32 hours 21 minutes 59 seconds later...
I opened my eyes and the first thing I saw is black... Ok, jokes aside it was cloudy, I realized that thanks to the lack of heat and that my mental clock kept counting time when I was unconscious, 10 a.m.
I sat up in pain from the various parts of my body bruised, but I was already better than when I passed out from exhaustion and blood loss.
'You cannot underestimate the physique of one piece, with the amount of blood I lost it would be completely normal for a person to die without an immediate transfusion, but the amount of meat must be taken into account, and how fast this stomach works at breaking down nutrients.' I sighed and looked around the battlefield.
Normally so much blood and flesh would have attracted predators, the weaker ones must have been driven away by the amount of blood smell in the air and the stronger ones were deterred when they saw the battlefield with more than 200 wolves that even they couldn't handle and the cause of it all that would be me among them still alive.
'I don't know if there were any animals that dared to approach me but I guess not, unless I activate my haoshoku even though I passed out and I haven't unlocked it yet only complicates things so it's a no to haoshoku.'
*sigh "I'm really lucky." I said remembering Luffy's luck level shown throughout the anime and especially in the Gran Tesoro movie, Luffy only lost the bet because they took his luck by force.
*Snoring
"Understandable, I went a day and a half without eating, but I will have to hunt smaller animals with my body in this state, I don't even know if I would beat the mammoth or even a lion."
'But before…' I looked at the body of the last wolf..
"Rest in peace." I bent over a little with my hand on my heart.
Its appearance was more peculiar than the rest, as the parts I could see were red, and the tip of its tail and its paws had a reddish tinge though not quite that much.
'Probably your son must have these similar characteristics' I decided to wash first because I am impregnated with the smell of blood, as soon as I approach an animal it will run away or locate me.'
I thought as I walked calmly to the lake, I didn't have the energy to run since I haven't eaten for a while and my wounds are still sore.
While walking to the lake, which took about 37 minutes, most of the animals fled by the smell or the different air around it, warning of danger, and if they threatened you, it could be your last breath.
But this is something Luffy didn't know, his observation haki is limited to a few meters around until he recovers, if it wasn't for his memory he wouldn't know how to get to the lake.
When washing my wounds I thought about the gears and my physique, because whether I like the haki or not, my overall strength only compares to normal Luffy, if I had his physique I would win much more easily.
'I'm 6 years old, I have a lot of time to grow up ahead, and considering that 6 or 8-year-old Luffy couldn't even land a pistol punch, I'm fine.'
'Third gear, I should get it after using it once controlling the airflow while I don't have the busoshoku 'hardening' yet... and not turning into a small version of myself.' I ducked my head to relax and get the blood out of my hair and face.
'But second gear is another story, I don't have enough experience with the fruit to soften the elasticity of my arm, thus having solved the problem of reduced lifespan by overuse, it can be used longer and easier during battles. ' I put on my clothes after washing them and removing the smell of blood.
I ran through the forest in search of prey for myself
'To unlock Gear Fourth, the 'hardening' phase of busoshoku and greater control over the fruit is required.'
'Even after Doflamingo hit Luffy in the stomach with a haki-covered kick, the blow was like hitting normal rubber, Doflamingo describes that Luffy's belly was hard and soft at the same time. The same can be said of Cracker as he tries to pierce the Tankman with his strongest punch. ' Before I could think of more ways to get strong, I encountered an animal.'
'A gazelle, eating grass... I can't let him notice me until I'm close to him, if I attack him from that distance I won't have enough power in the blow, he'll run, and I can't run in my state.' I made a plan to get her, even if it's not a lot of meat it's enough for me to regain a lot of my energy and strength.
'Gomu Gomu no rocket' I launched myself passing right in front of the gazelle, a little high so I had room to make a long attack.
She was surprised by the sudden rustle of leaves but having the idea that it might be a predator, she ran away immediately.
I predicted that she would run away, calculating her speed with my kenbushoku and the strength of her legs that are tense saying she will go accelerating doing a zigzag.
"Gomu Gomu no Pistol" I punched her in the side making her fall and roll on the floor.
After having hit her, she falls rolling on the ground due to lack of strength but I quickly prepared the next blow.
For not being able to activate the busoshoku, being without strength, and not stretching my arm because if I did she would run away, she was just pushed hard, causing her to roll on the floor.
"Gomu Gomu No Bazooka" I stretched both my arms as I ran to speed up the process.
Sensing something dangerous that could be coming her way, she pulled out her confusion and was going to run again, but the moment Luffy saw that she was almost sober again, he pulled her arms as fast as she could so as not to lose her emergency food.
The moment the gazelle took the first step she was caught by the blow that hit her hard, she went flying and hit a tree at that moment she died.
I already ran to dismantle it and prepare the fire while the meat roasted I looked for fruit some might end up seasoning the meat a little and others I ate to appease my great hunger, mostly berries I found in the bush and some apples I had on trees.
The meat was finally ready I thanked the meat and the sacrifice of the animal that will feed me.
After devouring, so that there was only bone left, I felt much more refreshed and had regained the state of my body for the most part.
"It's ok, I'm about 68% recovered if I had more meat I would recover faster, but it works, I recover the rest by resting a little." I sighed that soon I'll be hungry again.
*Lightning.
Something popped in my head and I remembered I had been sleeping for over a day and a half, and I don't think the wolves have hunted recently.
It means the puppies could be starving.
I ran out looking for clues, started looking for where the ambush started, in the middle of the forest, heading back to... well it can't be called a temporary base anymore, now it would be more appropriate to call it a battlefield.
Calculating the direction I made when I landed I ran in the direction I had used 'Gomu Gomu no Rocket'.
I found the place they started to ambush me, even though the footprints were covered in leaves, sticks, and dirt, it didn't escape my haki.
