Chapter 7: Fishing Part-1
Two weeks later…
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(POV Norman)
"139…140….141….142…143…144…." Wearing the Velociprey armor I diligently did pushups under the weight of the armor set.
(FFFFFFUUUUUUUUCCCKKKKK!) I cursed mentally as I felt muscles tear on my back as sweat glistened throughout my body.
"…145!"
*Thud*
I dropped to cool surface of the floor and laid there for a solid minute before un-equipping the heavy ass armor making it fall next to me.
*Light metal thud*
(Alright morning training complete! 50 curl ups, 20 curl ups with armor, 70 squats, 40 squats with armor, shadow boxing with armor, 100 pushups and finally 145 pushups with armor!)
(Took me an hour but I'm finally done!) I tiredly garbed a vial of dark green substance and took a quick swing gulping down the whole thing.
"Ahh Much better…" I groaned in relief as I felt my body heal itself and I regained lost energy.
(Hahaha this concoction of mine is working much better than I ever could have imagined! And I still don't know why it tastes like herbal tea and fruits namely guava smoothie though….Not that I'm complaining it tastes good…)
I got up and looked at a mirror inspecting it seeing the once average almost skinny build of mine now showing the musculature of some who worked out for 5 months in under two weeks.
(Now onto more meticulous things…) I equipped my usual fit of Ingo's suit and exited my room before heading down the stairs.
"Waking up late again?" with a stiff smile I slowly looked back as I heard the inn's owner annoying voice.
"And I see your still unfortunately alive Nick!" Irritation was evident on my face as I saw the innkeeper a lanky man in his twenties behind the counter.
(The man before me is the person I hate the most in this world-)
"Eh? Why so *Hic* hostile brat~ rat bite your ass? Hihihi…*Burp*…Hahahaha!" The innkeeper known as Nick laughed to himself before he threw a filled shot glass to the floor as one of the staff members looked at him with irritation.
(-A Drunkard who doesn't work for his money…and he also has connections to the black market kidnapping people in the inn and selling them so more reason to hate him…) I looked at him with disdain before exiting the place.
*Deep inhale*
(As much as I hate that guy and I'm at risk of garnering the black market with every minute I live here!… This is unfortunately the best way to spy on the black market and also the only inn with a non-squatting toilet and functioning shower…)
*Exhale*
"Time to 'fish'…" I muttered with a grin forgetting my bad mood as I waked towards the beach with a rolled bounty poster at hand.
(During my time here in this new world I've found out a lot of things not shown in the anime, namely the bounty system)
As I walked towards the port I was greeted with the usual by ambiance of the town's market/docks, boat rolling in and out the port, customers bartering with the merchants, the aroma of sizzling food from street stalls… but I wasn't here for any of that…
(In the one piece world bounties are not only issued by the world government but also the local authorities of the islands, ranging but not limited to bandits or straight up animals…) Reaching the ports dock I looked around in confusion like a headless chicken finding a certain something missing.
(Where did I anchor the bloody boat again-…Oh right inventory!) Face palming myself I went to a discreet section of the port and took out the boat.
{Its just a basic row boat but a bit wider almost like a circle instead of a slim oval}
Rowing the boat away from the town I drifted along the coast until reaching a large cove.
{Image}
(Alright if the bounty information's correct a juvenile sea king should be living here and if my memory serves me correctly it's mainly attacking any vessel near its newfound territory…) My irises turned red with black slits as I looked at the water while squinting.
"Hmm seems to be asleep…" muttered as I saw a red mass laying idle about 60 feet underwater along with other fish shaped red masses swimming about.
(Strategy first, let's see…The creature itself remains unknown but reports said that it had tentacles and released ink at sailors so probably a cephalopod type sea king.) I observed the sea king trying to distinguish its features.
(If my assumptions are true the skin should be very easy to cut, so defiantly using the Zenith Cortos transformation but should I use any weapons?) I opened the status panel before opening my inventory and browsed its contents.
