>double-team

On the deck, dripping all over it as you are, you see Klaus staring at you in utter bewilderment (HA!) and... oh, and Smoboss, fingers pressed against his forehead as he bites down on three cigars.

You get the feeling he’s not happy.

>KLAUS MADE ME DO IT!
>I tripped and fell overboard! With my swords out!
>(Try and hide behind Klaus. He’ll take responsibility, right? ... Right?)
>Other?

>>3386526
>KLAUS MADE ME DO IT!

>>3386526
>I tripped and fell overboard! With my swords out!

>>3386526
Don't say a word. Just point at Klaus and then sidle off the moment Smoboss looks away.

>>3386526
> ... Got rid of the Sea King, Boss.

>>3386526
>KLAUS MADE ME DO IT!

>>3386526
>KLAUS MADE ME DO IT!

>>3386525
>no-one reads these anyway
I do!

>>3386526
>>I tripped and fell overboard! With my swords out!

>>3386526
>KLAUS MADE ME DO IT

>>3386540
I don't.

>>3386526
>>KLAUS MADE ME DO IT!
>>AND YOU MADE ME TRAIN UNDER KLAUS
>>SO THIS IS YOUR FAULT

>>3386540
>I do!
I am shooketh.

>>3386555
:(

>responsibility is for nerds

Fortunately, you have a cunning plan, ready-made for just this situation. It consists of pointing at a Klaus and yelling a special code, like so.

“KLAUS MADE ME DO IT!”

As Klaus’ expression immediately turns from surprise to polite innocence, Smoboss looks up, from you to him, eyes narrowing.

“It’s not like I can’t believe that, but if Klaus told you to, would you jump off the damn- yeah, you did that. Never mind.” He sighs. “Come over here, Ensign.”

... He sounds way too calm. You edge back warily. “Why?”

“Just come over here.”

>If you’re going to hit me, will you at least hit Klaus too?
>Can we at least admit I was awesome? Did you see it? Because I totally was.
>Bossman, isn’t latrine duty punishment enough?
>Other?

>>3386568
>[Go over there.]
Dad's mad.

>>3386568
>Can we at least admit I was awesome? Did you see it? Because I totally was.
>Nerve-cited finger guns

>>3386568
>>[Go over there.]
>>I leave everything I own to Tashigi. Take care of my children

>>3386569
+1

NEW ADDITIONS TO SKILL LIST:

Background-wise, you’ve received
+1 General Fitness
+7 Sailing
+2 Navigation
Laws/Regulations and Ship Legalities are being removed and merged into Bureaucracy +25.

Also considering you’ve made two large leaps now (both involving the 24hr crit, but still), I might give some kind of lunging/leaping technique or skill. Not sure.

>>3386569
>>3386568

>[Go over there.]
Or maybe a bit proud? Headpats?

>>3386569
Support
Dad mad...

>>3386568
>>Can we at least admit I was awesome? Did you see it? Because I totally was.
I cut a sea-king's head off. Clean off. Cut-chan and Ka-tan were great. I now have more blood than I'm comfortable with in places I shouldn't talk about in public.

>>3386575
Did we get anything weapons wise from cutting the Seaking’s head off?

>>3386575
Huzzah! The Bureaucracy stat Is exactly what I wanted. God of loopholes and regulations Flashman Is on the rise.

Now we just need to figure out how to sword faster, I swear our progress has slowed to a crawl there.

>>3386575
I'm surprised we haven't gotten a + to a ???? technique that totally isn't Soru yet.

>>3386592
Screw that, Geppou/Shigan is what I want!

>>3386591
>>After the timeskip we meet Akainu
>>Point at like 40 different interconnected laws the make him technically a criminal on the level of dragon.

>>3386591
I think it's been said that the only way to get better with swords is to actually get into fights. Training can only go so far.

>>3386595
Is Soru the jumping one? Or was it Geppo? I forgot which one was the one that involves the air jumping, to be honest.

>>3386600
Well unless you have Mihawk train you.

>>3386602
Training with Mihawk is a fight for your life every time.

>>3386601
Soru is the flash-step one. Geppou was the air walk.

>a noble death

So this is it.

This is how you die.

Not with a bang, but with a whimper, probably from you.

You try not to walk too slowly to your inevitable death, although keeping the slump from your shoulders is too much to ask. Why? Why have you still not updated your will? Tashigi will no doubt take care of your swords, in memory of you, if nothing else. Maybe you should have told her the truth about the shampoo? Especially if Klaus is getting you killed...

You peek up, coming to a halt in front of a suspiciously blank-faced Smoboss. “Please make my death painless, bossman. I don’t like pain.”

“Then stop being a dipshit,” Smoboss bluntly tells you. Then he smacks you upside the head with his smoke, which OW, isn’t painless, thankyouverymuch! “Why the hell did you think taking on a sea-king was a good idea?! If that asshole tells you to do stupid shit, don’t do it! You take orders from me, not him!”

“In my defence, he called me a chicken...”

You get another, slightly gentler, smack around the head, which is when Klaus steps in. “Uh, you might not want to do that, Smo-kun.”

Smoboss scowls at him. “Don’t think you’re getting off scott-free, Klaus.”

“No, I mean, he doesn’t need any more head injuries. Maybe hit somewhere else.”

That gives the bossman pause. “Mm. Good point.”

“Or don’t hit me at all! That’s good too!”

“You want more latrine duty instead?”

“Hit me, bossman! I deserve it!”

Smoboss groans, tilting his head back to stare desperately into the cloudless sky. One of the infantry is trying to mop up the trail of watery-blood you’ve left on the deck. It isn’t working well.

“Just... get cleaned up, idiot. And stop jumping overboard. I can’t handle more mermaids on board.”

>Okay, but you’re punishing Klaus, right?
>(flee before he changes his mind)
>If you can’t handle me, bossman, I dunno how you plan to deal with Garp...
>Other?

>>3386591
>Smoker is at +50 on jitte after decades as a Marine
>Flashy is at +44 on swords after several months
HOW MUCH GODDAMN FASTER DO YOU WANT TO TRAIN?!

