Chapter 136

He is likely the head of the Arlong family, and his "Mera Mera no Mi" is somewhat interesting.

It seems that by burying myself in training as a sparring partner during this period, I missed some of the scenery.

However, he is just a minor character, so Sima Di did not feel much regret.

Instead, Vivi felt a bit embarrassed.

—Seeing scenery others haven't seen and experiencing adventures others haven't experienced is Sima Di's philosophy for sailing.

Now, because of him, an adventure was missed...

"It is all my fault... I will make it up to you tonight..." Vivi's attitude was sincere.

Sima Di chuckled and flicked Vivi's nose.

"You... I don't blame you... but I will look forward to the compensation you mentioned."

How can one refuse a free unexpected gift?

Blushing, Vivi turned her head to look at the deck.

Luffy, who had perfunctorily prayed to the gods, was now opening the lid of the wooden barrel, but no wine scent overflowed; instead, a dazzling light sphere flew into the sky and exploded into fireworks of extraordinary brilliance.

—This flowing wine cup was actually...

"The wine flew into the sky and vanished as light?" Chopper said in shock.

However...

"No, that was a flare," Sima Di said, looking up at the sky. "It seems this is a trap set by someone. The journey ahead might be interesting."

He was excited, but Usopp and the others were terrified!

"A trap?"

"It shouldn't be anyone too dangerous, right?"

"Chopper! Go check the surroundings immediately!"

Usopp and the others hurriedly scanned the area, but the sea was unusually calm; where were the traces of enemies?

"Something is wrong!" Nami suddenly shouted. "A heavy rainstorm is coming! Turn southeast 45 degrees, lower one-third of the sails, and finish within 5 minutes!"

Although no one saw anything wrong, everyone trusted Nami's judgment.

Sima Di also used telekinesis, working with the efficiency of five or six people by himself.

One and a half minutes later, the Going Merry sped away from the spot; visible to the naked eye, thunderclouds were chasing them, but they were ultimately a step too slow to catch up.

"Boom—boom—boom—"

A hundred meters away, a violent storm with lightning raged; the sea area where the Going Merry was located was somewhat affected, yet it remained sunny and bright.

From the moment Nami spoke until now, exactly 5 minutes had passed, neither more nor less.

Such a polarized contrast once again highlighted the excellence of Nami's navigation talent.

If not for her,

everyone would now be soaked like drowned rats, rushing about on the deck to escape the storm.

"Truly a talent that commands admiration," Kureha sighed.

"Yes! If Golden Lion had a navigator with Nami's talent back then, he wouldn't have..." Crocus sighed and shook his head.

"Huh? Wouldn't have what? Who is Golden Lion?" Luffy asked curiously.

Crocus smiled and said nothing.

Sima Di nodded in agreement.

Golden Lion nearly wiped out the Luo Jie Pirates back then; ironically, a sudden terrible storm saved the desperate Luo Jie Pirates. More than half of the Flying Pirates' grand fleet was driven into the sea, and the rudder unfortunately got stuck in Golden Lion's head.

Since forcibly pulling out the rudder would be life-threatening, the rudder remains embedded in his head to this day.

He was defeated purely by bad luck.

If Golden Lion had had Nami back then...

the current Pirate King would probably not be Luo Jie, but Golden Lion.

"Di-chan, you seem to know something," Vivi asked.

Robin also looked over curiously.

Sima Di did not hide much and truthfully explained Golden Lion's "deeds."

This caused everyone to sigh in amazement!

"Golden Lion is just too unlucky, isn't he?" Luffy picked his nose.

"A force that nearly annihilated the Luo Jie Pirates... defeated by a storm?" Usopp expressed disbelief.

"With Nami-san here, we really feel full of security~" Sanji flattered.

And Nami, the center of the topic, proudly crossed her arms and lifted her head.

"Now you know my importance, right? So... Di-chan, when will my technique be developed?"

Nami's sudden twist of the subject nearly gave Sima Di a backache.

However, it had indeed been over half a month, and his Dragon Spirit Language was "fully cooled down."

"As for your technique... no problem."

"Yay—Di-chan is the best!"

Cheering, Nami gave Sima Di a hug directly, then continued to command the course as if nothing had happened.

This left Sima Di somewhat confused...

What exactly is Nami's situation with me?

But he did not think too much; time would give the answer.

A Haki technique suitable for Nami...

Undoubtedly,

The Rumble-Rumble Fruit will become Nami's primary ability in the future, a core like the three Admirals — its destructive power as the "strongest Logia" cannot be compared to ordinary Haki techniques.

So Taijutsu is destined to be mere support.

Although the "famous instructor" Zephyr repeatedly stressed the importance of Taijutsu, warning against relying too much on Devil Fruit abilities......

But when there's clearly a stronger ability to develop, why bother grinding away at the body?

So Taijutsu and physical conditioning are the shared weakness of the three Admirals.

Sima Di thought......

Nami's Haki techniques shouldn't focus on offense, but rather on defense and body-forging, and ideally with a lightning amplification.

He couldn't help but think of a divine art — *Jin Fu Imperishable Body*!

This is a special martial art from *Snow Lotus Goddess Dragon*; after cultivating it, one can manipulate lightning, and also gain a powerful physique and defense.

It can simultaneously amplify the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and Armament Haki — the key point is it doesn't involve projecting Haki outward, so Nami can cultivate it too.

And there might even be a little surprise......

That's the one!

No sooner said than done,

Sima Di directly used Dragon Essence Language —

【*Jin Fu Imperishable Body! *】

The relevant Cultivation Technique knowledge surged forth; Sima Di's 100%-developed brain region grasped it almost instantly, and he unconsciously began circulating it along the technique's route.

"Crackle—"

A ball of black lightning formed in his palm; Sima Di looked at Nami.

"Activate your elementalization and try this move."

"Okay...... it's on......"

"Zzzt—"

The black lightning struck the elementalized Nami; the damage-sharing halo beneath everyone's feet lit up, and every one of them felt currents of electricity coursing through their bodies.

The powerful Sima Di and Crocus barely felt a thing.

But the weaker-bodied Usopp and Chopper couldn't help but twitch and tremble, as if having a seizure.

"Lightning can actually hurt me?" Nami said, puzzled. "Di, did you fuse Armament Haki into this ability?"

"This isn't an ability — it's a technique I developed for you using Haki," Sima Di said. "Using Qi to command lightning to wound the enemy from afar. Projecting Armament Haki outward is something only advanced Armament Haki can achieve, but you're a Rumble-Rumble Fruit user, so you might be able to bypass that restriction and control this Haki lightning away from your body."

This is the surprise Sima Di mentioned!

"Really?" Nami immediately hugged Sima Di's arm, excitedly saying: "I want to learn it, I want to learn it! Di-chan, teach me~"