Back at the docks, Hamr stared at the damaged Warhamr and felt a pang of pain in his heart.
He quickly began organizing manpower for repairs.
"Hey, Lance. I already reported everything to the logistics departnt. Just grab the materials from the warehouse and get the Warhamr fixed ASAP."
"Especially that huge hole, make sure it's patched up properly."
"By the way, where are Shirley and Hina?"
Lance accepted the requisition slip Hamr handed him, with this, he could access the supply depot.
"Shirley took Hina to get her identification processed. She told to tell you: Hina will be staying at your place for a while."
Hamr nodded. He trusted Shirley. With her looking after Hina, there was nothing to worry about.
"Alright then, I'm counting on you to handle repairs here. If Shirley or Hina cos looking for , tell them I'm at the armory. I've got forging to do."
Yes, it was ti for Hamr to get back to forging.
He had tons of ideas swirling in his mind and needed to return to his forge, his true domain.
...
The Next Day, Marine Armory
"Hina, use your ability to make so iron rods. As for the shape? Surprise ."
"Okay! I'll give it a try!"
Because of her unique powers, Hina was brought into the marine armory, becoming the first person ever allowed inside Hamr's personal workshop.
Her Paracia-type Cage-Cage Fruit could generate iron constructs from her body with a hardness superior to steel.
As she activated her powers, black material flowed out and instantly transford into a giant hamr, stunning Hamr.
"Wait… Hina, why did you make a hamr??"
Hina giggled and casually spun the hamr she had just created.
"This is a custom version I designed! I used to make rods or spears, but I found hamrs are just way more useful!"
She even gave it a few swings, and the sight made Hamr instantly think of Poppy, the yordle from a certain ga.
A small girl wielding a massive hamr… yep, pretty accurate.
"Alright, fine, a hamr works too. Make another one and let give it a couple of swings."
Hina created another hamr. Hamr took it and started pounding away.
As he worked, he called up the system panel he hadn't checked in a while:
Na: Hamr
Age: 21
Devil Fruit: Paracia-type Hamr-Hamr Fruit
Developnt Level: 95%, Near Awakening (keep working!)
Fruit Abilities Unlocked:
Small Hamr
Air Hamr
Omnidirectional Hamr
Hamring of the Soul
Chest-Breaking Hamr
Fla Hamr
Absolute Space
Hypno Hamr
Shape Hamr
Armant Haki (Activated): 40% — Decent hardening
Observation Haki (Activated): 25% — Prediction Sensory (weak)
Conqueror's Haki: Not your destiny. You're a strong salted fish, but forget this one.
Combat Skills:
Rokushiki (Mastered)
Rokushiki Variant Techniques (Learned)
Special Ability: Critical Crafting (Specialized Attribution, Ability Extensions, note: ability extensions are uncontrollable)
His fruit's developnt had progressed again, nearly at awakening. Good.
The ability had also changed due to his progression. The old random attribute boosts were gone, replaced with Special Attribution and Ability Extension, though he still didn't fully understand them.
But looking back, it had already been four years since he crossed into this world…
Ti flies.
Nowadays, he doesn't even need a furnace to heat tal. Thanks to his Fla Hamr ability, he could directly channel fla into his strikes, heating steel blanks just by pounding them, forging speed doubled.
Soon, a long black blade was forged, glowing red-hot.
Just then, the a familiar sound chid in:
[Ding! Detected unique steel composition, generated by Cage-Cage Fruit. Ability Extension triggered: 100% Hardness & Durability, -200% Sharpness. These attributes are permanently applied to all future creations using this fruit's products.]
Hamr: "....."
'What the hell??? I forged a sword and you NERFED the sharpness??'
'And permanent effect?? That ans anything made from Hina's fruit will always have these traits??'
So even if he made a razor-sharp longsword out of it… It still wouldn't cut butter?
He completed the quenching process anyway, and the all-black warblade was done.
To test whether it really wasn't sharp, Hamr grabbed a chunk of wood and struck down hard.
Hina looked on curiously.
The blade ca down, not like a slash, but a sledgehamr smash.
DUANG!
Hamr: "..."
Hina: "..."
Both were stunned.
'Why… why did a sword sound like soone hamring an anvil??'
They looked at the wood, and it hadn't been cut. Instead, it was smashed, as if a heavy hamr had crushed it. Jagged, shattered splinters flew everywhere.
"It can't cut like a sword, but it can smash like a hamr?"
Hina's worldview was completely shattered.
Even Hamr, who understood what was happening, was briefly speechless.
"Hina… I think your ability just isn't suited for blades. No swords. No spears.
Blunt weapons are your calling."
"Look at this, what a fine hamr this sword turned out to be! Unique design. Great results."
"Hmm… I should take this to Sengoku. Might short-circuit his brain."
Suddenly struck with inspiration, Hamr decided he was going to prank Sengoku to get back at him.
But just to be sure, he decided to run more tests.
"Hina, make a few more hamrs for , let try sothing."
"Okay!"
Hina produced several long black hamrs. Hamr forged each of them into blades again.
Sa result.
They looked like swords, but acted like hamrs.
No slicing, just crushing force.
He sighed. This was a bit of a headache. Sure, the extra hardness and durability were great, but what use was a blade that couldn't cut?
Looks like from now on, he could only use Cage-Cage materials to make hamrs.
Even morning stars were out; no sharpness ant the spikes were useless.
Still… the newability had potential. His mind raced with possibilities.
He reached for a container filled with magma, eyes full of anticipation.
.....
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