LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 56: 056 One Year Period
"Tom, are the drinks ready?" Lynch called towards the kitchen.
"Meow~"
Tom, in his cat chef form, walked over slowly, holding a tray with drinks in each paw.
"Thanks, Tom."
Gion patted the cat's head and took a glass of blue sparkling drink with ice cubes.
"Thank you, kitten."
Kujaku and Hina each took a pink drink with green lemon.
"Hahaha, just smile, Tom. Look at how fat you are! Why don't you do some work?"
Lynch patted Tom's chubby belly and took the last glass of iced Coke.
Tom, having completed his task, slumped down on the ground, sighed, and took out a can of cat food to start eating.
Life is tough for "Meowmoew" who performs tricks.
After the fun, Kujaku was pulled by Gion to practice swordsmanship.
Hina went to develop her Devil Fruit abilities.
Lynch started his daily exercise routine.
"Let's warm up with 200,000 push-ups first."
Lynch thought, and the push-ups were almost turning into afterimages.
Every standard Marines Headquarters soldier has to do two thousand push-ups every day.
Lynch does a hundred times what they do, which is normal.
"Next, run 100 laps around the Marine Headquarters, and then practice boxing to flatten three mountains!"
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Time passes by in a hurry like a white horse.
In the blink of an eye, one year has passed.
It was now Sea Circle Calendar 1510
During this year, Lynch used a Marine mission as an opportunity to stop by "Little Garden" and learn the giants' unique skill, "Hakoku," from the two giants there.
Other than that, this year has been very peaceful.
Nothing special happened.
Lynch's routine was simple: go on a mission, take a vacation and rest, then repeat.
Occasionally, Lynch would use the teleportation scroll to check on the kingdom's development.
During this year, his relationship with Gion and Hina quickly heated up, reaching the point of discussing marriage.
Lynch sees Kujaku as just a naive girl and has no other feelings for her.
His strength is steadily improving.
Yesterday, Lynch went to sea and caught a group of pirates. Today, he is resting on the sofa at home.
He casually opened the newspaper delivered today and was immediately fascinated.
A huge headline appeared on the home page.
[Moria challenged Four Emperors Kaido and was defeated miserably! All except the captain were killed.]
"It turned out that Moria was crippled by Kaido at this time, and has been in a state of decline since then, with his strength gradually declining, and finally becoming a fat nerd?" Lynch thought to himself.
This event with Moria and Kaido reminded Lynch that the world's gears are starting to turn again.
The next seas are going to be more and more dangerous.
Time waits for no one.
Lynch realized it was time to start implementing his plans. "Huh? This issue of the newspaper has quite a few breaking news stories," he said, continuing to read.
[Alabasta's new hero, the messenger of justice, Sand Crocodile!]
"Crocodile? He appeared later than I expected."
Lynch hadn't heard from Crocodile in years and wondered if his actions had caused Crocodile to disappear.
He found this famous pirate's dramatic turn of events quite interesting.
[The Sun Pirates Announce Their Disbandment. Fisher Tiger is Dead!]
After years on the run, the Sun Pirates were captured by the World Government, leading to a fierce battle.
Lynch was puzzled by the news of Fisher Tiger's death.
"That shouldn't be right. I gave him a Zoan fruit. If he couldn't win, he could have jumped into the deep sea. He shouldn't have died."
Lynch put down the newspaper and requested a month's leave from Sengoku.
A year later, Lynch set out to sea alone again.
This time, his target was Sky Island, specifically Enel.
The Thunder Fruit is one of the most powerful Logia fruits.
Although it has a shameful record of being defeated by rubber, the Thunder Fruit's power cannot be denied.
Enel is a true genius, capable of using Observation Haki even in difficult situations and developing the Heart Network technique in conjunction with his fruit.
Even the main characters can't match this.
With the Thunder Fruit, Enel could become an Admiral-level fighter with a bit of training.
Lynch wants to recruit Enel to prepare for future plans, so a trip to Sky Island is a must!
Lynch, who had read the original story, flew for over half a month and easily found the town below Sky Island.
"Boss, money's no problem. Just pick out the best stuff for me," Lynch said, settling into a chair and greeting the tavern owner.
After not eating for half a month, Lynch planned to head to Sky Island once he was full.
After all, there might still be a "fierce battle" going on there.
"Of course, sir. Please wait a moment," the tavern owner said, eyes practically turning into Baileys at the sight of such a big spender.
In a short time, the table was filled with roast suckling pig, pasta, Sakura peach pie and other food.
Among them, there is also a large glass full of beer.
"Thank you. Please follow this standard for my future orders and add another ten serving" Lynch instructed.
"Ah? Are you sure?"
The boss looked puzzled. Can this person really eat that much?
"Yes, let's start by filling the gaps between my teeth,"
Lynch said, tearing off a pork leg and taking a few bites.
"Why, are you worried I won't pay?"
Lynch asked, slamming a bag of Berries on the table.
"No, no, I'll get it ready right away," the boss replied, as Lynch continued eating.
Slowly, the plates piled up to two meters high beside him.
Seeing such an exaggerated appetite, more and more people gathered to watch the meal.
The boss, trembling with fear, worried that the man might collapse from eating so much.
"Hey, brother, you don't look like a local. What are you doing here?" Someone suddenly spoke to Lynch.
"Go to Sky Island." Lynch said casually.
"Huh?" The visitor was startled, then smiled and said, "You are so funny. Everyone knows that Sky Island is fake."
"boom!"
Suddenly, the door was kicked open, and a group of fierce-looking men walked in.
The once-bustling tavern fell silent.
"I heard someone is heading to Sky Island. Who is it?" the leader demanded.
Lynch asked, "What's the matter?"
"Jaajajajaja, you idiot, everyone knows that Sky Island does not exist."
The big man and his little brother walked up to Lynch, and the people in the tavern stopped eating.
"Damn, you eat so much, are you a pig?"
The big man slapped the high stack of plates and kicked over a chair.
"Boy, you're new here. Pay the protection fee"
Lynch slowly raised his head and asked, "Are you talking to me?"
"Of course I am. Who else would I be talking to?"
The big man pulled out his big sword and said, "If you don't want to die, please hand over the money you have."
Lynch sighed, stood up, looked at the big man, and said regretfully: "Isn't it better to live a good life? Why do you have to mess with me?"
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TO BE CONTINUED
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