Comparing the two Luffies, this Luffy is so cool!

Meli!!!

Monkey D. Luffy: "I'm sorry..., Merry!!!"

Luffy's regretful voice sounded in the chat room~~~

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Chapter 72 Nami: Is this why you came to my room in the middle of the night? (Please subscribe!)

As the white border of the screen slowly dimmed...

The red-framed screen gradually brightened up~~~~

[The Merry left Kokosia Village and headed towards Rogue Town...]

【On the deck~~~】

"How's it going? How's the effect?"

[“Hey, hey, hey! Nami, are you okay?”]

"Could it be that this devil fruit has expired and Nami has been poisoned?"

"If you have any questions, please shout!"

【...】

[Outside the cabin door, several members of the Straw Hat Pirates are guarding here~~~]

[Just now, Luffy took out the Slippery Fruit and tried to sell it to Nami...]

[Unlike Zoro, Usopp, and Sanji, Nami happily accepted the choice~~~]

Crunch~~

【The door is open! 】

[Nami appeared in front of everyone with a slightly embarrassed look on her face.]

"What's going on? What's the problem?" Luffy asked in confusion.

[Under normal circumstances, it's like a devil fruit that tastes bad, but you only need to take one bite to gain the ability, and the process doesn't take too long.]

[But Nami has been in the cabin for almost half an hour. It's hard not to be worried~~~]

Nami pursed her lips. "Uh... Mainly because I just got this ability and I'm not used to it yet. My clothes slipped off several times just now. I'm finally getting used to it now~~~"

【"oh!!--"】

Upon hearing this, Sanji's eyes suddenly turned into little red hearts, and then...

【Nosebleed Fountain...】

"Stupid Curly Eyebrow, your nosebleed has stained the deck!!" Zoro grabbed Sanji and walked towards the bucket nearby.

"It's okay, this is easy...!"

Nami's eyes flashed, and she reached out and pressed her hand on the ground. A slightly shimmering crystal slide instantly passed through the nosebleed on the deck, and then connected to the outside of the railing~~~

【Slurp~~~】

【只见甲板地面上的那滩鼻血一下子就顺着这条滑『若水飞卢群』9七5六2八8四1道直接甩到了甲板的外面，然后落入了大海~~~】

【Hmm? ?】15

【Seeing this, Zoro's expression suddenly became interesting.】

【Then......】

[“Ah!! You green algae-headed bastard!!! I’m not done with you!!!”]

With a wail, Sanji also flew down the slide~~~

After a while, Sanji climbed up the rope beside the ship and started fighting with Zoro...

Tony Tony Chopper: "Ah ha ~? Zoro and Sanji over there still can't escape the relationship of killing each other and loving each other..."

Brook: "That nosebleed of Sanji's is definitely the same! Yohohoho~~~"

Nami: "Did I actually eat the Slippery Fruit over there? Strange, why hasn't my appearance changed at all???"

Alrita: "Who told you that the Slippery-Slippery Fruit can change your appearance???"

Roronoa Zoro: "Do I need to tell you this? You look like two completely different people before and after eating the Slippery Fruit!!"

Alrita: "Idiot!!! The Slippery Fruit only made my skin smooth and bright, but I lost weight because of my own weight loss!!!"

Nami: "Is that so...? Uh...? We thought it was the fruit that changed your appearance~~~"

On the deck of the Merry, Nami activated her play mode, sliding around happily.

[Two days later, Luffy gathered everyone together for a very serious meeting!!]

"Ever since we left Cocosia Village, I've felt like the atmosphere on our ship has gotten a bit too relaxed. Nami, in particular, is just sliding around on the ship all day. It's not like she's developing her fruit abilities, it's a complete waste of time and life!"

"I'd like to remind everyone, we're about to head to the Grand Line!! Without adequate self-protection capabilities, you could not only put yourself in danger, but could even drag down your companions!"

"So, after arriving in Rogue Town, I've decided that everyone should practice diligently there for three months! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! "

Sanji immediately agreed. "Alright!! Then, to celebrate the upcoming three months of group training, let's have a party today!!!"

"No! From today on, everyone must cultivate every minute! Remember, when you're cultivating, others are cultivating too! When you're playing, others might still be cultivating! If you're always thinking about slacking off, how will you survive once you reach the Grand Line?"

"Imagine this: if any of our comrades were held at knifepoint by the enemy, and you didn't have the strength to save them, would you want that to happen?!"

Luffy directly rejected Sanji's proposal to hold a party, and instead told him about the cruel scene that might occur!!!

"Luffy is right! We must not slack off in our training!" Zoro responded without hesitation.

"Yes, if we're lazy even in our training, then we have no right to travel to the Grand Line!"

[Baki also firmly supports this proposal.]

[Furthermore, he has recently become more and more interested in the practice of active slicing. He feels that he may break through the barrier at any time! !]

[Nami, like a student attentive in class, placed her hands on the table and nodded vigorously! !]

【She is the one who feels most deeply about Luffy's words!!!】

If Luffy hadn't been able to defeat Mad Trege when she was captured by Mad Trege, the consequences would have been disastrous...!!!

So... just like Luffy said, if your friend is in danger and you don't have the strength to save him, what a hopeless situation that would be! ! !

