"Roman, we've already made up for the training we missed during this time..."
Behind the Golden Merry, an extra section of white hull had appeared. It looked like someone had added a carriage to the back of a pickup truck. Of course, it was obviously something created by Roman's ability.
"Paper Dance—Training Ground (True)."
Compared to the old training ground, which had merely covered and reinforced the ship, this was a true training ground. If he weren't worried that the Golden Merry couldn't handle it, Roman would have wanted to add two more "training grounds" to either side of the ship.
Now, everyone in the Straw Hat Pirates—Luffy, Roman, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, and even Vivi and Marianne... that was, Miss Goldenweek—was inside this "training ground." Naturally, the one steering the ship was the tireless White Knight.
Faced with Nami's cautious words, Roman waved a hand.
"Training can't be neglected. In this world, a strong body is the foundation of everything. But—"
"This adventure in Little Garden nearly wiped us all out." Roman's words were harsh, but they were true.
If he hadn't possessed the ability to use Elementalization on his limbs, Zoro might have been able to learn from Golden Lion and replace both legs with swords, successfully advancing into a "Five-Sword Style" swordsman! What a joyous occasion, what a joyous occasion...
Yeah, right!
"Of course, all kinds of Devil Fruit abilities keep emerging in this world. Our enemies aren't brainless monsters either, but humans capable of plotting, ganging up on the weak, and bullying others with strength. So—"
Roman snapped his fingers, and fluttering sheets of white paper formed puppet after puppet throughout the training ground. They were merely low-level puppets with torsos and limbs, not White Knights.
"Paper Dance—Grunts."
"Hey, hey, hey, isn't that ability name a