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"Isn't this quite easy?"

The elusive sound echoed across the deck.

Colonel James stared blankly.

The deck in front of him was empty, but there was the sound of wind swirling and the ground was trembling slightly.

Something is moving at an incredibly high speed, impossible for ordinary people to perceive.

How could that be?

Colonel James asked himself, how could this happen?

Without warning, a spirited young woman appeared on the deck.

A fine layer of sweat glistened on Kuina's forehead, but a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips. "It's much simpler than I imagined."

"Because we already have a foundation."

Damian appeared beside Kuina and said with a smile, "Silent Step and Shave, although they are different moves, are similar in principle."

Two years ago, when Damian learned the Silent Step from Captain Crowe, Kuina was by his side and naturally learned it as well.

"Moreover, combining these two techniques can make it even faster."

Shave is faster than Silent Step; only Crowe's signature move, Scratching Death, can rival it.

However, the silent step also has advantages over shaving.

A shave is an explosive straight-line acceleration; a normal shave requires waiting until the sprint is almost over to turn.

Silent steps, on the other hand, are much more flexible.

Combining the two techniques results in faster and more agile high-speed movement.

"Are all six techniques this powerful?"

Kuina looked intently at the old colonel. "I'm even more interested in the next two moves!"

The old colonel was still in shock.

How long did it take him to master shaving?

These two guys, they just watched him demonstrate once and that's it?

What kind of monsters are they?!

Even more shocking was Lieutenant Riel, who was still slumped on the ground.

The moves he could never learn were so easy for these two.

"No need for finger guns."

Damian laughed and said, "As a swordsman, you don't need to use it. Next, let's begin the tutorial on iron blocks."

So the old colonel began to demonstrate and explain the techniques for handling the iron block.

This time, unlike the basic shaving, the iron block should be much more difficult.

Even though the old colonel explained it in great detail, the two still couldn't quite grasp it.

"Tense your muscles, achieve a hardness like steel?"

Kuina frowned. "Is this really possible?"

"The human body is truly amazing."

Damian couldn't do it either, but that didn't stop him from knowing that the technique was real. "Never underestimate the human body, which has been tempered and refined over time."

Lieutenant Riel, who had been watching from the sidelines, inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

Well, it's not that amazing, is it?

"Um……"

After failing to control his body's tension once again, Damian fell into deep thought.

This methodical approach to cultivation is too slow.

It takes at least one or two months to master the Iron Body, and how long will it take to awaken Armament Haki through the Iron Body?

"no way,"

Damian sighed. "Let's take a shortcut."

"shortcut?"

Guina looked at him in surprise.

"Don't resist, Kuina."

Damian raised a finger, "Puppet Manipulation."

Numerous fine, translucent, almost invisible threads spread out and instantly connected to various parts of Kuina's body.

"Forehead!"

Guina suddenly felt herself losing control of her body. She couldn't help but exclaim in astonishment, "Damian, is this your power?"

"That's right, now, just enjoy it!"

Damian chuckled softly. "Tighten up, sir."

Although it requires very precise control, it is not impossible if you concentrate.

Guina suddenly felt a jolt in her body.

"This, this is!!"

The girl's eyes widened.

"It should be finished by now, right?"

Damian reached down and drew the Wado Ichimonji from Kuina's waist, pointing the tip at her. "May I try?"

"bring it on!"

Without hesitation, Kuina's tone gradually took on a hint of madness, "Go ahead and cut it down!"

"..."

James was almost speechless.

madman!

Regardless of whether Damian's abilities could help someone learn Iron Block, just based on this woman's crazy attitude, he knew that she and Damian were indeed kindred spirits!

Damian, without hesitation, slashed at Guina's right shoulder.

There's no doubt how sharp a great sword of the Great Grade is, but even so, the blade bounced off when it touched Kuina's shoulder.

"It worked?"

Riel's mouth was dry.

Is it that easy?

"It was a success, but it was based on my abilities."

