Capítulo 56: 56. Rayleigh: Would You Like To See What You're Talking About?
Night.
Inside the dining room of the Platinum Angel—
Rob, Robin, and Uta are eating. Uta no longer needs help; she can now hold her small utensils and eat by herself.
"What the hell!"
While eating, Robin's little face was full of dissatisfaction, and she said:
"That woman named Shakky doesn't trust us very much! Maybe she has already started to investigate our details now! Even though Oni-chan said he is Mr. Crocus' disciple."
Robin hadn't reacted to Shakky's distrust at the time, but now it bothered her.
Robin's heart was full of discomfort. She doubted Shakky but couldn't bear anyone doubting Rob. When it came to Rob, Robin was irrational and blindly defended him.
Even Uta said:
"That old aunt is a bad woman!"
Hearing Robin and Uta's unconditional defense of him, Rob smiled cheerfully. He was the type to help his loved ones and appreciated their unreasonable behavior.
"Senior Rayleigh is her lover," Rob smiled and comforted them, saying:
"So there's nothing wrong with being cautious. If a stranger came to me, you'd be just as vigilant, wouldn't you? In short, there's no need to be angry; we just need to wait here!"
"Afterwards, if Senior Rayleigh is really willing to give me some advice on how to fight, that would be great. If not, it doesn't matter, we'll just deliver Mr. Crocus' letter."
After hearing what Rob said, Robin and Uta both nodded and didn't express their dissatisfaction anymore.
Anyway, this matter is really harmless!
Three days later.
While the three of them were playing around on the Platinum Angel, Rayleigh, still with black hair, dressed in black clothes similar to a kimono and holding a small flagon in his hand, leisurely came over.
"Yo! Are you Crocus' disciple?"
Rayleigh came over, looking directly at Rob on the boat.
"Sorry! I came back a little late! I just returned to Sabaody today, so I kept you waiting for so long!"
Rob shook his head and smiled:
"No, it's not too late! Senior Rayleigh... I've heard of you for a long time!"
Now in his sixties, Rayleigh was truly a mature, attractive, and handsome old man!
Of course.
All the strong—
Even those born with bad intentions must have a unique charm in some aspects, but if they are not of the same kind, they can't feel that special charm!
After a simple hello, Rob invited Rayleigh onto the boat for a talk, starting with Crocus' current situation. After some chatting, the atmosphere on the boat naturally became better and better.
Not long after, Rayleigh shifted the topic to what Crocus had asked him to do:
"Rob, how many Haki have you mastered?"
Hearing Rayleigh's question, Rob froze for a moment, then told the truth:
"Hmm... I can use all the three Haki's!"
Hearing this, Rayleigh paused his drinking for a moment.
Rayleigh nodded:
"Is that so? It seems you have mastered Observation Haki and Armament Haki very well! Just as Crocus said, what you lack is combat experience."
After hearing Rayleigh's words, Rob shook his head:
"No! Right now, my Observation Haki can't reach the level of predicting the future. If Senior Rayleigh can help me reach this level, I will be very grateful to you!"
Hearing Rob's words, the corner of Rayleigh's mouth twitched. Did this kid think that Observation Haki, which can predict the future, could be easily achieved?
After a moment of silence, Rayleigh said helplessly:
"Boy! Do you realize what you're asking? The number of people who can use Observation Haki to predict the future can be counted on one hand across the entire sea!"
"You want this old man to help you train your Observation Haki to that level? You're asking a lot!"
Rob looked at Rayleigh with burning eyes, his face confident and serious:
"Yes! Senior Rayleigh... No, Mr. Rayleigh!"
"My Haki is very powerful, whether it's Observation Haki, Armament Haki, or Conqueror's Haki—in terms of strength and growth potential, no one can surpass me in the whole ocean!"
"My current Armament Haki has reached its limit, and my Conqueror's Haki is at the top level. Only my Observation Haki hasn't yet reached the highest known level—the ability to predict the future!"
Rob paused, his face full of excitement:
"But soon!"
"I can feel that my Observation Haki is just a step away from predicting the future. I just need a strong partner to help me, and I'll reach that stage soon!"
Rayleigh instantly understood what Rob meant. Simply put—
Rob wanted him to be a training partner, a whetstone, to help him accumulate combat experience and push his Observation Haki to the next level.
Rayleigh didn't know how to respond to Rob's idea. He could only think—
It's wonderful how young people think.
Taking a sip of wine, Rayleigh looked at Rob:
"I don't mind being your whetstone to hone your strength, especially since Crocus asked me. But I'm not very free, so the time will be the same as when you were training with others. Half a year, within this half year, I'll be your training partner!"
"How much you improve depends on your own talent! How about it?"
Rob grinned at Rayleigh and said:
"Half a year is enough! Thank you, Mr. Rayleigh, for agreeing! Hahaha..."
Although Rayleigh said he would train with him for half a year, Rob was sure he could use Rayleigh as a good whetstone to sharpen his Observation Haki to the point of predicting the future in less than half a year!
As he had said—
His Observation Haki was really just one step away from predicting the future!
