Chapter 408: 408. New Gen
Leo slams the pirate's head to the ground and the pirate faints instantly. Then some remaining pirates who haven't gotten defeated come. Leo sighs and goes to fight the remaining pirates.
"Who is he, Nami?" asks Zoro curiously because Leo also uses swords.
"My little brother. Don't even try to fight him, especially now when you are like that," says Nami.
Zoro has just faced Mihawk just like how it was in the series. He has a big wound as a result of that battle that looked more like bullying.
"Nami-san's little brother?! That means he will be my brother-in-law," says Sanji while smirking, but everyone ignores him.
"Is he strong?" asks Luffy.
"Yeah, I never saw him lost to anyone his age in battle. His battle style is unique and he says he isn't a pure swordsman because he doesn't just use his swords. Just like you Luffy, he also has a devil fruit ability, and our dad said it is a very rare one," says Nami.
Right after Nami said that, Leo's cutlasses and feet get covered in flame as he walks toward the remaining enemies.
"Our dad said Leo has a Logia-type devil fruit which granted him the power to control and become fire. He ate Flame Flame Fruit, one of the most invincible devil fruit in the world," says Nami while they watch Leo attacks the pirates.
Leo shoots himself forward using the fire in his feet as if he is a rocket. He slashes his cutlasses horizontally and generates wide fire blades that fly toward the enemies. Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, & Usopp widen their eyes in surprise when they see Leo defeating multiple enemies at once using one move.
Although they are more surprised to see Leo generates fire from his body. Even Luffy's stretching ability was very shocking already, but now they see someone can make and become fire itself. Devil fruit abilities are very rare in East Blue, after all, so it's normal for them to be surprised by it.
They see Leo fights not only using his cutlasses but also firey feet. He kicks the enemies every once in a while after using his cutlasses. Sometimes, he even hit the enemies using his cutlasses' hilts or headbutting them.
Leo's battle style is very free like Buggy and they like using all their body parts in fights. Buggy taught Leo to be creative in battles because there is no limitation in styles. Swordsmen aren't allowed to use other body parts is bullshit for Buggy and he taught that to Leo.
So Zoro is quite surprised to see Leo's way to use swords in a fight. It is rough, but it flows like water, and it's free like wind even though the swords are burning. Zoro is excited to see a new style even though he feels that there is something familiar about Leo's swordsmanship.
"No wonder you weren't that surprised when you saw Luffy's ability for the first time," says Zoro while watching Leo disposing the crooks easily with flashy moves as if he is just having fun now.
"Well, my dad, mom, and little brother are all devil fruit users. Only me and my older sister are normal in our family," says Nami, surprising her crewmates.
"Now I'm curious about your family," says Usopp.
"You will see my mom and older sister later when we go to my home. I need to go back and tell them my plan or my mom will tell my dad and he will kill me," says Nami while shivering.
"Your dad isn't home?" asks Usopp.
"No, he hasn't returned for a few years now because of his job," says Nami.
"Heh, what's he doing?" asks Luffy.
"He is a pirate in Grandline, that's all I know about his job. He is very secretive about it and only my mom knows what he really does in Grandline," says Nami.
Now the boys are very surprised to know Nami's dad is a pirate in Grandline. They've seen 2 pirate crews who gave up on Grandline, so they can tell how dangerous that sea is. That's why they can guess that Nami's father's crew must be very strong.
"What are you talking about while lazying around like that?" asks Leo who has finished his job.
"We are not lazying around, we are tired," says Nami pissedly.
"I can see these 3 are tired, but you and this long nose don't look like that to me," says Leo sheathing his cutlasses.
"We-well, we are tired mentally," says Usopp while nodding.
"Sigh, whatever. Anyway, we need to go home now. Uncle Burton & Jimmy will arrive soon, so they will take care of everything here. But you can't stay here for too long because you have to explain everything to that demoness," says Leo while turning around.
