Chapter 1

【Player conditions met】

【Love Cell Cultivation System activated】

【Loading character attribute panel...】

【Loading item shop...】

【Loading complete. Before starting the game, please remember:

A person who can forget themselves and love others will not be psychologically imbalanced; they will be a happy and perfect person】

【Wishing you a pleasant game】

……

At the end of his afternoon sword training, Noshia clearly heard a voice from above.

He frowned, ignored it, and pulled his white coat from the corner of the wall, draping it over his shoulder as he stepped out of the elite recruit training ground of the Marine Headquarters.

It was nearly dusk.

On the tree-lined avenue leading to the cafeteria, many young and enthusiastic Marine soldiers, like him, were walking and chatting together, their faces full of youth and passion.

Noshia walked alone under the trees, trying to be as low-key as possible, but he still stood out like a firefly in the night, drawing attention in the crowd.

His tall, slender figure, standing at 1.95 meters, and his well-built, scarred, bronze-colored upper body, combined with his handsome and masculine face, exuded a warm and charming aura, like a winter sun, under the influence of sweat and hormones.

Although the percentage of female Marines at headquarters was not high, there were still quite a few.

Many young girls would occasionally steal glances at him, their eyes half-lit and half-shadowed by the dappled sunlight, making them lose themselves in admiration. When they accidentally met Noshia's gaze, they would turn red and look away like startled rabbits.

Another monotonous day...

Noshia was already used to the hidden admiring glances from the crowd. He pretended to be indifferent, but in his mind, he was recalling the voice that had just sounded in his head.

Isn't it a bit too late to awaken the system now?

Noshia, who had been reincarnated in this world for nineteen years, was born in 1482 AD in a common family in the 16th Branch of the East Blue.

His father was a branch captain in the base, and his mother worked hard, tending to an orange grove.

Because he exhibited superhuman physical abilities from a young age, his strict father had high hopes for him, training and cultivating him, hoping he would enter Marine Headquarters in the future and become a great figure like Marine hero Garp.

Back then, as a young boy, Noshia had fantasized countless times about a system like "The Strongest Marine System" or "The Swift Swordsman Inheritance System" descending from the sky to help him through those tough days.

Unfortunately, this simple and pure wish was never fulfilled, even when Noshia was chosen by Garp a year ago and brought to Marineford to become a member of the elite training camp.

He had to give up his侥幸心理 and completely abandon this idea.

Now, the system suddenly appeared. Putting aside whether it was too late, what was with this ridiculous name—Love Cell Cultivation System?

Who are you trying to mock—

Noshia is not a love fool!

Although he hadn't seriously dated anyone yet, his outstanding appearance was undeniable, and he had a beautiful childhood friend back home, with whom he had grown up and had a strong emotional bond.

Did he need something like this to secure a relationship that others would envy in the future?

Before he knew it, he had reached the end of the tree-lined avenue.

Noshia entered the cafeteria, and the enticing aroma of food filled his nostrils, instantly making him forget everything else. He grabbed a tray and prepared to join the queue.

The training at the Marine Headquarters elite camp was very demanding, and he had been hungry since before leaving the training ground.

After a few minutes of getting his food, Noshia found a quiet table in the corner and sat down. He hadn't taken two bites when two figures also carrying trays sat down across from him.

On the left was a burly young man with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, his eyes slightly lowered, and his features looking somewhat harsh and cruel.

On the right was a tall, slender blonde youth with a very handsome face, but he was frowning and sighed several times after sitting down.

"Hey, this is the cafeteria, Shiryu! How many times have I told you to put out your cigarette when eating!"

Noshia glared at the burly young man and then turned to the blonde youth, smiling and teasing, "What's up, Rosi? Why are you sighing so much?"

Shiryu, Rosi.

Both were his close friends who entered the elite training camp around the same time as him. Shiryu was four years older, and Rosi was one year younger. Over the past year, they had shared hardships and joys, and their friendship had deepened.

"It's about the recent evaluation."

Shiryu extinguished his cigarette and sneered, "Last month, this guy performed poorly in the Six Powers and only ranked sixth in the comprehensive evaluation. He cried like a baby and even declared in front of Mr. Zeff that he would rank first this month."

"Recently, his Six Powers training hasn't improved, and the evaluation is the day after tomorrow, so he's losing confidence again."

"I... I didn't cry!"

Rosi's face turned red, "And you, Shiryu, didn't complain a few days ago that Mr. Zeff was teaching too fast and you couldn't keep up with the Six Powers training? Do you have confidence for the evaluation the day after tomorrow?"

"That's a disappointment."

Shiryu glanced at him and slowly chewed his rice ball.

"Two days ago, I figured out Moon Step and Shave by myself. I can handle the evaluation and get a top ranking."

