Chapter 146 - 4

Chapter 4"The most urgent matter right now is finding a chef."Usopp looked at the large table covered in leftover fish and couldn't help but complain.Even if they had electrocuted so many fish, they couldn't just waste them like this; besides, the ultimate glutton who could finish it all hadn't even shown up today."Do you have a problem with it?"Nami's smiling face was terrifying. She used this exact expression to establish her absolute dominance on this ship... Of course, a navigator's status on a ship is generally quite important anyway.Otherwise, if she got into a bad mood or became depressed, she could take the entire crew down with her.Therefore, many times, the Captain of a pirate group is also the navigator, especially for those pirates who don't trust their subordinates."If you have a problem, cook it yourself. Let's see what you'll eat then."She was a navigator, not a chef!"The problem is that even Luffy won't eat this... Also, Nami, is something wrong? You seem distracted," Usopp asked with a hint of concern.In the next second.The sound of running echoed.It was Luffy!As if he had been starving for a week, the fish that Usopp had just said even Luffy wouldn't eat was instantly swallowed by a bottomless abyss of a mouth.Not enough, still not enough."Is there more?"Luffy panted heavily, his eyes bloodshot as he looked at Nami.[Warning: It is time to learn navigation knowledge from Nami. Please proceed to Nami's room to study in one minute... Countdown: fifty-nine, fifty-eight.]Luffy clenched his fists.Is your family's mealtime only one minute long?But there was no time for him to complain."There is more, but I have to draw Sea Charts later. Have Usopp make some for you..." Nami wasn't just making excuses.In the next second, Luffy grabbed her hand and headed toward the room. "I'm already full. Nami, I want to study with you!"Usopp watched their retreating backs with a suspicious look on his face.Are Luffy and Nami in that kind of relationship?He kindly offered a reminder."Hey, it's still broad daylight!"At least close the door...."You want me to teach you navigation?"Nami was panting slightly, her heart racing from being pulled along by Luffy. Halfway there, she was still wondering what this guy was planning by dragging her to her room."Yeah, yeah, I really want to learn!"Luffy hurriedly sat in a chair and picked up a pen, mimicking how he had seen Nami do it before.That deadly feeling finally began to fade away.He took a deep breath; luckily, he made it in time."Luffy, what kind of joke is this?"Nami stood with her hands on her hips, leaning forward slightly to look down at Luffy.The two were quite close, close enough to see the fine hairs on each other's faces.Perhaps due to the string of nonsensical punishments, Luffy, who usually didn't care about such things, frowned.A faint fragrance filled the air."I'm telling you, don't come in here to cause trouble!" Nami said, somewhat angrily grabbing Luffy's clothes."I'm not causing trouble! Nami, hurry up, I want to learn!" Luffy said with a serious face.If Makino back in Foosha Village heard this, she might suspect the end of the world was coming.Nami stared at Luffy suspiciously."Nami, this is a mission given to you by the Captain!" Luffy declared with conviction.One could tell from Nami's room that she was an exceptionally talented navigator.Drawn Sea Charts covered the walls, and her books were filled with notes.Shanks had said that the sea is the most dangerous place.Sailing on the ocean meant facing all sorts of bizarre weather and unpredictable marine environments.Even great pirates often lost their lives to extreme weather.The power of nature was a natural disaster in itself....Fine.Just a mission from the Captain.It just wasn't very Luffy-like.Luffy usually feared hunger and boredom, but he had never feared studying.Because he would never even try to learn.Although Nami hadn't known Luffy for long, he was far too easy to read.Nami felt Luffy's interest was just a passing whim; she could tell by the expression on his face.He looked completely reluctant.Yet his eyes were filled with a desperate will to survive. She had no idea what was driving him.It was willpower!Luffy felt his mind was being polluted; he didn't even recognize many of the words, let alone that messy, obscure navigation knowledge.What's the use of learning this?![Warning: You must not be distracted while studying with Nami. Please devote your full energy...][Warning: Random punishment countdown: ten...]"I'll learn! I'll learn!"Luffy's eyes widened, using that intense survival instinct from when he was trained by his grandfather as a child.This voice seemed to have found Luffy's Achilles' heel.Not afraid of electricity, are we?Then let's have a little visual shock."No, my adventure!"Luffy looked like a salted fish that had lost its dreams, the light gradually fading from his eyes.However.The one being tortured was actually Nami."You don't even know all the words! How am I supposed to teach you?!" Nami was starting to lose it."Then explain it in simpler terms so I can understand. I believe in you!"Luffy patted Nami's shoulder and said, "After all, you're the best navigator on our ship.""That may be true, but teaching an idiot is still very hard," Nami said, glancing at Luffy."Nami, you wouldn't want to lose your most precious thing, would you?""You!"Threatened? She was actually being threatened?Despite her annoyance, Nami had to compromise.To her, the most precious thing was undoubtedly the treasure she had collected.Tsk, did he find out?Nami felt a bit flustered.Seeing Teacher Nami give it her all, Luffy felt very gratified.As expected, she still didn't want to lose her Captain!In less than an hour.Luffy was on the verge of vomiting.[Mental power severely overdrawn. Your willpower has increased. Observation Hakiproficiency +1]"Huh?"Luffy blanked for a moment.He remembered hearing this voice in the morning as well, but he had ignored it.It seemed he could even check the logs.[Physical energy compressed and trained. Your body strength has increased. Armament Hakiproficiency +1]Luffy felt like he had heard these terms somewhere before."Nami, have you heard of Observation Haki and Armament Haki?""If you speak again, I'll show you what 'Nami-style Haki' is." The pen in Nami's hand snapped with a crack.So scary.Luffy decisively chose not to provoke this woman.He massaged his temples with both hands, thinking hard, and suddenly clapped his hands.It seemed Shanks and the others had mentioned it when he was a kid!Is this some kind of unknown power?Luffy's intuition in this regard was very sensitive."This is indispensable training to become the Pirate King."Luffy suddenly felt that his days had some hope. Mainly because those punishments were irresistible; since he could get stronger, he just had to accept it!At that moment, an interface appeared before his eyes.Luffy:Observation Haki Proficiency: 1/1000 (Lv0)Armament Haki Proficiency: 1/1000 (Lv0)Conqueror's Haki Proficiency: 0/1000 (Lv0)Fruit Development: 0/10...I'm the man who's going to be the Pirate King; this little difficulty won't stop me!Despite saying that, as soon as Luffy thought about these days continuing, his eyes were already rolling back.Chapter 4: Fruit DevelopmentMeteorological knowledge.Luffy felt like vomiting when he saw the thick stacks of books in the corner.Especially when Nami said she had already read those books several times and even memorized them.