One Piece Codex

"Branch~"

The wooden door was pushed open.

"I am back."

There was a bit of excitement in the voice that sounded relieved.

"......."

Putting down the bag, Lorna lit the candle in the dark, and a warm dim light immediately filled the small room.

Although the furniture was simple and shabby, everything looked neat and tidy, and there was even a pot of white roses placed by the window.

"Mom, today is another fruitful day..."

Lorna, barefoot, trotted to the window sill and brought the rainwater she had collected into the house.She squatted in front of the rose, washing the dirt on her body, and chanting in her little mouth.

She wanted to share her fantasy experience of the day, but when she thought of the unknown man and the disgusting death scene, Lorna paused, smiled slightly, and said no more.

After finishing the tidying, she hurriedly loosened the soil for the flowers. Lorna quickly packed everything up.Today is a special day for her.

"dong dong"

When she heard the knock on the door, Lorna's eyes lit up and she quickly put down the rag to clean the table and ran to the door.

Open the chained door a crack.

"Hey, Ms. Lorna, I'm here to fulfill your request."

"Grandpa Ford!"

Lorna cheered excitedly and hurriedly welcomed the old man dressed as a fisherman into the house.

The old man's neat silver hair was combed back, and an old monocle was placed on his right eye. His tepid voice and wrinkled and kind smile revealed an elegant temperament.

But the curly beard muscles on his chest and the sallow skin that had been exposed to wind and sun really emphasized his identity as a fisherman.

Ford placed the handbag on the table and took out a square iron box.

"The canned sardines you asked me to bring are peanut butter flavored."

The old man then took out a delicate cardboard box from the bag.

"And, happy birthday, Ms. Lorna. I hope you won't hate my gift."

The carton was opened, and a delicate chocolate cream cake showed a delicious and attractive color under the candlelight.

"Oh! God! This, this..."

Lorna covered her mouth in surprise.

"Grandpa Ford, is this gift too expensive?"

It was obvious that the cake was "valuable" just by looking at the appearance. In the past, she had only seen it from a distance in the window, and she didn't even have the courage to get closer and look at the price.

"Grandpa Ford..."

Lorna lowered her head, feeling a little inferior. Her neck was still a little hot, and even her tone of voice couldn't help but feel a little weaker.

When his mother was still alive, Ford Sr. helped the family from time to time, and even more so after her mother passed away.

"Don't feel indebted, Ms. Lorna. There are so many days in a year, and there must be one day of luck that belongs to you, right?"

"Well...thank you, Ford..."

Lorna glanced at Ford gratefully, revealing two beautiful dimples.

To spread happiness...

Thinking that there was a pair of "new" boots in the bag, she held it firmly in her hands.

"What a lucky day..."

"Thank you Lucky Day, thank you Ruruta. So, Ms. Lorna, may I have the honor of dining with you?"

"of course."

……

……

"dinner's ready!"

Nanako brought out a plate of golden turkey from the kitchen.

She wore an apron tied around her waist and her long, fiery red hair was casually tied behind her head, showing off her aura as a housewife.

"Levi, the authentic way to eat spinach is with mustard sauce."

"Really? Father, I also recommend that you add a dish of white vinegar to the whiskey, which will give it a unique flavor."

The main meal hasn't even started yet, but all the ingredients originally used for seasoning have been poured out on the table.Seeing that the father and son were still looking serious, Nanako's expression gradually darkened...

"I say,

You two...

Just give me enough is enough!! "

Hands up and down,

"bang!"

"Hiss~ Yidai! (It hurts!)"

There were two swellings visible to the naked eye on their heads.

Levi glanced sideways at the short-haired man in a vest next to him.This handsome and aloof man on the outside, but actually a funny man on the inside, is none other than Levi's biological father in this life - Mark Madders.

Because Levi didn't want to hide anything other than time travel from his parents, he was very precocious.Fortunately, premature maturity does not seem to be a particularly unusual thing in this world.

Not only could the couple accept it, but Nanako was also very pleased with Levi's understanding.

However, Mads always had "some criticisms" about his precocious son.He does not believe in evil and often complains that he does not feel the sense of accomplishment in training his son.

When Levi was four years old, Mads finally couldn't stand it any longer and attacked the posterolateral area of ​​Levi's hip bone.

That day, when faced with Nanako's cross-examination, his excuse was--

"Children are always disobedient. I'll teach him a lesson in advance for the next time he disobeys, so he doesn't have to teach him a lesson next time."

......

outrageous! !

