"I know what you're trying to say," Granny Nyon said helplessly, looking at rry. "But your companion hasn't hatched yet, so..."
"Ah, Granny Nyon, that's not what I ant."
Granny Nyon: ???
What else could it an?
iser, however, seed to realize sothing, his eyes lighting up as he exclaid, "rry, have you developed so special ability?!"
Just like the spatial ability rry had displayed before, perhaps she could unlock an even more powerful skill!
At this thought, iser's eyes filled with anticipation.
"I think so."
rry pondered for a mont before saying, "It seems I can now control the wind..."
"Wind?"
iser was stunned, then looked at rry in shock. "The wind as I understand it?"
"I think so."
As she spoke, rry raised her small hand and waved it toward the boxes containing the Devil Fruits.
Imdiately, the boxes began to inch forward across the table as if they had grown legs.
"There really is wind..."
Sensing the movent of the air, everyone in the room wore expressions of astonishnt.
Soone who hadn't eaten a Devil Fruit could manipulate the wind?
Could it be... this little girl had mastered Wind Release Ninjutsu?
At this thought, the others turned their gazes toward iser.
Understanding their unspoken question, iser asked, "rry, have you learned Wind Release Ninjutsu?"
Although rry's ability didn't quite match the Wind Release Ninjutsu he knew, who was to say she couldn't develop her own unique power?
After all... she was a legendary spirit!
"It's not Wind Release Ninjutsu," rry shook her head.
Not only Wind Release, but none of the other ninjutsu iser had taught her had worked for her.
The only thing she could sowhat grasp was the Sealing Technique, and even that progress was painfully slow...
"Not Wind Release?"
iser frowned. "Then how are you doing this?"
"Hmm..." rry thought for a mont before shaking her head again. "I don't know."
"If I had to explain it... it feels like an instinct."
"An instinct?"
Pondering rry's words, iser fell deep into thought.
The power to control the natural wind, combined with a unique substance possibly found only in the sea...
Could rry be a Nature Spirit?!
At this realization, a look of awe flashed across iser's face!
If that were truly the case, rry's potential would be terrifyingly limitless.
"rry," Hancock asked curiously, "when did you awaken this power?"
"Just now."
"Just now?"
Hancock was taken aback. What did she an by just now?
rry seed to notice Hancock's confusion and explained, "Just as I was wondering whether eating a Devil Fruit would kill , this power inexplicably erged from within my body."
Though no one understood how it happened, that was indeed the case.
Hancock: .....
So she forcibly awakened a special ability to avoid eating a Devil Fruit?
No, what kind of bizarre physiology is this?
anwhile, iser stroked his chin while looking at rry and said, "It's also possible you awakened it long ago and only just discovered it now."
"Why do you say that?"
rry looked at iser in puzzlent, clearly not expecting him to say such a thing.
"Do you rember that group we encountered at the Sabaody Archipelago back then?" iser said.
rry thought for a mont before replying, "You an... the Rosy Life Riders?"
"Yes, exactly them," iser nodded.
"What kind of strange na is that?" Granny Nyon remarked.
The Rosy Life Riders?
Was their life filled with rosy hues or sothing?
"The na is a bit odd, but they were decent people," iser said.
This ti, Granny Nyon simply nodded without further comnt.
"Why bring them up?" rry asked curiously.
"Because that was when you first displayed unusual abilities!" iser exclaid.
"Did I?"
A question mark seed to pop up above rry's head—she didn't recall this at all.
"Of course you did," iser insisted. "Those guys escaped on flying fish, but you still managed to hear their conversation."
A thoughtful expression crossed rry's face before she finally said, "Now that you ntion it... I think that did happen."
"What's the issue here?" Marigold asked iser in confusion.
What's wrong with overhearing soone?
"At that distance, it would've been impossible to hear them under normal circumstances," iser explained. "At the very least, none of the rest of us heard anything."
Marigold's eyes widened in surprise. "That really happened?!"
So... rry had already awakened her abilities back then?
She just couldn't utilize them for so reason until now. "I see..."
"So I'd already awakened my powers by then?" rry asked doubtfully.
"It's highly possible," iser nodded. "Perhaps the power of wind allowed you to hear them at the ti."
As for why rry only awakened now, that remained unclear.
"So that's how it was..."
rry fell into deep thought, recalling past events.