Nami gulps her saliva, but she still nods because she knows there is no way to escape this. She will just make things worse if she runs away and does not tell Bellemere anything. So she tells her new crew to follow her back home for a while and they agree because Zoro also needs to rest for a while anyway.
"We have a good doctor in our village, so you can get treated while my sister is being murdered by our mother," says Leo.
"LEO! YOU NEED TO HELP ME LATER!" shouts Nami while holding Leo's shirt.
"Even dad can't help you with this, so stop dragging me into this," says Leo while trying to remove Nami's hands.
Nami keeps pestering him while Leo keeps refusing her. The others are giggling seeing the siblings' interaction. Then they go to Cocoyashi Village using Going Merry and Leo joins them because he only used a boat and he can't navigate.
On their way there, the Straw Hats have some talk with Leo. They are curious about his power, but Leo only tells them the gist of his power because he still can't fully trust them even though his sister thinks of them as good people. Buggy always taught him to not trust people easily even if he thinks they are good.
"By the way, how did you meet them, sis?" asks Leo.
"Well, that's...," Nami seems reluctant to tell Leo the story.
But then Luffy blabbers it, "She was pursued by a pirate crew."
"Luffy & I were passing by and she led them to us, so we could only fight them. We defeated them and this woman tried to escape, so we chased her. Then she agreed to be our navigator for a while," says Zoro.
Leo sighs and asks, "Are you stealing again?"
"I-I need money to continue my plan, you know," says Nami.
"Alright, alright, so what about being their navigator? I thought you don't want to be a pirate because you are angry at dad who rarely goes home," says Leo.
"Well, after going around East Blue for a while to draw my map, I realized that I can't do everything on my own. I need a crew, but I couldn't find any crew strong enough to protect me. Then I met these guys and decided to observe them to see if they are strong enough to protect me," says Nami.
"And then?" asks Leo.
Nami then shamelessly says, "They are strong enough to stop enemies while I run away."
"OI!" shouts Zoro & Usopp angrily.
"Yes, Nami-san, I will protect you all the time," says Sanji like the simp he is.
"You can just go home and ask me to help you, you know. Dad also can gather people to help you go around Grandline in peace," says Leo.
"I don't want to keep relying on you or him. Aren't you the same, Leo?" asks Nami seriously.
Leo sighs and says with a serious tone, "Yeah, I won't be able to fulfill my dream if I keep relying on him."
"What's your dream?" asks Luffy curiously.
"Surpassing my dad. He is the strongest person I know and even now, I'm still not sure I can even scratch his clothes in a fight," says Leo.
The Straw Hats are surprised to hear that because they have seen how strong Leo is. Even Luffy, Zoro, & Sanji aren't sure they can win against Leo. Then it reminds them of Mihawk who could defeat Zoro with a small knife.
"It seems those who can survive in Grandline are very different, huh? Grandline-level pirates must be very strong," says Zoro.
"Yeah, I've witnessed my dad's weakest crewmate defeat a pirate with a 30 million bounty with a mere punch. Still, sis, if you don't want to keep relying on dad or mom, then you should train more to get stronger," says Leo.
"Why should I get stronger if I can just sacrifice others?" asks Nami while acting innocent.
Zoro & Usopp gives her a side look and says, "Damn woman."
"Well, whatever. You will need mom's permission if you want to go with them. Dad will hunt you if you enter Grandline without telling them. They let you go before because you only went around East Blue. Dad has many friends here, so they weren't that worried, but Grandline is another thing," says Leo seriously.
"I know, that's why I told these guys I would be their navigator for a while. If I can't get mom's permission, then I won't continue," says Nami.
Luffy then confidently says, "I will make her allow it."
"Good luck with that," says Leo because he knows it will be very hard.
Bellemere won't just let her daughter goes to an unknown world with just anyone. She will make sure they can really protect Nami and if she can trust them. Getting Bellemere's permission will be the hardest trial they'll face before entering Grandline.
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