[Ding, congratulations, Host, for achieving the Petty Officer rank. Would you like to open the achievement reward package?]
[Ding, congratulations, Host, for achieving the Seaman First Class rank. Would you like to open the achievement reward package?]
[Ding, congratulations, Host, for achieving the Chief Petty Officer rank...]
[Ding, congratulations to the host for achieving the Warrant Officer rank...]
The Marine's ranks are divided into seven.
Seamen, Non-Commissioned Officer, Lieutenant, Commander, Admiral, Fleet Admiral, and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
Among them, Seaman is further divided into Seaman Recruit, Seaman Apprentice and Seaman First Class.
Non-Commissioned Officer is further divided into Petty Officer, Chief Petty Officer and Master Chief Petty Officer.
Lieutenant is divided into Ensign, Lieutenant Junior Grade and Lieutenant.
Commander is Lieutenant Commander, Commander, and Captain.
Admiral similarly included Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral, and Admiral.
The ranks of Fleet Admiral and Commander-in-Chief each have only one level.
The Fleet Admiral is the highest rank in the Marine, while the Commander-in-Chief commands not only the Marine but also the whole armed forces.
Additionally, between every two main ranks, there are special ranks such as Warrant Officer, Commander Candidate, Commodore, and Admiral Candidate.
Each promotion earned Kyoya an achievement reward package.
In the Bleach World, the rank of Captain is equivalent to the Admiral's position in One Piece.
Lieutenants are equivalent to Admiral Candidate.
From Seaman Third Class to Admiral Candidate, Kyoya obtained a total of fifteen achievement reward packages.
Among these fifteen packages, the six from Seaman Third Class to Petty Officer were white-tier achievements of varying sizes.
From Warrant Officer to Captain, there are seven blue-tier achievements of varying sizes.
Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral, and Admiral Candidate are three purple-tier achievements.
The purple-tier achievement for [Admiral Candidate] also faintly shimmered with golden light.
Out of curiosity, Kyoya received a response from the One Piece Achievement System.
This purple-tier achievement with hints of gold was a special type with a small chance of yielding gold-tier rewards.
After reviewing all the achievements, Kyoya focused his attention on the smallest white achievement.
The rewards from the achievement packages varied… some granted abilities, others enhanced physique or provided training time, so there was no option to 'open all at once'.
And Kyoya's habit was to save the best for last.
[Would you like to open the achievement reward package?]
'Yes!'
[Congratulations, Host, for opening the primary achievement reward [Seaman Recruit], gaining one month's worth of training results.]
[Please select the training focus-]
[1. Physical Combat.]
[2. Swordsmanship.]
[3. Devil Fruit Ability.]
[4. Haki.]
In the beginning, when Kyoya opened achievement rewards, only the first two options, Physical Combat and Swordsmanship, were available.
After Kyoya acquired Observation Haki, the fourth option, Haki, became selectable.
Now that Kyoya had obtained the Pika Pika no Mi and become a Devil Fruit User, the third option, [Devil Fruit Ability], was also unlocked.
'In terms of physical combat, with the Buccaneer bloodline, my talent has improved dozens of times compared to before.'
'However, I currently don't have any specialized physical combat techniques, so training wouldn't be very effective.'
'For swordsmanship, my increased strength has made my slashing power capable of threatening Lieutenants, which is sufficient for now.'
'As for Haki, Observation Haki greatly enhances my combat effectiveness, especially when my raw strength is inferior to my opponent's. It's worth considering prioritizing its training.'
'The training of Devil Fruit Ability, when translated to the Shinigami, is probably the training of Zanpakuto's Bankai.'
"Let's test the results first. If the effects are good, I can raise its priority above Haki."
'I choose option 3… train Devil Fruit Ability!'
Bang-
Following Kyoya's thoughts, the white-tier achievement orb shattered, transforming into countless white particles that merged into his soul-
In an instant, Kyoya's mind was flooded with memories of himself fighting Borsalino nonstop for an entire month...
[Congratulations, Host, for unlocking the primary achievement [Seaman Apprentice], gaining two month's worth of training results.]
[Please select the training focus…]
'I choose 3.'
[Congratulations, Host, for unlocking the primary achievement [Seaman First Class], gaining...]
'Pick 3.'
[Congratulations, Host, for unlocking the primary achievement [Petty Officer], gaining…]
'3…'
The six primary achievements in a row granted Kyoya training durations of one month, two months, three months, five months, seven months, and ten months, respectively.
In total, that amounted to two years and three months.
During these two years and three months of training, Kyoya's Reiryoku has broken through to the 6th-class, and he now has the ability to fully unleash the Pika Pika no Mi's ability.
Through his battles with Borsalino, Kyoya had also mastered abilities such as Logia's elementalization, laser beams, and light-speed kicks.
The main reason Kyoya chose to focus on Devil Fruit Ability for these white achievements was that fighting Borsalino didn't just improve his Devil Fruit's power… it enhanced everything.
After all, Borsalino was one of the Marine's top combatants.
In terms of physical combat and swordsmanship, Borsalino was no slouch.
Especially in swordsmanship… during the Sabaody Archipelago incident, Borsalino had clashed evenly with Silvers Rayleigh.
And Rayleigh was undoubtedly a Master Swordsman, one of the very best among the Master Swordsmen.
This proved that Borsalino's swordsmanship had reached the level of a Master Swordsman as well.
Through his battles with Borsalino, Kyoya had made significant progress in physical combat, swordsmanship, Observation Haki, and Devil Fruit Ability.
At the very least, if Kyoya were to fight Ichinose again now, he felt he wouldn't even need to release his Zanpakuto to defeat him effortlessly.
No matter which world you are in, fighting is indeed the biggest way to improve your strength.
'From now on, I'll dedicate all my achievement rewards to Devil Fruit Ability's training!'
While choosing Devil Fruit training might not yield as much progress in other areas as specialized training would, combat allowed Kyoya to integrate all his abilities, enabling him to utilize his full strength more effectively in battle.
After all, no matter how much one trained, if they couldn't apply it in real combat, it was almost as if they hadn't trained at all.
Having made his decision, Kyoya shifted his focus to the blue-tier achievement orbs.
[Congratulations, Host, for unlocking the intermediate achievement [Warrant Officer], gaining Marine's Rokushiki: Shave.]
'Huh? One of Marine's Rokushiki?'
The first blue-tier achievement had rewarded him with a Rokushiki's technique. Kyoya wasn't sure whether this was a win or a loss.
For intermediate achievements, if training results were awarded, the minimum duration would be one year.
Given Kyoya's current abilities, a year of training would undoubtedly bring significant improvements.