On the sea with clear skies, two pirate ships were fighting passionately.
They kept a certain distance and aimed at each other with the ship's cannonballs. Huge black projectiles were ejected from the thick muzzles.
This was followed by the cheerful laughter of the pirates.
"Attack attack!"
"The reckless pirates dare to attack us!" Jesus shouted to the gunner with a telescope, "Come on."
"I hope the pirate on the other side can hold on a little longer, I want to have a good shot!" The pirate who controlled the cannonballs played with the cannon on the ship with great interest.
"Be careful, don't let the other side hit us. There are two imps on the boat." Shanks drank while watching his crew members play.
"When we go to the channel later, we'll reinforce the ship. It's a bit worn out and can't withstand a few impacts."
A cannonball flew towards Shanks' ship, but Beckman held a bullet and flicked it casually, causing the cannonball to detonate in the air.
The shock wave caused by the air explosion caused the hull to shake twice.
Across the way, the local pirates in the East China Sea stared dumbfounded at the operations of the Shanks Pirates.
"Impossible, how could such a terrifying existence exist!"
"Quickly retreat, this is simply not something we can handle!"
"They are not humans, they are monsters!"
The local pirate ships in the East China Sea fled quickly, trying to get out of the battle.
But Shanks' pirates sensed the other party's intentions and just curled their lips and fired the last cannonball.
"It's disappointing. I only lasted a few minutes and stopped fighting."
The gunner reluctantly left the fort.
The last cannonball he fired accurately hit the enemy's ship and directly blew up the opponent's ship.
"Look for treasure, look for treasure!" Jesus Bu and a few pirates had already sailed over in a small boat to rob the local pirates.
This is their current main source of income.
Earn money by playing black and white.
The local pirates are all poor pirates, but even so, they are enough for Shanks to move around.
They can rely on the sea for food. All they have to deal with is buying daily necessities such as clothes, as well as gambling and entertainment.
As for the latter, since they really have no money, it's acceptable to default on their debts. Anyway, they can't beat them together.
Therefore, pirates' money is mainly used to buy daily consumables such as clothes.
Shanks' team will not bully kind-hearted weaklings. When faced with things like buying clothes, they must use money to solve them.
Of the two brats on the boat, Uta was leaning on the bed, looking at the clock, while Luffy had his eyes closed and was training with two tons of equipment.
In the dream world, Luffy was lying on his side on the grass, flipping through the physics book he had obtained, while Uta was flipping through the music scores.
Two children were calmly doing their own thing on the lush grass.
"Luffy, why do boys like things like guns and swords?"
The girl asked, Uta didn't quite understand, couldn't he like something gentler?
"Probably...it will make you stronger if you get it, that's why."
Luffy didn't know why, but almost every boy had an extraordinary love for weapons such as swords, sticks, and guns.
After thinking about it, he only came to this conclusion: if you get it, you will become stronger.
"Boys really like to become stronger..."
Uta looked at Luffy and asked again: "Why?"
"If you want to ask why..."
Luffy pulled out a piece of grass and played with it in his hand.
If you ask why you like to become stronger...
"Probably, because we all want to live. We want to live and live better. This is something engraved deep in our genes."
Uta didn't understand.
Luffy raised the grass in his hand towards her, "Look, I pulled it up..."
The flame ignited at the fingertips, and the trace of green disappeared with the wind, leaving only the burned residue.
"To live is to deprive yourself of something to make your life better. To become stronger is to prevent yourself from being deprived of something by others, so that you can survive. The cycle goes on and on. Every life has been doing this kind of thing."
"It sounds very sad, this kind of thing."
Uta's strong ability to empathize made Uta feel a certain sadness even though he couldn't understand it.
"Because there are too many things Uta wants to know. If you do that, you will be cursed by knowledge." Luffy reached out and hit her on the head while reading.
"Forget everything that just happened. This is the only way to escape the curse."
Don't change your job to become an animal protection or environmentalist in the world of pirates.
He imitated Shanks again: "Uta will understand this kind of thing when he grows up."
