"Fu Zhan——"
The sailboat was anchored on the shore of a deserted island.
Under Dewey's will, the three chose to rest here.
Kalina and Nami were hanging out to dry the treasures they salvaged.
Dewey went to a distance and continued to practice the "Sword of Fire".
After wasting several ordinary samurai swords, Dewey finally swung a huge fire snake towards the sea.
The flames collided with the sea water, producing large amounts of water vapor.
When the flames dissipated, the 50,000-berry-worth samurai sword in Dewey's hand was dripping with molten iron, and the handle was scrapped.
"I see..."
Dewey threw away the knife handle and nodded with a look of realization.
Dewey took out a samurai sword from the barrel again. This time, he did not compress the flame hard. Instead, he raised the samurai sword and swung it hard from top to bottom.
Orange-red flames emerged from his palms and turned into a fire snake that wrapped around the blade, completely enveloping the katana to form a "Sword of Fire". Then, a fire snake that was several times larger than before roared towards the sea ahead.
Looking at the mist rising in front of him, Dewey lowered his head to look at the samurai sword in his hand. It was exactly the same as before and was not affected by the flames at all.
"I didn't expect that I would take the wrong road."
Dewey shook his head helplessly.
The idea of compressing the flame and swinging it out is feasible, just like Fujitora's gravity sword, but it is not something Dewey can do at his current level.
Before he comprehended "Steel Cutting", it was actually unnecessary for Dewey to go through so much trouble to swing out a flaming slash.
He only needs to form flames from his wrists like Enel's "Divine Judgment", and use the samurai sword to swing the "Fire Fist" in a slashing manner.
It does not damage the weapon, but can still deliver a powerful slash.
Dewey tried it a few more times and found that the fire would indeed not damage the weapon, so he put the samurai sword back, drew out his Sandai Kitetsu, and swept forward.
"torch!"
A tornado-shaped flame about five or six meters high appeared out of nowhere above the sea, spinning and burning, rolling up the seawater to evaporate the water vapor, which then turned into a thick fog.
"torch!"
After inserting the Sandai Kitetsu into the ground, a circle of fire spread out from under Dewey's feet, and in the blink of an eye, a wall of flames with astonishing temperature was formed.
When the wall of flames dissipated, Dewey put away the Sandai Kitetsu, closed his eyes and replayed the scene in his mind.
"No matter how many times I watch it, this kind of power to control nature is too foul!"
On the sailboat in the distance, Kalina looked at the foggy sea in amazement. Even from a long distance, she could vaguely feel the high temperature that had not yet dissipated.
"This kind of power, Aaron is only this strong, right?!"
"Of course I can… If I can get his help, I can definitely save the village!"
Nami clenched her fists, her beautiful eyes flashing with a strange light.
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[Host: Dewey]
Age: 16
[Devil Fruit: Flame-Flame Fruit, Level 3, Proficiency: 47%]
[Swordsmanship: Basic Swordsmanship, Level 3, Proficiency: 51%]
[Experience points: 0]
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The Sword of Fire is not difficult. Fuslash, Torch, and Fire Flame are more of a way of controlling the Flame-Flame Fruit than swordsmanship.
Dewey practiced the "Sword of Fire" for two hours, and only stopped when his strength was almost exhausted.
By summoning the virtual panel, the experience of the Flame-Flame Fruit and basic swordsmanship will be improved.
This discovery surprised Dewey.
Being able to improve the proficiency of two abilities at the same time, the training of Ryujin Jakka is indeed correct.
"Boss, thank you for your hard work."
Dewey returned to the sailboat and Kalina enthusiastically handed him a towel.
"Thanks."
Dewey took the towel with a smile, wiped the sweat off his face, and said slowly: "This is my first time as a bounty hunter. Do you have any targets?"
"Yes, yes, yes…"
Hearing this, Nami's eyes lit up and she said hurriedly, "Wait a minute, I'll go get something."
After saying that, Nami ran into the cabin, and after a while, she came out with a notebook.
"Boss, the people hidden inside are the wanted criminals in Donghai in recent years."
Nami opened the notebook and found bounty warrants sandwiched between the pages.
There is Buggy, the red-nosed clown, Sig, the bandit whose death the navy doesn't know about, Crick, who has a large crew, and the real "East Sea Overlord" Fishman Dragon, etc…
"Eight million, fifteen million… Hey, twenty million bounty, it's him!"
Dewey took the bounty orders handed over by Nami, and looked at them one by one, seemingly lacking interest in them. But just when Nami couldn't help but speak, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he decided on his target.
"Captain of the Dragon Pirates, Fishman Dragon?"
Kalina pinched her chin and said, "I've heard of this pirate. It's rumored that they are fishmen from the Grand Line. The reason why it's just a rumor is that they are very low-key and not as active as other pirate groups. Their territory is also not well known, but they do have the title of "Evil Dragon Empire."
"I know this pirate!"
Nami couldn't help but speak, "The Dragon Empire is real. They have occupied more than 20 villages, and my hometown is one of them. Their headquarters is in my hometown."
Kalina's eyes widened in disbelief, "You're lying. The pirate with the highest bounty in the East China Sea is actually in your hometown. Are you okay?!"
"How can it be okay…"
Nami looked gloomy and said, "They rule all the villages. They charge fees to the villagers under their rule in the name of building an empire. Those who do not comply or cannot pay will be eliminated, and even the entire village will be implicated. My mother died at their hands."
"...Feel sorry!"
Karina, who had never seen Nami like this before, hugged her immediately.
She finally understood why this little thief was so greedy for money.
"It's okay. I'm used to it."
Nami shook her head, but as her emotions came to a head, two lines of tears appeared on her face without her noticing.
"Very good, then it is decided to be him."
At this time, Dewey suddenly spoke.
His expression was icy, and a sinister smile appeared on his handsome face. He said, "If you dare to bully my navigator, I will make that fish into a grilled fish!"
"Boss…"
Nami looked at Dewey in a daze. She didn't expect that he would be willing to stand up for her.
For a moment, a warm feeling called touching spread through my heart.
Nami vaguely felt a sense of identification with this boss who was forced to surrender.