>>3386585
No, you straight-up used your crit for it. Although you made a good roll to add on to it, using a 24hr crit automatically destroys any chance of failure, so I don’t give rewards for it (except for bragging rights and the infantry thinking you’re a total badass).

>>3386609
>*Stiff salute* Yes, Smoboss!"
>(flee before he changes his mind)

>>3386609
>>(flee before he changes his mind)

>>3386609
>(flee before he changes his mind)

>>3386609
>{flee before he changes his mind)

>>3386609
>(flee before he changes his mind)
lets not antagonize bossman too much, hes the best bossman we have.

>>3386614
>>*Stiff salute* Yes, Smoboss!"
>>(flee before he changes his mind)
Support.
Thank you klaus for being dumb enough to actually not expect us to do these things.

>>3386600
Oh really? Well that's good to know.

>>3386609
Hahahaha, you said Smoker was at +70 previously, and Tashigi at +50... *before* we started making her get serious. This was way back In an early thread though. If you've changed things to where the gap Isn't so wide then I don't have as much to fear. Based on that I thought Zoro would be rolling something like a 70ish+ bonus +special moves, so that's why I've been so worried.

>>3386609
>(flee before he changes his mind)
>Get cleaned up
>Read the Haki Book

>>3386609
I think Tashigi had the plus 50 (before she learned to cut metal) and Smoker has plus 70 vs Kidd

>>3386609
>>(flee before he changes his mind)

>>Smoker is at +50 on jitte after decades as a Marine
That's surprising. Significantly lower than expected. I guess you can say Smoker's spent so much time breezing by with his Logia that his Jitte skills have deteriorated?

>the infantry thinking you’re a total badass).
I forgot, by this point, were any of the Strawhats capable of oneshotting a Seaking? If not, I can't imagine what they'd think if they somehow hear of our exploits through our crew.

>>3386638
If we can do this, then Zoro can probably do 4 at once somehow, that fiend!

>tactical retreat

You are a manly man of bravery and courage, which is why you promptly vanish in the fastest acceleration known to mankind, leaving only a reddish-pink water trail behind you.

... Now you think about it, you probably use up more water for showers than anyone else on board.

At least you get cleaned up in record time, giving your babies a thorough cleaning of the blood/water/salt/accumulated gritty junk that was trying to attack them.

... Plus, the infantry who pass you in the corridors look on you with impressed awe, which is pretty damn sweet.

>2nd daily action?

>>3386631
Whoops, I thought it was +70 including his DF and +50 with just the jitte... in that case, I’ll increase his bonus. Really should write this stuff down. Okay, +50 for big sis, +70 for papa when he’s not using his DF! Thanks for reminding me.

>>3386636
Wait, is that +70 WHEN using his DF, then? ... shit, whatever, I planned to fiddle with the combat system anyway, and Smoboss has got more training in recently. I’ll stick with +70 with jitte.

>>3386638
To be fair, East Blue is the weakest sea, where many people don’t even believe in DF fruits, they’re that rare. 90% of the pirates he deals with are trash, and the other 10% against a Logia (with a sea stone-topped weapon) is kind of screwed.

>>3386641
>See what Tashigi is up to

>>3386641
>>Practice one of your special moves like Billiards

>>3386641
>>3386648
This. We are FINALLY learning Billiards

>>3386641
>Read the Haki book

>>3386648
Support

>>3386641
>>3386660
Supporting. Normally I'd go for Billiards but I'm worried about practicing while we have crew members around.

>>3386641
Find Tashigi. Sis needs to know about our amazing sea-king killing skills.

>>3386665
But If we're not on the ship, we're on a mission and we won't have a chance to practice then.

Let's at least get It to C (usable) and then we can Increase It through combat.

>>3386648
Support
I mean what trouble can we get into doing this!

>>3386673
Well, we did have a chance to practice before on Whiskey Peak... but anons chose the option that we could've done on sea anyway. If having Klaus can mitigate the danger, I'd be all for it.

>play billiards

With Pistol-chan freshly cleaned and loaded (poor thing, they were absolutely coated), you head up to the deck. Smoboss has fortunately made himself scarce, probably to stack rocks, drink heavily, and beat his head against a wall.

Poor wall.

In any case, having lopped the head off a sea-king has taught you that you maaaaay need some more ranged options, and improving your shooting is the best way to manage that.

And you have JUST the idea.

>Recruit Klaus to assist
>Just try it out by yourself
>Other?

>>3386691
>Recruit Klaus to assist

>>3386691
>Recruit Klaus to assist

>>3386691
>Recruit Klaus to assist

>>3386691
>Just try it out by yourself

Klaus said he couldn't help with these things, remember?

>>3386691
>>Recruit Klaus to assist
He can cut our bullets out of mid air or something cool like that!

>>3386691
>>Recruit Klaus to assist

>>3386691
Live fire practice on a ship with a weird fuckin' special move without a firearm specialist seems like a recipe for disaster, so I'll head to bed with a:
>Just try not to kill yourself or another Marine, Flashy. Or Mina. Or Yu. Or Klaus.

>>3386691
>>Just try it out by yourself

>>3386691
>Just try not to kill yourself or another Marine, Flashy. Or Mina. Or Yu. Or Klaus.

>>3386691
>>Recruit Klaus to assist

>>3386699
He said if it involved swords, he could help. As billiards DOES involve a sword, he can.

>recruit Klaus

Klaus isn’t in his storeroom (although there’s a hammock slung in the corner, so yay), or so you check out the galley, which is a safe second-bet, because he’s raiding one of the fridges.

You watch him as he puts together a sandwich which honestly looks ten times better than the food you normally get served. “Should you be doing that?”

“Probably not,” Klaus drawls, “you wanna tell on me for this too, prettysnitch?”

“... Never mind. Anyway, I have an idea for a technique which involves a gun but ALSO a sword. Come help me not kill people?”

He shrugs. “Sure, once I’ve finished my sandwich.”

“I’m glad I have such an enthusiastic teacher.”

“Yeah, you’re real lucky.”

You lovingly and affectionately flip him off, and head up to wait on deck.

>Roll 1d100 for attemping billiards, best of 3! I’ll sort out bonus when I get back, heading out for a while.

