One Piece: Nico Robin Collection

Chapter 83 Burning Fruit
"One, two, one, two, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven!"

"Very good, this lap is over, let's do another lap!"

"No...I can't do that anymore, ugh!"

The next morning, on the deck, Nami retched and fell to her knees.

The deck has a net length of 90 meters, including the stairs. She has already run back and forth 50 times, and the total time is no more than half an hour!
Considering that the training standard for special forces on Earth is to run 5 kilometers lightly in 18 minutes for excellence, this girl's physique can easily beat special forces...

It’s worthy of being the world of pirates!
Seeing Nami unable to get up again, Caesar couldn't help but smile.

Overall, this girl's physical fitness was better than he had expected!
"Come on, come on! GOGOGO!"

Bartolomeo roared as he ran past Nami, sweat dripping from his entire body.

Behind her were Robin and Baby5 wearing sports vests. Due to the difference in physical fitness, the three of them had already lapped Nami for more than ten laps. This level of long-distance running was just a warm-up for the three of them.

“Come on…Come on! Whoosh…”

Bonnie climbed the stairs panting, sticking out her tongue and laughing: "I'm so tired!"

Big Bear looked at Bonnie with a smile: "It's still too early for you to start this kind of training. Don't push yourself."

Bonnie didn't reply, but knelt on the deck, her face full of doubt: "I... I was actually trapped by Nami!"

"What are you talking about? You're being too disrespectful, you little brat!"

Nami's face darkened, and she waved her fist in dissatisfaction: "I'm not bad, right?"

Caesar nodded approvingly. "Not bad indeed. Your performance far exceeded my expectations. However, you clearly haven't reached your limit yet. That's how cultivation works. You must always strive to surpass your own limits. If you limit yourself to your limits, then no matter how much you cultivate, you'll remain just an ordinary person."

"There are only a very small number of natural-born monsters. In fact, most of the powerful people in people's eyes were originally just ordinary people with some talent."

"how about you?"

Nami was curious: "You are so strong at your age, you must be a natural born monster, right?"

"No, in fact, my talent is far inferior to anyone on this ship, including you."

Caesar shook his head slightly. "It's just that I was lucky. I made up for my lack of talent through other means and gained qualifications comparable to those natural-born monsters. But even so, it took me half a year to reach my current strength."

"You can't...you can't say that!"

Barto paused, panting softly. "Although Sir's talent change happened this year, our current training has been going on for years without fail! If anything, Sir's current strength is definitely due to his past accumulation!"

"That's true."

Caesar nodded. The rapid improvement in his strength must have been due to his past training. To put it simply, he had a solid foundation.

"So, can others use the method you mentioned to make up for talent?" Nami asked expectantly.

"If it was useful, I would have given it to you long ago. It's better to practice diligently."

Caesar chuckled: "But if you can eat the Thunder Fruit, there is a theoretical way to quickly increase your strength."

"In what way?"

"Through electric currents to stimulate your own muscles..."

"Hey! Stop it!"

Nami raised her hands, not daring to listen any further.

As for things like lightning body tempering, let's wait until she has gained a certain level of strength before considering it.

"My legs are shaking now and I feel like I can't stand up at all."

Nami held onto the railing, looking exhausted.

Caesar tilted his head, pouted, and looked regretful: "What should I do? Aren't you going to get beaten in the actual combat later?"

"There's still actual combat? With whom? Bonnie?" Nami was shocked when she heard this.

"You guessed it right...half!"

Caesar smiled maliciously and raised his hand in the direction of Big Bear. "Let me introduce you to our ship's training instructor, Bonnie's father, Bartholomew Big Bear, who can take on an entire nation on his own!"

"Eh?!!"

Looking at the bear's mountain-like figure, Nami opened her mouth in disbelief.

"Don't worry, I have experience."

Big Bear smiled slightly and said, "I used to be the chief instructor in the Revolutionary Army. The young people in the Revolutionary Army now were all trained by me."

"No!!!"

Nami turned around and tried to run, but Caesar pulled her back by the scruff of her neck.

"Okay, I'm just kidding you. You need to start from the most basic taijutsu."

Caesar pulled Nami's shoulder and faced Big Bear. The others had already stood in front of Big Bear with their hands behind their backs. Even Bonnie stood beside Bartolomeo with her hands behind her back, looking very proud and confident.

