As the Perfume Yuda is peacefully sailing on the sea of paradise, Tritoma approaches Raeven and Enel, who are currently drinking beer in broad daylight.
Sprawled on a recliner chair like a dried squid while holding a cold beer, Raeven didn't have the majesty he showed before; this surprised the trainees that didn't know him well. Enel, on the other hand, is currently busy checking his specialized speedboat, which he named Bolt recently.
"Big brother, thank you for aiding our Kuja Pirates once again," Tritoma said as she bowed. The notion of thanking their savior didn't surprise the trainees; what surprised them is the term their empress calls him.
"Eeehhhh?!!!" The trainees, whom the Kuja Pirates ignored. Everyone knows about the love sickness disease that killed a lot of empresses before, so they didn't act like the trainees.
"It's nothing really; in the future don't be so arrogant like that again. Sending just 3 Kuja pirate members to tour in paradise while protecting others is an arrogant choice. Don't let it happen again, Tritoma," Raeven said.
"Yes, big brother, don't worry, it won't happen again," Tritoma said.
"Good then, at least you still know how to listen to others. Wake me up when it's time for dinner," Raeven said as he emptied his glass of beer and stored it inside his belt, and then he took a nap.
Tritoma talked to the girls who are going to train on Sixis Island, and then she pointed at Enel, who just finished checking up on his boat.
"He is the current instructor at the island, the third brother of the Dracule family, and the one who saved you before is the former instructor there, also a current Warlord of the seas, Raeven-san," she said.
"Once you get there, you will enter hell like I told you before. You can quit, but forget being a member of the Kuja pirates in the future. Also, there's a master smith on the island; you can request weapons from him," she added.
"Then what about our marksmanship training, Lady Empress?" One of the trainees asked.
"Enel will teach you those things too; don't mistake him for using a trident. His devil fruit power requires very precise control and aiming. Also, if you guys get lucky, Raeven-san will teach you those things too," Tritoma said.
"Also, if you are lucky, a suitable devil fruit will be given to you as a reward," she added.
Sixis Island
East Blue
As the Perfume Yuda arrived at the port, Monet and Robin were already there waiting for them. They are assigned as the tour guides of the island. The trainees followed them to their assigned guest house that will be their home while they train here, while the Kuja Pirates members began to load the shipment of liquor for this month.
Raeven, on the other hand, returned to his farm, and Enel carried his boat back to Stussy's Lab for a thorough checkup.
The next day the Kuja Pirates set sail. While the trainees are rounded up in the training field, there Enel and Raeven stand up at the front of them.
"This is the start of the training camp; the first lesson is simple: you just have to hold on and don't pass out," Enel said, which made the trainees curious, and then his Conqueror's Haki wave hit the trainees.
Out of the 24 trainees, 14 of them immediately lost consciousness, while the other 10 are having a hard time standing up. Enel looked at his pocket watch, and in just 10 seconds, only 3 trainees remained.
Then a burst of uncontrolled Conqueror's Haki spread out, coming from one of the trainees who is still fighting to stand up.
When this happened, Enel immediately stopped his Conqueror's Haki, making the three remaining trainees sit on the ground with cold sweat.
"Wonderful, finally a user of Conqueror's Haki," Enel said while looking at the girl.
"You three report your name and age," he said.
"Boa Hancock 12"
"Boa Sandersonia 11"
"Boa Marigold 9"
"I didn't expect that Tritoma would even send someone like your age here, but enduring my conqueror's haki for 15 seconds is already good," Enel said, then he looked at Raeven on the side.
"Boa Hancock, this devil fruit is prepared for you by the previous empresses, Shakuyaku and Gloriosa; it's a Paramecia Devil Fruit called Love Love Fruit," Raeven said as he gave the small treasure box to Hancock. Inside it is a devil fruit that looks like two cherries.
Hancock didn't hesitate; she ate the fruit whole, shocking Enel and Raeven. Her cute face became crumpled, and she immediately regretted chewing the fruit.
