The kanabo whistled down, wreathed in black and red lightning. 0.01 seconds before impact, Luffy instinctively closed his eyes, his body sensing a grave threat to his life. Suddenly, Armament Haki covered his forehead, gradually solidifying and moving in sync with the movement of Kaido's hassaikai!
"Bang!!!"
Amidst the deafening sound of the impact, the deck of the Merry collapsed into a massive crater. Luffy was smashed all the way into the third level of the ship's cabin, with only his two rubber legs visible twitching in the smoke.
"Luffy!!" The entire crew rushed toward the crater in panic.
When the smoke cleared, Luffy was seen embedded in the keel in a spread-eagled shape, steam rising from his head, but his skin was covered in a stable layer of pitch-black Armament Haki!
"Worororo!" Kaido triumphantly raised his kanabo. "See that? One strike, and your Armament Haki is completely stable! And the Ryou? Do you feel it?"
Luffy suddenly sprang up with a kip-up, excitedly swinging his pitch-black fist. "I really learned it! It doesn't hurt at all! The Armament Haki is stable! And there's this feeling of Haki flowing!"
Zoro was so dumbfounded that his sword dropped to the ground. "That actually works?!"
Everyone else was stunned as well. Could one really achieve enlightenment from a single strike? It made them all want to take a hit themselves...
In the office of the Marineford Fleet Admiral, the veins on Sengoku's forehead bulged like earthworms. The projection screen was looping footage of that earth-shattering strike from Kaido, along with the image of Luffy, sporting a huge bump on his head, excitedly swinging his Armament Haki-coated fist.
"Garp!!!"
This roar made the windows of the entire Marine building hum. The clerical officers passing by in the hallway were so startled that they dropped their files everywhere, and a messenger who was dozing off fell right off his chair.
"Bang!" The office door was kicked open. Garp walked in, swaying, while picking his nose. "What is it, Sengoku? I was just eating senbei..."
"You're still eating?!" Sengoku snatched the bag of senbei from his hand and slammed it onto the floor. "Your grandson is learning Haki from Kaido! Did you see that strike just now?!" He poked the screen frantically. "Look at what kind of nonsense your grandson is learning!"
Garp leaned closer to the screen, just in time to see Luffy, with a bump the size of a steamed bun, jumping around on the deck. He was silent for three seconds, then suddenly—
"Pwahahaha!" Garp laughed until tears came out. "That's my grandson! He didn't even die!"
Sengoku was so angry his goatee stood on end. "Is that the point?!" He grabbed Garp by the collar and shook him. "Your son is the leader of the Revolutionary Army, your grandson is a super rookie pirate, and now he's mixed up with a Four Emperors! Where does that leave the face of the Marine?!"
Garp wiped away the tears from his laughter. "What does it matter... Besides, Kaido teaches better than that old guy Rayleigh." He pulled out another bag of senbei from who knows where. "Look at Luffy's Armament Haki, how sturdy it is!"
"You—!" Just as Sengoku was about to explode, the office door was pushed open again.
Akainu walked in with a gloomy face, magma dripping from his Justice coat. "Kizaru has gone to handle it, as ordered." He glanced at the live broadcast, a vein throbbing on his forehead. "This farce must be ended immediately."
Aokiji followed in slowly. "Ara ara... isn't it a bit too late to go now?" He pointed to the screen. "Kaido has already started teaching Conquerors Haki Infusion..."
On the screen, Kaido was swinging his kanabo to demonstrate. "Remember! That's not how you use Haoshoku..."
Akainu's fist slammed into the wall, melting a large hole. "Contact Strowberry immediately! Stop this at all costs..."
"Report!" A communications officer rushed in frantically. "Just received news, the New Navy is approaching the incident area!"
The office fell into instant silence.
Garp suddenly slapped his thigh and laughed. "Now things are getting interesting! Sengoku, do you want to open a betting pool? I bet on the Kaido teaching team!"
Sengoku's roar echoed through Marineford again: "Garp, get out of here!!!!"
"Hahahaha!!!"
At this moment, on the going merry,
"Worororo! Watch closely!" Kaido proudly patted Luffy's shoulder. The latter was excitedly showing off his iron-black right arm to the livestream. Luffy punched the deck, and his Armament Haki-coated fist blew a clean, circular hole through the thick teak planks.
"See that?" Kaido's dragon tail slapped the ship's railing triumphantly. "One strike and it works! Not only is the Armament Haki stable, but he even made progress with Ryou!"
The livestream chat was instantly flooded with gifts:
[User "Beasts Pirates Minion": Lord Kaido is mighty! Tipped 1,000,000 Belli!]
[User "New World Pirate": This teaching efficiency is insane!]
[User "Rayleigh Hater": Refund! Refund!]
Rayleigh was so angry his beard stood on end. "What nonsense!" He snatched the camera. "It's clearly because this kid had reached the critical point of a breakthrough, and you just happened to run into him!"
Kaido picked his ear. "Oh? Then how do you explain failing to teach him in two years?"
"You—!" Rayleigh was about to retort, but his eyes suddenly shifted. "In that case..." He turned and beckoned to Zoro. "Green-haired kid, show them your results."
Zoro snorted coldly, and all three swords were unsheathed at once. Amidst the surprised gazes of everyone, pitch-black Armament Haki spread like flowing water from the hilts to the tips, turning the three legendary swords completely black in the blink of an eye.
"Three-Sword Style: Black Rope Dragon Twister!"
Following Zoro's slash, a black tornado over ten meters in diameter rose from the ground, splitting the sea into a trench over a hundred meters long. The shockwave even capsized a Marine speedboat that was too close.
Silence fell over the entire scene!
Luffy's jaw dropped straight to the deck. "Zoro, when did you... also learn Armament Haki?!"
Nami's Clima-Tact fell to the ground with a "clatter." "This... this is just too... too shocking."
Usopp fell to his knees. "You are the true GOD! Is this really something a human can do?!"
The livestream chat exploded instantly:
[User "Hawkeye": Interesting...]
[User "Swordsman Association": This is an advanced application of Armament Haki!]
[User "Rayleigh Fan": See that! This is a true master!]
Rayleigh elegantly took a sip of wine. "Awakening Observation Haki will take some time, but as for Armament Haki..." He glanced pointedly at Kaido. "Some people can teach their whole lives and never reach this level."
Kaido's dragon eyes narrowed into slits. "Hmm... He's certainly got some skill." He suddenly grinned. "But it's still far from Conquerors Haki Infusion! Luffy! Get ready, the second strike is coming."
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