Chapter 33

"That's great!"

"Sima is mighty!"

Devil Fruits are sea treasures; to say you don't want one is a lie.

But most of the time,

it's hard to find an unclaimed Devil Fruit—they've all already been eaten.

With this Devil Fruit separation serum,

whenever you want someone else's Devil Fruit ability, you can just extract and use it—so convenient!

Sima Di, meanwhile, was thinking...

The ones worth using the Devil Fruit separation serum on seem to be just a few.

Crocodile's Sand-Sand Fruit, though flawed by its inability to phase when meeting water, is undeniably a powerful Natural Type.

Then there's the Gura Gura no Mi, dubbed the "Number One Natural Type"—it'd be a waste giving it to Enel—if we can't recruit him as a partner, we might as well take it.

The rest are the Marines' Admirals' Devil Fruits: Ice, Fire, Light—all excellent.

As he pondered...

Sima Di suddenly remembered he still had an unused reward.

Body Strengthening Pill!

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《Han Li's Body Strengthening Pill》: After consuming it, you can draw in heavenly and earthly energy to forge your body; the longer you endure, the greater the enhancement. It ends when you can no longer bear the pain or the pill's effect is exhausted!

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Draw in heavenly and earthly energy to forge the body?

Sima Di didn't know how this "drawing in" worked, so he didn't take it in the cabin—otherwise he might sink the Going Merry.

He greeted everyone, saying he was going to train.

Sima Di went up to the upper deck and sat beside Nami's orange tree.

He then took out the Body Strengthening Pill—a white jade-like pill that melted instantly upon ingestion, turning into a warm stream spreading through his limbs and organs; immediately, his Haki sensed something gathering, forming a colossal energy hammer that slammed hard onto Sima Di!

"Boom—"

The thunderous sound startled everyone on deck.

"What's going on?"

"Is the weather changing?"

"No, the weather is fine right now."

"Boom—"

This time, everyone confirmed the noise came from the upper deck.

Zoro was about to go check, but Kuroshio stopped him.

"He seems to be undergoing special training. We shouldn't disturb him."

Special training?

Ssshh—

Even training can make this kind of noise—no wonder Sima Di is so strong!

Zoro silently walked to his equipment pile—he also needed to intensify his training!

On the upper deck,

Sima Di was not faring well—the energy hammer didn't just forge his body, but also pounded his spirit, leaving his head ringing.

But he had to grit his teeth and endure, because if he lost consciousness, the Body Strengthening Pill's effect would vanish.

So...

【Pain Deprivation!】

Sima Di's physical pain was instantly blocked—he only needed to focus on the mental shock.

Thus,

Sima Di sat there for three full days and nights.

When the Body Strengthening Pill's effect faded, Sima Di opened his eyes—and a flash of brilliance shot out like a blade toward the sea.

He clenched his fist,

the surge of power startled him—his physique had strengthened over tenfold!

He activated Armament Haki, and his fist instantly coated in black.

It was Intermediate Armament Haki!

Moreover, he had a feeling,

his Speech Haki, Susano'o, and other abilities' limits and endurance had all risen sharply—he wouldn't have to worry about "mana drain" anymore.

Just one pill,

yet it gave him a complete transformation—total bargain!

"Gurgle—gurgle—"

Three days and nights without food—Sima Di's stomach protested.

Sima Di immediately headed to the upper deck, just as Sanji arrived with a tray.

"Oh, finished training?" Sanji forced a smile: "Hungry? I'll bring you food after I deliver Nami-san's meal."

Having just gained massive enhancement,

Sima Di's sharp perception sensed Sanji's emotions were off.

"What's wrong? What trouble happened?" Sima Di asked.

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32. A Broken Nami! Robin, Scrub My Back!

"What's going on? What kind of trouble happened?"

Facing Sima Di's question, Sanji let out a sigh.

"It's Nami-san. Ever since the night we set sail, she's had a high fever that won't break. Fever-reducing medicine and the like don't work at all. Old man Kureha says it's an ancient virus — without the right medicine, even he can't do anything about it..."

It seemed that even the Pirate King's ship doctor was a skilled cook with no rice to cook.

However......

"Leave it to me."

Sima Di walked down to the girls' cabin below deck and saw Nami, who was lying there with an ice pack on her forehead, with Kureha watching over her at her side.

The latter caught sight of Sima Di and suddenly opened her eyes wide!

Kureha, being a perceptive sort, immediately got up and left.

Before Nami could struggle out a word,

Sima Di had already raised his hand and scattered a ray of holy light, enveloping Nami within it.

The holy light amplified her vitality and gave her cells unprecedented activity. The so-called ancient virus, stubborn as it was, was still gnawed clean away by the holy-light-empowered white blood cells.

"Eek~"

Nami's complexion visibly returned to normal. The previous feverish flush faded, replaced by a shy, angry blush.

"Si! Ma! Di!"

Looking at Nami's little gnashing-teeth expression, Sima Di could only feel helpless.

"I'm saving you here, you know."

"You might as well have let me die!"

"Hmm... actually, there are only three people here. I'm the attending physician, so... as long as we silence that other person, nobody will ever know what happened to you." Sima Di suggested.

It was meant as just a joke, but to his surprise, Nami actually showed a thoughtful look!

Sanji:? っQ?;)っ

He hurriedly shoved the serving tray into Sima Di's arms and took off running.

"I'm going to go cook for you!"