust of wind blowing across the sky and earth.

A tall figure wearing a military green cloak appeared here.

at the same time.

"Wow!!!"

A loud baby cry was also heard.

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