Nanako: "Sit down! Eat!"

"Hi! My beautiful and gentle wife!"

Mads, who had a strong desire to survive, had now put on a serious expression.As he spoke, he had already rearranged the condiment bottles with incredible hand speed.

Ah.

Levi ignored Mads and turned his attention back to the table of delicious food.

He needs a lot of nutrition to supplement the huge consumption caused by a day's exercise.He took two plates of meat and started devouring them.

"Eat slowly."

Nanako brought a glass of water and patted Levi's back gently.

"Levi, actually you can take a proper rest for a day or two, so you don't have to be so tired every day."

Just as he was about to speak, Levi was interrupted by Mads.

"Hey, Nanako. If he really wants to go to sea, his little training is not enough."

He shook his glass.

“Levi, this sea is much wider than you think.

The world is even bigger than you can imagine.With this strength alone, I want to go to sea..."

After speaking, he looked at Levi with a smile and said no more words.

"mark!"

Nanako glared at Mads angrily.

"Ah, haha, haha," Mads rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment, "It's okay, Nanako, our little Levi must be more generous than this!"

Regarding his father's disapproval of his own strength, Levi did not refute, especially now that he knew that this was the world of pirates.

Moreover, Mades' position in the kingdom is that of commander of the reserve army, and he is directly in charge of the affairs of the kingdom's reserve soldiers.He has considerable strength in his own right, and his evaluation of Levi can be said to be extremely objective and fair.

Levi took a sip of water, swallowed the meat and said, "Nanako, don't worry, I have a plan and I won't take risks."

Nanako gently rubbed the black bangs on Levi's forehead, "We all believe in you, Levi. But you need to make some friends, I mean, the kind of people of the same age."

None of the children of the same age in the city seemed to be able to play with Levi, and Nanako was worried that Levi would feel lonely alone.

In fact, Nanako didn't need to be like this at all.

Li Wei simply focused on his cultivation and found the aristocratic social etiquette troublesome.

"Haaha! Your mother is right, Levi. It's so boring to practice alone in the mountains!" Mads laughed and patted Levi on the shoulder.

But when he mentioned cultivation, he suddenly slapped his forehead, as if he thought of something.

"Levi, don't go out of the city these days."

Levi and Nanako were confused by this sentence, and they cast doubtful glances at Mads.

Mads: "Pirates attacked the kingdom the day before yesterday, and many pirates fled on the island. The kingdom has made big moves recently."

Levi: "Haven't the pirates been defeated?"

He glanced at his son in surprise, but immediately, Mads understood that Levi had used a sniper scope to see the battle scene.

He shook his head and mentioned the word "pirate", with a rare flash of sharpness in his eyes.

"No, that's just a small fleet of the 'Lone Wolf Pirates', and their main ship is still a few nautical miles away. Besides, I don't want to get involved in the internal affairs of the kingdom, so I'm asking for leave. Levi, what's next? , accept father’s ‘special training of love’! Hahahaha!…”

Levi nodded thoughtfully.Although Mads's words sounded inconsistent, it could be heard from his tone that things should be under control.

Nanako: "My dear, are those pirates powerful?"

Faced with his wife's worries, Mads shamelessly put his arms around Nanako's soft waist, lowered his head and said affectionately:

"Honey, you know, those are just pirates from the South China Sea."

Warm breath sprayed on her face, and two blushes appeared on Nanako's pretty freckled face.

"What, what are you doing...my son is still here."

Levi: "..."

Keep working, keep working.

……

......

The next day,

It’s 04:30 in the morning, and the night is still lingering.

Levi's backyard.

"boom!"

Mads casually dropped the last 500KG barbell, raising a small cloud of dust.

"Levi, I know you have a very good sniper talent. But as a qualified gunner, when the enemy is close, your agility and strong skills are what you rely on."

After rubbing his sleepy eyes, Li Weiqiang cheered up and looked serious.

"Nice look, boy, keep it up." Mads smiled with satisfaction, "Then, let's get started."

"what do I need to do?"

"first,"

Mads took a few steps back and hooked Levi.

"Shoot me."

Levi:......

"Matters, are you serious?" Levi asked uncertainly.

"Of course, don't worry about me getting hurt, kid, you're still very immature." Mads spread his hands indifferently.

"Really?" Levi took out the "Colt" with some hesitation and aimed at Mads' left shoulder, "I'm going to shoot."

"Uh-huh," Mads grinned, "Come on, don't worry, I can't wait any longer."

