Ben got up. He thought he would call Sumi and the girls later. He was feeling quite hungry after everything. He walked up to the Dining Room and entered. He saw only HQ and Zala carrying plates of food. On the plates, there were sandwiches and biscuits.
"Morning both," Ben remarked. He looked to see they both were in a hurry.
"Good Morning Ben," Zala replied, looking back as she was about to exit the Dining Room.
"Good Morning Master," HQ replied with a big smile on her face. She had a large plate of sandwiches.
"Where is everyone?" Ben asked.
"Kalifa said she will show us the Six Power Techniques so everyone went outside for breakfast," HQ replied.
"Marianne and Saphir wanted to learn Moonwalk so they could fly," Zala replied.
Ben chuckled. "Should everyone not be resting?" Ben asked.
"Master, Kaya has given everyone the green light after the medical check," HQ replied.
"Okay," Ben responded. He was not too sure about it however you don't argue against the doctor. "Do you need any help?" Ben asked.
"No, we are almost done," Zala said.
"Master, you should join us," HQ added.
"I would love to," Ben replied. He walked to the deck of the Miss Love Duck.
There he saw Kalifa standing with Kaya, Alvida, Mikita, Honey, Nojiko, Vivi, Marianne, Saphir, Conis, Raki, Maya, Robin and NT all gathered around.
Ben greeted all the girls. They all smiled and greeted back. He could see Raki with a large grin on her face but was tired. "Are you okay Raki?" Ben asked.
"Always," she responded with a huge smile.
"Ben can leave us exhausted and blanked out," Nojiko remarked.
"My love has a unique talent," Alvida teased. She winked at Ben.
"Talented for sure," Honey agreed, looking at Ben and licking her lips.
"Pervert," Kaya added. She thought back to last night and her cheeks went red.
"It is a good feeling afterwards," Vivi interjected.
"It certainly is," Saphir nodded.
"Princess always defends the Captain," Robin added. "But she is right," Robin added, looking at him.
Ben was not sure if this was a death stare or a loving stare. Ben cleared his throat. "I came to join in the Demonstration," Ben said.
"That is sexual harassment," Kalifa said touching her glasses.
"Already?" Ben asked.
"But you can join us," Kalifa replied.
"Ben, you can sit here," Marianne said. Ben nodded. He walked and sat in the centre. The girls hurdled around him. Marianne leaned onto his shoulder. Conis sat closely to Ben on the other side.
"My love has given us an explanation of the attacks and we have fought people who mastered these techniques," Alvida remarked.
"We do have a basic understanding," Zala added.
"But I think a refresh and live demonstration will be useful for us all," Mikita added.
"Agreed," Ben said. The other girls nodded.
"Since the Captain has explained already and you have been on the receiving end of the attacks, it will be easier to show. However, learning these techniques are extremely difficult and could take a lifetime. I have been learning these since a young age," Kalifa explained as she touched her glasses.
"From an early age you have been brought up to kill," Robin remarked.
"That does sound cruel," Vivi added.
"Me and my sister both have been trained," Kalifa added. "I don't regret it," she remarked.
"But you missed out playing and being a normal child," Maya interjected.
"Everyone has had a different life before here but now you are with us Kalifa you can relax and be your true self," Ben said. He smiled at her.
"That is sexual harassment," Kalifa replied. The other girls giggled. Ben sighed.
"I have prepared a dummy to be used as a demonstration," NT said. It was a doll hanging from a hanger.
She touched her glasses. She thought it had only been a day and she was telling them everything. They were nice and welcoming yesterday. It did not feel fake. "The first technique is the Finger Pistol," Kalifa said. "You have to stick your index and middle finger together and thrust them forward into someone's heart or body," Kalifa said as she attacked the doll. She struck the doll in the chest, piercing it. They could see wool coming out as Kalifa withdrew her fingers.
"That was powerful," Maya replied.
"Kumdaori was able to use it with his staff," Mikita commented. She thought back.
Alvida remembered Kaku doing something similar. "Kaku in his zoan form was able to use his nose with that technique," Alivda remarked.
"That was the same with Lucci, who was able to use finger to flick the attack through the air and launch multiple in his hybrid forms," Ben added.
"All three have taken the basics of the techniques and developed their own style and abilities," Kalifa informed.
"So we can combine with our devil fruit to get even stronger?" Raki asked.
"Yes, that is what Kaku and everyone was doing," Alivda replied.
"I want to learn this technique," Saphir said as she jumped and walked to the doll.
Kalifa nodded. "When you thrust forward, keep your arm straight, you also need to focus your strength," Kalifa instructed.
