The next morning, Gawain woke up on time from his deep sleep. At that moment, even the drowsiness he felt when getting out of bed had disappeared.
If he himself wishes to remain lucid, his neurons would be as active as lightning.
After getting dressed and leaving the bedroom, Gawain pondered as he walked towards the training ground how his clothes had transformed into lightning.
This matter may seem unimportant, since every Logia Fruit user will naturally acquire the means to make their clothes natural as well.
But Gawain couldn't help but feel that this seemingly basic ability might be a crucial step for Logia users to Awakening.
After all, the ability to Awakening Logia is to alter external objects, just like the battle between Aokiji and Akainu.
After ten days and ten nights of fighting, the island where they clashed was completely transformed; half of the island was Magma, and the other half was ice.
Changing the terrain certainly changes external things, but changing your own clothes is also changing external things.
However, of these two points, one is a technique that can only be mastered after the Devil Fruit Awakening, which can create a home field, while the other is an instinctive technique that appears Devil Fruit after eating the fruit.
Therefore, Gawain believed that the Awakening of Devil Fruit might be a power that Devil Fruit User obtain after tracing back to the source and discovering the abilities contained in their instincts, thus leading to the essence of the Devil Fruit!
As he pondered this, Gawain arrived at the training ground, where he greeted Yi Xiao, who was walking towards him, with a smile.
"You've been the first one up since we boarded the ship. You've worked hard, smile."
"We didn't find it hard work because the adults were always so punctual, and the younger generation followed suit, so we all enjoyed it."
After a polite smile, he expanded the gravity field significantly.
Feeling a gravity far heavier than it had been a few days before, Gawain gritted his teeth slightly.
"After I obtained the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, even the gravity used for training suddenly increased!"
"Haha, sir, you must believe in yourself. The Rumble-Rumble Fruit is Devil Fruit that can stimulate the body. After eating it, your training volume should increase twofold."
Yesterday near the Temple of God, I saw that you were interested in using lightning to temper your physique. Therefore, I can help you find and master the voltage threshold for using your own abilities to train.
Because I can create pressure, and pressure is often a necessary condition for us to better understand ourselves and further break through our limits!
After all, when I first ate the Press-Press Fruit, I often used Devil Fruit to train myself.
I know it very well!
As soon as he finished speaking, Yixiao gently drew his Staff Sword.
Brush!
Suddenly, the pressure on Gawain increased dramatically, causing him to collapse to the ground.
Due to the immense pressure, Gawain instinctively manifested a lightning form, attempting to transform into lightning to escape the damage caused by gravity to his body.
Just then, Yixiao said softly.
"My lord, do not transform into thunder, but calmly observe almost every cell of your body with your Observation Haki!"
Then, use lightning to stimulate them individually, just as I once released different amounts of gravity into almost every muscle in my body to stimulate my entire body, using lightning to climb the ladder of progress, my lord!
"I see!!!"
Gawain gritted his teeth, and his entire body immediately returned to solid form. Then, lightning began to surge wildly beneath his skin.
With a faint crackling of lightning emanating from his skin and pores, Gawain's arms seemed to be stimulated, and in a short moment, he actually managed to get up!
Immediately following, accompanied by the excruciating and painful shock of thunder, Gawain actually started jogging in the gravity field!
Seeing this, he smiled and nodded slightly.
"This feeling must be incredibly painful, but pain is always the only path to strength. You, and everyone on board, have all experienced enough pain!"
Especially now that our bodies and strength have gradually reached their peak, we do not regret the pain we experienced in the past; we only regret not being stricter with ourselves!
As soon as he finished speaking, he smiled and lightly tapped the ground with his Staff Sword. The pressure on Gawain increased once again.
Suddenly, even more intense electric currents erupted at various joint locations in Gawain.
He himself suffered even more severe stimulation, and he even unconsciously started drooling in pain!
However, stimulated by the thunder and gravity, his muscles and bones grew stronger rapidly despite the pain. In just about ten minutes, almost all the cells in Gawain's body underwent a renewal.
After Kuma swatted away Gawain's fatigue and pain, Gawain continued to explore his potential until about 10 a. m., when his physical training finally came to a stop.
