One Piece: Starting with Breathing Techniques

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Inside the training room of the Ryuga.

The ground, forged from refined steel, was slightly dented by the powerful soles of two shoes.

As his figure rose and fell, visible white steam rose from his sweat-drenched body.

"Ninety-nine... Phew... One hundred!"

Kilo counted the sets, gritted his teeth, and did one last squat.

After letting out a long breath, he casually put the several-ton barbell back on the equipment rack.

Bang!

After a short rest, Kiro was about to continue his next workout when he was interrupted by a knock on the door.

Kilo grabbed a towel and wiped the sweat from his forehead as he opened the training room door.

Outside the door was a gang henchman. Seeing Kiro staring at him, he became a little nervous and swallowed hard.

"Ki...Kilo, the boss!"

"We'll be sailing towards Upside Down Mountain soon. Boss Becky asked me to call you out!"

Kiro looked helpless. "I told you not to call me boss, just call me captain."

"You gangsters, remember to change your titles. I'm not some kind of underworld boss."

"Yes...yes!"

Upon hearing this, the younger brother turned pale, quickly nodded in agreement, and turned to leave.

Kiro looked at his gangster underling, who was clearly somewhat afraid of him, and hesitated to speak.

However, since it was Kiro who defeated all the members of the Flame Gang by himself, they inevitably developed some psychological trauma towards him.

It will probably take some time to change their impression of Kilo.

However, precisely because of the existence of these bandit gang members, miscellaneous tasks such as steering the ship were naturally left to them.

This also allowed Kilo to free up time to train his physique in a custom-built training room.

After all, the Grand Line they were about to reach was home to countless powerful individuals.

If we are not careful, we may accidentally drown in the vast ocean.

The pirate world is a dog-eat-dog world fraught with danger, and Kiro dares not gamble that he is the chosen one.

Kiro quickly put on his coat and went to the deck, where he saw Capone Bege and the others already waiting. They looked serious.

Upon noticing Kilo's arrival, Caponebechi nodded, gesturing for Kilo to look ahead.

When Kilo finally saw what was ahead, he was suddenly jolted.

"Is this... Upside-down Mountain?!"

Directly in front of the Ryuga, a near-vertical sheer cliff appeared.

Its size far exceeds what can be observed with the naked eye.

The towering cliff, almost without any slope, rises straight up, and due to the obscuring clouds, no one can see its end.

The massive cliff seemed to stretch endlessly, and when Kilo looked to the right, he couldn't see the edge of the cliff at all.

"Wow, this is huge!" Robin stared wide-eyed at the towering red earth continent before him.

Compared to the sheer cliff before them, the Ryuga was as insignificant as a speck of dust, not even in the same league.

"Saul, come out of Caponebege's castle and take charge of holding down our ship to prevent it from being capsized by the waves."

Kilo spoke, his tone somewhat solemn.

It wasn't until he actually faced Upside Down Mountain that he realized the risks involved were no joke!

At this altitude, if a mistake is made, the Ryuga will only be smashed to pieces!

"Hey, come on! Leave it to me!" Saul leaped out of the castle and landed heavily on the deck.

The Ryuga suddenly dipped down, becoming more stable.

As the ship gradually approached Upside Down Mountain, the surrounding environment gradually darkened.

Heavy raindrops pounded on the Ryuga, and the increasingly humid air made everyone more and more tense.

"Attention, helmsman, adjust the angle with all your might and make sure it's aligned with the canal!" Capone Bege shouted, his authoritative tone making his men at the helm dare not be careless in the slightest.

"yes!"

As they drew ever closer to the canal entrance, Robin swallowed hard. "Kilo, can we really climb the mountain with the current?"

"Why does this feel so unscientific to me?"

Kiro nodded in agreement. "Indeed, but that's how it works. Don't worry about it."

To prevent the Ryuga from crashing into the cliffs surrounding the canal entrance, Kilo simultaneously manipulated the wind currents, precisely adjusting the Ryuga's direction.

As the ocean currents converged, the Ryuga shuddered violently and then sped toward the canal entrance at an unusual speed.

Seeing this, Kiro immediately shouted, "Everyone, hold on tight!"

"The Ryuka is preparing to sail upstream!"

After passing through the gate that symbolized the entrance, the ship jolted violently, and the surrounding scenery rushed past rapidly.

The converging ocean currents carried the Ryuga upstream against the current towards the top of the mountain in a way that defies the laws of physics.

"How amazing!" Robin used the power of the Flower Flower Fruit to grow countless hands to firmly fix herself to the ship, while a pair of eyes grew on the side of the ship, curiously looking at the surrounding environment.

Kilo clung tightly to the mast, the strong winds almost blowing his hair upside down.

Most of the rest of the Flame Gang underlings hid in Capone Bege's castle.

As long as Capone Bege stays safe, that's the safest place.

As the altitude gradually increased, the other three huge ocean currents came into view, converging into an even more turbulent current.

The Ryuga followed the current and successfully connected with the ocean current.

After reaching a certain altitude, the ocean current gradually forms a downward angle and surges downstream.

As the speed of descent gradually increased, everyone's eyes revealed excitement.

What awaits them ahead is the Grand Line!

The place where all dreams begin!

However, as the boat drifted downstream, a huge roar pierced through the clouds and reached everyone's ears.

"What was that sound?" Robin asked, puzzled.

Caponebeki also shook his head; such a sound was not mentioned at all in any relevant nautical books.

"Could it be some kind of sea creature?"

Kiro felt the voice sounded somewhat familiar.

"Wait, it can't be...?"

"That giant whale, Laboon, right?!"

An ominous premonition began to rise in Kiro's heart.

That was a colossal sea monster that appeared in the original story, standing over a thousand meters tall.

Although Kiro knew about Labu's story, he didn't want to provoke this terrifying sea monster.

If not handled carefully, the fragile Ryuga could be affected and destroyed.

As the ship passed through the clouds, everyone was horrified to discover that right at the exit of the ocean current, an indescribably enormous whale was roaring to the sky.

Even the lighthouse on the shore seemed so insignificant in the face of this enormous whale.

It is the source of the strange roar, the legendary sea monster—the whale Laboon!

Laboon's massive body blocked most of the exits, and from the perspective of the Ryuga, it was facing a huge cliff!

"Damn, what bad luck?" Kiro swore, a rare occurrence for him.

We encountered the legendary whale Laboon right after descending Upside Down Mountain. What incredible luck!

At the current speed of the Ryuga, if they don't do something soon, they will collide with Raab's body, resulting in the ship's destruction and the loss of life!