RBTC: Chapter 8

Rayleigh looked at them both with satisfaction and said, "You two have made great progress. I've seen it all. You're both good lads. You're destined to make your mark on the future seas.

I'm here today to ramp up your training. What we've been doing isn't enough anymore. It needs to be intensified. You need to be prepared. It's only going to get harder from here."

After saying this, Rayleigh looked at Buggy and Shanks. He didn't say anything more, but he immediately assigned their training schedule for the next phase. This training was significantly different. For stamina training, Rayleigh specifically added weights. They would start with 1000 jin (about 1320 pounds) and run the same number of laps, 200 for each of them.

For swordsmanship, he introduced obstacle training. Rayleigh found a waterfall several hundred meters tall and made them practice swordsmanship at the bottom. He also stipulated that they had to practice for a certain amount of time.

Rayleigh also added sparring sessions. Every day, he would spend an hour sparring with each of them. He would hold back, but it was still very effective. After all, he was one of the world's top swordsmen. Even when holding back, sparring with him would quickly improve their swordsmanship and strengthen their combat experience. Their progress would be very fast.

There weren't many changes to martial arts training, except for the addition of sparring. Martial arts are best learned in combat. They didn't have the environment for a life-or-death battle yet, so Rayleigh had to be their opponent. This would accelerate their progress in martial arts.

Of course, when these training sessions began, Buggy and Shanks struggled greatly. They could complete 200 laps, but with 1000 jin of weight, it was incredibly difficult. Buggy experienced the same feeling he had at the start, when he could only manage 20 laps. After 200 laps, he was practically lying on the ground, unable to even stand. If Rayleigh hadn't been there to help, the 1000 jin stone would have crushed him.

Training with the waterfall was very difficult. It was hard enough to even stand at the bottom at first. They fell countless times before they could finally stand steady. Their once-familiar swordsmanship became difficult to even execute. Each training session was almost unbearable.

Sparring in swordsmanship and martial arts was even worse. They were beaten black and blue every day. How could they possibly be Rayleigh's opponents? It was a complete beatdown every day.

But the results of this training were significant. Their steady progress accelerated. Their stamina, swordsmanship, and martial arts all improved.

Their skills didn't break through to a new level, but their combat ability, speed, reaction time, and attack power all improved significantly.

Another three months passed. Their weights increased to 15,000 jin. The stones on their backs were like small mountains.

After three months of perseverance, they slowly got used to it. They could now easily complete 200 laps. Their stamina and endurance had been thoroughly tested.

If they were still the same as they were three months ago, their current selves could easily outlast them with their stamina alone. Their stamina had further increased over these three months.

At the bottom of the waterfall, they could now use their swordsmanship as easily as they had outside three months ago. Their swordsmanship had become much more powerful, far stronger than it had been three months ago. Although they hadn't broken through to a new level, their destructive power had increased significantly.

They had mastered Rokushiki, and they had gained rich combat experience. Although they still lost miserably to Rayleigh, they could now hold out for a while. They wouldn't be defeated in a single move.

One day, Rayleigh unexpectedly arrived on the island early, as he often did. He didn't say anything, but he left behind a few special items.

There was a giant sword, as tall as a person and as wide as two people, like a giant door. It was incredibly heavy. When it was dropped, it created a giant crater.

The other items were a set of clothes and shoes. The clothes and shoes were very stylish, clearly high-tech creations. They were also very heavy. When they were dropped, they created two craters as well.

The giant sword was custom-made by Rayleigh. It was wide to increase the impact of the waterfall on them, and it was heavy to increase the power of their swordsmanship. The giant sword weighed over 5000 jin.

The clothes were custom-made by the Germa 66, the Vinsmoke family, in the North Blue. Rayleigh had sent a message to them. The initial weight of the clothes was 5000 jin, and it could be adjusted to increase the weight up to 20,000 jin.

Getting the giant sword was easy. He found a blacksmith who crafted it according to his specifications in a few days.

The weighted clothes were more difficult. It took a while to get them made, but it was relatively easy for Rayleigh. If it were anyone else, the Vinsmoke family wouldn't have even bothered. But Rayleigh's reputation was well-established. Even a simple message from him was enough for the Vinsmoke family to take it seriously. They immediately made two sets of weighted clothes according to his specifications and delivered them to Sabaody Archipelago as soon as possible.

The initial weight of the weighted clothes was 5000 jin, which was already a huge burden. And this weight was distributed throughout the body. They felt the pressure in almost every inch of their bodies while moving, making it very difficult for Buggy and Shanks at first.

With the addition of the giant door-like sword, training under the waterfall became even more difficult. They could stand, but wielding such a giant sword was a challenge. Sometimes, the waterfall would hit the blade, knocking them off their feet. They were back in the throes of grueling swordsmanship training.

Martial arts training also incorporated the weight of the weighted clothes. The initial weight was increased to 5000 jin. Sparring was, of course, essential. With 5000 jin of weight, they were once again subjected to beatings.

At the same time, Rayleigh added another training program: Haki. Haki was a necessary step on the path to becoming strong. All the strong individuals on the Grand Line had to master Haki, otherwise, they couldn't be considered strong.

Buggy and Shanks' physical fitness had reached the level where they could learn Haki. Time was running out. He had heard rumors that Roger was about to put his plan into action. They didn't have much time left for training. He had to make sure they mastered Haki before their training ended. Even if they couldn't master it, they had to understand its principles and training methods.

For the initial stage of Haki training, Rayleigh devised a blindfolded sparring training method for their Observation Haki. He believed this was the best way to awaken it.

For Armament Haki, there wasn't much of a training method. Rayleigh used his own Haki to spar with them, allowing them to feel Armament Haki and understand its nature. They would awaken it in combat.

Another period of grueling training. They grew through pain and joy.

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