Chapter 148 - 6

Chapter 6Luffy remembered that they were currently in the East Blue.Garp would often pick his nose and say that the East Blue was the weakest of the seas. From the moment he set out until now, Luffy had indeed felt it; forget pirates, he hadn't even seen many Marines.There wasn't a single person worth fighting!The moon quietly squinted its eyes, seeing that it was almost time to clock out.Creak.The hatch leading to the deck was pushed open.Zoro let out a yawn and habitually stretched his muscles and bones, preparing to start his unwavering morning workout.This had been a habit since childhood.In terms of talent, he fell short of many people, but in terms of hard work, no one should be more...However, in the next moment, his movements froze, and his jaw seemed to lose its support, nearly hitting the deck."Hey, Luffy, when did you get up?"Zoro was instantly wide awake...."Twelve-thirty," Luffy answered, panting."Twelve-thirty?"Zoro's eyes widened, his pupils trembling.Forget 12:30 AM—had Luffy even seen the going merry at 4:00 AM?He clearly remembered when he had fallen asleep; at that time, the clock at the stern had just struck midnight not long ago.In other words, this guy Luffy had crawled out of bed shortly after he had lain down... almost in the middle of the night?!Luffy's abnormal training all day yesterday could still be understood as a sudden whim, but this second day was definitely not normal!Luffy, who just two days ago could hardly be dragged out of his blankets by Nami, was now drenched in sweat while lifting a barbell that looked exceptionally heavy."Are you okay? Are you playing some betting game with Usopp again?" Zoro asked with a look of suspicion."What kind of stereotype is that?!" Luffy gave him a dead-fish stare."As I thought, you must be possessed by a ghost or god.""Have you even seen a ghost or god? Why are you talking about them!" Luffy said, sounding a bit lacking in confidence.If he were to say that voice belonged to a ghost or god, there really wouldn't be anything wrong with it.But would they believe him if he said it?Even if they did believe him, what could be done about it?It was better not to say anything."But can you still keep going like this?"Zoro looked Luffy up and down.He had two glaring dark circles under his eyes, his pale face had a hint of weak sallowness, and his body was trembling slightly, looking like he might drop dead at any moment.This appearance was even more pathetic than after a major battle.Zoro was truly worried that he might die right in front of him.If it were the old Luffy, facing such an insulting question, he would definitely stiffen his neck and pout his lips so much he could hang an oil bottle from them, saying:"I'm a Rubber Human, you're the one who can't do it, Zoro."His voice would definitely be unreasonable yet bold.But now..."Let me sleep for a bit first," Luffy said."You should have slept long ago," Zoro said, speechless.Then he saw Luffy close his eyes and start snoring.He really fell asleep fast, didn't he?Just as Zoro was about to take the barbell from Luffy's hand, the previously sleeping Luffy was resurrected on the spot, full of energy. "Alright, energy restored!""...Are you really a Rubber Human?"Luffy immediately demonstrated his elasticity as a Rubber Human, stretching his hand out very long. He said with particular pride, "I can do it with any part of my body, do you want to see?""No need, no need." Zoro had no fondness for this kind of gifted fellow."Hahaha, don't be so gloomy. Although you'll never be able to compare to me, I am the Captain after all!"Luffy laughed mischievously, slapping Zoro on the shoulder.This jerk."You guy..." Zoro suppressed the urge to draw his sword and slash him.Taking a step back, the more he thought about it, the angrier he got."Hey Luffy, training like this is very boring, isn't it?" Zoro also understood Luffy's personality very well.Although he didn't know why Luffy was able to be even more of a try-hard than himself, he could tell from Luffy's expression that his face was written all over with torture."Do you have any good ideas?" Luffy's eyes lit up."How about sparring for training?" Zoro grinned."Hmm? I punch you once and you punch me once?""No, you punch me once, and I punch you ten times," Zoro said."Zoro, do you take me for a fool? Do I look like a fool?" Luffy complained.Even if he was a Rubber Human, he couldn't be hit like that; Zoro's punches hurt a lot.