Chapter 80: Only Train One Move, Train to Become One Punch Man
On the beach of Angel Island, the sun was just right, the breeze gentle and not dry. Under a pavilion...
"Ah, this is nice. No Marines chasing us here either."
Nami lay lazily on the cotton-white sofa. "This cloud sofa is so comfortable! Skypiea really does have the technology to process clouds."
"I heard they also have Dial Energy, using peculiar shells to do all sorts of incredible things."
Reiner lay languidly on another sofa. On the stone table beside him sat a bottle of red wine and two tall glasses.
He had spent 800,000 Beri on the entry fee precisely so he could enjoy a moment of leisure here. After all, this was Sky Island; since they came all this way...
"Cheers."
"Cheers."
Reiner watched the cheerful group on the beach, feeling quite like a big brother taking his younger siblings out.
He could sort of understand Whitebeard now. Despite titles like 'World's Strongest Man' and 'Man Closest to the Throne', he spent all day just thinking about how to raise his sons.
Although one turned out to be a rebellious son... how to put it...
Even someone like Blackbeard could consider spending his entire life on Whitebeard's ship if he didn't find the Dark-Dark Fruit. One could imagine the atmosphere on their ship must have been quite good.
He swirled the wine glass, took a sip, put the glass down, and began to rest his eyes, feeling the gentle sea breeze brush against his body, the soft cloud sofa beneath him... Reiner gradually felt drowsy.
"Hey Reiner! Nami!"
Luffy ran up, grinning cheekily and excitedly. "Let's go be guests at Conis's house!"
"Conis?" Reiner sat up, swapping his sunglasses for his regular glasses.
"Yeah yeah! We just met her! She's a really nice person!"
Luffy gestured wildly, saying excitedly, "Her house even has a super cool scooter! It's just really hard to ride! I couldn't learn how."
Hearing this, the two couldn't help but look past Luffy. A blond girl was following from a distance.
Conis wore a pink short-sleeved dress, her features soft and sweet, her skin fair. Although her attire was very simple, it was still clear she was a natural beauty.
"Heso," Conis smiled, raising her hand and speaking softly.
"Heso?"
Faced with their confusion, Luffy explained with a grin, "Heeheehee! She says it's their way of greeting! Heso! Heso!"
"Is that so?"
Nami waved towards Conis. "Heso."
"Earlier, my father's Waver almost hit them... I'm truly sorry." Conis walked up, clasping her hands before her chest and bowing her head towards them.
"I hope you'll accept our invitation to be guests at our home, so we can properly host you."
"Ah, no problem. It's not like we hit the jackpot by chance; we wouldn't die," Reiner waved dismissively, gathering his things and standing up.
"Well then, let's go."
The group followed Conis inland. Angel Island was composed of several large island clouds connected by stairs.
Conis's house was situated relatively high up, and it took the group quite a while walking to reach it.
"Conis, what was that Waver thing you mentioned earlier?"
Nami asked again, puzzled. A vehicle that could travel freely on the sea without regard for wind direction greatly intrigued her.
"This must be your first time up from the Blue Sea," Conis said, bringing over a shell. "On Sky Island, we use Dial Energy. All aspects of people's lives depend on Dials and Clouds. Like this one."
Conis shook the purple shell in her hand, then, smiling gently, aimed it at the wind chime on the balcony and pressed the top of the shell. A gust of wind blew out from the shell's opening, making the wind chime sway and tinkle.
"This is a Wind Dial. It can store wind energy, then release it when the top of the shell is pressed."
"The size of the Dial determines how much energy it can store. Wavers use larger Wind Dials, but the principle is the same." Putting the Wind Dial down, Conis continued softly:
"Besides this, there are also Heat Dials, Tone Dials, and so on. Their functions, I believe you can guess just from their names."
"That's amazing!" Usopp couldn't help but marvel. "These Dials must be unique to Sky Island, right? Would they still work if taken back to the Blue Sea?"
"Most of them would," Conis nodded, then added, "Except for some Cloud Dials. Because the environment is different, most Dials whose functions are related to clouds wouldn't work the same way back in the Blue Sea."
There are three types of clouds in Skypiea. One is Sea Cloud, which, as the name implies, is like the sea and also contains Pyrobloin particles that drain Devil Fruit users' stamina.
The second type is Island Cloud, which is a solid cloud with elasticity; when they first arrived on the White Sea, Luffy and the others were bouncing on it like a trampoline.
As for the third type, Processed Cloud, it's actually made by cutting and processing Island Clouds. Most of the furniture here is made from Processed Cloud.
It can even be compressed, mixed with other substances, etc., to alter its properties to some extent, for example, processing it into Iron Cloud or Swamp Cloud.