Can we at LEAST walk do this at the PROW of the ship, facing the sea? should migitate friendly fire.

Rolled 54 (1d100)

>>3386734

Rolled 54 (1d100)

>>3386734

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>3386734

>>3386737
>>3386738
>>3386739
... huh

Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>3386734

>>3386737
>>3386738
>>3386739
Maybe bringing back Garp really did give Flashman some bad vibes. He's perfectly mediocre now.

>>3386737
>>3386738
>>3386739
WHAT DOES IT MEAN


other than mediocrity.

>>3386746
Clearly the cannon ball of love actually did work, and now it's wearing off!

Rolled 77 (1d100)

>>3386752
Rolling to beat yourself around the head with a cannonball~

>>3386781
He's heeeere. The dark times are upon us.

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>>3386781
>>3386804
It's fiiiine~
Can't get any worse than Kamogawa.

>>3386823
>GUTS AND JUSTICE MY BOY, YOU HAVE THE BLOOD OF THE MARINES IN YOU

>>3386823
I'm pretty sure none of the boxers in the Kamogawa Gym ever got cannonballs thrown at them. Unless we're counting Ippo or Takamura's fists, which is valid.

Okay, soooooo...

44 for swords, 28 for pistols. That actually gives you a pretty low DC for figuring it out... let's say 30/60/90 for low/medium/high success.

22 is half of swords, 14 for pistols, so bonus of 36. 54 + 36 = 90, +5 for rolling the same number twice. Success of 95, including Haki activation, so +1 to Haki, DC decreases to 82.

95 + 20 Haki bonus is 115, which clears high success.

Writing.

>wow, practising on deck with a teacher means a lower DC than figuring shit out in battle, who knew

You explain the basic idea of your new move to Klaus, who nods.along before giving you his opinion.

"That's stupid. But you might actually pull it off."

"... Thanks? I think?"

He sighs, leaning back against a railing. "The main problem is that it involves both sword and gun, and requires a certain level of talent in both. You, however, aren't too bad at either, prettyboy. It'll take some trial and error, sure, but speaking as someone who sailed the Grand Line for enough years, I've seen way weirder techniques work out."

With that sort-of reassurance, Klaus first clears the area of curious infantry, before having you run through the motions without actually firing.

There's way more.math involved than you would have thought. Not just wind-speed and the like, but angles of deflection, the force increased or decreased by bouncing off the sword, how to angle the sword itself... not to mwntionnfiguring out the best part of the blade to use.

Your brain hurts. Again.

Still, you get your teeth and power through, and after an hour, Klaus finds you ready to try with a single bullet, tossing an air-filled bag overboard and having you target the bobbing buoy.

(115, high success!)

You take a couple of seconds to position Cut-chan, a luxury you won't get in a real fight, and steady your nerves as you pull Pistol-chan's trigger -

- as her barrel points at the perfect angle, the lines of bullets reflecting through the air narrowing down to that one lone that hits the buoy -

A loud crack of gunfire, the high ring of a bullet against steel - and the buoy bursts, sinking pitifully under the waves.

Klaus raises an eyebrow. "Not bad. Again?"

(Gained Billiards at D!)

>Try with one more bullet.
>Try with two bullets. (Higher DC)
>Try with six bullets. (Very high DC)
>Other?

>>3386914
...we rolled a 54 and still get over 100 by bonus?
Wow we starting to scale hard.

>>3386945
>>Try with two bullets. (Higher DC)

>>3386914
... thinking about it we may actually stand a chance against zoro

>>3386945
>Try with two bullets. (Higher DC)

>>3386945
>>Try with two bullets. (Higher DC)

>>3386945
>>Try with two bullets. (Higher DC)
BILLIARDS ACT 2: POOL SHARK

>>3386945
>>Try with one more bullet.
Scale up gradually.

>>3386945
>>Try with one more bullet.
>>Try with two bullets. (Higher DC)
What exactly is the difference between these two?
The first is 1+1, the second is 2

>>3386945
>>Try with two bullets. (Higher DC)

>>3386971
Probably meant
>Try one more bullet (1)
>Try with two bullets (2)
and mistyped
or maybe
>try with two more bullets (3)

>>3386948
To be fair, the DC would be a lot higher if you didn't have Klaus helping you and time to figure it out and aim properly (plus Observation bullshit). If you tried it out in the middle of a fight like some people wanted a while back, it would be a lot harder.

>>3386971
Two is rapid-firing two, so you're judging the second's angle by where the first landed, thus not taking the time to aim carefully.

>>3386979
Yeah, it's with two more bullets in quick succession.

>BILLIARDS BULLET BOOGALOO

>Roll 1d100, best of 3

DC for 2 bullets is 35/75/115

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>3386982

Rolled 30 (1d100)

>>3386982

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>3386982

Rolled 71 (1d100)

>>3386982

>>3386986
>>3386991
AGAIN?!

>>3386986
>>3386991
N-nani.

>>3386986
>>3386991
Dice in this quest are weird.

>>3386986
>>3386991
This new trend seems suspicious...
Wait, is the effect of Garp approaching?
Is this the power of a true D?

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>>3386986
>>3386991
>91
>91
>Post number ends in 91
THE NUMBERS MASON, WHAT DO THEY MEAN?!

>>3386991
it feels like garp is getting close

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>>3386986
>>3386991

>91 + 36 = 127 + 5 dubs bonus = 132. Haki + 1, DC decreased to 80. 132 + 20 = 152.

You are overwhelmed by MATH.

It's strangely terrifying.

But, realizing what you did with the first bullet, you calm yourself, focusing on

There.

There it is.

You line Pistol-chan up at precisely the right point, the bullet trail there/notthere, hanging in the sky and then vanishing as the bullet travels down its assigned path, hitting the next buoy Klaus had tossed down, then you changeangleadjustbladegotitfire--

The other buoy bursts following the next crack of gunfire. Klaus leans to look over the railing, giving a short whistle. "I'm actually mildly impressed. Don't get me wrong, a gun'll never be as good as a sword, but I guess that could be useful in a pinch.

"Does Smoboss collect sword-freaks?" You give Cut-chan a quick once-over as you wonder aloud. No dings that you can see, but there s a hint of gunpowder that you don't approve of, which necessitates a quick rub with a cleaning cloth.

