One Piece: Starting with Breathing Techniques

Time flies, and three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

The aftershocks of the Great Pirate Era have not faded; on the contrary, they have intensified.

In just ninety days, countless news stories emerged from all over the world.

Countless pirates eager to rise above their station took to the high seas.

They scrambled to enter the Grand Line, either to achieve fame in battle or to become nameless skeletons sinking to the bottom of the sea.

In the courtyard, an ordinary-looking boy with a dull expression was doing push-ups, sweating profusely.

"998...999...1000!"

Kilo sprang to his feet with a light tumble and dusted himself off.

As he stood up, several heavy steel blocks on his back crashed to the ground with a loud thud, creating deep craters.

The enhanced physical awareness brought about by the return of his life allowed him to vaguely sense that his physique had become even stronger once again.

"It feels so good to become stronger through this kind of training, with absolutely no bottlenecks!"

No matter how many times he's experienced it, Kiro is always deeply impressed by the terrifying physical potential in the world of One Piece.

In the Demon Slayer world, three months of training would at most increase his strength by half.

How could there be such a transformation, like this?

For the past three months, he has been consistently training, while also maintaining his focus on body tempering through breathing techniques.

The breathing technique of the Burning Heaven and Boiling Sea Technique made his physical fitness improve by leaps and bounds, and the strength of his muscles and bones in all parts of his body was far greater than before.

Now, his physique has far surpassed his peak in Demon Slayer, reaching a completely new level.

Although I am not clear about my current physical condition or level.

However, three months ago, he was confident that he could defeat Onigumo on his own without activating his Demon Slayer Mark or relying on Aokiji's assistance.

"Ding!"

The clear sound of a conch shell doorbell rang.

Kiro glanced at the clock on the wall; it was exactly the delivery time for his daily newspaper subscription.

As usual, he skillfully retrieved the pre-ordered newspaper from the mailbox by the door.

As he opened the newspaper, the headline that caught his eye sent a jolt through him.

The Kingdom of Sorbe was overthrown overnight!!

Is there more to the story than meets the eye in the subversion of tyranny?

Kiro breathed a sigh of relief. He had seen this news in a comic book, and it left a deep impression on him.

If I remember correctly, it was Dragon and Ivan who led the Self-Defense Army to liberate the Kingdom of Sorbe from tyranny.

They also rescued Xiong, Ginny, and others from prison.

After this incident, Xiong and Ginny will join the Self-Defense Force.

The Self-Brave Army was the predecessor of the later famous Revolutionary Army.

A powerful organization founded by Monkey D. Dragon, the world's most notorious criminal.

I glanced at the date on the newspaper; today was the day the ship was to be delivered.

After scanning the room with his eyes, Kilo suddenly felt a pang of nostalgia.

After all, he and Robin had lived in this makeshift little home for three whole months since they escaped Ohara.

"Kilo, are we leaving?"

Robin walked out of the room and put down the book he was holding, titled "Nautical Weather Charts: The Proper Use of the Recording Gimbal".

To ease Kilo's burden, Robin volunteered to take on the role of temporary navigator.

Over the past three months, she has mastered all the basic knowledge of a navigator thanks to her innate strong learning ability.

Although Robin is only eight years old now, he is already a barely qualified navigator.

Kilo had wanted to learn some nautical knowledge before, but the complicated nautical charts and dense latitude and longitude lines made him feel overwhelmed just by looking at them.

There's no need to spend points on navigation skills.

There was no other way but to entrust the heavy responsibility of learning navigational knowledge to Robin.

Well, it's not because he can't learn it himself.

"Alright, let's go!"

Kiro checked the items and, after confirming that everything was in order, left the small house where they had lived for three months with Robin.

They tossed the keys to the waiting real estate agent and headed straight for the shipyard.

The two people walking on the street did not attract the attention of passersby at all.

No one would associate the two men, who have changed their appearance, with the wanted criminals who caused a sensation three months ago.

Moreover, people's memories are short-lived, and different big news breaks out from all over the world every day.

"Hey, did you hear that?!"

"Someone actually escaped from Impel Down!"

"What?! Who is it?!"

"I think his name is something like Golden Lion Shiki!"

Several pedestrians looked on incredulously, holding the day's newspaper and discussing it in shock.