Damian sheathed the Wado Ichimonji and asked, "Can you feel it?"

"It feels so strange!"

Kuina stated frankly, "If I try it a few more times, I should be able to master it quickly!"

"I think so too."

Damian chuckled softly.

"..."

The old colonel remained silent.

The most difficult part of the Iron Block is achieving precise control over the muscles, but Damian has now used his ability to first achieve muscle control and then work backward to figure out the method of control.

This is indeed much easier.

Using this method, learning the complete set of six moves shouldn't take too long, right?

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Cocoa West Village.

Few people know that the strongest pirate crew in the entire East Blue is entrenched in this little-known village in the East Blue.

Located on the coast not far from the village, there is a peculiar building.

If someone who has been to the Sabaody Archipelago in the Grand Line comes here, they might find it somewhat familiar.

Because the style of this building is somewhat similar to the famous Sabaody Archipelago.

The walled enclosure, jutting out towards the sea and built adjacent to it, contains a wide pool connected to the open ocean.

In the pool, numerous fish-people, whose appearance is vastly different from that of humans, are truly frolicking.

"Hahaha! Welcome back!"

A tall, blue-skinned shark-like fish-man sat on a chair behind the pool. He wore a felt hat, and his already ferocious face was made even more sinister by his sharp, jagged nose. "Nami, how was the harvest this time?"

In front of him stood a girl with orange hair, who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, staring at him with a cold, expressionless face.

Fifteen-year-old Nami took out a stack of papers from her small bag and handed them to the guy in front of her—Arlong, the fishman with the highest bounty in the East Blue.

"oh oh!"

Ah Long took the stack of papers, flipping through them while excitedly exclaiming, "As exquisite as ever, Nami, you were born to do this!"

"Look, my fellow countrymen!"

Aron held up the papers in his hand, the fine lines on each sheet barely visible. "Nami has drawn several more sea charts of islands! She even drew the underwater conditions clearly!"

Behind him stood a fish-man with his hair in two topknots, dressed in a martial arts uniform, arms crossed. "If we can obtain the sea charts of all the islands in the East Blue, and combine that with our fish-man abilities, conquering the entire East Blue will be as easy as turning a finger!"

"Hahaha! You're right! Chloe!"

Ah Long laughed heartily, "Weak humans, who can only live on land, are born to be ruled by us fish-men! This is humanity's fate! Enslaving them is also our birthright!"

The fishmen burst into laughter.

Only Nami gritted her teeth in silence.

Fish-men are born with ten times the strength of humans and can survive in the sea. With the help of their own nautical charts, they can easily change the currents of the ocean, making them almost invincible.

Nami knew she was aiding and abetting evil, but she had no choice; she just wanted to protect everyone in Cocoyasi Village.

"certainly!"

Arlong stood up and patted Nami's shoulder affectionately. "Nami, a human as outstanding as you is different! You..."

"Hahaha! How about I bestow upon you the title of Honorary Murloc?"

Every touch of the fishman's cold, slippery hand filled Nami with fear, but the fifteen-year-old girl knew she must not show the slightest weakness.

"That kind of thing is fine no matter what."

Nami slapped Arlong's hand away, turned away indifferently, and said, "If you're satisfied, I'll head back now."

"Get some rest, Nami! You're my most important navigator!"

Arlong wasn't annoyed; he simply watched Nami's retreating figure quietly, thinking, "You'd better bring me back even more sea charts in the future!"

Only after Nami had walked away did the other man behind Arlong, the long-mouthed fishman Choo, speak up, "That girl's not honest. Today's the day we collect the money, should we make her cough it all up?"

He gazed into the distance at the bulging bag on Nami's back.

Hahaha! Don't worry about it!

Ah Long plopped back into his chair. "Only if she holds onto hope can she better serve me!"

"And don't you think it would be fun to crush her when she's full of hope?"

"Ah Long, you really have a twisted sense of humor."

"Hahaha!"

At the same time, quite coincidentally, as if by fate, a ship was also approaching Cocoa West Village.