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System host: Norman
Age: Physical 18, Mental 29
Current state:
HP: 34/34
STR:25/25
DEF: 32/32
SPE: 40/40
STA: 70/70
INT: 62/62
SPIRT: 10/10
Transformations- Cortos, Zenith Cortos, Maccao, Giggi
Skills: Cooking-45%, Multitasking-60%, Photographic memory-100%, Observation haki-0%, Armament haki-0%, Conquers haki-0%, Sailing-23%
Inbox-
Inventory
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<Inventory>
<Velociprey armor set, Iron katana (Long sword), Potions x8, Demon drugs x3, Potion/Demon drug mixture x5, Dash juice x3, Wyvern jaw blade (Great sword), Flash pod x4, Fish x52,…Rope x2…Net x19…wood x23>
(Hmm…The Wyvern jaw blade is too heavy for a battle on water and could risk me sinking, so Iron katana it is…) I pulled out the sheathed blade from a panel and placed it on deck before taking out several large logs ranging from 2 feet to 5 feet.
I then went on throwing the logs into the still water spreading them around evenly creating crude platforms for the upcoming battle.
(Yeah 30 should do the trick….) I then took off my clothes and wore a white tank top and plain brown pants before equipping my armor without the helmet above all that.
I drank a demon drug along with some dash juice before opening my inventory one last time before the battle started.
"Time to get up!" I screamed loudly as I threw a flash pod in the general direction of the sea king and watched it sink before unsheathing my blade.
*Shing!*
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*Waves gently splashing*
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*muffled KABOOM*
I squinted my eyes as an explosion of light burst from the depths below and my grip tightened on the sword as the once calm water now grew restless by the second.
*KKKKKKKKKKKRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*
A roar bellowed under me as a large shadow slowly emerged on the surface.
Preparing for the worst I went on hybrid mode growing Cortos scales under the armor with long wing sails growing of the armors arm openings and on top all of that I made my legs transform into a mix of a Maccao's muscles and my own.
*Splash*
*KKKKKRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE*
I got the first clear look at my foe a giant red octopus three- no maybe six times bigger than me with yellowish orange spots everywhere, strangely enough instead of a beak on its underside it had a human like mouth right under its… goat like eyes?
(…Are those freaking horns?) I looked at it head confused as on its head I saw two bull horns colored a yellowish ivory with deep red on the tips.
*KKKKKKKKRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE*
With the sea king's resounding roar I came back to reality and jumped into the air avoiding a tentacle that swatted the boat.
Ignoring that fact my boat was destroyed may she rest in pieces, I landed on one of the logs and immediately leapt off of it to attack the creature.
*KKKKKKKKKRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAA*
Noticing my approach it swung another tentacle at me to which I swung my arms using the sails to propel me backwards effectively dodging the creature arm.
Using gravity and my 'wings' to my advantage I plunged the sword into the tentacle as I fell on top it making it go right through its soft tissue at an angle.
*KKKKKKRRRRRREEEEEEEEE*
Then with the octopus still suffering from shock I twisted my sword before yanking it out and jumping off the tentacle onto one of the remnants of my boat.
*SPLASH*
"Huh-"
To my surprise the sea king recovered from shock almost instantly and swatted me upward into the air.
<-9HP>
Ignoring the stinging pain gravity quickly took hold and made me glide down onto its head.
Without letting me gain my balance the beast whipped its head sending me flying onto a plank.
Just as I landed it spun around in circles pulling everything in the water including me towards a flurry of tentacles.
*Loud ocean sounds*
(SHIT!) I cursed mentally as I got pulled into the whirlpool and the plank I was on started cracking.
(SHIT! SHIT! SHIT! COME ON! THINK LAD THINK LAD THINK!) Time almost seemed to slow down as the adrenaline finally kicked in and I came up with an idea.
I quickly opened the inventory and threw nets and rope at the creature.
"TAKE THAT YOU SLIMY SAUSAGES ATTACHED TO AN UGLY MEATBALL LOOKING BASTARD!" I mocked the sea king in an Irish accent as it partially ensnared itself in my trap stopping the vortex entirely.
*KKKKKKKRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA*
I then jumped off the plank breaking it with sheer force before propelling myself at the creature preparing for the finisher blow as I readied my blade and lined up the slash.
*KKKKKKKKKKUUUUUUUUUUUUUU*
"What in the…" The Cephalopod then started changing its colors from white with black polka dots to ocean blue with green stripes catching me of guard at the spectacle.
Taking the opportunity, the creature spewed a wave of reddish purple ink at me blinding me and trapping with its surprising stickiness.
(Shit I forget about the ink!) I screamed mentally as I felt myself crash into the ocean like a skipping stone with my own momentum.
<-7HP -2DEF>
<-2HP>
<-3HP>
Stunned and sore after skidding over the waters surface I sank into the sea's harsh and cold embrace
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To be continued…
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