"... Maybe," Klaus mumbles. "One last try for the day?"

(Billiards improved to D.2!)

>Two more bullets.
>Three more bullets.
>Six more bullets.
>Other?

>>3387025
>Six more bullets.
Let's go a bit crazy, we already got 2 bullets down

>>3387025
>>Six more bullets.

>>3387025
>Three more bullets.

>>3387025
>>Six more bullets.

>>3387025
>Three more bullets.
I gotta admit, Billiards seems rather pointless when we could jsut line up shots normally...

But training Billiards could potentially turn us into Revolver Ocelot of One Piece so I'll shut up.

>>3387033
Support

>>3387025
>>Other?
>>Ricochet while moving, we won't always get the benefit of a stable shot

>>3387025
>Three more bullets.

>>3387040
>I gotta admit, Billiards seems rather pointless when we could jsut line up shots normally...
I mean, if we get good enough we could end up being able to Billiards our enemies shots, instead of just ours
>>3387025
>>Six more bullets.

>>3387040
Actually Billiars would be very useful for learning to hit targets who'd normally be inaccessible. Firstly, say you're surrounded or otherwise have an enemy behind you, and don't have time to turn around aiming and shooting them all? Just stand in place, lifting the sword so part of the blade is above your shoulder, and adjust the blade's angle very slightly with each shot. Much faster than turning. You can also deflect enemy shots rather than having to dodge them.

Next up is that once you've learned how to reflect/deflect stuff, you can bounce bullets off more than one thing. Enemy behind cover? Shoot a bullet at their friend's sword while it's at the right angle to hit their buddy. Hell, even make it ricochet off multiple objects to hit a target that would normally be too far to hit.

>>3387061
I am eager for Revolver Flashman shenanigans.

>>3387025
>SIX
>I
>X

>Inb4 crit fail and shoot someone/ourselves

>>3387072
Also, +1 this
>>3387048

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>>3387061
Being purely an unholy mix of Blackbeard and Revolver Ocelot would've been fun.

>>3387025
>>Three more bullets.

>>3387061
>>3387071
>"I understand bullets, you see. I make them go where I want."

>6

Gotta go eat, but in the meantime...

>Roll 1d100, etc

DC for 6: 60/120/180

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>3387084

Rolled 6, 4 = 10 (2d6)

>>3387084
>180
E A S Y

Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>3387084

>>3387088
Look! I did it again! 91!

Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>3387089
alright maybe not that easy if i roll 2d6
>>3387088 got the memo though

>>3387088
... you rolled that last time...

did the bullets bounce of each other?

did we manage to do the sex pistol trick without a stand?

>>3387102
That would be a lot more manageable with ball ammo, which we don't unfortunately don't have, apparently.

>91 + 36 = 127 + 20 Haki = 147. Haki +1, DC lowered to 78. Medium success.

You're getting the hang of this now, Haki and shooting both. "Throw six over!"

Klaus looks doubtful, but shrugs and does so, bags hitting and drifting with faint splashes.

You take a deep breath - aim - firefirefirefirefirefire

First bag bursts- second bursts - third bursts - fourth bursts - fifth... Bob's there. Same with the second.

You peer over in disappointment, while Klaus shrugs. "Fourth one went off-center, but still hit. You must have angled it wrong, threw off your next two shots. Let that be a lesson, prettyboy - unless you can recognize a bad angle and correct it on the fly, you're gonna throw off any subsequent shots, and the more you shoot, the wilder they're gonna get."

You scowl, still staring out at the two bags. 'So what, stick with a couple of bullets for now?"

"Right now? Don't use it in combat, but practice with three, maybe four max. You catch on quick, it should be fine." He puts his flask away from drinking. "More importantly, don't slack off on Kami-e and metal-cutting, or I'll kick your ass."

"... Thanks."

"My pleasure, prettyboy! Now let's clear out so the men can actually do their jobs."

That said, you shake your fist in vengeance at the bags, and head to your cabin.

(Billiards increased to D.4!)

>Roll 1d100 for morning metal-cutting!

>>3387112
I'm leaving it vague as to what the hell your bullets are, because I know zero about guns, and the only ones I've ever fired were WW2 rifles. Very cool, admittedly, but nothing like One Piece style pistols. So Mystery Bullets it is.

>>3387121

Rolled 71 (1d100)

>>3387121

Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>3387121
91?

Rolled 59 (1d100)

>>3387121
>>3387122
> wrote dice wrong kek

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>3387121

Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>3387121

>>3387149
>>Random encounter
IT COULD EVEN BE A GARP
YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WE'VE WANTED THAT!

o to check pastebin
>billiards already updated to D1
Nice one, Bob, you'll get a medal for that.

>71, 323/350 so close

Klaus puts you on thicker metal this morning, because 'if you can slice through a seaking, you can cut through this'.

Apparently you can't. Mostly.

About 80% of the time, you can score deep gouges through the metal - the rest, you can only make scratches. As for actually severing them into two, thin sheets you can manage, somehow carving your blades through them, but anything thicker than half an inch is impossible to cut straight through.

Sometimes you almost think you have it, like you're on the verge of something, but then you lose the feeling - an insurmountable barrier between thin metal and thick plating.

You can't understand why.

"Don't worry about it," Klaus says, waving you off. That's weirdly nice of him. "I got a better idea for next lesson, prettyboy." Then he grins like a shark.

... You take back the weirdly-nice thought.

(Tomorrow is Renaisse Island. For today, pick:
>Random encounter
OR
>Daily action (1 of 2)
(Reading 20 pages of the Haki book will be automatically done today.)

Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>3387151
Rolling for random cannonballs flying across the sea and hitting you out of nowhere...

>>3387152
Renaisse Island? Did I miss something?

>>3387152
>>Random encounter
IT COULD BE ANYTHING! MAYBE EVEN A FLASHMAN!

>>3387155
Possibly? What's up?

>>3387152
>>Random encounter

>>3387154
Not Garp, just a regular pirate attack?

>>3387155
Nevermind. reread last thread, forgot we’re stopping off there

>>3387152
>>Daily action (1 of 2)
>>Just go socialize with the infantrymen. Do you even know any of their names after these last four months?