"From today on, I will teach you fish-man karate."

Big Bear said calmly, "This kind of physical technique can maximize the use of every bit of strength in the body. Once you master it, you can accelerate your physical training."

Nami frowned, "Murky Karate?"

Caesar pushed Nami in front of Big Bear and said, "Okay, most fishmen are quite friendly to humans. Guys like Aaron are only a minority. Don't feel any psychological burden."

"I see…"

Nami sighed, looked down at Bonnie who looked serious, then resignedly stood beside Bonnie and began to practice Fishman Karate.

Soon, a day passed in a flash.

In the setting sun, Nami lay on the deck, sweating profusely, without even the strength to move a finger.

"I can't... anymore. I've really reached my limit! Can someone help me up?"

"You know, Nami..."

Caesar's figure sounded like a devil's whisper: "Jinbei is still one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Although Arlong was imprisoned in Impelton, he can be released at any time as long as Jinbei says so. Although Jinbei is dissatisfied with Arlong's extreme behavior, he actually cherishes his group of fish-man companions."

"you…"

Nami's face turned grim. She didn't know where she got the strength from, but she gritted her teeth and forced herself to stand up again: "What a devil!"

"Thank you for the compliment."

Caesar smiled and clapped his hands: "Now go take a shower, then prepare to eat. Remember to do some aerobics after dinner before going to bed, otherwise you will easily turn into a muscular woman~"

"Ahhh I know!"

Nami collapsed: "Go away! I don't want to see you, you bastard!"

"Haha, so cute."

Robin wiped the sweat off his face and smiled when he saw Nami like this: "Let's take a bath together, Nami. You can easily drown in the bathtub like this."

Nami was about to cry, "Don't say such horrible words with a smile on your face! Sister Robin..."

Soon, everyone in the cabin sat around the dining table and enjoyed dinner.

As the last ray of sunlight disappeared below the sea level, the sky became completely dark.

When Nami returned to the room, the moment her head touched the pillow, she felt dizzy and fell asleep instantly.

The sky is full of shining stars, and their light falls on the sea level, casting a layer of silver light on the deep sea.

Gradually, time passed.

A hint of pale sky appeared in the east.

The dew on the deck reflected the morning sunlight, making the hull look golden.

“Ah…it hurts!!”

Nami woke up in pain early this morning.

After breakfast, I felt sore all over, and then I went to the deck, feeling sore all over, and prepared to start a new day of training.

Then, he fell asleep exhausted again.

In this way, three days passed, and Nami finally adapted to the intensity of the training, and everyone finally sailed to the sea near their destination.

"That's it!"

Nami held a monocular in hand, scanning the turbulent current ahead. "This sea area is full of trenches and reefs. We don't have a nautical chart for this area. This is as close as we can get."

Caesar nodded: "Then let's disembark here. Yamato, I'm leaving you here!" "Okay!"

Yamato tied the sails and jumped down from the mast, changing into a human-beast form. He swung his mace and a stream of blue icy air flew towards the island.

Swah——

In just a moment, the turbulent ocean current was frozen into solid ice, forming an ice road over a hundred meters wide and several miles long.

"Eh? Is this... air conditioning?"

Feeling the cold air blowing towards her, Nami was incredulous: "Wow! The sea is frozen!"

"Big Bear stay and watch the boat, the others prepare to go ashore!"

"Oh!!"

Caesar said as he leaped off the deck, followed closely by the others, especially Yamato and Bonnie.

This was the first treasure hunt since the team was formed, and the two were so excited that they couldn't express it in words.

"Treasure Hunt!"

"Treasure Hunt!"

The two cheered, followed Caesar and jumped off the boat, running happily towards the island.

Soon, everyone landed on the island. The golden beach was dotted with shipwrecks, looking dilapidated and mysterious.

Caesar scanned the area with his observation Haki and pointed to the canyon in the center of the island. "Go this way!"

"Oh!"

Yamato and Bonnie responded, swinging their arms high like soldiers on parade, and followed Caesar enthusiastically.

"Are there any historical relics on this island?" Robin asked.

"No, don't even think about it. There's no fresh water on this island."

Caesar shook his head slightly. "But there is a large eagle in the canyon. Aside from Nami, no one else should be in any danger."