"So that's how it is," Usopp understood now, ideas already forming in his mind. He wanted to learn more about Dials to tinker and create some small inventions.
Conis then brought out several illustrated books about Skypiea Dials. Besides Usopp, Reiner and Robin also asked for a copy.
Conis's father was busy in the kitchen, preparing to let them taste some unique Skypiean cuisine.
Hearing this, Sanji went over to help. He had brought some Blue Sea ingredients from the ship, planning to let Conis and her father try something new.
Reiner moved a cloud sofa onto the balcony. The sun was warm, the view was excellent, looking down one could see pedestrians all over the island.
He sat on the balcony sunbathing, smoking a cigarette while slowly flipping through the Dial encyclopedia.
Besides the ones Conis had just introduced, he saw many other Dials used for daily life, such as Lamp Dials and Vision Dials. However...
"Conis, excuse me," Reiner called back towards the house.
"The Dials listed here seem mostly for daily use. Aren't there any offensive Dials?"
Reiner remembered the Impact Dials from here, capable of releasing powerful shockwaves with considerable force.
More importantly, it wasn't a normal blunt attack, but an impact that could bypass external defenses and cause internal damage, capable of harming even Luffy with his rubber body.
Reiner recalled that certain martial arts techniques seemed capable of similar effects, the most memorable being specific moves from Fish-Man Karate. If combined with Armament Haki's internal destruction... the power would be absolutely immense.
Jinbei used it against Big Mom to great effect! Unfortunately, Kuroobi didn't know such advanced techniques. Then there was the Happo Navy's Hasshoken.
Reiner wondered if he could learn something from the Impact Dial. Impact + Armament internal destruction + Conqueror's Coating... how could anyone withstand a Black Flash punch like that?
Although he had no talent for martial arts, his physical stats had improved across the board, and his control over his body had increased significantly. Surely he wouldn't be completely inept now.
Fighting relying solely on undead was sufficient, but having some life-saving techniques for himself was still necessary.
He wasn't some genius who could surpass decades of diligent training with just a year or two of practice.
But mastering just one move should be possible, right? Practice one move to the extreme. Reiner understood his own strengths and weaknesses very well. His plan for his own development was to rely on stats and become a One Punch Man.
"Um... are you looking for Dials with offensive capabilities?" Conis came out, hands clasped before her chest, looking somewhat troubled.
"There are some recorded in older versions of the encyclopedia... but civilians are forbidden from possessing those types of Dials. They are all controlled by God's Army under God Enel. You probably won't be able to buy any."
"Is that so?" Reiner understood now. He slowly stood up and handed the encyclopedia back to Conis. "Sorry to trouble you."
"Not at all."
"Since that's the case, I guess we'll have to give up. After all, we can't just go robbing people," Reiner smiled.
Hearing this, Conis visibly relaxed. After all, the man had said he was a pirate. If he offended God, the consequences would be unthinkable.
But this blond man seems very gentle; he probably wouldn't lie. Likely the type of pirate focused more on adventure, wouldn't do anything too outrageous.
Clearly, she was mistaken.
Seeing Conis return to the room reassured, Reiner slowly retracted his professional fake smile.
Just kidding! Of course, I'm going to rob them! Getting stuff for free is the best!
"Dinner's ready, everyone!"
"Woahahaha! Coming, coming!" x2
Reiner and Luffy responded in unison, though Reiner's tone was slightly sarcastic. Luffy glared at him, yelling,
"Why are you copying me!?" x2
"Bastard!" x2
"Damn it!" x2
"Pfft-hahaha!"
The onlookers couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Stop it! You even look exactly the same!"
Reiner took off his glasses, put on a serious expression, made a gesture as if lighting a cigarette, and said deeply, "As a knight, I would never allow a lady to shed tears."
"Hey, damn Four Eyes!"
"Pfft-hahaha~~ Anymore?" Usopp egged him on. "Reiner! Do Zoro next!"
The room was filled with lively noise. Amidst bursts of laughter, the group cheerfully enjoyed their lunch. Meanwhile, outside on a distant street...
"Crawling advance!"
"Crawling advance!"
"It's Captain McKinley! Heso!"
"Heso!"
A group of sturdy men wearing purple T-shirts and white berets crawled on the ground, advancing through the bustling street.
Whenever they encountered someone greeting them, they would stop and shout back loudly. Crawling like this for nearly an hour, they finally arrived at Conis's house door.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
"Who is it?" Hearing the knock, Conis stood up and walked towards the door.
"It's me. McKinley of the White Berets."
"Captain McKinley?"
Conis looked puzzled but still opened the door for them. "Members of the White Berets, what is it?"
"The Divine Soldier Captain has ordered us to deliver a letter to the Blue Sea people," McKinley said, holding out a folded white piece of paper...
(End of this chapter)
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