The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

On the deck behind, Zoro lay sprawled on the ground, covered in sweat.

Beside him, there were three knives that had been knocked away.

"Whether it's speed, strength, or physique, it's still far from enough!!"

Zoro, a training fanatic, is extremely dissatisfied with his current progress.

"Actually, you've done quite well."

Link smoothed the corner of his clothes that had been slightly ruffled by the wind blades from the slash.

Compared to the others on the ship, Zoro has made the most progress.

Not only did he awaken the [Iron-Cutting] realm ahead of schedule when facing Mr. 3, but now, after training and practical combat experience such as sparring with Link, he has further mastered it.

He is now even able to roughly unleash the slashing wave.

That is, the thirty-six, seventy-two, and one hundred and eight affliction winds were not shown until the Skypiea arc.

The ability to unleash a flying slash is the hallmark of a true swordsman.

Zoro can now be said to have successfully transformed from a swordsman into a master swordsman.

However, his goal remained steadfastly on Hawkeye, and despite becoming stronger, his ambition prevented him from being satisfied with his current speed.

"Link, what can I do to turn my arms black like yours..."

Zoro keenly sensed the source of Link's power: "Is that the power that can turn your hands black?"

He stared at Link's arm, its color so dark, a hint of longing in his eyes.

"This is called domineering."

The Armament Haki on his hands faded, and he returned to his original state.

Link smiled and said to Zoro:

"Actually, with your current physical condition, you are already capable of studying."

"However, my suggestion is that you wait until you have solidified your slashing sword technique, after all, that is your foundation."

"I can teach you the methods of cultivating Haki around the time we go to Alabasta."

Link gave Zoro his opinion and assurances.

"After Alabasta..."

Hearing this, Zoro took a deep breath, suppressed his inner desire, and slowly closed his somewhat tired eyes.

When I opened my eyes again, all the fatigue had vanished, replaced by endless anticipation.

097 [Trap Bag]!! Capture M.2 alive!! We promise not to use Link first!!

"That's powerful! It sounds like an incredible force!"

Zoro's eyes were filled with longing.

"Yes, and you two are a good match."

Link laughed and said, "Once you learn Haki, the gap between you and Hawkeye will be even smaller."

"Hawkeye..."

Zoro recalled the man from the Baratie restaurant, with his hawk-like eyes, his stunning sword, and his unparalleled swordsmanship.

He nodded solemnly.

He will work tirelessly towards this goal until he reaches the top and fulfills his promise to his best friend.

However, this is a long-term goal after all. We can set a small, short-term goal first.

for example-

"After learning the domineering aura, I became stronger."

Zoro exhaled a breath of stale air. "This way, we can have an advantage when facing that stinky cook."

"By then, I'm going to shave off all his blond hair and make him bald!!"

Thinking of this, a smug look even appeared on his lips.

Hmm, so after you learned Haki, the first person you wanted to take on was Sanji?

You two really have a love-hate relationship; your bond is exceptionally strong.

Link has reservations about this yellow-green couple; after all, no matter how much the two of them quarrel, they can't really cause any major upheavals.

And even if things really get that bad, Nami will naturally come out and suppress the two of them.

Link tidied himself up and headed to the front deck to ask Sanji for an ice cream.

Just then, something seemed to happen ahead, and there was a commotion.

"Ah, thank you so much for saving me!!"

A robust woman dressed in a swan ballet costume, with swan decorations on her shoulders and high heels, wore bizarre heavy makeup and green false eyelashes.

His neatly styled bangs and his habit of staring wide-eyed with one eye wide open while squinting with the other made his grin particularly unsettling.

The ballerina looked as if she had just been pulled from the water, her whole body was extremely wet.

"Just now, when I was passing through a fog, I was practicing ballet steps. As I was practicing, I lost control of myself and jumped, and accidentally jumped off the boat."

"If you hadn't happened to be passing by and rescued me, I, as a Devil Fruit user, might have drowned in the sea!!"

As he spoke, he patted his chest, looking as if he still had lingering fears.

Others didn't seem to notice anything unusual about this action.

However, Sanji, who was particularly sensitive to creatures like men and women, felt a chill run down his spine after seeing it.

