Training Start

Alexander woke up extra early today because he was excited. He was excited because today marks the day that he will start his journey to the top.

"YOSH!!! Today is the day I become stronger than I was yesterday!" said Alex while stretching and getting ready for the brutal tor- training he is going to go through today.

He finished all of his chores today and waited for his father to bring him to their training ground.

"Alright, let's go Alex we have a long day today." said Vincent with a serious tone

Alex nodded and followed his father into the forest where there were training dummies and workout equipment.

"So, what are we doing first today pops?" asked an excited Alex

"Today, you are going to do 10 push-ups, 10 sit-ups, 10 squats, and run 10 laps around the village. You will do this until your body cannot stand anymore. Here's a tip, whenever you feel tired or wanting to give up think about why you're doing thing and PUSH PAST YOUR LIMITS!" said Vincent while explaining

"ALRIGHT POPS I WILL SHOW YOU HOW I PUSH PAST MY LIMITS!" shouted Alex as he was ready to do this training to become stronger.

"By the way, every week we are going to increase the number of reps you have to do. So you have to be ready because while training I am your sensei not your father." said Vincent with a devilish smirk

Alex got startled with what his father said but didn't mind it as it was necessary for him to become Pirate King.

'I will push past my limits. This is for my family and my future crewmates. I WILL NOT GIVE UP!' thought Alex as he starts this hellish training

(Timeskip)

Alex has been doing these workouts for 5 hours already and he is already on the verge of dying. After finishing the last lap, he lays down on the ground in a puddle of sweat and he closes his eyes as he loses consciousness. His father picks him up while thinking 'I never thought he would be able to do that for 5 hours. He really is special'

When he got home he got scolded by his wife who was saying that the training was hard and her son might get killed in the process, but Vincent just said that his son just needs to go in a medicinal bath and he will be alright tomorrow. So his wife gets some medicinal plants in their garden since they have a lot of it that they wouldn't run out in 5 years, then placed it in their bathtub and let their son absorb the nutrients from the bath. Few hours later, Alex woke up while feeling refreshed and noticed that the bathtub water was colored black and smelled very pungent. He quickly noticed the plants in the tub and thought 'Mom and Pops must've put me in a medicinal bath after I passed put during training'

After getting out of the tub he washed himself and noticed how his skin became and muscles became slightly smoother and harder after the training and medicinal bath. Then his stomach started to growl as he had not eaten after the training and the bath. When he went out of the bath, he was greeted by his parents who were eating dinner. He quickly noticed there were more portions today and yesterday. He asked his mother "Mom why do we have more portions today?"

Maria just told him "It's for you son, the medicinal bath helps stimulate your body to be able to eat more food in order for you to grow and become stronger." (A/N: I don't know much about medicinal baths, but this is One Piece and I think there are plants here for everything, so I think there are plants for this. 🤷‍♂️)

"WOAH THAT'S COOL! THANKS FOR THE FOOD MOM! I WILL EAT NOW." said Alex as he started to gobble up the food on the table.

His parents just watch their son as they all eat their dinner like a happy family not knowing a tragedy brewing in the background of the village

"Are we ready for tomorrow's raid?" said mountain bandit 1

"Yes, but we have to be careful of the guy called Vincent in the village. According to my sources he is really strong, and he might hinder our plans." said mountain bandit leader 2

"Nahhh, he won't be a problem there are a lot of us and only one of him. He will fall and the village will be ours and I heard his wife is a beauty, I will be going after her first." said mountain bandit 1 while licking his lips.

"Yes leader we will start our raid at night when they least expect it." said mountain bandit 2 while laughing evilly.