The weather was perfect, with not a cloud in the sky.
Today is the seventh day since we arrived at Bailie Island. Buggy isn't in a hurry to leave Sky Island. Because Sky Island doesn't have a magnetic field, the Log Pose has been pointing to the next island since we left Weilan. This Sky Island is more like a transit station; we can leave whenever we want and head to the next island.
It was precisely because of his training in Mantra that Buggy decided to stay here a little longer. In a sense, this was equivalent to the power of Observation Haki, and he didn't want to miss out on it easily.
In fact, the Mantra is not a power that can be easily mastered. However, after several days of repeated training and with Prap's guidance, Buggy felt that he had made some progress. He seemed to be able to know in advance which part of his body the iron rod would hit just before it fell on him.
Although he couldn't avoid them, and his judgment accuracy was less than 50%, this progress still brought him some joy, and his efforts over the past few days had not been in vain.
Cabaji had already mastered Paper Art, but precisely because of this, even with his eyes and ears covered, he could still perceive the movement of the surrounding air, which actually created some obstacles to his training.
However, in addition to cultivating his Mantra these days, he has also been studying the notes and insights he obtained from the owner of the wrecked ship on the sea of clouds, the Swift Wind Swordsman, and has made considerable progress.
Mohji was even more absurd. When the iron rod struck him, he instinctively used the Tekkai to deflect it, even injuring a divine servant in the process. It has to be said that the defensive power of the Tekkai combined with the Store-Store Fruit was indeed quite remarkable. Moreover, he was currently flipping through the Armament Haki notebook he obtained from Diderot.
It's hard to imagine whether his defense could withstand a laser if all three were combined... However, even if he mastered them, given his current strength, he could probably only withstand one laser at most.
However, a few days ago he seemed to have developed a new Devil Fruit ability in Garlam, which allows him to temporarily store other people's physical strength or energy into his own body, or rather, "plunder". However, the essential difference between this and "plunder" is that he cannot use this power to strengthen himself. After a certain period of time, the physical strength or energy stored in his body will be separated from him and returned to the other party. Moreover, it cannot be stored indefinitely and is more like the concept of "borrowing".
In simpler terms, it's a persistent negative buff that reduces the enemy's maximum health by a percentage.
Shuma's improvement in this Mantra training was the most obvious. This guy is simply a genius. In just seven days, he has almost mastered the power of Mantra and can dodge the trainer's swings nine times out of ten.
He had already made significant progress in his previous battle with Urouge. He was able to unleash Flying Slash while swinging his boomerang, delivering multiple blows, and it was with this move that he defeated Urouge.
He has already mastered Shave and Geppo. If he learns Mantra and adds Flying Slash, he will basically be a very qualified ranged striker.
Lilina's performance was quite average. Although she had been hammered with an iron bar by the trainer during training these days, she was surprisingly strong and did not give up on the training of the Mantra. Perhaps this persistence also stemmed from her own professional spirit. This girl was originally a triple-threat artist who was good at drama, acting and singing.
Mikuru was the worst off. After her most prized senses of sight and hearing were taken away, it seemed that her balance was also taken away. She couldn't even stand steadily, let alone learn the Mantra... This little cat was eliminated first. These days, she has been staying in the temple's library with Kaya, looking through nautical knowledge relevant to her major.
Nilek had long since returned to the Central Laboratory in Garlam and resumed his experiments; he hadn't appeared in the past few days.
" Red Nose, Red Nose!"
Having been told that Nilek hadn't shown up for days, Bucky arrived. After three hours of Mantra training, Buggy was resting when he saw Nilek was only a meter tall, approaching and asked, "What is it?"
Nilek cut to the chase. "Is that pirate ship anchored in the Dawn Village yours?"
Buggy was slightly confused. "It's mine... what's wrong?"
"I want to modify that ship," Nilek said succinctly.
Buggy didn't directly refuse or agree, but instead asked, "Why? What happened to my boat?"
"You came to this Sky Island by riding the Knock Up Stream, didn't you? The turbulent Knock Up Stream will inevitably affect the keel of a ship to some extent. This is a problem that all ships that come to the Sky Island will inevitably encounter. Therefore, some pirate ships break apart and fall apart when they return to the Blue Sea from the Sky Island... However, the keel of your ship is much better than that of ordinary pirate ships. Although it is not the most precious Adam Wood, it is a kind of Abel wood that is very suitable for my God Nirok's mechanical modification. Once modified, ordinary sea storms will no longer threaten you!"
"Is that so..." When Buggy spent a lot of money building a ship at the shipyard, he did hear the shipwrights say that they would use the best wood for the keel, and it was indeed called Abelwood. However, Buggy seemed to have confused Adam Wood with Abelwood at the time, and thought he had made a fortune. But in fact, he did not. You get what you pay for.
Even so, the Big Top, which has carried Buggy for nearly ten years, is still able to set sail, and we have to commend the craftsmanship of those guys.
Seeing Buggy remain silent for a moment, Nilek spoke again, "Let me explain first. After all, we are comrades who fought side by side, which is why I wanted to help you out of kindness. Although this ship can still sail, if you want to reach the holy land of you pirates, the New World, it won't be so simple. It will wear out faster as it travels, and it may die in a month or a year. But if I use my mechanical technology to modify it, its lifespan will be greatly extended, far exceeding your expectations."
"I've suddenly become quite adorable!"
Nilek's sincere and honest attitude made Buggy suddenly feel a little guilty. Just a few days ago, he had disregarded Nero's wishes and let Cabaji carry it to Bailie Island. Later, when it left, Mohji and Lilina ruthlessly took it back. It seemed that he had never treated it as an equal friend, nor had he respected its wishes... Well, from now on, he should face this great and kind God Nirok squarely and treat it as a friend!
Buggy's words clearly made Nilek a little proud again. "However, the resources on Sky Island are limited. I can only modify your ship into a rough prototype. If we were in the Blue Sea, it should be able to be perfectly modified."
"So that's how it is, hehehe..." Buggy stared intently at Nilek and suddenly let out a chilling laugh.