For Rokushiki, the most important thing is Physical Strength.
As long as one’s physique reaches the required level, it is relatively easy to learn.
Didn’t you see in the original story how Luffy just watched CP9 use it and grasped the knack to learn it!
Soru, Tekkai, and Shigan were what everyone started training in first.
Soru requires rapid, continuous kicking of the air; this can only be mastered through constant, grueling practice.
Tekkai requires sparring with others.
Shigan also relies solely on one’s own grueling practice.
A month later, Zephyr had taught everything he could, and then he went out on a mission.
Next, it was time for their own training.
As for training, the six of them, including Lucas, chose different areas of focus.
Vergo was quite impressive; he had mastered the basics of almost all Rokushiki techniques, and he was currently focusing on Soru and Geppo.
Lucas had also mastered the basics of all of them, but he focused on Soru, Shigan, and Tekkai.
Of course, Lucas didn’t expect to use Tekkai; he was doing it to strengthen his body.
Smoker, on the other hand, did not train in all of them; after mastering the basics of Tekkai and Kami-e, he gave them up, believing his Devil Fruit ability didn’t require them.
Furthermore, ever since mastering Rokushiki, Smoker hadn’t been as diligent as he was at the beginning; now, he was only training in Rankyaku.
Lucas had advised him once during a meal about this, but Smoker didn’t listen, so Lucas didn’t try to persuade him again.
No wonder he would be beaten so badly by Vergo in the future; he deserved it.
Why didn’t he just beat you to death, you little white-haired brat!
In addition, the three of them, including Hina, also had their own areas of focus for Rokushiki.
Finally, ever since the second half of the third year at Marine Academy, the academy began teaching students about world geography, the distribution of the Marines worldwide, the Grand Line, and other such things.
Additionally, there was various miscellaneous knowledge about navigation, as well as distribution maps of major pirate groups in the Four Blues and the Grand Line, with a special emphasis on the Four Emperors and the Shichibukai.
In the third year, nearing graduation, new conscription began again.
This year, due to training in Rokushiki, was also a year of rapid growth for Lucas.
Not long ago, he had just drawn his rewards and directly obtained all three types of Haki.
[Name: Saris Lucas (Logia Forest-Forest Fruit)]
[Age: 18]
[Height: 210]
[Physical Strength: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆]
[Swordsmanship: ★ ★ ★ ★]
[Devil Fruit Ability: ★ ★ ★]
[Plant Mutation, Seed of Corruption (2)]
[ Devil Fruit Ability:
1.
Photosynthesis: Absorb sunlight, store it in the body, recover the body, enhance physique, change the hardness of trees;
2.
Perceive surrounding trees: Sense the situation around trees, just like Mantra;
3.
Plant Growth Acceleration;
4.
Plant Manipulation;
5.
Plant-body Transformation]
[Haki: Conqueror’s Haki (Inactive), Armament Haki (Novice), Observation Haki (Novice).]
[Skills: Gale Swordsmanship (Intermediate), Rokushiki (Intermediate).]
[Combat Power: C+]
[Reputation: Obscure]
“Lucas, let’s have a battle between men!” With graduation approaching, the white-haired Smoker, chewing on a cigar, pushed open Lucas’s door and said.
“You are no match for me!” Lucas said, sitting on the bed without raising his head.
In his hand, a sunflower was constantly changing into various shapes.
Lucas was planning ahead; he wanted to find a way to avoid having poor endurance during rainy days or at night, after all, Lucas couldn’t always fight during the day when there was sunlight.
His Photosynthesis Ability could give him extremely strong endurance during the day; as long as there was sunlight, he could keep recharging.
Once it was a rainy day or night, with no sunlight, what would he use for his Photosynthesis Ability?
This problem definitely had to be solved.
During this time, Lucas tried to force the growth of plants that could replace the sun and emit light, but all attempts failed.
“Damn it, I haven’t beaten you yet.
This time, we will use all our strength, including our Devil Fruits.” Smoker said angrily.
Possessing the Logia Smoke-Smoke Fruit ability, Smoker did not think Lucas could defeat him.
“Logia types are not invincible.” Lucas finally raised his head and looked at Smoker as he spoke.
If it were before, Lucas might really have had no way to deal with Smoker, but now…
if they really fought, he could make Smoker cry!
“Hmph, stop bragging.
Come on, I’ll be waiting for you on the training ground arena!” Smoker said as he walked out.
“Not interested!” Lucas refused without a second thought.
He didn’t want to participate in such meaningless battles.
“You’re just afraid of me.” Smoker took a puff of his cigar and mocked Lucas.
He remembered that in the past, whenever Lucas mocked him like this, he would take the bait.
But clearly, Lucas was not as simple-minded as he was.
Smoker was currently only smoking one cigar, not the two cigars he would have later.
It was also possible that Smoker didn’t have the money to afford that many cigars.
Just as the two were bickering, Hina walked over and said: “Smoker, Lucas, you’re both here.
Perfect, we’ll be going our separate ways in a couple of days, so let’s get together later.
Shuzo and Shu have already gone to book a place.”
“Alright!” Lucas replied.
Smoker was a bit dejected for not being able to challenge Lucas.
Afterward, the three of them called for Vergo, and then headed to the restaurant.
Passing by the registration office, Lucas saw a blue-haired girl and a boy dressed like a clown; these two should be the future users of the Return-Return Fruit, Ain, and the Growth-Growth Fruit, Binz.
They were also some of the decent disciples taught by Black Arm Zephyr in the end.
“Ara ara, you’re here.
Have a seat, have a seat!” Shuzo said happily when he saw the four of them.
“I haven’t congratulated you yet, Shuzo.
I heard Vice Admiral Momonga took a liking to you and invited you onto his ship.” Lucas said with a smile.
“That’s right.
Once our official assignment documents come down, I’ll go report to him.” Shuzo said happily.
With a Vice Admiral backing him, Shuzo’s future might not be smooth sailing, but he at least had some security for the future.
Students graduating from the Marine Academy were all required to go to the Four Blues to gain experience, though they could also choose to stay at Headquarters and follow other Vice Admirals or Rear Admirals to pursue pirates in the Grand Line or New World, just like Aokiji, who followed Garp back in the day.
“Lucas, why didn’t you go to Vice Admiral Momousagi’s warship?” Hina asked curiously.
“I applied to go to the East Blue.” Lucas said.
Momousagi had actually invited Lucas not long ago, but he had refused.
Undoubtedly, for a newly graduated student, finding a Vice Admiral was the most secure option, but this would hinder Lucas’s improvement in strength.
Moreover, Lucas had already accepted a random mission called “Wind Rises in the East Blue,” which required him to go to the East Blue to deal with the three major pirate groups of the East Blue, with rewards of increasing his swordsmanship level by one star and his Devil Fruit ability by one star.
At this moment, apart from Shu and Hina, the six of them all had their destinations: Smoker was going to Loguetown, and Vergo was going to the West Blue.
“I expect the assignment documents will come down tomorrow.
Today, let’s drink until we drop!” Shuzo said, raising his glass.
“Cheers!” Smoker and Shu raised their glasses, and Lucas and Vergo had no choice but to follow.