>>3387152
>>Random encounter

>>3387152
>>Random encounter

>>3387152
>>Daily action (1 of 2)
Go do social things in Tashigi's general direction.
I will keep trying until we get some sis time.

>>3387166
Yes, Hat and Sunglasses.

But seriously, you know most names and some details about the infantrymen and women. Enough to nod and say hi, not enough to get into a conversation about their wife/husband/dog/potted ficus.

>Roll 1d100 for random encounter, best of 3
If Nat 1, Garp turns up early via Mysterious D Powers.

Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>3387174

Rolled 42 (1d100)

>>3387174
Nat 1

Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>3387174
>Nat 1
So this looks like a job for me

>>3387174
let’s see if i remember how to roll dice

Rolled 21 (1d100)

>>3387174

>>3387179
Apparently not. Options field!

THE LEGEND OF SHITTY ROLLS OUTSIDE OF TRAINING CONTINUES

>>3387178
>>3387177
>>3387176
Concerning.

>>3387183
At least it wasn’t either a 1 for garp or 100 for abs

>>3387187
Or a Nat 1 AND a Nat 100, which would have been spectacular and ended up with Flashy rocking and gibbering in a cupboard somewhere.

>42; life, the universe and everything
>I was tempted to give the ship an infestation of sapient mice for this roll, but maybe not

Around lunchtime, the news coo arrives, with (amazingly enough) the newspaper. New bounties - pirate attacks - Government policy changes - local festivals - absolutely no mention of the Strawhats. Wherever they are (hopefully at the bottom of the sea), they're keeping their heads down.

... You gotta call dibs on Roronoa for next time.

"Any mention, mi-mi-mi, of Princess Vivi?"

You look up from the newspaper to the hopefully face of Curly. "Sorry, no. But hey, no news is good news right now, isn't it?"

Curly sighs. "Perhaps. Still, it's a constant concern, to know she's reliant on either a criminal organization, or Revolutionary pirates, knowing I failed to save her."

"It's not that bad, Captain Curly," you reassure him. "And you did your best, that's all anyone can ask. It's not you handed her over to them, after all."

"... Yes. That is absolutely true." Curly clears his throat a little awkwardly after that.

>So Curly, do you have any idea who Baroque Works' big boss is?
>Tell me - what were your impressions of the Strawhats?
>Seeing as you're the Royal Guard Captain and all, wanna spar?
>Other?

>>3387214
>>So Curly, do you have any idea who Baroque Works' big boss is?

>>3387214
>Seeing as you're the Royal Guard Captain and all, wanna spar?

>>3387214
>>Tell me - what were your impressions of the Strawhats?

>>3387214
>>So Curly, do you have any idea who Baroque Works' big boss is?
I mean if he did, he would have told us! Or boss! But hey no harm in asking~

>>3387214
>>So Curly, do you have any idea who Baroque Works' big boss is?
>>Do you know who the officers of Baroque Works are?

>>3387214
>>So Curly, do you have any idea who Baroque Works' big boss is?
I want to be able to point Garp right at Crocodile and LAUGH from the sidelines as Croc gets FISTED BY JUSTICE!

>>3387214
>So Curly, do you have any idea who Baroque Works' big boss is?

>>3387225
Crocodile will emerge from this arc with a newfound appreciation for his own mortality. And the universal fear of Garp.

>>3387214
>>Tell me - what were your impressions of the Strawhats?

>>3387214
>Seeing as you're the Royal Guard Captain and all, wanna spar?

What did this dude use again?

Can we start posting the Crocodile is Luffys mom theory memes yet.

>>3387248
you thought I was going to say her name but it was I dio

>>3387232
He uses a saxophone that shoots bullets when played. In addition, he also has a bunch of guns hidden in the curls of his hair that he can fire by pulling on his necktie.

>>3387214
>>So Curly, do you have any idea who Baroque Works' big boss is?

>>3387232
A saxophone and hair guns.

If Flashy tries to start using either, Smoboss will finally snap and murder him.

>interrogation time

"So Curly, do you have any idea who Baroque Works' big boss is?"

"Mi-mi-mi... sadly, no." Curly shakes his (curly) head sadly. "Though I learned much about their organization, the overall leader is a shadowy figure, and all those who even suspect his true identity are quickly killed. All I know is that he's currently working out Alabasta, as he plots to destroy our Royal family."

"You keep saying 'he'. Are you sure it's a guy?"

"I - suppose... not?"

"Because I'm just saying, it would suck if we change right past the big boss because we think it's a dude, and it's really a dudette."

Curly looks helpless. "It could be a woman, yes?"

You purse your lips. "A woman... keeping their identity that secret... who would be the least suspected one...?"

Could it be... Princess Vivi is the secret leader of Baroque Works, and she ran away because she needed a more active hand in the running of things?!

... No, that's dumb. Besides, the poor girl's a victim in all of this. You dread to think how she s being treated by Baroque Works, or Government-hating maniacs like the Strawhats.

"Is there... some problem?" Curly asks, a little warily, as you stare thoughtfully into space.

"Nah... just wondering if the princess is being tortured right now."

You barely notice Curly pale, too busy considering if Roronoa is as good with knives as swords, as you flip through the rest of the newspaper.

Oh hey, some fancy 'Kitetsu' sword got found.bsck in Loguetown. Tashigi'll be furious about that one, especially as it's by some criminal. You've never heard of this Bartolomeo guy before, but Smoboss'll take care of him when you all get back.

>2nd daily action?

Heading to bed, sorry for early stop and thanks for playing!

>>3387286
>If Flashy tries to start using either, Smoboss will finally snap and murder him.

Damn, and the sax would've been so snazzy too.

>>3387286
>Oh hey, some fancy 'Kitetsu' sword got found.bsck in Loguetown

OH GOD WE RUINED EVERYTHING ZORO NEVER GOT TO DO THE COOL FLIPPY THING WITH HIS ARM AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

>Hang with sunglasses and hat, we got them at least a look at form klaus so they should be grateful!

>>3387286
Check on Tashigi. See if she's heard the terrible news that is in no way our fault.

