After a Month.
Inside the submarine, in the soldiers' rest area.
Rorschach was sitting alone in this room, which had four beds. He sat cross-legged in a meditative pose he had learned from watching TV in his previous life, focusing on being aware of every part of his body.
Originally, this room was meant for Drake, Lao, Gross, and Rorschach to share.
Due to the limited space inside the submarine, it wasn't possible to assign an individual room to everyone.
But ever since Rorschach's Observation Haki awakened, he began experimenting with developing his inner electrical power in the room.
After a nighttime electrical discharge incident, where Drake and the others emerged with smoke coming out of their mouths and their hair all frizzed up, they were forced to move to another room.
Thus, Rorschach became the one with the best accommodations in the entire submarine.
As just a subordinate lieutenant, his room was even bigger than that of a Navy Admiral.
Zzz…
Threads of electricity appeared on Rorschach's body, extending to his long silver hair.
Under the influence of the electric current, his silver hair spread out behind him, floating in the air.
The strands of hair grew and spread out like algae swimming in seawater, gently swaying with the air movement in the room.
At the ends of the strands, small sparks of electricity flashed, producing faint "zzz" sounds.
"Return of Life... Hair Enchantment!"
Suddenly, the silver strands of hair, which were flashing with electricity, multiplied dramatically, dancing in the air like snakes, directing powerful attacks toward the opposite steel wall.
Only a series of sharp sounds were heard, and when he looked at the steel wall, which was more than ten centimeters thick, there were tiny holes as fine as needle eyes.
And on the edges of those clustered holes, white lightning was flickering chaotically.
"Ah!"
A sudden painful scream came from the neighboring room, startling Rorschach, who quickly retracted his hair.
Hearing the voice, it seemed to be Drake's.
"Did he move to the room next door? Hmm, Captain Drake has a strong body and endurance due to his ancient creature-type ability; a simple electric current shouldn't affect him."
His blue eyes lit up with an electric spark.
Vroom! The fully mastered Observation Haki surged, enveloping the entire submarine.
In an instant, the state of the neighboring room became clear in Rorschach's mind.
He saw Drake lying on the ground next to the metal bed, his mouth foaming, his hair standing on end, and his body convulsing continuously.
His eyes were wide open, but they looked empty and lifeless.
"Is this necessary? That expression... as if someone completely fried him." Rorschach muttered, raising an eyebrow.
While Drake was sleeping in the adjacent room, the others were in the submarine's main control room.
They had previously heard from the Navy officers piloting the submarine that they were not far from the Navy headquarters.
Yes, Rorschach and his comrades had successfully passed the elevator on the "Red Line," crossed the wall that divides the world, and reached the waters near the Sabaody Archipelago.
After a journey that took more than a month, they were about to reach Marineford.
During this month, Rorschach became more proficient in using his lightning control abilities, creating several offensive moves that combined wind and lightning.
In terms of his body, after a month of rigorous training, Rorschach's height had grown to six meters, and his strength had significantly increased.
According to Kuzan, his physical strength now equaled five of Drake.
In the "Blue Line" form, he could control the wind to the extent that he could lift several tons of weight and throw it tens of meters into the air.
And if he transformed into the Kirin form, this power would multiply several times over.
The truth is that the Kirin's power shows a much higher synergy with the wind and lightning elements compared to the human-animal form.
But these are not the most important things.
What Rorschach cares about most is using his inner lightning power.
After fighting the Vinsmoke brothers, Rorschach truly realized the power of lightning.
When he unleashed all the stored electrical energy within his body, the three brothers with their combat suits could no longer keep up with him, collapsing under his powerful strikes.
Lightning combines speed, offensive power, attack range, and long-distance capability while greatly enhancing the range of Observation Haki perception.
It can also energize the body, increasing its vitality from the inside out, making it stronger and more resilient.
After a month of exploration and experiments, Rorschach finally managed to use the "Return of Life" technique to mimic the cells' ability to generate electricity, allowing him to release electric strikes without needing to transform into the "Blue Line" form.
In the world of One Piece, no one else can achieve that.
Even a captain of one of Whitebeard's ships, known as "Thunder Magoga," can only add lightning power to his sword strikes.
And some people can release fire or ice strikes.
But for Rorschach, being a Kirin capable of controlling lightning, achieving this was much easier.
With this, he could now train his inner electrical power without needing to transform into the "Blue Line" form, further enhancing his base strength.
Zoan Fruit users' abilities improve as their physical strength increases.
The stronger Rorschach's body becomes, the more powerful his transformations into the Kirin form will be.
Adding lightning to physical attacks and using it in Rokushiki techniques was just the basic step.
During nearly a month of exploration, Rorschach discovered a new technique to use lightning that could significantly boost his power.
This technique involves using the electricity stored in his body to stimulate his heart, increasing blood flow, which enhances the body's vitality and strength several times over in a short period.
Even the accuracy and range of Observation Haki perception expand several times.
Three days ago, Rorschach lightly experimented with this technique, shocking his heart with electricity, which doubled the range of his Observation Haki perception in his human form.
As for his strength, he became capable of taking down the transformed Drake with a single strike.
Now, Rorschach wants to test the extent to which the Observation Haki range expands when fully activating the "Overload Mode."
In his human form, the range of Observation Haki perception is five thousand meters.
In the "Blue Line" form, this range increases slightly.
But once he releases all the electricity within him, the range can triple to reach fifteen kilometers.
However, stimulating the heart with electricity and fully activating the body's energy, which Rorschach calls the "Overload Mode," he has yet to try it completely.
Zzz…
Threads of lightning began to seep from Rorschach's right hand, forming a bright lightning ball
(End of Chapter)
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