16: Chapter 16 Ace recovers and teaches the Tempest KickOn the way back, Luffy said to Sabo, "Sabo, don't tell anyone about what happened today."
Sabo looked at Luffy's serious expression and understood the implications, so he nodded.
"Why don't you come and stay with us at Dadan's place, Sabo?That way, we can look after each other," Luffy suggested to Sabo.
"But will Dadan agree?I heard from Ace that Dadan is a grumpy old lady," Sabo asked with a hint of worry.
"Don't worry, even though Dadan sounds fierce, she's all bark and no bite.If you talk to her nicely, she'll definitely agree to let you stay there," Luffy replied, and then he led Sabo toward Dadan's base.
At this moment, Dadan, the bandit leader, said, "Boss, you should take a good rest.You haven't had a proper rest these past two days.The brothers have searched all over the surrounding mountains and forests but haven't found them.Maybe Luffy and Ace will be back tomorrow?"
"Yo, Dadan, I'm back!" Luffy carried Ace into the house, with Sabo following behind.To avoid arousing Dadan and the others' suspicion, Luffy had exchanged a healing potion with the system on the way and given it to Ace.As for why Ace hadn't woken up, according to the system, it was because Ace had been hung there for so long and subjected to severe torture, his mental state had long since reached its limit.No matter how abnormal Ace was, he was still just a child, so this was a protective mechanism initiated by Ace's body.
"So you guys actually know how to come back, huh?Hmm, what happened to Ace?And who's that brat following behind you?"
"My name is Sabo.From now on, please take care of me," Sabo said politely.
"Oh, nice to meet you," Dadan replied subconsciously.Wait, then Dadan realized something and a sense of foreboding arose within her."What does that mean?"
"That means Sabo will be moving in from today onwards," Luffy said with a grin.
"What!Another brat is moving in!" Dadan roared."Come on, boss, don't be so angry.It's just another kid, it's not a big deal.By the way, is Ace alright?I haven't seen him wake up yet."
"Tch," Dadan turned her head, but still glanced at Ace out of the corner of her eye."It's nothing, it's nothing," Luffy said with a grin."I was just too tired from playing and fell asleep."
"Oh, you should all go and get some rest too.You must not have had a good rest these past few days."
A few days later, Ace slowly woke up."Ace, you're finally awake!" two joyful voices called out.Ace turned his head and saw Luffy and Sabo looking at him with genuine concern."You've been unconscious for days!You scared us half to death!"
"Ah, thank you for coming to save me," Ace said weakly."Don't mention it, we're brothers," Sabo said excitedly."Then you should rest well.Luffy and I will go hunt some game for you to help you recover."
A few more days passed, and Ace's body had recovered.Under Luffy's guidance, Sabo and Ace finally mastered Moonwalk, and Luffy then taught them Tempest Kick as well.
After experiencing this incident, Ace and Sabo realized their own shortcomings and trained even harder.Finally, two weeks later, Sabo was able to unleash a slash, and Ace followed closely behind.Although their slashes were not very powerful, it made them even more determined to master the Tempest Kick.
Meanwhile, Luffy, after teaching the two, finally checked his reward: Water Breathing (9/10), and he had 12,000 Pirate Coins.Luffy then bought the remaining Six Powers of the Navy, closed his eyes, and slowly began to comprehend them.