"Don't talk like Shanks!" Uta became angry.
"Luffy is a kid too!"
"Smelly brat!"
Luffy just smiled as he listened to Uta's scolding. Sure enough, such a beautiful voice made it really nice to scold people.
In the real world, Uta counted the time and asked Luffy's physical body to stop exercising and sit on a chair to rest.
As Luffy's health improved, he began to let Uta take care of his body again. Uta made a time plan for this stupid brother who didn't care about his body. Every half hour of taking care of his body, he would let Luffy's body stop and rest.
If possible, she would also like to give her body a massage, but she is not strong enough to press Luffy's strong body.
The adults' heavy-fire activities did not affect the two little devils' leisurely leisurely life.
When Uta got tired, the two children exited the virtual space. Luffy felt his tired body and went to hang out with Uta on the boat.
Because the number of pirates encountered recently increased, the Red Forth was filled with a pleasant smell of gunpowder.
The pirates defeated another group of pirates and sang triumphantly.
Shanks stood on the bow of the ship and looked into the distance. This Red Voss was somewhat different from the Red Voss that Luffy remembered.
The ornament on the bow is not a dragon head, but a flower basket.
Uta sometimes stood in the flower basket and looked at the sea in the distance.
"There are obviously more pirates here than there are in Windmill Village." Jesus Bu said holding a rifle-style firearm.
"This is not on the Vice Admiral's route home."
It's great for Luffy to free his mind. This kind of life is always full of laughter.
Seeing that Luffy couldn't leave, Uta put his hands on his shoulders, trying to push him forward.
Then he wiped the sweat from his hands between his green-white fingers.
"Luffy is so disgusting, go take a shower!"
"Yes..." Luffy took dry clothes and went into the bathroom to take a shower.
With the sound of rushing water, Luffy leaned against the edge of the wooden board, letting the water droplets hit his skin.
It’s been a long time since I’ve had my domineering style. Well... I should say that the fresh and exciting feeling of gaining superpowers has faded away. Now, it’s just like going to work, doing the same job day after day.
A boring and peaceful daily life.
Do you want to learn some new skills?
Luffy was thinking about this kind of thing again. He put on clean clothes and came out with clothes that were wet from exercise. The girl leaned against the bathroom door, waiting for him to come out.
"It's so troublesome. Next time you exercise, just take off your shirt." Luffy said.
He took the laundry tools and started washing clothes.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Shanks said... I'm a girl, I can't look at boys' bodies."
Uta who said this felt slightly guilty and turned his eyes to the other side.
"Well……"
Luffy was speechless for a moment. This didn't sound like much, but it was weird. He was only seven years old. What's the big deal? Besides, adults bare their chests more often, right?
Even Shanks is no exception. I have to say that Shanks has a really good figure and Luffy is very envious of him.
After finishing the matter of clothes, Uta couldn't wait to ask him: "Luffy, what should we play next?"
"I'm a little bored, and I don't really want to exercise, draw, or play chess..."
Luffy continued to clear his mind. Time on the ship passed so slowly. This was not like the comics, where he arrived at Frost Moon Village in the next one.
Enduring loneliness and enduring daily routine is the first thing to do on the ship.
"Should we go see a local doctor?"
Uta tilted his head.
"I want to learn massage, but the doctor said I'm not strong enough. If I were Luffy, I should be able to learn it," Uta said.
Uta licked her lips, the luster of her purple pupils was a bit alluring.
"Want a massage? Let's learn a little bit." Luffy held the back of his head with his hands, wanting to try the massage experience.
When Dr. Hongo was massaging him, he didn't even pay attention to his technique.
Because, at that time, he was either unable to think because of pain, or he was hiding in Uta's world, letting his body be played with by Hongo like a dead fish.
…
"Doctor Hongo, I want to experience a massage!"
The two children, a boy and a girl, ran to the second floor. Apart from eating and hanging out, Hongo usually stayed here. On the boat, he was a man who did not appear very frequently.
Compared to the lively and active Jesus Bu and them, the doctor prefers to stay indoors and study medicine.
