Kenny's Pov:
I woke up to the irritating rays of the sun as they blasted my eyesight through the open window in my bedroom. I was sure I didn't leave it open before I went to sleep yesterday. I stood up from the bed to close the blinds and I was on the bed trying to sleep the next instant.
......…5 minutes later............…
" *Groan*,ugh ,Good morning to you too world". I stood up from the bed once more and started to stretch. I then proceeded to do my daily ritual before I left the bedroom ,heading towards the lookout of the ship .
Only to be met with the sight of my captain dozing off laid out in the hammock that always seemed to handle his weight.
"Not that he's fat or anything", I muttered to myself only to use Soru to dodge a wind slash that dispersed the moment i was out of its range.
" Now that was just rude kenny, why would you think such rude thoughts about your dearest captain"
I looked at him dryly, a deadpan expression adorning my face for a couple of seconds before he seemed to have had enough as he,
" Dahahahahhaha, relax ,relax. Just kidding. Besides, anybody with a lick of IQ can see I'm not fat. Anyways, how long until we land on Rezden?I'm getting tired of looking at the sea.It was relaxing at first but it's getting boring real quick''.
At his inquiry, I just sighed at his antics,deciding to ignore them for the time being as I took out the paper and the log pose that had three needles each pointing in different directions.
" At our current speed,we should reach it in two days." he nodded at that before a sheepish grin grew on his face the next instant as he said while scratching the back of his head,
" Oh yeah, while you went to rest yesterday, I ramped up Levi's training and I might have gotten a little carried away. But he's okay ". I looked at him,eyebrows raised up before i asked in a bland tone,
" What kind of training did you exactly put him through for that to happen?"
" well , it went a little like this"
............….Flashback to a day ago............
Shanks Pov:
"I've healed enough at this point, captain. So can we turn up the intensity for my training?''. I looked at him for the next ten seconds, something that made him nervous,before a hint of pride passed through me as i sighed before looking at him with warm smile as i said,
" Sure. But remember, you asked for this so no complaining and there's no quitting halfway."
He nodded like a chicken , his face filled with a hint of resolve and excitement as he said,
" Wouldn't dream of doing that , captain".
" Good, with that said. The first part of this training is simple, you'll be doing what I like to call [the Oden initiation: Training edition], which consists of you basically holding on to a chain for at least five hours while making sure you don't drift away from the ship due to a storm or any other weather phenomenon that happens you still up for it Levi?''.
I asked this question with the most serious expression he's probably seen me have. He nodded in response, although I did see a hint of regret that was quickly overshadowed by the expression of resolve that crept to his face the next second. I smiled at before I beckoned him to follow me.
I went to the ship's storage room where I searched for a pair of sturdy chains that could endure the strong currents and weather phenomena of the New World. I found a pair of silver ones that looked brand new and were 200 meters long.
I was out of the storage room an instant later and after five minutes of properly attaching them to the ship, I was done as I washed both of my hands in the kitchen sink. I went to the ship's kitchen to the back of the ship where I found Levi standing patiently, seemingly waiting for me .
I nodded at that,before my voice rang out as i said,
" Now that I'm done with that, let's get this started. First jump into the water and find the pair of chains you'll be holding on to for your dear life for at least the next five hours" .
He did as I told him to and was in the water in no time. Two minutes later, I felt the chains rattle before a silhouette of him slowly emerged as he came back to the surface of the water.
" Good, now you gotta keep holding on for at least five hours. This is to train your endurance and stamina. If nothing much happens, we'll up it to ten hours and if that doesn't work, you'll have to wrestle with the local sea kings to grow. With that said, Good luck''
I then used flash-step to disappear and appear on the lookout where I opened my stash of rum that I hid under the hammock. I took a sip of it while relaxing on the hammock, ignoring the curses I could hear Levi occasionally spew as he held onto the chains while trying to avoid some sharks that were hungry.
After emptying the bottle of rum, I laid on the hammock to relax and I was in the dream lands a minute later, chilling in my own fantasies while my crew mate hanged for dear life while defending himself from who knows what.
..............End Of Flashback...............
Still Shanks Pov:
" And when I woke up, a storm had just started. I steered the ship through it of course and after a successful escape, I found him about to pass, while panting like he'd been running from who knows what.Anyways I bandaged him up and let him rest in his room, The End."
I expected him to be mad or something , but all he did was just sigh in relief as he said in a unimpressed tone,
" Oh , that's all?'', i heard the slight resignation mixed in with that relief.
" Yeah that's all, but you don't seem mad or anything , in fact you seem relieved'' , i said ,my voice laced with a hint of confusion,
"Of course I am, you made it sound like he lost an arm or something only for it to be something as simple as some bruises. Besides, he'll heal up from in no time anyways, Fish-man genetics and all that''. As he finished saying that, he walked towards the back of the ship, me following him in silence before i heard him ask,
" Sooo, can I use the chain to train the captain?" I looked at him as he said that, while holding on to the parts directly attached to the ship. I just absentmindedly nodded at that , still lost in my thoughts.