Now that she thought about it... it made sense.
"But why did she awaken the power of wind specifically?" Sandersonia wondered.
After a brief pause, iser replied, "Maybe it's because rry is a Ship Spirit."
"What do you an?"
Once all eyes were on him, iser continued, "Think about it—when a Pirate Ship sails across the sea, doesn't it rely on the wind to move?"
"But there are paddle wheels too," Sandersonia pointed out.
"Don't be difficult," iser shot her an exasperated look. "I'm talking about most situations."
iser had a good understanding of how ships worked in this world.
Although so ships were equipped with paddle wheels, most still relied on sails for movent, so his explanation wasn't entirely off.
Sandersonia fell silent for a mont after hearing this, then nodded without saying anything further.
"What does this have to do with how pirate ships move?" Marigold asked, puzzled.
"Of course it's related."
iser explained, "rry is a Ship Spirit born from a ship, so her Awakening ability might be connected to ships!"
For example, her spatial ability could very well be tied to the vast space within a ship or the need to transport large amounts of materials for repairs.
Hearing iser's explanation, Marigold's eyes widened in surprise.
Could it really be explained like that?
Then she said, "So if rry Awakened the power of wind, it's because sailing ships rely on wind to move?"
"That's a possibility," iser nodded.
"This..."
The group exchanged glances, finding the explanation a bit far-fetched.
But upon closer thought, it did make so sense—after all... rry had indeed Awakened the power of wind!
Just then, iser continued, "Of course, there's another possibility."
"What possibility?"
"rry might not be a Ship Spirit!"
"Not a Ship Spirit?"
Hearing this, confusion flickered in their eyes.
What did he an by that?
"I'm not a Ship Spirit?"
rry stared blankly at iser—had she just been stripped of her spirit status?
"I'm just saying it's a possibility," iser said helplessly.
rry fell silent for a mont, then blinked her big eyes and asked, "Then what am I?"
"You might be a Nature Spirit," iser replied.
"A Nature Spirit?"
The unfamiliar term deepened the confusion in their expressions.
"Exactly, a Nature Spirit!" iser nodded. "A spirit born from nature itself!"
"If rry really is such a being, then her Awakening the power of wind wouldn't be strange at all."
After all... creatures like these were nature's favored children!
"A Nature Spirit, huh..."
Marigold studied rry closely before saying, "It sounds a bit outlandish, but it's not impossible."
"But wasn't rry born from your pirate ship?" Sandersonia asked doubtfully. "That matches the legends about Ship Spirits perfectly."
"Why are you being so nitpicky?"
iser shot Sandersonia an exasperated look. "I never said rry is definitely a Nature Spirit. It's just a theory."
"Either way, the fact remains that rry has gained supernatural abilities."
Sandersonia paused, then nodded. "Well, that's true."
In the end, it didn't matter what kind of spirit she was—as long as she gained power, rry would be better able to protect herself.
"So... am I a Ship Spirit or not?" rry tilted her head and looked at iser.
"That's sothing you'll have to discover for yourself," iser replied with a gentle smile. "Perhaps one day in the future, you'll find the answer within you."
rry thought for a mont, then nodded. "Alright."
Since iser had spoken, she decided not to dwell on it further and focused on becoming stronger first!
With that thought, rry cast aside her unnecessary worries, her expression returning to normal.
"It's wonderful that rry has awakened this ability," Granny Nyon said with a smile. "This will greatly enhance her archery skills."
After all... the power of wind could make her arrows even more formidable!
Perhaps envisioning certain possibilities, Granny Nyon's smile widened.
anwhile, iser froze upon hearing Granny Nyon's words.
Then, he muttered to himself: This sounds just like the Arrow of Wind...
If it could truly unleash the power he imagined, then rry as a sniper would be far more threatening than Usopp.
At that mont, an image flashed through iser's mind.
He saw rry's small figure appearing beside Kizaru, raising her longbow and aiming it at him.
"Don't move, Kizaru!"
"Oh, scary~"
Pfft—the imagery was just too vivid.
The thought made iser burst out laughing.
"Hmm?"
"What are you laughing at?" Granny Nyon asked, eyeing iser suspiciously.
What was this guy thinking about now?
"Ahem, I'm just happy for rry," iser coughed lightly and said. "After all, she's getting stronger, isn't she?"