Kuma said to Gawain cautiously.
"My lord, even with my assistance, your body needs more care to maintain its condition. If this state of excessive fatigue continues for too long, it will eventually have a certain impact on your health!"
Since our route will pass through the Drum Kingdom, let's try to recruit as many doctors as possible, and they need to be excellent doctors!
"Yes, Little Gawain, how about I introduce you to Crocus when we pass by Reverse Mountain? He's the super doctor who helped Roger live for many more years despite his terminal illness!"
Rayleigh also said something to Gawain.
Hearing everyone's concern, Gawain nodded and then began to replenish his nutrition.
During his short break, Gawain devoured the nutritional drinks, spirits, and various snacks that Kalifa had brought him.
A large portion of this batch of alcohol and snacks consists of specialties from Sky Island.
Just like the shrimp meat he's eating right now, it's the meat of the Express Shrimp, a specialty of Sky Island.
Originally, Kalifa planned to take a few Express Shrimp back to the Grand Line to test the role and function of this mode of transportation on normal seas.
But when the chefs saw it, they couldn't resist. They pulled out the smallest of the Express Shrimp only about forty meters tall, killed it, and stewed it...
Fortunately, the shrimp tasted exactly like a shrimp, Gawain found it delicious. So much so that Kalifa is even considering starting an Express Shrimp farming company on the Sky Island...
Meanwhile, while eating meat, Lucci explained to Gawain the laws implemented on Sky Island during Enel's time.
This law is exceptionally simple, with only eleven articles, and the penalties, from lowest to highest, are: illegal entry, damage to Sky Island property by Blue Sea People, hunting rare animals, theft, intimidation, environmental damage, obstruction of official duties, harming others, killing others, attacking White Berets (police officers), and killing God's Priest!
Among them, the most severe punishment, killing God's Priest, would be carried out by Enel himself.
The following crimes, ranging from harming others to attacking police officers, will each result in a "God's Trials," which is the same four trials Luffy and his crew experienced in the original anime.
In addition to the penalty of a fine of one billion Ace Ancient Coin, or 100,000 Beli, for illegally entering the country, the other punishments were also severe.
Those convicted of other crimes will be punished with the Cloud Drift Exile punishment.
As for the Cloud Drift Exile, it is a form of punishment that involves placing criminals, along with their boats, on Sea Cloud and letting them drift away.
It's important to understand that the Sea Cloud don't cover the entire sky. Those who are exiled have only a very small chance of surviving and reaching other Sky Island. The majority of the remaining people drift to the edge of the Sea Cloud and then crash back into the ocean.
Regardless, Enel's laws are already quite generous.
Even so, he was still regarded as a cruel god and tyrant by the Skypieans.
In other words, the Skypieans's definition of a tyrant is far too lenient...
Thinking about this, Gawain couldn't help but rub his head, which was covered by a military cap.
It probably won't be long before Gawain becomes the new tyrant in the eyes of the Skypieans...
However, Gawain thought about it again and realized that the reason the Skypieans didn't like Enel was because they knew about Enel's past.
Five years ago, Enel directly destroyed his own hometown, Birka!
The clouds over the Sky Island are divided into three types: Sea Cloud, Island Cloud, and Processed Cloud.
Among these, the Island Cloud are not particularly large in area, and they are generally quite scattered.
Far away in the Island Cloud off Angel Island, the people of Angel Island used to have close ties with the people of Birka Sky Island, since they were very close and the people there would naturally visit each other frequently.
But just one night later, Enel massacred the entire population of 60,000 in Birka!
Five years ago, Enel had only recently eaten the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. As for what exactly happened to him in Birka when he was a child?
He may have been bullied as a child, but it probably wasn't too serious, since Enel doesn't have any childhood scars on his body.
Birka is not a particularly cruel or dangerous island. Under the benevolent rule of the Sky Island God Gan Fall, the atmosphere on the Sky Island is generally quite good.
Even so, Enel still wiped out the entire island of Birka in one night. Of the more than 60,000 lives on Birka Sky Island, only 57 survived, who are now the 55 statues nailed to the Temple of God on the God's Island.