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Capítulo 57: 57. Arrogance Is The Privilege Of Young People!
About half a day's voyage away from the Sabaody Archipelago, there is an uninhabited island where wild beasts run rampant. Under normal circumstances, no pirates would come here, let alone ordinary people without much strength.
Now, this uninhabited island had become the training ground where Rayleigh was giving Rob special training.
In an open space on the island, Rayleigh stood with a smile on his face, holding a very good quality sword. His eyes were fixed on Rob, who stood a little distance away, calm but cautious.
Rayleigh casually said:
"You boy, you really have a calm attitude! Is this old man underestimated by you?"
A small smile appeared on Rob's face:
"Where? In my heart, I treat you as an unprecedented powerful enemy! I have always been serious, old man!"
With a sharp sound, Shinto came out of its sheath, emitting a cold light. Rob casually swung Shinto, and a powerful force burst out from the blade, shattering the ground where the blade pointed.
Rayleigh, as a top swordsman, could naturally feel its extraordinary quality. He said:
"It is indeed the same as what was reported in the news in the past few years. It is a very remarkable sword. It is indeed a treasure of the highest level! The sword is built by yourslef! The boat is also built by yourself!"
"Yeah! If I calm down and think carefully about what you have accomplished and the skills you have learned so far, you are truly an amazing, all-around genius! Crocus has taken in a great student!"
For Rayleigh's admiration, Rob smiled without denying it, then looked at him silently, and his fighting spirit began to rise.
With a swift motion, Rayleigh drew his sharp sword. He didn't continue to talk, locked his eyes on Rob, and said with a smile:
"The chat is over! Next, let's start today's special training! Let's warm up first, and let this old man see what level you are now!"
Hearing these words, the corner of Rob's mouth rose, and his figure lowered slightly like a cheetah:
"As you wish!"
In an instant, Rob crushed the ground beneath him and charged towards Rayleigh like lightning. With a lift of Shinto, he wrapped the blade in extremely powerful Conqueror's Haki, and black lightning surged around it.
With a sharp sound, the blade slashed towards Rayleigh with shocking speed and power.
Facing Rob's fierce attack, Rayleigh's face turned serious. He wrapped his own blade in Conqueror's Haki and stepped forward, slashing with equal force.
The air oscillated as the two blades clashed, erupting a violent shock wave like a hurricane, cracking the ground and uprooting trees.
Despite the fierce clash, their blades did not touch.
Raging black lightning shot straight into the sky, and the clouds above the island were wiped out in an instant.
The berserk shock waves continuously erupted, and the roar at the center of the battlefield showed no sign of stopping.
"Boy! Quite capable..."
Holding his sharp blade in both hands, the muscles in Rayleigh's arms swelled, and veins popped out on his face, revealing a fierce smile.
Similar to Rayleigh, Rob's shirt flapped wildly, and his muscles burst with strength. The expression on his face was just as intense as Rayleigh's!
After hearing Rayleigh's evaluation, Rob responded:
"Old man! Your majesty remains undiminished..."
Swish—
Rayleigh's eyes widened at Rob's words. The ferocious smile on his face remained, and he increased the strength in his hand several times, then slashed at Rob with great force.
Sa—
The moment Rob was pushed back, Rayleigh's figure rushed forward.
He shouted:
"This old man is in his peak physical state now, you're too arrogant!"
Rob's figure was forced to retreat, but he was not flustered. Spinning in the air, he slashed out a series of swift and sharp attacks with Shinto.
Seeing Rayleigh block all his slashes as expected, Rob said in a deep voice:
"Arrogance is the privilege of the young!"
While speaking, Rob's Armament Haki surged like flowing water, entangling Shinto's blade. He then swung the blade and fought against Rayleigh who came close.
Ding—
Clang—
Ding—
The sharp swords in the hands of Rob and Rayleigh were both wrapped in powerful Armament Haki, colliding crazily.
Rob faced Rayleigh.
He said:
"Old man, your peak is just my starting point! So if I'm a little arrogant, what's the problem?"
Clang clang clang—
While attacking with the blade, Rayleigh heard Rob's words and couldn't help but smile:
"Hahaha... such confidence!"
"Since you're so confident, let's increase the intensity! Let you, kid, know what a living legend is! So that you don't run wild in the sea like a stunned youth and suffer a big loss one day!"
Clang—
Rayleigh and Rob clashed with their swords again, then distanced themselves.
Sa!
Rob stepped back and then stood still, a warlike smile on his face:
"I wish I could!"
Thump—
Rob took the initiative to attack again. This time, his speed was faster than before, reaching the limit of his explosive power.
Facing a legendary figure like Rayleigh as his whetstone, Rob didn't need to hold back. He went all out, hoping to make further progress.
Facing Rob's all-out attack, Rayleigh's expression was unprecedentedly serious, not daring to neglect anything!
After their trial just now, Rayleigh was now certain—
Although Rob was very young, his overall strength had indeed reached a level comparable to the top fighters in the sea!
Purely in terms of physique, sword skills, and Haki, he and Rob were nearly equal. Rayleigh could only beat Rob due to his vast combat experience.
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