"It's time to set my plan in motion."
What is this plan? Well it nothing grandiose or convoluted.
I plan on getting as strong as possible and obtaining as many skills and knowledge as I can in the next 7 years before Luffy begins his journey.
To start off, I'll have to start some physical training. So I'll start off with a run around the entire village every morning.
When my legs get tired in between my run, I'll do sets of push ups, but because my strength isn't that great, I'll have to start with sets of 5 and continue running.
All the sets of push-ups will accumulate to 200 in a day and the run to 10km.
when I'm done with the run and push-ups, I'll rest for a bit and do squats until failure.
The next day I'll do core workouts throughout.
The following day, I'll spend working on advancing my current skills and obtaining new ones.
I'll eat, then I'll train my
I really want to learn at least the Rokushiki as well. Since they are techniques based on physical capability as opposed to Haki which is based on will, which I don't know whether I have enough of to be strong with it alone. It isn't that far fetched to try and teach myself the Rokushiki
So I'll spend a few hours a day repeating the basic movements of the techniques, maybe I might just get lucky.
If possible, I'll even try read as many books as I can get my hands on on the next day. Although I was a pretty average student in the conventional subjects, I never failed a semester in my 12 years of being educated.
Honestly, I hated studying, I barely ever did, which is why my results were always bang on average. I hope this time I'll enjoy it because it's something I want to do of my own volition.
I'll spend the rest of the week doing something to earn some money. After all, right now I am dirt broke. I may need to save up for when I begin my own voyage across the sea by myself. I'll need to pay for places to stay, and for stocking up.
Since I don't really have anything to distract me, I can spend most of my time training, working or resting, and in my resting time, I'll be gaining as much knowledge as I can, especially about the South Blue which I'll have to sail through for a while.
{10 minutes into the run}
The sun begins to rise in the horizon ahead of me and I see someone coming out of their house. It's a middle-aged lady. She's holding a set of farming tools.
She directs a little wave at me along with a loving smile.
I can't be rude, so I reciprocate the gesture.
While doing this I use
Name: Simpson Bernice
Age: 42
Race: Human
Title:
[Stats]
HP: 26/26
Str: 13
Sta: 17
Agi: 8
Dex: 15
Int: 9
Per: 11
Wis: 12
[Skills]
I run past and I'm shocked. "WHAT ARE THOSE STATS!?", I say to myself.
I realise that I'm such an idiot. I was so happy about my stats last night, but I hadn't considered the fact that I'm a normal human child, so I wouldn't have as high stats as adults.
I run throught the village and in that time I come across a few people. When I checked their stats, it appears that the normal human adult's stats are in a bracket around 15 for each attribute.
So for a child, I'd say Clara and I are pretty average. I have to get stronger.
I should work to at least be close to 25 and over 20 for each attribute if I want to survive against the pirates and detoured Marines that sail this Sea.
I'm not going to think about the Grand Line just yet, I have to take it one step at a time. I'll only look to Reverse Mountain-or the Calm Belt, should I choose to enter that way- when I am sure that I'm ready to enter 'The Pirate Graveyard'.
Suddenly, curiosity strikes me.
"Since I've seen so many people's stats, I wonder how Oliver's stats are.", I think to myself."Eh. I'll see them when I see him next."
{A few minutes after Chaz had gone for his routine}
Oliver had ran excitedly to the inn where Chaz had stayed the night.
He slams the door open.
"CHAAAAZ, I GOT A SURPRISE FOR YOU!" he exclaims.
A loud voice suddenly comes out of the kitchen saying:"WHY ARE YOU BEING SO LOUD!? WE HAVE PEOPLE SLEEPING IN THE INN."
"BUT YOU'RE BEING LOUD TOO!!", Oliver replies.
Clara sticks her head out of the doorway that leads to the kitchen and gives Oliver her well renouned death stare.
"A-Anyway, where's Chaz, I want to show him something.", Oliver says nervously.
Clara calms down and responds:
"He left a few minutes ago. I thought he was going to look for you."
"Really? Maybe he wanted to look around the village." Oliver says.
"It's a possibility." Clara replies.
"What are you so eager to show him anyway?" Clara asks.
"That's a surprise.", Oliver says trying to be mysterious.
"Oh, Ok then."Clara says."While you wait for him, help me set up the tables for the guests".
