"Flash step?"
"Is there only one option?"
"Different skills have different ranges of advancement?"
Gawain had a vague guess, and then he focused his attention on the newly added feature.
Just from the name, it was not difficult to tell that Flash Step should be an instant acceleration boost.
"How about trying its power?"
Gawain stood up, jumped out of the window, and landed on the open space in the middle.
When landing, the Guanze Masamune on Gawain's waist was already unsheathed, and the silver blade was extremely dazzling under the moonlight.
He took a step forward and instantly launched a Pussyfoot Maneuver. Before he could react, his body appeared dozens of meters away.
Bang!
With an abrupt stop, Gawain crushed into the stone slabs in the harbor, and the cracks spread out in all directions with himself as the center.
But at this moment, Gawain didn't care about all this because he was now facing the same problem Kuro had once faced.
His nerve reflex speed can no longer keep up with the speed after the bonus of Flash Step!
"What the hell!"
"The instantaneous burst speed must be at least twice as fast as Pussyfoot Maneuver's normal speed to exceed my nerve reflex speed."
"This feature... Is so outrageous."
Gawain looked at the cracks under his feet and then looked back at the place where he had just stood.
If it weren't for the pain in his feet due to the recoil, he would have doubted whether he was dreaming!
Gawain forced himself to suppress the thoughts in his mind, activated his Observation-Haki, and tried his best to sense everything around him.
The next moment, his figure disappeared from the air, and the only sound in the harbor was the constant sounds of the floor breaking and a burst of explosions.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
By the time Gawain stopped, there was no intact stone slab left at the place where Kuro and the others had practiced during the day.
He stood there in a daze and didn't continue because his legs were shaking constantly at this time!
That was a phenomenon that only occurred when the muscles were overexerted. At this moment, Gawain even felt that these legs were not his own.
But there was only excitement in his eyes:
"The instantaneous burst speed bonus of Flash Step is far more exaggerated than I expected; it makes the Pussyfoot Maneuver close to nearly three times faster!"
"However, consistent with my initial speculation, this is a high-speed, short-distance attack method, which instantly bursts out at speed more than two times, but the cost is a greater burden on the body."
"In this case, with the sharpness of Guanze Masamune and my swordsmanship. If the opponent does not have Observation-Haki or other means of saving his life, I'm almost 100% certain to kill him on the first clash!"
"This feature is a qualitative change for me!"
"My previous upgrades in swordsmanship, physique, and Observation-Haki didn't allow me to reach the Silver rating, but now there's hope!"
While speaking, Gawain opened the system panel directly, and a familiar screen appeared in front of him again.
[Host: Gawain]
[Age: 24]
[Identity: Captain of the White Knight Pirate]
Skill:
Swordsmanship: Level 9 (148/7000 ) Feature: Swiftness
Physique: Level 9 (1613/5000) Feature: Equilibrium
Pussyfoot Maneuver: Level 5 (11/5000) Feature: Flash Step
Observation Haki: Level 3 (376/3200)
Navigation: Level 3 (301/800)
Badge:
Captain's Fury: Subordinates' physical strength recovery speed +20%.
Rising Fame: You can check the potential level of your subordinates.
[Rating: Even on the Grand Line, you are a powerful force. If the Marines want to take action against you, they must send out marines above the rank of Rear-Admiral.]
Looking at the inconspicuous Silver word on the rating, Gawain's mouth gradually widened.
Pussyfoot Maneuver's breakthrough helped him open the last barrier between the Bronze and Silver levels and truly become one of the strongest people on the sea.
According to the classification rules of the Cross Guild, Gawain's current combat power corresponds to that of a pirate with a bounty ranging from over 100 million to 1 billion.
In the first half of the Grand Line, Paradise, unless he's extremely unlucky and encounters people such as Aokiji, there will basically not be too many opponents!
The position of the seven warlords of the sea originally only existed in Gawain's imagination, but now he has the opportunity to touch it.
But there is only a slight chance.
After all, even the weakest of the seven warlords of the sea, according to the system's rating, is at the top of the Silver rank, and the vast majority are at the Gold rank.
As for top-notch pirates like Hawk Eyes, they have undoubtedly entered the ranks of Diamond, which symbolizes absolute power.
"But in the East Blue, I can say that I can walk sideways."
"But my combat power is close to the upper limit of my potential."
Gawain frowned slightly.
He would never forget that after the pirates under his command reached their potential limit, no matter how much they practiced, they could not make any further progress. He was unwilling to accept that kind of situation happening to him.
"It's time to consider breaking through the upper limit of my potential. I won't consider body transformation for now. That means I have to rely on the Devil Fruit, or..."
Gawain recalled the battle between Kuro and Gin in Raven Harbor and the improvement of his potential after he realized his true nature.
But now there is no one in the East Blue who can bring him such pressure.
"Is it only possible after we reach the Grand Line?"
Gawain murmured.
But at this moment.
There was a sound of the window opening in the distance.
He looked up and saw an orange tree on the windowsill, its leaves rustling in the sea breeze.
"Right…"
Gawain touched his nose, turned his head to look at the broken floor around him, and left with a guilty conscience.
… … ...
The next day, Kuro and others came to the harbor to practice as usual.
All they could see was countless broken floors. It was no longer possible to stand on the ground in the center of the harbor.
"What's going on here?"
Gin frowned: "I practiced too much yesterday, and my body was at its limit. I fell into a deep sleep when I returned to my room, and I had no idea what was going on outside."
Zoro nodded: "I'm almost the same, but to do something like this, the captain should be the only one here besides the three of us."
"He practiced secretly while we were resting?"
After speaking, Zoro took a deep breath: "Too insidious!"
"No!"
Kuro shook his head, pushed his glasses up habitually, and said calmly: "Is he trying to stop us from training? Is he trying to delay the time of being surpassed by such a childish trick as destroying the training grounds?"
"Gawain, you have fallen. In order to keep your position, you actually started to play such a trick?"
"Hmm... "
Zoro was stunned and subconsciously wanted to defend Gawain, but before he could open his mouth, he was held down by Gin, who shook his head at him obscurely and whispered: "It's useless."
"Kuro, once he makes up his mind, he won't change it easily."
"Is that so?"
Zoro also chose to shut up and watched Kuro perform silently.
The destruction of the training ground did not stop the enthusiasm of the crowd at all. They walked excitedly to a flat beach and, after a brief warm-up, began their own training.
And it's getting more and more harsher.
After all, it is well known that when the first person in your dormitory starts to get higher grades, others will inexplicably feel anxious, thinking: "He works so hard, but I am still a loser."
The only way to resolve it is to roll it up in the same way.
Besides, they all grew this month.
After Gin became proficient in the Observation-Haki, he reached the Bronze level.
Zoro's changes are even more earth-shaking. As a newcomer, he successively defeated the Nyaban Brothers and Jango and became the de facto number four figure on the ship.
His strength has almost doubled compared to more than a month ago.
… … …
At the same time, the Nyaban Brothers, who had completed their patrol mission at Raven Harbor, were sitting in a cake shop at the harbor, enjoying a rare morning tea.
"Ah."
Buchi put a whole piece of cake into his mouth, but before he had time to chew it, a rapid ringing sound came from the Den Den Mushi in his arms.
Gulp!
Buchi swallowed the cake with a flushed face, then took out the Den Den Mushi and connected it.
"Boss Buchi!"
"We found the whereabouts of Baratie, but there was a very scary man there who was not reported in the intelligence."
"Who?"
"I'm not sure, but those eyes are like an eagle's!"
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