Chapter 68: The Benefits of Youth! Night Returns!
[Ding, congratulations to the host for triggering the mission to save Luffy in Loguetown. The system reward is 50 energy points!]
[Ding, congratulations to the host for triggering the mission: Defeat Crocodile and save the Alabasta Kingdom. Reward: Supreme Grade Sword +1, System reward: 500 energy points!]
Two missions in a row. The system seemed to be looking out for him, knowing he had nothing to do and quickly providing new tasks. Moreover, the rewards for these two missions were excellent. Saving Luffy in Loguetown seemed straightforward, so why the 50 energy points reward? He decided not to dwell on it.
A large number of energy points could directly upgrade skill levels. For example, 2 points could raise a ‘G-‘ level fruit development skill to a ‘G’ level. 5 points could raise an ‘F-‘ level skill to an ‘F’ level. 10 points could…
Loguetown was in the East Blue so that he could act there. However, the Alabasta Kingdom was a superpower in the first half of the Grand Line. Normally, he wouldn’t be involved there. But, regardless, he had to go! With 500 energy points, he could upgrade his fruit development ability to A level. It had been a while since he used his fruit ability!
…
A few days later, Rokujin and Ain returned to the East Blue Navy base. As soon as they arrived, Barton eyed them with a resentful expression, “You two went out to have fun and left me here to train the soldiers!”
“Hahaha!” Rokujin and Ain exchanged smiles.
“Don’t worry, Ain can take over for you next. You can have a few days off,” Rokujin said.
“Pfft! You get to relax, and now I have to work!” Ain rolled her eyes and playfully threatened, “Watch out, or I’ll turn you into a baby!”
“Haha, you’d have to beat me first!” Before Ain could respond, Rokujin disappeared. Women were scary, especially Ain. You never knew when she’d make you 18 years younger! While it was advantageous for older people, someone like Rokujin dreaded her fruit ability. However, it could also make women look younger. For instance, Robin looked even more stunning after being made 18 years younger, with a unique charm.
Watching Rokujin flee, Ain smiled, “Let’s see how I catch you next time!”
…
That night, Rokujin observed Coby and Helmeppo training in the practice field. They were smart enough to start leg weight training to accelerate their learning of shaving.
【Character: Coby】【Position: Navy Recruit】【Level: F】【Skills: Martial Arts (F), Firearms (G+)】【Bounty: None】
After about a month of training, both of their overall strengths had significantly improved, reaching the ‘F’ level. Learning Shave might take a few more months. By then, Luffy and his crew would likely be arriving in Loguetown, ready to enter the Grand Line.
After watching Coby and Helmeppo for a while, Rokujin returned to his quarters to rest.
…
Two months later.
At the Navy base training ground, Coby and Helmeppo were still training through the night. They had removed all restraints from their bodies and legs.
“Boom!” Coby focused ahead, took a step back with his right foot, and quickly exerted force, stomping the ground several times in an instant. The powerful force launched him forward, disappearing, reappearing over ten meters away. Although not yet proficient, he wobbled slightly but managed not to fall.
Seeing he had finally learned to Shave, Coby jumped up in joy. “Hahaha, Helmeppo, I did it! I learned to Shave!”
On the other side, Helmeppo had just finished using Shave, smiling, “I learned it too!”
Suddenly, two figures appeared behind them.
“Not bad! You both learned to Shave in just over two months!” Rokujin said. Hearing his voice, Coby and Helmeppo immediately turned and saluted respectfully, “Rear Admiral!”
“Instructor Ain!”
Apart from Rokujin, the other person was Ain.
“Rear Admiral, now that we’ve learned Shave, can you teach us the other Navy Six Styles?” Helmeppo asked eagerly.
Rokujin shook his head, his expression serious, “Not yet. You need to familiarize yourselves with Shave for a few days before learning the other Six Styles. Remember, don’t get arrogant or impatient. It took you both over two months to learn Shave, which is nothing at Navy Headquarters. Trainees there learn it in just one month!”
“What! One month!”
“So fast!!”
Hearing this, Coby and Helmeppo were taken aback. They had thought learning Shave in such a short time was an achievement, but it seemed it wasn’t anything special.
“Yes, our Rear Admiral learned it in just one day!” Ain added.
“What? One day!”
“Did you learn it in one day?” Coby and Helmeppo looked at Rokujin in shock, their jaws almost dropping to the ground.
Rokujin waved his hand dismissively, “A hero doesn’t talk about past glories. That was years ago.”
“You two focus on your training at the base. From now on, Instructor Ain will teach you the new Navy Six Styles. I’m going out to patrol the East Blue!”
“Yes, Teacher!” Coby and Helmeppo responded in unison.
Then Rokujin turned to Ain and instructed, “I’m leaving them in your hands. I hope by the time I return, they’ll have mastered Rankyaku!”
“Don’t worry!”
“Good!” With that, Rokujin turned and disappeared into the darkness.
Coby curiously asked, “Instructor Ain, is Teacher going out to hunt pirates again?”
“Yes, these past few months, your teacher has almost wiped out all the pirates in the East Blue,” Ain nodded. To be honest, she had never seen anyone hate pirates as much as Rokujin. Could it be that one of his relatives was killed by pirates? Is that why he relentlessly hunts them?
“Oh!” Coby nodded slightly, a hint of worry in his eyes, ‘I hope Mr. Luffy and the others don’t run into Teacher. Otherwise, they might get killed too…’
…
Meanwhile, after leaving the Navy base, Rokujin changed into a set of black robes. When he donned the black robes, he became another person, Black Night! He boarded a small boat and headed for Loguetown. By his calculations, Luffy and his crew should be arriving there soon since there were no more pirates to delay them—he had killed all of them. Along the way, he had earned 30 energy points!
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