Bab 13: Secrets of Devil Fruits 1
Sam was looking forward to see Dragon, but he must close the distance between him and the strawhats, He must make sure to keep some secrets from Luffy though, if not he will definitely will not allow it such as the Intelligence division, if we ask for reason, he will just say, I don't want to rule anything but to live with freedom, just like how he responded for Straw Hat fleet. In that case some one has to do the work and all.
Though Luffy never wanted to be the Emperor, but he is still the Fifth Emperor of the Sea after the battle in Totto Land. And he must make sure that Zeff will be safe and don't want to be careless when his teacher's life is on the line.
Sam called out to everyone and said " Hey Captain and guys, I want to say something to you guys. " Luffy and the others were all curious about what he was about to say. But Luffy shouted with twinkling eyes " Is it new Ninja Technique !? " Immediately after that Usopp also having Sparkling eyes. But Sam wants to have a serious conversation with them.
Sam instantly said " No " And their faces turned to the ugly frown and said at the same time. " But we want Ninja Techniques " And they were both knocked out and got their faces full of Swelling by Nami's punches in their heads. And Sanji as usual complimenting whatever Nami did. Sam was wondering ' Is it possible to have a normal conversation with these guys? ' He sighed with helplessness.
He then just continued to speak, " Actually, I was not from East Blue but I was a resident of the South Blue. " When Luffy heard it he just tilted his head with blank lines in his head. But Nami and Sanji on the other hand under the meaning of the sentence. Sanji was beyond shocked about this and he felt that he must be some how similar to him. He just puffed his smoke and listened to Sam.
Sam continued " I was born in a village named Batarellia, My parents and all the village members died in the pirate attack when I was 12 years old. My parents sacrificed themselves so that I could escape from it. My father while parting that I have a cousin named Ace in East blue. He told to find the man named Garp in Marines. So that he will take me to Ace. "
He paused for a second and wanted to see Luffy how is reacting but he started to have Black Lines when he saw Luffy sleeping with his head down. But stayed silent about it. Nami and Sanji who saw these sighed and thought ' Have I made a correct decision by making him my captain. ' Then they continued to listen to Sam.
Sam also knows that he could only wait for to see Ace since Luffy is like this carefree. He but try to make his own story to prevent some future Hassle. " But while I was escaping from the island, I was found about some pirates and when I was about to be killed a man named Ichirakku saved me, but to be exact he is a merman who was living in our town in disguise. " Sanji was suddenly had a flash of understanding about Ichirakku specials in Baratie. Nami on the other hand now knows why he loves fishman.
Seeing that they both bought the story. He continued " He was the kindest living being, I have seen other than my parents and my Teacher Zeff. When we're travelling, He told me the stories about his queen Otohime and their Hero Fisher Tiger. While I was travelling with him, I saw the darkness of the world Government and the so called Nobles and how the Fishman are treated. But do you know what, He always believed firmly on his queen's dream."
And slowly he paused for a second and said " A slave traders found him being a merman during our travel to East Blue. To save me he sacrificed himself by gaining their attention and sent me in a escape Boat and sooner my boat got struck in a Storm and got washed away in an unknown Island for nearly 2 years. For some reason, I was unable to leave the Island as it was covered in fog and whenever, I try to leave, I will always end up in the same place.
In that Island, I found a ruin which was full of Ninja techniques manuals and so on, And there was a orb in the center of the ruin, When I touched it, I got all the informations of Ninja Techniques in my head and I was passed out, After some unknown time, I woken up and trained at that island for 2 years and I met my Eagle there. He bought me out of that place. After I escaped by flying on my eagle when I looked back, the entire Island submerged to the ocean.
After that when, I was searching for any Island. I found an floating restaurant. And that's how I got into Baratie. " He looked at Sanji for a moment and then said " I first made up my dream of eating different foods across the world. But what I didn't expect is my teachers and a certain Twirl Brows cooking made that my real dream. To have adventures and enjoying different foods all over the world. "
Nami had mixed feelings when she heard Sam's story. For her a fishman destroyed her entire life but for Sam a fishman gave entirely a new life. But she then came to a conclusion she can't hate all the fishman because Arlong is bad. Sanji got reminded of his own story before he was saved by Zeff. Usopp who heard everything silently just sighed at Sam. Zoro and Luffy on the other hand are taking a Nap.