> haki book

>>3387286
If she hasn't found out already, make sure Tashigi knows about Kitetsu

>>3387286
>>Hang out with Tashigi

>>3387286
+1 to this thing below
>>3387317

>>3387317
This

>>3387295
With Zoro's luck in this timeline, he'd be down an arm.

>>3387752
And with the general luck of this quest he'd find a way (either Magic and/or Frankie/Chopper) to replace it with a sword and become a literal SwordMan

>>3388051
Exactly, he'd be like Shiki, only he'd have his arm replaced with a sword instead of his feet.

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>>3387286
>Polish off the metal cutting

Also thanks for the Medal but i'd appreciate if you could maybe get Sandra relocated to a different department possibly? i dunno maybe Janitorial? i try to keep updated but i have soo much other work to do thanks to her.

>>3387286
>>3387368
>>3387313

Seconding. Wanna hang with Tashigi more.

>>3387317
>>3387286
Seconding

>Barty got Kitetsu
Oh my god now he truly can be cabbage's rival

>>3388085
Go on...

>>3388287
Sandra is now in the ocean. RIP.

4-4 for Tashigi/reading. Not sure if you guys wanna combo that and fill big sis in on the Mystery Book?

>No, Doctor Lighthouse gave that to meeeeeee!
>It’s my book now, let big sis step on the road to bullshit.

>>3388527
>>It’s my book now, let big sis step on the road to bullshit.

>>3388527
>No, Doctor Lighthouse gave that to meeeeeee!

She hasn't even unconsciously unlocked Observation Haki yet, best to hold off giving it to her until we have particular reason to.

>>3388527
>>It’s my book now, let big sis step on the road to bullshit.
>>But re-iterate what Smoker said about officer bullshit

>>3388527
>>No, Doctor Lighthouse gave that to meeeeeee!

>>3388527
>No, Doctor Lighthouse gave that to meeeeeee!

>>3388527
>It’s my book now, let big sis step on the road to bullshit.

>>3388527
>>>No, Doctor Lighthouse gave that to meeeeeee!

Rolled 2 (1d2)

Okay, keep the book private is edging out, which means they can’t be combined, so:
1 read book
2 big sis interaction

>>3388531
>>3388534
>>3388550
interaction
>>3388532
>>3388536
>>3388546
>>3388555
noooo mu book

>>3388584
Yeah, book and Tashigi drew, so I wanted to see if they could be combined, but keeping it to yourself edged out, so I had to roll between reading or Tashigi. As said earlier, you’re auto-completing 20pages of the books anyway today.

>big sis

You take the newspaper to see Tashigi, just in case she hasn’t read today’s news yet. Plus, she might need it for emergency tissues if she cries a lot.

“Tashiiiiiiiigi,” you call, rapping, rapping at her cabin door, quoth the seagull ‘Justice, caw’. Or something. “Hey, beloved senior Ensign, I totally don’t have horrible news for you that I think you might stab me over! Can you open the door?”

“... That doesn’t encourage me to open it,” you hear Tashigi say, but the door opens anyway to reveal her looking at you curiously. “What kind of news? Has something big happened?”

>Have you ever heard of Sandai Kitetsu?
>Tashigi, I need you to sit down. And breathe into a paper bag. And not kill me.
>(wordlessly hand her the paper and point at the article)
>Other?

>>3388617
>>(wordlessly hand her the paper and point at the article)

>>3388617
>>(wordlessly hand her the paper and point at the article)

>>3388617
>>>(wordlessly hand her the paper and point at the article)

>>3388617
>>(wordlessly hand her the paper and point at the article)

>>3388617
>>(wordlessly hand her the paper and point at the article)
Big rip.
(Even if the reason or meaning of swords being cursed has only just been mentioned for the first time in the manga in years last chapter.)

>breaking news

You hold the paper out, folded to the right page, using your free hand to point at the small article. Taking it, Tashigi frowns as she starts to read.

You wait.

Her eyes scan along the words.

You wait.

She comes to an end.

“Oh! That’s interesting. Thank you for letting me know.” Smiling brightly at you, she hands the paper back, reaching up to adjust her glasses.

“Uh. You’re not mad?”

She laughs. “Why would I be mad about something like this? Some random criminal finding a Sharp grade sword that was in my hometown the whole time?”

“Yesssss?”

“Don’t worry.” Her smile widens. “I’ll just have to kill him.”

“Um.”

“And pry Kitetsu from his cold, filthy fingers.”

“... Um.”

“In fact, right now, I feel good enough for a spar! Care to join me, Flashman?”

“......... Um.”

>Yeeeeesss?
>Maybe Hat and Sword could spar you instead?
>Klaus has been stealing your shampoo, kill him instead of me.
>Other?

>>3388617
>(wordlessly hand her the paper and point at the article)

God between Zoro and Barty I don't know who sis will want to cut more when Dressrosa rolls around.

>>3388675
>>Yeeeeesss?

>>3388675
>>Yeeeeesss?
It would be good for Flash to see just how much better big sis is with a sword

ALSO I FUCKING MISSED IT WAS BARTY THAT GOT IT OH MY GOD THATS GREAT

HOW MUCH CAN YOU FUCK PEOPLE UP WITH SWORDS AND BARRIERS AT THE SAME TIME

>>3388675
>>Yeeeeesss?
See part of me wants to tell her about the shampoo thing, but the rest of me wants Flashman to live past today

>>3388675
>Yeeeeesss?
>Just for the record this isn't my fault
>(Bullshitting) I've never even been to that weaponshop!

>rip flashman he died as he lived. in a state of constant terror and confusion

“Yeeeeeeesss?” You’re not really sure you WANT to spar, because her smile suggests less ‘spar’ and more ‘severing of limbs’, but if you say no, it might turn to ‘severing of head’, and that’s somewhat more important to you. “Just... be gentle with my weapons?”

“I’d never harm them,” Tashigi reassures you sweetly. You note she doesn’t say she won’t hurt you.

If you had a mother, this is exactly the time you’d be crying for her. Instead, you find yourself trailing after a still-smiling Tashigi, who almost seems to float with an air of perfect calm and grace, over to the sparring area.