Saphir nodded. "Finger Pistol," Saphir said as she thrusted her index finger and middle finger at the doll. She struck the doll however it did not penetrate.
"That was a good first attempt but this takes practice," Kalifa reminded them. However, she thought she had the technique already learnt and she needed more power. It took most agents weeks to figure this out.
"That was good Saphir," Ben cheered her.
"Yes you almost had it," Vivi added. The girls nodded.
"Now, for the second Iron Body you need to strengthen your body muscles," Kalifa said. "You need to really focus on your inner body strength and release it," she explained. "You typically won't be able to move when doing this," she added.
"Jabra was able to move and hit much harder," Vivi replied.
"So was Blueno, he used his momentum to his advantage," Kaya added.
"It can be used offensively if you are creative," Kalifa added.
"It is very strong," Raki added.
"The third technique is Shave and probably the most important to help learn all the other techniques. You need to focus and kick forward to cover a distance in a blink of an eye," Kalifa explained. "Shave," she added as he moved quickly towards the doll.
"Wow," Marianne remarked.
"That was fast," Maya added.
"We can get very close," Conis commented.
"This would be useful for me, you and Maya," Alvida said. "We can close the distance and strike them," she added. They all nodded.
"Let me try," Alvida said. "Shave," Alvida said as she disappeared and moved forward by a foot.
The girls looked amazed. "Amazing, Alvida," Ben remarked.
Kalifa looked shocked as well. "You have the right technique," Kalifa replied. She thought Lucci was the only one so far you got it on his first try.
They all cheered. Ben gave her a smile.
"Paper Art is the fourth technique," Kalifa replied. "You would need to do the opposite to your body and relax and let yourself sway with the wind," Kalifa said.
"Lucci used a Life Form Return technique, which made him faster and more agile," Ben remarked.
"It is a variation he could achieve with his fruit," Kalifa remarked, touching her glasses.
"It sounds like we can enhance our abilities with it," Raki commented.
"It comes at a price, it will drain your body," Ben added.
"It still might be worth it for a short period," Zala said.
"For zoan users yes to use this advanced technique but being able to dodge is still important regardless," Ben stated.
Kalifa touched her glasses. "Sexual harassment," she commented. She then explained, "The fifth technique is Storm Leg. You have to focus your strength in your leg and kick very fast to release an air slash," Kalifa explained. "Storm Leg," Kalifa said as she kicked at high speed and strength which launched a sharp compressed blade of wind towards the doll. The attack hit and cut the doll's arm off.
"That was strong," Marianne remarked.
"Kaku was sending multiple slices and used them like swords," Alvida said. She added, "It will be useful to enhance our attacks."
"Yes, we can have a ranged attack," Mikita added.
"It is useful for me as well," Zala agreed.
"Let me try," Mikita said. She closed her eyes and focused her energy onto her leg. She knew she could kick fast and hard. "Storm leg," Mikita said as she launched a small air blade attack at the doll. The air hit the doll and it rocked back.
"Wow that was amazing," Ben remarked.
"It was, doing that in your first attempt," Kalifa said. She was shocked to see her even do that. She had the technique almost there.
"Good job," Zala added.
"Go Mikita," Marianne cheered.
"The final technique is Moonwalk where you kick the air and fly through the sky," Kalifa said. "Moonwalk," Kalifa said as she jumped into the air.
"I want to learn this," Marianne shouted. "Moonwalk," Marianne said as she kicked the air. She went up. She kicked the air and got higher.
"She is doing it," Maya said.
At that moment, Marianne lost her balance and fell back down. Ben moved and caught her in his arms. "I got you," Ben said.
Marianne smiled, being caught princess style. "Be careful," Ben remarked.
"Thank you," Marianne replied. Ben put her down.
"The fact that you got height was amazing in itself," Kalifa said. She thought they were learning quickly. This was their first time practising and they made months of progress. She thought they were special for sure. She wondered if there was more to them.
"Thank you for showing us all the techniques. I know about the seventh technique but let's focus on these one for now," Ben said. He added, "I know you all want to learn but you should give your bodies a bit of rest."
"We are ready to go," Conis quietly said.
"Yes we are," Maya agreed.
Alvida giggled. "My love they are and it seems you are, you should start with your Captain's Duty," she teased.
"According to the list, it is Maya`s turn," Kalifa said.
"Pervert," Kaya remarked. The girls giggled.
Maya blushed and walked to Ben. "I am ready to help with the quest Captain but only if you like," she said.
"I would be glad," Ben replied as he held her hands.
"Go to a room," Zala teased.
Ben and Maya smiled.