Although the human body becomes stronger through exercise, it usually happens after both exercise and recovery.
During this hour, Nami watched Rosen work out without stopping for even a second. She noticed that his strength and speed in swinging the barbell had clearly increased significantly during this process.
"Want to know?"
"Yeah, I do!"
"Hehe, it's actually because I drank this."
Rosen smiled and pointed to the bottle of nutritional potion on the nearby counter.
"That?" Nami turned her head curiously to look at the empty bottle on the counter. "Are you saying that drinking that thing can make Mr. Rosen's strength increase rapidly?"
"That's right. That's a nutritional potion I formulated with an exclusive recipe. It can quickly enhance the effects of exercise," Rosen said with a smile.
Originally, Rosen had intended to recruit Nami as a companion and have her serve as his navigator. He even planned to let her use the Zanpakuto 'Gonryumaru.' Therefore, Rosen didn't mind sharing some of his secrets with Nami.
"Is there really such a potion in the world? Mr. Rosen, are you joking?" Nami asked skeptically.
"I have no reason to deceive you," Rosen said, patting Nami's shoulder. After picking up his clothes from the hanger, he walked out of the gym and arrived at the entrance of the Sword Enlightenment Room.
Since he couldn't continue using nutritional potions for training today, he wanted to experience the Sword Enlightenment Room space obtained from the system.
Watching Rosen's back, Nami pouted and eventually followed him into the Sword Enlightenment Room.
Once inside, she even glanced back towards the direction of the door. Seeing the captain's cabin with the password box containing the Slip-Slip Fruit, she sighed deeply.
Shaking her head and suppressing her disappointment, Nami walked up to Rosen and asked, "Mr. Rosen, is this also where you train? Why is there nothing here?"
Unlike the gym, the Sword Enlightenment Room's space was just as spacious but lacked any equipment for exercise. In fact, besides the incandescent lights on the ceiling and an area in the center isolated by some kind of glass, there was nothing else.
"This is the Sword Enlightenment Room, a place specially designed for me to comprehend swordsmanship," Rosen explained. "Of course, it will also become a place for my companions to comprehend swordsmanship in the future."
After scanning the surroundings, Rosen contacted the system in his mind, focusing on his only 'Sky-Cutting Realm Swordsman Challenge Permission.'
[Ding! A Sky-Cutting Realm opponent has been matched for the host. If you defeat him, your swordsmanship level will advance to Sky-Cutting Realm.]
[Note: The Swordmaster opponent in the Sword Enlightenment Room is an opponent who has mastered a certain swordsmanship style possessed by the host.]
[Opponent: Rengoku Kyōjūrō]
[HP: 2000, C-rank]
[Swordsmanship Realm: Sky-Cutting Realm (Intermediate)]
[Swordsmanship Style: Flame Breathing]
[Special Ability: None]
[Does the host wish to consume one challenge permission for the challenge?]
[Note: The host has one observation permission for observing Rengoku Kyōjūrō's swordsmanship.]
"It's Rengoku Kyōjūrō?"
"And he's mastered the Sky-Cutting Realm?!"
"By the way, did the original Rengoku Kyōjūrō have 2000 HP?"
"Or did the system intentionally create a stronger version?"
Looking at the panel displaying information about Rengoku Kyōjūrō, which only he could see, Rosen frowned slightly. At the same time, he compared the gap in strength between this opponent and himself in his mind.
"My HP is 1600, and my swordsmanship realm is lower by one level compared to his."
"However, I have the bonuses of Observation Haki and Armament Haki in the special ability column."
"If I use the most powerful Sun Breathing or the fastest Thunder Breathing from the Breathing style's later..."
"I should have a chance to defeat him."
"After all, the Sky-Cutting Realm only allows him to unleash flying slashes, but it doesn't enhance his speed."
"I can still use the power of Zangetsu. There's no reason for me to lose."
"If our HP levels are similar, I can also practice the swordsmanship moves I learned from the system and Zoro."
Rosen frowned slightly, carefully recalling the specific improvements brought about by his increased HP. In the end, he concluded that it was possible for him to win through the challenge.
"If I don't challenge now, I don't know what kind of opponent will be arranged next time."
"Indeed, I should challenge now."
After a brief moment of contemplation, Rosen sat cross-legged on the floor to recover the stamina he had lost from working out in the gym. Although it might be safer to further use C-rank nutritional potions for training, Rosen was eager to obtain the swordsmanship power of the Sky-Cutting Realm.
"By the way, Nami, can you help me prepare some food in the kitchen? I'm a bit hungry," Rosen said, rubbing his stomach and looking up at Nami.
Nutritional potions couldn't fill the stomach. After two hours of training, even though Rosen wasn't as big an eater as Luffy, he still felt a bit hungry.
"Really, Mr. Rosen, you want me to be a navigator and a chef..." Nami began to speak, but Rosen had already pulled out a stack of berries from his coat and handed them to her.
"Now you can go and make some dishes, Miss Nami."
"Of course!" Nami directly took the berries from Rosen's hand, fearing that he might change his mind. "Wait for me, I'll be right back!"
After speaking, Nami quickly ran out of the Sword Enlightenment Room and headed towards the kitchen.
"What a simple-minded woman," Rosen shook his head, leaning against the wall and squinting his eyes to rest. He also activated the observation permission to observe Rengoku Kyōjūrō's swordsmanship.
Soon, in the central arena of the Sword Enlightenment Room, the figure of Rengoku Kyōjūrō slowly appeared and began demonstrating the swordsmanship style called 'Flame Breathing.'
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