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"Hey, Elian, where are we heading to now?" Nami asked curiously as she wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Kaya and Nojiko sat beside her, equally exhausted after their training. The three of them had just finished their daily practice, learning Rokushiki techniques under Elian's guidance.

After hearing about Nojiko's and Nami's dedication to getting stronger, Kaya had asked Elian to teach her as well, wanting to become stronger.

Kaya eagerly started the Rokushiki training, matching others.

Additionally, Elian also gave her a book full of medical knowledge from all over the world to further improve her growing healing abilities.

Now, as they sat catching their breath, all eyes were on Elian, awaiting his answer to know what their next destination would be.

Elian, who had already decided that, took out a rolled-up map which he had bought from the system.

It was the map of the Grand Line and had the route to pass through the Red Line.

He handed the map to Nami.

"We will be going to the Grand Line. Nami, this is the map, you can study it and put it in the auto-pilot later. Also, we will stop at Loguetown to restock our supplies."

He didn't want to go to Baratie because the Straw Hats had already headed there 2-3 days ago, so there wasn't any reason to go there now, nor did he want to come close to a monster like Mihawk for his safety.

"Grand Line? Elian, I know you already told us that you wanted to go there before, but isn't this too soon? We haven't even learned those skills yet. We are so weak." Nojiko said as she believed they would be liabilities to their captain if they headed there right now.

"Yeah, it's called Pirates' Graveyard for a reason. Also, it has many unknown phenomena and rough weather." Nami agreed with Nojiko. Even with her Devil Fruit, she wasn't confident in her survival there.

Elian clearly showed his disappointment on his face. He didn't like his crew members getting scared of the Grand Line, even though it was reasonable because of the rumors about how dangerous it is.

However, Elian felt those rumors were exaggerated. It might be due to him watching the One Piece series from the Straw Hats' perspective, who didn't actually suffer much in the Grand Line—except by the hands of a few villains.

But that didn't matter because of Nami's and his own current abilities, which he believed to be stronger than the Straw Hats at the time.

Adding to that, with his system, his growth rate was much faster than anyone.

Heaving a sigh, Elian said, "Haaah! Have some confidence, Nami. I know about the Grand Line and I'm sure with our strength it's not gonna be that dangerous."

Nami just nodded without saying anything and started studying the map Elian had given her.

"Okay guys, forget about that. We need to focus on something else first." Nojiko said, gathering everyone's attention.

She continued, "Elian, this topic should have been mentioned by you, but since you forgot, I'll do it myself."

"It's been several days since we became a pirate crew, but we still don't have a name for it, nor do we have a pirate flag."

Listening to her, Elian didn't disagree. He had indeed not considered that yet as he didn't have any name in his mind.

"Yeah, my bad, but I don't have any names. So let me think and you girls should suggest some names too." Elian replied.

Processing his thoughts, Elian wondered what name he should use.

He wanted a name that could change the plot as much as possible since he was going to have a bounty soon probably.

He thought of names like Joy Boy or Nika but dismissed them as it would be too dangerous if Imu placed her eyes on him at the time.

He wasn't strong enough to face Imu or even a single admiral currently. So he needed a name which would attract attention but not too much.

"Hey, how about Elian Pirates? Don't other pirates use their captain's name too?" Interrupting his thoughts, Kaya said, suggesting a name.

Cringing, Elian rejected the idea instantly. "No, that's boring and feels corny."

"Then how about Sea Saviour? Since Kaya will cure many people on our journey?" Nojiko suggested another name.

For obvious reasons, Elian declined, telling them to not think about names anymore. He would decide it himself.

Instead, he gave them the task to design the pirate flag...

• • • • • •

After a ridiculous amount of thinking, Elian finally decided on a name for his pirate crew.

It wasn't that good of a name, but it would surely attract attention.

The name was "The Will of D Pirates."

He had many good names in his mind like Asteroids Obliterator, Celestial Slapper, Dragons Beater, etc.

But in the end, he decided to use The Will of D instead, no pun intended of course—

Though ironically, there was no, one in the crew who carried the Will of 'D'.

To finalize the name, he went towards the girl group who were eagerly drawing the pirate flag.

"Hey, I've decided the name, so make the flag resemble the name in some kind of way, okay?" Elian said.

"What's the name you decided?" (3x) All three of them asked together as they heard him.

"Well, it's nothing special, but I have my own reasons for this name. The name is 'The Will of D Pirates.'" He replied, earning weird looks from the girls.

"What's that even supposed to mean?" Nami asked.

"It's nothing special, just accept it, okay? I have my reasons for this." Elian couldn't just tell her that it's related to 800 years of history.

"Seriously? We are part of this crew, we deserve to know the name meaning at least." annoyed, Nami scoffed.

"It just signifies a strong desire for freedom and pursuit of dreams regardless of consequences." He himself didn't exactly know what it meant, but it came from Lily 800 years ago.

Hearing the meaning, they accepted the name and proceeded to create a flag resembling the letter "D" with bones and a skull on it.

The flag featured a black background, prominently displaying a stylized "D" at its center.

The "D" incorporated a traditional skull design, complete with rounded contours and classic eye sockets, giving it a slightly menacing yet recognizable appearance. Two crossed bones formed the lower part of the letter, enhancing the pirate aesthetic.

"While we are at it, let's name our ship the Void Sailor." Elian stated. Everyone else didn't argue since Elian wasn't going to change it even if they did.

Opening up the system panel for the ship, he typed Void Sailor in it. He didn't care how edgy the name might sound; it was his preference to name things like this.

[Void Sailor – level 4

Or upgrade directly with 500 coins.]

Later that night, the whole crew heard someone laughing while they were sleeping.