Chapter 478: Little Tatsuya's Adventures
The hammock was returned. It was Zefa who insisted on returning it. Although Aokiji was a little reluctant, he probably felt that killing people in a dream was not a good thing, so he had to agree in the end.
"Forget it." Zhang Da also agreed to take back the hammock. After all, he had already gotten Aokiji's labor for free, so it was not a loss.
Aokiji probably felt bored, waved his hand and went back to his office to sleep.
The hammock was then occupied by Tom, who had just eaten and was ready for sleep.
After learning about this, Zhan Guo expressed his appreciation for Zephyr. The last time Sakaski had problems, he was worried for a long time, and he didn't want Aokiji to have any problems again.
However, Zhan Guo still had some doubts. Where did Zhang Da get such a magical thing? According to Zefa and Aokiji, it was just an ordinary hammock, and it was a patched hammock. It didn't look like a technological product at all.
Just like the cigarettes I gave to Sakaski, they looked ordinary, but they worked wonders. Was it a product of my abilities?
Zhang Da's ability might not just be a simple storage device like the Bag-Bag Fruit. Perhaps he could imbue ordinary objects with magical effects, though these effects are uncontrollable. Or perhaps he could simply create objects out of thin air!
If this assumption is true, then whether it is cigarettes, hammocks, the pistol used by Tom that does not need to be reloaded, Jackie Chan's stone that can spit fire, Ye Yan's gong that can freeze people... all seem to have explanations.
Zhan Guo pressed his temples, but he didn't know how to activate this ability and what its limitations were... That kid was too guarded and refused to tell him what his ability was when asked. Is the navy so scary?
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"The navy isn't scary, but there are bound to be undercover agents in the navy, like Vergo."
Zhang Da, who had just returned from a talk with Zhan Guo, was also teaching the little lolita, "If our intelligence is known to others, it will be easy for them to target us. Remember that pirate group that caused you so much trouble last time?"
The little girls nodded one after another, and even Perona, who liked to contradict Zhang Da, had to agree with him.
"So, if your abilities can be kept secret, keep them secret. Even if others see them, don't explain them yourself and let them guess. And don't introduce the effects of your abilities to others during battle..."
Zhang Da also brought up a commonplace issue, citing a few counterexamples: "People like Tina, Binz, and Ain all have this problem. Don't learn from them."
"Um... excuse me for disturbing you." Aiyin raised one hand awkwardly. Just as she was about to say hello, she heard Zhang Da talking about her as well. She was in a dilemma whether to stay or leave, so she could only speak out to remind him.
"Sister Ain." The little girls greeted her. Wendy and Weiwei felt a little embarrassed for Zhang Da.
Perona, however, did not mind the trouble and fanned the flames, saying, "Sister Ain, he's saying bad things about you behind your back. Use your power to deal with him!"
Zhang Da also said embarrassedly: "Ah... Sorry, sorry, well, when I was educating them, I was not paying attention..."
"It's okay. Mr. Tatsuya is right. In order to intimidate the enemy in battle, we do like to reveal our abilities. Perhaps the unexpected effect will be better." Ain deliberately emphasized the words "intimidate the enemy", indicating that she did it to undermine the enemy's morale, not to show off.
"Yeah, I was biased." He obviously wouldn't have the energy to argue with her at this point, so Zhang Da simply admitted defeat. "Ms. Ain, what's the matter with you coming here?"
Ain didn't dwell on this and got down to business: "Well, it's like this. Mr. Tatsuya once said that he wanted to experience my abilities. I happen to be free today, so..."
"Oh~ yes, yes, I almost forgot! Come on!" Zhang Da also patted his forehead. He really wanted to experience Ain's ability and test his own level of domineering power.
Ain stretched out a hand: "Is it right here?"
"Right here, I'll get ready." Zhang Da also mobilized his armed color domineering as much as possible, and then stretched out a black hand, "Come on... What are you doing?"
As soon as he looked up, he found that his companions, from people to cats to ducks, had all gathered around him, looking at Ain and Zhang Daye with curiosity or anticipation.
Altria even put down her drink and watermelon and said, "Based on Tatsuya's age, if we go back twelve years, he should be only six or seven years old, right?"
"That's right!" Rui Mengmeng continued, "I'm a little curious about what the boss looked like when he was a child."
"Us too!" The little girls' eyes were shining, and it felt like they were planning something bad.
