Chapter 7: Three years later

' What's up'- Thoughts

"What's up"- Speech

*What's up*- Sounds

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After the slaughter, it was his grandfather who brought him back to reality and took him home with him.

As soon as they arrived, he wanted to make sure that Pride was all right. After all, as tragic as it may be for a young boy to witness a murder, it is all the more tragic to commit one.

Indeed, we are facing a vicious pirate age. Children are forced to learn to look after themselves at an early age, or else they will be surrounded by death. However, there is no guarantee that this will not lead to the development of mental disorders.

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The conversation he had with his grandfather took place 3 years ago.

Strength and more strength! For the past three years, Pride has been devoting the majority of his time to his training. He soon realized that the more training he did, the more he could unlock from Shanks's memory.

However, he was left to his own devices when it came to training his Devil Fruit. After all, the techniques that were shown in the anime of Fujitora were mostly more refined or more advanced ones. And that wasn't of any help, so he was more and more creative with the invention of new techniques.

He kept on performing the same workout throughout each day with no breaks, apart from increasing the reps, almost to the extent that the following day's workout proved to be too much for him.

Although he no longer fainted, he returned home every day in a deep state of pain and drenched in sweat.

His main focus was on his swordsmanship and his devil fruit utilization.

With each passing day, and with each advancement, Pride was able to gain more and more of Shanks's knowledge. It was a great help to his swordsmanship. Only then did he realize that Shanks himself was a training beast.

To improve the use of his Devil Fruit, Pride spent most of his nights attempting to levitate items from his backyard. In the process, he discovered two additional ways to use it.

As we all know, gravity is everywhere. With a great deal of creativity, Pride practiced on a daily basis not only to make things float but also to make them repel or attract each other.

It took a lot of practice. In the beginning, he was barely able to perform the two tasks mentioned above. However, with the passage of time, the application of these skills has improved. Even though he still hasn't mastered these skills, he already has the ability to have an effect on people with them.

But it all depends on the strength of the opponent. The task will be quite easy if the opponent is a child. But the process would be more difficult with an adult.

►Calendar year, 1474◄

As always, the sun was shining brightly over the island. So far, the island has not been affected by any bad weather in the last ten years.

A youthful man could be seen upon closer inspection. He had medium-length black hair, crystalline blue eyes, and a distinguished face, as well as a height of 1.77 meters.

He examined himself in the mirror, thinking about something. He heard a humming sound inside him.

*ding*

[Name: Pride]

[Age: 14 years old]

[The template "Shanks" extraction 20%]

[Abilities:]→Intermediate Swordsman: In this stage, the swordsman can make a sword turn into an extension of his own will. The swordsman is capable of cutting through things that are usually harder than the sword itself, such as certain types of stones or even steel.

→Observations Haki: » beginner stage]

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[Devil Fruit]: Zushi Zushi no Mi, progress 18%]

[Abilities: ↓

→gravity suppression]

→gravity alleviation]

→gravity repulsion]

→gravity attraction]

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"Pride, come down. Breakfast is ready."

'The progress that I have made in the last couple of years has been quite tremendous. At first, I was considering joining the Marines to speed up the integration with Shanks's template, but I completely underestimated just how fruitful the overall training is. Although it becomes more and more difficult to progress later, there is no longer a need to join the Marines, especially since I wouldn't be the kind of person to follow orders in the first place. I would much rather be a free spirit.'

"I'll be right there!"

Pride didn't let his grandfather wait too long. After changing his clothes, he went straight to the kitchen.

*munch*

*munch*

As the two of them sat at the dinner table, feasting on their usual eggs and meat, his grandfather's voice resounded.

"Pride, you know that the Kingdom of Briss is the nearest island to us. One of my friends, a merchant who sells all sorts of goods, came by last time and mentioned that he would soon be acquiring a rather valuable item for his possession. Since he is still in debt to me, he suggested that I should come by for the item soon. This one, however, happens to be a gift for you, so I would like you to go there and pick it up. Just be on the lookout for someone by the name of Kozuma at that location."

"Okay, Grandpa."

"You can ask Dokai for a ride on his boat. It shouldn't take too long to get there. Maybe 1 day," Grandpa Rey said while chewing.

After eating, Pride got dressed. He prepared his bag for the journey to the Briss Kingdom.

"Grandpa, I am on my way to Dokai."

[Rey P.O.V.]

It's just amazing to see the kind of progress that the brat has made over the last couple of years. He has completely put me to shame in that regard.

Not only was his swordsmanship getting better and better. His physical strength was also increasing. Don't even get me started on his devil fruit utilization, truly a terrifying ability. I have a feeling that he will be a strong person soon.

HAHAH, you will surely love this gift, Pride.

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Pride was probably lucky. Dokai agreed without hesitation.

While Pride waited outside, Dokai also packed his backpack. After that, they both went towards the shore to reach his boat.

"This is my treasure, my pride. Let's get going. I don't want to be gone for too long," Dokai said, slowly pulling his small boat, which had room for two people, into the water.

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