Kiro, who happened to be passing by and overheard all of this, was somewhat surprised.

Unexpectedly, the Golden Lion's prison break occurred during this period.

As a user of the Float-Float Fruit, Shiki the Golden Lion was once as famous as Roger and Whitebeard, and was also a renowned pirate.

However, escaping Impel Down cost this great pirate both his legs, weakening him considerably and making him much less powerful than before.

Kilo shook his head, wondering if he would ever have the chance to meet this former tycoon again.

Robin looked around at the familiar streets that were gradually disappearing behind her, her little face clearly showing some emotion.

After all, they were about to set off to find Sauro and might not return to the island.

Having lived there for three months, Robin had developed a rather favorable impression of Ruka Island.

The two walked briskly, and as they turned a corner, the familiar shipyard came into view.

The bald old shipbuilder received a Den Den Mushi call from Kilo this morning and was waiting here early.

Upon seeing Kilo's figure appear, the bald shipbuilder smiled and hurriedly went to greet him.

"We've been waiting for you, sir!"

"Your ship is finished, and here are the detailed construction drawings!"

He maintained his elegant manners and solemnly handed over a ship's structural diagram filled with dense annotations.

Kilo took it, glanced at it, and nodded thoughtfully.

Ok.

Completely incomprehensible.

So he handed the structural diagram to Robin, and after a careful comparison, Robin nodded to Kiro.

Led by the old shipbuilder, they arrived at a medium-sized dry dock.

A huge red cloth covered the dock, and the dock's exit extended outwards, connecting with the sea outside Liuhua Island.

As the workers worked together to remove the red cloth, Robin's eyes widened.

"Wow!!"

A sleek and imposing medium-sized ship emerged from beneath the red cloth covering it.

The ship is about 50 meters long and 46 meters high, with a two-mast structure and triangular sails that make it look particularly grand.

At this moment, the white sails were folded up and attached to two huge masts, which stood straight and majestic, soaring into the sky and giving people a sense of solidity and reliability.

The streamlined hull is painted with a matte black paint, exuding both elegance and practicality.

"We have inlaid the sea stone evenly into the bottom of the ship as you requested, but unfortunately we cannot show it to you."

"However, you should be able to vaguely see them embedded in the bottom of the ship."

Kilo nodded.

The technology for using sea stone in ship hulls has probably not yet been developed.

Even if it is successfully developed, it will become a closely guarded secret of the Navy and will most likely not circulate among the general public.

So he followed the example in the comic and asked the shipyard to evenly inlay sea stone into the bottom of the ship.

It should have some effect, and it's certainly enough for this type of medium-sized vessel.

"So beautiful!!"

Robin stared wide-eyed at the elegant, streamlined hull of the ship and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Although it's only a medium-sized boat, it's more than enough to accommodate the two of them living on.

The spacious deck could barely accommodate Saulro lying on it.

"Sir, because your ship is a civilian vessel, it is not equipped with facilities such as gun emplacements," the old shipbuilder explained from the side.

"But don't worry, all other normal facilities are included!"

Kilo nodded upon hearing this.

Whether or not there is a gun emplacement is actually not important.

After all, he had been reading One Piece for so long and had never seen a character die from being blown up by artillery fire.

Looking at the enormous ship in front of him, Kilo felt a surge of emotion. This was the first ship that belonged to him since he came to this world.

If it were just a cold, hard figure of 100 million Berries, it might not seem like much.

However, if you were to replace 100 million Berries with this imposing and massive ship in front of you, it would be exceptionally awe-inspiring.

The bald shipbuilder led the two on a tour of the ship, giving a brief introduction to all the facilities.

Robin seemed to really like the ship, especially the cozy and comfortable study, which she loved.

While adrift at sea, she could also curl up in her warm study to read.

Kilo nodded with satisfaction.

As a medium-sized ship, it possesses all the necessary functions, including storage and supply, living quarters, and entertainment.

After briefly confirming the contract details, Kilo made the remaining payment to the shipyard for the ship.

This means that the ship now officially belongs to me!

Looking at the brand-new, beautiful ship in front of him, Kilo felt a surge of excitement.

"Kilo, have you decided what to name this ship?" Robin asked, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

Kilo pondered for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up.

"How about calling it…?"