I even felt like I was going to throw up my New Year's Eve dinner.

He felt that the ballerina in front of him was someone who embodied all the things he couldn't accept in his 20s.

"Oh, by the way, could you please give me a bowl of hot soup?"

"Who cares about you?!"

"Don't say that, blond guy."

The ballerina completely ignored Sanji's angry attitude and continued to smile brightly.

"In return, how about I perform a show for you all?"

As he spoke, he first touched Luffy's face with his left hand, which was closest to him, and then wiped his own face with his right hand.

"Look, look, isn't that amazing?"

A ballerina with a face resembling Luffy was there, laughing and gesturing wildly.

"Oh ho, it's turned into...my likeness?!"

Luffy said excitedly.

"Awesome! Wow!!"

Chopper's eyes were also sparkling with excitement.

"He must be a Devil Fruit user, right?!"

Usopp chimed in with praise, "It really does look just like it!"

"Yes."

Nami, Vivi, and Sanji all nodded in succession. Their expressions weren't entirely devoid of any emotion or surprise, but overall, they were... rather indifferent?

"Huh?!"

The ballerina with Luffy's face was somewhat bewildered and unsettled. "Aren't you all surprised?!" she exclaimed, pointing to her face. "But I've turned into someone else?!"

"Why are you surprised?!"

Nami remained calm in response to the ballerina's doubts, saying, "Isn't it just a Devil Fruit ability?"

It's just... a Devil Fruit ability?!

A series of question marks appeared on the ballerina's forehead.

Does this mean that Devil Fruit users are now so worthless?!

Just as he was feeling somewhat disoriented...

“Indeed, a single Devil Fruit ability is not enough compared to the gadgets Link has.” Sanji exhaled a puff of white mist.

Weiwei wholeheartedly agreed and nodded in agreement.

She looked at the ballerina in front of her again, and for some reason, she felt that the person's attire was very familiar.

"Link? A gadget? What's that?!"

The ballerina tilted her head, looking somewhat puzzled.

Is it this lively here?

Just then, Link and Zoro walked over.

Upon seeing the guy with Luffy's face, Zoro's eyelids twitched, but he didn't show any other reaction.

Having experienced so many of Link's gadgets, he's now almost immune to the various Devil Fruit abilities that have appeared.

"Is this the power of the Imitation Fruit?"

Link recognized him at a glance because of his familiar and distinctive attire, plus the face that looked exactly like Luffy's.

"Hmm? This handsome young man, do you know my abilities?!"

The ballerina was still confused, and was quite surprised after Link revealed her abilities in one sentence.

"That's right, my ability is the Imitation Fruit; I am an imitation person who ate the Imitation Fruit!!"

He clapped his hands, touched his face to restore it to normal, and then started spinning around in place again.

"This young man is really amazing! He recognized my Devil Fruit ability at a glance!!"

"The main problem is that the way your ability is activated is too unique. I happened to have learned about it before, and it left a deep impression on me."

Link smiled, then looked the ballerina up and down.

"Your attire reminds me of someone."

"The transvestite dancer Bon Clay, with a bounty of 32 million Berries."

So she really is a transvestite?!

Upon hearing this, Sanji, who was standing nearby, gasped for breath and clutched his chest.

In this world, the only creature he couldn't face was a transvestite!

"Haha, young man, you recognize me?!"

The ballet dancer, von Klay, was quite pleased to see that Link knew her.

"Um?"

Link nodded slightly. "But besides that news, I've also heard that you've joined a criminal organization, Baroque Works."

ridicule!!

The previously joyful atmosphere suddenly froze.

"Baroque Works, so you know about this company too, huh..."

Von Clay put his hand to his mouth and whispered, "This isn't information that can be easily shared... Hmm? Why are you all looking at me like that?"

Von Clay then realized that the way others were looking at him was a bit strange, and not only that, the atmosphere in the room was also a bit off.

“I remember now!!”

Vivi, who was standing to the side, finally realized, "Judging from his appearance, he's Mr. 2, a high-ranking executive in Baroque Works!!"

Hey, hey, hey, your reaction time is way too slow!!!

Usopp and Nami waved their hands in disapproval from the sidelines.

"Oh, so you know this beautiful lady too..."

Whoosh! !