"Really?" Rosi was instantly stunned, "You learned everything? I'm still struggling with Paper Drawing..."

Noshia quietly ate, inwardly sighing.

These two guys were great in every way, but they would occasionally say something incredible in a nonchalant tone, making others envious and jealous, wishing to beat them up.

What was his ranking in last month's evaluation?

Fifty-six or fifty-seven?

Noshia couldn't quite remember, but in the elite camp, which had over two hundred members, he had consistently ranked between fifty and sixty since he joined.

Although he was generally in the upper-middle range, compared to these two who always aimed for the top, he was far behind.

Noshia knew his physical abilities far exceeded the average. In his hometown, the 16th Branch of the East Blue, almost no one his age could match him. However, this was the Marine Headquarters, where geniuses were abundant.

The world was never fair, especially the sea, with extreme examples like Big Mom, whose combat power in childhood was already the endpoint that most people could never reach in their entire lives.

Noshia's parents were ordinary people with average talents. Since joining the headquarters, he had relied on his extremely strict self-discipline, undergoing hellish training every day, to achieve his current level, which was already quite impressive.

To close the gap with these geniuses, besides powerful Devil Fruits, he would need a system to cheat, right?

However, the system he finally waited for was not a proper one...

During the meal, Noshia tried to open the system's attribute panel with his mind. A translucent panel with a faint blue glow instantly appeared before him.

【Name: Romanov Noshia (ロマノフ・ノシャ)】

【Age: 19】

【Strength: 7】

【Agility: 6】

【Stamina: 9】

【Intelligence: 8】

【Charisma: 10】

【Current Points: 1501 (Welcome Gift)】

【Skills: Dual Sword Style (Beginner), Six Powers (Novice), Gun Shooting (Beginner), Combat Fighting (Novice), Self-Discipline (Master)】

At the bottom was a note stating that the average Marine Headquarters soldier's attributes were 5.

Looking at this, except for the unexpectedly high charisma, the other physical attributes were quite average, especially agility, which was only slightly above average.

However, as a member of the elite camp, Noshia's combat power far exceeded that of ordinary soldiers. In a pure melee, he estimated he could handle a dozen people without any problem.

Clearly, the attribute points were not calculated by simple addition or subtraction but likely followed an exponential function, where the higher the attribute, the greater the difference in power.

As for skills...

Noshia scanned his list of skills and was momentarily speechless. He hadn't expected the system's judgment to be so strict.

Without mentioning other things, he thought his shooting skills were quite good, but they were only rated as beginner. The Six Powers and combat fighting were even worse, rated as the lowest novice level...

The judgment on "Self-Discipline" was surprisingly high, but could this even be considered a skill?

Noshia silently picked up his soup bowl and drank the hot borscht in one go.

So far, the system seemed normal, but he hadn't forgotten that bizarre name.

With a cautious mindset, he searched the attribute panel and successfully opened a button, revealing a secondary page with the game rules.

【Love Cell Cultivation System Rules】

{1. This system aims to help players who have been reincarnated for over eighteen years but have never had a romantic experience, to rediscover the warmth of love and avoid falling into darkness and extremes;}

{2. The system's intelligence is limited, and everything is displayed in text on the panel. Explore more functions on your own;}

{3. Establishing an ambiguous relationship is considered the initial completion of a quest, earning the first tier of points. Establishing a formal romantic relationship is the final completion, earning the second tier of points. Maintaining the relationship for a certain period earns the third tier of sign-in points;}

{4. Different difficulty targets yield different points, with a proportional relationship;}

{5. Besides fixed exchange functions, the shop will randomly refresh various items weekly, which can be purchased with points;}

{6. Points can be used to exchange for basic attribute points, with different stages and attributes requiring different points;}

{7. Targets for quests include all living things, not limited to humans;}

{8. The system will periodically release temporary side quests with no penalties, and players can choose to accept them voluntarily;}

{9. To help players get started, the system will provide a free character detector function once a day for the first year. After the rookie period, players must purchase it from the shop with points;}

……

There were many more rules at the bottom, but the key points were concentrated at the beginning, and Noshia quickly read through them all.

He ignored the first rule, which was full of槽点, and after thinking about the rules a few times, he opened the shop button on the right side of the system panel.

The interface was simple and clear, with no need to flip pages. Only six items were displayed on the shop panel.

【Martial Arts Training Acceleration Card (7 days): 200 points】

【Phantom Teleportation Skill Scroll (Requires Intelligence 11): 200,000 points】

【Wind Barrier Skill Scroll (Requires Advanced Swordsmanship): 300,000 points】

【Six Powers Paper Drawing Skill Scroll (Intermediate): 1,000 points】

【Devil Fruit Appraiser (Permanent): 80,000 points】

【X-Ray Telescope (Consumable): 6,000 points】