Chapter 260: Daily Life: The Usual Trouble of a Certain Thunder God

Takumi rarely smiled.

Even though Enel had been following Takumi for a long time, he had barely ever seen him smile, not even a cold smirk.

Yet, now that Takumi had finally smiled, it was an unusually terrifying smile...

Enel had a bad feeling and quickly backpedaled. "No... I didn't say anything..."

Takumi, still smiling, said calmly, "How about we have Sea King for lunch today?"

"Sea King?" Enel blinked, puzzled. "We don't have any Sea King meat stored on the ship, do we?"

"We can just catch one now," Takumi replied, nonchalantly.

Enel's face twitched. "Catch one? Are there even Sea Kings in this area? And with that little bait, it wouldn't even be enough to fill a Sea King's tooth gap. How are you supposed to catch one?"

"Who said I was going to use this bait?" Takumi suddenly looked at Enel with a peculiar expression and began waving his fishing rod.

Realizing Takumi's intent, Enel immediately turned into lightning and fled as Takumi's hook whipped toward him.

The hook instead latched onto the doorframe of the cabin.

"Enel," Takumi's voice was calm but cold, "Come out."

Hiding in the cabin, Enel shouted, "You want me to be bait? I refuse..."

"Just pull the hook off the doorframe," Takumi ordered bluntly.

Peeking out cautiously, Enel saw that the hook had indeed gotten stuck in the doorframe. Grumbling, he muttered, "You can just walk over and pull it off yourself, you know?" Despite his words, he still reached out and unhooked the line.

Takumi reeled in the rod smoothly, causing Enel to jump back and duck behind the cabin door again.

"Coward," Takumi muttered as he resumed fishing, turning his attention back to the sea.

By noon, Kaku had, despite his injuries, prepared a table full of dishes per Enel's requests.

As they sat down to eat, Takumi casually asked, "How's the progress with your new ability?"

Kaku smiled sheepishly, "Still getting the hang of it."

As he spoke, Kaku snapped his fingers, and an invisible barrier enveloped the three of them.

"Huh? What are you doing?" Enel asked, puzzled.

Kaku smiled again, "Try sensing the sounds outside."

He was referring to the sounds of the insects, birds, and the heartbeat of the sea creatures.

With a dismissive scoff, Enel extended his Observation Haki, but within seconds, his face showed surprise. "What's going on? I can't sense anything outside?"

"This is the power of the Silent-Silent Fruit," Kaku explained casually. "I'm still researching it, but I believe I can develop more useful abilities in the future."

Enel's expression darkened slightly. He now fully understood why Takumi had called the Silent-Silent Fruit a counter to Observation Haki.

Kaku, once an assassin before becoming a shipwright, now had a power that could render him completely silent and invisible, enabling him to potentially defeat opponents much stronger than himself.

Though Enel had always looked down on Kaku's current strength, he was now forced to reevaluate his earlier bet with Takumi.

No, I need to keep Kaku busy so he doesn't have time to strengthen himself!

With that thought, Enel was about to come up with something else to occupy Kaku when Takumi 'kindly' reminded him, "Don't forget the three-year deal."

Enel: "..."

Kaku, confused, asked, "Three-year deal? What's that?"

"Nothing!" Enel quickly replied. "The captain's just talking nonsense, don't listen to him."

Standing right next to Takumi, Enel had no time to react as a fist suddenly crashed into his head, as precise as ever.

Kaku sighed, "How do you keep forgetting, even though you get beaten so often?"

"Damn it! It's your fault!" Enel shouted at Kaku. "If you didn't ask that dumb question, would I have gotten hit?"

Kaku laughed helplessly, "How is this my fault? Do you even think before you speak? I just didn't understand, so I asked."

"Is that something you needed to know? Stop asking unnecessary questions," Enel grumbled.

Takumi continued, "In three years, the two of you will have a duel. If Enel loses, he won't be allowed to talk for a week."

Kaku: "..."

Enel was now both furious and helpless. "That was a bet between the two of us! Why tell Long Nose? I get it now. You see him as your true crewmate and completely ignore me… damn it!"

Seeing that Enel was throwing a tantrum again, Kaku sighed. "What are you talking about? You know the captain's personality. If he didn't care about you, would he have killed a Celestial Dragon and brought so much trouble upon himself just for you? If he didn't care, would he have let me join the crew back in Water 7, as you wanted? Think about it: besides you constantly asking for trouble, has the captain ever really done anything over the line to you?"

After Kaku's explanation, Enel fell silent.

"Alright, let's eat." Kaku pushed Enel's boiled meat toward him. "You're in your thirties, stop acting like a child."

Enel: "..."

"Oh, right." Suddenly remembering something, Kaku turned to Takumi, who had already started eating, and asked, "Captain, when we reach the next island for supplies, could you give me some extra money?"

Takumi looked up at him, calmly asking, "What for?"

Kaku awkwardly replied, "I left my sword behind on Enies Lobby. It's embarrassing to call myself a swordsman without a sword..."

"Tch," Enel scoffed. "With how quickly you break swords, no amount of money would be enough to keep replacing them."

Kaku sighed, "I can't help it. The quality of these swords is just too poor..."

Talking about swords, Kaku couldn't help but grow curious about Takumi's Lake Toya. During Takumi's duel with Mihawk, anyone with knowledge of swordsmanship could tell that Takumi's swordsmanship was still a bit lacking compared to Mihawk. But what amazed Kaku was that Takumi's wooden sword managed to withstand the blows of the Black Blade Yoru, one of the Supreme Grade swords. This was proof that Takumi's wooden sword was no ordinary blade.

Unable to resist, Kaku finally asked, "Captain, can I take a look at your wooden sword? I just want to touch it once, not borrow it."

After a moment of silence, Takumi unsheathed Lake Toya from his waist and placed it on the table.

Though he said nothing, his actions gave Kaku permission to touch the sword.

Kaku was thrilled. He carefully reached out, but as soon as his hand made contact with the blade, his joyful expression was replaced by one of confusion. "Huh? That's strange. Why can't I sense anything from it?"

"Tch, it's just a wooden sword. What did you expect to feel?" Enel commented as he munched on his meat.

Kaku shook his head. "No, a normal wooden sword wouldn't be able to withstand the attacks of the Black Blade Yoru. This wooden sword is definitely not ordinary. As a swordsman, I should be able to sense the quality of a blade. But this sword feels too... ordinary. Captain, can I try using it for a bit?"

"No," Takumi said flatly, immediately taking back Lake Toya.

Enel burst into laughter. "Yahahaha! Denied! Serves you right!"

Kaku laughed awkwardly, "A sword is like a part of a swordsman's soul. It makes sense that the captain wouldn't let me touch his sword for long... Haha, no problem. Once we reach the next island, I'll make sure to buy two reasonably priced, good-quality swords to use for a while."

"There's no need," Takumi suddenly said.

Kaku blinked in confusion. "No need for what?"

Takumi reached into his pocket, and with a simple thought, he took out the Demonic Blade Evil Spirit from his system storage and placed it on the table. In his usual calm tone, he said, "This sword, it's yours now."