One Piece: I'm a Hunter on the Grand Line

Twenty minutes later, the three stopped in front of a small courtyard on the edge of the town.

"Sorry, this place is a bit small. How about we move to another house?" Vivi looked at the person next to her apologetically.

She and Icarus had only been members of Baroque Works for a short time, and before the Battle of Guatemala, they were among the most marginalized figures on the island, living in the worst conditions.

Yelena looked around the house and her first impression was that it was small. It was only one story, with only four rooms including the living room.

However, small houses also have their advantages. They have their own walls, are surrounded by no other houses, and have a hillside behind them, offering relatively good privacy.

"No need, this is fine."

Yelena pushed open the gate and went inside. The courtyard was paved with stone slabs and covered an area of ​​over a hundred square meters.

She put her luggage in the last empty room and prepared to sweep and rag the room, but when she went to the living room, she found Icarum sitting on the sofa chatting with Vivi.

She frowned. "Why are you still here?"

Icarum looked puzzled. "I live here."

After he finished speaking, he pointed to the room next door.

"Pack your bags. From today onwards, you won't be living here."

She could tolerate spending every day with Weiwei, after all, she was a young and beautiful girl; she could forget about other people.

"Uh..." Icarus looked at Vivi for help, his eyes filled with expectation.

Weiwei hesitated for a moment, her gaze shifting between the two men, before finally shaking her head at the old minister.

"How about... you move out? We're both girls, after all, it's not very convenient for you to stay here..."

"But I must protect your safety," Icarus tried to make a final struggle.

"No, thank you!" Vivi said with an awkward smile. "I didn't mean to look down on you, I just meant you have other tasks to complete!"

"After you are promoted to the rank of Elder of a Billionaire, you can live in the center of the town. I need you to take the initiative to get closer to the people on the island and gather intelligence."

"Yes, I didn't mean to look down on your abilities, absolutely not."

Icarium turned to stone on the spot.

"Hehe~" Yelena chuckled. "Why are you glaring at me? I didn't say those things. Let's go, it'll get dark soon."

With your limited abilities, you can barely protect yourself. You shouldn't waste your opportunity to go undercover; instead, use your time and energy on other things.

After packing his luggage, Ikaram looked miserable and kept turning back to look at me.

Just as he was about to step out of the courtyard gate, Weiwei suddenly called out to him, "Wait!"

Icarum looked pleasantly surprised. "I knew you wouldn't..."

"Prepare some swords and pistols, and deliver them here tomorrow morning."

Icarum's face fell, but he quickly recovered and leaned closer to Vivi in ​​a low voice, "Are you really determined to take her as your teacher?"

Vivi nodded solemnly.

"But she looks only in her teens, how can she be worthy of such a noble title..."

"Icarim!" Vivi said seriously, "There are no princesses of noble status here, only a weakling who longs to become stronger."

"I hope you can respect Teacher Yelena as much as you respect me!"

Icarum stood there stunned for a long while, then nodded solemnly, "Please rest assured!"

Vivi's expression relaxed. After closing the door, she quickly walked to Yelena's side, her tone revealing a hint of impatience:

"Can we start training tomorrow?"

Yelena nodded. "I don't mind."

She stood up and patted Weiwei on the shoulder. "Go back and rest. This might be the longest you've ever spent preparing to fall asleep. Starting tomorrow, you'll say goodbye to insomnia."

"Huh?" Vivi's expression was blank. "What do you mean?"

At four o'clock the next morning, Yelena pushed open Vivi's door and pulled the drowsy girl out of bed.

"Ugh...what? Let me sleep for another five minutes~"

Boom!

"Ouch! That hurts! I'll get up right now!"

Yelena reached out and left a red mark on Vivi's head.

"Today is the first day, so I'm here to wake you up. Starting tomorrow, at the same time, you should come to the yard to gather."

"Training so early? He hasn't even brought the weapons yet, hoohoo~" Vivi yawned as she changed her clothes.

"Just preparation before practice."

After a quick wash, Yelena led Vivi away from the courtyard and headed towards the back of the house.

"On the first day of training, take it easy. Just run from here to the beach. No stopping along the way."

Looking at the endless, undulating hillside ahead, Weiwei's vision went black for a moment.

Yelena didn't intend to wait for her. After a few quick stretches, she put on her weighted suit and rushed forward.

Whoosh!

Watching the person beside her pounce away like a cheetah, Vivi couldn't help but exclaim, "So fast!"

Without much hesitation, she immediately ran in the direction Yelena had left.

It was just past four o'clock, and the moon high in the sky was clear and bright, shining on the hillside, making it possible to vaguely see the path underfoot.

Whiskey Hill is not a large area; it is only a dozen kilometers from the small courtyard to the coast on the other side of the island.

Yelena sprinted all the way there, taking less than ten minutes.

"Phew~"

She let out a long sigh and looked down at the weighted suit she was wearing.

It's too light.

Even if all the lead blocks inside were replaced with gold, it would still be too light for her now.

At this rate, we won't even be able to warm up.

Yelena walked to the beach and stopped in front of a rock that was taller than a person.

He threw a punch.

Click!

Lift the broken stone, walk to a flat area, and begin practicing squats.

"Huff... huff..."

An hour later, Weiwei ran to the beach, panting heavily. Before she could even catch her breath, her gaze was drawn to a person not far away.

"2997, 2998..."

When Yelena held up the nearly two-meter-high rock, her eyes almost popped out of their sockets!

"How is this possible?!"

"3000!"

Bang!

After finishing her last squat, Yelena casually tossed the rock aside and walked towards Vivi while wiping her sweat.

"What's impossible?"

Vivi pointed to the stone on the beach, her voice trembling, "You...you've been holding it up during training?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"How heavy is it?"

"Twenty tons, I guess."

Yelena glanced at the stone she had thrown; it was about eight cubic meters in size and weighed approximately twenty tons.

Vivi's legs went weak, and she squatted down on the ground, looking at her with teary eyes, "I can't even lift a one-ton stone."

"Then practice until you can lift it. You didn't stop on the way here, did you?"

"No." Vivi shook her head, her expression honest.

"That's good. It seems you're stronger than I was at fourteen. Let's continue. The warm-up isn't over yet; we need to run back."

Vivi stood up from the beach, still catching her breath, "Are we still going to run?"

"Of course we have to run!"

In her past life, she would have worried about ruining the person, but here, talent and perseverance determine everything!