"Tea sounds good."
Will drained the sherry in his hand, then turned and said with a smile,
"And you really do need to perk up; otherwise, you look completely listless."
Hearing this,
Enel didn't say much, immediately placing his teacup on the table.
At that moment, his gaze swept over, and he happened to spot a pile of fruit in the fruit bowl on the table, so he reached in right away and picked out an apple, taking a big bite.
"Hmm, tastes good."
Compared to bitter tea, he still preferred the sweet and sour taste of apples.
Will's eyes flashed at the sight, and he couldn't help but think to himself,
"Do 'Gods' all like to eat apples this much?"
After a period of casual conversation, everyone became much more familiar with each other.
And Enel didn't put on any 'God' airs; he was very easygoing during the chat.
He got along quite well with the other crew members, and while chatting, he also ate quite a few apples from the table.
After the ship continued to sail aimlessly for some time,
"Alright, this is it."
Will felt it was about time, so he slowly stood up and walked toward the bow of the ship.
"Let's head back down to the sea directly from here and continue our adventure!"
"Alright."
Nami's face showed helplessness upon hearing this, and she immediately got up and walked toward the helm.
The others also stood up one after another, starting to put away all the unsecured items
to prevent things from flying around when they fell later.
"Hmm?"
Although Enel also stood up with them, he couldn't help but frown, his expression slightly changing.
"Going down to the Blue Sea from the front? Aren't we supposed to go to the end of the clouds?"
"No need for that much trouble."
Will turned and smiled.
"Although there's no path ahead, we can just create one."
As soon as he finished speaking,
he suddenly leaped forward, quickly flying into the sky in front of the ship.
After precisely mobilizing and controlling a portion of the strength within all his muscles,
Will quickly retracted his fist to gather power, then unleashed a powerful punch toward the cloud sea in front of the ship!
The strong force immediately pulled in a large amount of surrounding air, compressing a high-pressure airwave that surged downward with a roar.
Bang!
The high-pressure airwave rapidly impacted the surface of the sea, creating a violent sound.
The surface of the cloud sea, subjected to the strong impact, suddenly caved downward, directly forming a huge pit.
Immediately after,
before Will could even speak,
Issho, who was already prepared, quickly drew his blade from his cane-sword.
"Hell's Journey—!"
The next second!
An invisible, terrifying force instantly descended into the pit ahead.
The previously calm clouds immediately began to tremble continuously and were gradually shrinking downward.
Then, just as the ship was about to approach the pit, Issho suddenly sheathed his sword, completely closing the scabbard in an instant.
Boom!
Only a loud bang was heard from the pit.
The few clouds that were still visible inside the pit suddenly sank with a roar, disappearing instantly.
At that moment, the ship also happened to arrive at the edge of the pit.
As Will smoothly landed back on the deck, the ship also began to slowly slide down along the edge of the pit.
"That power just now..."
Enel was currently holding onto the side of the ship, looking down at the huge, completely opened gap below the ship, his expression fluctuating.
Clearly, this sword-wielding man named Issho, who had previously been able to block his Raigo, also possessed formidable strength.
The unique power that could blast a large hole in the clouds alone was already close to the power of his ordinary "God's Judgment" attack.
And the rest of the people on the ship, before the ship plummeted, had already, with their rich experience, grabbed onto fixed objects nearby.
Especially Chopper, who had the experience of "almost taking flight," had already hidden himself inside the cabin.
As the ship plummeted at high speed,
Enel gradually saw the scene below the clouds outside the ship.
Looking at the boundless sea, as if it had no end,
a hint of surprise involuntarily appeared in his eyes, and he murmured to himself,
"Is this the Blue Sea below...?"
Upon hearing the other party's whisper, Will immediately burst into laughter and said,
"That's right, this is the great sea made of water."
"Welcome to the Grand Line!"
"Interesting."
Enel's lips curved slightly, and his eyes couldn't help but show some anticipation.
