Chapter 192: Fujitora's Training Accelerator
This was Ian's true intention behind shamelessly dragging Fujitora into a gamble and then keeping him on the ship for a month.
Weighted training was a common form of physical combat training. Persisting in it over a long period would develop the body's muscles, bringing greater strength, faster explosive speed, and so on.
However, this type of training wasn't comprehensive. For example, lifting dumbbells with both hands only trained the arm muscles.
To achieve a full-body training effect, one needed a variety of different exercises.
Yet, Fujitora's gravity suppression effect was different. As long as one was within the range of his ability, no matter what movement was performed, the entire body was trained.
This was especially true for the heart, blood vessels, and the bones and internal organs throughout the body—things that ordinary weighted training couldn't reach.
Ian had previously speculated that if he could use Fujitora's Devil Fruit ability to aid his training, it might lead to a rapid increase in proficiency.
And now, after verification, Ian found that this was indeed the case.
Because the Physical Combat skill was acquired later after studying under Rayleigh, its growth rate had always lagged behind the other two basic skills. Ian had been somewhat troubled about how to quickly improve it. Now, with Fujitora, everything was solved.
Ian understood very well that improving the Physical Combat skill was not only related to the overall enhancement of his attributes but also affected his ability to control his own Psychic Power output.
Back when he first used Flying Shadow's Evil Eye Mage skill, the surging Psychic Power often got out of his control, causing headaches and the like. Although this situation was gradually improving as his Nen Training skill increased, it hadn't been completely eliminated. This made Ian suspect that it might also be related to his physical condition.
However, his Physical Combat was only at the Intermediate level now, so the effect wasn't yet apparent.
This was also the reason he currently didn't dare to recklessly devour the Black Dragon Wave—he was afraid his body couldn't withstand it.
Fujitora would only stay on his ship for a month. After that, Ian didn't know if he would accept the invitation to remain. For now, Ian could only make the best use of this month, with the help of Fujitora's ability, to quickly improve his basic abilities.
After testing the Physical Combat training, Ian also tried training his Swordsmanship and Nen Training skills. Under the influence of higher gravity, the proficiency growth of these basic skills was faster than training under normal gravity!
Especially when Ian drew the Enma sword and used the Evil King Flame Slayer Sword skill, attaching flames to the blade while practicing sword swings, he could simultaneously increase the proficiency of all three basic skills!
Holy crap! Ian felt he was having a blast!
The further he progressed, the higher the proficiency requirements for these skills became. If Ian had to practice each skill one by one, he estimated it would take at least eight months to a year to raise all three skills to the Master level. But under Fujitora's gravity suppression while training all three simultaneously, this time would be greatly shortened!
One month! If Fujitora gave him this opportunity, continuously using his ability on Ian, allowing him to train day and night, then in one month, Ian was confident he could meet the Master-level proficiency requirements for his basic skills!
Thinking of this possibility, Ian couldn't help but get extremely excited. In his eyes, Fujitora instantly became a treasure, and he felt like hugging him and giving him a big kiss!
Old man, you're basically a human-shaped accelerator, aren't you!?
While Ian was excitedly training here, Fujitora was also staring in stunned disbelief.
Earlier, he had only wanted to let Ian experience the power of his Devil Fruit, but unexpectedly, Ian had started training hard under his gravity suppression.
This... how is this possible...
Startled, Fujitora couldn't help but stop his ability.
"Don't... don't stop, Uncle Issho!" Ian said breathlessly. In just a few minutes, he had already started to sweat slightly. It had to be said that the training volume of this gravity training was truly intense. Normally, to break a sweat, he would have to swim at least ten kilometers.
Feeling the unique training effect, Ian was enjoying it, but then Fujitora canceled the gravity suppression. How could Ian be willing to let that happen?
However, saying "don't stop" while panting like that sounded really embarrassing... Anyone who didn't know might think he was up to something else.
Hearing Ian's request, Fujitora was a bit dumbfounded. Gravity suppression had always been one of his combat techniques, but now Ian had turned it into a training tool. For a moment, Fujitora wondered if he was using it wrong.
"Please, Uncle Issho!" Ian clasped his hands together and shamelessly pleaded with Fujitora. "This training method is really effective for me. Please help me out!"
Fujitora scratched his head and said, "You want me to stay on your ship for a month. Are you planning to use my ability to train the whole time?"
"Yeah, it would be a shame to miss out on such a useful ability!" Ian replied frankly.
Fujitora stumbled and nearly fell flat on the deck.
He also felt a sense of utter disbelief. To just stand there beside Ian, maintaining his ability for a whole month!?
You might as well just kill me now...
Even if Ian wasn't training 24 hours a day, just four or five hours daily would be unbearable. Fujitora figured he'd end up with senile dementia...
Even Fujitora broke out in a cold sweat. He felt like he had really boarded a pirate ship...
However, despite thinking this, Fujitora still admired Ian greatly. He had experienced his own ability and knew how uncomfortable it was under gravity suppression. The feeling of accelerated heartbeat and surging blood could be harmful to the body over time. Others would probably avoid his ability, but this young man Ian had found a unique way to use it for training?
No wonder he was the one who set fire to Mary Geoise and freed the slaves. He was indeed bold.
Although he knew that standing guard over Ian's training might be boring, Fujitora still decided to agree. He was happy to help diligent young people.
Most importantly, Fujitora genuinely felt that Ian was to his liking. Although it was a pirate crew, it wasn't what he imagined pirates to be. On the contrary, this crew was made up of slaves who had escaped from Mary Geoise. Ian's sense of justice had already earned Fujitora's approval.
Without further delay, after Fujitora agreed to help with his training, Ian immediately began his regimen. However, he didn't intend to let Fujitora just stand around idly. He called all the crew members who liked gambling up to the deck and had them take turns gambling with Fujitora!
This way, Fujitora was happy too. He just had to grip his staff sword and activate his ability over the area where Ian was training. Ian stayed in that area to train, while Fujitora rolled dice with the members of the Dragon Hunter Pirates.
The longer Ian trained, the longer Fujitora could gamble with everyone!
No one cheated him. With Ian's instructions, everyone treated Fujitora like a first mate. Not only did they gamble with him, but Matthew also kept bringing delicious snacks and drinks, making Fujitora thoroughly enjoy himself.
As time passed, everyone realized that this old man had a great personality. When gambling, his expressions were very amusing, shouting like a child, completely immersed in the joy of gambling.
The journey to the G5 branch base would take about two days, and the sea chart was provided by Old K. With Margaret as the navigator, Ian didn't have to worry about anything and focused entirely on training.
In fact, he didn't even know exactly how much gravity Fujitora was applying to him. He only knew that this gravity training was very effective for him.
His Physical Combat skill was now over halfway to the Intermediate level's proficiency cap. He wanted to strive to raise it to Advanced within these two days.
This way, he would finally be able to use the Eight Maiden skill from the Iori card! Because the Eight Maiden skill required Advanced Physical Combat.
Hmm, when the time came, would he use the Enma sword to perform the Eight Maiden skill, or would he imitate Iori and use the original version?
Ian had already started to look forward to it...