Chapter 38: Kenny The One
Shank's Pov:
I sat down on top of the lookout once more as I ate a sandwich I had fixed up in no time. I watched the calm ocean waves sway from left to right as the sun continued to shine brightly.
A breeze of wind passed by as my red-hair, free from the grasp of the strawhat resting on beck,swayed to the side. I took a gulp of rum as I continued to eat and gaze at the sea in peace.
That peace however, was shortly interrupted as i heard the *clink* of a doorknob and the sound of a door echoed a second later as the door to Kenny's room opened and he stepped out a second later ,dressed in formal attire consisting of a plain white shirt ,red-shorts and wooden sandals.
"Yawn". He yawned as he started gathering his wits before looking around before looking up ,only to spot me eating the last bits of my sandwich while watching him in amusement.
" Had a nice nap Kenny?". I said with a slight shit eating grin on my face.
'' Somewhat, anyways, while i was sleeping, i felt a destructive pressure trying to crush me, was that you letting go for a moment ,captain?''. He replied ,ignoring my grin before asking me with a straight face. I sighed at his shamelessness before i drank the last bit of rum as i replied in a somewhat bland tone,
" somewhat. I was feeling a bit excited while contemplating the future. Nothing serious. Anyways,how long till we arrive on Rezden island?, i'm itching to fight that mink."
Kenny's Pov:
A sweat drop appeared on the back of my head as I heard the captain's question. I sighed before i replied in tired manner as said ,
" Based on our current speed, it will take us a week to get there. Fighting him aside,min telling me what training i'll be doing tomorrow?Like I said, I'm not that exhausted and I'm itching to get stronger as quickly as possible".A grin crept to his face as I finished speaking as he jumped down and landed gracefully.
" It's good that you're fired up and ready for training, as for what you'll be doing for training, since you have a basic grasp of Geppo and Tekkai, we'll be working on increasing your mastery of both moves to a good degree". As he said that , he threw the empty bottle of room as he started to stretch. I went over his words and it made sense to some extent.
While I wanted to quickly learn haki, I knew learning and mastering some of,if not all the Rokushiki would serve as a good foundation for my future preferred method of combat.
So I started doing stretching exercises with him as I warmed up in preparation. 10 minutes later, I was good to go as I felt energy and blood move properly in my body. I turned to him as i asked,
" So how exactly am i gonna master both Tekkai and Soru ?". He just grinned as he replied in a chirpy tone that raised some flags in the back of my mind,
" Simple really, you'll master Geppo by dodging my slashes as I attack you for 30 minutes. You'll then rest for 5 minutes before we resume , this will continue until the sun sets."
I closed my eyes,took a deep breath before i exhaled in order to not panic before i looked at him with serious face,
" Is there another method that's less grueling than that ,captain?". He replied in a chirpy tone once more as he said,
" Nope. And it begins now". He popped the P as he then unsheathed his saber and a wind slash was flying in my direction the next instant. I kicked the air and I was in the air the next instant looking at the wind slash that seemed to disperse before it damaged the ship.
I sighed in exasperation before I felt my warning signals as he then swung his saber once more and multiple wind slashes were headed towards me. I jumped left, right before I killed my momentum to avoid another slash that seemed timed to cut off my legs.
I resumed kicking the air a second later , and just in time to avoid another oncoming wind slash as that went on to disperse the gathering clouds that had started to condense. I paid that no attention however, as I continued to run around the ship, dodging the continuous waves of wind slashes that seemed never ending.
30 minutes later, I landed on the deck, breathing heavily as sweat covered my face. I took deep breaths as I wiped some of the sweat off my face as I looked at the captain who was sitting calmly on the lookout once more, acting like nothing had happened. I contemplated just ending the training session before I was reminded once more of his words.
" But the real reason is because of what could happen if we continued fighting. Marine reinforcements would eventually arrive and while you can fight normal marines all the way up to lieutenant, anybody in rank above that would be able to beat you. The marines would certainly not send a weak fleet if they're informed that a pirate who can keep up with a vice admiral might have some crew mates who are hiding somewhere on this island. I also put the vice-admiral in a pretty bad state which drastically increases the chances of them sending more than one vice admiral and possibly an admiral for backup. So although this might sound dickish coming from me, in conclusion, we're leaving in a hurry because both of you are weak. But don't worry, because from now on, I'm gonna train you to the best of my ability so something never happens again,understood?" ". As that conversation echoed in my mind once more, i clenched my teeth and grit my teeth before i heard the captain speak as if he knew what i was thinking about,
"It's okay to be weak, Kenny, but it's not okay to stay if you know you need strength. The fact that you're determined to grow stronger is admirable. But you have to remember to take one step at a time. Nobody ever acquired power by rushing, and if they did, it was probably temporary. Permanent power takes time to build up and you have the time and potential .So take some time to relax". I looked at the captain as he said that. I nodded a second later as I laid down on the deck of the ship, looking at the sun for 5 minutes straight.
As the 5 minutes were up, I stood up and started to adjust my body once more before I jumped into the air and started kicking it. I kicked the air and moved to the left as I dodged a wind slash before I kicked the air before dodging another, and another and another as I gradually entered a state of focus.
Before I knew it, I was dodging and kicking as that was all I focused on as the never ending stream slowly increased each passing second. I moved with surprising grace and agility and in no time, thirty minute were up as i landed on the deck once more,but this time with a grin on my exhausted face as i heard the captain say,
" Congratulations Kenny, it seems you just got your first feel of what it's like to use observation haki." My grin widened in response before I just let the exhaustion take over as I laid on the deck once more, looking at the setting sun, this time with a bright smile on my face as I envisioned how strong I would get from here on out.
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