20: Chapter 20 First Encounter with the "Dragon"After Kizaru's explanation, Wang Luffy recovered from his shock and asked, "So what should I practice first?"
Kizaru said nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter what you train first, you'll have to learn them all anyway.Here's what we'll do: train Observation Haki first.I'll go down below and find someone to help you train your Observation Haki.There's a chance to awaken Armament Haki during the Observation Haki training process.After all, the only condition for awakening Armament Haki is that your body is tough enough."
Hearing this, Wang Lufei was dumbfounded.His grandfather hadn't lied to him after all.That unreliable method of being beaten wasn't just for training iron bodies; Armament Haki could also be awakened through that haphazard approach.
Was the first person to awaken Armament Haki a masochist?He took so much damage to awaken even a basic form of armor; to truly master Armament Haki would be.well, never mind.He'll just train it anyway; he can't kill himself.
So Wang Luffy said, "Okay, let's practice Observation Haki first.But there's a problem.Actually, I tried to learn Armament Haki by getting beaten up, as my grandfather told me, but I ended up awakening Iron Body instead.Is this normal?"
Kizaru looked at Luffy with some surprise and replied, "You awakened Iron Body by getting beaten up before?Your grandpa was really ruthless.When your physical strength isn't strong enough, getting beaten up makes it easy to develop Iron Body; if your body is strong enough, then getting beaten up can awaken Armament Haki."
However, you could say this is a blessing in disguise.Iron Body can be combined with Armament Haki.Someone who masters Armament Haki in one go will never be able to awaken Iron Body again.That's why the Six Styles training has always been arranged in the recruit camp.
This was the first time Wang Lufei had heard such an explanation.He thought that the knowledge he had gained from watching anime in his previous life couldn't be completely applied to this world; some things might be different.
Kizaru said a few more words, told Luffy to get ready, and then flashed off towards Jaya Island to pick up the person.
Lightning was living quite comfortably on Gaya Island, since nobody knew him there.He could openly sit in the tavern drinking, habitually collecting the patrons' secrets and intelligence, hoping to find a big fish for the Revolutionary Army.
But it was obvious he was overthinking it.He spent several days in taverns without getting any useful information, only obscene and vulgar boasting and nonsense.
Lightning was eagerly awaiting Kizaru's arrival to pick him up for a mission; he felt restless without work.Lost in thought, his Den Den Mushi suddenly rang.
Startled, Lightning jumped and rushed outside to answer the phone.He heard the other end say:
"Little Flash, go to the western sea area first, find a small boat, and there will be a towering current there in a while.You sit in the small boat and fly upwards with the towering current.I will be in mid-air.When your boat is broken apart by the current, I will grab you and take you to your destination."
After listening, Lightning replied "Yes," and hurriedly went to prepare the boat and then search for Skyward Current.
Kizaru carried the shipwrecked crew, whose small boat had been torn apart by the surging current, to Sky Island without any trouble.As he flew, he explained, "You're going to Sky Island now.There are two purposes.One is to use your Devil Fruit ability to mine gold.The other is to fight your leader's son."
Lightning stared at Kizaru with a look of surprise, wondering if this guy had betrayed them.Why was he attacking the leader's son?Even if I, Lightning, starved to death or jumped off this building to my death, I would never lay a finger on the leader's son.
Then Kizaru explained that this was only to train his Observation Haki, and that it would be too heavy for him to hit, and he didn't have much time, so he had to leave it to Lightning.
Lightning was really excited.After being cooped up for days without work, he could finally indulge his cravings.Looking at Wang Lufei's youthful appearance, and knowing that the person in front of him was the leader's son, he felt a strange sensation, and his hands couldn't help but tremble.
Lightning's hands are itching to fight :-)
Training began.Lightning immediately unleashed a combo that defied explanation: using the "Subduing Force" move to accelerate towards the enemy, followed by "Strong Hand Skull Crack" to pull them back, then landing two enhanced basic attacks, followed by "Amazing Strike" to lift the enemy and slam them into the distance, and finally finishing with a charged punch.
Blindfolded, Wang Lufei helplessly tried to dodge the lightning attacks.But like a wronged wife, he couldn't escape no matter how hard he tried, and was beaten black and blue right from the start.
Wang Lufei sighed inwardly.It was indeed not as easy as he thought to improve his strength.In other people's novels, the protagonists could improve their strength as easily as drinking water.Why was he so slow when it came to himself?
Despite his complaints, Luffy continued to train relentlessly.In addition to enduring daily beatings to hone his Observation Haki, he also spent his remaining time researching the characteristics of his lightning, resulting in a steady improvement in his overall strength.
Time flies, and three years have passed.Wang Lufei is no longer the naive boy who used to get beaten up easily.Now he can take on ten men!
Moreover, while no major events occurred during these three years, minor incidents kept happening.The most important one was undoubtedly the rescue of Sabo by Dragon a year ago when he lost his memory.and Ace was also taken along.
Wang Luffy had carefully calculated the time, and after asking Kizaru and the others for leave, he returned to Windmill Village to observe Sabo's every move.Although he felt reluctant to help Sabo after he was hit by cannon fire and fell into the water, he also wanted to get Sabo onto his father's big ship.A small act of impatience could ruin a big plan.
After watching Sabo being rescued by Dragon and brought aboard the ship, Luffy breathed a sigh of relief and then went back to Ace to tell him what had happened.
The two met quickly, and Ace immediately said, "Luffy, you're finally back.Sabo will be so happy to know.By the way, where's Sabo?"
Ace started looking left and right, but couldn't find Sabo.Just like in the original story, Sabo was threatened by his father with Ace's safety and taken away.Sabo, worried that his father would harm Ace, planned to secretly return and take responsibility alone.Because of this, Ace himself did not discover it.
So Wang Luffy started saying to Ace, "On my way here, I think I saw a group of people rescue a kid who had fallen into the water like Sabo and put him on a boat.Could it really be Sabo?And from the sound of his voice, it seemed like the kid had lost his memory and didn't recognize himself."
"What?Take me there quickly!" Ace shouted hurriedly.
"Follow me!" Wang Luffy led Ace and ran towards where they had just been.Soon they saw an inconspicuous ship.
Wang Luffy said to Ace, "Sabo is on this ship.Let's go over there.I'll fly you." With that, he picked up Ace and flew over, leaving Ace with a terrified expression.
The two quickly reached the ship.Looking at the people around them, Ace was clearly nervous, even forgetting to mention that Luffy, the king of witty remarks, could fly.He directly said to the people around him, "Give.give Sabo back!"
The people on the boat looked at each other, not knowing who he was talking about.Then they remembered the little devil they had just rescued, but he didn't seem to be awake yet.
Dragon, who was in the lead, and Luffy, who was in the lead, locked eyes.After looking at each other for a while, Luffy turned around and said, "Bring that young man over.These two should be his relatives."
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