Levi twitched the corner of his mouth, and the hand holding the gun unconsciously moved a little to the left.

Hold the gun with both hands and aim carefully.

Levi didn't notice that a thin layer of sweat had formed on his palms.

The index finger slowly pulled the trigger.

"call out!"

Three or two weeds swayed slightly, and almost instantly, a small crater with black smoke appeared in the wall behind Mads.

quiet......

"Hide, hide,"

Levi opened his mouth wide with a look of shock.

"Dodge!"

You know, the initial velocity of Colt's bullets is 250m/s, not to mention that the gun in Levi's hand is of the "growable type". After years of target practice, his bullet speed has long been more than [-]m/s.

Mads seemed to enjoy Levi's shocked expression and said proudly:

"One more shot to open your eyes."

After the shock, Levi quickly recovered.

Take a deep breath.

Now that it was certain that the bullet could not hurt his father, Levi had no worries and planned to respond to Mads' strange request.

without hesitation,

Raise your hand and shoot again!

"call out!"

The bullets came quickly.

And faster!

However, Mads did not dodge this time.

I saw his eyes condensed, and a layer of darkness with metallic luster climbed up his arm.

"when!"

There was a crisp sound of gold and iron colliding, and the flattened bullet clattered to the ground.

No hiding!

Mads didn't run away!

He stopped the bullet with his hand!

Everything just happened in the blink of an eye.

Levi opened his mouth wide in surprise.In this situation, he couldn't help but think of "Kung Fu" directed by Master Xing, in which Fire Cloud Evil God also took bullets with his bare hands with a calm expression.

hateful.

Has been installed...

But soon, Levi discovered something was wrong. He saw the familiar black color on Mads's hand.

He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then looked at Mads with a burning gaze.

"what is that?"

Mads: "What I am showing now is called 'Domineering'."

"Domineering?"

“That’s right, only by mastering the two-color domination can we have the foundation to protect ourselves on the sea.

The one who just dodged the bullet was Jian Wen Se Haki.It can sharpen a person's five senses, detect the breath and emotions of living things, and can also be used to predict and avoid danger.

The one that blocks bullets is called armed color. You can understand it as a means of mobilizing energy in the body to increase defense and attack power.

He has two manifestations, one is the 'hardening' you just saw, and the other..."

As he spoke, Mads picked up the bullet on the ground and sandwiched it between his middle finger and index finger.

The two dark fingers seemed to have turned into two dye sticks, and the dark golden bullets were directly dyed black.

Then he saw him flick his finger, and the jet-black bullet shot out, accurately hitting the spot behind him where Levi had previously shot.The difference is that the small hole that was originally opaque was penetrated this time, and the first faint morning light shone in through the hole.

"This is 'entanglement', which is specifically used for weapons. Levi, I believe that with your eyesight, it is not difficult to see his importance."

Levi worked hard to digest everything in front of him, and of course he understood what these meant.

In his understanding, the limit reaction of a normal person is only 0.1 seconds, and the maximum strength is only [-] kilograms.And now, the "dominance" displayed by Mads has ruthlessly broken his understanding of human limits.

Although he had known that the world had "superhuman" abilities for a long time, but seeing it with his own eyes for the first time, Levi felt a little uneasy. When he thought of the familiar black...

"Double-color domineering comes from human potential. Theoretically, everyone can acquire it. But it's too early for you, and your physical strength is not enough..."

Mads was still explaining, but Levi stopped listening. He stretched out his right hand and tried hard to recall the strange feeling after yesterday's training.

Like a stream of clear spring water running through it, the energy in the body travels downstream driven by the water, and finally slowly gathers at the fingertips.

a second...

two seconds...

Become!

"Mads! Is this the color of arms?"

The explanation was interrupted, and Mads was a little angry.

But as soon as he turned around, he saw the armed domineering look on Levi's index finger that only lasted for a moment, and his pupils suddenly shrank!

"How, how?!"

Seeing Mads's expression of disbelief, Levi found it strange.

immediately,

Following his feeling, he covered his ring finger with the military color again.

Mads: "!!!"

Then there is the middle finger.

Mads: "..."

quiet......

"You brat! How dare you play tricks on your father?!"

"Duang!~"

Not long after, Levi suffered another critical blow on the head...

"It shouldn't be..."

Mads rubbed his chin in confusion.

"Based on your usual level of training, your physical fitness is still not up to the point of practicing Haki. Is it really because Nanako and I's genes are too strong?"

Levi: "......"