**Secret Training Chamber Revealed.**

After the fiasco involving the fish-man pirates and Belle-mere's rise to hero status to everyone outside of Conomi Island. I returned to my much more subdued life of grinding out my skills in peace and quiet... Or rather I did for a few days...

One day I got a surprise when Belle-mere and the girls visited (invaded) my home shortly after my morning warm up exercises and show.

*Knock* *Knock!* *Knock!*

"Hm?"

I opened the door to find the three local troublemakers at the door all smiles.

"HI!" Nami cheered, "we came to check out your crib!"

Belle-mere whistles checking the place out, "not bad kid. I expected something shabby when you said you lived alone in the wood, but this little lodge looks better than some of the village homes."

"I like to keep my place in tip top shape" I said puffing my chest out in pride, "alot of training I may do, but cleanliness is gold to me."

Belke-mere nods, impressed at my great lifestyle habits. Her thoughts being, 'too bad. Maybe I won't have to kidnap and adopt him.'

{I somehow think she was plotting something...}

'Strange... So did I.' I thought in reply.

Nami rushes back with her arms full of my manga collection with her eyes sparkling. In her excitement she shouts, "Belle-mere! Look at these books! They have pictures and look awesome!"

{Oh great, the hyperactive future cat-burglar found the manga stash...}

'I did hide the One Piece collection, right?' I asked silently in my head.

{You did. We can't have people getting a hold of such prophetic mangas. I would hate to see their reaction to knowing what life had in store for them should Arlong had blown Belle-mere's brains out.}

I nod in understanding, 'It would suck and bring up unnecessary questions.'

"Hey, these are pretty damn good!" Belle-mere says in praising, "I dunno what Berserk is but I think I'll like it."

"OH! Lemme see!" Nami demands but Belle-mere refuses her causing her to sulk.

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"Oh no you don't little girl, this one is far to mature for you!" Said Belle-mere.

"Please?" Nami with puppy dog eyes.

"No!"

Nami runs off with a huff to browse for more interesting manga.

"Where did these come from," Belle-mere asked me, "did you write them?"

I shake my head, "No. They were left to me. They are my treasures."

"Ahhhh... So soft...." We can hear Nami again.

{Oh crap, Nami found your Softness V bed!}

*Snore*

"Did she just fall asleep on my bed?" I asked, peeking into the open door of my bed to find a sleeping orange haired girl snoring contently with a smile and drool dripping from her opened mouth.

Belle-mere shouts in annoyance with a tickmark on her head, "Oh hell no missy! It took me forever to wake you up this morning! Outta the bed!"

"... But it's sooooo soft Belle-mere!" Whines the saddened and drowsy Nami.

"I don't care! Get u- oh! It is really soft!" Belle-mere goes to say before partaking in the bed's softness.

"I know right!?" Agreed Nami.

"Soft, comfortable. If I king would feel this bed he would sell half his kingdom to buy it." Belle-mere comments."

"I feel like a queen..." Nami moans.

Nojiko walks in with one of the Harry Potter books in her hand and asks with a quirked brow," What are Belle-mere and Nami doing?"

"Taking over my bed apparently..." I reply already giving up on retorting them.

Nojiko has proven to be the most mature one here today despite the fact that Belle-mere is suppose to be the mother figure.

Eventually we were able to drag them from my bed and tour the rest of the lodge, which only consisted of 1 bedroom, bathroom, and a connected living room and dining room/kitchen.

Belle-mere has taken an immediate interest in my more mature and action oriented book and manga collection. Berserk and A Song of Fire and Ice.

Nami preferred the more wild and adventurous tales. Nojiko preferred the mythical types of stories, with an instant like of the Harry Potter stories.

'I have a feeling these 3 will be constant visitors.' I thought.

{Definitely...}

After having a very very short tour of my small house I invited them to join be for lunch. All 3 of them seemed to have found some interest in his literature collection, even more so in my storage of freshly cooked food. I claimed the right to remain silent when asked how I could keep the food fresh and still warm.

That is a trade secret.

After a lunch we sat down and chat while enjoying some light reading with tea. The mods came with recipes and resources to craft them much to my convenience.

"Hey!" We heard Nami shout to use from over by the fireplace, "I found a button here!"

*Click!*

The bookshelves slide apart revealing a passage that trails into his cavernous training grounds.

{Oh shit, leave it to the future cat burglar to find a hidden door.}

"Well damn, she found my hidden door." I said with an annoyed sigh.

"Hidden door?" Belle-mere asked.

"Ah, whatever... Might as well look around since it's out in the open." I said getting and walking through the passage after the hyperactive orange haired girl had already charged in.

"Wow! A hidden passage just like Hogwarts!" Nojiko said in awe. She seemed to really be into that book.

Soon enough we come into the cavern itself. With it's massive size of around two football stadiums with a large number of training equipment laying around. A room for enchantment, one for brewing, my little armory.

{This is one of these moments I am glad that you had decided to build a redstone vault up high on a ledge that only you can reach with your teleporting.}

'I agree wholeheartedly.' I said in agreement, 'god help my treasure if she learned to fly.'

The be continued!