Training makes you stronger? I'm all liver

On the merchant ship bound for Shimotsuki Village.

[Physique: 5.1 (Rapidly transforming due to certain influences)]

Dunn looked at the changing information on his digitized panel, a thoughtful expression on his face.

During the journey to Shimotsuki Village, Dunn naturally did not waste any time, constantly researching his Flame-Flame Fruit abilities and the digitized panel.

The digitized panel could intuitively display his mastery of abilities, and even newly acquired skills would be added to it.

For example:

[Flame-Flame Fruit (Proficient)]

[Swordsmanship (Novice): You have mastered the basic moves and training methods of swordsmanship]

The addition of swordsmanship was thanks to his sword training during this period, and the evaluation of the Flame-Flame Fruit had also changed.

Of course, the change that concerned Dunn the most was the shift in his physique.

After all, in the world of One Piece, everyone has a monster-like physique; their bodies are astonishing, especially those of the strong, none of whom have weak constitutions.

When he first obtained the digitization ability, his physique was only 1.7, also with a prompt indicating it was rapidly transforming.

In just about a month, his physique had increased from 1.7 to 5.1.

And just a moment ago, he had already tested it.

His overall physical quality had indeed improved significantly—at least, compared to his former self.

Whether it was speed, strength, endurance, or even his ability to withstand blows, he had tested them all, and they had all increased.

"Is it because of the Devil Fruit, or something else? Or perhaps, after coming to this world, one's physical quality gradually strengthens because of the world itself?"

This was his speculation.

Of course, this was not a bad thing.

In this world, a powerful foundation is physique, which is also the basis for becoming a powerhouse.

He just didn't know how long this strengthening would last.

Based on his estimation of his strength, he now possessed about five times the strength he had before he transmigrated.

Of course, to the powerhouses of this world, five times the strength of an ordinary person was truly nothing to look at.

After all, on this ship, a sturdy crew member could easily lift a barrel of wine weighing several hundred jin.

However, Dunn did not dwell on this for too long.

Because he had now discovered another terrifying ability that was not marked on the digitized panel.

Of course, it was actually another effect of his "vital points disappearing" and physical damage being converted into HP deduction.

When he trained, he would consume stamina, which was normal, but the aftereffects of physical training were being judged as damage.

He could see the HP deducted due to excessive training, but the fatigue and physical abnormalities caused by the training would disappear completely once his HP was restored after eating.

In the world before he transmigrated, people had limits.

Of course, this world might have them too, but the ceiling was incredibly high.

If his theory was correct, his body would change for certain reasons, and through this ability, he could rely on effort that surpassed ordinary people to become strong rapidly.

Realizing this, Dunn felt that he was not so far away from those powerhouses who could destroy the world with a flick of their fingers.

He was not afraid of hard work, but he was afraid of working hard without results.

If there was always feedback, and if that feedback was significant—so significant it exceeded imagination—then he felt he could grind forever.

The grind king had logged on.

Dunn stood up abruptly, walked to the wall of the room, and grabbed the barbell on the floor.

Boom, boom, boom!

Tremors and muffled thuds echoed through the room.

On the ship, many crew members turned their heads toward the direction of Dunn's room.

He's at it again.

Everyone on the ship knew of Dunn's identity.

A pirate hunter who had captured dozens of pirates alone—he was very strong.

How strong exactly, no one knew, but he was certainly much stronger than them.

Those vicious creatures known as pirates were quite intimidating when dozens of them were gathered together, especially to the crew of these merchant ships sailing the seas.

"No wonder he's so strong; this lord is just too hardworking."

"I've decided, I'm going to work hard to get stronger, and I'll become a pirate hunter in the future too."

A skinny young crew member, looking at most in his teens, clenched his fists and said with a determined face, but as soon as he finished speaking, he received a slap on the back of his head.

"Pirate hunter, is it? Have you finished scrubbing the deck?"

Some unpleasant voices rang out, causing the group to shudder and immediately bury their heads in their work.

The young crew member, who had just been wearing a look of steely determination, turned his head to see it was the captain and hurriedly offered a fawning smile, bowing and scraping as he went to scrub the deck.

"Becoming a pirate hunter? That's a job that gets people killed, kid. If you don't have the resolve to die, you'd best not think about it."

Seeing the group busy with their pointless tasks, the old captain spoke with a huff.

He had witnessed the scene back then, when countless pirates set sail after the execution of the One Piece.

The slaughtering pirates, the plundered islands, the chaotic seas—those were not places for ordinary people like them to set foot; those were places where people truly died.

In this chaotic world, for people like them, being able to live honestly until death was already no small feat.

Thinking of this, the old captain's gaze turned toward the direction of Dunn's room.

"Hmm, I suppose only someone like that could set foot in such a place."

In the time that followed, Dunn did not waste a single moment, training heavily every day, which naturally led to a significant increase in his food requirements.

The merchant ship, which had originally intended to head straight for Shimotsuki Village, had to find islands to stop at along the way to purchase supplies.

Of course, the travel time did not increase by much.

After about two months and twenty days, the merchant ship arrived ahead of schedule, reaching their destination at midday.

"Sir, that is Shimotsuki Village."

In the distance across the sea, an island appeared in Dunn's sight.

"Mm!"

Dunn nodded slightly upon hearing this.

The ocean was truly vast; on this journey, let alone pirates, they had only encountered a few other ships.

Of course, that might just be because they were in the East Blue.

Dunn rested his hand on the railing, a glimmer of anticipation flashing in his eyes.

[Body Digitization: Your vital points have vanished. After taking damage, the injury is converted into a deduction of HP. Panel attributes will change based on your own strength. You will not die before your HP reaches zero.]

[Current Physical Age: Fourteen]

[Constitution: 9.9 (Rapidly transforming due to certain influences)]

[Current HP: 100% (Recovering; eating can accelerate recovery)]

[Inherent Talent (Indomitable): When HP reaches zero, you enter a brief empowered state. All your physical attributes increase tenfold; your HP no longer decreases; all negative status effects are cleared. Current duration: ten minutes. Cooldown: one day.]

[Abilities]

[Flame-Flame Fruit (Proficient): A powerful Logia-type fruit ability. Grants the ability to transform into and manipulate fire. Continuously strengthens the body. Fruit drawbacks have been cleared (weaknesses and lingering souls). Current fruit development: 9%]

[Swordsmanship (Proficient): You have mastered the basic techniques and training methods of swordsmanship.]

This was his current panel, and also the result of his training over these past three months.

His constitution had already surpassed that of an ordinary person from his previous life tenfold; he could truly be said to possess the strength to lift a thousand jun.