"Ahhh, everything hurts~~"
In the Golden Merry's bathroom, Nami soaked in the bathtub and groaned. Although Roman had secretly "gone easy" on them, Nami and Vivi had still taken several punches from the Pain Puppet.
"That damned Roman, he even hit me—"
The puppet's punches themselves did practically no damage, but the lingering stinging pain...
"Alright, Mr. Roman... was doing it for our own good."
Vivi, who was also soaking in the hot water, helped Nami apply ointment. It was something Roman had bought, able to clear heat and toxins, promote healing, and stop bleeding. It was very popular in this war-torn world. The usual "medical Paper Bandage" was actually paper strips coated with this stuff.
"Ugh, thanks, Vivi."
Leaning against the edge of the tub, Nami comfortably enjoyed Vivi's application and massage, finally calming down. But then:
She felt a little dizzy?
Had she soaked for too long...?
Splash.
Nami had a bathtub and hot water, but on the boys' side:
"Ahhh, it's freezing!"
A bucket of cold water dumped over his head made the afro-haired Usopp shudder. As for the others:
Splash!
The cold water drenched them to the bone, yet none of them changed expression.
"Are you guys even human?"
Snow had begun to drift outside, yet Roman, Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji stood shirtless beneath the water. Their looks of "This feels great" made Usopp feel more and more like something was wrong.
Was I the normal one?
Or was I just physically weak?
"Hmm, Roman's training method seems pretty good." Zoro closed his eyes and felt carefully. "I can vaguely sense the 'presence' of you guys..."
"That's because Marianne's power still lingers in our bodies, keeping our 'minds' active." Roman picked up a towel and dried himself off. With a thought, sheets of white paper