Shark Chili said, "I'm a little worried. Will Boss Tatsuya cry or act like a scoundrel when he was little?"
Jackie Chan suggested, "Why don't you tell us what toys and snacks you liked as a child so we can prepare them in advance."
Ye Yan didn't say anything, his expression was just watching the fun. Judging from his appearance, he must be up to some bad ideas.
"...Thank you so much for your concern." Zhang Da also sighed resignedly and confirmed to Ai Yin, "Come on."
A pink flame ignited in Aiyin's palm and pressed it on Zhang Daye's black hand: "Back off!"
"Hmm~" Zhang Daye had a strange feeling. His armament color was unable to resist Ain's ability, and his whole body began to shrink rapidly, not stopping until he shrank to about one meter.
The navy uniform that originally fit him well suddenly became much larger and was loose on him. His pants fell down quickly, but fortunately, his top also fell down in time to cover his important parts like a skirt.
"Hmm~ha..." Zhang Da finally managed to poke his head out from his collar and looked down at his condition.
His lower body felt chilly, but since he wasn't exposed, he didn't care. His hands were covered by long sleeves, so he raised them and shook them a few times before successfully extending them. He looked up and found that everyone except Tom and Carew had become taller than him.
"I failed. I couldn't hold on." Zhang Da was also a little disappointed, but it was still within his expectations. Besides, such a situation made him think of Conan involuntarily.
Zhang Da also tried to take a step, but found that his shoes did not fit his feet. He was tripped by his pants on the ground and fell to the ground with a thud.
"It hurts, it hurts... I feel like I feel Wendy's pain." Zhang Da also got up and rubbed his forehead, feeling that his physical condition had deteriorated a lot.
"So cute!" Zhang Daye's transformation caused cheers.
Rui Mengmeng, who is usually more boyish, felt her girlish heart awakened: "It turns out that the boss was so cute when he was a child!"
"Is this still the same black-hearted boss?" Perona showed an expression of disbelief, and then said something she used to say when she saw a cute animal, "Be my pet!"
Wendy pounced on him exaggeratedly and started patting his head: "Tatsuya-niang, good boy... No, it's brother Tatsuya!"
Even Altria couldn't help but join in the fun. She took out a small lion head mask from somewhere and put it on Zhang Da without saying a word. After looking at it carefully for a while, she nodded with satisfaction.
The shrunken Zhang Da was also welcomed by the girls. Weiwei even used her ability to build a sand castle for him to play with.
As for Zhang Daye, he immediately learned Ye Yan's dead-eyed expression.
Seeing his helpless look, Ai Yin quickly asked, "Do you want to cancel the ability?"
"Hey? Don't want to?" Everyone was a little reluctant, it was quite fun this way.
"Let's change back later. I have some tests I want to do." Zhang Da also broke free from the clutches and said mature words in his childish voice, "Tom, lend me some clothes first."
He was only a little taller than Tom now, so he should be able to wear it.
Tom nodded and pulled out a red lifeguard costume.
Zhang Da also wanted him to change his clothes, but gave up. Tom didn't often wear pants with his clothes, and the cowboy one didn't look very comfortable, so he had to make do with it for now.
However, Tom seemed to see that Zhang Da was not very satisfied either, so he picked up the clothes he had changed out of, brought a basin of water, and started washing and drying the clothes on the spot.
So, the wear-resistant and washable navy uniform began to shrink in full view of everyone, until it was just a size that Zhang Da could wear.
"You're amazing." It was also the first time that Zhang Da saw clothes that had shrunk so badly.
After changing his clothes, Zhang Da looked at himself in the mirror and felt something was wrong. His appearance seemed to be different from his childhood self. It didn't look like time had gone back, but as if he had shrunk proportionally.
All kinds of energy in the body are still there, but the total amount has decreased a lot. Zhang Da also tried the armed color domineering, and it became a little more difficult to make his fist turn black. He would feel very tired after using domineering to throw a few punches.
"Shave!" Zhang Da also rushed out of the locker room, then fell to the ground, covering his ankle.
"Brother Tatsuya, how are you?" Wendy hurried over to check.
"I twisted my ankle. I still have the six-style techniques, but I can't seem to hold up." Zhang Da explained his situation, then tapped Wendy on the head and reminded her, "Also, I'm only physically smaller temporarily; my mental age remains the same. It feels weird for you to call me brother."
