The Great Voyage: I Became Nami's Brother at the Start

"Thanks……"

Ma Yan smiled and nodded to them, saying, "I really don't know anything... I just know all six of the Six Styles of the Navy, as well as the basics of Armament Haki and Observation Haki. It's nothing to mention."

All crew members: ? ? ? ?

You call this not knowing much?

Kid, I suspect you're trying to scam us, and I have proof!

Furthermore, he knows the Six Powers of the Navy and Armament Haki, so his Observation Haki is not worth mentioning.

This is what you call insignificant?

I'm a mud ant...

We have several people here who don't know anything!

That one sentence left the crew speechless.

Is there any reason?

Is this still a fifteen-year-old child?

It's a monster!

Even Shanks stared at Ma Yan in disbelief, holding his wine glass for a long time without saying a word.

"So... you're already this good, what do you want to learn from me?" After a long while, Shanks finally shut his mouth and looked at Ma Yan with a serious expression.

Ma Yan looked at the sword at Shanks' waist and said, "In terms of physical skills, I think what I've learned is sufficient, but my swordsmanship is still lacking..."

Crew members: ...

Here we go again! Here we go again!

This brat's still not done, huh!

This is still pretty enough...

My mentality is starting to waver!

The crowd stopped looking at him and started chatting and laughing again.

To ease the awkward atmosphere, Makino rolled her eyes at Ma Yan, then took out a tray with several decks of cards on it and walked over, intending to promote the new games to them.

Sure enough, as soon as the pirates heard that it was a new game, they all became interested and listened carefully as Makino began to describe the rules of the game.

Shanks glanced at them, then at his own Griffin, and smacked his lips, saying:

"I think we should talk about that later. Now we should drink!"

"Yes, that's right, let's drink!"

"Hahaha... What a scary brat!"

"Who can argue with that? He's 1.8 meters tall, so handsome, yet only fifteen years old. Who would believe it?"

"Come on, this new game sounds great, let's all try it out!"

Hearing Shanks change the subject, the crew members quickly joined in and started trying to play the game.

I was afraid that if I spoke too late, that horrible boy would continue to pester me.

"Why would someone with this kind of strength be in a place like the East Blue?" Shanks pondered in his mind. "If it were the Navy, someone with this kind of strength should at least be a field officer at headquarters, or perhaps the youngest commodore."

Shanks kept these thoughts to himself and didn't ask any questions.

After a day of interaction, Shanks and his companions found them to be very cheerful and talkative.

Makino and her companions didn't go around spreading the word that they were pirates.

After all, they weren't causing any damage while passing through; they were just resupplying.

What's more, they have a very capable little guy here—Ma Yan!

In recent years, Ma Yan has dealt with the numerous bandits in the mountains behind the village time and time again.

This has deterred the bandits from causing trouble in the village. Even when they do come, they do so properly to purchase supplies.

As a result, in the last two years, several bandits have given up their identities and returned to being fishermen.

There was nothing they could do; with Ma Yan, that little devil, around, they simply didn't have a chance to make a move.

Therefore, during Shanks' time at the tavern, there was no scene of bandits causing trouble.

Of course, not coming to cause trouble doesn't mean they didn't come.

The guys who caused trouble in the original story did indeed come to Makino's tavern.

But as soon as they entered, they saw Luffy and Ma Yan sitting there, and the group felt a chill run down their spines. Without turning their heads, they retreated out.

After drinking that night, Shanks and the others were about to return to the ship to rest when Ma Yan followed them.

"Shanks, I'd like to spar with you!"

Ma Yan had been holding back these words for a long time.

"Oh? Interesting!" Shanks stopped and turned around.

"Norton is amazing!" Luffy shouted from the side.

"He's just a kid. If you want to spar, let me handle it!" Ben Beckman walked over, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

"No need, this kid is so interesting, I'd like to see what he's got to do with me." Shanks waved his hand and turned to walk towards the beach.

"Fantastic! Finally, I can see just how big the gap is between me and a true powerhouse!"

