training time.

Tomorrow was sensed in the cold air of the island.

-Well, now it's practice time. After a tough battle, it's good to have a training session that helps improve our skills, - Axel said to the gathered group.

>>Nihtal and Ussop, you'll train together. Your training plan is to enhance your physical endurance. One lap around the island and 20 minutes of swimming. I just want you to have enough strength to escape on your own when you find yourselves in a life-or-death situation. -

>>Now, for the rest of the day, you can do whatever you want. It's good if you dedicate your time to creating tools that will aid you in battles. Ussop, so far, you've created spicy, explosive, mustard, smoke, and blinding bombs. You also have your modified slingshot and your fake hammer.

Create your things, and generate plans that will help you escape. Your ingenuity is the limit, - Axel finished saying.

-Shapir, Rubis, Emeraude, and Lía need to improve their physique. Your constitution is strong, and if you improve your physical condition along with teamwork, it can be very useful against your upcoming opponents. However, it's only for self-defense. Your skills lie in using the spear. Constant practice with the spear will help you. I'll teach you my quick step ability. Try to enjoy your training, - Axel said.

-Soru. -

>>Lia, you must keep up with them, but we'll start with your practice of 100 repeated sword stances with the full force of your sword. Remember to feel the intention of your sword. Once you finish, the twins will join you in their activities.

>>Conditioning cannot be done at sea. First on land, in the sea, I'm confident you can escape. Therefore, we have some special weights – 30-kilo turtle vests and ankle weights. Five laps around the island, try to complete this exercise in less than an hour.

>>In the evening, you'll engage in sparring – twenty consecutive fights between the four of you. The winner of the day gets a point, and the one with the most points at the end may have a special reward reserved, - Axel said.

>>Agatha and Deuce, you'll constantly train your Devil Fruits. Use all your Devil Fruit abilities; practice wearing down your powers. Use your most powerful ability again and again. Afterward, move on to physical practice. You need to improve your constitution. -

>>Continue with your strength training to the limit. Without your Devil Fruit powers in the afternoon, run around the island about 10 times. Your goal is to complete the course in less than two hours with a turtle vest of 50 kilos. Agatha, you'll do five laps with a 30-kilo vest," Axel said.

>>Gad, Kuro, you'll train with me until exhaustion. We'll do about twenty laps around the island without rest. Then, we'll continue with squats using those thick stones over there. About 200 should be good to start. We'll follow up with four repetitions of this exercise with a turtle vest weighing 70 kilos. -

>>We'll test underwater combat; a human can last 14 minutes underwater without breathing. Okay, let's have 10 fights of 10 minutes each, everyone against everyone. We'll take a five-minute break. Gad will use weights underwater at a depth of about four meters. -

>>After that, each of us will train our abilities. Kuro will focus on mastering Soru, a technique I'll teach him. I haven't mentioned it, but it's a technique from the Six Powers, inhuman abilities. It's used by the Marines, enhancing their physical skills and, consequently, our combat power. -

>>Gad, you'll pay attention to your Fish-Man Karate. You guys are water masters; I've heard from reliable sources that you can move a boat with just the movement of your fists. With some practice, you can solidify your foundations and improve your Karate. I want you to perfect the movements you have so far.-

>>If anyone wants to fight afterward, I'm open to accepting any challenge. I won't back down from any battle, whether it's once or three times; we'll fight until the sun sets, - Axel said.

-I don't have much knowledge of karate; I left the island before they could teach me. I only have basic knowledge of the art, - Gad said.

-Practice what you know; I'll get you a powerful master. I think I can convince Jinbei, - Axel said.

-Wait, you know Jinbei, the knight of the sea. He's one of the most recognized Fish-Man Karate masters in history. If you manage that, I'll kiss you. Wow, -Gad said.

-The kiss of a shark, how dangerous, - Usoop said from afar.

-Well, if you desire it so much, I'll do my best to make it happen, - Axel said.

-Alright, everyone understood their tasks. We'll work without rest, - Axel said, putting on their vests. Kuro and Gad followed suit; they would prioritize physical training above all.

Initially, the practice followed a normal course, but after Usoop's spirited delivery and a brief chat, I explained that he was the soul of the crew, and his charisma would encourage people to exercise.

He ran for half an hour, swam for another half-hour, and during the break, he dressed up as a coach from bygone eras, a megaphone in hand that I have no idea where he got. But he's surely an amusing character.

He became Coach Usoop.

The next to finish was the triplets. Almost at noon, they completed their exercises and indulged in meat and soup. Gaimon also took pity on them, feeling quite cheerful as he prepared soup and laughed with Usoop.

Agatha finished almost two hours later, in a state of total exhaustion. But she didn't give up; Agatha's training is a matter of challenge. She hates being weaker than Deuce, even though she knows the gap is gradually widening. The constant push helps her challenge herself bit by bit.

Lia Tashigi doubled her training and joined Deuce. The crew's values didn't improve much, but well, it's two weeks of training. I just hope that constant battles under extreme fatigue will allow them to develop battle awareness.