[Prompt: Detected that companion Zoro's proposal offers a massive boost. Remaining morning exercise time is insufficient. Proceed to the next step: accept Roronoa Zoro's invitation. Countdown: three minutes.]The death-warrant-like countdown buzzed in his head."Zoro, let's do it!"Luffy felt that it was lucky he was a Rubber Human, otherwise he would be played to death by that pendant.Even he knew this was a very stupid thing!"Are you sure?"Zoro looked Luffy up and down with some suspicion; he had just been joking.He was still very confident in his own fists."How about this, I won't take advantage of you. If you can hold out until morning, I'll take care of your chores for a month!"A guy's chores were the most troublesome thing. Before Nami joined the crew, Luffy and Zorodrifting on the small boat didn't even want to take baths.However, after Nami arrived, she kept a tight grip on hygiene.Even Luffy didn't want to be stared at by Nami with that look as if she were looking at trash.It wasn't like it turned him on!Chapter 6: Encountering the Marines, a Headquarters Lieutenant Commander?"Come on!""Then I won't be polite.""Punch faster!""Being that tough, are we?"Zoro rolled up his sleeves, a perverse smile appearing on his face. "If you can't hold on, remember to speak up."...With a bang.The fist hit his stomach. Luffy took a deep breath, a mocking expression appearing on his face: "Zoro, is it because you haven't had breakfast? Your strength is so small."With a smack, followed by smack-smack-smack-smack.Zoro looked at Luffy, who had been knocked back a few steps, a satisfied expression on his face. "Ah, compared to my full-power state, it is indeed lacking a bit of strength."This feels great!With Luffy's annoying personality, there were many times Zoro wanted to draw his sword and slash him.Then he would remember that this was his Captainand comfort himself that this was his own choice."Then you'd better stand firm, don't get sent flying by one punch from me."Luffy grinned, his fist already extending dozens of meters away."Hey, you're cheating, right?!" Zoro said, exasperated."You tell me, is it one punch or not!" Luffy was now perfectly justified.Damn it, it really was!That one punch almost knocked the bile out of Zoro.The two sides began to blast each other like magic.It was hard to say who was getting the short end of the stick.Luffy even discovered later that Rubber couldn't block it all; his abdomen felt numb.Zoro didn't look like he was having a good time either. In terms of taking a beating, these two brothers truly went all out."Hey, are you guys playing some kind of novel game?"Early in the morning, the sound of fists hitting flesh could be heard.After Usopp was woken up, he looked up and saw that Zoro and Luffy from the bunks next to him were gone.Zoro was still normal; it would be abnormal if this training fanatic was still sleeping.Luffy was supposed to be his good buddy who slept with him until the sun burned their butts!But when he walked out to take a look...Usopp couldn't take it anymore.What were these two brothers doing?"Maybe, maybe you should give up, Luffy."The expression on Zoro's face was twisted into a bunch, he was breathing heavily, and sweat had already soaked his clothes.The difference in quality couldn't make up for the gap in quantity. No matter what, it was ten punches; even if Luffy had damage immunity, he couldn't hold out, let alone the fact that Luffy had already started exercising and spent a lot of physical strength before Zoro got up."It's, it's still early." Luffy once again experienced the feeling of being drilled by Garp before.He also wanted to stop.From the time Luffy obtained the Gum-Gum Fruitto being targeted by Garp with the goal of tempering him into an excellent Marine soldier, more than ten years had passed.He also had something to say.I've worked hard at training for over ten years, can't I just enjoy myself for once?That was the kind of adventure he wanted, okay?However, Luffy looked up at that glaring warning sound; it was practically like having a knife held to his neck.What else could be done?He gave in, he agreed.It wasn't that Luffy hadn't resisted, but the pendant's punishment was too perverse, and it would even level up.At first, it was just electricity. After finding out electricity didn't work, it became making him poop his pants. Later, it was as if it had discovered Luffy's weakness, and even the punishment became fixed.Anyway, sparring now was indeed quite interesting, much better than blindly training by himself over there.It was truly a hearty battle!