After a while she recovered, and she tried to use her power, shooting a heart-shaped bullet, which petrified the ground.
"This devil fruit can petrify anything, and its power will grow stronger the stronger your charm is; in simple terms, the more beautiful you are, the stronger this fruit's power is," Raeven said, which Hancock just nodded seriously to.
After the other trainees recovered, they all began their strengthening training; even Monet and Robin joined the training too.
September 1, 1505
Mihawk returned to Sixis Island, and he brought back 2 devil fruits; one of them is an ancient Zoan Snake model Titanoboa, while the other one is a Paramecia devil fruit called the speed fruit.
The ancient Zoan was given to Marigold, while the speed fruit was given to Sandersonia. The trainees picked their weapons too; Marigold, just like Enel, picked a trident; Sandersonia picked a spear; and Hancock stuck to hand-to-hand combat. The other trainees picked their own weapons too. The old man Kozaburo is very happy that his weapons, which he called his kids, are being picked by strong warriors.
This month Shakky and Tritoma visited the island too. They said they are here to relax, but the real reason is that a group of World Nobles is going to the Sabaody Archipelago to play around, and with Shakky and Tritoma's beauty, the two of them will definitely be a target of the Celestial Dragons, so to avoid problems, Shakky and Tritoma headed towards Sixis Island.
While the two of them and the rest of the Kuja Pirates stayed at the island, Raeven recruited them as part-time farmers; he recently expanded his vineyard and orchard again, and with the help of the Kuja Pirates, the area quickly became cleaned and ready for planting.
At the end of October, the Kuja Pirates and Shakky left the island, and Raeven was surprised to see the pure gold ring he gave to Mihawk is already on Tritoma's ring finger.
Raeven was so happy that he dragged everyone on the island to drink, which surprised everyone, as he didn't say what the reason was; he just said that he was happy, so everyone should have a day off and drink.
It's November, and Sixis Island had its first ever snow of the year. Ace is currently building a snowman with Rouge. Currently, Ace is not the same as in the story; the Ace right now is very disciplined, and he always listens to his elders, especially Raeven, his big bro. His dream in the future is not being a pirate or anything like that at all; his dream is to become the publicly acknowledged number 4 of the Dracule Family.
Obviously his big bro Raeven is number 1, followed by Mihawk and Enel. Right now a strong contender for the fourth-ranked fighter in the family is Stussy, but she declared herself as a support, so Ace became determined to train and claim that seat for himself.
He can read now, albeit slowly. He saw on the news that the emperors of the new world had 3 commanders, so he started training. When his mother heard about his dream, she supported it fully, and she told Ace that strength is not enough; knowledge and etiquette are needed too, so Ace trained and studied hard.
When the others on the island heard about this, their fighting spirits were ignited. If a 4-year-old kid like Ace is giving maximum effort, how can they slack off?
Mihawk is happy when he hears this news; if their family grows stronger, then protecting the peace of this island in the future will be easy.
Right now the Dracule Family has 7 members; 4 of them are devil fruit users: Enel is a logia, Stussy and Robin are both paramecia, and Monet is a special paramecia. 3 of them don't have a devil fruit: Mihawk, Raeven, and Sugar. Sugar is still a kid, so she doesn't have a devil fruit yet; when she grows older, she can pick if she wants to be one or not.
At the start of December snow began to fall down, making the whole island white. With the winter starting, Raeven had a lot of free time, so he became the instructor of the training camp so Enel could have free time, but the guy didn't rest; he began to spar with the Ninja Khans like Mihawk still does. He said that he's still weak, so he wants to be stronger.
Fortunately, Raeven recently ordered a super reinforced arena from Vegapunk so the island won't get destroyed if someone is training. Luckily, the training arena upheld its name. Raeven even wanted to test its durability to see if it could withstand his full-powered attack, but he didn't do it in the end; the island will get destroyed, he is 100% sure of it.