chapter 6

the next day Arowen got up and he felt refreshed, as good as new, normally people would feel weak after being in a coma even if it is only a few days, but he was fine and full of strength, and that is all thanks to this world medicine and of course to Swara, the doctor would give him a full body massage with the pungent paste (don't be dirty guys) to ease his muscles for 2 hours twice a day, and the result is what you could see now

after asking around for what happened, he was surprised at his fast recovery, and was already feeling stronger than last time, so he was determined to keep pushing his body to the limits every single training session.

it was now early in the morning and time for the morning drills, so after getting the OK from Swara he went to training field and fortunately for him he wasn't the last this time around either, and so he started exercising once again with the marines, and the results as expected, he collapsed again and entered another coma that lasted like last time

this cycle repeated itself multiple times over the next year, and everyone in the base started to know him as the mad demon trainer, during this year he graduated from the running field and to other exercises, but what was consistent is his unwavering will, he would always push his body to the max in every exercise and training session, and every time he would be sent to the medical bay, and after each massage treatment he would in tip top shape and repeat again

over this year he stopped going into a coma, and only lost feeling in his body after training, his strength went up by leaps and bounds, as well as his recovery, as a Dream world dweller his constitution was extremely adaptive, not loosing one bit to demon, his body could adapt to any environment with the premise he survives first, the very definition of what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, but with his earthling human body as a template his start was hard but he made it, his recovery speed and endurance made a leap as well,

another year went by, and it has been 2 years since he was brought to the world of One Piece, and he still could not believe the reality of what happened to him, he would wake up at night checking if this was real, as a Dream world citizen he doesn't dream, as he is a dream himself, but sleeping still got its affects on him, he slept even better and was more rested, but if that is due to his constitution improving or that he is a Dreamer right now is debatable, at some point during the second year he stopped collapsing, his body already adapting to the harsh conditions Arowen put it through, and he would only feel tired and muscle pain, which is fixed in turn by Swara, he now learned how to use a gun, a cannon, a sword, and some hand to hand combat, the people of this world lack a proper martial art culture, there are some true martial arts, like fish-man karate, and nitoryu saber style, but they are few and closely guarded, so what he learned was only from sparring against the others, and he also resumed his work as chef, everyone was happy about that, the base was energetic and joyful after he joined the kitchen once more, and introduced some new recipes like pasta and pizza which was loved by all and his name changed from mad demon trainer to demon trainer heavenly cook, quite a mouthful i know but what would you expect from sailors

now to update on his strength increase, you would be surprised that now he was as strong as a seaman first class and you wouldn't be the only one, as the whole base was surprised by his meteoric rise in strength, with only 2 years he manages to achieve what others needed ten years to do, but in the grand scheme of things there are others more talented than him, like smoker for example, but even though he was at that level of strength he was still a chore boy, he was just too focused on training and didn't get the chance to ask for promotion and that leads us to where he is currently

Arowen went to the office of commander tusel to ask for a promotion, and that is for multiple reasons, first would be that fewer people could order him around, then there is the increase of wages, the base provides the basic necessities, but they are just that basic, he still had some needs outside of the basics, like underwear, drinks, some sweets, and *ahem**ahem* women*ahem* among other things, he also wanted to buy a good sword for himself, the base provided standard sabers but that wasn't his weapon of choice, and compared to a custom made sword the quality differs, the saber just doesn't suit his style, a broad sword would be better, but the most important thing is the additional freedom he would get, the seamen are allowed to get out of the base after the morning and afternoon drills for 3 hours before they have to come back, and of course they can't go all at once and leave the base unprotected so they are split into two batches, one goes out in the morning and the other in the afternoon

now in front of the office, he knocked at the door

*kock knock*

"come in"(commander tusel)

he then gets in and salutes saying

"Commander!"

"oh! it's you Arowen, what brings you to my office" commander tusel responded to him in a friendly way, *sigh* how true it is that the way to a mans heart is his stomach

"Sir! i have to request a promotion, its been a while and i think that i am eligible for a seaman first class rank Sir!"

the commanders face turned somber after he heard him say that, and it is quite understandable, after eating the delicious meals he felt like he was suffering during the previous years, his cooking was compared to the high end restaurants out there in the city, not to mention that a lot of his meals are not only delicious but also original and cannot be found outside, and most importantly they were free

"so, it came to this day *sigh*"

how could Arowen not perceive the dilemma behind the commanders behavior, he was not one of those dense protagonist who couldn't even see that a girl loves them when she spreads her legs, the situation is different but you get the point, he could see through the commanders worries immediately

"commander Sir! if you are worried about my job as a cook, i would still keep cooking, if..." he trailed off here so that he could see the commanders reaction to him putting a condition and the reaction was immediate, the commander was ecstatic and immediately asked

"what is it? just ask, if it is in my power it can easily be fixed"

"well!! commander since it is an additional job, i think that if i keep cooking, i should receive payment for it"

"hmmm! indeed" the commander went into thought immediately 'it will come from the budget, since it will not come from my pocket i think it will be fine if ...' and his thought went on then he quickly did his math and said

"alright! from now on you will receive ???? belli per month on top of your normal salary" the commander made him a good offer so Arowen was happy and immediately responded

"roger that Sir! and about the promotion?!"

"yes! that, there will be an assessment during the sparing session this afternoon, don't push yourself too hard" commander was already aware of the way he trains himself to exhaustion so he advised

"YES SIR!" and with that Arowen went back to his duties