The number of people in the livestream was soaring at a terrifying speed:
[User "Buggy Delivery": Place your bets, place your bets! No more bets!]
[User "World Economic Journal": This is going to rewrite the landscape of the education sector!]
[User "Shichibukai Gekko Moriah": It would be best if they both died, that way I can get the protagonist's corpse!]
Nami watched the constantly jumping donation amount, her eyes already turned into Belli symbols: "Getting... getting rich..."
Zoro was left aside, his three swords awkwardly hanging in mid-air: "Hey... aren't you supposed to be teaching me?"
"What's the rush!" Kaido and Rayleigh scolded in unison, then glared at each other.
The absurdity of this duel was unprecedented. The Four Emperors and the Pluton, two masters of Haki standing at the pinnacle of the world, were actually setting up a teaching arena within the Marine encirclement just to get rid of the title of "mediocre teacher."
And the stake was the growth of two core members of the Straw Hat Crew!
Even more intriguing was the timing. The three Vice Admirals looked at each other: Why exactly at this critical moment of being surrounded? Was it to deliberately humiliate the Marine? Or was there another motive?
"Ahem." Rayleigh suddenly said seriously, "Since we are having a PK, we must have a referee." His image turned towards the distant warship, "Three Vice Admiral sirs, how about..."
"Don't even think about it!" Onigumo roared furiously, "The Marine will never participate in such a farce!"
Kaido curled his lip in disdain: "Then I'll just find someone else." He flicked his Dragon tail, sweeping up the seagull News Birds that was secretly filming, "You'll do!"
The News Birds, scared to the point of rolling its eyes by the Haoshoku: "Coo?!"
Meanwhile, Luffy had already set up a stance back-to-back with Zoro.
Teaching the three types of Haki, and also helping a subordinate of an Emperor awaken Haoshoku... And what they didn't know was that this seemingly absurd PK was quietly changing the landscape of the entire world...
Mary Geoise, inside the council chamber,
The Gorosei were rarely gathered in front of a mobile phone livestream. In the livestream, Kaido was showing off his exaggerated muscle lines to the camera, while Rayleigh was elegantly explaining the principles of Haki, and in the background, the Straw Hat Crew and the stagnant Marine fleet could be seen.
"This is definitely not a coincidence." The bald elder holding a sword tapped his cane, making a dull sound on the floor, "Why did those two old guys choose this specific time..."
The blonde elder took off his glasses and slowly wiped them with a velvet cloth: "Kaido has always been arrogant, but Rayleigh... that man never does anything without meaning."
The oldest Gorosei stood by the window, back to everyone. His aged fingers swiped across the projection screen, freezing the frame on Luffy: "The point is that Straw Hat kid. Dragon's son, Garp's grandson..." His voice turned cold, "And now he's entangled with two legends."
The curly-haired elder suddenly slapped the table and stood up: "Could they be trying to reenact God Valley?!" His voice echoed in the empty hall, "Back then, Roger and Garp were..."
"Calm down." The long-bearded elder raised his hand to stop him, "Don't forget, this time it's Kaido and Rayleigh." He stroked his beard meaningfully, "The Beasts and the Pirate King's left hand... this combination..."
The livestream screen suddenly switched to Vice Admiral Strowberry's livid face as he was urgently requesting instructions from headquarters, and the Gorosei exchanged a glance.
"Notify Sengoku." The sword-holding elder said in a deep voice, "Terminate this farce immediately."
"But on what grounds?" The blonde elder frowned, "With two Four Emperors-level combatants present, forced intervention will only..."
The oldest Gorosei suddenly turned around, slamming his cane heavily on the ground: "Grounds? We never need any grounds to act." A glint flashed in his aged eyes, "Since they are using teaching as a pretext... then we should just send a few people to test their teaching results."
"Agreed!"
"..."
"Come here, kid!"
Kaido waved his hand, the club "hassaikai" tapping lightly on his shoulder, emitting a chilling metallic hum. Luffy walked forward hesitantly, his rubber neck subconsciously shrinking back.
Kaido suddenly pressed down on Luffy's shoulder, his huge Dragon claw covering almost half of his body. He raised the club and gestured at Luffy's head, the spikes on the weapon gleaming with a cold light: "Watch closely, the essence of Armament Haki Ryuo is, Haki flow, letting the excess Haki flow, passing through the surface of objects!"
"Thump!"
The club suddenly stopped three inches in front of Luffy's forehead, the gust of wind it brought blowing his Straw Hat away. Luffy's eyes instantly turned into two white circles, and his mouth opened wide enough to fit a whole watermelon.
Kaido explained seriously, though it was unclear if it was true or fake, "Smashing down at this angle, the impact on the skull is just enough to activate potential, one hit and you can master Armament Haki!"
The entire Merry fell into dead silence.
"Eh eh eh—?!" Luffy was stunned, his rubber chin slamming directly onto the deck, "Will I really not die from this?"
Nami grabbed Usopp by the collar: "Quick! Prepare the first aid kit!"
Zoro's three swords were unsheathed simultaneously: "Hey! Is this teaching or murder?!"
The livestream chat exploded instantly:
[User "Chopper": Medical kits are ready, purchase them in the little yellow cart if you need them!]
[User "New Navy Hospital": Now offering skull repair surgery, 20% off!]
[User "Revolutionary Army Dragon":...Is this trying to make me train an alt account?]
Kaido impatiently swung his club: "What are you afraid of! Quit your whining, you're the protagonist, get it?" He poked Luffy's temple with the tip of the club, "See this 'Protagonist Halo'? It's harder than Sea Stone!"
Luffy touched his head blankly: "Re... really? There's a halo?"
"Worororo!" Kaido suddenly lowered his voice, "In the novel, you've taken so many hits from me and didn't die, what's one hit?" He blinked, "Besides, I specifically avoided the fatal points, at most you'll have a concussion for three days."
Nami trembled as she raised her Clima-Tact: "You call this 'teaching'?!"
"Of course!" Kaido said righteously, "My Beasts Pirates are all taught this way!" He counted on his fingers, "Jack took seven hits, King took five hits, that trash Queen took twenty hits before..."
The Three Disasters in front of the livestream screen shook their heads wildly, indicating they had never taken such hits, but their voices couldn't reach the going merry, so they could only silently pray for Straw Hat, not knowing if their big brother was using this opportunity to commit murder or to save him,
"I'm ready!" Luffy suddenly shouted, startling everyone. He picked up his Straw Hat and put it on, his eyes firmer than ever: "Come on!"
The livestream chat instantly flooded with countless [Warrior] comments!
Kaido nodded with satisfaction: "Got guts! Watch closely—"
"Thunder Bagua · Teaching Special Edition!"
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