Paper fruit among pirates

Chapter 17 Exercise West Lob Village
"1050,"

"1051,"

On the deck of the merchant ship, Luffy and Zoro, who were wrapped in paper bandages, squatted with their heads humming with their weights on their backs.And Nami, who is also exercising on the side...

"Why should I join?!"

Facing the tearful Nami, Roman, who was standing beside the rudder, raised his eyelids.

"You want to fight me too?"

"If you beat me, you don't have to listen to me—"

"Forget it, I practice from the heart..."

Even the two violent maniacs Luffy and Zoro lost, and Nami felt that it was better not to make fun of herself.but:
"Roman, don't you need to exercise?"

"Who said I didn't exercise?" Roman waved his hand, and on the rudder next to him, a pair of white 'paper hands' were driving the boat forward.

"I am exercising my fruit ability. If I can create a 'paper clone' that can move freely, it can greatly alleviate our shortage of manpower..."

Well, because many of Roman's ideas require precise 'control', he's really 'exercising' now.

"Roman, you can slash me with a knife, understandable."

Luffy, who was once again wrapped in a 'paper bandage', shouted while exercising.

"Why can a shield hurt me too~~"

"Is it the 'domineering' you said?"

"Dreaming," Roman complained, "If I were domineering, I would have gone to the 'New World' long ago!"

"In my opinion, domineering is an extension of the 'soul'."

"The color of seeing and hearing represents 'perception', the color of armed represents 'will', and the color of overlord represents..." Fate?Air volume?Or something else... Roman shook his head, it was too mysterious, and he didn't know.

"In short, I don't even know the specific training method of domineering, how could I use any 'armed color'."

Saying that, Roman stretched out his hand to call, and a white 'paper hand' floated out from the cabin, holding a samurai sword in his hand. - Not Sauron's darling, but the 'cargo' of this merchant ship.

Although Roman and the others have not paid much attention, in the cabin below the deck, there is still a huge wealth: boxes of swords and flintlock guns!
"I just attached tiny triangular 'papers' to the edges of the shield, like I do now."

With Roman's deliberately 'zooming' ability, a piece of 'serrated' paper appeared on the edge of his palm that pointed like a knife.

"Then, I make them move at high speed."

buzzing~~~
With a low humming sound, these 'serrations' moved rapidly on Roman's body, forming a gray chain saw!Then he aimed at the samurai sword floating in front of him, and the sword suddenly fell.

Clang!
Sparks fly, metal clangs.

The scabbard samurai sword was instantly split in two!
"Cut, it only depends on the ability of the fruit, and it is not a swordsman."

Facing Zoro's unhappy words, Roman shrugged. "Please, I was originally a fruit power user. I'm not a swordsman..."

If Luffy is facing Roman's sword shield, he is facing two high-speed cutting chainsaw swords!Basically, it hurts when you touch it, and bleeds when you touch it. Not to mention fighting, just dodging is extremely embarrassing.

So when Sauron faced Roman, he encountered a steel fortress.The whole process of blacksmithing, continuous scraping, and finally get down.

"If you can cut through the steel, maybe you still have hope of victory."

But obviously, the current Sauron does not have this strength.

Facing Roman who was wearing 'Paper Dance - Iron Armor' and carrying a shield at the same time, Sauron was helplessly knocked to the ground after cutting out the sparks in the sky. ——It doesn't break the defense at all, what do you use to fight?

Although it is said that as long as the strength is enough, even if the defense is not broken, it can 'shock' people.

Although it is said that if Zoro uses skills such as 'Ghost Slash', he can barely break through the 'Paper Dance-Iron Armor' on Roman's body, but...
Don't forget, even if the fruit ability is removed, Roman's own strength is not inferior to Zoro and Luffy!Therefore, the discussion ended with the failure of the two of them, which was originally a matter of course.

Speaking of which, when dealing with someone with the 'full body armor' ability like Roman, using a heavy weapon would do more damage.But Roman is already very agile, and the weight of the paper 'armor' and 'weapon' is almost zero, which causes his speed to come and go like the wind.

In short, willing to gamble to admit defeat.

Luffy and Zoro had to sweat and start exercising, saying goodbye to the daily 'playing tricks', making Roman a lot cleaner.

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"Too sloppy~~"

?

"It's a merchant ship, right?"

After a comfortable hot shower to remove sweat.Nami, who was sitting in the paper chair, started talking to Roman about business. ——As for Luffy and Zoro?He was already asleep on the deck next to him.

"Although this merchant ship is not bad, it is not suitable for sailing, right?"

As the name suggests, merchant ships are used to carry cargo.While large in size and high in stability, it has the disadvantages of slow speed and poor firepower.And if you go to the great route, what you need is a ship that is light and fast, has a certain long-range firepower, and can advance and retreat freely in the sight of the enemy.

"So, we need a professional boat. And—"

Nami, who was wiping her hair with a towel, asked suspiciously,

"Is it really good to waste fresh water like this?"

A hot bath or something...is a luxury for the crew of any sailing vessel.Even if this merchant ship has enough load space...
"Ah, that, don't worry."

Roman waved his hand.

"I'm able to supply paper in large quantities as 'fuel', and fresh water is just a product I filter from sea water."

"Hey, hey, hey?"

"Because my paper has the characteristics of 'biological' to a certain extent, if I want, I can make these things..." A blank piece of paper appeared in Roman's hand.

"It has the function of biological cell walls, and then through the 'reverse osmosis principle', it can purify fresh water from seawater..."

"I'm sorry, I understand every word you say, but together it's—"

Nami, who was looked up and down by Roman's 'inexperienced' eyes, clenched her fists, so angry~~!If you and I swap strengths, I want you to know what cruelty is!
"In short, you can treat this as one of my fruit abilities."

Roman touched his chin.

"It's called 'Paper Dance - Purified Water'."

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"as long as you are happy."

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"Closer to the subject, we'd better switch boats before entering the great voyage."

For Nami's proposal, Roman nodded in approval.Just like the 'Ride the Wind and Waves' that he stayed on before, the Silver Light Pirates have been able to save themselves from danger several times, all relying on the ship that can sail at high speed.

Unfortunately, no matter how fast he ran, he was finally destroyed by his own hands.

That ship was sunk to the bottom of the sea by Roman, and it was the last place for the 'Silver Pirates' to reunite.

"Well, our next destination is called 'Sirobu Village', it's better to get a new boat there..."

Facing Nami who was looking at the chart seriously, Roman rubbed his eyebrows.

Shirobu Village...
Usopp's hometown is also the location where the Straw Hat Pirates' first ship, the Golden Merry, was acquired.I remember that Usopp's childhood sweetheart had an undercover pirate called 'Hundred Stratagems', what was his name... Nok?Or Chloe?
Roman recalled for a long time, and only remembered that the other party had a signature gesture of pushing his glasses with his palm, and the long sharp blades on his ten fingers... It seemed that he was probably just a trash fish.

Very good, when you get there, beat the opponent directly and get the ship reward...
and many more!

Roman rubbed his temples, wondering if he had stayed with Luffy for a long time, and his IQ had plummeted to such a degree!Is there anything so simple and straightforward in the world?Run to beat people and get rewards... What about playing games?And I remember that it seemed that the other party was caught by Luffy and others during the secret conversation, so...
Forget it, since you know who has the problem, it's easy.

Roman's eyes flashed, he was the best at being a 'bad guy'~~
(End of this chapter)