Prologue 5 (final)
The Kitty staff
"Soooo... Petroleum...and then.... detergent powder...." Nami was assembling different parts in the basement of their house.
As July started to approach Nami's anticipation and nervousness grew exponentially.
She was about to turn 10. But it is the time which she dreaded the most.
Arlong attacked conomi Island when Nami was around 10 in the canon. The exact time was not mentioned or she has simply forgotten. But 10 was the unlucky number. And irony considering that her birthday is on July 3rd. And 7 plus 3 is equal to 10.
Mathematics aside Nami focused on building the circuit for her hidden weapon.
After a lot of effort Nami understood that getting a boat is not easy. Stealing it will be a lot easier. But she used to get a very few chances to get outside the island. If that's not enough then most of the time it was with Bellemere herself. So she hadn't got an any solid chance to steal a boat in the first place.
So after sometime Nami decided to change her focus. She started learning and practicing some necessary skills like lock picking, rope cutting in secret. Along with that she wanted to make her own personal weapon as soon as possible.
While Bellemere's bow staff was good, it was quite bulky. She wanted something short which could be arranged into a long bo staff when the situation needed it.
Similar to something that Ussop has created for canon Nami during the Arabasta saga. Of course she also wanted to add as much trick as possible into her weapon.
That's why currently she was trying different tricks in order to replicate the effect of the preti time skip climatact. She might be not the best student of chemistry but her physics was solid in her previous life. So she managed to assemble a large staff that can be folded and used as different types of weapons and tools. It took her a while in order to design it but after 5 months of hard work she finally completed it.
Her three piece staff can be easily modified into a wall climbing device, nunchucks, a naginata with a small blade, a proper lock picking device with 31 different combinations and a dart blower.
But those features were not enough. Nami wanted to add some more tricks to her weapon. So she started to create a small device that would fit in the staff and will give static electric shocks to her opponents.
Then there is a steam blowing device which will blow hot pressurized steam. And currently she was working on a mini flame thrower.
But so far she has been unsuccessful in that particular tool. She could easily create something like a lighter. But creating is flame thrower was not an easy task. Especially when she has no proper way to control the temperature of her staff.
In the case of jet steam gun, she actually uses a layered case inside her staff to relieve a small amount of steam. So the temperature was still controllable. But due to the main material being aluminium and steel, first of gets hot very quickly while using them that's why she couldn't fit one in her staff.
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"Happy birthday to you Nami !" Bellemere greeted her younger daughter on her birthday. Today she has turned ten.
"Thanks Belli... Thanks Nojiko." Nami felt overwhelmed at the moment. Those small moments were the reason, why she wanted her family to live.
And that's why she felt very hurt. She didn't want to leave them. But she will have to leave once the Arlong pirates shows up. Nami was not brave. She was a coward. She knows that she lacks strength to actually face the Arlong pirates.
So as long as the safety of her family is ensured, Nami will run away in order to come back one day again.
"Why don't you open the gift." Belli's voice broke out Nami from her emotional thoughts.
"..." Nami silently nodded and opened the large gift box given to her by Belli.
"..." But she was really surprised to see, a pitch Black small cylinder with white stripes.
At first, Nami couldn't understand, what the gift was. But after picking it up and examining it thoroughly, her eyes widened.
"It- It's the kitty staff !" The staff was an exact replica of one of her designs she made when she was around 8.
It was the first design she made for a compact staff that can a longit from both the sides like the one canon Nami got in zou arc.
It is a hollow staff with multiple parts staked inside with the help of a spring and a lock. It can extend pretty fast and long. It was a primitive design with little to no practical functionality, so Nami has dropped the idea in dustbin. But it seems that it never went to waste.
"*Sob* Thank you !" She has never thought that Bellemere would be paying attention to her so closely despite working hard everyday. Show the little gift actually touched Nami's heart.
"So you liked it ?" Belli asked hopefully.
"I love it. Where did you made it ?" Nami asked Bellemere.
"Oh I contacted an old Marine friend of mine who is working as a retired blacksmith.
He really praised how detailed your sketch was made. He has tried to balance this weapon as much as possible. Why don't you try it ?" Bellemere asked Nami.
"..." Inspecting the staff, Nami sound the exact button she has designed to completely open the staff. Holding away the staff from her body she pressed the button.
**Clanck**
Both the sides of the staff was released as it turned into its full size. The material used in the staff was steel. So it was quite heavy. But due to Nami's strength she didn't felt any difficulty moving around the staff. The attention to details and fitting and finish was done by a very good craftsman. The entire staff was well balanced. It might be not that advanced in terms of usability. But in terms of built quality it was better than her handmade staff.
Nami took her stance as she performed a couple of swings with her staff. It was update heavier than her practice staff. But it was actually perfect for her.
The full height of the staff was seven meters. But there were three smaller settings to adjust the height.
The weapon as the best gift she could have asked for.
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