Greatest Swordsman In One Piece - Chapter 4 Intense Training Starts

The next morning Mike woke up feeling cold and numb again.The sun has not yet risen but it was not dark either. There was a warm glow coming from the horizon which brightened the island.

” Aaaaa…. Why is this happening again? I should have brought some dry leaves from the forest yesterday” he screamed in frustration.

Yesterday he was so tired and exhausted that he fall asleep the moment he laid down on the sand. He tried to move his body but it responded him slowly just like an old rusted machine. He picked himself up after some struggling. He looked at the horizon and saw the warm glow and it brightens his mood. He did some stretching exercises to warm up his body.

“First of all I should go to the spring, I am so thirsty, and on the way search for some plants or things which can be used as a container”

Mike enters the forest again. He didn’t let his guard down like last time since the last night incident taught him that being careless in a forest can be catastrophic. He marked the trees on his way so that he won’t get lost in the forest. He activated observation haki all the time till he reach the stream. He reached his destination without any accidents. He didn’t meet any animals on the way.

‘Even the animals must be sleeping at this hour”, he thought.

He also didn’t find anything which can be used as a container on the way. So he walked in the direction where the banana trees grows. He ate some banana as breakfast and proceeds walking along the river bank. After walking along the river bank for some distance he came across a strange plant which have thick conical leaves. The leaves were hard and have no leakage. Each leaf could store about one litre of water. He pluck two leaves from the tree and went to the stream to collect water. After collecting water he went back to the beach.

The sun was already up when he reached the beach. He went near a big stone and dug two small pits in its shade. He placed the tip of the two conical containers inside the pits for balance. This will keep the water colder till noon. He covered the top with two leaves he collected on the way.

” Now that the water problem is solved, I need to start training. In this world only the strong have freedom, only the strong can earn respect and protect their loved ones ”

With newfound determination Mike started running on the beach, he ran barefoot on the sand. The sand shook with every step he took. Small stone pieces pricked on his feet but he endured it. He tried to focus all his spirit and willpower on his feet so that he can run faster. Gradually a thin grey color began to appear on his feet. The small stone fragments were crushed under his feet. His speed became faster and faster. As he ran faster and faster, his determination to be strong became stronger and stronger. He ran and ran until he reached a cliff where the sea water strikes the island. He stand on the edge of the cliff and shouted at the sea,

“I don’t want to be a nobody who can be crushed by anyone. I want to be someone who can strike fear into the navy and the world government. I want to behead those dangerous pirates feared by the people. I want to drift on the sea and visit all those beautifull islands.I want to carve my own path in this cruel world. I WANT TO BE FREEEE!!!” .

A powerful blast of Conqueror haki burst from his body when he shouted. The wave of the conqueror haki covers the whole island. All the weak animals on the island directly fainted and all the strong animals bow their head to show their submission.

Mike was still looking at the sea. He was happy that he awakened his armament haki and conquer haki. But he didn’t take rest. He started doing physical exercise. he started with push ups.

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He was so tired he started to loose feelings of his hands but he continue on with sheer will power

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He laid flat on the ground as he cannot feel his hands. He was breathing heavily and his body was covered in sweats. After resting for a few minutes he started doing squat again till he cannot stand anymore. He cannot feel his legs so he laid down on his back and started doing crunch till he can feel his abs burning. After finishing this he take rest for some time and then he started exercising from the beginning again and again till he cannot move a muscle.

When he finished his morning exercise he draged his tired body to the place where he kept the water containers and gulp down all the waters.He also ate a big banana meal.

After eating, he rest on the beach for some time.

When some of the strength returned to his body he went inside the forest to search for a stick which can be used to practice swordsmanship. After few minutes he came out of the forest carrying a slim 1 meter long stick.

Then he started using various basic sword strikes like

Draw cut: A strike which uses the momentum of drawing the sword to cut more damage.

Chop: Chop the sword from top to bottom, left to right and vice versa. You can chop from any angle when you master this strike.

Parry: Using your sword to divert an enemy’s blade.

Riposte: Using the opening created by a parry to counterattack.

Swordsmanship came easy to him. After an hour he feels like he had been practicing these techniques for years. He practice swordsmanship till dusk and finally master these basic sword techniques. Then he started another round of physical exercise. When he was done for the day he was totally exhausted.

He opens his stats window to check his stats

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Stats:

Name: Mike

Age: 10 years

Strength(STR): 4(15)

Stamina(STA): 3(16)

Agility(AGL): 3(18)

WillPower(W): 35

Swordsman level: Novice(50%)

Haki :

Armament : Beginner( 5%)

Observation: Beginner(10%)

Conqueror: Activated

Perks:

Sword genius(500% faster comprehension of sword arts)

Haki genius(500% faster in comprehending all types of haki)

]

” My conqueror haki and armament are activated but I cannot control my conqueror haki and my armament haki is very weak.”

He tried focusing his willpower on his index finger . He didn’t succeed on the first try but after some tries a very light grey color appear on it. He touched it with his other hand and it felt hard but not no the level where it can stop sharp objects. It can only protect him from some blunt weapons. As for conqueror haki he can’t even use it again.

His swordsmanship had the greatest improvement. it jump from novice to novice(50%). There are some changes in his stats. All of his stats are reduced due to muscle strains. Only his willpower is unaffected. It even increases by 10 points. But when he recovered there will be a boost in all his stats.

This is the first time he did such intense training so there is a major increase in his stats. But after some days when he adapts to such training it will become almost impossible to increase his stats. He needs better tools

“I have to leave this island before this happens”, Mike decided