Therefore, Gawain felt no psychological pressure about killing Enel and eating the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
After all, although Gawain had committed massacres before, he hadn't really harmed innocent towns, women, or children since.
But Enel's massacres were real, true massacres.
As for his rule over the Sky Island, he intends to use a gradual approach, with welfare and regulations working in tandem.
Therefore, he may not necessarily become the tyrant in the eyes of the Skypieans!
Thinking of this, Gawain placed Lucci's report aside with his right hand, while he ate and talked.
"Even Enel's simple laws couldn't win the favor of the Skypieans, which only shows that the Skypieans's customs don't have much of an impression of evil."
Especially without the influence of large-scale pirates, the crime rate among the Skypieans is probably lower than we imagine.
Therefore, let's allow Gan Fall's old system to continue operating for a while longer in terms of the law.
Also, after I finish eating, I'll personally go and check out the location of Hidden Cloud Village.
If we resolve the conflict between the Shandia and the Skypieans as soon as possible, we can ring the Golden Bell sooner.
By the way, have you found the location of Hidden Cloud Village)?
Hearing Gawain's question, Lucci nodded heavily.
"My lord, because the Sea Cloud and Island Cloud of Sky Island can affect Observation Haki, the personnel we sent out to investigate did not find much."
In the end, it was the pigeons that the adults arranged for me to raise that made the greatest contribution!
At this point, Lucci continued speaking to Gawain with a face full of admiration.
"Through the pigeons' reports, I discovered a village that is roughly the Hidden Cloud Village, about two hundred kilometers away from the God's Island."
There were only about four thousand people living in that village, but they were much fiercer than the Skypieans. My pigeons... at least twenty of them were roasted by them!!!
Meanwhile, I discovered that while we were searching for them, they were also investigating us. Although they dared not investigate near our large ship, the pigeons had spotted the Shandia Guerrilla near the land of the God's Island.
They typically use Waver and Skates equipped with Breath Dial to move between Island Cloud at extremely high speeds. I personally think these mobility devices could be issued to members of the Black Ice Terrace.
"Sir, look..."
"Sure."
Gawain nodded readily.
"You can decide on the equipment yourself. I just don't know if the current shellfish production on Sky Island is enough. If not, you and Kalifa can discuss expanding the scale of aquaculture."
As for Shandia, I'll think about it and go see them now."
At this point, Gawain stood up, patted Lucci on the shoulder, and then looked around at the people around him.
Jinbe, Rayleigh, Kuma are all drinking there, Gion is relaxing in the pool. They've all been practicing with Gawain for quite a while now.
However, apart from them, there was no one else on the ship.
So Gawain smiled and asked Kalifa.
"Why are there only a few people on the boat today? Where is everyone else?"
"My lord, Miss Hancock has taken Princess Shirahoshi and Princess Uta for a stroll along the Lovely Avenue on Angel Island, while Mr. Shiryu is... well, he's in the Temple of God staring at those statues..."
Forgive my bluntness, Gawain, the way Shiryu looked at those statues always struck me as something was off...
"Haha, it's nothing, it's nothing. That guy must be really into executions."
However, the Skypieans are not extreme in character. Like most residents of idyllic islands, they are overly friendly and naive.
Therefore, it is not appropriate for us to execute the God's Priest in their presence; it would only instill fear in people.
I happened to be planning to visit the Shandia and meet their chief.
Let me talk to them first. If they don't need me to absorb or suppress them with an execution, then let Hancock restore the God's Priest.
After all, they are all descendants of Birka, and soldiers proficient in Observation Haki. They can join the Black Ice Terrace and be cared for by Lucci and Shakky."
At this point, Gawain waved to Rayleigh and his group.
"Grandpa, you all rest here first. I'm going to take a look at the Shandia."
When I get back, training will continue. I still need to practice Armament Haki this afternoon. I still feel a little unsafe if I don't Awakening Armament Haki."
After he finished speaking, Gawain received a warm response from Rayleigh and the others, who raised their glasses to Gawain, wishing him a Gawain journey.
Meanwhile, Gion immediately rushed out of the pool.
Using the Seimei Kikan to control the slight tremors in her body, Gion directly shook off the water stains on her skin. Then, she dressed and said to Gawain.