Oliver has a disappointed look on his face, "Aren't you even a bit curious?", he asks
Clara responds with a blatant "No."
"Are you sure?" he says following her.
"Yes." she says.
"OK, I'll tell you." He says with a determined look.
"No need"
Oliver is instantly deflated.
"So are you going to help me or not?" Clara says in frustration.
Oliver with a droopy posture says "I will." as he begins to assist Clara.
{Some time later}
The inn doors open and Chaz walks in on Oliver and Clara setting up the tables.
Chaz is exhausted.
Oliver runs to Chaz and supports him saying:
"What happened? Were you chased by another boar?"
"Huff...Huff...No. Huff...I went out to...Huff...do some training.", Chaz says as he is sat down on one of the chairs.
"What are are you training for though?", Clara asks
"Well, if you must know." Chaz says, "In a few years, I want to go out and sail the seas"
Clara and Oliver stand and stare blankly. They look at Chaz, then look at each other-They repeat this a few times before Clara asks:"So you want to be a pirate?"
"To sail the seas, you don't have to be a pirate. There's the Marines or I could be a Bounty hunter and catch pirates to claim their bounties.", Chaz says.
"But really, I don't care what I am, I just want to go on an Adventure and experience the world, save some lives. Maybe even find the One Piece.", he continues.
Oliver stares for a bit before breaking out in laughter. "Gogogogo, I guess you can count me in. That sounds like a lot of fun. Gogogo", he says.
Clara looks at them for a bit before letting out a breath."Phew, I guess I'll have to come along, who knows what kind of problems, this bonehead might get you guys into. And you'll need someone to cook for you, right? I'm pretty confident in my culinary skill", she says.
"Haha, I guess we could go as a crew...but the seas are dangerous." Chaz says a bit disheartened.
"So we guess we'll join you in your training", Oliver and Clara say simultaneously with smiles on their faces.
...
"Oh right, the reason I came here was because I have something to show you.", Oliver says excitedly.
"Really? What is it?" Chaz asks.
"Follow me!" Oliver replies while pulling on Chaz's arm and running out the door with him.
"Bye Clara!", Chaz and Oliver say together.
"Bye guys". Clara responds
{A few minutes later}
"Oliver, where are you taking me?", Chaz asks.
"We're almost there!", Oliver says.
Oliver pulls Chaz down the road. They make a couple of turns before making a stop, looking directly at a well built cottage with a shop to its left. It seems like they are on the same stand.
The shop has a board above items door with an engraving of farming tools.
"A shop for farming tools? And what is this place we are looking at?", Chaz thinks to himself.
Abruptly, Oliver says to Chaz:"That's my dad's smithy and workshop."
"Ohhh. So he makes and sells farming tools?", Chaz says inquisitively.
"Exactly. And this here...", Oliver says while opening the door, "Is where you will be staying"
As the door is opened and Chaz enters the room, he is faced with some of the best craftsmanship he's ever seen in his life.
Every visible metal in the cottage is as finely made, if not better than some of his knives collection back on earth.
The wood in the house is smooth, thin and we'll coated without sacrificing the constitution of the building.
As someone who was majoring in fine arts before his transmigration and had shadowed quite a few artists and designers, they didn't even come close to this.
"I see you like it?", Oliver says.
"Yea, it's amazing...", Chaz says while still analysing the amazing woodwork.
"Yea, It's something my my dad and I just did last night after I told him about you. Not my dad's best work though, but he thought it was good enough", Chaz says.
After hearing this, Luffy looks at Chaz and thinks
Name: Johansen Oliver
Age: 9
Race: 1 Third Human(Human-Dwarf-Giant)
Title:
[Stats]
HP: 25/25
Str: 17
Sta: 10
Agi: 9
Dex: 11
Int: 6
Per: 6
Wis: 5
[Skills]
Chaz is greatly shocked and amazed by this development.
[1st Person]
What is this status sheet? For a 9 year old? He's a year younger than me and he can easily flatten me.
He's also a Human, Dwarf, Giant hybrid? That explains his strength and how he's taller than me.
And now that I look at him properly, although he's wearing a baggy long sleeve shirt and overalls, his chest shows through his shirt and his neck and shoulders are built.
His hands as well, they're big and rough-The hands of a blue collar working man.
As for his skills... All of them can be put down for a good Shipwright.
Heh, this is interesting.