Doriki Test: You've Still Got a Long Way to Go!

Doriki Test: You've Still Got a Long Way to Go!

Doriki Value.

In the current world, it was a statistic that directly quantified a fighter's attack power, without taking Haki or Devil Fruit abilities into account.

After undergoing some basic Marine training, an ordinary adult man would only have a Doriki Value of around 10.

Spandam, the CP9 commander at Enies Lobby and a famous unit of measurement, had a pitiful Doriki Value of only 9.

Among the Marines, Doriki Value served as a reference for measuring the strength of lower- and middle-ranking Marines.

At the Marine Academy led by Zephyr, Doriki testing was also one of the criteria used to assess the students.

The minimum requirement for entering the Marine Academy was a Doriki Value of 80, while the minimum for graduation was 500, with no upper limit.

Of course, Doriki Value was only one of many graduation requirements. Besides personal combat ability, other factors would also be considered when determining whether someone could graduate.

Before long, Zephyr led Tsugikuni Yoriichi to an open area. Before Yoriichi stood an enormous stone wall measuring five meters by five meters by five meters. A small display screen was connected to the side of the wall, and it currently showed "0."

Zephyr walked up to the stone wall and lightly tapped it, then said to Tsugikuni Yoriichi, "Yoriichi, this is the instrument used to test Doriki Value."

"This stone wall is made entirely of Seastone and is incredibly sturdy. When you attack it, the force transmitted into it will be converted and displayed as a Doriki Value on that screen."

"Like this."

As he spoke, Zephyr raised two fingers and tapped the stone wall as though knocking on a door. Despite the seemingly light tap, the enormous wall gave a dull boom and was visibly knocked back several centimeters.

Boom!!!

As the sound rang out, the value on the display beside Zephyr jumped wildly before finally settling at 1213.

Zephyr seemed quite satisfied with his demonstration, a smile appearing on his face. Ten seconds after the number appeared, the enormous stone wall slowly moved back into its original position on its own, as if it had a spring attached behind it.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi's attention was drawn to the novel sight before him. It was his first time seeing something capable of directly measuring attack power.

But as he looked at the enormous stone wall, Yoriichi could not help feeling puzzled. With such a massive wall, how could an ordinary person possibly move it?

Zephyr had only knocked the wall back a few centimeters, yet the value had reached around 1200. If it were an ordinary person, they probably would not even be able to register a value.

"Come on, Yoriichi. Give it a try. Use your strongest attack!"

Zephyr smiled and pointed at the stone wall, signaling Yoriichi to step forward.

Filled with curiosity, Tsugikuni Yoriichi walked up to the stone wall, casually took a horse stance, and then threw a punch straight at it, slamming his fist hard into the surface.

Enormous power poured into the stone wall, yet it did not budge in the slightest.

However, the value on the display beside Zephyr began to rise, finally stopping at 520.

"Hehe, is that all you've got?"

Though Zephyr said this as he looked at the number on the display, his eyes were full of amusement as he watched Yoriichi.

But just then, Tsugikuni Yoriichi suddenly took a step back and sharply drew the long sword from his waist.

Huff—

After slightly adjusting his breathing, Tsugikuni Yoriichi swung his blade at the stone wall. Crimson flames coiled around the black blade, tinting Yoriichi's small face red.

Sun Breathing—Third Form—Crimson Sun Mirror!

Clang!!!!

With a horizontal slash, unlike the earlier dull boom, the instant Tsugikuni Yoriichi's blade struck the Seastone, it produced a crisp metallic ring.

The enormous stone wall was visibly knocked back several meters before finally coming to a stop.

Meanwhile, the display beside Zephyr had already jumped to 5333.

Zephyr turned his head to look. The instant he saw that number, his expression visibly froze. But his surprise vanished in an instant, and Zephyr's face quickly returned to calm as he said lightly, "Mm, passable. Not bad."

Although that was what he said, and his face remained calm, a storm had already risen in Zephyr's heart.

What did a Doriki Value of over 5000 mean? Put simply, most Marine vice admirals could only reach the 2000 to 4000 range without taking Devil Fruits into account. Excluding Garp, only the top vice admirals barely reached 5000.

If Gear Second Luffy from the Enies Lobby period were evaluated in terms of Doriki, he would only be a little over 5000 as well. By then, Luffy already counted as a major pirate. He had defeated two Shichibukai in succession and was later judged to be one of the Worst Generation.

Without a doubt, a Doriki Value of over 5000 could not be considered insignificant anywhere on the seas.

Yet the teenage boy Garp had casually picked up possessed such terrifying power. There was no way Zephyr could avoid being shocked.

Still, in order to preserve his image as a teacher, Zephyr remained outwardly composed.

"Yoriichi! You'll need to train hard from now on."

"A Doriki Value of merely five thousand is still far from enough."

"When you can do what I can, then you'll barely be qualified to set sail and make your way in the world."

As Zephyr spoke, he once again stood before the Seastone wall. He took a deep breath, gathered his strength, and suddenly threw a punch at the wall before him.

Boom!! After a dull impact, the Seastone wall flew back more than ten meters. When the display beside Zephyr reached 7000, it stopped responding and turned into the garbled code "00000."

Crack! At that moment, the flying wall seemed to reach the end of its range. It let out a strained crack, and the mechanism connecting the Seastone wall to the ground appeared to break. The wall then tumbled and rolled farther away.

"To move that stone wall, you need at least 1000 Doriki. At my level, I'm barely at around ten thousand Doriki."

"Kid, you've still got a long way to go. From now on, train properly under me. I'll turn you into an outstanding Marine."

Zephyr smiled as he looked at the dumbfounded Tsugikuni Yoriichi.

"Come on. I'll show you the rest. Starting tomorrow, I'll train you personally."

Afterward, Zephyr paid no attention to the Doriki testing device that he had beaten into smoking ruin. Without even looking back, he led Yoriichi away.

Not long after the two left, instructors from the Marine Academy hurried over. Looking at the devastated training ground, they were speechless for a long time.

For the entire day, Tsugikuni Yoriichi followed behind Zephyr, listening as Zephyr introduced the Marine Academy. It was not just the academy, either. That afternoon, Zephyr also took Yoriichi around Marineford.

Along the way, Zephyr ran into many acquaintances—old comrades, former students, and Marine officers who admired him. Zephyr was in an exceptionally good mood that day, greeting everyone he met and introducing Tsugikuni Yoriichi to his old friends.

"Oh! XXXX, you're back?"

"Ah! This kid? He's my new disciple."

"His strength? So-so. On his first day of testing, he only scored a little over 5000 Doriki. He's still very green."

Yoriichi had already lost count of how many people Zephyr said the same thing to. While marveling at Zephyr's wide network of connections, Tsugikuni Yoriichi also became generally familiar with Marineford.

That night, after spending the day following Zephyr around, Tsugikuni Yoriichi returned home. He sat in the corridor outside his room with his back against a pillar, head raised as he looked into the night sky.

The night sky in this world is even deeper than the one before.

The stars are brighter too!

(End of Chapter)