Luffy: Whatcha doin Jax?

Me: I’m training

Luffy was watching me while he dug into a drumstick from an animal far bigger than a chicken.

The Thunder Cyclone style was incredibly refined. The technique incorporated the whole body and required incredible flexibility and agility. The technique’s principle was the faster one moves the more power accumulates. My body seemingly danced around the target dummy as I sliced the sides with a spinning motion the air currents moving with my body and accelerating it. My legs would occasionally spin and kick the top and my wooden knives would hit the stomach the style was hard to train but with my incredible growth speed the levelling was rapid.

Luffy: How can you move so fast and why is there sparks and burn marks where you hit?

me: it’s cause I’m imbueing the elemental energy into the attacks and guiding it through my body to inflict more damage.

Luffy: Hmmm so it’s mystery fighting mmhmm

Luffy pretended to understand, anything he doesn’t understand he labels mysterious something or other.

Luffy: Could you use it to cook meat?

I stumbled at that one and my rhythm was interrupted. I’m not sure why I expected any different from Luffy.

[Technique level 4]

It had taken about a week for the first level and an additional week for the next meaning this one took around a month. Although I could’ve shortened it but I was also precticing the aspect abilities. Me aspect of the demon and aspect of space abilities were coming along slow and just gathering the energy proved difficult. My aspect of lightning focused on speed and penetrative power. Each attack would have a slight paralysis effect and if trained enough I believe I could even create a lightning storm. My aspect of darkness was great for stealth, my body seemed to meld with the shadows and my hair and eyes turned black with black markings on my skin that moved. The aspect of wind allowed my movements to speed up and attacks were sharper i was excited as if I reach mastery of this I could even fly however for now even hovering would be impossible.

When all of them saw me training my aspect ability they thought I ate a devil fruit or something.

Sabo: Jax what the heck is that ability

Ace: some kind of devil fruit?

Luffy: Join my crew

me: I’m not completely certain myself I just sensed the energy and brought it into myself. It’s not a devil fruit though cause I can still swim.

I didn’t like it but I had to lie

Sabo: wow your so powerful. I wonder if your stronger than ace?

me: I doubt it Ace is a monster

I deadpanned

I wasn’t lieing physically Ace was incredible. All his abilities were in the 400s at least. Sabo would be high 300s even Luffy at that age was around 300 but low. Although my abilities were high hundred and growing quickly it is no wonder these guys became so world shaking.

Ace laughed goofily and scratched the back of his head. His aloofness faded and we’d all become incredibly close.

We then left to go to Makino’s bar. The others were always doting on me which I didn’t dislike. Luffy always acted mature at least in his mind and seemed full of pride being an older brother like figure. Ace was independent but would always be there he was the strongest but always kind to me. Sabo was like a middle child always breaking up arguments and the real mature one he was a mediator. He was always there for me and especially close to Ace. All the villagers knew us and greeted us as we walked to Makino’s.

Me: One large beer please ma’am.

Ace: Same

Sabo: me too

Luffy: sure

Makino: Sure..wait what are you rascals doin asking for beer

She was surprised to see us but it didn’t take her long to understand. She’d become rather accustomed to our shenanigans.

Makino: So what are you doing here boys

us: hopefully drinking

Makino: sure but only drinks with no alcohol haha

she was like a big sister to us all. I enjoyed our time there.

Makino: So I know you three want to be pirated when you grow up but what do you wanna do Jax. You never seem to say when the others compete for who will be the pirate king.

Me: I want to be free to act as I wish. I intend to use Grandad to become a Marine to change the world, I also want to have the power to stop anything happening to my brothers who I know are gonna cause trouble.

They all seemed taken aback but soon laughed. The others didn’t mind my dream as the new I didn’t like being told what to do. I was unrestrained. I would act only when I thought that I should, I wouldn’t hurt those close to me and I wouldn’t hold back on enemies. A few weeks later I found out the others started a betting poll for how long it would take for me to get kicked out. In fact they all invited me to join their crews when I got fired. Such trust my brothers had in me.

The night of the Sake drinking finally came and we recognised each other as brothers and drank. It was very heartwarming and I was filled with joy. That night we sung and danced and made merry.