Overjoyed, Ma Yan picked up Luffy and followed.

The three of them arrived at the beach. Ma Yan left Luffy aside and rushed over.

"Oh? It's starting already?" Shanks sidestepped to the right, dodging Ma Yan's kick.

"So easy?" Ma Yan stared wide-eyed as he brushed past Shanks.

"Go all out on the attack!" Shanks took two steps back and looked at Ma Yan.

"Okay, I'm coming!"

Ma Yan grinned excitedly, and Armament Haki instantly enveloped his fist.

Chapter 19 High Energy Ahead!

shave!

In a flash, Ma Yan appeared to Shanks' right side and threw a punch.

Shanks activated his Observation Haki and immediately detected his intention, leaning back slightly to dodge the attack.

Then he raised his left hand and grabbed Ma Yan's wrist.

If Shanks catches Ma Yan now, he will definitely throw him away.

Ma Yan stopped in time and switched to elbow strikes to continue attacking Shanks.

Shanks tilted his head, and Ma Yan's elbow, covered in Armament Haki, grazed his left cheek as he attacked.

At the same time, Shanks punched Ma Yan in the chest with a backhand.

Ma Yan sensed it with his Observation Haki, but he couldn't dodge it, so he had to quickly cover it with Armament Haki and Iron Body to defend himself.

when--

This punch felt like hitting an iron plate, sending Ma Yan staggering back several meters.

"Not bad, your Armament Haki and Observation Haki are quite good, and your combat awareness is also very strong. All you lack is experience." Shanks stopped, nodded approvingly, and said, "That's enough for now. I'm going to sleep!"

"Wait, Shanks..." Ma Yan rubbed his chest and said, "I've heard there's another kind of Haki called Conqueror's Haki. Do you know it? If so, could you let me see it?"

"Conqueror's Haki? I'm still working on mastering it, sorry!" Shanks shook his head, then waved to Luffy and said, "See you tomorrow, kid."

Of the two kids, Shanks clearly prefers the carefree Luffy.

Watching them leave, Ma Yan nodded thoughtfully.

That's right. At this point, Shanks wasn't powerful enough to scare Green Bull away from a distance with his Conqueror's Haki.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have lost an arm while saving Luffy.

"Never mind that old man, it's time for me to go home!"

On the way back, Ma Yan also began to think.

Next, Luffy and Shanks have a crucial storyline to develop, and I can't just mess around here.

So after he returned home, he told Luffy and Sally, the nanny who was in charge of taking care of Luffy, about his thoughts.

"Brother Norton, are you really leaving?" Although Luffy had been bullied by Ma Yan for four years, he was still very reluctant to see him go.

“Yes! I have my own home too. I’ve been away from home for four years, it’s time to go back!” Ma Yan said with a smile as he packed his belongings. “Luffy, you’ve now mastered all the physical techniques I taught you. All you need to do is continue to train hard and get stronger. When you become as strong as me, you can go out to sea and travel.”

"Alright then..." Luffy nodded helplessly.

He knew that once his brother Norton had made a decision, he would never change it.

……

The next day, Ma Yan got up early and went to the village to buy a lot of things.

For example, the clothes that Bellemere, Nojiko, and Nami might wear.

And the local specialties of Windmill Town, as well as some delicious food.

In short, when he left, Ma Yan was already carrying two large bags on his back.

"Dear family members in the live stream, it's time for me to witness the results of my cultivation over the past four years!"

After saying goodbye to Luffy, Ma Yan went to the deserted beach alone and talked to himself while facing the sea.

"Sword Control Technique!"

Suddenly, with a loud shout, a giant sword made of paper, three meters long and forty centimeters wide, appeared in front of Ma Yan and floated there.

Ma Yan is a user of the Paper-Paper Fruit, which allows him to manipulate paper to create anything he wants and control the creations to levitate.

In addition, over the past four years, Ma Yan had asked Garp to bring him back several giant skeletons of Sea Kings, which genuinely upgraded his Devil Fruit ability.