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"You know having a logia is a cheat!" Luffy complained as he got himself out of the weighted armor. Armor that was made from the mechanical stone golems after removing their core and stashing a few of them together with Anchor's ability.
Sabo just rubbed the back of his head as he smiled taking it as a compliment. Sabo when taking the course, didn't fully go elemental and blitz it. No, that would be unfair, so he only used electricity on his legs in combination (like how Ace and Sanji did) to boost his speed.
Even with sea stone bullets, Sabo was able to morph his body out of the way of the bullets.
Contrary to popular belief, one didn't need advanced observation to do it for normal shots. Only when the bullets or attacks are fired by another Observation Haki user, do you need to rely on the advanced version of Observation.
Speed was another thing that Sabo was better at than Luffy, his brother was already figuring out some of the moves that Ace used with and were using it with his lightning. So yeah, Luffy would need to step up his game if he wanted to compete with him.
"Sanji are you ready?" Usopp called out, a manic grin on his face, bringing all of their attention to the Speedster.
Sanji snorted, "Do your worst!"
"Muahahaha… oh, I shall my little friend!" Usopp added dramatically.
He was on one of the pillars of the dungeon. Each pillar had a variety of weapons set up pointed at the track, and it was set up in a way, where Usopp could control them easily.
"3"
Sanji grinned, getting low and activating his Speed Overdrive as the count started. He was also, like others, wearing bulky armor. This was also the reason why he wasn't able to keep his hands in his pockets, covered by armor and all.
"2"
The cook breathed in a lung full of air, as his feet caught flames and sparks of electricity started crackling around it.
"1. Go!"
Sanji dashed with all his might.
The ground under him bounced like rubber, absorbing the force, kicking off dust and debris as he moved. The extra weight from the armor was heavy enough to strain his exoskeleton so even with going all out, he needed to make an effort.
He moved with grace, becoming a blur, that went beyond the speed of sound. The traps activated with Usopp's command.
He dodged the bullets, thrown his way, the traps that flung from the floor, or the maces and doublle-edged axes that came at him with frightening speed. He dodged them all, some with a wide breath, some just barely.
He even had to use Geppo multiple times along with Soru to avoid getting tripped or tangled.
But they weren't the main issue, from time to time, yellow laser blasts would come his way from random directions. Throwing him off.
Sanji barely dodged them, hissing when one of them almost hit him in the chest. It was a wonder how Anchor and Usopp were able to figure it out from the Pacifista tech they had gathered. Unlike the gravity ball, they didn't have the energy issue so they could be used as training.
Some of the traps (which were made by Usopp) were quirky, throwing hot chilly powder or Itching powder. If one got hit by them, it won't reduce the points, but they were a hassle to deal with and avoid.
And when Sanji was done, he almost crashed into some of the traps, due to the sudden break, but Luffy managed to grab him with his stretched arm before he could.
"Easy there…" Luffy grinned as he pulled him towards him.
Sanji gave him a nod of appreciation as he looked towards Usopp, "3.103 seconds." He said.
"Woah, you are almost beating me in speed." Luffy blinked at Sanji. And Luffy was going all out with his snake-man as well. It seems that after gaining his fruit Sanji is getting better, he might even surpass him in speed if this keeps up.
In the scoreboard the scores were shown. This was only today's score, they had tested it for a few days, and each day they improved by a small margin. Which also motivated them to do better.
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Sabo : 2.953 (From 2.997)
Luffy : 3.006 (From 3.101)
Sanji : 3.103 (From 3.195)
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Sanji nodded at the result; he improved a bit from yesterday and was happy with it.
And he was also happy that his shoes and pants didn't get destroyed. He had to thank Usopp and Anchor for that one.
"Tch… You might have won this time, but remember this is far from over!" Usopp said with passion and drama, before taking a clipboard and writing something on it. "Anyway, Sparky you are next!" Usopp called out, continuing the tests.
Sparky came and this time, he was wearing… wait, is that a black domino mask and a yellow cape? "Fear me, villain! For I shall stop you from succeeding in your evil schemes!" he said pointing his index fingers (with three of his hands) at Usopp.
There was a silence before Usopp cleared his throat, "Fear?! How bold! You shall taste defeat, unlike before I have prepared for your Doom!"
And the games continued.
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A/N: I had fun writing this chapter. The straw hats won't be able to stay much longer in Skypiea.
If you count the dates, then they are here (in this story) in Skypiea for only a week. But they will have to leave soon, cause remember Water 7, they need to save Ice Burg.
Though, depending on how I write it, not all the members might leave from Skypiea. It's their base now. They will continue their journey, but they will return here from time to time. Remember they still have the Wapu Wapu no mi with them.
Even though it doesn't have a user. Yet.
Also, just a question. What do you like more, Adventure or Fights in my fic. I might do a pole on that and depending on the answer, I will write it that way.
Anyway, have a good day.