One Piece: Power-Power Fruit

Chapter 305 Cloud-Cloud Fruit VS. In the Storm

Chapter 305: Cloud-Cloud Fruit VS Storm (Part 2)

call!

As the Freedom continued its journey forward, a gentle breeze began to stir in the previously tranquil surroundings.

At that moment, on the bow of the Freedom, Mu Chong looked at Slad, whose expression was slightly solemn, his eyes flashing with joy, and then he smiled slightly.

"Hehehe! Slard! No need to be so nervous! Just remember one thing: you are a user of the Logia-type Cloud-Cloud Fruit. As the being closest to the clouds in nature, the sky is your territory. As long as you can fully understand the meaning of clouds, storms are nothing to you, and you can even create storms with your own hands!"

Mu Chong's expression was stern as he spoke. He had to give Slad a chance to get close to the clouds, because of Enel's example. As a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, how could one be considered a Logia-type user without personally experiencing the baptism of nature?

"Huh? Captain! You're so knowledgeable about weather? Did Uncle Yixiao teach you about navigation before?"

Mu Chong's words piqued Slad's interest in a different way. The seriousness on his face visibly disappeared, replaced by a look full of gossip.

"Tch! You're kidding me! Uncle Yixiao himself might not even know anything about navigation, how could he possibly teach you, Captain? Just listen to me, this is all invaluable knowledge!"

Hearing Slad's comment, Mu Chong's face involuntarily showed a happy expression, but then he began to complain.

"Hahaha! Captain! If Uncle Yixiao heard you say that, he'd definitely throw a meteorite at you again!"

Mu Chong's words made Slad burst into laughter, as if he could already see Mu Chong getting beaten up by a laugh.

boom!

Before Slard's laughter had even subsided, Mu Chong suddenly appeared behind him and kicked Slard in the buttocks with Armament Haki.

"Oh no! The captain's murderous...!"

With a bloodcurdling scream, Slad was kicked off the deck of the Liberty by Mu Chong and flew rapidly towards the sea.

Pfft!

The next moment, accompanied by a splash, Slad fell straight into the sea, leaving Mu Chong completely bewildered.

"Holy crap! No way! Does Slad have some kind of Seastone on him? Hey! Dick! Hurry up and rescue him from the sea!"

He quickly ran to the wooden crest of the boat and watched Slad slowly sink into the sea. Suddenly realizing what was happening, he shouted loudly behind him.

Pfft!

As Mu Chong's voice faded, Dick, who had been adjusting the sails, jumped into the sea without a word and swam rapidly towards Slade in the water.

Everyone witnessed this scene, and while feeling sympathy for Slad, they also cast disdainful glances at Mu Chong.

"Hehehe! Um... I forgot about the fact that the ability user was training with Seastone!"

Feeling the sharp, piercing gazes of the crowd, Mu Chong awkwardly touched his nose and quickly tried to explain, his eyes darting away.

"Captain! We've been rescued!"

"Cough cough cough! Captain! This is murder! Are you planning to replace the navigator? Waaaaah..."

Dick was quick, and in the blink of an eye, he had rescued the soaking wet Slad. Slad immediately started complaining to Mu Chong.

"Hahahaha! Uh! Sorry! Slard! I forgot about the Seastone! But to make up for my mistake, I'll tell you about the process of how natural storms are formed!"

Mu Chong slowly walked to Slad's side, touching the sea stone bandage on his arm as he sincerely apologized to Slad.

"Hmph! Seeing how sincere you are, I'll reluctantly forgive you! Come on! Help this navigator up!"

Slad looked up at the changing expression on Mu Chong's face, a smile flashing in his eyes. Then, he arrogantly raised his right hand, gesturing for Mu Chong to help him up.

choke!

"Ahhh! Captain! I was just kidding! Hahahaha! I was just kidding, Captain! Here! I'm up!"

Just as Slad's smug voice faded, Mu Chong's longsword, White Dragon, was already at Slad's neck. This action immediately caused Slad to wave his hands and then stand up abruptly.

call!

After the beautiful misunderstanding was cleared up, everyone resumed their busy work, and Mu Chong and Slad returned to the bow of the ship. At this time, the sea breeze around the Freedom was getting stronger and stronger.

Meanwhile, the crew members of the Liberty, having finished their work, came up to the bow deck, carrying drinks or alcohol, seemingly unfazed by the approaching storm.

"Slad! The formation of storms is a very complex natural phenomenon!"

"The evolution of a storm refers to the process within high-altitude clouds where tiny water vapor particles condense and collide, gradually growing into water droplets or ice crystals. As the updrafts strengthen, these droplets or ice crystals continue to grow larger, eventually becoming heavy enough to be held up by the airflow and beginning to fall!"

"At the same time, the friction and collision between water droplets and ice crystals will generate static charge. Positive and negative charges accumulate in different parts of the cloud. When the charge accumulates to a certain extent, it will discharge between clouds or between clouds and the ground, thus forming lightning and thunder. Finally, a large number of water droplets and ice crystals fall to the ground as rain or snow, forming a storm!"

"Therefore, the clouds high in the sky play a crucial role in this process! That's why I'm asking you to handle this storm!"

Mu Chong racked his brains to coherently recite the knowledge he had learned, regardless of whether Slad could fully understand him. After finishing, Mu Chong ignored him and began drinking the beverage Aisha had offered him.

"Wow! The captain is amazing! He remembers such complex nautical knowledge so clearly! No wonder he's a captain!"

As soon as Mu Chong finished speaking, Bartolomeo's flattery began, but this time no one around him objected; everyone was genuinely shocked by what Mu Chong had just said.

call!

Rumble!

Just as everyone was about to say something, a muffled rumble of thunder suddenly rolled in from the sky in front of the Liberty.

Then, strong sea breezes blew in, and in the distance, a huge dark cloud gradually appeared in everyone's view, growing larger and larger from what was originally a black line.

"Captain! Look! That's the area affected by the storm ahead!"

Slade, standing to the side, pointed to the increasingly clear, dark clouds and said in a deep voice...

Wow! What huge dark clouds! This is the first time I've ever seen such a large area of ​​dark clouds!

Elsa was the first to run to the bow of the ship, leaning forward and raising her hand to look ahead.

"Wow! To be able to see so clearly from this distance, this storm must be quite large!"

Hill Bot let out a deep breath. Although he had sailed the Grand Line before, he had never seen such a large area of ​​dark clouds.

As the clouds drew ever closer, everyone turned their attention to Slard, holding their breath in suspense for what he was about to do.

Clang!

"Hey hahaha! What are you all worried about? I'm a user of the Cloud-Cloud Fruit! Dark clouds are still clouds! So they can't hurt me there! Captain! I'm off!"

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Slad deftly removed the sea stone from his body, went to the bow of the ship, turned around and gave everyone a thumbs-up, then soared directly into the dark clouds ahead.

"Hey! Be careful, Slade!"