I analyzed a region of 100 meters around me in all its details, it could usually give a normal kenbushoku user a headache or fainting and is impossible for almost everyone in One Piece, I don't know if Vegapunk could do the same, thank God I have Azmuth's IQ and I can not only analyze these details but also divide it into categories.
I analyzed the possible details that were made by the wolves and headed towards the southeast where most of the claws were and the footprints followed that way.
As I ran in that direction I saw that there were some marks in the trees, showing that it was wolf territory.
After 10 minutes of running, I finally arrived at my destination.
The trees here were shallower and there is a huge cave and another of the average size I would say that the army was in this huge cave and the average was that of the leader.
'Looking' around I found a small cave that had several signs of life and had one sign a little weaker than the others.
I arrived at the door of the cave and saw several puppies, by my count they are 67.
'Does it feel like this is the next generation? Several here are much better than a normal wolf. It must be the meat they fed on and the predecessors are better than a normal wolf.' As I got closer to the cave a wolf cub saw me and started to growl at me, prepared to attack me but I ignored it and focused on the faint sign of life.
As I approached, the snarling wolves didn't dare attack, they could sense the danger coming from him and even though he smelled a little like his parents.
When I saw who was the wolf with the weak life sign I was surprised because he was very hungry. The tips of all his fur are red, a blood red, the main color of his fur is white with the exception of his ears which are also red.
"So it's you huh?" I said as I crouched down, leaning even closer to him.
Hearing someone on top of him, the wolf looked in that direction even though he was very hungry and weak, he saw a blindfolded human with a smile, for some reason he felt safe in front of him and comfortable, behind the human where there is a sky of stars he managed to see even for a brief moment your father in heaven.
He would remember that scene for the rest of his life mostly that smile.
"*Arf~" The wolf barked very weakly in my direction.
I took him in my lap while seeing the situation of the other wolves they are all hungry but not on the same level as the cub that is in my hand.
If one more day passed he would probably starve to death, the others don't seem to care much for this little guy.
"I understand what's happening now..." I said as I petted the wolf that was in my hand, who was crying softly.
I detected a bear approaching but didn't care, instead, I looked at the other cubs in front of me.
"Hey, so are you willing to let one die for the sake of others?! Let one starve to have more for you? Where's the companionship?" The predator was already behind me as I spoke.
Everyone backed away for fear of the predator behind me, they didn't care what I said because to them I was dead as I was the only one there and their parents needed 30 normal adult wolves to defeat the huge bear behind the human and with various losses.
The wolf in my lap was worried about me and tried to warn me of imminent 'danger'.
I patted his head "It's alright my little one. I'm strong" I still kept my back to the 8.23-meter or 27-foot-tall bear.
It lashed out with its claw toward me, and the little wolf closed its eyes afraid to see what would happen.
"Open your eyes." I said when I was in the air after doing a somersault and being upside down on top of the bear's head.
The little wolf, opened its eyes as requested, and curious about the lack of gravity, he saw that he was right on top of the bear's head with the human still wearing the same smile.
I punched the bear's head with all the strength I have at the moment and with the haki.
The punch directly hit the bear's head, but the attack didn't stop and pushed the bear's head into the ground creating a crater 2 meters in circumference.
I landed right on top of the bear's body.
"Shishishi, Didn't I say small? I'm strong!" I said as I saw the wolf in my hand, looking impressed at me and marveling at my strength.
The wolves who saw this were even more afraid of that human who had a lingering scent of their parents and before the bear arrived he was scolding them for leaving one of them in that state.
"One of you asked me to take care of you, but the way it is..." I turned my head to each of them.
I said seriously, "All of you die in less than 48 hours, even if you don't die at the hands of a predator that will come here looking for food." I stomped on the bear using him as an example.
"All of you starve to death for not being able to defend yourself in this dangerous forest, even as a team your numbers will be reduced until there is no one left." After I said that I showed the wolf that was in my hands.
"This one would die from your neglect, in less than 12 hours of starvation, a pack without a leader to command is a herd of helpless lambs and without any organization, so will this cub be the leader any objection?" I spoke seriously.
The wolves felt an unfamiliar pressure and they just kept their heads down not daring to even look at him, but there was one wolf who had a complaint.
"*Bark" He's in front of me right now.
The wolf barked as if it were the leader, its complaint seeming to be that the wolf in my arms was too weak to command the wolves while despising its different appearance from the others.
He has a black and white collar which must be because of his grandfather who was the definition of black and his father who was white.
I glared at him. "...so you are the culprit?" I took a step forward as the others walked away and the wolf in front of me couldn't move.
I punched him in the face with all my fury, without haki or fruit, and even though I was still at only 68% of my normal strength he flew off the ground and flew 5 meters and landed among the wolves rolling to the ground. floor.
Luffy had to crouch down to get a good punch to the snout.
My punch broke one of his teeth but I don't care"LISTEN HERE!!! THOSE WHO THINK THEY ARE SUPERIOR TAKE A STEP FORWARD!" I yelled and pointed at my feet.
Nobody took a single step. "Great! Because whoever bullies their mates is not a good companion, I better not see that kind of behavior while they are with me, otherwise, you will be alone because I am only doing you favor out of respect for this pup's father." I raised the puppy
"Then you should thank the puppy you mistreated because thanks to him you'll still be alive because I don't mind taking only his son." I said as I petted the little one who was shocked by so much information.
The wolves were scared of him and even more scared of being left as the wolves follow the strong and they are cubs of course wanting to live.
"I'll give you guys a chance and you arrogant wolf a second, know that arrogance leads to death!" I leave the cave with the bear's body and the rest of the cubs following me.
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Fixed, I'm sleepy. Goodnight.