A moment later,
the ship was about to fall into the sea.
Issho, who had already prepared in advance, once again drew his blade and used gravity to gradually slow down the ship, finally landing smoothly on the sea surface.
Seeing that Issho had already sheathed his sword,
Will immediately turned and shouted to Nami,
"Nami, quickly check the ship's heading. Has the navigation pointer changed?"
Nami heard the sound and quickly lowered her head to inspect carefully, while answering aloud,
"Yes, the direction has changed!"
The navigation pointer, which had originally been pointing toward Skypiea, had now returned to a horizontal direction.
Will nodded with satisfaction upon hearing this.
"Very good, now let's continue straight ahead in the direction of the pointer."
"Yes."
Nami nodded in response, then began to adjust the ship's heading.
"Will."
Just then, Enel suddenly called out, then said with great anticipation,
"You haven't forgotten what you promised me on Skypiea, have you?"
The people nearby heard this and immediately looked over.
Everyone had heard Will mention this before, so they weren't too surprised.
Will was first stunned upon hearing this, then couldn't help but smile; he wasn't too surprised by it.
After all, it was quite normal for Enel to become so eager to improve his strength after being defeated by him.
"Don't worry, of course I haven't forgotten my promise."
So he replied with a smile, then immediately walked to the storage box nearby and took out a cane he had specially purchased earlier.
Immediately after,
Will gripped the cane tightly in his right hand, continuously tapping it against his left hand, and said sternly to Enel, his tone full of meaning,
"Alright, then let's begin now."
"Are you ready to accept Hell's Journey until we reach the next island!"
Since the other party had become his crew member,
he would never let the other party waste his talent like someone who plays with sand.
"Uh..."
Enel felt an ominous premonition when he saw the other party strike such a pose, and a drop of cold sweat couldn't help but trickle down his forehead.
While Will and the others were on their way to the next island,
on the other side,
Jaya Island, Mock Town.
On a certain street.
"Ah—!"
Bellamy was once again slashed by his companion, and couldn't help but let out a miserable scream.
Then he quickly retreated a few steps, his expression extremely terrified.
"Sarquiss! Stop it!!"
"Fufufufufufu~!"
At that moment, a blond man with crossed legs sitting on a wine barrel and wearing red sunglasses couldn't help but let out a unique laugh as he looked down at the scene.
Then he moved his finger slightly, and Sarquiss, who was holding a scimitar not far away, immediately raised his blade again with a terrified expression and slashed at Bellamy.
A few minutes later,
Bellamy, who was already severely injured and not yet recovered, lay on the ground covered in blood, seemingly motionless.
At that moment, another obese man with a hairstyle like an electric fan, standing beside the man in a pink feather coat and red sunglasses, suddenly spoke.
"Young Master, 'Madman' Will, who defeated Bellamy with one punch—should we find a way to teach him a lesson?"
In his opinion, although Bellamy was not an official member of the Donquixote Family,
he had always been operating under Doflamingo's name on the high seas.
That 'Madman' Will dared to defeat Bellamy so mercilessly, clearly not putting the Young Master in his eyes at all.
Doflamingo immediately couldn't help but turn his head upon hearing this, and then grinned again.
"Fufufufufufu~!"
"Buffalo, since you've already said so, why don't I send you to kill him?"
"Ah? Me?!" Buffalo didn't expect the Young Master to send him to do this, and immediately pointed at himself with a terrified expression, exclaiming in surprise.
He knew that the reason he dared to say that earlier was entirely because of the Young Master and the Donquixote Family.
If he were alone, he wouldn't dare to provoke such a terrifying guy.
Fortunately, Doflamingo only intended to deliberately scare the other party, so he didn't actually force Buffalo to go to his death.
Then he slowly stood up and walked forward on his own, and the surrounding pirates who were watching were immediately scared and retreated with terrified expressions.
