Chapter 9 The birth of the real cat burgler

Nezumi had contacted his friend and they said they would come to get Sirzechs in the evening. They wanted ฿1,000,000 for the transportation.

Normally it would be 7 for them and 3 for Nezumi. But this time it was different.

Nezumi who was forced to be loyal to Sirzechs by the demonic worm couldn't do that to him so he just pay them ฿700,000 instead. And the rest was returned to his master.

"Good work, you can keep the rest."

Sirzechs wasn't someone who let his subordinate work for free. They would be loyal to him for the first few times after that they would see him as a tyrant and then want to rebel.

Nezemi felt very happy and thanked him for generosity. Sirzechs could only think in his head. Great tool indeed.

The evening came fast. Sirzechs just chilled on his ship and because there weren't any flags on it. People didn't feel threatened.

He could chill on the ship as much as he wanted.

"Master, They are here."

Nezumi came and informed him that his friends had come. His name was Axe-Hand Morgan.

"Alright, I was about to be bored to death. Where is he?"

"He's at the other shore. I didn't bring him here because I don't want him to see that Master has a ship. He might think of doing something stupid."

Sirzechs nodded. He wasn't afraid that his friend would do something but he was sure that he didn't want to sail on the ship alone again.

It was very boring. He needed to invite someone on his ship for a company.

…

Nami felt pain all over body but it was worth it.

She felt that if she practiced what the old man gave her she would become very strong. And she should be able to one punch Arlong like he did.

"I will become stronger! So no one could oppress me again!"

Nami said to herself with great conviction. She looked left and right. She saw no one around. Nojiko went out with Bellemere to help her with her work. So she was inside the house alone.

"Let's try this."

Nami sat in a lotus position. Then she took a very deep breath. She practices breathing techniques to control her life force.

She not only did that but she tried to absorb natural energy around her too. She didn't know when she did that. A pair of cat ears and tails sprout from her head and buttock.

She felt very relaxed now…

"Felt sho good."

She was addicted to it but something happened. She felt someone poke her head and it pulled her out in a meditative state.

"Who!"

Nami jumped on her four legs. She looked around like a cat.

"Don't take too much natural energy otherwise you will become a cat. A real cat…"

"Old man? Is that you? Where are you?"

Nami relaxed and let down her guard when she heard the voice. She immediately knew that it was the old man who poke her head. And then.

"What are you talking about?"

She was confused for a bit then she felt her two extra ears and two extra tails.

"What happened to my body nya!!!"

A verbal tick came out naturally.

Nami began to panic but she heard the old man chuckle.

"W-What, Why are you laughing at me old man."

Nami pouted cutely. Her cat ears and tails made her even more cute.

"Don't worry, It wasn't permanent. You just learn the technique of the nekomata race. Your body would change a little when you use it."

Nami felt relieved. It wasn't like she hated cat ears and tails but she was just surprised. But the old man told her it would be alright so it would be alright.

Then Nami asked him what Nekomata was and how he could speak with her.

"Nekomata was a race of cats in humanoid form. They might already gone extinct a long time ago. And to answer you how I could speak to you. Well, I am not really speaking to you. My real body might have left already but I left a part of my consciousness here to make sure you didn't do something stupid. Which proved to be the right decision."

Nami could only nodded and felt sad that he was already left.

"You know I will come back here again to bring my ship with me. At that time why don't you beg my original to bring you with him? I think it might take two to three month from here and there. You should be strong enough to go with him at that time."

Nami heard him and felt motivated. This year she was already thirteen years old and would be fourteen next month.

(Craze: I change her age for plot convenience. Nothing bad okay.)

"I will become stronger before he came back!"

Nami then started to practice again this time with the help of Sirzechs consciousness. In three month she must be at least low-class level otherwise he wouldn't let her go with him no matter what.