33: Chapter 33 Phantom Beast Island, Uncle CamonMeanwhile, not far out at sea, Luffy, Zoro, Coby, Nami, and the others continued their journey to their next destination.Nami, however, wouldn't leave Luffy alone.Luffy sighed and said, "So what exactly do you want?Besides, you're on our ship now, so why are you charging us?"
Nami, however, remained unmoved, grumbling, "I don't care!Who told you to knock me out twice?Isn't it right for me to charge some compensation for emotional distress?" Luffy, speechless, remarked, "Isn't that a bit too much?" A pink animal in Luffy's arms chimed in, "Exactly!Exactly!"
The pink little beast was Agumon's baby form—Agumon.Nami nonchalantly said, "You can forgo compensation for my emotional distress, but you must return my treasure." Luffy, seeing Nami's confident demeanor, said, "However, you seem to have forgotten one thing: on this ship, besides Coby, Zoro and I could easily subdue you with one hand." Nami's face stiffened.Luffy looked at Nami and laughed, "Alright, alright, I was just joking.How about this, I'll help you deal with Arlong, and you join my pirate crew?"
Nami's eyes narrowed."What nonsense are you talking about?I'm a member of the Arlong Pirates!" Nami tried her best to calm herself down before speaking.Luffy shook his head and said, "I'm not forcing you, but whenever you mention the Arlong Pirates, your eyes reveal a hatred that's more than enough to grind Arlong to dust.Anyway, I promise you, I'll help you if you need it, after all, you're the navigator I've taken a liking to."
Nami remained silent as she looked at Luffy's sunny smile, while Luffy approached Coby and said, "Coby, for the next period of time, I will send you to a special space for training.In that space, you must quickly master your Devil Fruit ability.Can you do that?"
"Yes, Mr.Luffy," Coby said firmly.Luffy waved his hand, and a portal suddenly appeared, immediately drawing Zoro's attention."This is the Time Training Chamber.The time flow here is 3:1 compared to the outside, meaning three days inside equals only one day outside.There's also a gravity field to aid training.Coby, I just asked Nami, and it takes four days to get to the next island.That means you'll need to train here for 12 days.Are you confident you can master your Devil Fruit ability in those 12 days?" Coby nodded firmly and entered the Time Training Chamber.Luffy activated the gravity field, adjusting it to the minimum of twice the normal gravity.Seeing Zoro's eager expression, Luffy said again, "Don't rush.There will be plenty of opportunities for you to train later.For now, focus on getting your Haki up to par." Zoro nodded, closed his eyes again, and slowly sensed the Haki within him.Luffy then opened the system shop to see what items were available, scrolling down for an unknown amount of time.Then, Luffy's gaze was drawn to a pair of imposing fiery wings.These fiery wings, an item from a cultivation world, had been modified by a system and could not only be used for flight but also to manipulate fire power, adding fire attributes to attacks.Priced at 2000 pirate coins, Luffy's eyes widened.Without hesitation, he bought them.After four days of sailing, Nami called out, "Luffy, I see an island!" Luffy peeked out, looking at the small island before him, and couldn't help but think, "This seems to be some kind of rare animal island.I remember there were quite a few strange animals on it, and an old man trapped in a treasure chest." Just then, a majestic voice came from the island: "Intruders, leave this place immediately, or don't blame me for being impolite!" Nami was startled by the voice and instinctively took a step back, but inadvertently fell into Luffy's arms.Luffy instinctively hugged Nami, but Nami, realizing what was happening, quickly pulled away from Luffy's embrace, blushing and saying, "This time, you got off easy."
Luffy sniffed the lingering orange scent on his hands.Nami blushed even more at this sight, stomped her foot, and ran away.Luffy, meanwhile, used Moonwalk to arrive on the island.The mysterious voice from before was clearly panicked, "Get out of here right now, or I'll really get rough with you!"
Luffy shook his head, parted a clump of grass, and sure enough, saw an old man with thick green hair, his body inside a box, looking at him with a terrified expression.Luffy said, "Don't be afraid, we won't hurt you.We were just passing by and were curious about this island, so we came to take a look." The old man nodded upon hearing Luffy's words, "I see.Why don't you call your crew over too?" Luffy nodded and returned to the ship, calling Coby out of the training room.After training there, Coby had not only lost his fat but also grown taller, and his abs were clearly visible.Coby had also gradually adapted to double gravity.Luffy brought the group to the old man and introduced them, saying, "These are my good crewmates." Nami was about to object but remained silent.The old man introduced himself, "My name is Camon.Welcome to the Island of Rare Beasts."
After Luffy and his crew introduced themselves, Coby asked curiously, "Uncle Camon, why are you in a treasure chest?" Camon sighed and said, "That's a long story."