"Listen, Buffalo, we're only here to deal with this trash."
"As for that arrogant guy, we don't even need to make a move; the Marines will naturally take care of him for us later."
"Understood, Young Master!"
Buffalo breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and quickly followed.
A few days later,
on the high seas,
a ship was sailing forward at a constant speed.
"Stand up! Keep fighting!"
Will, who was standing on the deck at that moment, suddenly swung the cane in his hand, his expression looking very serious.
"Enel, why are you hiding? Don't always think about using elementalization; charge directly at my cane!"
After speaking, he immediately strode forward, then raised the cane in his hand and swung it at the other party continuously.
"Damn it..."
Enel quickly raised his hand to block, while also suppressing the urge to elementalize his body.
It wasn't that he wanted to be beaten,
but according to the other party, the power of Armament Haki could never truly be mastered by dodging.
It had to be continuously tempered through the body to successfully activate the power hidden within.
It was precisely for this reason that he agreed to use this faster training method to master Armament Haki as soon as possible.
"Temporarily abandon the idea of dodging, and your body will eventually tell you the answer."
Recalling what Will had told him two days ago, Enel's eyes immediately became more determined.
"Very good, full of spirit!"
Will also noticed the subtle change in the other party at that moment, and a satisfied smile immediately appeared on his face, then he continued to swing the cane in his hand.
The others nearby had long grown accustomed to this scene.
Especially Chopper, the ship doctor, who had already turned and walked toward the cabin, preparing to get healing herbs ready in advance.
Due to Enel's frequent injuries these past few days, his experience in treating external injuries had also greatly improved.
However, just then,
Clang!
A dull collision sound suddenly spread across the deck.
"Hmm?!"
Enel was first stunned upon hearing the sound, then quickly raised his hand to look at his right arm, realizing that he hadn't felt any pain when blocking just now.
"Is this...?!"
Will also stopped his hand at that moment.
Seeing Enel's surprised and uncertain expression, he immediately praised him with a smile.
"That's right, this is the power hidden within each of us."
"Once you truly master it, you will have initially cultivated Armament Haki."
"I can't believe this training method is actually so effective..."
Carina, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but whisper to Robin beside her after seeing this scene.
"Yes, and I remember Will seemed to have asked us two to cultivate Armament Haki before too."
Robin nodded slightly upon hearing this, then said softly, deep in thought.
"That's right! Will isn't going to subject us to this kind of special training later, is he?!"
Carina's eyes widened involuntarily, and she suddenly felt a little scared in her heart.
"Perhaps, who knows how the Captain will arrange it."
Robin looked at Carina, whose face was slightly pale, and her lips couldn't help but curve slightly.
Hearing this,
Carina's eyes shifted, and finally became determined.
She planned to secretly cultivate by herself at night, striving to master Armament Haki as soon as possible.
After all, she didn't want to be constantly beaten by Will with that cane...
"Again!"
At that moment, after briefly feeling his right arm, Enel once again actively assumed a fighting stance, his eyes looking very excited.
Will couldn't help but smile at the sight, raising his hand, just about to continue swinging his cane to attack.
But just then,
Nami, who had been steering, suddenly put down her telescope and shouted toward the deck.
"Will! I see the next island!"
"Oh?!"
Will immediately put down his hand upon hearing the sound, his Observation Haki instantly released, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.
"Very good, finally arriving."
Enel also relaxed at the sight, raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, then directly turned and skillfully walked toward the medical room.
After all, they were about to land on the island, and he didn't want his purple and blue marks on his arm to be seen by others.
Perhaps it was also because of the continuous injuries and treatments these past few days that he got along best with the ship doctor named Chopper.
A moment later,
the ship slowly docked at the port.
Putting down the gangplank, Will was the first to disembark, then directly led everyone toward the street ahead.
No one was left to guard the ship.
After all, with him, Issho, and Enel present, no one could approach the ship without being detected by their "sight."
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