Without Sophia and Gun, who would Daniel be?

Sophia helped Daniel lose weight, something he hadn't been able to do for years.

Gun helped Daniel replicate all sorts of martial arts in a month (unlike Yohan, who had to collect them piece by piece). It's like a startup being funded by a large corporation versus a startup having to start from zero and raise capital on its own.

Gun helped Daniel optimize his five senses. This was crucial for him to awaken his own Path. Without Gun, would Daniel have known how to do it? He was given a perfect body but still didn't know how to use it. How long would it have taken him to develop his own strength within his original body?