At this point in time, Rebecca was supposed to be receiving stimulation from Vic's Ryuo, but since Rebecca had only learned Geppo the day before, Vic told Rebecca to focus on mastering Geppo first.
At this time, Vic was practicing Observation Haki. He decided to change his training method and practice Observation Haki during the day because there were several female students on the ship. Moreover, Vic's Observation Haki was practically a live broadcast within the range of the warship. If he used it at night, he could see everything, and he was afraid of getting a sty.
He could use up most of his Observation Haki in the morning, and the afternoon could be used to develop the Devil Fruit's abilities.
The night can also be divided into two parts: the first half of the night is for full coverage with Armament Haki and nurturing the Black Blade, while the second half of the night is quieter and is used for meditation and sword practice.
Vic's Observation Haki had already spotted Ain crept towards him along the ship's edge. Ain dared not cross the middle of the deck; judging from the situation on the deck, he would either be trampled to death or run over.
After she touched Vic's side, she looked Vic up and down with a puzzled expression. Vic, without opening his eyes, observed her with amusement as he wondered what she was up to.
Ain circled around Vic a few times, but Vic remained sitting cross-legged without any reaction. Ain guessed that Vic was probably practicing some kind of martial art, just like the others on the deck, except that Koby quieter and practicing static martial arts, while the others were practicing dynamic martial arts.
Ain carefully climbed onto Vic's legs, which were crossed on the deck, and sat cross-legged like Vic, except that she had a fleshy pad under her little bottom.
Ain pulled Vic's large hands over, placed them palm-up on her crossed legs, and then placed her small hands on top of those large hands, looking very serious.
All of this made Vic smile; the little guy was still very attached to him.
"Close your eyes and really feel that ability from yesterday. Imagine what uses it might have, what it could do. Write down whatever comes to mind, and then find some time to test it out!"
Vic's voice rang out above Ain's head. Ain turned around and looked up, seeing that Vic was still there with his eyes closed. But she knew that it was indeed Vic who had spoken, and she hadn't hallucinated. Then she began to sense as Vic had instructed.
Ain is too young to do physical training, so we can only focus on developing the Devil Fruit's abilities.
Children have rich imaginations; who knows, they might come up with some amazing moves.
Ain's abilities are somewhat similar to Joelie Bonney's, except that Bonney's abilities seem to only work on animal bodies, but they are bidirectional, capable of making people age or shrink.
Ain's ability can affect not only living beings but also non-living beings, so it doesn't make sense that Bonney's Devil Fruit ability can be used in both directions while Ain's cannot!
It's called the Return-Return Fruit, but perhaps it's just that Ain didn't develop it in the forward direction and simply gave it the name Return-Return Fruit.
Robin, for example, developed many applications for the Flower-Flower Fruit when she was young, such as her hands, eyes, and ears. These are abilities that cannot be logically extended from the Flower-Flower Fruit.
The Flower-Flower Fruit grants Robin the ability to conjure flower petals out of thin air. These petals are closely connected to her body; if the petals are damaged, Robin will also be injured.
However, in order to finish the chores assigned by her wicked aunt as quickly as possible, Robin developed a lot of hands to help with the chores.
In order to peek into the books inside the Tree of Knowledge, the world's largest library, she also developed the ability to open eyes in her hands.
To eavesdrop on the archaeologists' conversations, they even developed their super-ears, so you can't underestimate a child's imagination; it might just lead to some unexpected discoveries.
A sea breeze blew across the warship, and Rebecca was treading in the air when she habitually glanced in Vic's direction.
That one glance almost made her fall to her death. That little brat, Ain, had sneaked back into Vic's arms! It completely shattered her understanding of children—was she really five?
Rebecca had lost all interest in practicing Geppo. She stepped onto the deck and quickly walked to Vic's side, her face expressionless.
" Vic, shouldn't we prepare lunch? We can't beat the Sea Kings, so we'll have to trouble you to do it," Rebecca said calmly.
Vic and Ain opened their eyes at the same time. Rebecca curled her lip. Ha! They're quite in sync, like a father and daughter, but she hasn't even given birth yet... Screw you, father and daughter!
" Ain, you continue, don't worry about her!" Vic said softly, then lifted Ain's legs and placed them aside. He got up and began to take off his clothes to retrieve his knife. After taking off his upper clothes and shoes, he plunged into the sea.
When Rebecca saw that Vic was ignoring her, she sat down on the deck and sulked. Vic really couldn't understand why Rebecca would be jealous of a five-year-old girl.
This might be a woman's innate intuition in this area; she felt that Ain posed a threat to her, something she hadn't noticed with Gion before.
However, after Wendy's series of lessons, she Awakening a kind of Observation Haki (not real Haki, just kidding), as if she could foresee the distant future, much stronger than Katakuri's Observation Haki.
Ain glanced at Rebecca with one eye open, then immediately closed it again, ignoring her older sister. She was currently focused on increasing her abilities so that she could narrow the gap...
Time passed, Vic had prepared Sea Kings lunch, inviting the group to come and enjoy it.
This was the first time Ain had ever eaten Sea Kings meat, and also the first time she had ever tasted Vic's cooking. Her eyes widened as she stared at Vic in shock. She had never imagined that food could taste so good, and her affection for Vic increased even more.
" Ain, is this your full name? What's your last name?" Zephyr asked casually while eating meat. He also had a good impression of the young girl. Ain looked a little confused and glanced around. Everyone else was smiling at her.
" Vic, do you have a surname?" Ain asked Vic with a blank look on her face, her mouth still smeared with meat juice.
"Of course I do! My full Orens Vic!" Vic said with a smile.
"Oh, Grandpa, my surname Orens, and my name is Orens Ain!" Ain said to Zephyr with a serious expression.
Then she looked intently at Vic, as if waiting for Vic reply, and stopped grabbing at the delicious food on her plate.
This action caused the others to burst into laughter, except for Rebecca, whose expression was somewhat unpleasant. She thought it was too blatant, but the others didn't see it that way.
"Oh, so you want to be Vic's daughter? That sounds like a boy's name, hahaha!" Zephyr laughed heartily, seemingly in a very good mood.