RBTC: Chapter 7

Of course, those 20 laps were the best outcome for Buggy. He had already been exhausted after 15 laps, but he pushed through with sheer willpower to complete another 5 before finally collapsing.

Rayleigh was both satisfied and dissatisfied with the results. He was satisfied with Shanks' performance. He hadn't slacked off, and the results of his regular training were evident in those 50 laps. With that kind of stamina, his strength couldn't be underestimated.

He was also satisfied with Buggy's unwavering willpower. He had dragged his exhausted body through five more laps. That was no easy feat.

His dissatisfaction, of course, stemmed from Buggy's lack of effort during his regular training. He and Shanks had started from the same point, but their training results were so different. This proved that Buggy hadn't been putting in the effort during his usual training, leading to this outcome.

Over the next month, every morning, Rayleigh would increase the number of laps by five for each of them, building on the previous day's total. They wouldn't be allowed to rest until they finished.

In the afternoon, he would teach them swordsmanship and martial arts. Swordsmanship was Rayleigh's specialty, so that was a given. He was also no slouch at martial arts. Without good stamina, how could you become a top swordsman like him?

He taught them Rokushiki ,the six powers of the Marines. This was normal. As members of the Pirate King's crew, they had access to learning any martial art they wanted.

Rokushiki was heavily guarded by the Marines, but it was impossible to keep it completely secret. Not only were there many former Marines who had betrayed the navy and become pirates, but there were also countless people who had been captured and, unable to withstand torture, revealed the training methods of Rokushiki. For them, the top tier of the sea, Rokushiki was nothing. If they wanted it, they could easily get it.

During this time, Buggy made significant progress. For some reason, his body recovered very quickly. Even if he was exhausted and unable to even crawl the day before, after a night's rest, he would wake up the next morning full of strength. Fatigue was a thing of the past. His stamina was increasing rapidly, and the gap between him and Shanks was slowly closing.

The gap was closing slowly for a reason. While Buggy was making rapid progress, Shanks' progress wasn't slow either. His recovery speed was also very fast. He might not be fully recovered the next day, but he was always energetic. And it seemed like the more he ate, the stronger his stamina became, accelerating his recovery.

During this time, both of them made significant progress in swordsmanship.

They both used swords. Buggy's former self used a short sword. He always fought with his short sword in hand, proving his love for swordsmanship. Although he wasn't very good, he never gave up.

After waking up, Buggy found his short sword increasingly displeasing. He switched to a long sword. He was very drawn to swordsmanship. Who wouldn't want to be able to cleave a ship in two with a single strike, or split the sea with a single sword? He was determined to master swordsmanship. He wasn't aiming to become the world's greatest swordsman, but he did have his sights set on becoming a great swordsman.

In terms of swordsmanship, his talent was clearly not as high as Shanks'. Shanks grasped swordsmanship very quickly. After a month, he had consolidated his previous foundation and made a major breakthrough, achieving the level of "cutting iron." This marked his official entry into the path of the swordsman.

Buggy placed particular emphasis on martial arts, especially Rokushiki. If he could master Rokushiki and unlock "Life Return," he might be able to solve a problem that had been bothering him for a long time.

The problem was his red nose. He had always hated his red nose. If he could, he would have cut it off long ago. "Life Return" might be the solution to this problem.

Buggy knew that "Life Return" at its peak could even regrow a severed arm. He could use "Life Return" to reshape his nose.

His efforts were rewarded. He quickly learned two techniques: "Soru" (moonwalk) and "Rankyaku" (air kick). The former, "Soru," allowed him to briefly fly in the air, essentially flying. The latter, "Rankyaku," gave him an offensive technique. He had chosen to learn these two techniques first for a reason.

Buggy also spent some time developing his Devil Fruit powers. His Chop-Chop Fruit wasn't bad. Once he awakened it, it could definitely rival the Gura Gura no Mi (Tremor-Tremor Fruit) as a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit.

But Buggy wouldn't focus too much on this in the early stages. His Devil Fruit wouldn't improve much in the short term.

Why? Because Devil Fruit development relies heavily on stamina. The stronger your stamina, the more powerful the fruit becomes. Without good stamina, even if you develop the fruit well, no matter how sophisticated, magical, or comprehensive it is, you won't be able to sustain it for long. It wouldn't be very useful. For this year, he planned to focus most of his energy on stamina, swordsmanship, and martial arts.

Over the month, he did make some progress with his Devil Fruit. Before, he could only split his upper body and lower body. Now, he could split his upper body at the arm joints. Although he hadn't yet reached the point where he could split his entire body, as the original Buggy could, he would get there soon at this rate.

During this time, Buggy discovered some problems. The Chop-Chop Fruit consumed a lot of stamina. In his previous life, it might have been due to his physical limitations that he hadn't further developed the full potential of his Devil Fruit, leading to the point where he couldn't even beat a newly-fledged Luffy.

Shanks was also doing well with his martial arts training. His foundation was already good, and his learning ability was very strong. He quickly learned the Rokushiki techniques he wanted to learn.

During this month, except for the first 20 days, Rayleigh spent less and less time on the island. He was almost never there during their morning stamina training. In the afternoon, he would occasionally spare an hour or two to come to the island and give them some guidance.

Buggy knew what was going on. How could a couple in their honeymoon phase bear to be apart for long? Rayleigh-san was definitely going to spend time with Shakky-san.

Three months passed like this. One morning, Rayleigh arrived on the island unexpectedly early.

He was very satisfied with their progress over the past three months. Both of them had improved significantly.

Especially Buggy. When he first arrived on the island, he had collapsed after 20 laps. Now, he could complete 200 laps and was almost on par with Shanks' stamina. Shanks wasn't bad either. He could easily finish 200 laps.

Their swordsmanship and martial arts were also not lacking. They had essentially mastered Rokushiki, but they still needed to improve their proficiency.

Buggy had even reached the level of "cutting iron" in swordsmanship. Shanks' swordsmanship had also made great strides. Although he hadn't yet reached the level of "cutting anything" like a true swordsman, he was not far off. He was expected to break through this level in a year or two. By then, he would be a top swordsman on the seas.

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