In battles, endurance is one of the most important characteristics of One Piece; enduring punches is an art. I mean, the damn Yonko fight for nights and days on end. Whitebeard fought at death's door, sick, and sustained himself with sheer willpower.

-Well, this is the first day of training. Let's double the training tomorrow as much as you can. We'll rest in five days, - Axel said.

-Doubling the training, - Gad said, disgruntled.

-If you can't, don't do it, - Axel said.

-To hell with it! I was asking about the suit type; you know, I saw he couldn't breathe in our battles, - Gad said.

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-Hahaha, Kuro is a coward, -- Ussop said. -- Did I tell you about the time I beat him with one hand, had my feet tied, and a blind eye from a mosquito bite on my eyelid? - he continued.

-He's such a weakling, - Gad said, smiling at Ussop's antics.

-I'll teach you some tricks; once you figure him out, it's easy to beat that loser, - Ussop said.

-Wawawawawaw, that would be great, - Gad replied.

-We can discuss that battle again; I'd like to rematch, - Kuro said.

-Ahahahah, I have intensive training; my schedule is booked until next month. But, you see, next month is the month of peace; in the month of peace, we never fight, - Ussop said with panic.

-Wawawawaw, the month of peace, - Gad chuckled.

-Well, with all that said, if you don't want to continue with the training, just go ahead, - Axel said.

-I'll continue; I hope to fight the coward in two months. I hope he's ready after the month of peace, - Kuro said.

-For that month, I'll be sick; I'm allergic to the last months of the year, - Ussop said, clearly in a panic. Lia Tashigi laughed in the background while tasting her soup.

In the end, everyone ended up laughing, except for Kuro.

-Dadadadada, -- Gaimon laughed. -- You guys are very funny. I like fish soup. Every time we catch something with my friends, Cocox and Usegihebi, they like to fish in their soup, but I feel happier when we can all share. -

-NowNihal, we're happy too, - Saphir said. -- Right, sisters? Isn't the shrimp Gaimon lovely? -- she dreamily added. Among the three sisters, Saphir was the most clever, coquettish, and sweet. Rubis was the hardworking and helpful one, while Emeraude was the smart one, treated like the older sister.

-It is, sister, - Rubis said.

The days are long, and fatigue is always present after each night of training. The friendly competition turned into a competition between Gad, Kuro, and Deuce. Ussop's provocative words about the crew's strongest member fueled the training diary's fire.

Gad had his pride as a Fish-Man, and Kuro couldn't stand being so weak if he wanted to betray Axel. Deuce continued his training to enhance his fire skills.

The first week was a success, and the triplets and Agatha scaled back their training after the fourth day. The Logia users' competition simmered down in three days and continued for another four days, and so on until the training ended. But the growth was evident, Axel's multiple fights with Kuro and Gad elevated him to new heights.

Thus, two weeks passed so swiftly, from the sky to the earth. The next stop on the journey: Baratie.

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Axel

Level 4

Experience Points: 380/800

Physical: 1255

Mental: 1197

Luck: 25

Persistence: 5

Advanced Archaeologist

Intermediate Low Navigation

Intermediate Swordsman: 25%

Agatha

Physical: 390

Mental: 465

Persistence: 1

Skills:

Basic Staff

Basic Cooking: 97%

Devil Fruit - Liquid Logia Type: Sap: 15%

Deuce Mask:

Physical: 452

Mental: 763

Persistence: 3

Skills: Intermediate Medicine

Devil Fruit - Logia of Fire: 13%

Bounty: 40 million berries

Ussop:

Physical: 350

Mental: 705

Persistence: 1

Skills: Sniper, Inventor, Basic Engineering

Kuro:

Physical: 503

Mental: 890

Persistence: 1

Skills: Intermediate Low Strategist, Incomplete Silent Soru

Lía Tashigi:

Physical: 390

Mental: 401

Persistence: 3

Skills: Kendo Soul - Individuals living the way of the sword, their sword skills progress twice as fast at the cost of progressing twice as slowly in other tasks.

Basic Swordsman: 88%

Nihtal:

Physical: 193

Mental: 707

Persistence: 1

Skills: Intermediate Low Robotics, Intermediate Archaeology

Gad (Gyojin):

Physical: 705

Mental: 210

Persistence: 1

Skills: Basic Fish-Man Karate: 70%

Saphir (Siren):

Physical: 330

Mental: 98

Persistence: 1

Skill: Triplet Mind - Stronger when working with her sisters

Incomplete Rubber Spear

Rubis (Siren):

Physical: 330

Mental: 210

Persistence: 1

Skill: Triplet Mind - Stronger when working with her sisters

Emeraude (Siren):

Physical: 330

Mental: 215

Persistence: 1

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Skill: Triplet Mind - Stronger when working with her sisters

-A very strong crew, - Axel thought, observing the crew that could sweep the Grand Line with hands tied behind their backs. The two Logia users were undeniably formidable teams in power and skill.

The increase in Tashigi's abilities surprised him; not only did she gain the Basic Swordsman skill, but she also earned points in persistence and improvements in both physical and mental attributes.