Other than looking cooler, the flames currently wrapped around the blade didn't provide much of an enhancement.
Cyrus called up his data panel.
[Body Datafication: Your body's vital points have disappeared. Damage taken is converted into HP reduction; panel attributes will change based on your own strength; you will not die until your HP reaches zero.]
[Current Body Age: 14]
[Constitution: 21 (Undergoing rapid transformation due to certain influences)]
[Current HP: 100% (Recovering; eating can speed up recovery)]
[Innate Talent (Indomitable): When HP reaches zero, enter a brief enhanced state; all your body's attributes are increased tenfold; your HP will no longer be deducted; all your negative statuses are cleared; Current Duration: 10 minutes; Cooldown: 1 day]
[Abilities]
[Flame-Flame Fruit (Proficient): A powerful Logia Type fruit ability, granting the ability to become and control fire; continuously strengthens the body; fruit drawbacks have been cleared (weaknesses and parasitic soul); Current Fruit Development (13%)]
[Swordsmanship (Proficient): You have proficiently mastered basic sword moves and training methods.]
...
...
The improvement in his fruit wasn't much, only a 4% increase.
His constitution, however, had risen by a full 11 points compared to a month ago, and the "rapid transformation" notification still hadn't disappeared.
This meant his constitution was still continuing to improve rapidly.
This was a good thing.
However, as for his Devil Fruit, it wasn't convenient to try and develop it to its full potential here, at least.
After retracting all the flames from the sword in his hand, Cyrus sheathed it, and the scorching heat in the room gradually dissipated.
"Looks like I'll have to make other plans."
It was impossible to rapidly develop his Devil Fruit powers through imagination alone.
He needed a place where he could unleash his fruit's abilities at full strength.
His initial plan was to train here until he became a Master Swordsman, which, by his estimation, might take several years.
But now, if it was going to delay the development of his fruit, he couldn't stay here that long.
After mastering two types of Haki, he should head out and explore.
Still, not many people should know about my fruit's ability, right?
Cyrus narrowed his eyes, thinking of the pirates he had sent to the 16th Marine Base.
Of course, he didn't dwell on it too much.
...
The next day.
Inside the Isshin Dojo, Cyrus, holding the longsword he had named "En," diligently practiced basic sword moves.
The sword in his hand, though its luster was matte, looked incredibly domineering and attracted the gazes of many.
Kuina and Zoro's eyes would occasionally linger on the sword in Cyrus's hand.
Not far away, Shimotsuki Koshiro nodded in silent approval.
This was also why he believed Cyrus would surely achieve great things in the future.
He was neither arrogant nor impatient.
Even though his strength far surpassed others, he didn't slack off on his basic training in the slightest.
"How many times have you won in your fights with Zoro?"
Kuina, who was swinging a bamboo sword next to Cyrus, suddenly heard his question.
"1995 times!" Kuina replied.
Nearby, Zoro's face swelled up several times upon hearing this, but a loss was a loss.
Cyrus nodded.
It seemed the time of Kuina's original death was approaching.
Since he was here, Cyrus naturally had to prevent this from happening.
It wouldn't be difficult for him; he just needed to pay a little attention.
This was also why he wanted to learn Observation Haki first.
As soon as training ended, Zoro, clearly remembering Cyrus's earlier question, challenged Kuina again.
And Cyrus's training in Observation Haki also began.
In a quiet room, Shimotsuki Koshiro looked at Cyrus with a smile.
"Since you know about Haki and know one method of training it, you should know what Observation Haki is, right?"
He didn't start explaining directly, but first posed a question.
What is Observation Haki?
Cyrus lowered his head slightly in thought.
His knowledge of Haki was only what he had learned from the series before he transmigrated.
But for someone like him, who had never encountered such a power before, it was all rather abstract.
He could only try his best to understand it.
However, Cyrus could still give an answer to Koshiro's question.
"Is it perception?" Cyrus spoke up after a moment of silence, offering his answer.
"Hehe, perception? Is that how you see Observation Haki? Well, that's not a wrong way to understand it," Koshiro said with a gentle smile.
"All things have a breath. Whether you listen to it or feel it, you must perceive their breath—be it the wind, the water, or even trees and steel. And, of course, people. After all, Observation Haki isn't just for living things; it also includes inanimate objects. In your future Swordsmanship training, you will need to understand this point as well."
Cyrus nodded lightly.
He understood, but he still found it a bit abstract.
Seeming to see through Cyrus's thoughts, Koshiro spoke with a smile, "Actually, Haki is a power that everyone possesses. But this power lies dormant within a person's body and needs to be awakened through training. Of course, after it's awakened, it also needs to be strengthened through training."
"I know all that," Cyrus nodded. "So is Conqueror's Haki the same?"
"Conqueror's Haki is different. That is a quality truly one in a million. Not everyone possesses it."
Koshiro immediately shook his head.
Seemingly realizing this contradicted his earlier statement that everyone has Haki, he explained further.
"I'm not actually very knowledgeable about Conqueror's Haki, but what I do know is that across these seas, the number of people who possess Conqueror's Haki is extremely small."
The subtext of this was, it's too early for you to be talking about this.
Cyrus nodded and didn't interrupt Koshiro.
"In fact, you have already awakened Observation Haki. It's just that you haven't noticed it yet, or perhaps, you haven't perceived this power."
Koshiro's words stunned Cyrus, who looked down at his own hands.
"You said Observation Haki is perception. So, with your understanding, try to perceive everything around you, to perceive the breath of everything around you."
At these words, Cyrus closed his eyes and tried to concentrate.
Suddenly, a fatal killing intent rushed toward him.
The ferocious killing intent instantly gave Cyrus goosebumps.
Almost subconsciously, Cyrus was about to use Elemental Transformation to resist this murderous aura.
But the killing intent came swiftly and vanished just as quickly.
The source of the killing intent was none other than Shimotsuki Koshiro, sitting not far away.
In Cyrus's perception, it was as if a blood-red figure had suddenly appeared sitting before him, like a blood-colored demon.
He snapped his eyes open and looked at Shimotsuki Koshiro opposite him.
"Did you feel it?" Shimotsuki Koshiro asked with a smile.
"The aura I released was very subtle. If you aren't sensitive enough to auras or breaths, you wouldn't be able to perceive it. Do you remember that feeling just now?"