Between The Lines - Reading For Advanced

Still pondering she went to the kitchen, brought back the plate to Sanji and reported Chopper that Zoro would go to sleep first. Further into thoughts Robin made to her room and tried depth in in one of her beloved books. At first it turned out to be difficult, however increasingly more easy.

'... The training for samurai often began at the age of three years and was marked by hard drill. The training consisted primarily body control and sorrow oppression. When they were a little older, they learned at a nearby monastery to read and write. There they had to walk even in winter ...'

'Whether Zoro has also suffered such experiences? I can see what it means to have body control personally to him and I strongly suspect that he often has already lied to all of us because of his perception of pain. His scars indicate great pain, those which do not disappear from one day to all. Whether do they hurt him in these days? Mmmm maybe I find out some time by himself, what he had experienced in the past. You can not always believe all about it in the newspapers. These articles I read about him ... included many things not at all correspond to the truth, only to pull it into a big utility, because it went through a lot of readers keenly interested in horror stories of some people ... sigh ... actually I really want to read what made this samurai at that time. So go on with the text ... Robin, you have to concentrate, do not digress!'

'... They were forced to fight their fear when they had to spend a night at the cemetery or place of execution. At the age of about five to seven years, teaching in the use of weapons (archery, sword fighting, fencing and Jiu Jitsu: Self-defense without weapons) began. As in many highly specialized professions, it was also customary for the training of the samurai, that an older more experienced samurai took a young man for several years in teaching. Only after completion of training, he accepted possibly of a new apprentice, formed never more than one warrior at the same time ...'

'Our sword fighter had certainly also a teacher, one he knows from childhood, has educated him, gave him thus a prerequisite to make something of himself to become strong, to move bravely through the most cruel and hard life ... Oh Robin, you're doing it again!' She shook her head vigorously, strange thoughts had no place here at the moment.
Nevertheless, it did not help, Robin continued to attract correlations between the book about the samurai and her crew member Zoro. There were just too many parallels, she kept on thinking of Zoro and his swords, his fighting style, his character, his behavior towards to others.

'... Apprenticeship with an older samurai, which began at about the twelfth year, ended with about 15 years. During this time, teachers and students lived together and had a Wakashudo mentioned relationship that usually walked over with the growing up of the student in a platonic friendship. The completion of the training was the solemn ceremony of Gempuku. In this the student lay off his old's name and got a new name, he received long and short sword, the Daisho, an own defense and took over the traditional hairstyle of samurai ...'

'Actually, not a nice childhood, when I think about it. Every day combat training, from early to late. Again and again, only to have the enemy in the head, to think otherwise only to fight and to defend ... although when I look at Zoro, until the present day he has only the fighting and training in the head. Has this man no other goals? What does he want to achieve in his life? Do exists only the sense in him to be superior to his opponent? Do he want go on forever? So he sees me as an opponent? His trust has become something better towards me but I'm not hundred percent sure. Is he still skeptical in my person, is he still worried that I might betrayed the team yet again at some point? I know Zoro estimates the crew and stands honorable on the side of his captain. He would even want to die for him if it would come to the worst. But would he also apply to any other individual member of the crew, including me, to take in terms of purchasing the death? What is important for this man in life?'

Once again, Robin wondered about her own thoughts, was she worried about Zoro or about what Zoro could thought about her? Why? Why in the world? Why is this man become so interesting for her? May be he has a mysterious aura but that other people had it from her past, too. Robin is a woman who wants to know her environment exactly, who have to question the mostly unknown and find an answer for every unexplainable. Perhaps she had even fear of the unknown? Called it not "expect the unexpected?"

'Robin, do not be ridiculous. Making oneself crazy returns nothing. You are an adult and educated woman and now you can not be distracted by a swordsman named Roronoa Zoro. Now, you continue to read this book, dragging knowledge from the text that you developing and acquiring as you used to and nothing more! ... So now the weapons ...'

'... External characteristic of the sublime social position was the pair of swords (Daisho) was exclusively reserved to carry of the samurai. The Daisho was the primary armament of the samurai. It consisted of the long katana, which emerged from the Tachi in the 15th Century and from the end of the 14th Century (early Muromachi period) was traditionally used by the samurai, and the short wakizashi or kotetsu. In contrast to the mostly straight swords of European knights, the Japanese sword was slightly bent and shaped more like a saber designed for cutting. Front and back side were cured differently. A hit caused deep gashes or severed limbs. As with the European aristocracy of the Middle Ages the decoration of the sword and the scabbard was attached importance ...'

'Zoro's Wado-Ichi Monji certainly has its own significance, he treats it with the greatest care and he lets it unwillingly ...'

"Arrgh! Damn! This can not be true! Again? Again? ... I need a new book ..." completely beside herself she threw the samurai book aside annoyed by her own thoughts, Robin did not even notice that she had just cursed aloud what was just quite uncharacteristic of her, known as a quiet person in some hopeless situation. She heard a knock on her door after a few quick steps down the hall. It was Chopper who timidly looked in after careful intake of Robin.

"Um ... Robin, I hope everything is all right with you ... are you all right? I thought you would have called, as if you need help urgently."
"Yes everything is fine Chopper, do not worry, please" with this sentence, once more the typical Robin smile drew off her face, which everyone of the crew members already knew.
Chopper saw the book upside down from her on the bed, usually she put it composed folded up, closed away when she did a little break or something.

But today it was different, he noticed it but didn't want to talk to Robin and something in himself said to him that she didn't want it, too. Chopper is a person who imposes himself unwillingly to others or force them. He knew Robin a little bit better now, occasionally both of them had the opportunity to read together and share their thoughts.

"Okay, good. Robin, could you go for me something to the hand later? I still do not know what is wrong with Zoro, I had an idea and need help for the new formulation of this mixture. It is some difficult in the mix ... hm, I hope I get to that."
"Chopper, that will be all right. But I just think Zoro will be less than enthusiastic or much less willing to serve us as an experimental subject."

"Well, we do not have to tell him so."
"He will be suspicious as ever and never believe us, maybe we should mix it under his food or give it to him with alcohol and we should note the taste from the medicine in the immediately preparation. Do you already have all the necessary ingredients, little doctor?"
"Hey stop it, I'm not a little doctor ... Oh yes yet ... he he ... I'm ... ahem ... yes I've gathered everything I need for the mixture. Sanji should have left a few mint leaves for me. I think he tries something new for Nami, as it is common for him" with a little flushed cheeks, he told Robin how far it will take and what work could come of both if it would run incorrectly during processing.

She agreed to assist him with her knowledge, she ultimately wanted Zoro is regaining his strength and good health. Yes this crew is really grown to her heart in the past time. Sauro would be happy about her, she have finally found true friendship by this crew. Friendship, trust and cohesion. How good it were here for her. Robin thought back for a moment, would her mother be happy about it, too?

Sooooo

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