[So..., under Luffy's urging, a training competition began on the Merry...]

Trafalgar Law: "Another three months of group training. That Red Straw Hat leader over there is being really cautious!!"

Nico Robin: "That's right. If you observe carefully, it's not difficult to find that Luffy over there always conducts a group training every time he takes in a new partner. Just like this time, it should be mainly to improve Nami's strength, and at the same time smoothly let the strength of the other partners reach a higher level!"

Roronoa Zoro: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really wouldn't have believed it. I've already mastered the Armament Haki and Observation Haki over there!! I'm not even 17 years old over there!!"

When Zoro thought about how he was already 19 years old but had never even touched Haki, he felt insignificant...

Usopp: "Even my observation Haki has reached the threshold!!"

Sanji: "Look, I'm the weakest over there..."

Nami: "That's right! Not only is he bad, but he's also the one who wants to slack off the most!"

Gol D. Roger: "I really like Red Luffy more and more!!! Give every companion on board enough time to improve their basic strength, so that the danger will be greatly reduced when encountering battles in the future!!!"

Edward Newgate: "Yes! Although there is no guarantee of danger, Straw Hat Luffy is always prepared for the worst! This is really taking precautions and not giving any chance for any unexpected events to happen!!!"

【Daytime~~~】

[The Merry is sailing on the sea, and everyone is practicing on the deck~~~]

[This kind of training has almost no effect on Luffy now, so he simply acts as everyone's training coach...]

[One moment he guides Usopp's observation Haki training, and the next moment he knows about Sanji and Nami's Haki training.]

[Zoro and Buggy are quite promising, and can now train on their own...]

【Golden sunlight shines down from the sky~~~】

If the Straw Hat Pirates look up at the mast, they will be blinded by the sunlight.

[On the horizontal bar high up on the mast, a little girl in a light yellow raincoat is faintly visible in the sunlight...]

[Observation Haki can't sense her! ! ! ]

If you look closely at the mast, despite the sunlight, you can see this little girl sitting on the horizontal bar, her two white legs swaying back and forth, happily watching the people below.

Usopp: "It's Merry~~~"

Nami: "Merry over there is so happy~~~"

Monkey D. Luffy: "Yeah..., seeing Merry over there so happy, I'm really happy for her..."

Nico Robin: "Luffy, you're fine too! It's just that some things are unavoidable. Growth always comes at a price~~"

Roronoa Zoro: "Yes, if you really feel sorry for Merry, Merry will not come to save us in the end~~"

Franky: "Actually..., Merry must be familiar with Luffy's personality, so she tolerated Luffy's previous antics~~~"

Monkey D. Luffy: "Anyway..., if I have the chance, I really want to make it up to Merry~~~"

【Night~~~】

[After practicing all day, everyone went to bed early~~~]

【Dongdongdong~~~】

[Nami had just finished taking a shower when there was a knock on the door.]

【"who?"】

"It's me, Luffy."

The door opened, and Nami poked her head out to look around. Seeing that only Luffy was there, she pulled him in.

[“What’s going on?” Nami’s face showed a confused look.]

“Two things!”

Luffy walked to the desk and sat down, then raised his right index finger: "The first thing is about your training."

"Based on what you told me about the Slippery-Slippery Fruit's abilities, I spent some time on the deck after dinner thinking about it. I think there are many ways you can develop this Devil Fruit."

"If you slide enough, the friction will be zero. Theoretically, any attack landing on you will be completely deflected, causing no damage at all!"

【Luffy talks about his understanding of the Slippery-Slippery Fruit.】

"Yeah, I thought of that when I was taking a shower just now!"

[Just now, when Nami was taking a bath, she accidentally removed the soap and it hit her toe. It hurt so much that she burst into tears...]

After feeling the pain for a while, she thought that if she could use the power of the Slippery Fruit to reduce the friction coefficient between the soap and her feet, would it reduce the damage?

【After trying a few times, it worked! 】

Luffy nodded: "Well, since you figured it out yourself, let me suggest another direction!"

"Well, tell me about it!" Nami was also curious.

"Since physical attacks can be deflected, I wonder... then could sensory, physical, or conceptual things also be deflected?"

"I've heard that the development ceiling for Parahuman Devil Fruits is the highest. So, are all these hypotheses theoretically possible?"

"You can try it tomorrow. When you practice Armament Haki, your body will tire because it consumes energy. At the moment of fatigue, you can try to use the ability of the Slippery Fruit to slide away the fatigue~"

“Of course, this is just an experiment. Even if it fails, that’s fine! If we can do it, we can research further development later…”

[Luffy explained his thoughts in detail~~~]

[Hearing Luffy's thoughts, Nami's eyes suddenly lit up!!!]

[“Yeah! Why didn’t I think of that!!!”]

“If I could also dispel the fatigue I feel while practicing, then I wouldn’t feel tired even after practicing all day!!!”

"Luffy! You're so smart!!"

"You saved my life and the lives of everyone in the village, gave me the Slippery Fruit, and now you're personally teaching me how to cultivate. I'll never be able to repay your kindness in this lifetime... Tell me, how can I repay you~~~"