Sam went near Merry's head and was enjoying the breeze. He was thinking ' I was somehow successful on making up a story. Now, I must help my crew get stronger. I can't take any chances, my presence will certainly elevate the danger level to a high level. '
As he was lost in thought. A hand suddenly caught his shoulder. When he turned back, he saw a orange haired beauty smiling at him, when he saw Nami pretty up close, he was mesmerised by her beauty. He kept starring at her for more than 10 seconds and unconsciously muttered " Beautiful. " Nami who heard Sam started blushing too hard. Her heart was beating fast. She had only one thought at that moment ' He thinks, I am beautiful. '
Sam who understood that he had outspoken his thoughts felt awkward. But suddenly he got an thought. He talked to Nami, " Nami, please wait a moment, I will bring Usopp here. I want to talk to you both about something. " He quickly dashed off to find Usopp. Nami who was blank for a second muttered " Idiot ". After few minutes he brought Usopp. His face turned serious " Nami, Usopp as you have noticed, you are indisputable member of our crew. Usopp - Sniper, Nami - Navigator. Your Position is a must for travelling in this Sea. But you two are weak and needed someone for protection. " When they heard it, they hung down their heads low. They knew this point very clear.
Sam continued " I will give you guys both a cultivation technique. This is the same cultivation technique that I use. It may allow you guys to become a Ninja. But I am not sure. But I will make sure at the very least you guys know some basic martial arts so that you guys could protect yourself.
Usopp was having twinkling eyes when he heard ninja and Nami is having a determined expression to become strong. Sam came up with basic workouts such as push ups, pull ups, sit ups and running, And for running me will create a mechanical Thread mill. And the training diet will be maintained by Sanji. These exercises will be taken place in morning. And in afternoon he will teach them basic Taijutsu. Training. And in evening they will cultivate Chakra if it is possible. He asked Nami " Nami, how long will it take for us to reach Logue Town. " She was confused why he is asking this but she answered " It will take about 3 days for us to reach there what's the matter? " she asked and Sam answered about their training plan.
When Usopp heard their training plan He just said " I think that my ' I can't do this sickness ' is acting up. " Sam's expression turned cold and sternly said " An enemy will not care about your sickness. And because of your low strength, If something happens to you. Do you think what will happen to your girlfriend waiting for you in your hometown. huh " and he continued " We are pirates Usopp, it is not some kind of fun game. We will face many life and death situations and I don't want to lose any of my friends due to my negligence. " Usopp stopped his fearful act and started his training.
Zoro was using weight lifting rods for training his swordsmanship, Sam gave his training weights to him for training. Which escalated the difficulty level of training and he was thankful for this. As he could feel his strength raising.
And he did the same for Sanji. He made sure that Sanji is wearing it in his leg. Which will make his kicks packing more power. And finally Luffy, the matter of training Luffy gave a huge headache and he really wondered how Rayleigh taught him all about Haki into this knucle head.
But he want to confirm something about the devil fruit users. He called out Luffy " Hey Luffy, I want to check something out with you and I will show you a ninja technique. " Luffy with twinkling eyes immediately accepted.
Sam said " Hey Luffy just stand straight, I will try something out. "
Sam immediately activated his
" Byakugan "
He saw the Chakra Network of Luffy. Yes, the chakra Network were the reddish colour energy is flowing in it. He wants to check if the sealing of Chakra network helps him seal the devil fruit powers.
He immediately attacked Luffy with his Eight Trigrams Sixty four Palms.
" 2 palms"
" 4 palms "
" 8 palms "
" 16 palms "
" 32 palms "
" 64 palms "
After being hit Luffy was sent flying and coughed some blood. Sam immediately went towards Luffy and apologised " I am sorry Luffy. " Soon the others also heard the commotion. Nami was shouting " What happened ? " After seeing Luffy coughing blood. Sam ignored others and asked Luffy " Luffy, can you use your devil fruit powers now ? "
Luffy who tried to extend his hand but it failed. Soon Luffy found something was Off. He was unable to use his devil fruit powers. San punched his head with just physical strength. Luffy shouts " Ouch, it hurts. " Usopp on the other hand asked " What the hell are you saying, You are a rubber man, you idiot. " But he too noticed something was off.
Sanji tried to pull his cheeks. But was unable to do it. Luffy screaming " Ahhhh, it hurts stop it Sanji. " Everyone was shocked but all looked at Sam for an Answer. Sam himself was experimenting this. Sam took Luffy and jumped to the ocean. All of them looked at Sam with anger, Sanji yelled " Zombie bastard, What the hell are you doing ? "
Luffy shouting " Sam Help me, I can't swim. Help me. " Sam asked Luffy " Calm down Luffy, If you stay calm, I will cook you my speciality for you. " Immediately Luffy calmed down. Sam was stupefied but now he knew how Rayleigh Trained him. He put all the useless thoughts back of his head.
Sam asked " Luffy tell me do you feel weak ? " luffy pondered for a moment and then felt he was fine, he answered "No, I am completely alright. " He then asked " Luffy try to swim by holding my hands. " and Luffy was about to do the swimming part just fine.
Sam knew this ' It only means the Devil fruit effects are completely sealed. I must do more research on it. '
Status Power Mingguan
-- Peringkat
Power 
-- Power
stone