13 CH-12 : Time skip~

[Note : I will now try to stop writing Pride that, Pride this .So instead of saying Pride everytime I will be using I,me, and my and I will also edit the previous chapters with I,me and my even though it will take some time]

Sea Calender Year-1509

Pride's Pov~

I was sitting on a tree branch and was tapping my chin as I was in deep thought....

It has been four years since I learned observation haki.In those four years I have developed my observation haki to a new level.Right now I my sensing area has became five kilometers also two years ago I learned future site.

In present I can see the future of next five and know what was going happen in those five second.

I also made progress in my bloodline and and devil fruit.But after my bloodline reached 50 percent the pace in which it grows has become very slow.It seems that the only way in which I can increase my bloodline progress is by fighting.Suddenly ~

*BOOMMM!!!*

My thoughts were interrupted by a sound.I turned toward the direction of sound and saw Mark was fighting a Gorilla which was 2 meter tall.But it seems that he was in disadvantage as his slashes weren't able leave any deep cut on the Gorilla.The Gorillas defence seems to be very strong.

Then I saw Mark making distance between him and the Gorilla.After he was three meters away from the gorilla I saw him use soru to appear behind it and then slashed out while shouting "sky slash!!"

A big cut appeared on Gorilla's back but it still didn't die.But then as if gone mad the gorilla ignored the pain from cut and quickly turned toward Mark and threw a punch.Mark who just slashed the gorilla wasn't in a position to dodge the attack, so he could only grit his teeth and brace himself for the impact.

Just when Mark thought the punch was about hit him, I suddenly appeared between them and slowly starched my hand toward the Gorilla's punch and caught it.

A *BOOM!!* sound was made when the punch landed on my hand but the impact of punch wasn't able to push me even an inch away from were I stood.I didn't even feel any pain from the punch as my body was already very strong.Seeing that I easily caught it's punch the gorilla became shocked and scared.

Well it didn't matter to me if gorilla was socked or not after I caught it's hand I just used gravity push.The gorilla was blasted 10 meter away and crashed into tree's.

The gorilla died, blood coming out of it's mouth and it seems that the shockwave from gravity push had destroyed it's internal organs.

After Mark saw that I blasted away the gorilla he let out a breath, "Pew~~ thank god you came on time or I was sure that my bone was about get crushed by that gorilla."

"Well I don't want to see the vice-captain of my crew become disabled even before we start our journey. " After saying that I turned toward Mark and saw him making a depressed face, "huh! Why have you became depressed all of a sudden? It's not like you are disable,well now that I think you are disable from you head as you are an idiot but don't worry since you are my first crew member and we are also from the same island I will make an exception and won't kick you out of my crew."

Hearing me black lines appeared on Mark's forehead then he slashed at me with his sword but like always I easily dodged his attack.

After failing to hit me with his sword Mark didn't continue to slash again rather went back to his depressed expression and said, "Stop joking around! I am not an idiot.I am depressed because I had to work so hard just to break the defence of that gorilla and I still wasn't able to kill it."

"Well you don't have to be depressed because of this after all that gorilla was one of the strongest beast in this forest and it's defence was as strong as a rock." I tried to console him.

But Marks next reply shocked me, "Exactly it's only a strong beast in this forest but what about the outside of this forest or Island? Aren't there many more stronger beast or people then this gorilla out there on the sea and other island.And won't we be facing those stronger opponents when we start our adventure on the sea? "

Then he continued, "Those people should be many time stronger then this gorilla and they might even have stronger defence then this gorilla.So, how am I suppose to break there defence and if I couldn't even break there defence then how am I suppose to win against them."

After saying that Mark looked toward me and saw that I was looking at him with a shocked expression and my eyes were wide open.

Mark, "What? Why are you shocked?"

"WTF!!! From when did you started to thinking so logically?" Then i looked toward Mark with suspicious and said, "are you really Mark or someone else in Mark's disguise?"

After hearing me several black lines appeared on Mark face he started slashing at me while shouting, "Stop joking around you bastard captain!! "

But this time he didn't stop attacking after missing one time rather continued to attack me while I kept dodging.

After few minutes seeing that Mark still didn't want to stop attacking I could only accept defeat and while saying, "Ok!Ok! I get it, you are very serious.So, stop attacking me." but Mark still didn't stop attacking so i said, "Mark do you know that a sword can cut steel"

Mark stopped attacking and looked at me suspiciously, "How is that possible? Are you trying to make fun of me again?"

"Well even though i can not teach you how to cut steel with sword as I am not a swordsman but I can still tell you the way of getting the power to cut steel.." Then i continued, "Mark for being able to cut steel you need to understand the breath of all things~"

Mark titled his head with a confused look, "breath of all things? "

"Yes, everything has it's own breath but those breath are very weak so it's hard to notice or feel.Tree,Rocks and earth everything has it's own breath.If you master those breath you will have the power to cut steels.Thats all I can say as for the rest you will need to figure out it your self."

"So, you just need to sense your surrounding very seriously to realize there breath.If you master the breath of all things you can cut steel if you want not only but you will also be able to control your will of your slash.For example if you don't want to cut a leaf then the leaf won't get cut even if you slash on it.So, try hard to realize the breath of all thing" after saying that I turned around and returned to my training place.

Mark didn't response to my leaving.He was standing there with a serious face and it seems that he was in deep thought.

After few minutes Mark came out of his thoughts and sat down on the ground in cross lagged position and closed his eyes.It looks like he was trying to feel the surrounding and master the breath of all things.

[Question : Do you guys have any recommendations for his future crew members? although i already have some people on mind but it will be better if you guys have any recommendation i will try to add them...]