"My lord, I'll go with you!"
"Haha, no need, no need. You should rest a bit more. I'll go take a look over there myself."
Gawain smiled and shook his head.
Faced with Gawain's refusal, Gion shook her head persistently.
"No, I must stay with the adults!"
"Hey, Momousagi, don't treat Little Gawain like a child and try to take care of and discipline him, haha."
Before Gawain could speak, Rayleigh laughed and said to Gion.
"In the past, we did need to stay by Gawain's side because Gawain was really not safe back then."
But now, haha, although his physique hasn't improved much, he's relying on the insight and speed brought by the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
Even I, and Newgate, couldn't easily harm Gawain!
Although Gawain is still no match for us, he is also no match for Jinbe member of the Shichibukai.
But if he's just going to keep pestering us, then he can at least keep pestering us for a long time.
Because his speed is so fast, once he really gets going, even Kizaru can't easily catch up.
The reason we supported Gawain eating the Devil Fruit was for his safety, right? So after eating Rumble-Rumble Fruit, there are few people safer than Gawain on this ocean, haha!
Besides, Gawain is a man, and more importantly, a wise and powerful ruler!
Without our protection, will Little Gawain lose the courage to step out of the Dark Bird Ship?
How could that be?!
As soon as he finished speaking, Rayleigh laughed and called out to Gion.
"So, Momousagi, let's make a couple of bets!"
As for Gawain, he is already a qualified captain. Even without us, he can navigate this sea very well.
If he needs us, he can call us back to the Dark Bird Ship instantly. From now on, all we need to do is play and practice more to maintain our form and support Little Gawain's decision!
"Well..."
Listening to Rayleigh's explanation, Gion nodded sadly. Rayleigh was right.
Even Gion wouldn't be able to easily defeat Gawain now, after all, he's not unaware of Enel's Armament Haki and Seastone.
Knowing exactly what can harm him and possessing Observation Haki Gawain enhanced by Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Gawain knew that if he wanted to escape, even Gion wouldn't be able to touch the Gawain!
So, after following Gawain closely for more than four months, it seems I no longer need to protect Gawain at all times...
For a moment, Gion felt a little melancholy. Watching Gawain prepare to leave, Gion suddenly felt like a mother watching her child go out to university.
Proud yet regretful, gratified yet worried...
Seeing the complex emotions in Gion's eyes, Gawain smiled and walked to Gion's side.
He is only about 2.1 meters tall now. Although he has grown quite a bit, he is still a distance from being Gion.
Then, Gawain's body gradually transformed into lightning, and then his lightning-shaped body directly reached a height of about three meters.
At this point, Gawain reached out and ruffled Gion's head from above.
"Hey, don't worry, and don't feel discouraged. You are still an indispensable part of my strength, Gion."
However, I am no longer a burden to you; in the future, I may even become your pillar.
"It's no longer a one-sided enjoyment of your protection, Gion. Now we have a mutual relationship."
As he spoke, Gawain looked into Gion's eyes with a smile, and Gion, feeling the tingling sensation of the large hand on her head, blushed instantly.
It feels so different all of a sudden!
The way she looks at Gawain now is nowhere to be seen as a mother's gaze towards her child.
The way she looked at Gawain was like that of a young girl who had watched Gawain transform from a cute puppy into a ruthless, domineering CEO...
However, after only a moment of shyness, Gion suddenly thought of something, so she quickly reached out and touched her hair.
The next moment, she realized with utter despair that, under the influence of the lightning, her hairstyle had indeed turned into an afro!!!
"Aaaaah, sir, how could you do this?!"
With a scream, Gion kicked Gawain hard, even using Armament Haki Gion this kick!
After all, Gawain's current physique is strong enough to withstand a few light punches and kicks from her!
Unfortunately, just as she was about to extend her leg, Gawain noticed that the muscles in Gion's right leg suddenly emitted different action potentials.
Gawain fled a thousand miles away!
Transforming into a bolt of Inazuma, Gawain frantically stimulated his neurons, enabling him to even see the surrounding scenery as he moved in Inazuma form.
And so, following the spot where the pigeons had landed, Gawain arrived near the Hidden Cloud Village!
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