You are going to die.

>Pick weapons

>>3388697
Lmao 2 sords

>>3388697
>Inb4 our Mom is Flashman D. Esdeath

>>3388697
Cut-chan and Jitte-san.

>>3388697
>>Cut-Chan and Jitte-san

>>3388697
>Cut-chan and Ka-tan
Looking at the pastebin, was surprised that we're actually more skilled with our fans right now than any other weapon.

>>3388713
>>3388706
Actually wait, changing my vote to support Jitte. Just realized we haven't even cracked Jitte awakening yet.

>>3388710
Support

>>3388697
>Cut-chan and Jitte-san.

>>3388713
Swords are actually the highest because I add standard Marine Swordsmanship and your sneaky-misdirection Pouncing Racoon Style together. It adds up to about +44, I think.

Also thinking about giving you guys a bonus when you dual-wield (even though that’s every fight.). It really doesn’t makes sense that if you fought someone equally skilled but wielding only one sword, you’d only do the same amount of hits/damage. Maybe a flat +5? Or a bonus fraction depending on the skill levels of whichever weapons you’re using?

>>3388697
>Fan Twins
We need to keep her locked down so she can't kill us.

Rolled 78 (1d100)

>the enthusiastic cut-chan and the professional jitte-san

+44 bonus for Cut-chan, +28 for Jitte-san. Think I’ll add a +6 dual-wield bonus (+4 from first digit of Cut-chan’s bonus, +2 from first digit of Jitte-san’s.)

Tashigi currently has a higher bonus (+65) than normal, because she is the Incarnation of Fury and Imminent Death.

>Roll 1d100, best of 3

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>3388747

Rolled 88 (1d100)

>>3388747

Rolled 97 (1d100)

>>3388747
>>3388730
Personally prefer the scaling, mostly because I like that everything depends on how good we actually are with our weapons rather than dual-wielding inherently being a certain amount better than regular wielding.

>>3388747
if i may make a recommendation and do a number crunch real quick i think duel wielding should work as follows

>Single Weapon
Weapon bonus + 0 = Modifier

>Dual Wield
(Weapon 1 Bonus + Weapon 2 Bonus) x Dual Wield penalty with the ambidexterous im thinking around 0.75 = Modifier

>Zoro style
(Weapon Bonus 1 + Weapon Bonus 2 + Weapon Bonus 3) x 3 weapon style penalty im thinking around 0.625 = Modifier

Assume All weapon bonuses are at a flat 30 ignoring style and they have the max reduction for being ambidexterous ect.

Single +30
Double +45
Tripple +56.25
Round down because you allways should in games like this to +56

In the case of dual wielding swords like Cut-chan and Ka-tan or tripple wielding swords like zoro you just add the type multiple times. so our sword bonus would be counted for weapon 1 and two in that case.

>>3388753
Fear of big sis overrides Garp trauma apparently

>>3388774
It should be noted i tried a 0.5 penalty for triple wield but that just came out as the same as dual wield which is stupid.

Also without having ambidextrous the penalty would be much more painful. making it a horrible idea unless u know what you are doing. such as dual wield starting at a x0.1 to the weapon skills and slowly climbing up. giving a sizable benefit for a substantial amount of time training. with triple scaling even better because as flashman always says.

More weapons is always a good idea

>>3388774
God, I hate maths... looking at the numbers, I’m running into problems when it comes to different weapons with different skill levels Vs using the same type of weapon (ie, two swords). If you use a sword and a jitte, I’m going to take the roll and use it twice, adding the appropriate skill bonus to each, plus dual-wield bonus. But with two swords...

Okay, never mind, I FIGURED SHIT OUT. Sort of. Apologies for adjusting combat on the fly, guys, everything is subject to change, etc.

(Also as for triple wield, which would take a LOT to master, I feel like the bonus would be somewhat smaller. I know you said 0.5 didn’t work, but assuming one would be triple-wielding with their mouth, that means there’s much smaller degree of movement allowable by the third weapon. Perhaps that could be solved by giving a malus to the skill level of the third weapon rather than the bonus, but oh well, not a problem for now.

SO.

97 + 44 + 4 (dual-wield) = 145 + 20 Haki = 165
97 + 28 + 2 = 127 + 20 = 147
Versus
75 + 65 = 140

+1 Jitte-san awakening, +1 Cut-chan awakening, +1 Haki, Haki DC dropped to 75

I have a very important cake to ea- I mean, uh, thing to do, back soon. PS, you juuuust beat her thanks to Haki.

>>3388815
Yeet!

>>3388815
>Jitte-san awakening
AT LAST

>>3388815
Just lie about the numbers and make it entirely based on the rolls

>>3388833
>flashy: rolls a 15
>whitebeard: rolls a 14
Congrats guys, you one-shot WB!!!! Yaaaaaay!!!

>flashy: rolls a 95
>random mook: 96
Sorry guys, you’re armless now!

... this could be a fun way to play...

>>3388793
What's Haki looking like now? We've been getting a lot of gains recently.

>>3388815
>Already beating Tashigi

I know we needed to use Haki to do it, but whew lad

>>3388866
I mean it could be a matter of the difference, 1 is a clash, but if we get a 2 and they get a 97 then yeah we lose an arm.

It's not complicated or even that fun, but it does mean you don;t have to care about mechanics!

>>3388875
https://pastebin.com/XGUgpV79

Paste is also in the OP but here is a link anyhow

Haki is currently sitting at
>Observation Haki (uncontrolled But Aware!) +??? +9
>Further Observation Haki activation rolls dropped to DC 75!
I presume at 10+ it upgrades

>>3388886
>”I presume at 10+ it upgrades”
>implying I know what the fuck I’m doing
I was planning to make it so that at +20 you stop having to roll to activate it, and can do it on command. Then a vast amount of training to increase the bonus from +20 to +21, etc.

Katakuri would be at like... +150 or something batshit. Don’t take that as a hard number, I have no idea how many d100s he’d even roll for combat. Maybe 5d100+300 as a regular roll, before the Haki applies?

Back in 40mins-ish.

>>3388907
Katakuri can just look into the next post, see what he's gonna roll, and change it.

