Paper fruit among pirates

Chapter 22 Sword Emperor Sword Saint Sea Restaurant
"985,"

"986,"

On the deck of the Golden Merry, Luffy and Zoro burrowed their heads into squats with heavy loads on their backs.And Nami, who was also exercising beside her, and...

"Why should I join?!"

Facing the tearful Usopp, Roman, who was also exercising with weights, 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..."

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"Hahaha~~"

"Nami, what are you laughing at?"

"Sure enough, the proverb about 'friends' is a good one:" Nami, who was also exercising, smiled at Usopp, who had cramps in her legs. "I'm happy to hear that you have a worse life than me."

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"This friendship is too realistic."

However, it was useless to complain. After completing the training amount prescribed by Roman, the others still had the energy to talk and laugh. Poor Usopp didn't even have the strength to turn over.

"It's not what I imagined..."

Pirate life should not be banquets, carnivals, storms, battles, etc...
"Sweat more in peacetime, and bleed less in wartime."

While turning the rudder of the Golden Merry, Roman, who was distracted and controlled two 'paper arms' to drive a merchant ship behind him, raised his eyelids.

"Usopp, your physical fitness is only 0.8 Nami level, which is something I didn't expect."

"Hey hey hey, what is 0.8 Nami level..."

Nami, who just came out of a bath, quit, when did she become a physical fitness unit?
"Because, your physical fitness is the most representative of the ordinary level of pirates here."

Roman replied solemnly.

"Otherwise, how about I change it to 0.04 Luffy?"

"Forget it...it's too shocking."

"But it doesn't matter, your potential should be more than that."

Roman looked at Usopp.

"You should only look like this because you haven't exercised systematically before... Weak chicken. Start exercising now to develop your physical potential, and I believe you will soon surpass the level of 1 Nami..."

"Enough, Roman! Don't use me as a standard unit..."

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The days of sailing are actually not magnificent at all, nor are they gorgeous and exciting at all.

Most of the time it is an endless sea, no waves and no other ships.And in order to prevent Luffy from playing tricks, Roman made a detailed exercise plan every day to eliminate their excess energy.but:
"I think we need a pirate flag."

Facing Luffy's serious proposal, everyone else, including Roman, nodded in agreement.

How to say they now have as many as five members!It's time to play your flag!
"Qingqiangqiang~~"

"How about this one I drew?"

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How should I put it, although it can still be seen that it is a skull flag in general, but:

"This guy, at a glance, knows that he has no artistic cell."

This is Usopp telling the truth.

"No, in a way...it's also art."

This is Nami with a pensive face.

"The pirate flag is a symbol of deterrence..."

This is the speechless Sauron.

"It's not so much a pirate flag as it is kindergarten graffiti."

Roman rubbed his temples, if he really hung up on this thing, he would be able to make the other party die of laughter without having to fight... No, think about it carefully.Maybe this is actually a strategy of Luffy?

Do you show the enemy to be weak?

No, no, Roman shook his head.

The usual Luffy should not have the brain cells to think about it!
"Forget it, leave the painting to me."

As the only 'artist' among the few, Usopp took over the brush without hesitation.However:
Can't say it's poorly drawn, but: a long-nosed skull with a slingshot on one side and a leg bone on the other.Even added a star effect...

Bang! X2
"You're painting this entirely yourself, aren't you?"

Usopp, who was beaten by Luffy and Zoro at the same time, had to re-draw a 'Straw Hat Pirate Flag', which made others look at it with admiration.

"It's a nice drawing."

"It's hard to imagine that it's actually the same pattern..."

Picking it up and comparing it with Luffy's painting is simply the difference between a seller's show and a buyer's show.

"Humph, I'm not only good at drawing, but also shooting - I can easily hit every shot!"

After performing a shot to blow up a small rock slope exposed in the sea in the distance:

"Very well, you will be the 'sniper' and 'painter' on our ship from now on."

Luffy waved his hand and gave Usopp two positions.

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"Hey,"

Roman looked up at several paper cranes flying in the sky, and one of them flew over the small stone slope that was blasted away by Usopp just now.After circling a few times:

"There's good news and bad news, you want to hear that?"

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"Bad news."

Facing Luffy's choice, Roman nodded.

"The place you blasted past, someone is resting there. - You hit passersby."

ah this...
"What about the good news?"

Luffy and Usopp, who looked Spartan, asked anxiously.

"The good news is that those two people don't seem to be dead yet."

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"Damn, I just lost a little..."

When Roman and the others turned to the past, a swordsman jumped out of the ruins of the stone slope, shouting to 'kill for life'.As a result, it was overturned by Luffy with one move...

"Joseph, cheer up!"

After the other person was rescued, it was discovered that it was actually Zoro's former 'companion', and they were all his fans, pirate hunters named Joseph and Johnny.But now one of them is unscathed, the other is pale, and the wound on his stomach is even bleeding.but:
"Is this scurvy?"

It's not that the shells fired by Usopp hurt the opponent, but:

"What is scurvy?"

In the face of the doubts of Luffy Usopp Soron's trio, Nami had to give them popular science:

"Scurvy is a disease caused by the lack of vitamin C in the human body. Long-term insufficient intake will increase the fragility of capillaries, thereby causing bleeding under the skin and mucous membranes, which is medically called scurvy. Only need... "

"Just add this."

Roman had already brought out a glass of orange juice to another hunter named Johnny and asked him to feed the man named Joseph.

"Fresh vegetables, oranges, lemons, etc. can prevent septicemia, but if the long-term sailing diet is unbalanced, it will be like this."

Roman said and glanced at Luffy.

"Especially you, Luffy. - You only know how to eat meat, so it's not uncommon to get a bunch of strange diseases."

A guy like this was definitely a model of the 'three highs' in his previous life!

"Speaking of which, I'm hungry..."

"Okay, I'll cook."

Roman rolled his eyes, although he could control the 'paper hands' to cook and improve his fruit proficiency, but:
"To be honest, the number of times I've cooked during this period of time has almost reached the sum of my predecessors..."

In the cafeteria in the cabin, I watched a few Luffys who were chewing on the food they had cooked—including Johnny and Joseph who had just been rescued.Roman touched his chin, and once again fell into doubt about his cooking skills.

It doesn't make sense, I'm not Liu Angxing, and I didn't put poppy shells in it...
"good to eat!"

"I think you'd say it's delicious even if it's potato stew, right?"

Roman didn't want to listen to the opinions of these guys with a 'steel stomach', and he tapped the plate with the knife and fork in his hand.

"I think we have to recruit a professional chef."

"A good chef can not only make delicious food, but also adjust nutritional balance, and even use food to subtly strengthen the body of the eater..."

This is not a fantasy, in this magical world, many foods themselves have incredible power, which can make people gain real power!
Devil Fruit is one of them.

"So, where do we go to find such a chef?"

Facing Zoro's question, Roman directly pointed at Nami with the knife and fork in his hand.

"It's a matter of course to ask the most experienced sailor among us,"

"As someone who works in the East China Sea all year round, Nami should know that there are chefs there, right?"

"I know I know, but—"

Nami, who wiped her mouth with a napkin, thought for a while, then took out a chart and spread it out.Point to a sea.

"On our slightly northerly course,"

"There is a famous ship in this sea area called 'Sea Restaurant'. If you need a chef, you can go there and have a look. But I don't know if others are willing to board the ship."

Saying that, Nami's fingers paused.

On the land next to the sea area, there is this humble village:
Cocoa Ash.

It's so fast, the happy journey is coming to an end...  
(End of this chapter)