The medical room is very clean. There are rows of medical books on the desk, and a medical box with a red cross on it is placed in a conspicuous position.
The doctor held a book in his hand and looked at the two little ones carefully.
He was wearing a gray jacket and gray trousers. The zipper of the jacket was not zipped up, revealing his strong lines and large muscles, which made Luffy envious.
Even a doctor is a tough guy.
"Exercised too much again?" Hongo looked at Luffy and asked Uta.
"No, Uta will let Luffy rest." Uta said.
Hongo nodded slightly, "You two, although the spiritual world is beautiful, don't forget that the real world is the real thing."
"Lie on the bed opposite. Every time I massage Luffy, it's like pressing a fish to death. I haven't even heard any comments about my skills."
There was a shallow scar on the left side of the doctor's forehead. When he stood up, Luffy saw that his pants obviously didn't fit, and the trousers only reached a little below his knees.
Luffy took off his slippers obediently and lay down in the middle of the single bed opposite.
Although it was a single bed, it was still too spacious for Luffy.
Hongo stood next to the bed. He stretched out his hand across Luffy's body. Where his fingertips touched, the originally hard muscles returned to soft elasticity, and they dented as soon as he poked them.
Luffy felt a little itchy.
After a basic examination of Luffy's body, Dr. Hongo had a certain understanding.
Then, he began to play with the little boy's body.
"Regular massage is good for the human body. Massage techniques act on specific parts of the human body surface to regulate the body's physiological and pathological conditions and achieve the purpose of physical therapy. In nature, it is a physical therapy method. From the perspective of massage treatment, it can be divided into health massage, sports massage and medical massage..."
The doctor explained to the two children while pressing the button.
Luffy gritted his teeth. He felt that his body and bones were being clicked by the doctor at random. Itching, pain, and comfort all came to Luffy's heart.
This technology... is so powerful!
As if he sensed that Luffy was enduring something, Doctor Hongo put his hand on Luffy's waist.
"Hmm!"
Luffy couldn't help it and made an embarrassing sound.
The doctor then showed a satisfied smile.
Once the mouth that clenched his teeth opened, it could not be closed again. Luffy completely lost his grip and made embarrassing sounds from his mouth.
"L-Luffy, is it okay?"
The tips of Uta's ears were slightly red, and the two rabbit ears made of hair stood up high.
"Ah, this...is a little...so comfortable..."
Luffy had never experienced an advanced technique called massage, so he had no resistance to it, and he had no idea what it would be like to be pressed.
So, he was breached again.
The embarrassing voice kept coming out, and he refused in his heart, but since materiality determines consciousness, he couldn't resist it at all.
His will is vulnerable.
The shame exploded, causing mist to form in the eyes.
"No... I won't do just a massage..."
He reached up and covered his mouth.
I couldn't hold it back anymore, and there was a sound of "oh!"
After a massage, Luffy was already lying on the bed limply. The huge amount of sweat soaked the clean clothes he had just put on and contaminated the mattress.
"Luffy's in good health, but remember to eat more vegetables when eating, and don't exercise too hard when exercising."
The doctor commented while washing his hands.
After the hellish shame, my body felt refreshed and my muscles relaxed. This is indeed a super useful technique for the body.
Luffy's originally boring heart became excited again.
"Doctor, I want to learn this, teach me!"
"This is a very complicated technology, are you sure?" Doctor Hongo asked.
"Please, Hongo-sensei!"
An interesting smile appeared on Dr. Hongo's lips, and he pulled out a book on human anatomy from the bookshelf.
"Then, come and get to know your body."
"Doctor, I want to learn some simple bandaging techniques." The singer on the side put her legs together and twisted, and raised her hand.
"Okay, then you two, come to class together."
Hongo took out a medical book and put it in Uta's hand.
When Luffy saw the anthropology book in his hand, he rejected it in his heart. Didn't this become studying medicine?
But the atmosphere has reached this point, so we can’t run away.
So, Luffy flipped through the medical book.
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Two-in-one, and...
