Chapter 71: The Choice Falls into an Infinite Loop
"Extra training..."
These two words made Nanamo's scalp tingle.
Because of the existence of Amphelite, that "overachiever," she could clearly feel the intensity of the recent training increasing.
ramping up the intensity again would not be a good thing for her.
"No, Papa, you have to believe me. You look the coolest when you're relaxed."
"I don't believe you."
"But Papa, you have this habit too! The number of times you act 'careless' when facing enemies is way higher than me! You are treating me unfairly; I want to protest!!"
Nanamo firmly believed that her behavior had a source. As her father and instructor, Nereus was the root of all this.
After all, Nereus often felt playful and toyed with his enemies.
"If you had the same Haki and the same Fruit ability as me, you could naturally do that. Your defense is indeed not low, but it hasn't reached the point where no one can harm you.
In the final analysis, you are still too weak.
If you want to learn from me, why don't you learn some of the good aspects?"
Whether it was Logia users or ability users with special recovery capabilities, sometimes they would adopt this attitude of ignoring attacks when facing weaklings.
After all, no matter what, the enemy couldn't hurt them, so standing still was enough.
But this kind of situation could also be polarized.
One type was people with sufficient strength who knew clearly whose attacks they could take and whose they couldn't.
As the Marine Admiral jokingly called the "Actor Monkey," Borsalino could stand still and pose for a few minutes, letting Usopp shoot his slingshot at him however he liked.
But when the person aiming at him changed to Beckman, Borsalino wouldn't continue to stand there and take the hit. He knew the opponent's Haki was capable of hurting him.
The other type was those who ate a Devil Fruit and felt they were invincible under the heavens. Although they might not meet a match for a short time, once they encountered someone with real strength, they would immediately be reduced to a background character.
For example, the likes of Caribou. Their elementalization, when facing someone proficient in Haki, only increased their target area for receiving hits.
Even Charlotte Linlin herself had times when her defense failed.
Although Nanamo's mental state was much more stable, and she hadn't experienced any sudden mental breakdowns leading to a loss of defense during combat training with Nereus so far, some things still had to be prevented.
"No, actually I..."
Just as Nanamo wanted to explain, she suddenly realized she had fallen into an infinite loop.
If she said she didn't sense the opponent was about to attack her, that meant her Observation Haki wasn't up to par—that was incompetence.
If she said she did sense it but didn't dodge because she was confident, that was being reckless.
Whether reckless or incompetent, the result would likely be extra training. Comparing the two, it was better to admit to being reckless...
"You idiots! Did you never stop to think why I dared to say directly how I would deal with you?! Why I wasn't afraid of you fighting back?!
Why would I let a little girl unlock your chains?! Wasn't I afraid of you taking a hostage?!
Did you think it was just because we are underwater?!"
A wave of resentment rose in Nanamo's heart, finally condensing onto those few pirates causing trouble.
"Little girl, you go rest. I'll handle this myself!"
Nanamo returned to her original position. With a gentle force, she stopped the Mink who was still attacking just now.
Before the Mink could react to what was happening, Nanamo threw her toward the crowd behind her.
"Ah Pan (Big Pan)! Catch him! Hermes, same old routine! Do it! Remember, don't hit the face!"
Big Pan caught the thrown Mink steadily with one hand. Hermes, who was already furious, had even changed color to a certain extent.
The Homies created by Charlotte Linlin had a huge disparity in strength. The lowest-level Homies were just some talking and running food with no combat power to speak of.
The more outstanding Homies were qualified combatants even within an Emperor's crew.
And Homies formed by splitting her own soul were her strongest aids. Although they couldn't exert strength equal to hers, they could participate in battles between powerhouses.
"You ungrateful guys, daring to commit such disrespectful acts. You deserve the punishment of a thousand needles!! Cloud Needles: One Thousand!"
Hermes aimed roughly in the direction of those pirates, and countless fine needles made of Iron Cloud spewed out from its mouth.
Devil Fruits often defied science. Elemental Homies were essentially elemental aggregates. Like Logia users, they could release massive attacks of their own element.
As a composite of various Sky Island clouds, Hermes could release objects made of various Sky Island clouds.
Iron Cloud was similar in texture to refined iron. Not only did it have excellent hardness and strength, but it also had superior toughness.
Countless Iron Cloud needles flew downward, paying no mind to Nanamo, who was also within the attack range. This was the "same old routine" Nanamo shouted about.
Hermes's attack of this level couldn't break her defense, but it could cause huge trouble for the enemies.
Without Nanamo even needing to throw a punch, Hermes's needle rain had already taken care of most of the pirates who wanted to seize the ship. The remaining two who were slightly stronger were swiftly finished off by Nanamo with a punch each.
"Don't worry, the bubble film is very sturdy. It won't break from this level of impact.
Even if it breaks, we have ways to protect you. We are good people. Mm, good people."
Big Pan comforted the Mink in his palm, seeing the Mink looking at the surrounding bubbles from time to time. After the battle on Nanamo's side ended, he placed the Mink back on the ground.
The ship's coating was actually quite sturdy. Even if a person repeatedly passed through this bubble film, the bubble wouldn't shatter directly.
However, if a Sea Beast took a swipe at it, the bubble film wouldn't hold. Popping it required some small techniques.
The Fish-man race, who fought underwater year-round, knew very well how to deal with such things.
"4.8 million Berries, 7 million Berries... this one is 12 million... adds up to a bit over 30 million. Not bad, it can soothe my wounded soul..."
This was why she told Hermes not to hit the face. If they were rendered unidentifiable, she wouldn't be able to exchange them for a single Berry of bounty.
"Na..."
Hermes opened its mouth but didn't finish the sentence. Nereus probably wouldn't give her all the bounties from these pirates, but it seemed inappropriate to burst this bubble of reality right now.
Better to let its master immerse herself in the joy of wealth for a while longer.
This interlude actually saved a lot of trouble; the number of people needing verification dropped by more than half instantly.
Theoretically, those who stayed honestly on the side without making any rebellious moves should be fine, but the investigation still had to be done.
Meanwhile, Nereus was also registering new information regarding the hometowns of these people.
When it was the Mink's turn, Nereus chose to step forward and register her personally. From the moment she chose to strike, she had more or less attracted Nereus's attention.
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