"Is brother Tatsuya having a bad temper?" Wendy didn't care about being hit. She reached out and touched Zhang Tatsuya's head, took out a lollipop, and said with a smile, "Want some candy?"
Zhang Daye: ...
This child has gone crazy and seems hopeless.
Wendy can heal minor injuries like a sprained ankle quickly.
A few minutes later, Zhang Da also held a lollipop in his mouth and a long sword in his hand, trying to practice various sword techniques.
He has almost gotten used to this small body. All his previous abilities are still there, and he has not forgotten the physical techniques. However, for many moves, he only knows the techniques but cannot use them, or cannot use them with the power they should.
Ye Yan 'kindly' offered to be Zhang Da's sparring partner, but Zhang Da declined. He could guess what this guy was going to do just by thinking about it.
It’s better to ask Uncle Long for help, at least he has a conscience.
Ain has left because Zhang Da has no plans to change back for the time being. He wants to try training like this for a few days to see if he can become significantly stronger after recovery.
Anyway, maintaining this state does not require Ain to consume physical energy. Her ability is similar to that of Sucrose, who can turn people into toys. It does not need to be maintained after the ability is completed. It doesn't matter if the ability user sleeps, as long as they don't lose consciousness accidentally.
On the first day of being a child, Zhang Da was taken care of in many ways. For example, Wendy would help him with his meals, wash his clothes, and even wanted to wash his face. Only after Zhang Da emphasized several times that he had not lost the ability to take care of himself did Wendy stop.
Speaking of getting food, Zhang Da also found that his appetite had decreased, and he had to share the extra food with Altria.
Then Altria felt that she liked the smaller Tatsuya even more.
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During morning exercises the next day, Zefa noticed something was wrong: "Who is that kid? Where is Zhang Daye?"
"I am Zhang Daye, Mr. Zefa." Zhang Daye's childish voice was very novel to the trainees in the training camp.
"You... Ain's ability?" Zefa suddenly thought of the reason, "Are you having a conflict?"
"No, it was my own request." Zhang Da also talked about the unique training method he thought of.
"Can the power of the Retrograde Fruit be used like this?" Zefa looked at Ain, but Ain herself didn't know if it would be useful.
"I don't know, let's give it a try." Zhang Da also felt that his progress hadn't been as fast recently. Of course, it might also be that the improvement after reaching a certain level in a short period of time wasn't as obvious as before. So he wanted to try a different method. Besides the occasional embarrassment, there was nothing to lose. And sleeping in the bed with Tom at night was even more spacious.
Then, a few more kids appeared on the training ground.
There are also those among the trainees who are eager for quick success and dare to take risks. Let's give it a try together. If it works, the speed at which the navy trains new recruits will be greatly improved in the future.
Three more days passed like this, and Zhang Da was called to the Marshal's office again.
Everyone looked at him as if he were a problem student who had been called away by the teacher for a talk.
Little Zhang Da, accompanied by Altria and Tom, knocked on the door of the Marshal's office.
Zhan Guo nodded to Altria, then looked at Zhang Da Ye and Tom who ran to feed the sheep as usual, and asked: "Who is this child, and where is Zhang Da Ye?"
"Here I am." Zhang Daye explained, "I'm experiencing Ain's abilities."
"?" A question mark popped up on Zhan Guo's head. You're quite good at playing. What's so good about that ability?
He hadn't paid much attention to the training camp these days and didn't know that there were so many new children in the camp that it was almost enough to open a kindergarten.
"That's not important." Zhang Da also sat down casually on the sofa that Karp usually liked. He was already very familiar with this place. "What do you want to talk to me about? I haven't caused any trouble recently."
"That's not necessarily true. Take a look at this." Zhan Guo handed him a document.
Zhang Da also held the document in both hands and read it word by word.
Zhan Guo adjusted his glasses. He didn't expect that this child was so cute when he was young.
A dramatic change occurred in the Kingdom of Lulucia
A few days ago, the King of Lulucia Kingdom suddenly fell into a coma for unknown reasons.
The Minister of State took this opportunity to spread rumors among the people and launched a coup when public opinion became increasingly intense.
The King's army captain, Lancel, has come into conflict with him. Currently, the Minister of State is at a disadvantage and the domestic situation is turbulent.
Zhang Da also put down the documents, blinked his eyes and tried to act cute: "What does this have to do with me?"
