"Sun god nika was a person from a very, very long time ago. Many people at that time were slaves, and later, one person rescued and freed them. This title was the praise and address given to him by the people he had saved."
"It is said to be a spirit that lives on the burning path to the sun, on a rubber tree that makes brilliant light dazzling."
"Although I know other things, you don't have the strength to know them yet. You will know them in the future. But all in all, your nika fruit is no worse than mine. The reason I've come further than you is that the training I underwent as a child was more systematic, harder, and more difficult. Unlike you, from what I've investigated, you were completely free-range as a child, thrown into the deep mountains by your grandfather to fight wild beasts, and even had mountain bandits take care of you. Your training was unsystematic, and you knew little."
Luna was still the same; naturally, she wouldn't admit to being a system owner with a cheat. Of course, her words were mostly to encourage Luffy. She also truly believed that Luffy, as the Son of Destiny in the Pirate World, possessing the strongest nika fruit native to this underwater world, with the most incredible and absurd abilities, would likely only be a tiny bit less accomplished than herself in the future.
But at this moment, Sana, sitting nearby, was already stunned. She blinked her eyes and couldn't help but say,
"Uh, I'm the intelligence officer, right? Why does the Captain know so much that I don't, even about Luffy's past?"
"Hahahahaha." The Girls of the Pink Hat Pirates all laughed when they heard this. Of course, because they all knew, more or less, or rather, had an understanding: if Sana could collect precise information, then Luna always seemed to know unexpected and unbelievable things.
"I understand now." At this moment, Luffy also understood, and his confidence surged once again.
Of course, hearing that his Devil Fruit was not the most useless Rubber-Rubber Fruit, but the nika fruit, a top-tier Devil Fruit.
Suddenly going from being defined as the weakest to being top-tier, how could this not restore Luffy's confidence? It was as if he could already see a bright future ahead.
Seeing that Luffy had completely recovered, both groups of members smiled.
Next were a few friendly spars. First was the sisterly battle between Nojiko and Nami, a contest of staff techniques and a clash of ice and lightning.
However, facing Nojiko, who was infinitely close to Reserve Admiral level, Nami, whose strength was still at the bottom of the Straw Hat Pirates, and who could currently only contend with ordinary Marine Vice Admirals, was quickly defeated.
How could her staff techniques possibly win against Nojiko, who had specifically trained in the Snow Maiden Multiple Staff Technique?
Moreover, Nami's Clima-Tact was truly just a toy right now, far from comparable to the cold core thousand illusions staff, which was on par with a supreme grade sword and even far stronger.
Even with her current ability to control the weather, including lightning, it was far inferior to Nojiko's ice and snow.
So, needless to say, with these numerous factors, it would have been strange if Nami had won. Nojiko even won very easily, always maintaining a smile.
"Luffy, you idiot, look at Luna, then look at yourself."
Especially after Nami learned that Nojiko had again received new good things from Luna, further improving her strength, and then recalling what her own sister had obtained previously and her sudden, butterfly-like transformation.
Nami couldn't help but roar at Luffy, as if venting all the resentment from having been beaten up by him.
"Is it my fault?" Luffy felt very wronged. He really hadn't, as Luna said, spent his extra training time as a child collecting treasures everywhere.
Then Robin and Deya also sparred. Chopper actually challenged Longquan. As for Chopper's reason for challenging, it was similar to Luffy's; he was also a bit disheartened and wanted to challenge himself.
Longquan greatly admired Chopper's reason and determination, so she agreed to him. Deya also agreed to Robin.
But the outcome was needless to say. With the power of space, Deya easily toyed with Robin, winning the victory effortlessly.
And Chopper was completely crushed by Longquan. Chopper had no ability to approach Longquan; under Longquan's intense focus and psychic control, Chopper couldn't even take a few steps.
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