Because he's that fucking good

>>3388907
Says 40ish minutes
>One Hour Later
Well then, guess I'll die.

>165 and 147 v 140, managed a win

Tashigi looks utterly at peace. Fortunately, you're not a TOTAL idiot, when she charges at you with a ferocious sweep of Shigure, you're alrea moving, leaping back out or range.

Like hell you're risking blocking that, not with the woman who can already cut metal.

While she recovers her balance from the miss, you side-step, darting around her off-hand side while moving closer. Jitte-san's range is slightly greater than Cut-chan's; you send him lashing out at her, more to distract her than any real attempt to hit, while you close in.

Shigure rushes to parry him - Cut-chan darts in, aiming for her wrist. She disengages immediately, moving smoothly to your left, forcing you to take the fraction on a second necessary to halt and change the direction of Cut-chan's strike, while you stab Jitte-san in a not-entirely-honorable blow down at Tashigi's feet. He may not be pointy, but getting a solid blow from one of his tines into your fragile toes will seriously mess up your day, you suspect.

Tashigi moves her foot quickly, but that means stepping in closer, at which point it's a test less of skill than speed and perception - and as you breathe heavily, forcing yourself calm enough for Haki to work its magic, that sort of thing becomes second nature.

Tashigi's faster than you are, fast enougg to probably keep parrying youe blade and jitte for a long while. But when the potential paths of her own sword narrows down to twelve-six-three-one in an instant, the fact you can see where her sword is going, combined with two weapons, means her advantage is steadily overwhelmed.

For two minutes, the deck rings with repeated shrieks and clangs of metal, almost rapid stacatto, and the strain on your mind from keeping up the Haki is almost too much, your breathing harsh and brows pinched with concentration - finally, as Tashigi bellows a cry of frustration, Shigure lashes out just a little too wildly, and you spot the opening.

You step in, Cut-chan swinging up to rest her tip against Tashigi's chest, pointing up into her heart.

"I win. Please don't murder me?"

(General Fitness +1!)

Tashigi scowls at you between heavy breaths that match your own. "... You're better than I expected..."

>Is that good or bad?
>Did you just wanna beat me up?!
>Thanks. I think.
>Other?


>>3389054
Ha, you trust me with times? Are you new?

>>3389096
>>Thanks. I think.

>>3389096
>>Is that good or bad?

>>3389096
>>Thanks. I think.
By the way OP, this is just a small thing but I really like cutting Haki text apart like you did with
>twelve-six-three-one
When you do it usually all in one word sortasomethinglikethis, it just feels like everything's going fast. The other feels more calm and orderly, which I feel fits the Observation Haki vibe better.

>>3389096
>Thanks. I think.

>>3389096
>>If it helps, if you weren't so homiciadally angry I would've lost easily...

>>3389096
>>Thanks. I think.

>>3389096
>Thanks. I think.

>>3389129
Thanks for letting me know, I'll definitely keep that in mind for future haki-bullshit. If anyone else has things like this to comment on, even if it seems like little stuff, please let me know! Every little helps.

(... Unless it's typos. Trust me, I see them the second I've posted. Let us never mention them, ever.)

So I was rereading the threads, and I found this bit from when we first met fan-lady:
>You’re in town when out of the corner of your eyes, you see her. Not a cannibal (you hope), but a woman with long, purple hair and a pair of black, metal fans strapped at her hips.
Kudos for the Shia Labeouf reference

>>3389153
I wonder what the story with fan lady was, we never really looked deeper into her deal....

>>3389129
>twelve-six-three-one
I too also appreciate this as reading somethingalittlelikethis is fucking infuriating and i will often skip it if its done as my brain hurts trying to decipher it.

>>3389151
Gj for not triggering me BPQM

>>3389096
>Thanks. I think.

>tfw you beat senpai, uwu

"Thanks. I think." Your breathing steadies as the two of them rest, and you let Cut-chan drop back down. Despite the twinge of pain in your head - you've never held Observation for that long before - you still feel oddly calm. Peaceful, even.

Tashigi huffs, sheathing Shigure. "I'm going to have to up my training again," she sighs, but at least she looks better than before. "Especially if I want to face Roronoa."

>Yeah, he was kind of... seriously good.
>I CALL DIBS.
>Hey, I'm way better than Backstabber Roronoa!
>Other?

>>3389167
Don't worry, I'm sure you'll absolutely never meet her again, ever, honest.

>>3389174
>>I CALL DIBS.

>>3389174
>>I CALL DIBS.

>>3389174
>>I CALL DIBS.
>>Hey, I'm way better than Backstabber Roronoa!

>>3389174
>>I CALL DIBS.
Surely Sis will respect the ancient holy rite of dibs?

>>3389174
>>I CALL DIBS.

>>3389185
Maybe if Smoboss becomes Grand-Ultra-Mega-Fleet Admiral, he'll let you use your Bureacracy powers to put an official Dibs Protocol in the rule books! Or maybe he'll toss you out of a window.

>MINE

This needs to be nipped in the bud. "I CALL DIBS."

"W- no! I already called dibs before Whiskey Peak! "

You fold your arms. "That was FOR Whiskey Peak, they weren't there. Thus, the dibs expired."

"Dibs don't just expire, Flashman! They're permanent."

"That sounds like the kind of thing someone who forgot to call dibs again would say."

Tashigi's eyes narrow. "What really matters... is who tells the Captain they have dibs."

You stare at each other. Unyielding. Unstoppable force versus immovable object. A rivalry foretold by destiny.

Then you both turn and charge towards Smoboss' office.

>Try to sabotage Tashigi's run? (How?)
>Rely on your own speed to beat her!
>Other?

>>3389214
>Rely on your own speed to beat her!
I believe in the sheer power of Flashman's will to crush that backstabber

>>3389214
>>Try to sabotage Tashigi's run? (How?)
Trip her with the fan-chains.

>>3389214
>>Rely on your own speed to beat her!
>>Distract her by telling her about Klaus and her Shampoo!

>>3389214

>Rely on your own speed to beat her!
The righteous justice burs within us.

Also I had a stray thought: how bad will Tashigi feel when our weapons start to speak and her, carefully maintained and loved, Shigure does not?