Granny Nyon gave him a skeptical look, sensing he wasn't being entirely truthful.
But she couldn't find anything wrong with his words, so she nodded and let it go.
Relieved, iser turned to rry and said, "rry, spend these next two years training hard with Granny Nyon."
"Don't worry, I'll do my best to get stronger!"
The little girl clenched her fist in determination, her adorable gesture making everyone laugh.
"Hahahaha!"
"Then you'd better be prepared, little one," Granny Nyon chuckled, ruffling rry's hair. "I won't go easy on you~"
At her words, a flicker of fear appeared in rry's eyes, but the mory of what they'd experienced at the Sabaody Archipelago quickly steeled her resolve.
"Bring it on, Granny Nyon!" Little rry declared firmly.
"Good~"
Granny Nyon nodded approvingly. "Once you've hatched that snake egg, we'll begin training—and work on building your synergy too."
"Got it!!"
Hearing that training wouldn't start imdiately, rry visibly relaxed.
"But don't slack off in the anti," iser interjected. "Study your newly awakened ability, and keep practicing the Sealing Technique I taught you!"
Especially the power of wind—if rry could master it fully, her threat level on the seas might surpass even his own!
"Understood..."
"Hmm?"
"Understood!"
Seeing the little girl suddenly sit up straight, iser smiled in satisfaction. "That's more like it."
"Brother-in-law..." Marigold hesitated before speaking. "Aren't you being a bit too strict with her?"
rry had only been born a few months ago, so subjecting her to such intense training now might be a bit...
"No, I think iser's approach is correct," Hancock said with a serious expression. "Don't forget what they'll be facing in two years."
Hearing Hancock's words, Marigold suddenly looked enlightened.
That's right—the Straw Hat Pirates would be hunted by the World Governnt in two years!
To increase their chances of survival, rry had to start moving now!
With that thought, Marigold fell completely silent.
Seeing that Marigold understood her point, Hancock turned to rry and said, "rry, I hope you understand iser's good intentions."
Her thoughts aligned with iser's—they both wanted rry to start training now so she could grow stronger sooner.
Only by becoming strong herself could she take control of her own destiny!
"I know... I just... hehe, I just wanted a few more days of rest," rry said sheepishly.
"Then take a few more days to rest."
iser patted Hancock's hand before looking at rry. "But once training starts, no slacking off, got it?"
"Don't worry, I promise I won't slack!" rry said earnestly.
This ti, she was truly determined to grow stronger and wouldn't laze around like before.
"Good," iser nodded.
"Then I'll take charge of rry's physical training," Hancock declared. "I'll teach her everything I know."
"Huh?"
rry blinked in confusion. "Wait, wasn't I just supposed to learn archery? Why do I need physical training too?"
Wasn't her role support and sniper?
"Having strong physical combat skills will prevent you from being taken out in close quarters," Hancock explained. "Besides... physical training will also improve your stamina."
"Oh..."
After carefully considering Hancock's words, rry nodded. "Alright, I understand. I'll do my best."
This ti, Hancock simply nodded without further comnt. Granny Nyon, who had been watching Hancock, sighed inwardly, 'She's really changed so much...'
Truly, the power of love is great. Hahaha.
Then, Granny Nyon spoke up. "Then it's settled."
"I'll handle rry's archery training, and Hancock will take care of her physical training."
"Agreed," Hancock nodded.
She would do everything in her power to help this little one grow stronger.
"Brother-in-law, what do you plan to do with these unknown Devil Fruits?" Sandersonia pointed at the three Devil Fruits on the table.
"These three..."
iser glanced at the fruits and stroked his chin. "Let's see if Shakky can help find better Devil Fruits first."
"If not, then we'll just have to let those guys take a gamble."
As for whether they should eat them... that would be their own choice.
"It's best to stick with known ones," Granny Nyon advised. "Otherwise, they might end up with a bad ability."
If they were unlucky enough to get a weak ability, they'd have no one to bla but themselves.
"I agree with that."
iser nodded, then turned to Granny Nyon and asked, "Granny Nyon, would you like to give it a try?"
Co to think of it... he had never actually seen soone eat a Devil Fruit firsthand.
"?"
"No, I'll pass," Granny Nyon shook her head.
At her age, what was the point of eating sothing like that?
So it was better to decline.
"Alright."
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