"Eh?!"

Nami's face darkened, and she quickly shrank between Robin and Baby5: "If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have followed!"

"Don't worry, it's just a big bird."

Baby5 raised his hand, and his forearm transformed into a hand cannon that glowed coldly. "Will this make you feel more secure?"

“It feels so safe!”

Nami's eyes lit up: "Is this your fruit ability? So powerful!"

"When you eat the Thunder Fruit later, maybe the two of you can develop a combination move?"

Caesar walked ahead, and with a casual slash he cleared away the bushes within a few dozen meters ahead. "Like an electromagnetic cannon or something?"

"Is this okay?"

"Of course, many devil fruits have similar properties. One plus one might produce a power greater than the other."

Several people walked all the way to the center of the canyon. Inside the canyon, dozens of rotten shipwrecks were piled together, and scattered treasures could be seen everywhere on the ground. On the cliff above their heads, a huge and terrifying bird was staring at them hungrily.

"Wow! What a big bird!"

Bonnie exclaimed, "Is it delicious?"

"It doesn't taste good. Vultures are scavengers and their meat is mostly sour." Robin said casually.

"Eh...never mind."

When the little girl learned that she couldn’t eat it, she immediately lost interest.

"So much treasure!"

Nami rubbed her hands together, her eyes flashing with Bailey's symbols: "A rough estimate is that the money spilled on the ground alone is worth tens of millions!"

"Look there!"

Yamato pointed to the deck of a wrecked ship. On the tilted deck, dozens of treasure chests were scattered in a mess, and the treasures inside the treasure chests were scattered everywhere.

"I'll go up and take a look first!"

Yamato said as he leaped onto the remains of the ship.

At this moment, above everyone's heads, the eagle suddenly pounced towards Yamato as if it was enraged.

Nami's expression suddenly changed: "Be careful!"

puff…

A red light flashed, and before Nami could react, the eagle's body separated and fell heavily in front of everyone.

Yamato didn't even look at the corpse and was busy rummaging through the treasure chest.

"Huh? Weird? Where's the devil fruit? Didn't they say there was a devil fruit here?"

"I think... it should be here."

Caesar looked at the eagle's corpse in front of him thoughtfully, and cut open the bird's belly with a knife.

clang…

A small wooden box tumbled out of the bird's belly.

Caesar opened the wooden box, and a devil fruit with flame-like patterns appeared in front of him.

"Huh? Was it eaten by a bird?"

Seeing this, Yamato quickly jumped off the remains and approached Caesar: "What kind of fruit is this?"

Caesar said in an inexplicable tone: "Nature-type, Flame-Flame Fruit!"

"It's actually a natural system?"

Nami was surprised, her eyes sparkling. "Top-tier? How's it compared to the Thunder Fruit? How much can it sell for?"

"Hmm...it's probably a mid-tier fruit. Judging from the elements alone, it's not weaker than the Thunder Fruit, but it's countered by the Magma Fruit. As for the starting price...it's at least 500 million berries."

Caesar weighed the fruit, and it suddenly disappeared from his hand, and then reappeared out of thin air as if by magic.

"Speaking of which, what day is it today?"

"December 29th, New Year's Day is two days away," Robin said.

"New Year..."

Caesar fell into deep thought.

There is no custom of celebrating the New Year in this world. Although it is a festival, it is usually just a family gathering for a meal, so he never took it seriously before.

But now when he saw the Flame-Flame Fruit, Caesar remembered something.

That's Ace's birthday, on January 1st.

He was deeply impressed by this. When he was watching One Piece, there was a debate in the comments about who was the boss between Ace and Sabo. Caesar searched it and found out that Ace's birthday was January 1, while Sabo's birthday was in March.

As for Ace and Luffy, it seems that they both went out to sea on their seventeenth birthday.

That is to say...

Before long, Ace will be stranded on this deserted island due to a shipwreck.

Gently holding the Flame-Flame Fruit, a scene suddenly appeared in Caesar's mind.

He held the Flame-Flame Fruit, looked at Ace lovingly, and said to him, "Ace, be my son!"

Hmm, seems interesting...

So the next question is, how to trick this guy... no, invite him on board?

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

PS: There is no charge for adding this paragraph!

Today is my birthday... I really want some monthly tickets! (Crazy hint)

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